Q Mex Bar & Grill: BJ FOoDiEs’ First Private Tasting
Posted: June 21st, 2012 | | , Charity, Foodies & Dining Scene | BJ Foodies, Echo Sun, Mexican food, Q Bar, Q Mex, Q Mex Bar & Grill | No Comments »
Q Mex's Ceviche Mazatlan Lined Up Outside Open Kitchen
Q Mex Bar & Grill is officially opening TONIGHT: Thursday, June 21, 2012 at 9:16PM in honor of Mexico's National Holiday.
By Echo Sun and the same team behind Q Bar, Q Mex Bar & Grill is a modern Mexican kitchen and bar serving gourmet Mexican dishes with Executive Chef Karla Castillo Ryes and world class bartender Paul Matthew, who will be teaming up with Echo for some guaranteed-to-be-awesome-and-creative cocktails and margaritas with one of the largest tequila collections in Asia.
The new Q Mex Bar & Grill is located just under Kro's Nest, adjacent to Salsa Caribe in the Sanlitun Courtyard (South Sanlitun).
Q Mex is just under Kro's Nest in South Sanlitun
This past Sunday, BJ FOoDiEs hosted a private tasting of the not-yet-opened Q Mex Bar & Grill with a modern Mexican feast featuring a mix of tacos, tostadas, "QMexcamole", ceviche, and chili en nogada.
The Mexican dinner + a shot of tequila/Corona was only RMB 100 per person + voluntary donation to featured charity organization TEACH FOR CHINA (TFC), an organization that recruits, selects, trains, and supports outstanding US and Chinese graduates to work side-by-side to deliver an excellent education in high poverty, rural Chinese communities.
This month's BJ FOoDiEs feast had a great turn-out of over 150+ foodies who collectively raised a total of ￥7,656.70, which was directly donated to Teach for China (TFC). See below for more charity details.
Such a steal-of-a-deal-meal and all in the name of good food, good drinks and good friends while indulging for a cause.
LumDimSum Snapshots of BJ FOoDiEs Q Mex Feast:
Beginning with Q Mex's Creative Cocktails -
Paloma: Tequila, Grapefruit Juice, Grapefruit Bitters, Soda
(one of the most popular tequila cocktails in Mexico and a refresing long drink)
Mojito Negro: Dark Rum, Sugar Cane Syrup, Fresh Lime, Mint and Crushed Ice Served with Sugar Cane Stirrer
Caipirinha: Cachaca, Thai Limes and Sugar, Muddled and Served over Crushed Ice
Mexican Mule: Ginger and Lime-Peel Infused Blanco Tequila, Lime Juice, Ginger Beer
First Course -
CEVICHE MAZATLAN: dorado chunks, bule tomatoes, squeezed limes, clamato marinade
All Lined Up: Q Mex's Ceviche
Second Course -
TOSTADAS DE CUERITOS w/ shredded cheese, fresh sour cream, stemmed serano chillies, refried beans
All Lined Up: Q Mex's Tostadas
Q Mex's Open Kitchen: Quesadillas in the Making
Third Course -
Q Mex's Quesadillas
Q Mex's Open Kitchen: Chicken in the Kitchen
Fourth Course -
POLLO HABERNERO TRADICIONAL w/ fried chicken, sliced mushrooms, marsala dressing, minced garlic
Too Pink: Chicken Goes Back into the Kitchen
It was dark in Q Mex so we couldn't see our food in detail, but luckily I was sitting next to a chef who knew the chicken was not cooked enough as soon as she cut into the meat. We notified our server, who came back within minutes with our chicken cooked through. Not sure if they just nuked our chicken in the microwave though, since it came back to us on the same plate.
In spite of this blunder, the chicken was probably our favorite dish of the meal.
Q Mex's Open Kitchen: Two Types of Tacos in the Making
Fifth Course -
TACOS 2 WAYS
Pastor style w/grilled pork, ancho chillies, cumin, roasted tomatoes
Bistec Style w/crushed oregano, ground pepper, cider vinegar, shredded cabbage
Q Mex's Open Kitchen: Cooking for a Full House
Sixth Course -
CHILE EN NOGADA w/ diced pork, poblano chillies, dried thyme, ground cinnamon, crushed walnuts
Close-Up: CHILE EN NOGADA
Seventh Course -
FLAN DE CARAMELO w/ whipped eggs, vanilla shavings, fresh sugar
Eighth Course -
CHURROS TRADICIONALES
LumDimSum Snapshots of BJ FOoDiEs Taking Over Q Mex:
Tequila Shots at Q Mex Bar
Full House of BJ FOoDiEs
BJ FOoDiEs Take Over Q Mex
Xixi Cheng, Founder of BJ FOoDiEs says Thanks to Q Mex
Shout Out to Echo Sun, Owner of Q Bar & Q Mex
BJ FOoDiEs Pay Respects to Chris Ruggles and Chef Karla Castillo Ryes
Xixi Cheng (Founder of BJ FOoDiEs) with Zabrina Law (Teach for China Rep)
Big thanks to BJ FOoDiEs founder Xixi Cheng and her team for putting together a great event this month and for introducing all of us to the brand-spanking new Q Mex Bar & Grill! We owe it to BJ FOoDiEs team for hooking us up with a sneak peek of the contemporary venue and were among the first tasters invited to dig in to the first of many massive Q Mex feasts!
For those who missed out on this BJ FOoDiEs charity dinner, see you tonight at the Official Opening of Q Mex!
Q Mex Restaurant Details:
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Address: 4 Gongti Beilu 工体北路4号院
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Website: http://www.qmex.co/
About 'Teach for China' (TFC):
The charity to receive this months proceeds will go to TEACH FOR CHINA – TFC is inspired by the vision that one day, all Chinese children will have access to a quality education. TFC takes a unique approach to eliminating educational inequity by enlisting the US and China's most promising future leaders in the effort. TFC also recruits, selects, trains & supports outstanding US and Chinese graduates to work side-by-side to deliver an excellent education in high poverty, rural Chinese communities.
For more information: http://www.tfchina.org/
The Tea Spot Steeping Mug, 3-Piece Handcrafted Porcelain Ceramic Tea Mug with Infuser & Lid, 16-Ounce, color: Blue Sky
- One large 16-ounce tea steeping mug
- Handcrafted using high-quality, lead-free porcelain
- Large volume infuser allows room to steep all full leaf teas
- Lid doubles as a saucer for the used infuser basket
- Dishwasher and microwave safe
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