This spring Rick Bayless' latest restaurant, Xoco Bistro, announces the “Yucatan Pop-Up Series” to some of Chicago's favorite breweries for a three-course dinner and beer pairing.
The beer-themed dinners will take place at Half Acre Beer Company, Temperance Beer Company and Revolution Brewing. The brewmasters will pair craft beers with Xoco Bistro’s spicy menu
inspired by the Yucatan, where the flavors of achiote, citrus, smoke and habanero prevail.
“All of the flavors in this dinner are really bold. They’re not delicate flavors,” said Maurizio Fiori
of Half Acre Beer Co. “And in our beer, we get ingredients to shine in a bold way. We saw the
same approach in the menu Xoco Bistro presented to us.”
Xoco’s menu will be highlighted by Cochinita Pibil tacos, made with suckling pig slow-roasted
in our wood-fired oven, and topped with black beans, pickled red onions and habanero salsa.
Guests at these one-of-a-kind dinners will also sip on a special beer cocktail, nosh on Sikil
Pak, a Mexican pumpkin seed dip, and dive into a ridiculously good coconut rice pudding
dessert. Each brewery will feature a beer for each course.
April 27th: Temperance: 2000 Dempster St , Evanston
May 7th: Revolution Brewery: 3340 N Kedzie Ave, Chicago
Tickets for the first pop-up at Half Acre are on sale now: http://bpt.me/1381383. $40 includes
future ticket sales.
