{"id":2997,"date":"2021-07-06T15:48:45","date_gmt":"2021-07-06T15:48:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/brownsvillecic.com\/?p=2997"},"modified":"2026-06-18T21:11:59","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T21:11:59","slug":"historia-de-exito-de-terras-mexican-urban-kitchen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brownsvillecic.com\/es\/success-story-terras-mexican-urban-kitchen\/","title":{"rendered":"La historia de \u00e9xito de Terra\u2019s Mexican Urban Kitchen"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>De John Burnett de NPR<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.terrasurbankitchen.com\/menu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Terras Urban Mexican Kitchen<\/a> En el centro de Brownsville, donde los emprendedores est\u00e1n devolviendo la vida a edificios hist\u00f3ricos. Durante nuestra visita, el cofundador y chef principal, Christian Nevarez, nos sirvi\u00f3 platos de tortillas de ma\u00edz rellenas de bistec de costilla, ma\u00edz y cebollas salteadas con queso fresco; con cochinita pibil, cerdo estofado en una especia amarilla y picante de la pen\u00ednsula de Yucat\u00e1n en M\u00e9xico; y con pulpo estofado en salsa de chipotle y pi\u00f1a a la parrilla.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCrec\u00ed comiendo tacos. Me encantan los tacos\u201d, dice Nevarez, originaria de Matamoros, justo al otro lado de la frontera. \u201cEs algo que come la gente com\u00fan porque es barato. La carne es barata y las tortillas tambi\u00e9n\u201d.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCuando abrimos este restaurante en 2014\u201d, recuerda, \u201csab\u00edamos que quer\u00edamos hacer algo con mejores ingredientes. Si el taco normal ya es bueno, entonces eso significa que solo puedes mejorar, \u00bfverdad?\u201d.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>En Texas, los tacos suelen pertenecer a la cocina h\u00edbrida conocida como Tex-Mex, que generalmente lleva mucho comino y abundante queso naranja fundido. Pero el hecho de que un restaurante mexicano est\u00e9 en Texas no significa que sea Tex-Mex.<\/p>\n<p>Medrano opina: \u201cYo dir\u00eda que esta comida es mexicano-americana. Lo que Christian est\u00e1 haciendo es cocinar lo que es. Simplemente pru\u00e9bala. La comida narra su identidad\u201d.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Terra's Urban Mexican Kitchen fue beneficiaria de un apoyo BCIC BIG Grant para el per\u00edodo 2018-2019.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-2997 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/brownsvillecic.com\/es\/success-story-terras-mexican-urban-kitchen\/terras-mexican_1\/\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/brownsvillecic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Terras-Mexican_1-819x1024.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/brownsvillecic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Terras-Mexican_1-819x1024.webp 819w, https:\/\/brownsvillecic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Terras-Mexican_1-240x300.webp 240w, https:\/\/brownsvillecic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Terras-Mexican_1-768x960.webp 768w, 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