By that time, Anson Mills had Carolina Gold rice to sell.

And getting people out of their cloud of doubt and into action.. People are like "But I don't have a business plan, an MBA, and maybe I need to get this and I need millions of dollars before I can kick this off.And that'll make it legit enough for me to feel comfortable, to talk to people about it.".

And the truth is you need a great idea that's solving a problem, and you need to have something about it that's different, but it doesn't need to be perfect.You think about how many times the iPhone has been iterated, right?We're on something like iPhone 20 right now?

They didn't start with that.They evolved it over time.

Progress is better than perfection and so I wanted to put all of that in a nutshell.

I wanted to make it tangible so people can pick this up, feel fired up, and empowered to just fucking try.. And make it okay to fail.Wash it down with their Eiskaffee, a cold brew and vanilla ice cream float.

Burritos aside, do try their biscuits and gravy topped with the tenderest of omelets, a dish for which they're well known.. California: Al & Bea’s, Los Angeles.Despite the merits of the massive and rice-filled Mission burrito, named for the San Francisco neighborhood where it was popularized in the 1960s, we have to go with a Los Angeles spot for the California pick.

No other city has been such a historical stronghold of Mexican-American cuisine, with the possible exception of San Antonio—which is often credited with the invention of nachos, tortilla chips, and Fritos.Although there are some who assert that tortilla chips were invented in Los Angeles.