April is officially National Empanada Month and Cuba Libre Restaurant & Rum Bar is creating three new choices of the delicious stuffed pastry along with their five traditional varieties on its daily menu. Guests can enjoy the expanded empanada menu all month, during both lunch and dinner service. Additionally, on Monday, April 8th from 4:30 PM to 6:30 PM, Cuba Libre will offer seven specialty and signature empanadas for just $1 each (dessert empanada not included) as part of their National Empanada Day celebration.
Leading up to National Empanada Month, fans of Cuba Libre can get into the spirit by submitting their favorite at-home empanada recipe via Facebook® or Twitter® between March 1st and 9th. Flavor combinations will be submitted to Chef-Partner Guillermo Pernot, who will select his top three recipes. Cuba Libre will then conduct a poll on Facebook® for fans to select which empanada they want to see on Cuba Libre’s menu. The winning empanada will be featured as one of the eight featured empanadas during the month-long promotion.
Developed by Chef-Partner Guillermo Pernot, the menu offers something for everyone. New flavors available exclusively during the month of April include: Slow Braised Pulled Turkey with Sweet Peppers, Onions and Balsamic Reduction, as well as two dessert varieties including Arroz Con Leche Burlee: Coconut Rice Pudding, Brown Sugar Brulee, Rum-Raisin Chocolate Ganache Empanaditas, or the Cherry with Sugar and Cinnamon and topped with Whipped Cream.
In addition, guests can order from Cuba Libre’s signature Mamá Amelia’s Empanadas sampler, which is a mainstay on the Cuba Libre menu. This popular selection includes Picadillo: Ground Beef, Olives and Raisins; Hand-Chopped Chicken with Corn, Sweet Peppers and Jack Cheese; Vegetarian Chorizo with Black Beans and Ripened Plantains, or the Pulled Pork with Roasted Poblano and Charred Tomatoes. During lunch service, guests can choose two empanadas for $13, or three for $17, the empanadas are served with a baby spinach salad, goat cheese-ranch dressing and tomatillo relish. During dinner service, guests can select one empanada as a special small plate for $5.50 each.
Cuba Libre Restaurant & Rum Bar is located at 801 9th Street (corner of H Street), NW Suite A in Washington, D.C. Cuba Libre Restaurant & Rum Bar serves lunch weekdays, brunch on Saturdays and Sundays and dinner nightly. For more information please call (202) 408-1600 or visit www.CubaLibreRestaurant.com.
About Cuba Libre Restaurant & Rum Bar:
Cuba Libre Restaurant & Rum Bar opened in Philadelphia in 2000, Atlantic City in 2004, Orlando in 2009 and Washington DC in 2010 to much acclaim, giving guests a passport to Cuba's intriguing flavors and culture. The restaurant’s name, which translates to “a free Cuba,” signifies a hope for the future of the treasured island nation. Two-time James Beard Award-winning Chef-Partner Guillermo Pernot’s menus feature tantalizing tastes that reflect Cuba’s culinary traditions, as well as the emerging modern cuisine he is experiencing during his continuing travels to Cuba. Cuba Libre Restaurant & Rum Bar is poised for expansion into other new markets. The restaurant is an affiliate of GuestCounts Hospitality which operates a diverse portfolio of restaurant, catering, and nightlife concepts in Philadelphia, Atlantic City, Orlando and Washington, DC including, Brûlée Catering by Chef Jean-Marie Lacroix, Square Peg restaurant and Gourmetro Catering Principals Barry Gutin and Lawrence Cohen bring a unique combination of expertise to each of their projects and have been partners in the hospitality business since 1995. For more information about Cuba Libre, please visit www.CubaLibreRestaurant.com. For more information on GuestCounts Hospitality please visit www.GuestCounts.com or call 215.922.3200 x132.
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