La Taqueria’s Miguel Jara on Braving the Stage at the Beard Awards

As the owner of the 44-year-old La Taqueria in San Francisco, Miguel Jara was used to lines of locals looking for their Mission burrito fix and being recognized by media outlets like the Travel Channel, but when the James Beard Foundation called to say his taco shop would be honored with an America’s Classic award this year, he was pretty sure it was a joke. His son ...