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The Place Setting
Molcajetes: Not your run-of-the mill Mexican grill
by Fred Sauceman
Diners expecting chain fast food at 1504 West Stone Drive in Kingsport got a spicy surprise on September 10, 2005. Burgers had yielded to burritos. Fries were replaced with fajitas. And the décor of the former Wendy’s restaurant had evolved from cookie cutter to creative.
Daubing earthtone paint and hanging their nephew’s wood carvings on the wall, Salvador and Regina Nuñez have made the space look like a Mexican home.
Salvador hails from La Piedad in the Mexican state of Michoacán; Regina from Sullivan County. Most times, at their Molcajetes Mexican Grill, she handles the cash register while he’s in the kitchen stirring vats of rice and pots of beans. He likes interacting with his team of cooks, and he likes being able to see all his customers. Molcajetes isn’t partitioned. You can stand at any spot in the restaurant and view every table.
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When you think about
why you want to live in this part of
the country, you probably think along practical
lines — good schools, a comparatively
low cost of living and a strong sense
of community. But there is something
else that is just as important to enjoying
day to day life in this region. The food. In Northeast
Tennessee, if you find nothing else, you will find variety. So, with that
in mind, here's a guide to good grub.
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