Excerpt from The Pitch, Dine and Drink Halloween 2020

Al pastor from TacoNaco. // Courtesy of Taco Naco KC.

All summer long, Chef Fernanda Reyes‘ tacos, queso, ridiculously good salsas, margarita mixes, and more have been available at the Overland Park Farmer’s Market via hers’ and her husband Brian’s catering/food truck operation, Taco Naco KC. Reyes, a trained chef from Northern Mexico, started TacoNaco as a hypothetical business concept as part of a master’s program project while Brian was a student at UMKC. The concept grew from there, and TacoNaco has begun establishing itself at food festivals and at pop-ups with items like cochinita pibil tacos with chipotle aioli, chapulin (crickets!) with guacamole mousse, and salsas like the stellar matcha peanut and habanera, made with tortilla ash and piquant habanero peppers. The exciting news: it appears that next year, Taco Naco KC plans to open a storefront in downtown Overland Park early next year.

For now, you can catch Taco Naco KC on Saturdays at the Overland Park Farmer’s Distance Market (8101 Marty Street) from 8 a.m. to noon, and at Transport Brewery (11113 Johnson Drive) on Tuesdays from 4 to 8 p.m. You can check for other pop-ups here.