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Meet the home cook selling tacos and tamales to day laborers

Nadia Nunez with her daughter in front of the car she sells tacos and tamales out of in a Home Depot parking lot.
Lilly Ana Fowler
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KNKX
Nadia Nuñez with her daughter in front of the car she sells tacos and tamales out of in a Home Depot parking lot.

The famous local food writerJ. Kenji López-Alt has more than half a million followers on Instagram.

He recently posted a picture on the social media site of what he described as the best tacos he's had in Seattle. He praised the humble food operation responsible for the Mexican fare. It's stationed in the middle of a Home Depot parking lot.

KNKX social justice reporter Lillyana Fowler went to find out more and met the home cook who serves day laborers in north Seattle. Listen above.

Lilly Ana Fowler covers social justice issues investigating inequality with an emphasis on labor and immigration. Story tips can be sent to lfowler@knkx.org.