Frontera Cocina by Rick Bayless has opened at Disney Springs. The restaurant is an offshoot of the six-time James Beard Award winner’s Frontera franchise out of Chicago.
According to a statement, the concept will include a quick-service taco counter.
Executive Chef Stephen Hicks will oversee Frontera Cocina’s kitchen. Hicks has served as cook and lead in the kitchens of the River Club in Jacksonville, Florida; Sapphire Grill in Savannah, Georgia; and Seasons 52 in Orlando, Florida. Hicks also spent time as a multi-unit chef in Chicago with McCormick & Schmick’s.