Tag Archives: How The Original Ninfa’s in Houston became the pioneers of Tex-Mex

HOUSTON, Texas — When Maria “Ninfa” Laurenzo first opened a taco shop in Houston’s East End neighborhood in 1973, she was a widow with five children and her tortilla factory was failing. It started as a side business to earn some extra cash, but she never imagined it would become a Tex-Mex culinary empire. “Mama Ninfa,” as she became known, …

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