20th Anniversary Like Water for Chocolate

September 14th, 2012

Join us for a tempting array of chocolates by Casa de Chocolates whose flavors and aromas will strengthen your belief of the Mayans that this is “Food of the Gods”. Then settle in to watch the 20th Anniversary of Como Agua Para Chocolate (Like Water for Chocolate) an award-winning film based on the best-selling novel by Laura Esquivel. This internationally popular romantic fable from Mexico centers on a young woman who discovers that her cooking has magical effects. The tale’s heroine, Tita, is the youngest of three daughters in a traditional Mexican family. Bound by tradition to remain unmarried while caring for her aging mother, Tita nevertheless falls in love with a handsome young man named Pedro. Pedro returns her affection, but he cannot overcome her family’s disapproval, and he instead marries Tita’s elder sister. The lovestruck young woman is brutally disappointed, and her sadness has such force that it infects her cooking: all who eat it her feel her heartbreak with the same intensity. This newly discovered power continues to manifest itself after the wedding, as Tita and Pedro, overcome by their denied love, embark on a secret affair.

Register now! http://www.thetech.org/imax/special-presentations

Location

The Hackworth IMAX Dome Theater at
The Tech Museum
201 South Market Street
San José, CA 95113
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20th Anniversary Como Agua Para Chocolate Diner

September 15, 2012

Join us for the 20th Anniversary of Como Agua Para Chocolate (Like Water for Chocolate) by indulging in the beautiful foods featured in this award-winning film based on the best-selling novel by Laura Esquivel.

Como Agua Para Chocolate Diner
Saturday, September 15, 2012
Adobe Lodge at Santa Clara Mission
500 El Camino Real
Santa Clara, Ca 95030

Reservation: $250/$150 CasaQ subscribers
table of 10: $2500

Make reservations: http://casaqfoodevents.blogspot.com/p/tickets.html

This six course menu is based on all 12 dishes featured in Como Agua Para Chocolate by author Laura Esquivel.

Welcome Drink

Agua fresca de jamaica

Hibiscus flower drink

Vino tino o blanco

Red or white wine

Appetizers

Chorizo Norteno

Northern Meixcan spiced sausage

Frijoles Grordos con Chile a la Tezcucana

Beans with chili Tezcucana style

First Course

Caldo de Colita de Res

Oxtail soup

Second Course

Codornices en Salsa de Petalos de Rosas

Quail in Rose Petal Sauce

Third Course

Champandongo

Beef casserole inmolesauce with queso fresco, diced pineapple and walnuts

Fourth Course – Entrees

(guests will choose one entree)

Chiles en Nogada

Pablano chile stuffed with picadillo and covered in walnut cream sauce and sprinkled with pomegranate seed

Mole de Guajolote con Camote

Turkey in mole sauce with almonds and sesame seeds served with sweet yams and orange juice and piloncillo

Fifth Course

Rosca de Reyes

Three king’s day bread

The following will served in the garden

Sixth Course – Pasteles/Deserts

Pastel Chabela de Boda

Chabela Wedding Cake with lime zest, apricot filing and fondant frosting

Pastel de Tres Leches

Three milks cake

Leche Frite

Fried milk custard squares

Bedidas/Beverages

Chocolate y Cafe Mexicana

Mexican Hot Chocolate with cinnamon and vanilla

Mexican coffee and tea

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