QLD Flood Relief Appeal
Thanks to the owners and staff of Amigos Acland St who raised over $1,100.00 by donating equal amounts (the staff donated their entire weekend tips) to put towards the QLD Flood Relief Appeal. We’re so proud of our staff for taking the initiative to give back!We’d also like to say thanks to long time Amigos patron and dear friend Kristijan for volunteering his time to assist in the clean up along with the conservation volunteers.
OUR SECRET RECIPE:
Amigos Agave Sangria
Red or White Wine with fresh citrus fruits, soda and a good dose of El Jimador Tequila, sweetened with Agave!
To see our secret recipe become a facebook fan by following this link and clicking on the “like” button: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Amigos-Restaurants/183628368333800?sk=app_4949752878
INTERESTING FACT:
All 100% blue agave tequila must be made from the Weber blue agave plant (Tequilana Weber), and this plant takes 8 to 10 years on average to mature! So once you add in the fermentation, distillation and aging processes – it takes 8 to 13 years by the time it reaches your table!
PROJECTS AT HOME
The Lighthouse Foundation
With projects abroad on the go, co-founder Carolyn Dib realised that the same needed to be done at home so The Lighthouse Foundation ‘giving homeless kids a future’ was chosen! Amigos hosted a Christmas Party dinner at Lygon Street for the kids from The Lighthouse Foundation with the promise for each Amigos location to hire one young person to work within their restaurant. To find out more about the great work the Lighthouse Foundation do, check out http://www.lighthousefoundation.org.au/
MENU SPOTLIGHT:
We’ve all heard about wine and food matching but try out our Tequila and tapas matching!
Learn how from the resident Amigos tequila expert and Founder Elias Dib as he demonstrates how to cook the Amigos tapas items: Gambas Salsa de Citrus and Pollo Pinxtos (each matched with a tequila).
You can also view this video on the Wine.Food Hotel Channel on Sony IPTV!
