<p>This week, we talk about Mexican street food and the sometimes surprising foods that make us happy. Masienda founder, Jorge Gaviria, gives us a quick lesson on <em>Vitamina T,</em>aka those delicious masa-based Mexican street foods. Jorge is co-author, with Fermin Nunez, of <em><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Vitamina-Tortas-Tamales-Mexican-Classics/dp/0593800370/?tag=tsplent-20" class="default">Vitamina T,</a></em><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Vitamina-Tortas-Tamales-Mexican-Classics/dp/0593800370/?tag=tsplent-20" class="default"> </a><em><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Vitamina-Tortas-Tamales-Mexican-Classics/dp/0593800370/?tag=tsplent-20" class="default">Your Daily Dose of Tacos, Tamales, Tortas and More Mexican Street Food Classics.</a></em><em> </em>He leaves us with a delicious recipe for a soon-to-be classic, <a href="https://www.splendidtable.org/story/2026/04/10/beetavocado-tostadas" class="default">Beet and Avocado Tostada</a>. Then, pastry chef and writer Tanya Bush talks about her latest book, a memoir-cookbook documenting a year of experimental baking &amp; living that ultimately led to delicious desserts like her <a href="https://www.splendidtable.org/story/2026/04/10/dark-chocolate-toasted-coconut-birthday-cake" class="default">Dark Chocolate and Toasted Coconut Birthday Cake</a>. Tanya Bush is the author of <em><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Will-This-Make-You-Happy/dp/1797227211/?tag=tsplent-20" class="default">Will This Make You Happy, Stories and Recipes from a Year of Baking.</a></em></p><br/><hr><br/><p>Subscribe to <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@TheSplendidTable" class="default">@TheSplendidTable on YouTube</a> for full podcast episodes and full-length video interviews!</p><br/><p><strong>Broadcast dates for this episode:</strong></p><br/><p>April 10, 2026 (originally aired)</p><br/><hr><br/><p>Celebrate kitchen companionship <a href="https://support.americanpublicmedia.org/ST-POD">with a gift to The Splendid Table today.</a></p>