3-Course Plated Dinner Experience w/ Chef Ernesto

Schedule

Fri Sep 11 2026 at 04:00 pm to 07:00 pm

UTC-05:00
Location

Green Top Grocery | Bloomington, IL

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Learn stories and food traditions from Oaxaca while enjoying a delicious plated meal including mezcal margaritas, wine & agua frescas.
About this Event

Dive into the rich culture and food traditions of Oaxaca with Indigenous chef Ernesto who will share ancestral knowledge passed down orally through generations. His stories connect food to local festivals, farming cycles, and spiritual practices, emphasizing the importance of food as identity.

  • Beverages will be provided with each course including Mezcal Margaritas, wine and agua frescas.

Menu for the evening:

Appetizers:

  • Cheese taquitos with homemade chips and salsa paired with a mezcal margarita or augua fresca.
  • Chayote salad with microgreens and creamy cilantro dressing paired with white wine.

Entree

  • Agua chile shrimp (cooked in lime juice, cucumbers and red onions with fried shallots paired with white wine.
  • Chilies in Nogada. Poblano chilies stuffed with ground beef and nogada sauce with pomegranates paired with red wine.

Dessert

  • Flan

Each course will be plated and served to each guest!

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Where is it happening?

Green Top Grocery, 921 East Washington Street, Bloomington, United States

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Tickets

USD 87.21

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