SMITHSONIAN & CHEF PERNOT TO HOST LUNCH, BOOK SIGNING!
POSTED IN | Events   09.10.19
Join Cuba Libre and the Smithsonian for a luncheon and book signing to experience Cuban cuisine featured in Chef-Partner Guillermo Pernot’s newest cookbook, Cuba Cooks!

The Smithsonian and Chef Pernot will host the four-course luncheon at Cuba Libre in Penn Quarter (801 9th St., NW) on Wednesday, Nov. 13 at noon. Chef Pernot’s newest cookbook, Cuba Cooks: Recipes and Secrets from Cuban Paladares and Their Chefs, was inspired by his frequent travels to Cuba, and event attendees can look forward to learning about his time in Cuba and trying his newest recipes during the luncheon. 

 

As Chef Pernot will discuss, the best food in Cuba can be found in paladares - small private restaurants generally run out of family homes. From Old Havana to Santiago de Cuba, these tiny, hard-to-find places are acclaimed for the bold flavors and fresh ingredients found in a wide range of tempting dishes, from the homey sopa de tamal to the exotic green mango-chayote escabeche. The dishes from Cuba’s paladares have been collected in Chef Pernot’s Cuba Cooks.

 

Copies of Cuba Cooks will be available throughout the event - be sure to get your copy signed by Chef Pernot before the end of lunch!  

 

Tickets for the luncheon can be purchased now through the Smithsonian’s Website ($65 member/$75 non-member). 

 

FEATURED LUNCH MENU:

 

Canapés

 

Tapa de Salmón

Mojito-cured salmon, piquillo allioli

 

Buñuelo de Espinaca

Spinach fritters, goat cheese ranch dressing

 

Ropa Vieja de Pato

Braised pulled duck with sweet peppers, grilled onions, and Hawaiian tostón

 

Entrada

 

Papa Rellena

Potato croquettes filled with goat picadillo, served with sweet guajillo pepper sauce, crispy onions, and Manchego crema

 

Principal

 

Pez en Salsa de Coco

Pan-roasted corvina in a fresh coconut milk–cilantro sauce

 

Para la Mesa

 

Ensalada de Calabaza

Steamed West Indian calabaza squash, Spanish olive oil

 

Puré de Boniato

Double-whipped white sweet potato, ginger, and peppers

 

Postre

 

Flan de Queso

Cheese flan, candied guava


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