The GOODS from The Waldorf Hotel

Vancouver, BC | This Halloween, the Waldorf summons you to feast with your dearly departed in the age old Día de los Muertos ceremony. Preceding our massive Halloween parties on Friday October 28 and Saturday October 29, The Waldorf will be hosting a sacred performance ritual and Oaxacan feast. Attendees are requested to bring a picture or personal item of a departed one that they would like to remember and place it at the Altar of the Dead. A three-course Oaxacan meal—created by Ernesto Kut Gomez and Cesar de la Parra—with a Mezcal apertif and canapes will be served first for the dead and then for the rememberers. Artists Emilio Rojas, Guadalupe Martinez and Matias Armendaris will perform and lead you through an interactive ritual for the dead. Following the ritual there will be live mariachi entertainment. Come celebrate, feast and remember with joy. Expect the transcendent. Details and menu after the jump…

Arrival time 7pm. Please be prompt.
$55 (Gratuity included)
$75 (Gratuity and admission into Halloween at the Waldorf that evening included)
Purchase advance tickets here

Dinner for the Dead Menu

Aperitif
Guava with Lime, Agave and Mezcal

Canapes for the Dead
Radishes with Lime and Roasted Pumpkin Dust of Death
Avocado and Goats Cheese Sopes with Sunflower Seeds
Black Bean and Sour Cream Sopes with Cotija Cheese
Crispy Duck Confit Flautas with Tamarind Sauce
Pork Carnitas Gorditas with Roasted Red Chile Tomatillo Salsa

First Course
Grilled Cactus Salad with Tomato, Jalapeno, Onion and Cilantro
Poblano Pepper and Corn Cream Shot
Oaxacan Style Tamales (Pork and Chicken)

Second Course
Braised Chicken with Black Mole (Teotitlan Style), Sauteed Zucchini Blossoms, Red and White Rice

Dessert
Chocolate, Piloncillo and Cinnamon Mousse, Vanilla Custard, Candied Pumpkin and Bread for the Dead

Menu Created by Ernesto Kut Gomez & Cesar de la Parra

The Waldorf Hotel
1489 East Hastings, Vancouver, BC
Telephone: 604.253.7141
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.waldorfhotel.com
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The People

Tom Anselmi – Director
Ernesto Gomez – Director
Daniel Fazio – Design and Brand Manager
Nicolas Rossel – General Manager
Cesar De La Parra – Executive Chef
Steve Da Cruz – Beverage Program Director
Kurtis Kolt – Sommelier
Kasha Marciniak – Booker and Production Manager
Lizzy Karp – Communications Director

About The Waldorf

After 63 years in business, East Vancouver’s Famous Waldorf Hotel has been reimagined as a creative compound where contemporary art, music, food and culture convene under one roof. Special events, unique spaces, great food and hospitality. There’s always something happening at The Waldorf.

Press

“While offering a nod to the hotel’s Polynesian lineage, the Waldorf redux has mercifully sidestepped kitsch to emerge as a landmark destination for creative travelers. A haven for artists, musicians and cultural thrill-seekers, the Waldorf offers an experience not easily forgotten, one that makes you feels as though you’re vacationing in New York rather than the heart of Vancouver’s east side.” – Globe and Mail

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