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2 3 = Halton Hills | Thursday, June 24, 2021 | & = theifp.ca FOOD AND DRINK THE MEXICAN WAY OPENING IN DOWNTOWN ACTON BRYAN MYERS. bmyers@metroland.com Almost exactly one year = ago, Julian Cruz and his wife, Veronica Velez Gon- zalez, began selling home- made Mexican food for pickup and delivery out of their home in Georgetown. Now, they're opening The Mexican Way (37 and 39 Mill St.) in downtown Ac- Within the first four hours of posting on Face- book, Cruz said, he'd re- ceived more than 300 com: ments interested in order- ing from him; that demand, ayear later, has showed lit- tle sign of slowing down. The couple has established some regular customers and, having shut down their delivery to prepare for the store opening, cus- tomers are eager to have access to the menu once again. The new physical loca- tion will serve a variety of functions, with a faster takeout area, a slower dine- inarea,acasual patioanda place to purchase a selec- fon hal Mexican pantry ite Yor on-the-go custom- ers, items like tacos, burri- tos and tortas are available from the takeout counter. demo- same amount of money you spend on lunch you can have something different every di From chipotle chicken THE MEXICAN WAY LOCATION: 37 and 39 Mill St., WEBSITE: themexicanway.ca FACEBOOK: facebook.com/ Themexicanway.ca CONTACT: 289-368-TACO (8226) to park carmitas t to barba: coa, The mn Way’ menu is flied rit variety, history of Mexico. "Anywhere you go in Mexico — you could have a different breakfast every day,” Cruz said. In 2010, Mexican cuisine ‘was vy United Nations Education. al, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) The | Democracy Agenda a tvo & MIOKOMTOEI partnership @ 8pm or 11pm ET Stream on tvo.org Democracy is fragile. That's the thinking behind the Toronto Star and TVO partnership, The Democracy Agenda - an in-depth look at threats facing democracy here and abroad. Tune into TVO tonight tvo.org — STEVE PAIKIN FROM TVO'S THE AGENDA for some ingredients that are harder to find in Cana- than in Mexico. “The challenge is to have them fresh," Cruz said. "Some of the items, I have to bring them myself (from Mexico)." Procuring ingredients was a bit more challenging Bi tions, but Cruz said he was able to have some items shipped. Graham Julian Cruz Paniagua, the owner of Acton's new The Mexican Way restaurant and bar , with one of their featured menu items - Pork Tacos Al Pastor. part of the Intangible Cull Heritage of hu- merwe've tried to choose items that will appeal to most people," Gonzalez salt Siexican street corn, elote, is one item Cruz and Gonzalez are eager to nee Mexico, you come out of church on Sunday and go to the park and eat We're up against _ two Goliaths. And we need more Davids. it," Gonzalez said. ars of corn are roasted and. then topped with may- mnaise, chili powder and Mexican cheese like cotija. While the food is served to go, Gonzalez noted, it's made fresh. “Mexican food takes a lot of work," Gonzalez said. "We have the meats ready to go because it marinates for hours." Mexican food also calls Decor ive of Mexico also proved chal- lenging. “We couldn't go to Mex- ico to get any of the items for decoration," Gonzalez said. However, the new space is brightly coloured and joyful, including the type: $ of flags used in Mex- ican fiestas. One decor item, which Cruz was able to acquire from Mexico, is a tapestry created by Oaxacan arti- can placed by calling 799-360. TACO (8226). Google and their power Pp up of y i i ‘anada. Other. tanding up countries, Parliament eds te future of your local news. Learn more at levellingthedigitalplayingfield.ca News Media Canada Médias d’Info Canada