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American dream built on a churro In fact, Argentinian immigrant Henry Escobar makes about 2,000 of these sweet treats a day
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SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO -- Henry Escobar pinches his collar, talks
about his kids and then sweeps his arm across his restaurant,
cheerfully illustrating the life he has built on a sweet, crispy
dough stick known as the churro.
"The churro has created this restaurant," Escobar said, waving his
flour-covered hands for emphasis. "The churro has bought my shirt and
allowed me to raise my kids."
It's only 7:30 a.m. on Monday, but the Argentinian immigrant has
already been up for hours c...
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