NYC Food Truck Star to Tennessee — Marlyse of The Empanada Sonata

Single Tree Nation Show · Aug 7, 2026 · 1h 4m

Derry takes the host chair with Charlie riding shotgun as they welcome Marlyse Moran of The Empanada Sonata. Her story goes everywhere: Puerto Rican recipes passed down from her mom (and a "secret sauce" called sofrito), a New York food truck run that earned Food Truck Rookie of the Year and a spot on 100 Top Dishes of New York City, an FDNY husband whose years of service brought them to Middle Tennessee, and a beloved Murfreesboro food truck and restaurant that the pandemic forced her to close — a loss she compares to a death in the family. But the dream isn't done: between take-and-make…