How Hardship Can Breed Success with Matias Balmaceda

<div> <p><span style= "font-size: 11pt; color: #000000; background: transparent; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Recorded April 1, 2021 - We chat with Matias Balmaceda, owner of Completo, Latin American Churrasco Sandwiches and Tacos. Matias shares with us his story, his thoughts on city planning, his love of nature and proving that coming from hardship can pay off.</span></span></p> <p><span style= "font-size: 11pt; color: #000000; background: transparent; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;"> We had the pleasure of interviewing Matias Balmaceda of Completo. Completo is a budding chain of fast casual Latin American restaurants. Matias and his ex-partner Bret proved the concept with a pop-up a few years ago in bustling Kensington Market, serving ‘Latin Fresh Fast Food’. Soon after they opened a tiny take-out location located at 5 Coady Avenue in Leslieville, which has an intimate and inviting front patio. They prepare made to order inexpensive sandwiches and tacos, which are loaded with avocado, salsa and your choice of protein. One of our favourites is ‘The Veggie’, a house made chickpea/black bean patty on a toasted bun, which is one of the best vegetarian sandwiches in the city, in our opinion. I'm told that the pork and steak sandwiches are also amazing! Even the fries are done just right; nice and crispy with the right amount of salt. The energy and service is always great, at both the Coady location and the new location at 337 Broadview Avenue. Matias still visits Kensington Market for Peruvian food from a woman that makes "incredible'' dishes, located on Baldwin, the north side closer to Augusta.</span></p> <p><span style= "font-size: 11pt; color: #000000; background: transparent; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none;"> In this episode Matias shares with us his story, his thoughts on city planning, his love of nature and proving that coming from hardship can pay off. He is of Chiliean background and tells us that the first thing he does when visiting Chile