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Novel Tacos - Tortillas Off The Tourism Trail
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Novel Tacos - Tortillas Off The Tourism Trail

Great taquerias don't always cater to the chips-and-margs set, but Overland Park's Taco Naco mostly succeeds in balancing regional Mexican flavors with nods to Cal-Mex and Tex-Mex-loving customers. It's hard to blame chef Fernanda Reyes and her husband and co-owner, Brian Goldman, for listening to the locals…

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OPFM Vendor of the Day
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OPFM Vendor of the Day

Taco Naco KC was founded in the spring of 2019 by Brian and Fernanda Goldman as a local mom-and-pop catering company and joined the OPFM in 2020 to gain more exposure. Never expecting a pandemic to stop their catering business, they shifted gears and focused on how to promote their business at the farmers' market.

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Taco Naco taqueria has blossomed in Overland Park
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Taco Naco taqueria has blossomed in Overland Park

… Snacking in Mexico is an art form, and there is an endless array of treats. In Kansas City, if you want to find that one little candy that calls back to a shadowy memory, you’ll probably need to hit more than one Mexican mercado. Or you could go to Taco Naco….

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Voyage KC: Hidden Gems - Taco Naco KC
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Voyage KC: Hidden Gems - Taco Naco KC

Hi Brian, please kick things off for us with an introduction to yourself and your story.

Taco Naco KC is a start-up local taqueria in downtown Overland Park owned and operated by myself and my lovely wife, Chef Fernanda Reyes. We offer a modern Mexican flair to …

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Dos Mundos: Taco Naco KC Brings Pop-Up-Style Tacos To Permanent Location
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Dos Mundos: Taco Naco KC Brings Pop-Up-Style Tacos To Permanent Location

A new taqueria is part of the Overland Park, Kansas, landscape.

Taco Naco KC Market and Taqueria is open to the public at 8220 Metcalf Avenue. Owners Brian Goldman and his wife, Fernanda Reyes, started Taco Naco KC in 2019 as a catering company for weddings, company events and such, and a pop-up taqueria and nacho stand at local festivals…

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Trend Alert: Salsa Made With Peanuts Is The New Hotness
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Trend Alert: Salsa Made With Peanuts Is The New Hotness

Toward the end of 2020, as we were collectively casting about for something to lighten our weary load, an unlikely hero emerged: salsa made with peanuts. This was new to most. Different. Thrilling, even. (It had been a long year.) And as the salsa macha trend spread across the nation, we wondered when Kansas City might be blessed.

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IRC KC: Global Experience - Mexican Cooking Class
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IRC KC: Global Experience - Mexican Cooking Class

As part of the IRC's Global Experience Series, we will be welcoming Chef Fernanda Reyes of Taco Naco KC to present a Mexican cooking class. Chef Reyes will be preparing a vegan taco that includes cauliflower with pipian in blue corn tortilla. The program will give basic instructions for preparing the dish, as well as provide an opportunity to learn more about …

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Visit Overland Park: Taco Naco KC
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Visit Overland Park: Taco Naco KC

What started as a taco stand at the Overland Park Farmers' Market is now a full market and taqueria in Downtown OP. Here you will be wowed with flavorful tacos, nachos, queso, salsas, and yes, churros.

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Visit Overland Park: New Restaurants - Taco Naco KC
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Visit Overland Park: New Restaurants - Taco Naco KC

From a food stand at the OP Farmers’ Market to brick and mortar, this taco shop has found its resting place in Downtown Overland Park. You’ll find tacos made with Yoli tortillas and sides like handcrafted salsas. Love their tacos but don’t want to leave your house? You can find their taco kits online.

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Taco Naco KC opens as a taqueria, market in Johnson County
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Taco Naco KC opens as a taqueria, market in Johnson County

As the snow piles up outside and temperatures plummet, customers stepping inside the new Taco Naco KC Market & Taqueria get a quick taste of balmy Mexico. “If you are having a bad day or need to get out, this is a place with bright colors, bright light, good people, and a good atmosphere,”…

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Feast Magazine: Taco Naco Will Open In Downtown Overland Park In February
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Feast Magazine: Taco Naco Will Open In Downtown Overland Park In February

Taco Naco started as a simple class project. About two years ago, Brian Goldman studied project management in the course of graduate work at the University of Missouri at Kansas City, and one of his assignments was to “manage” a project from beginning to end according to the principles taught. Unlike his colleagues, Goldman didn’t have …

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MARKET & TAQUERIA - Coming Soon
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MARKET & TAQUERIA - Coming Soon

We bit the bullet and started our brick-and-mortar Taco Naco KC Market & Taqueria with a soft opening in February 2021 at 8220 Metcalf Avenue, Overland Park, KS 66206, just north of Mr. Gyro's Greek Food & Pastry and …

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The Pitch’s Eat This Now - Peanut Macha Salsa from Taco Naco KC
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The Pitch’s Eat This Now - Peanut Macha Salsa from Taco Naco KC

The salsa that is going to come in and upend your condiment and hot sauce rotations is less reliant on summer vegetables and more on the humble, wonderful peanut. This is salsa macha, and this Veracruzan specialty most often features chile de arbol peppers, roasted peanuts, garlic, olive oil, and sesame seeds. Thick and spicy, it typically is viewed …

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Taco The Town reviews Taco Naco KC in Tasting Tasty Tacos
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Taco The Town reviews Taco Naco KC in Tasting Tasty Tacos

Let's put these tacos to the test. The place we're reviewing today is Taco Naco KC, they are set up at the Overland Park Farmer's Market on Saturdays, and they won the best taco at the Kansas City Taco Fest a couple of summers ago. And I just wanted to have them on the show because these are some amazing tacos. So we have them already. We also …

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