Bayless shows up at the restaurants for quality checks on the lines - tastings - makes suggestions, etc., works in the test kitchen ... and mostly engages in marketing his brand. He ruined my breakfast at Xoco, because he didn't know how to cook the order ... on the restaurant's opening day. I respect him and what he's accomplished ... but don't go to the restaurants expecting him to have been the cook of your meal, because he doesn't do that, and hasn't for a decade or more. He does walk around and smile, take photos with people, shake hands, etc. That's his job as the front man of his enterprise. Many other famous chefs cook in their restaurants on a regular basis. I buy and use the "Frontera" branded salsas and think they're excellent. Where they're produced isn't particularly important to me. Bayless doesn't run his business enterprises, a Cuban-American does that for him ... a business partner ... and the partner does that very well.