http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4538398/Burrito-shop-shuts-accused-stealing-culture.html
For the first few months, the weekend pop-up shop housed in an taco truck was a smash hit. It gained so much popularity, a local weekly newspaper decided to profile the entrepreneurial duo.
But that's when the trouble started for Wilgus and Connelly, after quotes they gave to the Williamette Week led to them being accused of stealing their success.
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'They wouldn't tell us too much about technique, but we were peeking into the windows of every kitchen, totally fascinated by how easy they made it look. We learned quickly it isn't quite that easy.'
White women's burrito shop is forced to close after being hounded with accusations it was 'culturally appropriating Mexican food and jobs'
- Kali Wilgus and Liz 'LC' Connelly opened Kooks Burritos in Portland, Oregon
- The two friends did so after taking a trip to Puerto Nuevo, Mexico, last December
- While there, they learned the basics by 'picking the brain of every tortilla lady'
- 'They wouldn't tell us too much, but we were peeking into the windows of every kitchen, fascinated by how easy they made it look,' Connelly told a magazine
- Many accused them of stealing by looking into the windows without permission