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Al Pastor
Polly's Paladar
Nevada City, CA
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Al Pastor
Greetings, Paladarians.  

       Here we are, heading into autumn already.  I can hardly believe it.  Autumn is my favorite season, however.  I am always ready for it. The Paladar has been quietly working away throughout the summer.  What we have in store for you might very well exceed your wildest dreams.  I want to expand it, to include multifaceted aspects of the incredible foothill based community and reach as far as we can to make a difference in the global sense as well.  We know that we can provide an incredible night of delicious to you members.  What we haven't explored yet is how we can incorporate visual art, activism, music, dance, and the local food economy all in one place and time.  You might think that we have, in essence been doing that all along and you would be correct, but the way we have touched upon this has been relatively quiet. kind of like as an aside.  I want to, pretty much, shove it in your face!  With each bite, I want you to experience the flavors, of course, but I always want you to fully integrate all of the other aspects of our event with each taste.  Afterall,  there is more than one way to taste a paladar!

Ill admit that I was discouraged when we had to cancel Chef Tom Bevitoris August Paladar inspired by the work of our dearly departed Prince.  I, nevertheless, embraced the time it gave me to roll with summer, tend my garden, care for my beehives, and work to make this September event even more incredible.  I am toying with the idea of holding Paladars every 2 months, based on how much I have been able to do in that time.  The outreach has been deeper and the heart given to this Paladar has come from a place that only More Time can give!  I am proud of this line up and I hope that it shows.  In fact, I think that it'll show so much, that you simply wont be able to NOT join us.  So please take some time and read all the details incorporated.  There is a lot to read here!  Al Pastor will be an incredibly heart warming way to dance into the changing season with Pollys Paladar.



ABOUT THE FOOD THEME:
Al Pastor means in the style of the shepherd and this Paladar is an evening of food inspired by pastoral cuisine. Let your imagination ruminate over roasted lamb short ribs and fragrant quince fruit stewing on the fire. Think colorful spiced meats, cheeses and summer vegetables smoked on skewers harvested from aromatic shrubs, served alongside small pies stuffed with chevre, honey and saffron. This menu melds sister cuisines from herd-tending cultures of Spains Basque region, Iran, Greece, Chile and Northern Mexico. Courses offer a trek through grasslands, wild orchards, and ancient canyons, charting a deliciously unexplored aspect of food history. Although the title may lead to mouth watering expectations of tacos al pastor, let me assure you than none such thing will be served. Instead, let your palate yearn for these possibly uncharted territories across a time and place that few of us have had the pleasure to explore.



JT & EMILY:
Raised around tide pools and campfires, sister/brother duo Emily Beggs-Kortman and JT Beggs bring a hunger for adventure to the kitchen. Heirs to culinary traditions of mother and grandmother cooks and connoisseurs skilled at sharing love through food, they specialize in old world cuisine for modern appetites. Techniques and recipes gleaned from their travels, most recently through Morocco, Crete and the Yucatan Peninsula, are paired with ingredients that evoke the bounty and splendor of their home: Californias Central Coast. A fascination with culinary and natural history is woven into the feasts and workshops they put on together, offering guests a sense of community and connection to the natural world.

JT is a naturalist and educator who spends his winters shepherding within the Navajo Nation Black Mesa, Dine Bikeyah.  He is a private chef, caterer, outdoor educator and forager. When not running outdoor skills classes through Headwaters Outdoor School or catering and cooking with his sister at their shared business, he is traveling the world learning about food and cooking. His food and his foraging classes have been featured at numerous nature based educational centers such as the Riekes Center for Human Enhancement, the Oak Granary and Quail Springs Permaculture and they have been featured in Edible Santa Barbara magazine.

Emily has graduate training in ecological anthropology and studies food and nutrition in kitchens and gardens throughout Latin America.  She is a collector of scents, stories, poems, and sojourns. She keeps her spice kit full of wildflowers and her pantry stocked for unexpected dinner guests. She is a cook, anthropologist, and teacher who is curious about the ecology and evolution of human diets, and the ways in which cuisine brings people together and connects us to nature. She has studied horticulture, culinary arts and healing traditions with chefs, farmers, herbalists and grandmothers in kitchens and gardens from the Sierra Nevada to the Andes. Emily takes her style cues in the kitchen and on the water from brother and surf buddy JT Beggs.  Emily is a PhD Candidate specializing in food systems and anthropology at Stanford and is fluent in Spanish.




MUSIC:
Live music is back!  Mathew Harmon  and Tucker McGee are MAVROMATA. They will be joining the Al Pastor Paladar with the kinship of music inspired by the shepherds lifestyle. Spanish Flamenco, Greek Rembetiko, Sephardic Jewish songs and more will reflect the ambience of the Cantinas and Tavernas where much of this type of food has been served.  They play the music of the Mediterranean region, from the islands of Greece to the Southern beaches of Spain.  They reach far into the past for traditional songs as well as into their own Mediterranean region of central California for inspiration to create new songs and melodies.  They play a mix of instruments between them including the oud, bouzouki, saz, flamenco guitar and frame drum.  Come feel the blue waters and coast mountains as they serenade you.



TYSA TRUNK SHOW:
TYSA is a California brand with a global mindset. They use all natural, eco-friendly fabrics and dyes, plus all of their pieces are made in the USA. Conceived in 2004 in Los Angeles, TYSA is a collection of chic pieces meant to be dressed up or down. Beginning with one cotton skirt, TYSA has grown into a fully formed collection for women of all ages.  Composed of lustrous linen, comfortable cotton voiles, silks, jerseys, and prints that take inspiration from travels throughout the world, TYSA transitions seamlessly from daytime kickback to evening fabulous. Tysa's versatility is no surprise once you understand that one of her primary inspirations comes from the 24/7 lifestyle of rock and roll.

