Over breakfast in Tamarack Casinoโs coffee shop, Pietro Ochoa reminisced about the days when he owned his first restaurant. It was 1985, and he and a couple of buddies โ all in their early 20s โ opened a fish restaurant in the beach town of San Francisco, Nayarit (also called San Pancho), Mexico.
Sometimes an image or a photograph captures my imagination and leads me on the trail of an interesting story. The almost-century-old photo of Yee Bong in front of his cafรฉ in Carson City took me on such a journey.
When it comes to tacos, everyone has strong opinions. Crunchy or soft shell? Flour or corn tortilla? Cheese or no cheese? And donโt even get me started on cilantro, the most divisive of herbs.