My travels confirmed a shift in the state’s taco scene that I first started noticing a few years ago. More than ever, chefs, cooks, and taqueros—often Mexican immigrants or first-generation ...
Corrections & Clarifications: A previous version of this article misidentified Lisa Duffield and Nuestra Palabra. Taco Fest was founded by business partners David Tyda and Lisa Duffield in 2023.
Taco Fest was founded by business partners David Tyda and Lisa Duffield in 2023. Before Taco Fest, Tyda was the force behind Arizona Taco Festival from 2010 until 2018, when he sold rights to the ...