De Las Cenizas ignites the next Monday Night Foodball

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Original Load Date Aug. 6, 2026, 11:01 a.m.
Last Updated Aug. 6, 2026, 11:01 a.m.
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Adalberto Olaez hated the sound of the ticket printer. It was a microplane zesting the back of his skull for nearly 14 years in just as many professional kitchens. “The restaurant closes at 10,” he says. “But as a line cook, it takes you 45 minutes prior to that to start wrapping up, start wiping d...