Experience the Flavors of South America from the Comfort of Your Home.
Local First Arizona invites you to enjoy a three-course, family-style meal from South America. Our Dining for Dreams…At Home event showcases the unique, culinary talents of three up-and-coming chefs who are recent graduates of the Fuerza Local Business Accelerator program.
Sample culinary favorites from Colombia, Venezuela, and Ecuador with this feast that is enough for four people—delivered directly to your front door!
Each order includes enough food for a family of four, warming and preparation instructions, chef bios, and a beautifully designed 2020 Dining for Dreams… At Home placemat for just $100!
Funds raised through this event support these new entrepreneurs and will help expand the Fuerza Local Business Accelerator into communities throughout the state. Your support of Dining for Dreams enables Local First Arizona to grow entrepreneurial efforts in our local food economy.
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Appetizer:
Chef Tatiana Quintero Garcia, Antojito Colombiano
Empanada Plate- A Selection of Four Empanadas with Traditional Sauces
"Traditional Empanada" - Ground beef, potatoes
"Colombo-Mexican"- Mexican chorizo, serrano pepper, potatoes
"Potatoes " - Roasted, mashed, and seasoned potatoes
"Vegan" - Plant-based chorizo, serrano pepper, potatoes
Entrée:
Chef Nina Amaris, Toston & Melao
Chicken fricasse, served atop Jamaican coconut rice with red beans, garnished with plantain chips
Dessert:
Chef Alexandra Moran, Galapagos Coffee Shop
Pan de Yuca – sweet cassava cheese bread
Drink:
Chef Tatiana Quintero Garcia, Antonjito Colombiano
“Aguapanela con limón" -lemon and ice, sweetened with powdered brown sugar
About Fuerza Local Business Accelerator
The Fuerza Local Business Accelerator is a six-month program designed to teach under-resourced micro-entrepreneurs important basics for financial literacy and business development. Investing in under-served communities through entrepreneurship is a successful strategy that, in seven years, has seen incredible job creation and business expansion, along with increases in community participation. In 2019, the Business Accelerator gained 116 new graduates who generated more than $6.9 million in gross sales, formed 86 new LLC, and contributed more than $133,000 to their local communities.