The Job He Was Born For
• The folks at McCormick, the famous spice company, recently posted an open casting call for a “Director of Taco Relations.” No, seriously. As the posting reads, “You will be our official eyes and ears for all things tacos. You’ll have the opportunity to work with the McCormick Kitchens team to develop innovative and delish taco recipes, travel across the country in search of the latest taco trends, dialogue with other like-minded taco connoisseurs across social media, and be in on the latest Street Taco seasoning mixes developed by the McCormick innovation lab.” Here’s the kicker — the gig pays $25K per month (not to exceed $100K)!
Less than four seconds after hearing about this uniquely spicy opportunity, we immediately thought of the one person in the known universe most qualified for this once-in-a-lifetime position — R Dub!, longtime host of the syndicated Slow Jams, PD of XHRM & Z90/San Diego, author, renowned world traveler, and most importantly, a lifelong taco afficionado and food blogger, better known as “The Taco Inspector.” Not surprisingly, Dub!, who also hosts the massive annual SoCal Taco Fest in San Diego, was already on the case, and had produced and posted this amazingly convincing audition video to his Facebook page. [LOVE the taco shirt!]
“I’ve been a taco fanatic before being a taco fanatic was in style,” Dub! tells RAMP. “Back then, it was just labeled as weird. I only took it to a ‘professional’ level in 2007, while I was at KHHT/Los Angeles and decided to grab a camera and document my hunt for ‘the perfect taco.'”
So, what happens now? “As you can imagine, with programming two radio stations, executing a live afternoon show, hosting and producing a nightly syndicated Slow Jams show and visiting every country in the world — I have an immense amount of idle time on my hands,” Dub! said. “What better way to fill all that downtime than to funnel my immense love and expertise of tacos into the world’s most coveted job opening!” We will keep you posted on Dub’s progress as he marches toward total world taco domination!
