How a lawsuit against high-end Mexican restaurant struck a chord with local chefs

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How a lawsuit against high-end Mexican restaurant struck a chord with local chefs

Growing up in Chihuahua, Mexico, chef Dana Rodriguez was used to seeing rows of restaurants serving similar menus all next door to each other. But the idea of a non-compete clause preventing someone from leaving one restaurant and taking a job at another one nearby doesn’t really exist, said Rodriguez, who owns Work & Class, Cantina Loca and Super Mega Bien. “Non-competes aren’t a part of our Mexican culture, and they’re not something everyone …