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Carlos Salgado, longtime chef behind Tam's BackStage, is now striking out on his own
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Carlos Salgado, the head chef at Savory Mexican Restaurant near downtown Cumming, is striking out on his own after working 15 years at nearby Tam’s BackStage. - photo by Brian Paglia
Carlos Salgado and Brian Tam first met in 2000 at an Outback Steakhouse in Suwanee. Salgado was working in the restaurant’s kitchen. Tam was training to become a franchise owner.