Celebrity chef to host 5-course Mexican dinner at Fourth Estate March 19

Join celebrity chef Pati Jinich, host of PBS’ popular “Pati’s Mexican Table” for a tequila tasting and five-course dinner featuring recipes from her new cookbook at 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, March 19, in the Fourth Estate restaurant.

Please click here to reserve. Members must be signed in to take advantage of the discount.

The member price is $75 per person or $105 per couple for members and $85 per person or $125 per couple for non-members. ("Couple” tickets include one cookbook.) Tax and gratuity are included in the price.

Jinich, a chef at the Mexican Cultural Institute and a guest on such Food Network shows as “Paula Deen’s Home Cooking,” will showcase the bounty of the Mexican table with creative dishes, including Mexican shrimp cocktail, tomato-zucchini soup, Rodrigo-style grouper and lamb chops with green pipian sauce. The evening ends with cajeta crepes and a taste of aged tequila. Dinner includes beer, wine and tequila pairings for each course and a signed copy of Jinich’s new cookbook.

The full menu is listed below:

Hors d'oeuvres

Plantain and Refried Bean Quesadillas
Mexican Shrimp Cocktail
Sticky Chicken with Apricots, Tamarind, and Chipotle

TEQUILA TASTING

First course (All courses served with appropriate beverage pairing)

Red Leaf, Avocado and Grapefruit Salad with Olive-Mint Vinaigrette

Second course

Tomato-Zucchini Soup with Melty Cheese

Third course

Rodrigo-style Grouper

Intermezzo

Fourth Course

Lamb Chops in Green Pipian sause with Blissful Corn Torte and Green Beans with Orange and Pistachios

Fifth Course

Cajeta Crepes with Toasted Pecans

Note: Dinner includes beer, wine and tequila pairings for each course and a signed copy of Jinich’s new cookbook.