TRENDING: Authors explain why Californians accept inequality Grand Opening Bakery draws dedicated weekend crowds Love Local: Welcome to the Best of East Bay 2026 Oakland Theater Project delivers ambitious theater in the East Bay Best of Arts & Entertainment 2026 Tamales for Jesus By Jun 17, 2011 Credits: John Birdsall Share FacebookTwitterLinkedin Mary Gutierrez is on a mission. Every day but Sunday — the Lord’s day — she fires up her wood grill and smoker in a nameless Oakland carwash lot at MacArthur Boulevard and Martin Luther King Jr. Way to hawk tamales for Jesus. LEAVE A REPLY Cancel reply Comment: Please enter your comment! Name:* Please enter your name here Email:* You have entered an incorrect email address! Please enter your email address here Website: Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Please sign me up for the newsletter Yes No Previous articlePorchetta DreamsNext articleRemedy Readies Berkeley Spinoff 19,846FansLike17,877FollowersFollow61,790FollowersFollow