Cinco de Donald: A MexiCan Celebration
Updated with video
When Leo Cervantes is confronted by a difficult circumstance, he looks for the opportunity it presents.
When the waters of Superstorm Sandy receded from Highlands, Cervantes and his staff at Chilango’s recovered the non-spoiled inventory from their destroyed Bay Avenue restaurant and invited the entire town to a free dinner that they prepared and served at Henry Hudson Regional High School which was serving as a shelter for hundreds of residents displaced by the storm.
When Donald Trump disparaged Mexicans during his presidential candidacy announcement last week, Leo, who immigrated from Neza, a tough town outside of Mexico City in 1989 and became a naturalized United States citizen in 2008, shook off the insult and created an opportunity.
Sunday, July 5th is Cinco de Donald at Leo’s two Monmouth County Mexican restaurants, Chilango’s in Highlands and the newly opened LaPlaya in Keansburg.
Posted: July 1st, 2015 | Author: Art Gallagher | Filed under: 2016 Presidential Politics, Donald Trump, Highlands, Immigration, Keansburg, Monmouth County, Monmouth County News, Things to do in Monmouth County | Tags: 2016 Presidential politics, Chilango's, Chilangos Highlands, Cinco de Donald, Donald Trump, Highlands, Keansburg, LaPlaya, Leo Cervantes, MexiCan, Monmouth County, Monmouth County News, Things to do in Monmouth County this Fourth of July Weekend | Comments Off on Cinco de Donald: A MexiCan Celebration