Jaime Spota Corona traces everything back to his grandfather's kitchen in Oaxaca. There, birria simmered slowly on the stove, and every recipe was a closely held family secret, preserved and passed down only to close relatives.

Today, those same traditions and flavors anchor his Denver food truck, Loma Bonita Kitchen, where each dish carries a taste of home and a story handed down through generations.

Corona was born in the small town of Loma Bonita, a fertile corner of Oaxaca, Mexico, best known for its pineapple plantations. It is also the place that inspired the name of his truck. "Cooking has always been part of my background. Actually, my grandpa back home has a taqueria that he started back in 1980 just selling birria. He passed on, unfortunately, and my uncle took it over, and it'

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