Cocina Criolla con MUCHO gusto! CUBANO Y TROPICAL

Cocina Criolla con gusto!

Tropical Havana Nights  - Menu A 

Cocktail Hour

Tapas Table – a stationary display of delicious Latino inspired offerings that your guests can graze on while enjoying their cocktails on the terrace. 

Please choose two (2) from the following:

Bruschetta Cubano – cumin and cilantro kissed tomato bruschetta surrounded by baguette + crispy crostinis

Black Bean Hummous Sunflower surrounded

by Carrot Petals and Green Stuffed Olive Seeds.

Bocaditos de Pollo  - Cocktail sandwiches of grilled chicken

with a spread of cream cheese blended with  olives,

red pimentos & tomato in bite sized soft bread rolls.

Pasta De Bocaditos – Cuban Ham + pimento “pate” spread on bite sized soft bread rolls.

Guava and Cream Cheese Bocaditos

Tortillas de Patatas – A traditional tapas of Spanish Egg and Potato Squares, garnished with Spanish stuffed olives .

Butler-Style Passed Appetizers

…your selection of desired hors d’oeuvres will be passed by the waitstaff during your cocktail hour on beautifully garnished trays.

Please select three (3) from the following:

Sultry Havana Nights Nachos

- thinly sliced planks of crispy fried plantains topped with black bean tapenade and sprinkled with melted cojita cheese and dabs of pico di gallo + fresh cilantro.

Cuban Reuben

- tender pork loin, Manchego cheese, sauerkraut & mustard melted together on mini rye bread bytes.

Drunken Cubita Satay

– grilled chicken marinated in soya, orange, garlic + brown sugar presented on skewers + drizzled with a sweet rum espresso glaze.

Potato, Olive & Tuna Salad

- tossed with sherry vinaigrette

and perched in a petit red potato “cup”.

Papas Rellena con Jamon

- crispy coated creamy potato and ham croquetas.

Empañaditas Triangles

mini potato and cumin empanadas

in a delicate crunchy pastry triangle.

Tropical Havana Nights  - Menu A 

Dinner  Service

Salad already plated on Table as Guests are seated

Food Buffet – each table will be called up one or two at a time to avoid long lines,

Aji Marinated Pork Shoulder (Pernil)

slow cooked Cuban style, lots of garlic, oregano and spices and slowly braised until tender and succulent.

Margarita Grilled Chicken with Flambéed Tequila Cream Sauce

Sliced and sautéed with onions and peppers

 Saffron Rice Pilaf

 cooked in a rich seasoned chicken stock

with sweet green pea and tricolored peppers

Grilled Spring Squash and Italian Zucchini

Tossed with olive oil and seasoned simply with roasted garlic, Kosher salt and black pepper 

Key Lime Caesar Salad

Elegantly served in a cocktail glass already on the table when guests are seated, romaine lettuce is tossed lightly with our house-made creamy key lime Caesar dressing and then topped with croutons and shaved parmesan cheese.

Island Dreaming - Menu B

Cocktail Hour

Tapas Table – a stationary display of delicious Latino inspired offerings that your guests can graze on upstairs on the terrace while enjoying their cocktails. 

Please choose three (3) from the following delicacies:

A festive Pina Tree with fresh mozzarella, basil and cherry tomato branches.  Surrounded by slices of fresh juicy sweet pineapple, grapes and seasonal fruit display

Bruschetta Cubano – cumin and cilantro kissed tomato bruschetta surrounded by baguette and house made crostinis

Black Bean Hummous Sunflower surrounded

by Carrot Petals and Green Stuffed Olive Seeds.

Chicken Bocadito  - Cocktail sandwiches of grilled chicken

with a spread of cream cheese blended with  olives,

red pimentos & tomato in bite sized soft bread rolls.

Papas Rioja Aton - Potato & Tuna Salad with sherry vinaigrette

         Perched in a petit red potato “cup”.

Butler-Style Passed Appetizers Menu B

…your selection of desired hors d’oeuvres will be passed by the waitstaff during your cocktail hour on beautifully garnished trays.

Please select three (3) from the following:

the  soul of Cuba quesadilla – soft wheat tortilla layered with ham, roast pork, pickle slices, Swiss cheese, potato chips and grainy mustard griddled to perfection in the kitchen and passed while still hot in triangular wedges

Coconut crusted chicken

served with a vibrant chimmichurri dipping sauce (lime, garlic, parsley and cilantro)

Miami Vice Chicken Lollipops – tender chunks of sofrito + olive chicken cooked as a risotto and formed into lollipops and coated with panko (optional stuffed with cheese) served with mojo citrus garlic dipping sauce

Sherried Mushroom Empañadas – sautéed pancetta ham and fresh button mushrooms in a rich sherry sauce enveloped in a half moon shaped cream cheese pastry dough and sprinkled with black sesame seeds.  Baked to a golden perfection. Passed perched on a boxing glove.

Ropa de Viejo Pastelillos – a delicious mix of slow braised beef, mashed plantains , cheese and roasted peppers in a flaky puff pastry dough.