One of my style inspirations is Anita Pallenberg. I draw so much inspiration from music. I love everyone from Chrissy Hynde to Patti Smith to Billie Holiday to the Rolling Stones to Pharrell and John Lennon." Along with music, travel is also an integral part of the TYSA story, "I get so much inspiration for color wherever I travel," she says. Amazonian greens, the orange of an Indian sunset, the red of the East African soil, and a Caribbean turquoise all mix flawlessly with more urban shades of black, brown and khaki.

Tysa Wright wanted to share her fall collection with her Nevada City crew, so we cooked up this plan to incorporate textiles into a paladar.  Our servers will be donning her flowing designs and there will be a rack of 20% off wares for you to peruse between courses at Al Pastor.  We havent ever had a paladar quite like this one before.



FLOWERS:
Last year, Karouna Thompson, of Soil Sister Farm slayed at arrangements on tables, the front porch, and the piano alter.  Here is a little bit about why we want her talent back and why we want to support local florists like SSF:

Soil Sisters Farm is a diversified farm in the Sierra Nevada Foothills of California, a stones throw from the South Fork of the Yuba River. They are a women-owned business, founded in 2010 with a commitment to valuing healthy relationships  to oneself, one another, and the land  as a way to bring health and beauty into our community. We raise flowers, vegetables, and a pretty happy population of bees on a one and half acre parcel of leased land just outside of Nevada City.  

Their working manifesto is thus:  To create an entity that can give us the strength, validation, and support we need. To pursue farming by our own standards of success and health. To value womens voices and womens wisdom. To celebrate the slowness of seasons, the patience of god, the beauty under our feet, between our hands, and in the river. To lift up song, dance, prayer, reflection, celebration, communication, growth. To let ourselves be overwhelmed with delight and joy, and overwhelmed with heartache and loss, and to hold space for both. To hold each other up, to hold each other accountable, and to honestly and gently express our needs. To daily affirm one another, and to appreciate the presence, heart, and skill each woman brings. To recognize our different paths and goals, and to revel in our ability to weave them together. To lead with confidence and flair. To do what feels right. To change our internalized doubts and pains into healing and positive action. To inspire and empower other women in all facets of their lives. To include men to participate and share in our vision. To take the time to enjoy the fruits of our labors  cooking slow dinners, eating carrots in the field, and drawing, painting, and photographing what inspires us. To dig, cultivate, seed, transplant, sweat and move with intention and self-awareness. To value and love ourselves deeply. To practice self-care. To practice kindness and compassion. To commit to living fully and joyfully.



PLANS FOR PROCEEDS:
Pollys Paladar hopes to support the legal defense for warriors protecting land, water, and human rights of the Camp of the Sacred Stones, a spiritual and cultural camp on the Standing Rock Reservation resisting the Dakota Access oil pipeline thru non-violent direct action.  Our ability to donate will be directly related to how many seats we can fill.  Have dinner for a cause.  This is how activism can happen!

The Camp of the Sacred Stones was established April 1, 2016 as a center of spiritual and cultural opposition to the Dakota Access pipeline, and is determined to stop construction through prayer and nonviolent direct action until adequate tribal consultation and environmental review are conducted. The spirit camp is located in between the pipelines proposed crossing of the Missouri River and the water intake valves for the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, just over a mile downstream.   The camp urgently needs legal defense funds to support the warriors resisting active construction.  They have met their funding goals and are even heading over that number.  We want to make sure that they have even more.  If, by September 23rd and 24th, their defense fundraiser has ended, we will find another way to get it to them.  



AL PASTOR MENU

Pintxos:

Pickled Green Walnut

Moroccan Beef Kofte

Idiazabal



First:

Kashk-o Bademjan

Byzantine Fava, Wild Sweet Peas,

Honey, Fennel Pollen

Pumpkin Frybread



Second:

Kalitsounia-Chevre

Ricotta, Saffron

Shepherds Sabzi



Main:

Kleftikó-Lamb, Jimmy Nardello,

Cured Lemon, Turkmen Manti-Braised

Oxtail Dumpling, Wild Bitters

and Garlic Potato Confit



Dessert:

Warm Capirotada Norteña-Sundried

Peaches, Bolillos, Gouda,

Dulce De Membrillo Ice Cream






Allowable Dietary Preferences:
VEGETARIAN & GLUTEN FREE
Please email megan@pollyspaladar.com if you require either or both kinds of meals.  
NO REFUNDS
GRATUITY NOT INCLUDED

Location

Polly's Paladar (View)
107 Mill St.
Nevada City, CA 95959
United States

Categories

Arts > Fashion
Arts > Visual
Food > Beer, Wine, Spirits
Food > Markets & Farms
Food > Sweets
Music > Folk
Music > World
Other > Family-Friendly

Minimum Age: 21
Kid Friendly: Yes!
Dog Friendly: No
Non-Smoking: Yes!
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes!

Contact

Owner: Polly's paladar
On BPT Since: Aug 14, 2012
 
Polly's Paladar
www.pollyspaladar.com

Attendees

Lois S.
Nevada City , CA United States
Sep 23, 2016 3:07 PM
Todd A.
Nevada City, CA United States
Sep 22, 2016 12:41 PM
Catherine A.
Nevada City, CA United States
Sep 22, 2016 12:41 PM
Sabrina S.
Nevada City, CA United States
Sep 22, 2016 12:04 PM
Sabrina S.
Nevada City, CA United States
Sep 22, 2016 12:04 PM

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