Meet Chef David Vargas of Vida Cantina in Portsmouth, New Hampshire

We’re going old school in this season 4 segment of Weekends with Yankee (episode 406). Amy heads to Portsmouth, New Hampshire to meet with chef David Vargas of Vida Cantina. David’s restaurant specializes in traditional Mexican cuisine which he leans into by making his own corn tortillas out of heirloom varieties sourced from Tuckaway farm in Lee, New Hampshire. The heirloom corn provides a depth of flavor absent from store-bought tortillas, making David’s tortillas such a hit that he now co-owns a small factory that provides them to other local restaurants. Amy joins David as they check out the different corn varieties at Tuckaway Farm before making their own lobster tacos, a traditional Mexican dish with a New England twist.

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