Mexico City taco stand earns Michelin star

Newly minted Michelin-starred chef Arturo Rivera Martínez prepares an order of tacos at the Tacos El Califa de León taco stand in Mexico City, May 15, 2024. A customer holds his partially eaten taco at the Tacos El Califa de León taco stand in Mexico City, May 15, 2024.

Newly minted Michelin-starred chef Arturo Rivera Martínez stood over an insanely hot grill Wednesday at the first Mexican taco stand ever to get a coveted star from the French dining guide and did exactly the same thing he's been doing for 20 years: searing meat.