after much debate, we decided on october.24th instead of october.31st for our next dinner! there are a couple of reasons behind this decision that really sealed the deal for us. one mainly being the fact that there is a annual halloween parade on our street, and it draws quite the crowd, which may make it difficult for diners to make their way here. we also did not want to compete with halloween tradition, as it would be hard to sit through 4 courses with a costume on and a wild street party knocking at our front door! the temptation to throw the pumpkin soup to the floor and hit the streets would be too much! even for us, and we are the hosts!

however,we will be providing face masks for our guests (such as the one pictured in the middle group of circles on our wonderful model named xochitl) that is sure to get everyone in the SPIRIT of the "dias de los muertos" dinner. we definitely want to pay respect to the seasonal food, as well as the days of importance of the month (halloween & dias de los muertos). dias de los muertos is celebrated by some on october.31st through nov.2nd, and we are going to get the party started one week in advance so that people new to the tradition can do it themselves on the following week! for those who have never heard of the holiday here is a brief wikipedia definition:

Day of the Dead (Spanish: Día de los Muertos) is a holiday celebrated in Mexico and byMexican Americans living in the United States and Canada. The holiday focuses on gatherings of family and friends to pray for and remember friends and family members who have died. The celebration occurs on October 31 in connection with the Catholic holidays of All Saints' Day(November 1) and All Souls' Day (November 2). Traditions connected with the holiday include building private altars honoring the deceased using sugar skulls, marigolds, and the favorite foods and beverages of the departed and visiting graves with these as gifts. Due to occurring on the same day as Halloween, or the original celtic Samhain, the Day of the Dead is sometimes thought to be a similar holiday, and the two holidays have much in common. The Day of the Dead is a time of celebration, where partying and eating is common.

Plans for the day are made throughout the year, including gathering the goods to be offered to the dead. During the three-day period, families usually clean and decorate graves;^[2] most visit the cemeteries where their loved ones are buried and decorate their graves with ofrendas ("offerings"), which often include orange mexican marigolds (Tagetes erecta) called cempasúchitl (originally namedcempoalxochitl, Nahuatl for "twenty flowers").

Toys are brought for dead children (los angelitos, or "the little angels"), and bottles of tequila, mezcalor pulque or jars of atole for adults. Families will also offer trinkets or the deceased's favorite candies on the grave. Ofrendas are also put in homes, usually with foods such as candied pumpkin,pan de muerto ("bread of the dead"), and sugar skulls and beverages such as atole. The ofrendasare left out in the homes as a welcoming gesture for the deceased.^[2] Some people believe the spirits of the dead eat the "spiritual essence" of the ofrendas food, so even though the celebrators eat the food after the festivities, they believe it lacks nutritional value. Pillows and blankets are left out so that the deceased can rest after their long journey. In some parts of Mexico, such as the towns of Mixquic, Pátzcuaro and Janitzio, people spend all night beside the graves of their relatives. In many places, people have picnics at the grave site as well.Some families build altars or small shrines in their homes;^[2] these usually have the Christian cross, statues or pictures of the Blessed Virgin Mary, pictures of deceased relatives and other persons, scores of candles and an ofrenda. 

i hope all of you read, in specific, "the day of the dead is a time of celebration, where partying and eating is common". so let's do the holiday justice and do just that! we would like for everyone coming to the dinner to bring an ofrenda, as we will have a makeshift shrine here, and we will go around the table and you can explain the ofrenda, as well as tell everyone about the person you wish it for! please, please bring the funny stories about the dearly departed, we don't want to add extra salt in our food by everyones tears! we will post the menu as the date gets closer, but trust us, it will be scarily good!

also, at the end of the meal we will have the lovely diva kai perform some amazing music for all souls to enjoy! this is sure to be a dinner that will wake the dead and make them smile knowing the living are doing just that, LIVING!

book your seats now!

october dinner is SOLD OUT! 

however, the dinner in november is going to be huge! we will have 3 performers for a holiday extravaganza / mikey's bday!!! stay tuned!