I feel like I always have people over, whether it be for a backyard barbecue or a drop-in dinner guest, so I like making my space homey for myself but also for others. I hate that “homemaking” can have such a negative connotation! I’m going to bring it back, and make homemaking cool again. It’s fitting, because my interests are cooking and homemaking. HOW DO YOU FEEL BEING DESCRIBED AS ‘THE ENTERTAINER’? Around that time I also discovered the River Cottage Cookbook-which set me on my next path of working as a cheesemonger and then cheesemaker on a farm in Vermont.

What struck me most was the style of shopping for food-going to the market every day to get what you need.

After graduating from college, I moved to France and that’s where I really became interested in food and agriculture. My mom’s whole family is Egyptian so I also grew up eating and cooking a lot of delicious Egyptian food. My dad is an incredible chef, and I grew up working for his catering company. Read below as we cover everything from vintage style to the importance of grace, and why she’s set out to make “homemaking” trendy again. Her truck, Guero, has become a staple in the Portland food cart community, and we were fortunate enough to sit down with her to understand her life outside of the food truck. Always flawlessly dressed in an assortment of thrifted finds and simple statement pieces, she is a visionary in every sense! Just looking at the truck, you feel happier!) Megan is an entertainer and a hostess at her core: inviting, warm and full of culinary secrets. Megan Sanchez, who co-owns Guero with her partner Alec, has impeccably designed and branded the truck, transforming it into an oasis of plants, color and energy. If you’ve been to Portland, you may have visited Guero, the Mexican food truck in Southeast that serves up mouthwatering tortas and bowls.

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