I have to give a big shout-out to Jayme Zea-Mothershead, owner of Mama Lada’s downtown Sioux Falls for her recent international kudos;
“Probably the beginning of September, a British lady that said, ‘I’ve been to your restaurant. And I’m doing a story about vegan and vegetarian items and restaurants that do well in that area. I just need some facts,’†Zea-Mothershead said.
Those facts eventually hit the printing press half a world away. A London newspaper, “The Independent,” named Mama’s Ladas Enchiladas among the six best foods on this earth.
While Jayme’s enchiladas are the bomb (and would have to agree the broccoli cheese is pretty damn tasty) I have always said Jayme’s claim to fame is her homemade red sangria. There is nothing better then downing a few of those on her modest patio on a mild summer day. In fact, some friends and I cooked up ‘The Color of Sound‘ on that patio over a few sangrias. I would also like to do a little back-patting myself;
The restaurant hopes to eventually put a hard copy prominently on it’s wall of fame.
“I was reading the first article written and it was funny to think back. People didn’t think this place would last,†Zea-Mothershead said.
Guess who wrote the first review about Mama Lada’s? Your’s truly. ETC. Magazine.