Our Thing + Their Thing = A Whole New Kind of Thing.Tune into TBX: It’s A Wrap Season 1 to learn more about our new program that supports emerging culinary talent and opens the door to co-create the future of tacos with Taco Bell. Meet Chef Lawrence Smith. This former professional football player’s food is rooted in experimental Mexican cuisine but draws influences from all over the world. Chef Lawrence's fine dining techniques and street food instincts elevated his Phoenix Arizona based restaurant Chilte to the national stage, recently named one of the Best New Restaurants in the Country by both Esquire and Bon Appetit. Our back of house just got bigger. Together, we’re taking tacos to new places. Everything we create in our Test Kitchen is done out of a deep love for the classics. We take from what is and add a little “what if?” But new ideas don’t just happen here. Chefs all across the country are pushing the limits of what’s possible on our plates every day. That got us thinking: what if we opened up our kitchens to some of the best emerging chefs in the country? We’d get A Whole New Kind Of Thing – TBX. Our first season features Jennifer Hwa Dobbertin from Best Quality Daughter in San Antonio, TX, Reuben Asaram from Reuby - Philadelphia, PA and Lawrence Smith from Chilte - Phoenix, AZ