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Meaning behind the name of your restaurants?

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1/18/06 at 7:21am

craftynatalie
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This may be common knowlodge among a lot of people here, but I am curious to know about the names of your restaurants!:p

Thanks!
Natalie-Mom of FOUR BOYS who is tired of "LITTLE BOY FOOD"

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1/19/06 at 12:11pm

Rick Bayless
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Frontera Grill basically is named for the Spanish meaning of the word Frontera--border.

Topolobampo is named after a small fishing village in Mexico and we thought it would be fun to say...

Rick,

http://www.fronterakitchens.com/

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1/20/06 at 6:55am

Nentony
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My wifes family is colombian, my brother in law is a chef in Minneapolis, he jokes about opening a restaurant called Facatativa (a city in Colombia) for the same reason.

Tony

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