Review: Madre in Torrance goes deep on mezcal and wide on Oaxacan classics

Madre owner Ivan Vasquez has amassed nearly 400 bottles of mezcal, with moles and masa dishes from his native Oaxaca for worthy ballast.
Bill Addison • Los Angeles Times • March 28, 2019
At Madre in Torrance, Bryant Orozco hoists himself up on a stepladder to reach the top of four shelves lined with nearly 400 bottles of mezcal. Then he grabs a stack of the shallow clay Oaxacan cups called copitas for sipping mezcal, along with...
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