The New Sabor Of Mexican Passover

The New Sabor of Mexican Passover
April 15th Cooking Demonstration and Luncheon to Celebrate Rosa Mexicano's Mexican Passover

NEW YORK, March 20, 2006 - Matzo makes way for chipotle-barley vegetable soup and kugel gets a kick from sweet and sour habanero-tomato sauce at Rosa Mexicano's Annual Mexican Passover. From April 13 - 15, guests can savor Mexican Passover menu specialties such as Col Rellena (savoy cabbage stuffed with slow-cooked marinated lamb, sweet pickled onions and guacamole verde); Higadito de Pollo para Tacos (housemade chopped liver topped with scallions and gribnes with salsa verde and chopped egg); and Pescado en Agridulce (baked filet of dorade with sweet potato kugel, brussel sprouts, and sweet and sour habanero-tomato sauce).

On Saturday, April 15, culinary director Roberto Santibaqez will show guests how to spice up Passover cooking with a demonstration and three-course luncheon held at Rosa Mexicano Union Square (9 East 18th Street, between Broadway and Fifth Avenue). Reservations are necessary and can be made by calling Sasha Katanic at 212-397-0666 ext. 27. To arrange a private Seder or group events, contact
Cre Vance at 212-977-1027.

About Rosa Mexicano
Rosa Mexicano, established in 1984, introduced what was then a "new" cuisine to the Manhattan restaurant scene. Rosa Mexicano's original Midtown East location is at 1063 First Avenue (212-753-7407). In 2000, the next generation of Rosa Mexicano was ushered in with a second location near Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts at 61 Columbus Avenue (212-977-7700). In December 2003, the first Rosa Mexicano opened outside of New York City in Washington, DC's bustling Penn Quarter at 575 7th Street NW (202-783-5522). A third Manhattan restaurant opened in the Union Square neighborhood in October 2005, at 9 East 18 Street (212-533-3350) followed by Atlanta in February 2006, at Atlantic Station 245 18th Street NW (404-347-4090) . New Rosa Mexicano restaurants are slated to open in Palm Beach and Miami in 2006. With a growing family of restaurants, Rosa continues its commitment to delivering authentic Mexican cuisine in an accessible, stylish and festive atmosphere. Rosa Mexicano Kitchen now offers these same authentic flavors at home with a new line of gourmet salsas and corn chips, available at www.rosamexicano.com and select stores across the country.

MEXICAN PASSOVER SPECIALS AT ROSA MEXICANO
LUNCH AND DINNER MENU ADDITIONS

Available April 13 - 15 at Rosa Mexicano restaurants:
on First Avenue 1063 First Avenue at 58th Street, New York, NY 10022, 212-753-7407
at Lincoln Center 61 Columbus Avenue at 62nd Street, New York, NY 10023, 212-977-7700
at Union Square 9 East 18 Street between Fifth Avenue & Broadway, New York, NY 10003, 212-533-3350

Tropical Harroset
Pears, apples, bananas, dates, almonds, cinnamon and sweet wine
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