UPDATED WITH VIDEO & PHOTOS: Sesame Street comes to town to feature Denver company Raquelitas Tortillas in upcoming episode
Segment featuring Raquelitas yellow corn tortilla-making process tapes this Saturday
Family-owned Raquelitas Tortillas is firing up the production line for a special visitor from famous toddler TV show Sesame Street this Saturday morning. The Denver tortilla maker was delighted to receive the request from the show’s producers who want their young audience to see how the company makes its artisan tortillas in a new segment called Monster Foodies.
A new “foodie character” Muppet named Gonger and Cookie Monster will interview Raquelitas “tortilla savant” Rich Schneider, and take viewers through the process of how the RiNo factory produces thousands of fresh round street taco wraps made with yellow corn. Raquelitas will make up to 6,000 lbs of yellow corn tortillas while the Sesame Street segment is being taped. The segment will air in the 48th season of Sesame Street, sometime between September 2017 and March 2018.
Raquelitas corn tortilla recipe features non-GMO organic yellow corn grown in Southwest Colorado on the Ute Reservation at Bow and Arrow Farm.
“The corn is cooked whole kernel with lime and hand crafted into ground masa the same way it’s been done for thousands of years, between lava rocks,” explained Schneider.
WHAT: Sesame Street segment taping at Raquelitas Tortillas
WHEN: Saturday, March 11, 8 a.m. - Noon
WHERE: Raquelitas Tortillas, 3111 Larimer St., Denver, CO 80205
Raquelitas wraps are available at Safeway, and are served at top restaurants and hotels throughout Colorado.
ABOUT RAQUELITAS TORTILLAS
Raquelitas Tortillas is a second generation, family-owned artisanal tortilla company in Denver, CO. The company features chef-inspired tortilla flavors including spinach arugula garlic, red chile and agave whole wheat. They make gluten-free wraps along with traditional corn and flour tortillas and tortilla chips. Raquelitas Tortillas’ commitment to sustainability includes 100% wind energy power and monthly recycling 4,000+ pounds of Colorado Mills Sunflower Oil into biodiesel fuel. They also recycle 98% of paper, require 78% recycled content in outgoing boxes and recycle 96% of food processing waste.