Havana Nights Nacho- crunchy planks of fried plantains topped with black bean tapenade and sprinkled with melted cojita cheese and dabs of pico di gallo + fresh cilantro.

Island Dreaming - Menu B

Dinner  Service

Salad:  Mixed Spring Greens with colorful purple cabbage, julienned carrots and cherry tomato tossed with honey balsamic vinaigrette waiting for your guests as they are seated at the table on pretty oblong vintage glass plates.

Carving Station:  Our Chef will hand carved the meat entrees  in front of your guests

Grilled Key West  Chicken

Pan Seared boneless, skinless chicken breast, seasoned with our custom blended margarita spiced seasoning.

Cumin + Cilantro Rubbed Mojo Pork Tenderloin

Our delicious version of Lechón Asado - Roasted boneless pork loin, marinated Cuban style in mojo of sour orange, garlic, oregano + more, then rubbed with piquant Latin-American seasonings and roasted to tender perfection.

Menu B served with Sides of

Arroz Congrí; - fluffy rice with slow simmered seasoned fresh black beans, cooked together with house-made sofrito oil

Plátanos Maduros - traditional sweet plantains but served with a side bowl of optional garlic sauce.  Your guests will enjoy the contrast between the sweet and the heat!

Colorful Carnivale Salad - black bean, charred + roasted

red pepper, grilled zucchini + roasted corn salad

in a lemon + cumin kissed dressing

Upper Crust Caribbean - Menu C

Tapas Table – a stationary display of delicious Latino inspired offerings that your guests can graze on while enjoying their cocktails upstairs on the terrace.  Small plates, napkins and forks where appropriate.  Beautiful bountiful displays with a tropical flair

Please enjoy all of the following selections

Bruschetta  Cubano – cumin and cilantro kissed tomato bruschetta surrounded by baguette and house made crostinis

Black Bean Hummous Sunflower - Surrounded

by Carrot Petals and Green Stuffed Olive Seeds.

Pina Tree with Fresh Mozzarella and Cherry tomato branches.  Surrounded by Slices of fresh pineapple, grapes and seasonal fruit display

Potato and Tuna Salad with Sherry Vinaigrette

served in a petit red potato “cup”

Chicken Bocadito Biscuits  grilled chicken with cream cheese,  olives, red pimentos and tomato in a bite sized soft bread roll

Butler-Style Passed Appetizers Menu B

…your selection of desired hors d’oeuvres will be passed by the waitstaff during your cocktail hour on beautifully garnished trays.

Please select three (3) from the following:

Cuban cigar – layers of ham, pork, pickle, mustard + swiss cheese rolled into a wonton skin, dusted, with black sesame “ash” and fried until golden and crispy. 

Passed perched  in a wooden cigar box!

Nuyorican Mofongo Beef Lollipops – Our take on a favorite dish of the Caribbean..  Seasoned green plantains, crushed chicharronnes + roasted garlic mixed with seasoned ground beef + onions, and baked into delicious parcels, skewered and floating atop a rich slow simmered olive tomato gravy atop an Asian spoon.

Tostones boricuas -  handmade plantain cups filled with delicious picadillo of beef, olives, raisons, garlic and topped with bubbly melted cheddar cheese

Miami Vice Chicken Lollipops – tender chunks of sofrito + olive chicken cooked as a risotto and formed into lollipops and coated with panko (optional stuffed with cheese) served with mojo citrus garlic dipping sauce

Mojo Chicken on Red Pepper + Black Bean Cakes

- we marinate the chicken sour orange, cumin + oregano,

coat it with flour and quickly fry for a delicious crispy chicharrones atop petit seasoned black  bean cakes

Ropa de Viejo Pastelillos – a delicious mix of slow braised flank steak, mashed plantains , cheese and roasted peppers in a flaky puff pastry dough.

Sherried Mushroom Empañadas – sautéed pancetta ham and fresh button mushrooms in a rich sherry sauce enveloped in a half moon shaped cream cheese pastry dough + sprinkled with black sesame seeds.  Baked to a golden perfection.

Passed perched on a boxing glove that you supply.

Havana Nights Nacho- crunchy planks of fried plantains topped with black bean tapenade and sprinkled with melted cojita cheese and dabs of pico di gallo + fresh cilantro.

Upper Crust Caribbean - Menu C

Dinner  Service

Salad:  Spinach+ romaine salad

with mandarin oranges and roasted red peppers

 drizzled with margarita rum vinaigrette

waiting at the table in individual Margarita glasses

Salmon Rojito – Sautéed filet of salmon simmered in a rustic tomato and sherry sauce crowned with Spanish olives and a fine dice of sweet red bell peppers,

Mojo Seared Chicken Breast – Island mojo marinated boneless skinless breast of chicken.  A delicious tender chicken dish, topped with mozzarella, scattered chopped tomato + cilantro

Calypso Roasted Pork with Guava Habanero Sauce

Cuban slow simmered black beans over white rice

with balsamic and charred pepper sauce

Smoked paprika + cumin scented roasted potato wedges.

Creamy Alfredo pasta with peas and cheese

Julienne of fresh carrot + zucchini sautéed with fragrant cumin, wine and lemon + sprinkled with fresh lemon zest.