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David Vargas, Chef-Owner, Vida Cantina, Portsmouth, NH. David Vargas, Vida Cantina’s owner and executive chef, is a second-generation restaurateur. He learned the secrets of cooking traditional Mexican food from his parents’ Casa Vargas when he was growing up in southern California.
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Chef/Owner. David Vargas, Chef/Owner. Vida Cantina brings his Mexican heritage and appreciation for local seasonal New England product to every plate at Vida Cantina in Portsmouth, NH. A James Beard nominated chef, (2023, 2022, 2020, 2019) David grew up in Southern CA and has spent a lifetime learning, living and sharing his Mexican heritage.
- 2456 Lafayette Road Portsmouth, NH
- info@vidacantinanh.com
- (603) 501-0648
- Exeter Chef A James Beard Northeast Nominee
- Vargas Has Made Big Impact in Portsmouth and Kittery
- What's Next For 2023 James Beard Awards
This year’s crop of 20 semifinalists for Best Chef Northeast includes two from New Hampshire, including one on the Seacoast: Paul Callahan, executive chef of Vino e Vino in Exeteris joined on the list by Jeff Fournier of the Thompson House Eatery in Jackson. Another James Beard Award semifinalist:Exeter’s Vino e Vivo chef named James Beard Award se...
A southern California native and a son of two police officers, Vargas spent ample time as a child learning to cook within the taqueria owned by his mother and father, both of whom hail from the Mexican state of Jalisco. Vida Cantina, which Vargas has been owner and chef of since the summer of 2014, serves up tacos, tortas, enchiladas, Sunday brunch...
Finalist nominees for the James Beard Awards will be announced on March 29 and winners will be named at the James Beard Restaurant and Chef Awards Ceremony on June 5 at the Lyric Opera of Chicago. Nine chefs, restaurants and restaurateurs from Maine were nominated for James Beard Awards across the 23 categories.
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Mar 23, 2022 · Among them is David Vargas, Chicano chef and the owner of modern-Mexican restaurant Vida Cantina in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. It's not the first time Vargas has been nominated – he was a...
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Caitlin Casper. ASSISTANT MANAGER. Betsy Townsend. SOUS CHEF. Jay McSharry. OWNER. An unexpected and hidden gem on Route 1 in Portsmouth, NH, Vida Cantina is a chef-driven restaurant celebrating modern Mexican cuisine.
- 2456 Lafayette Road Portsmouth, NH
- info@vidacantinanh.com
- (603) 501-0648
Feb 27, 2023 · PORTSMOUTH — Taste of Local recently paid a visit to David Vargas at Vida Cantina in Portsmouth, where one of the Seacoast's highest profile chefs and restaurant owners took us into the...
Among them is David Vargas, Chicano chef and the owner of modern-Mexican restaurant Vida Cantina in Portsmouth. It’s not the first time Vargas has been nominated – he was a semifinalist for the Northeast’s best chef category in 2019 and 2020.
