Veracruzana Día de los Muertos Celebration

Thursday, October 31st — Monday, November 4th

True autumn brings a change in light and tone to both the garden and the mind. As the bright intensity of summer crops leaves us, we find ourselves earthbound and in need of soulful nourishment, bereft of the juicy distraction of abundance.

It is a fitting time for Día de los Muertos, the festive remembrance of those who have left us, in which we beckon spirits home with an offering of their favorite foods, as sustenance for their journey in the afterlife, and in ritual for our own aching hearts. 

Cristina and Rodrigo Herrera Jimenez are sister-brother cooks in the Valley kitchen who hail from Veracruz, a Mexican state on the Gulf with a rich port history and a coastal cuisine to match. Indigenous, Afro-Caribbean and Spanish foodways have all contributed to Veracruz’ culinary identity, which is marked by tropical ingredients, agricultural diversity and artful simplicity. 

Cristina and Rodrigo will be steering a dinnertime Veracruzana menu takeover for the week of Día de los Muertos—Thursday, October 31st through Monday, November 4th. The menu will be a lá carte, and filled with the emotive flavors of this contemplative season. Book below through Tock. 

Additionally, our annual ofrenda will be up for the occasion. Feel free to contribute pictures of your own loved ones, or snacks for them to enjoy, when you come to the restaurant.