Saturday, April 21, 2012

VIVA LA FIESTA, VIVA LA HAVANA: HOTEL HAVANA AND OCHO CELEBRATE FIESTA




Riverwalk Views, Special Fiesta Antojitos and Cocktails, Collectible Medals for Sale and More



Website



April 23, 2012—(San Antonio, TX) Hotel Havana and Ocho celebrate Fiesta San Antonio offering prime Riverwalk views of the festivities, traditional decorations with Fiesta wreaths, and Havana offers their very first limited edition Fiesta collectible medals $7 each.



Executive Chef Jason Garcia has added a selection of antojitos and cocktails to the menu in celebration all priced at $5.



Specialty Cocktails

Cinco de Mayo Cocktail: Cinco Vodka, Cointreau, lime and agave



Cinco Sandia: Cinco Vodka, fresh muddled watermelon, sugar and soda



Appetizers

Pimienta de Padron: Pan fried with lemon, olive oil and toasted almonds



Pastelillos: Savory ground beef empanadas



Dessert

Mini-Funnel Cake servced with Piloncillo Pineapple Compote.



ABOUT HOTEL HAVANA

Originally built in 1914, the Hotel Havana was reopened in 2010 by hotelier Liz Lambert and Bunkhouse Group and is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Hotel Havana and Ocho are located at 1015 Navarro St., San Antonio, TX 78205. Ocho is open 7am to 10pm. For more information, go to www.havanasanantonio.com or call (210) 222-2008.



UPCOMING HAVANA & OCHO EVENTS:


HAVANA HI-FI DJ NIGHTS: Every other Tuesday 7-10pm, No cover


Join Adrian Quesada, founding member of Grammy-award winning band Grupo Fantasma and one of the great minds behind Ocote Soul Sounds, Brownout and The Echocentrics; San Antonio favorite Steven Lee Moya; and Austin-based el john Selector of Thievery Corporation as they play their favorite psychedelic soul, funk and Afro-Latin sounds.


Adrian Quesada (April 24, May 15, June 5, June 26, July 12)


Steven Lee Moya (May 1, May 22, June 12, July 3, July 24)


El John Selector of Thievery Corporation (May 8, May 29, June 19, July 10, July 31)



LIVE AT OCHO: 7pm, No cover


May 2: Hotel Brotherhood; Chicago Native, Marfa resident. Dallas Observer calls it "ear candy for lovers of Calexico and Wilco."


May 16: Rebecca Gates; former lead singer of The Spinanes Rebecca Gates visits from Portland to perform material from her upcoming solo album and beyond.

May 30: Nathan Hamilton; Austin-based, 2000 Kerrville New Folk Award and was a Top Five Finalist in the 2008 Independent Music Awards for songwriting.


June 13: Michael Fracasso; voted Best New Artist in the Music City Texas Insiders' poll and has since collaborated with Lucinda Williams, Charlie Sexton, Patty Griffin.


June 27: Elijah Ford; bass player for Ryan Bingham & The Dead Horses, returns to Ocho for an encore performance of his solo material.


July 11: Danny Malone; Dallas-raised, Austin-based multi-instrumentalist with indie folk sounds.