Tacos & Tequila owner cooks up major multi-state expansion plans

Kelly Musico also has some creative ways to attract and retain employees during the labor shortage crisis.

Stefania Pifferi. Kelly Musico opened the first Tacos & Tequila in 2013.
Stefania Pifferi. Kelly Musico opened the first Tacos & Tequila in 2013.
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After about 10 years of owning Aldo’s Italian Table & Bar with her husband, Aldo, Kelly Musico was looking for her next step. She became a certified yoga instructor — but that didn’t stretch her skills and ambitions far enough. So when a restaurant space opened up a few doors down from Aldo’s, she saw an opportunity to explore her love of Tex-Mex cuisine, a passion her husband didn’t share.

 

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