Recipes for success: Chef Shaw Lash talks childhood memories, loving lime, and great steaks 

DUBAI: On Dubai’s Jumeirah Beach Road, sandwiched between an old-school cafeteria and a mini mart, there’s a new kid on the block that is becoming the talk of the town. An homage to bona-fide Mexican flavors, Lila Taqueria was established last year by American chef Shaw Lash — who grew up in the border state of Texas, immersed in Mexican culture — and her Dutch-Syrian husband. They bill it as the region’s first wood-fired taqueria (a restaurant specializing in tacos).