Chennai welcomes new Mexican restaurants with creative takes on authentic dishes
The Hindu
Chennai welcomes a fiesta of new Mexican restaurants, each with a unique take on the popular cuisine. Here’s our guide to trying everything from authentic chili con carne to pani puri tacos
Pulling at a steaming, spicy pork birria on an unusually chilly evening is not a privilege that Chennai is used to. But the past week was different as the quaint Mexican cafe in Alwarpet revamped their menu recently, introducing jackfruit tamales, carne asadas and chilli con carnes, followed by crisp churros and decadent tres leches.
Conceptualised by the same team behind Mezze (that serves Middle Eastern cuisine) in RA Puram, Mexe as an idea had been brewing in the minds of chef Shweta Rengasamy, Anush Rajasekaran and restaurateur Sandesh Reddy even before Mezze came into being. Their shared love for Mexican food is what naturally brought them together. “We were just waiting for the right space to bring it to life,” says Anush. They were also keen to introduce the spicy flavours of Mexico to a city that has had little exposure to the cuisine, besides the decades-old Don Pepe.