Familiar Faces
Interview
by
Tanner Kent Photos
by
Pat Christman
Scott Squires is a man of many experiences. He is now the food service director at Bethany Lutheran College and is pictured with his wife, Margarita, and two sons.
For love of family and food
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Scott Squires arrives in Mankato with his wife at his side, and food on his mind
isten to scott Squires long enough, and you’ll get a little dizzy. He speaks quickly, his accent marked both by the lilting bravado of New Jersey where he was born, and a hint of the Spanish he absorbed while working in the mountains of Mexico. And his life experiences read like something out of an adventure novel, from his years cooking on submarines and fishing vessels to
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his monthly sojourns to Veracruz to visit his wife and children who were deported after 9/11. Squires and his family settled in Mankato this year when he became the food service director at Bethany Lutheran College. Allured by the beauty of the campus and the kindness of the community, Squires said he’s eager to bring his unique blend of culinary experiences to southern Minnesota.