Carioca's Regional Inspirations

Specialty Cocktails

• Caipirosa — Lebion Cachaça, Cabernet Sauvignon, Blackberries, Cranberry Juice, and freshly squeezed Lime Juice
• Mojito de Casa — Casamigos Tequila, King Ginger, Mint Leaves, and freshly squeezed Lime Juice
• Panchito — Coconut Cream, Pineapple Juice, Salted Caramel Syrup, and fresh Lemon Juice

Appetizers

• Ahi Tuna and Avocado Tower — with Red Pepper Wasabi, Chopped Patacones and Caviar
• Empanadas Panzudas de Carne — Argentinean Beef Empanadas with Red Chimichurri

Appetizers – Regional Inspirations

• Pastrami Salmon Rillette — with warm Crusty Wholegrain Bread
• Deep-fried Lobster Croquettes — with Lentils and Creamed Horseradish

Soups & Salads

• Sopa de Frijoles Negros Habanera — Havana-style Black Bean Soup with Olive Oil
• Cuban Salad — with Watercress, Avocado, Pineapple, Toasted Cuban Bread, and a Cider Vinegar Dressing

Soups and Salads – Regional Inspirations

• Bergen Fish Soup — with Cod Dumplings
• New Potato Salad — with Chevil and Green Beans

Bread Service

• Warm Banana Bread — with a Mango-Mint Mojo (Mango, Mint and Lime juice blended until smooth)

Main Course

• Grilled Rum-Marinated Swordfish — with Black Bean Muneta, Roasted Corn and Boniato Fries
• Marinated Chicken Breast — with Crushed Sweet Potato, Creamy Grits and Collard Greens
• Garlic Rubbed Roasted Beef Rib Eye — Carved and Served with Jack Cheese Double Baked Potato, Roasted Vegetables and a Red Wine Jus

Main Course – Regional Inspirations

Pan Seared Halibut

on Minted Smashed Green Peas, Shredded Potato Cake and a Chive Cream Sauce

• Roasted Thyme Marinated Spring Lamb Sirloin — Creamed White Beans, Rosemary Roasted Potatoes and Red Wine Lamb Jus
• Pearl Barley Cakes — With Shallots, Leeks and a Rosemary-Tomato Broth

Vegetarian

• Small Corn Tortillas — with Veracruzan Refried Bean Dip, Green Tomatillo-Chile and Salvadorian Pupusa Relish

Lighter Note Offerings

• Chicken Criollo Salad — Roasted Cilantro Marinated Chicken Breast with Papaya, Mango, Iceberg, Curly Endive, Goats Cheese, Red Malanga Chips, and a Sherry Vinegar Dressing
• Grilled Grain-fed Sirloin Steak — served with Garden Vegetables and your choice of Steamed White Rice or Baked Potato
• Slow Roasted Breast of Chicken — served with Garden Vegetables and your choice of Steamed White Rice or Baked Potato
• Oven Baked Filet of Salmon — served with Garden Vegetables and your choice of Steamed White Rice or Baked Potato

Desserts

De la Costa Cream Cheese Flan

With Caramel Bananas and Pedro Ximeñez Reduction

• Sweet Temptations — A trio of Orange Almond Torte, Strawberry Cheesecake and De La Costa Cream Cheese Flan
• Coconut Tres Leches — Moist Coconut Cake soaked in three Milks served with light Coconut Cream
• Suspiro Alimenea — Baked Lemon Cream, topped with Port Wine Meringue and sprinkled with Cinnamon
• Carioca's Ice Cream Sundae — Dulce de Leche Ice Cream, Caramelized Apples and Churros
• Churros

Desserts – Regional Inspirations

Aarhus Orange Almond Torte

Layered with rich Chocolate Ganache and Raspberry Sauce

No Sugar Added Dessert

• Strawberry Cheesecake — With Whipped Cream and Fruit Coulis
• Silky Dark Mousse De Chocolate — with Whipped Cream and Berries