Honduran immigrant named restaurateur of the year
Marco Puerto, owner of Cocina Mexicana Bar & Grill, was named the Memphis Restaurant Association's restauranteur of the year. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
Almost three decades after he came to the U.S., Marco Puerto said it’s a “privilege and honor to be able to accomplish the American dream.”
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Christin Yates is a native Memphian who has worked in PR and copywriting since 2007. She earned her B.S. in public relations and M.S. in mass communications from Murray State University.
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