Backyard Asado

Zack beside the backyard live-fire rig with hanging chickens, nopales, peppers, and corn
Zack checking the grill beneath hanging chickens and vegetables
Live-fire chicken and vegetables cooking beside the house

Asado chicken + nopal/pepper roast + zhoug

Shell-on prawns + aji verde

Spicy zucchini corn mint salad

Motxo means ugly. Yes, the food is ugly-delicious, but in a deeper sense, it’s counterculture. I cook recipes handed down generations over hardwood embers to reconnect people to the land and one another.


Oaxacan Asado

Zack tending hanging chickens over the live fire
Whole chickens, pineapple, and vegetables hanging over an open fire at a Motxo event
Pineapple, hanging chickens, smoke, and sauce at the fire rig
Hanging pollo · pipián rojo · fire-roasted pineapple

Maybe you’ll eat on shaded green grass, in a quaint Topanga cottage, or a beach on the central coast—I’ll cook wherever you feel most present. Deliciousness over media aesthetics. Connection over networking. Truth over the noise. Served with love, on a plate for you.


Mediterranean Grill

Za'atar flatbreads being brushed with oil over the grill
Za'atar flatbread · live fire
Seasonal vegetables, pomegranate, and dips arranged for an event
Seasonal mezze
Zack grilling fish over live fire at a Motxo event
Whole fish over coals
A generous event table of cheeses, olives, grapes, and flatbread
Charcuterie

From intimate dinners to full-scale gatherings, each event is built around the location, guest count, season, and style of service.

Sample Menu

    Public Events

    24June 2026

    Oaxacan Fire Dinner

    A live-fire Oaxacan menu: coastal prawns, mole amarillo, ember-cooked smashed potatoes, charred nopal, and tlayudas. Los Angeles.

    Past event

    Share the date, location, guest count, and what you have in mind.

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