There aren’t many of us with $200 to blow on one dinner, but if you’re looking to celebrate the (PLEASE OH GOD PLEASE) impending impeachment of our pig-in-chief, or looking to blow some cash before we are all paying in rubles, this is the way to do it.
This Sunday, Chef Jose Chesa is taking Spain’s equivalent of caviar, the Jamon Iberico de Bellota, global, with a seven course extravaganza at his Chesa restaurant.
If you don’t know about Iberico ham, it’s time: it’s pork grown under the strictest conditions by select farmers, and the results are super mouth-melty, with a flavor unlike any other ham in the world. As the ticket page puts it: “Iberico pigs must graze under Encina oak trees, because their acorns give the pigs fat a rich, creamy texture that melts in your mouth. The salt curing of the meat and the three years of aging that follows makes for a taste that lingers like a fine wine.”
That $200 gets you seven courses, beverage pairings, pre-dinner Jamon slices and the chance to hear from the grandson of Fermin Iberico, whose family has a long legacy of raising these pampered pigs. Get your tickets here.
Peep the courses after the jump. Naturally, I’m in it for that milk-fed pig from Chesa’s homeland (which is also a dish you can get Thursdays-Sundays on the regular at Chesa).
Course 1 - China
Lomo Iberico Char Siu: roasted Iberico lomo, stir-fried escalivada, ramps, mung bean sprouts
Course 2 - Mexico
Quesadilla de Chorizo Iberico: Iberico chorizo quesadilla, piquillo de gallo, flor de calabaza, goat cheese, avocado
Course 3 - Italy
Fermin Pork Cheek Risotto: 16-hour braised Iberico pork cheek, bomba rice, manchego cheese, arbequina olive oil
Course 4 - Japan
Pluma Iberica Yakitori: Josper-charred flank steak yakitori, soba noodles, miso-jamon daish, sous vide jadori egg
Course 5 - Morocco
Mechoui Iberico Ribs: roasted charmoula-cumin Iberico ribs, couscous, yogurt
Course 6 - Spain
Cochinillo Iberico: Iberico milk-fed suckling pig, seasonal vegetables
Course 7 - United States
Iberico Apple Pie: Jamon de bellota apple galette, yogurt ice cream
