About Our Event
Our Meals of Antiquity project seeks to re-create culinary experiences that have been lost to time. In some cases, our meals will represent cultures that are effectively extinct in the modern world, while in other cases, we will examine cooking techniques, styles and flavors that have been lost or abandoned over time.
Babylonian food is unquestionably the best cuisine for us to begin with, as there is sufficient documentation of the period and the culture to find recipes, as well as to assemble possible recipes using actual ingredients available to Babylonians at the time, while carefully avoiding ingredients that may have been used in cooking elsewhere, but not actually available to or used by Babylonians at the time. Thus, you will find no black pepper (not yet imported from India) nor parsley (possibly used only for medicinal reasons) in our recipes, for example. Our menu could have been eaten by the elite of Babylonian society, but some ingredients and preparation techniques would have been beyond the reach of the common citizen.
This particular menu is designed as a seasonal winter menu. We have sourced a particular brew that has much in common with Babylonian beer recipes. For those who prefer a glass of wine, something that Babylonians would not likely have had access to, we have made a well-educated guess at flavor (most likely, these would have been sweet) and will have suggested wine pairings available. The usual Lucha Cartel alcohol and beverage menu is also available. Please note that beverages are not included in the ticket price.
Our event takes place on Sunday, March 15th, 2015. Our first seating on March 1st sold out, so advance tickets are strongly recommended. Lucha Cartel will open at 6:00pm for drinks at the bar and you'll be able to have discussions with members of our team about the process of creating the meal. We will begin serving the meal at 7pm.