Monday, March 25, 2013
Try a new version of matzo balls this year.
This year, Passover begins at sundown on Monday, March 25, and ends at sundown on Tuesday, April 2. Friendship Heights' Rosa Mexicano (5225 Wisconsin Ave., Washington, DC) is offering a spiced-up Passover meal from March 25 through 30. The menu melds "Jewish traditions with current culinary trends in Mexico," offering: Enjoying a seder at home, or just looking to expand your culinary horizons? Rosa Mexicano shared its poblano matzo ball recipe with Patch: Poblano Matzo Balls Ingredients: Procedure: Makes approximately 20 matzo balls. Do you have a favorite recipe for matzo balls? Tell us about it in the comments. Editor's note: This post has been updated.
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
One day after Bethesda-Chevy Chase Restaurant Week ends, Metropolitan Washington Restaurant Week begins.
Restaurant weeks begin soon, so it's time to start making reservations at the Chevy Chase restaurants you've always wanted to try, but whose menus are on the steeper side. Bethesda-Chevy Chase Restaurant Week runs from Thursday, Jan. 24, through Sunday, Feb. 3. Lunch prices range from $12 to $16, and dinner prices run from $22 to $33. Participating Chevy Chase restaurants include: See the Bethesda-Chevy Chase Restaurant Week website for the full list of participating restaurants—many of which are in downtown Bethesda. One day after Bethesda-Chevy Chase Restaurant Week ends, Metropolitan Washington Restaurant Week begins—it starts on Monday, Feb. 4, and runs through Sunday, Feb. 10. The price of a three-course lunch is $20.13, and the price…
Wednesday, October 17, 2012
Rosa Mexicano shares recipes from its Fall Harvest Dinner menu with Patch readers.
Rosa Mexicano's Fall Harvest Dinner—designed to highlight seasonal ingredients and local, organic produce from Parker Farms in Oak Grove, VA—is offered only one night (Oct. 24), but here are a few recipes you can make at home, courtesy of the restaurant: *** Spicy Pineapple Salsa (served with roast pork flautas): Cube the pineapple and place in a large saucepan with all of the other ingredients. Simmer for 40 minutes, let cool and serve at room temperature. *** La Abejita ("The Little Bee") *Local honey syrup: Try to stick with Grade A clover, wildflower, orange blossom or other similar sweet, floral honey. Dilute 3 parts honey with 1 part hot water. For every 4 cups of honey, add 1 cup of chopped, dried chipotle chiles. Allow to steep …
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
Sasha Obama and two of the vice president's granddaughters were among the restaurant-goers in Friendship Heights last Friday night.
Friendship Heights inched up a few notches on the celebrity-spotting scale last Friday, when children of the president and vice president's son paid a visit to Rosa Mexicano for dinner. Hunter Biden (son of Vice President Joseph Biden) and his wife, Kathleen, brought two of their daughters plus Sasha Obama and "an additional little friend" to the upscale Mexican restaurant, according to Caroline Schoen, general manager of Rosa Mexicano's Chevy Chase location (5225 Wisconsin Ave. NW, Washington, DC). "The whole group enjoyed Rosa Mexicano’s signature tableside Guacamole; and while Hunter and Kathleen ate Enchiladas Suizas and Chicken Tacos, all four of the girls ordered Chicken Quesadillas and Jarritos Grapefruit Soda, [and] finished with …
Wednesday, September 12, 2012
Sunday, Sept. 16, is Mexico's Independence Day. It's also National Guacamole Day.
Mexico's Independence Day is Sunday, Sept. 16, and Friendship Heights restaurant Rosa Mexicano is marking the occasion with a special menu. The website of the Presidio La Bahia—a preserved historic Spanish mission in Goliad, TX—explains how the war of independence started: In the early nineteenth century, Mexico, with a little influence from the US and France, began talking about a revolt against Spain. Father Miguel Hidalgo from Dolores, Mexico, was a leader of one of the rallying groups. Hidalgo and his officers were planning a revolt for late fall of 1810. The Spanish people found out about the revolt which led the Spanish Government to order the arrest of Hidalgo and his officers. When Hidalgo found out, he called a meeting at his …
Sunday, Sept. 16, is Mexico's Independence Day. It's also National Guacamole Day.
