Restaurateur Mico Rodriguez, 'Godfather of Dallas Tex-Mex,' dies at 68
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{ "epilogue": "Restaurateur Michael 'Mico' Rodriguez, widely recognized as a pioneer and the 'Godfather' or 'King' of Dallas Tex-Mex, has died at the age of 68. Coverage noted that the founder and co-founder of Mi Cocina passed away from a heart attack.
Following these reports of his death, the story quieted without further developments in the coverage." }
Epilogue added 18m ago, after coverage quieted.
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Restaurateur Mico Rodriguez, 'Godfather of Dallas Tex-Mex,' dies at 68 CultureMap Dallas · 5d ago broke it first
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