Dia del Pescador comes to Socalo August 4-7
By Dolores Quintana
Socalo Restaurant in Santa Monica is holding a special event, Dia del Pescador or Day of the Fisherman in Spanish, which their website describes as a “Festival, a SEAsonal celebration honoring our oceans with limited-time-only specials from August 4 – August 7, 2022!”
Co-chef/owner Mary Sue Milliken described the event, via an emailed statement, “At Socalo we learned about a charming Mexican holiday honoring fishermen/women and it got us excited to feature the bounty of SoCal’s seafood. Summer is my favorite time to eat seafood and our special Dia del Pescador menu, appetizer-sized, will allow for tastes of everything!” –
Co-chef/owner Susan Feniger added, via an emailed statement, “All the cocktails have that beachy, coastal vibe and pair perfectly with a seafood-centric menu. As longtime sustainable seafood advocates, we wanted people to think about where their seafood comes from, honor the fishermen/women, and toast their hard work with a cocktail and mariachis!”
This is the menu for Dia del Pescador:
Día del Pescador a la carte menu
Cocktails
MELLOW GOLD
tequila, St. Germain, lemon, grapefruit, agave
TIKI SHABANG!
pox, pineapple, passion fruit, orange, agave, jamaica and dark rum float
HAZY GUAYABA
mezcal, guava, lime, agave
Small Plates
GRILLED OCTOPUS
fingerling potato, tomato caper salsa, aji verde
PERUVIAN CEVICHE
seabass, aji amarillo, plantain chips
SCALLOP CRUDO
yuzu, shiso, Fresno chile, finger lime
CRISPY SAN FRANCISCO BAY ANCHOVIES
lemon, chipotle tartar
Socalo even has an option for guests to purchase a meal kit to go, just in case they don’t want to eat at the restaurant:
EL PESCADOR MEAL KIT TO GO
moqueca (Brazilian-style seafood stew) with halibut, mussels, clams, shrimp, Bilbao chorizo, fingerling potatoes, bell peppers, peas; red rice, seared kale, and guava empanada
You can make reservations on their website here.
