Tacuba

About the Business

Specialties

Tacuba Cantina Mexicana by famed Chef Julian Medina from Toloache, Yerba Buena & Coppelia. Tacuba features a large collection of Tequilas and Mezcal.

History

Established in 2014.

Julian Medina, chef-owner of Toloache, Yerba Buena, Yerba Buena Perry and Coppelia has been creating refined Latin cuisine for over fifteen years. As a young boy in Mexico City, Julian was inspired by his father's and grandfather's authentic home cooking, which led him to become a chef.

Meet the Business Owner

Business owner information

Julian M.

Business Owner

After graduating from the French Culinary Institute in 1999, Julian sought to expand his professional cooking experience beyond Mexican and French cuisine by becoming the Executive Chef of SushiSamba, a popular Japanese-South American restaurant in New York City. He later helped open SushiSamba Dromo in South Beach, Miami. He returned to New York City in 2003 to become the Corporate Chef for all of Richard Sandoval's Mexican restaurants. One of his main duties was to create the menu for and manage the staff of a new upscale seafood restaurant called Pampano. When Pampano opened with Julian at the helm, it also garnered two stars from The New York Times. Julian was hired as the Executive Chef of Zocalo, an Upper East Side Mexican restaurant in 2004. Julian truly came into his own with the opening of Toloache in August 2007. The restaurant offers a creative, contemporary Mexican bistro menu with a focus on seasonal natural ingredients, and has quickly become a Theater District favorite.