At 15, I’d gotten my first job, waitressing in a small town seafood restaurant, the beginning of what would become a mainstay profession throughout my education. The job enabled me to save enough money to go on a five month exchange to Madrid, Spain where I happened to pick up a bit of Spanish (though mostly forgotten it came in handy when applying at a Mexican restaurant). In college it paid the bills, and was often a second job through my first career missteps.

After a short stint as a hair transplant technician, I found myself returning to art school at Parsons, and thus went back to the old familiar routine of waitressing and school. At the time, Drew Nieporent was just about to open his latest restaurant with an up and coming new face, Aaron Sanchez.

I’d spend the next 2 years at Centrico while earning my second degree at Parsons. It was in that time that I’d make some really lasting friendships and what would ultimately lead me to a small town in Mexico, sampling the bite size deliciousness of Tacombi.

With a lease finally signed, I’m looking forward to getting to work!

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It was a completely last minute affair. The paint job on the Tacombi truck, Aaron Sanchez’s latest project, was barely dry. In fact the fashionistas were already amassing and the truck was yet to be seen at its destination in front of The Smile. Just saving the parking spot alone took a team (another story entirely). I showed up just wanting to snag a couple of tacos and give some support to my peeps. We had thought there would be a crew ready to shoot and document, so when that fell through, all we had to go on was my point and shoot canon.

While the footage may not be ideal, it captures the spirit of the evening and we all look forward to the actual launch of the restaurant, which we hope to see happen sometime in March, permits pending…