so, after counting the people, and the seats, we have some chairs left to be filled by you guys! we are doing our belated cinco de mayo dinner by having a "dieciséis de mayo" gathering! since i am mexican, i thought it in true tradition of tardiness to celebrate cinco de mayo a little bit later than others! lol! just joking, it is the best time that we could have sat down and put together another since our last one, since we are both still working guys in the industry, we don't have much time to devote to our yo soy baby except for these monthly dinners. 

since we are hovering on spring, and summer in sight, we wanted to go with some street fare items as well as backyard barbeque items that can easily be eaten sans forks! don't fret, we will still have proper eating utensils, the whole street food meets backyard was just a theme to inspire us!

so, the menu is going to consist of a welcome dish of cactus + pollo potstickers with a piloncillo soy glaze! the welcome drink that is to be paired with the mingling hour is a fresh melon + chinese basil concoction! 

the first course will be a jicama + cilantro + mandarin orange salad with a rice wine cerveza vinaigrette!

the next course is a chorizo + wok seared sambal shrimp tacos. it is an earthy dish that is going to be married by queso fresco and a black bean puree! it is so delicious!

our main dish are ribs that are glazed with a super asian and mexican braising au jus! so think of flavors like star anise, ginger,orange,guajillo and ancho peppers, and so many more. they are served with yucca fries (yucca = yummy) and elotes! for those who have never had elotes, watch out, you are about to become addicted!

the finale is a banana + peanut empanada with an in house made ginger ice cream! in the words of rachel zoe from the hit show on bravo, THIS IS BANANAS! literally. i love this one! 

and as per usual, our last course is followed by a performance of local talent, and this sunday it is john david! he sings opera and has recently toured asia sharing his beautiful talent! 

the "loteria"course is to start around 11 pm. that is for those who want to stick around for the mexican bingo fun! there will be enough loteria cards for everyone to have at least 2. **hint** bring your quarters****

this is the first dinner we are hosting a group of 16, usually it hovers around 10 to 14, so we are excited about the challenge we are taking on. some courses will be individually plated, and some are family style, which we believe calls for interaction between guests!  salud to making new friends over food and fun and frivolousness!

DETAILS: $50 suggested donation ( not including gratuity )

                  7pm to 11ish sunday may.16th , 2010

                  email for details on how to grab your seat to:  

                  yosoychicago@gmail.com

                  an email will be sent to you on the 16th releasing the location