Here is the menu in full splendor!
I wish you could see the excitement in our kitchen!
We will be cooking together all this week, and we promise a world of unforgettable flavors and beauty.
Irena Stein - Alma Cocina Latina founder
FIRST COURSE: AMUSE BOUCHE
CLAMATO
Clam, crab, tomato, citrus, red onion, celery, chili powder, cilantro, beer granita
ESCABECHE ORIENTAL VENEZOLANO
Hiramasa belly escabeche, pickled onions, ají margariteño, cilantro macho, carrots, ocumo.
AREPITA DE CHICHARRÓN
Steak tartar, emulsified mustard, yuzu, sea urchin.
“EL VALLE DE LAS AUYAMAS”
Honey roasted pumpkin, pickled ají chirel, pumpkin seeds, chía, purslane, orange oil.
GRILLED OYSTER
Chile guajillo butter, scallions.
SECOND COURSE: FISH
PESCADO SARANDEADO
Grilled hiramasa loin, smoked chiles, chicatana ants, sea food sauce, hoja santa.
Roasted yucca, culantro mojo, ají murupí, Amazonian ants.
Esquites, pickled lemon mayo, tajín.
THIRD COURSE: MEAT
CRUNCHY PORK
Pork belly marinated Yucatan style, red adobo, kimchi.
Venezuelan shrimp polenta, ají dulce sofrito, annatto, baby capers.
Ripe plantain, baking spices, piloncillo.
DESSERTS
MAZA-MORRA
Corn & cinnamon ice cream on a cone.
CACAO NATIVO
Chocolate mousse aromatized with sarrapia, roasted salted cashews, candied cacao nibs.
SUSPIRITO
Pavlova filled with guanábana, citrus sorbet, tangerine.
Join us for this spectacular Chefs’ Table
Chefs Héctor Romero (Venezuela)
& Kender Lozano (Mexico)
invite you to a unique sensorial journey through the ancestral pantries of both countries
Meet the Chefs
Hector Romero
Alma’s executive chef, has spent 20 years studying Venezuela’s terroir, and the native ingredients of every region. He has also trained chefs for 21 years via his culinary Institute in Caracas.
Hector is a walking encyclopedia of Venezuela's culinary realm.
Kender Lozano
Sous chef of the renowned Pujol restaurant in Mexico City for the last 6 years, offers here his very own imaginative take on Mexico’s foodways. We are so pleased to welcome him to join in this culinary dialogue with Chef Romero.
He's also the founder of Sala Comedor.