Brewer and restaurant pair up for beer, tequila and a six course meal

Something "revolutionary" is happening this Sunday (Oct. 28) at Kalamazoo's Casa Bolero. The area's only Latin small plate restaurant will be breaking the mold on the standard pre-fixe ale and food pairing menu by offering patrons a chance to not only sample one-of-a-kind dishes, but also beer and tequila.

"We did a lot of research. We wanted to see what dishes we could cook with tequila, and what three beers from Bell’s that we could cook with as well," says Jared Delaro, Executive Chef at Casa Bolero. "At normal beer dinners its mostly a pairing, but in this case we’re cooking with it as well as pairing it."

A thoughtful mix of Caribbean, Latin, and local Michigan inspired dishes will be matched with locally brewed Bell's beer as well as tequilas from the restaurant's stock of over 100 different varietals.

The menu for the evening is as follows:

First course: Table-side guacamole and salsa borracha paired with a margarita taster.

Second course: Midwestern Pale Ale mac and cheese (with or without bacon) paired with Midwestern Pale Ale.

Third course: Smokey stout BBQ short ribs (or a grilled and stuffed portabella mushroom, with or without mozzarella, tomatoes, black olives, artichokes, garlic, fresh rosemary and basil) with a Patron XO sauce paired with Kalamazoo Stout.

Fourth course: Caribbean pumpkin bisque with Amber Ale bread crostini paired with Best Brown Ale.

Fifth course: Camarones Bolero (tequila de-glazed shrimp or eggplant Madrid) served with black beans, spicy creamed corn, saffron rice and roasted tomatoes served in a skillet paired with Tres Generaciones anejo tequila.

Sixth course: Bananas Foster chocolate layer cheesecake paired with Patron XO Cafe Dark Cocoa.

Tickets for the event are $60 per person and the event will be capped at 75 total patrons. Doors will open at 5 p.m. with dinner served promptly at six.

Reservations can be made in person at Casa Bolero located at 116 Portage Road in Kalamazoo or by phone at 269-382-3148.

For more infomation visit the Casa Bolero website or Bell's Brewery website.

Writer: Jeremy Martin, Second Wave Media
Source: Jared Delaro, Casa Bolero