The Concept on your plate

The inspiration of the food that is on your plate is close to our hearts & our lineage. it all started with carmelita's fried tacos in torrington, wyoming.  She was andrea's grandma, who had a restaurant that created food that tasted like home; something familiar, something true. Then andrea's mom, dorothy, had "La Casacita" in torrington- this is where jim and andrea fell in love and where he learned the ropes of mexican cuisine. taos, NM is also an important thread to the plate, jim had a fondness for the deep flavors of the alberquerque style chilis (hence our red sauce.) When andrea and jim childs moved to casper, wyoming, they couldn't find the flavors that they loved- so they decided to put matters in their own hands and created la cocina - a mexican concept, flavor's marrying with inspiration from each one's family's kitchen and the creative spin from jim and andrea themselves. Also, Notice how we use the term "concept" and here is why- We wanted to change the narrative of "Authentic cuisine" because here's the thing, authenticity is truth down to it's core, but "authentic" differs from one mouth to another & one region to another.  La Cocina - a Mexican concept blends beautiful flavors, of many different kitchens, while creating a taste and a feeling that is irresistible.