The guys from Calexico here. Seems there are some questions about our name. Calexico is indeed a little border town in Imperial Valley, California. It happens to be where our family - and our recipes - are from. The name also happens to describe our food, which is a mash-up: California+Mexico=Calexico. Across the border from us is our sister city, Mexicali. And yes, there is a fantastic band from Arizona that uses the same name (we actually catered for them a few weeks ago). And to clarify, we are the guys from the carts, not the place on 5th Avenue. Legally speaking we own the rights to the name, but we don't mind sharing it with them.
Anyway, we're really excited about coming to the neighborhood. Hopefully we can make this "cursed" space work!
Hey Neighbors,
The guys from Calexico here. Seems there are some questions about our name. Calexico is indeed a little border town in Imperial Valley, California. It happens to be where our family - and our recipes - are from. The name also happens to describe our food, which is a mash-up: California+Mexico=Calexico. Across the border from us is our sister city, Mexicali. And yes, there is a fantastic band from Arizona that uses the same name (we actually catered for them a few weeks ago). And to clarify, we are the guys from the carts, not the place on 5th Avenue. Legally speaking we own the rights to the name, but we don't mind sharing it with them.
Anyway, we're really excited about coming to the neighborhood. Hopefully we can make this "cursed" space work!
Thanks,
Jesse, Brian, and David Vendley
Posted by: Calexico at October 6, 2008 6:31 PM in response to Streetlevel: New Mexican for Columbia Street Waterfront