TICKETS: $195
(includes 5 courses, each with a wine pairing, n/a option available)
INTRODUCING CHEF PAULA BORJA
ABOUT THIS EVENT
Chef Paula Borja takes guests on a trip through the Andes and the Ecuadorian coast. A complete, meticulously composed menu where every pairing and every detail of the room builds toward one refined evening of camaraderie. The evening closes with a mignardise, a Sal Prieta cookie made with Ecuadorian peanut salt, the last taste carrying the journey home.
Born in Quito, Ecuador, Chef Paula Borja is a self-described artist who approaches every dish as a work of visual & interactive art. She built her career in Quito where she worked alongside celebrated chefs Juan Sebastián Pérez, Rodrigo Pacheco, and Alejandra Espinoza. Upon relocating to New York City, she cooked at Crown Shy (★), Saga (★★), and Maison Passerelle before serving as Sous Chef at Bar Chimera of Gracious Hospitality Group. Her cuisine is rooted in Ecuadorian tradition and driven by French technique, exploring the intersection of both with flavors from around the world.
TASTING MENU
Market Beet Salad
Braised and pickled beet salad, citrus vin, poached egg yolk, fresh herbs
Prawn Ceviche
Marinated and grilled prawns, burnt tomato emulsion, cilantro oil, plantain crisp
Scallop Encocao
Seared scallops, coconut espuma, cocolon (crispy rice), finger lime
Duck and Llapingachos
Dry aged duck breast, tree tomato gastrique, potato and cheese croquettes, heirloom tomatoes.
Grandma's Pavlova
Soursop ice cream, meringue, creme fraiche
