Nuevo Bites Culinary Experience

Happy Hour w/ Desert Disco
Four Course Dinner- Wine Paired

Menu:
Cocktail Hour
Shrimp Cocktail
Horseradish Cocktail Sauce . Citrus . Smoked Sea Salt

Course 1
Fall Carrots
Seasoned Yoghurt . Brown Butter . TSK Granola

Course 2
Braised Pork Cheeks
Beluga Lentils . Local Frisee Salad . Grape Must

Course 3
Citrus Panna Cotta
Poached Orange . Micro Radish

Menu Curated by Chef David Ruiz
Inspired by summers at his grandmother’s northern California farm, Owner/Chef David Ruiz’s culinary foundation is anchored in the farm to table movement. A graduate of the California Culinary Academy, Chef Ruiz is an active proponent of and participant in food education and the connection between food and farming. He has worked in award winning restaurants in Aspen, San Jose, Yosemite and Albuquerque and considers the Bay Area’s Chef Scott Baumann and Albuquerque’s Boris Revilla valuable mentors at the intersection of culture, creativity, and consistency. Recognized for his technique, integrity, experience, and creativity, Chef Ruiz has been featured on Food Network’s Chopped (2016) and Guy Fieri’s Family Road Trip (2017). In 2018 he won the James Beard Foundation’s Blended Burger Competition with his approach to the sustainable burger.