Phaedra & Friends: An Unexpected Dinner At Cuchara Benefitting Houston Food Finder

Join Houston Food Finder editor & publisher Phaedra Cook at renowned Montrose restaurant Cuchara for a three-course meal with never-before-seen creative platings and true Mexico flavors. Please see the full menu below! Alongside, enjoy special Don Julio tequila cocktails (cost is additional). The ticket price INCLUDES an amuse bouche, three courses, one non-alcoholic beverage such as tea or soda for $48.50, plus tax and gratuity! $20 from each dinner and all alcoholic beverage profits go to support the work of Houston Food Finder, one of the only online publications exclusively covering independent bars and restaurants in Houston. THE MENU To Start Pedazo de chicharrón con guacamole y chicatanas Guacamole on top or pork skin chunk and topped with “chicatana” ants Molotitos de 3 moles Three corn balls stuffed with three moles (black, green and pink) First Course Ensalada de maiz texturizado Textured corn salad OR Sopa seca de chile pasilla con huevito de codorniz Dry capellini pasta soup in pasilla pepper accessorized with a sunny side up quail egg Second Course Brocheta de camarón y carne con aderezo de vino tinto y mezcal Shrimp and beef skewer with red wine and mezcal reduction OR Trompito de pollo con salsa cremosa de chipotle Chicken trompo with creamy chipotle salsa OR Tamal vegetariano sin masa No masa tamal: veggies steamed in banana leaves Dessert Pastelitos imposibles Impossible cake: vanilla flan and chocolate cake served together More Info below.