National Guacamole Day and Mexican Independence Day are both on Sunday, Sept. 16, and Friendship Heights restaurant Rosa Mexicano has shared a couple of recipes with Patch readers to help celebrate: Guacamole en Molcajete (serves four, courtesy of Rosa Mexicano Restaurants) For chile paste: For the guacamole: To make the chile paste: Grind the onion, cilantro, jalapeño and salt together in a molcajete (the traditional bowl in which guacamole is made and served) until all the ingredients are very finely ground. Alternatively, use a fork to mash all the ingredients into a paste in a wide hardwood bowl. Cut each avocado in half, working the knife blade around the pit. Twist the halves to separate them and flick out the pit with the tip of the…
Tuesday, August 14, 2012
This month, Rosa Mexicano is selling a special lemon dessert, the proceeds of which will go toward Alex's Lemonade Stand.
Where better to combine a sweet tooth and a helping hand than in aptly-named Friendship Heights? Throughout August, Rosa Mexicano (5225 Wisconsin Ave. NW, Washington, DC) is offering a special dessert to raise money for Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation -- an organization fighting childhood cancer. The "Gelatina de Limonada" (i.e., lemonade Jell-O) combines horchata lemonade "Jell-O" and Meyer lemon-basil marmalade with raspberry-rose granita for "a sweet and refreshing flan-like treat" that "tastes like a creamy raspberry lemonade,” according to the restaurant. Pastry Chef Jai Kendall emailed Patch about the inspiration behind the dessert: I love lemons. There’s nothing better on a hot summer's day than sippin’ on an ice cold, fresh-…
Wednesday, August 1, 2012
This month, treat yourself—and others—through sweet treats at two Friendship Heights businesses.
Dessert isn't always about treating yourself. This month, two Friendship Heights businesses—Rosa Mexicano and Frosting Bakeshop and Coffee Bar—offer sweet treats for a good cause. *** Throughout August, Rosa Mexicano (5225 Wisconsin Ave. NW, Washington, DC) offers a special dessert to raise money for Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation. The "Gelatina de Limonada" (i.e., lemonade Jell-O) combines horchata lemonade "Jell-O" and Meyer lemon-basil marmalade with raspberry-rose granita for "a sweet and refreshing flan-like treat" that "tastes like a creamy raspberry lemonade,” according to the restaurant. Pastry Chef Jai Kendall emailed Patch about the inspiration behind the dessert: I love lemons. There’s nothing better on a hot summer's day than…
Monday, July 30, 2012
The Friendship Heights restaurant offers an unusual lineup of ice creams this summer.
It's been a hot summer, and it's barely half over. If typical ice cream flavors—vanilla, chocolate, peppermint stick—are getting a little old for you by this point of the season, Rosa Mexicano has a few alternatives—both sweet and savory—lined up. The summer selection of ice creams at the Friendship Heights restaurant (located at 5225 Wisconsin Ave. NW, Washington, DC) includes sea salt cajeta, prickly pear with blueberries, sweet potato and rum raisin, and Mexican chocolate mole sorbet. The sea salt ice cream is made with cajeta—a caramel sauce made from sweetened milk—and course Morton sea salt, a spokesperson for Rosa Mexicano told Patch. To make the prickly pear ice cream, chefs use prickly pear puree, vanilla syrup, lime juice, …
Monday, June 11, 2012
Chef Lukis of Rosa Mexicano offers great grilling advice to Patch readers. One tip: Always marinate.
With school nearly out and summer weather here at last, it's time to fire up the grill. For good grill tips, Chevy Chase Patch went right to the source: Chef Steven Lukis of Rosa Mexicano. Patch: What are your favorite foods to grill at this time of year? Chef Lukis: I love grilling whole fish; it makes for a great centerpiece at any summer cookout. Corn is a perennial summer favorite; I’d recommend grilling after soaking the husk. Peaches are another summer ingredient that tastes great after they’ve caramelized a bit. Serve with vanilla ice cream and a bit of Mexican “canela” (cinnamon)—classic! Patch: What are your grilling tips? Charcoal? Mesquite? What's the best way to set up the grill? Chef Lukis: Charcoal for sure. I like to put my…
Laura L Thornton
4:08 pm on Monday, March 25, 2013
And...we have an answer! The poblano peppers go in with the cilantro in Step No. 1. I verified with Rosa Mexicano. Thanks so much for asking this important question! more ›