SHAW: Espita Mezcaleria To Kick off A “Taco Takeover” With an Amazing Line-up of Guest Chefs Starts March 28th

Photo Rey Lopez

On Monday, March 28^th, Espita Mezcaleria, the newly opened Southern Mexican-inspired restaurant located in the Shaw neighborhood of Washington, DC will kick off their new monthly “Taco Takeover” series.  Taco fans are encouraged to stop by the restaurant on the last Monday of each month to sample specialty creations from guest chefs hailing from Washington, DC and New York City.  Each month a different chef will showcase their own variation incorporating the restaurant’s hand-pressed tortillas made from freshly ground masa.  First up, Chef/Owner Kwame Onwuachi of the upcoming restaurant, The Shaw Bijou, will offer a posole braised smoked ham hock with avocado and black lime crema, chicharrón and havas crumble taco.

Photo  Rey Lopez

Tacos will be priced starting at $12 and up for orders of two to three.  Additionally, Espita Mezcaleria’s Beverage Director Megan Barnes can suggest a featured mezcal or cocktail pairing to order to compliment the guest chefs’ dishes.

• Kwame Onwuachi of The Shaw Bijou, http://www.theshawbijou.com, will be featured March 28^th  
• Jeremiah Langhorne of The Dabney, http://thedabney.com, presides on April 25^th;  
• Nick Wiseman of DGS Delicatessen of http://www.dgsdelicatessen.com, will be highlighted on May 30^th;  
• Marjorie Meek-Bradley of Ripple, http://rippledc.com, & Smoked & Stacked, http://www.smokedandstacked.com, will visit on June 27^th; 
• Rob Aikens of Rainbow Room, https://www.rainbowroom.com, will be featured on July 25^th 
• Akhtar Nawab of Choza Taqueria, http://www.chozataqueria.com & Table, http://tabledc.com, will be showcased on August 29^th.

The series will take place on the last Monday of each month, exclusively during dinner service, from 5 p.m. to 1 a.m.

 

Espita Mezcaleria is located at 1250 9^th Street, NW, Washington, DC, 20001.
The restaurant is located two blocks from the Mt Vernon Square, 7^th St-Convention Center Metro Station accessible on the Green and Yellow Lines.  

For reservations or additional information, please visit http://espitadc.com.