Join us for a memorable dining experience at Amazonia, where culinary artistry meets the vibrant flavors of Peru!
** The small registration fee helps us share the cost associated with the Meet-Up platform ($360/yr) and reduces the likelihood of no-shows, allowing us to better plan our events and accommodate all participants. Meetup charges $0.51 and Paypal charges $0.53 on the $2 registration fee. Thanks in advance for your understanding!**
WAITLIST:
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From The Washington Post:
Taking the stairs versus the elevator to Amazonia goes a long way toward fitting in your 10,000 steps a day. Either way, once you reach the summit, the reward is a sweep of color and animation: a jungle of green plants, a sun-drenched rooftop bar, a lounge that’s busy and beautiful with fanciful wallpaper and plush seating. No detail is too small. Order a pisco sour, and the egg white froth is inscribed with the word Causa with the help of a stencil and citrus ash, a sustainable alternative to bitters.
Our well-informed server practically insists we start with madurito, and the way she describes the combination of hard-fried plantain plied with smoked pork ragu, toasted peanuts and molten cheese has us biting, and eager to follow her recommendations. The menu is a collection of what the chef thinks of as “must haves” in the Peruvian repertoire, so naturally we add a few skewers to our order: juicy chicken thighs, lush salmon belly, pleasantly chewy duck tongues, everything cooked over long-burning Japanese charcoal.
The kitchen, shared with Causa, revels in freshness. Your ceviche is made to order, and brighter for the effort. If your only experience with hearts of palm is out of a can, do yourself a favor and order the salad starring the crunchy vegetable flown over from Hawaii, paired with creamy avocado and carpeted with coins of fried plantains and pickled Peruvian peppers shaped like red teardrops.
Lomo saltado is a class act, stir-fried in a wok to a rosy hue with a wash of sauce that hints of soy but tastes more of beef — something you might expect a French chef to whip up. Bomba rice cooked in fermented corn beer and swirled with sofrito arrives with lobes of sea urchin whose maritime fragrance puts you enticingly close to the Pacific.
The server might forget to tell you, so let me: A 20 percent gratuity is added to your bill — fine by me, finer when I’m informed at the drop of the check.
Check out menus here:
https://www.causadc.com/amazonia
We ask that ALL folks honor their RSVP. If you are unable to attend after sending in a YES, please update your status so that others may join us. In the event our group incurs a fee for no-shows / late cancellations, your ability to RSVP for future events will be restricted. Thank you in advance for your understanding.
To enhance the opportunity for great conversation, we would like to keep the group small. Please feel free to sign-up to meet us along with up to 2 friends.
In the future, we will vary the days of the week and the types of restaurants so that we can attract many different types of diners.
PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU ARE COMMITTED TO GO WHEN YOU RSVP FOR THIS EVENT. Feel free to make suggestions for future meet locations. All diners will pay their own tab.
If you are unable to join us in May we hope you'll stay interested and join us for a meal in the future. Looking forward to catching up with you for dinner at Amazonia!
