The 26-year Apple Valley resident, father of two and husband to his Granite Hills High School “sweetheart,” grew up during George W. Bush's presidency, a time he associates with war in Iraq and the deafening bubble burst of a housing market bloated on subprime loans. President Obama's 2008 election win, then, ushered in an era of aspiration and ambition for Ariza, 30, who started 3rd Generation Taco as a “pop-up catering” outfit with his brother, Ausencio, in October 2014.