Sombreros, amigos and delicious tacos

Mexican singing chefs duo bring vibrancy to Colombo

By Nizla Naizer

Walking into the Atrium Café at the Cinnamon Grand last week, I temporarily lost track of where I was. Cactus springing up in cunning corners, waiters clad in colorfully striped ponchos, their sombreros hanging in true Mexican style took me to the heartland of a Mexican desert while the guitar music so unique to Mexico playing in the back ground along with the tequila bar in the centre with its colourful lights reminiscent of the beaches of Acapulco, had me dazed and enthralled.
That was before Chefs Roberto Travers and Sergio Snyder entered the atrium and with their gold and black sombreros and vaquero (cowboy) style jackets started serenading the diners as they rotated from one chequered table cloth covered table to the next. The Chefs vocal prowess is only equal to their culinary masterpieces and as they sang to the diners to the accompanied sounds of the acoustic guitar, tambourine and macaras (a Mexican percussion instrument that claps together to make a unique sound), it was like taking a step into another world altogether. The chefs with the twinkling eyes do not hesitate in involving you in their upbeat and melodious tracks and trust me, you just want to jump up and say ‘Ole!’ as they conclude with enthusiastic ‘Gracias’ for your attention.

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