The Avilas | From Combat to Cocina

In this episode of The Oak Lines, Ted Adair sits down with Abraham and Stephanie Avila, a veteran couple who built a new life together through food, family, and service in Leesburg, Virginia.

They share the path from military life to opening Casa de Avila, tracing their story from Colorado kitchens and family traditions to the difficult decision to start a taco business during the pandemic. Abraham and Stephanie talk openly about risk, perseverance, and what it meant to rely on community, family, and each other while building something from the ground up.

This conversation is about partnership, tradition, and finding purpose after service.