Mexican-American restauteur in Billings highlighted on Cinco de Mayo
Credit: KTVQ - Billings Scripps
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TODAY... IS CINCO DEMAYO!AND WHILE LARGEGATHERINGS... ARE STILLBEING MOSTLYAVOIDED...Q2'S BRANDON WARREN... HIGHLIGHTS ... ADIFFERENT PART OF THEHISPANIC CULTURE!AS THOSE FROM ALLOVER GATHER TOCELEBRATE CINCO DEMAYO, WE WANTED TOHIGHLIGHT THEMEXICAN-AMERICANMEMBERS OF OURCOMMUNITY.
EVELYNHAMMOND IMMIGRATEDHERE FROM MEXICO CITY11 YEARS AGO, AND FORTHE LAST 9 YEARS, HASOWNED LA TINGA, ARESTAURANTDOWNTOWN THATSERVES:OUR SPECIALTY ISTACOS, WE AREHOMEMADE ALMOSTEVERYTHING EXCEPTOUR FLOUR TORTILLAS,BUT EVERYTHING ISHOMEMADE HERE LIKEOUR JUICES, ALLNATURAL JUICESTORTILLAS, TOSTADAS,BURRITOS, NACHOSAS TO WHY SHESTARTED THE BUSINESS,EVELYN RECALLS HOWHER FIRST JOB HEREWHERE SHE WORKED ASA HOUSEKEEPER.ITS HARD TO WORK FORSOMEBODY ELSE, WITHYOUR OWN IDEAS, OKAY?IT IS BETTER TO OWNYOUR OWN BUSINESSWITH YOUR OWN IDEASBECAUSE SOMETIMESITS HARD TO FOLLOWSOMETHING THAT'S NOTRIGHT FOR YOU.EVELYN SAYS BEING ANOWNER IS TOUGH BUTREWARDING.
SHE ALSOHAS A DEEP GRATITUDEFOR THE SUPPORT OFTHE BILLINGSCOMMUNITY.IT IS VERY AMAZING,YOU DON'T REALIZE HOWAMAZING THECOMMUNITY IS WELL, IDIDN'T REALIZE HOWAMAZING THECOMMUNITY WAS UNTILLAST YEAR DURING THEPANDEMIC GOT HEREAND ALL THE COMMUNITYSUPPORTED LA TINGA.IT'S A HIGH PRAISEFROM A WOMAN WHOHAS PICTURES OF ALLHER REGULARCUSTOMERS ON THEWALL.
IN BILLINGS,BRANDON WARREN, MTNNEWS.EVELYN'S SISTER OWNSANOTHER LA TINGA...