In honor of February being Black History Month, Horebe has prepared a multi-course menu focusing on traditional Lowcountry cuisine, influenced by popular ingredients found in Southern cooking such as chicken, stuffed crab, and root vegetables. For $45/person, the three-course prix fixe features Stuffed Deviled Crab with gremolata and remoulade, Chicken and Dumplings served as half chicken or pan-roasted with Cajun spiced roots and tubers [old Southern slang for root vegetables], gnocchi dumplings, cornmeal, potatoes, and rosemary velouté, and Devil’s Food Cake with mocha cream cheese frosting.
“Celebrating Black History Month is extremely important to my team and I. We are excited to present this special dinner to celebrate our heritage,” said Mackenson Horebe, Executive Chef of Square 1682. “I’m very much looking forward to continuing to incorporate my culture in pop-up dinners and our regular seasonal menu here at Square 1682.”
Additionally, Square 1682 will donate $2 from every featured cocktail – Spiked Sweet Tea and Rum Punch ($10 each) – towards an African American-led, Chef-driven local organization, Everybody Eats. The West Philadelphia-based food drive’s mission is to nourish hungry people and lead the community in the fight against hunger.
For those unable to attend the weekend-long celebration of Black History Month, Horebe and the team at Square 1682 recently rolled out a robust winter menu with brand-new, culturally-inspired dishes including (but not limited to) Duck Wings ($15) prepared with organic honey, lime, and sambal, Country Pot Pie ($28) with free-range chicken, root vegetables, and flaky biscuit crust, and Steak au Poivre ($35) with teres major, sweet potato pavé, asparagus, and peppercorn jus.
