Padron peppers at Estadio

Dish of the Week: Padron peppers
Where: Estadio

I love spice. Sometimes to the point where it’s painful. And that’s where Spanish padron peppers are fun. Their consumption is often compared to playing Russian roulette with peppers. Most padrons are mild with limited to no heat, and a slight sweetness. However, every now and then you will get a spicy one — though they’re no habanero. Padrons require cross-pollination with jalapenos to bear fruit, which accounts for the occasional tongue tingler.

The peppers, approximately the size of a jalapeno, are typically sauteed or grilled with olive oil until they start to blister and then sprinkled with sea salt. The season for padrons is relatively short, so get them while you can at Estadio (a steal at $6) alongside a coconut, lemongrass, lime and rum slushito or order them online from La Tienda to trick your friends at home.

Small Bites

Food and Soul
Art and Soul is hosting a variety of patio specials this summer. Tuesdays will feature Southern-inspired pork shoulder barbecue, smoked sausage, and chicken with baked beans, cornbread and coleslaw for $32 per person. Wednesdays feature crabs and beer with three crabs, potatoes, corn, smoked sausage and a D.C. Brau for $35 a person.

Afternoon worm
Starting tomorrow, July 30, El Centro D.F. will feature a bottomless tequila (cocktail) brunch with all you can eat tacos, enchiladas and other brunch items for $35.

Butter beer
If you’re still sad that the Harry Potter movies have ended, you can still try and relive part of the series by heading to Ripple to try out their butterbeer or trying their recipe at home.