CHINO LATINO’s new CUBA STREET SHEET is a master class in CASTROnomy

 

 

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

CHINO LATINO’s new CUBA STREET SHEET

is a master class in CASTROnomy.

 

Minneapolis, Minn., March 25, 2013 – If you’re a newbie to the Cuban kitchen, end your exile with CHINO LATINO’s Spring 2013 STREET SHEET.

 

CUBA: Cold War relic, Hot Zone feast

 

“While the country remains isolated politically, it spans the hemispheres culinarily,” says CHINO LATINO’s executive chef Tyge Nelson. “Spanish, Portuguese, African, Arab and Caribbean influences come together in complex, flavorful food that’s at once highly distinctive and richly improvisational.”

 

Tyge’s CUBA STREET SHEET debuts with the following items:

 

 

EAT:

 

 

 

PATO CON GUAYABA PICANTE – Duck with Spicy Guava ($11)

Slow-roasted duck leg topped with a piquant guava sauce and served with garlicky bitter greens and cumin-scented rice.

 

 

 

ROPA VIEJA – “Old Clothes” ($11)

Beef flank steak stewed with tomato, onion, garlic and oregano. Served in green plantain boats with pickled jalapeno crema and cilantro.

 

 

 

CHORIPAN CON YUCCA FRITAS – Sausage Bread ($11)

Grilled spicy butifarra with chimichurri, pebre, manchego cheese and pickled red chilis. Served with Yucca chips tossed in chimichurri.

 

 

 

ATUN CON SOFRITO DE OLIVA – Tuna with tomato/olive sauce ($11)

Spice-crusted and grilled sushi grade Ahi tuna served on a green and black olive sofrito sauce.

 

 

 

DRINK:

 

 

 

CUBA LIBRE ($10)

The classic Cuban cocktail. Ron Matusalem Platino rum with fresh squeezed lime juice and cola.

 

 

 

Top Shelf Mojito ($13)

The world-renowned refreshing cocktail from Havana...done Chino style.  Made with Appleton Estate rum, Agavero Liqueur with mint and fresh lime juice.

 

 

 

Mary Pickford Martini ($10)

America’s Sweetheart’s drink of choice while she vacationed in Cuba...light rum with pineapple juice and a splash of grenadine.

 

 

 

Virgin Mojito ($5)

A refreshing blend of CHINO LATINO’s house limonata and fresh mint.

 

About Parasole

 

Headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Parasole Restaurant Holdings operates Chino Latino and Uptown Cafeteria & Support Group (along with Sky Bar on the roof) at Hennepin & Lake; Manny’s Steakhouse, The Living Room & Prohibition at the W Minneapolis – The Foshay; Pittsburgh Blue Steakhouse in Maple Grove and Edina; Salut Bar Amèricain in Edina and St. Paul; Muffuletta Café in St. Paul; Burger Jones in Burnsville and Uptown; the Good Earth Restaurants in Edina and Roseville; and Mozza Mia Pizza Pie & Mozzarella Bar in downtown Edina.

 

By joining the Parasole Dining Club, guests have the opportunity to earn points for the dollars they spend and to redeem them for food and drink at any participating Parasole restaurant. Details at Parasole.com.

 

 

Company Contact:

Kip Clayton

Vice President of Marketing

Parasole Restaurant Holdings

Office (612)822.0016

Fax (612)822.0705

Cell (651)341.8009

kclayton@parasole.com