Tortas, Congee and Mulled Wine: Local Chefs Transform Thanksgiving Leftovers

#187: Today were talking about one of our favorite subjects: food! And specifically, dinner party leftovers.  Some folks even say el recalentado — a gathering where folks eat leftovers — is the most fun part of a holiday celebration.  But the question remains: what to do with all that leftover food from Thanksgiving? Associate food editor for LAist Gab Chabrán joins us yet again with some hot tips from some local chefs for tasty dishes like empanadas, crunchy turkey carnitas tortas and mulled wine sangria. The Chefs: Theresa Montaño, Otoño; Elvia Huerta and Alex Garcia, Evil Cooks; Ryan Wong, Needle; Kristin Colazas Rodriguez, Colossus Bakery; Aaron Melendrez, Uptown Provisions