thomas34

Third-generation food truck owner whose grandmother taught her the sacred Oaxacan cooking techniques that corporate chains are desperate to steal. Inherited the truck at 25 when her parents died in a car accident, and has spent five years fighting to keep the family legacy alive while corporate competitors systematically destroy the authentic food truck culture that raised her.

Once-respected food critic who became corrupted by corporate money after his own restaurant failed. Now secretly works for MegaBite Corp to identify and eliminate authentic food trucks by offering false hope through his magazine features, then stealing their recipes and destroying their reputations through manufactured scandals.

Former ally of Maria's family who accepted Morrison's deal three years ago and watched his truck get destroyed by corporate sabotage. Now works as a dishwasher at a chain restaurant, haunted by his decision to trust the wrong person. He becomes Maria's secret informant about the conspiracy, seeking redemption for his past mistakes.