Dia de Diwali
A spicy dinner duet for MCASB
This October, Michelin-recognized Bibi Ji and the Museum of Contemporary Art Santa Barbara joined forces for a Supper Club to benefit the museum. The private dinner celebrated the cultural holidays of Diwali (Festival of Lights) and Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) through an exploration of 500 years of culinary dialogue between Mexico and India.
Chef Bany Vargas and Bibi Ji Owner Alejandro Medina collaborated on a menu combining the modern Indian flavors of Bibi Ji with Vargas’s Oaxacan influence, sourcing ingredients from local farmers’ markets for several weeks. The resulting dishes featured flavorful and fanciful mashups such as butter chicken tacos served on heirloom pink corn tortillas, Oaxacan guacamole with tlayudas tostadas, Bibi Ji's 5-spice chile atole, and more. Bibi Ji 1213 State St. Ste. B, bibijisb.com MCASB 653 Paseo Nuevo, mcasantabarbara.org
