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Esmeralda
Why We Like It
This is a true bucket-list dining experience. At their part-time home in Andover, Vermont, about 100 miles northwest of their buzzy Somerville Peruvian place, Celeste, Maria Rondeau and JuanMa Calderón stage a weekend pachamanca: a feast of meats, vegetables, and humitas (steamed corn cakes) cooked underground between hot stones — a tradition dating back to the Incas.
Need to Know
Dear friends, dates are now available but ticket sales will be released at noon on FRIDAY APRIL 18th, thank you so much for your support, and your patience!
About Esmeralda
Esmeralda is an experimental restaurant from Maria Rondeau and JuanMa Calderón of Celeste, hosted in their Vermont home. Rondeau and Calderón create shared culinary experiences that merge local and Latin American flavors, sounds and culture.
Each month, Esmeralda hosts a series of events with menus featuring rustic takes on Peruvian classics as well as an all-day feast centered around the pachamanca, the ancient method of cooking in the ground. Guest chefs also share their talents for a series of more intimate dinne...