MEHICO MEHICO

By: Andrew Herriot

Villagers may not be fully aware that Lyn and Mark Krebser (both business-minded people from PE), were recently on a Cape Province trip, sublimely considering “what’s next?” in their lives as they approach that age that we don’t talk about too much. As they tripped around Stanford, Lyn was heard to joyfully say, “I could live here.” Coincidentally they were leisurely passing a property for sale on the corner of Queen Victoria and Bezuidenhout Streets. Mark observed that it had clearly been a restaurant before. “That’s it,” opined Mark, “I can live here as well.” A done deal, former owners of a ‘La Cantina’ in PE largely named due to a family link with Mexico, the visitors were viewing their next project.

An excited Lyn, on interview much later when the ‘deal was done’, talked about the panoramic dining space for lovers of Mexican food: tacos, burritos, nachos, quesadillas, Mexican burger tortillas and (most importantly) opening around the end of March with distinctive background music to entice customers, such as Frijolero, Por Que Me Haces, Llorar and the like, to add a unique dimension to the musicality of the street. And even a Bingo Night, Lyn was heard to utter. Live music was always part of their scene in PE and knowing and learning of the wealth of Stanford’s Musical Fellowship, they were assured by the interviewer that live musicians would willingly respond to requests and take up a special corner in the spacious street viewing dining area.

All it needs, according to Lyn, is appropriate décor: bright lights, protection from unforeseen typical Cape weather, wall etchings of famous Mexican luminaries such as Frida Kahlo, a supreme painter that truly represents the dignity of women across the universe, and lots of other sketches of revolutionary individuals such as the guerrilla fighter, Pancho Villa, who contributed to the rich Mexican history which will be truly represented when La Cantina opens for lunches and evening meals, when the place will be full of diners salivating over the varied Mexican dishes (not hot but heated with sauces) on offer. Watch out for OPENING NIGHT.

Bienvenido from Lyn and Mark. Our service is more than the sum of its parts.

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