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Day of the Dead Celebration at La Palapa
FIESTA DE MUERTOS!
A festival of intimate melancholy and strange gladness.
An exuberant, sensual and remarkably life-affirming fiesta for the dead.
Join us for dinner and a class about the culture and
cuisine of the Fiesta de Muertos at LA PALAPA, an authentic Mexican restaurant specializing in "Mexico City Style" tacos and quesadillas and regional home cooking, that will be transformed into a Plaza de Muertos. In Mexico it is traditional to celebrate the Dead by drinking and eating the foods that most pleased them when they were alive. The belief is that they consume the essence of the food, while we enjoy the feast. The Dead must see us happy to be at peace. The ritual is not about grief and solemnity, but about drawing closer through celebration and remembrance. LA PALAPA's resident spirits are W.H. Auden, who lived upstairs for 30 years, and Leon Trotsky, who had his printing workshop in the La Palapa space before moving to Mexico with Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo.
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MENU
Tequila Corralejo Blanco y bandera de sangritas
Appetizers -- Family style
Sopa de Calabaza y Almendra -- delicious seasonal pumpkin soup with toasted almonds and a dollop of homemade Mexican crema.
Calabaza en Penca -- traditional Autumn sweet and savory dish of piloncillo baked Mexican pumpkin topped with homemade queso fresco and crema.
Tamalitos Oaxaqueños de los Angelitos -- for the "little angels," corn masa and chicken tamal baked in a banana leaf with black Oaxacan style mole.
Platos Fuertes -- Entrees
Choices:
Margarita de Flor ~ Hibiscus Margarita
Carne Asada con Almendrado de Hoja Santa -- grilled skirt steak with an almond and hoja santa "holy leaf" mole, to honor the spirits, served with green tomatillo rice and sautéed Swiss chard.
Guajolote en Mole Negro Oaxaqueño -- entice the spirits to the fiesta with roast turkey in black mole from Oaxaca, traditional white rice and sweet plantains
Tacos de Mixiote de Cordero en Hoja de Plátano -- tacos of lamb shank braised in guajillo adobo and wrapped in banana leaves , served with rice and chayotes.
Postre -- Dessert
Pan de Muerto con su Taza de Chocolate Abuelita -- freshly baked Día de los Muertos Bread stuffed with rice pudding, and served with an espresso cup of Mexican hot chocolate.
And a Copita de Mezcal
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Volunteers needed: Sign in and Attendance person, Reporter, Photographer. For more information, and to volunteer, contact Barbara Sibley at barbaragsibley@aol.com
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LocationLa Palapa Restaurant (View)
77 Saint Mark's Place
New York, NY 10003
United States
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