Chef’s Tasting Menu With a Mezcal Pairing Event In NYC
22 Mar 2024 by Sandra Escobedo in Bars, Cuisine, General, Home, Hot Spots, Hotels, Lounges, Money, Pleasure, Restaurants
Casa Bond, NoHo’s hottest new Mexican restaurant, is partnering with Los Amantes, an artisanal mezcal distiller, to host a multi-course Chef’s tasting menu and Mezcal pairing event on March 27th. The experience will feature a carefully crafted prefix menu by Executive-Chef Owner Rodrigo Abrajan and will be complemented by Los Amantes’ specialty mezcals.
Crafted from 100% agave in Oaxaca, Mexico’s esteemed mezcal region, Los Amantes’ mezcal is smoked in traditional underground pits, resulting in exceptional smoothness and complexity. Notably, the distillery holds NOM-O01X, signifying it as the first internationally certified mezcal distillery.
The evening will begin with a welcome cocktail and amuse-bouche, followed a 3-course tasting menu, priced at $95 per person.
Highlights of the tasting menu and mezcal pairings include, but are not limited to:
Course 1:
o Elote Tomalito: sweet corn tamal, salsa tomatillo, créme fraiche, and queso fresco
Paired with a copita of Los Amantes Mezcal Joven
Course 2 (choice of):
o Camarones Enchipotlados: jumbo gulf shrimp, smokey adobo salsa infused with Los Amantes Mezcal Joven, served with a side of plantain purée
Paired with a copita of Los Amantes Mezcal Reposado
o Fideos with Bone Marrow: angel hair spaghetti, salsa verde, Chipilo creme fresh, and cotija cheese
Paired with a copita ofLos Amantes Mezcal Reposado
Course 3:
o Pastel Mixteco: chocolate lava cake, mole mixteco, pine nuts, with white toasted sesame ice cream
Paired with a copita ofLos Amantes Mezcal Añejo
Casa Bond will offer two seatings for the tasting experience, the first at 6 p.m. and a second at 9 p.m.
Reservations can be made here.