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Mark Manguera
• CO-FOUNDER OF KOGI GROUP, KOREAN TACO FOOD TRUCK
Age: 32
Status: Single, with a 1-year-old daughter, Jaydn.
Secret passions: He’s a gear-head and Manny Pacquiao fan.
Mark’s next-favorite casual food spot: Bottega Louie in downtown L.A.
Why Mark likes his work: “No day is ever the same.”
Mark Manguera helped pioneer the use of social media to ignite a change in how we dine. One night, after clubbing with friends in L.A., Manguera – a graduate of Cal State Fullerton’s Mihaylo College of Business and Economics and the California Culinary Academy – spotted a taco truck outside the club and mused that someone should put Korean barbecue into a taco and sell it from a truck.
A business was born. With just $3,000 and the loan of a food truck, Manguera co-founded the Kogi Group with Caroline Shin and chef Roy Choi. This fusion of Korean and Mexican food has become a Southland sensation by using Twitter and Facebook to alert foodies and groupies to lunchtime and nighttime locations in Orange and Los Angeles counties. An indication of the concept’s success: Kogi has been selected by Bon Appétit as a Hot 10, listed among The Creativity 50 by Advertising Age and profiled in Newsweek, Time, The Economist, GQ, Entrepreneur, the New York Times and many other publications.
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Will Kempton | Scharrell Jackson | Jeff Moore
The six who climbed Mt. Everest
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Age: 32 Status: Single, with a 1-year-old daughter, Jaydn. Secret passions: He’s a gear-head and Manny Pacquiao fan. Mark’s next-favorite casual food spot: Bottega Louie in downtown L.A. Why Mark likes his work: “No day is ever the same.” Mark Manguera helped pioneer the use of social media to ignite a change in how we dine. One night, after clubbing with friends in L.A., Manguera – a graduate of Cal State Fullerton’s Mihaylo College of Business and Economics and the California Culinary Academy – spotted a taco truck outside the club and mused that someone should put Korean barbecue into a taco and sell it from a truck. A business was born. With just $3,000 and the loan of a food truck, Manguera co-founded the Kogi Group with Caroline Shin and chef Roy Choi. This fusion of Korean and Mexican food has become a Southland sensation by using Twitter and Facebook to alert foodies and groupies to lunchtime and nighttime locations in Orange and Los Angeles counties. An indication of the concept’s success: Kogi has been selected by Bon Appétit as a Hot 10, listed among The Creativity 50 by Advertising Age and profiled in Newsweek, Time, The Economist, GQ, Entrepreneur, the New York Times and many other publications. OCMETRO'S 2010 HOT 25 HONOREES
Michael Stebner | Jim McCluney | Robert Braithwaite Denise Hazime | Mark P. Robinson Jr. | Mo Honarkar Laura Davick | Troy & Josh Rodarmel | Gary Brahm Don Craig | Colin Baden | Rick Hadley | Dan Young Michelle Tingler & Debbie Devine | Mark Manguera Paula Golden | Peter F. Bastone | Rob Chandler Kate Duchene & Vicki Dallas | Gary W. Matkin | LPA Will Kempton | Scharrell Jackson | Jeff Moore The six who climbed Mt. Everest BACK TO MAIN PAGE PAST HOT 25 HONOREES |
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