Today, Dave lives más. Dave is joined by Brett Pluskalowski, senior manager of food innovation at Taco Bell. Dave creates a new dish that he hopes will one day make it to the Taco Bell menu, while the duo talks about how Taco Bell innovates, what makes a dish resonate, and how to scale a new recipe to thousands of restaurants. Dave finishes by answering an Ask Dave about music.

Learn more about Taco Bell: https://www.tacobell.com/

Learn more about Cafe Boulud: https://cafeboulud.com/nyc/

Learn more about Kahala Management: https://www.kahalamgmt.com/

Learn more about Cold Stone: https://www.coldstonecreamery.com/index.php

Learn more about Good Humor: https://www.goodhumor.com/us/en/home.html

Learn more about Klondike bar: https://www.klondikebar.com/us/en/home.html

Listen to the Song Exploder with Dave and host Hrishikesh Hirway: https://songexploder.net/david-chang

Learn more about The Sphere: https://www.thesphere.com/

Host: Dave Chang

Guest: Brett Pluskalowski

Majordomo Media Producer: David Meyer

Majordomo Media Coordinator: Molly O’Keeffe

Spotify Producer: Felipe Guilhermino

Editor: Stefano Sanchez

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