We have been consulting on whether we should give Morocco's a mexican twist to market the very thirsty cinco de mayo celebration and we decided not to. Our belief is to remain true to our identity and this reminded me somehow of when we first opened Morocco's Restaurant downtown San Jose back on February the 29th, 2008. The question was pretty simple, should we "fushion" our menu and recipes to be a crowd pleaser (God knows how molested the word Fushion has been in the restaurant industry), or simply stick to 150 old recipes. Best is to try and i recall the days of the Moroccan wraps for Jazz in the park and for our first lunch menus...the truth of the matter is, Moroccan cuisine is delicious the way it is and Morocco's Restaurant will prepare 100% moroccan recipes with no fushion in it. The recipes is what one will eat if they were to visit my family back in Morocco and we are proud of it.
I love cinco de Mayo and what it represents to my dear mexican friends. We will probably cheer through tequilla shots with my mexican employees that chose to work and make money versus spend it.
The secret of the day: I will be working on tasting Morocco's Restaurant margarita. Called: Mi Corazon Margarita! Until the next blog, Salute!
"Mi Corazon Margarita" was very tasteful!!!
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