When Smoke Meets Mole: 2fifty Joins Amparo Fondita for a Week of Fire-Driven Flavor
From October 14 to 19, we’re stepping out of our smoker and into the kitchen of one of DC’s most soulful Mexican restaurants Amparo Fondita. For six nights only, 2fifty joins Chef Christian Irabién for a culinary residency rooted in shared fire, heritage, and flavor that speaks from the heart.
Two Kitchens, One Flame
We’ve always believed that great food starts with memory. The smell of firewood. The rhythm of slow cooking. That belief is at the heart of this collaboration.
Amparo brings deep regional Mexican traditions to the table house-made moles, nixtamal tortillas, and spice built from the ground up. We bring Central Texas barbecue with Salvadoran soul brisket bark, slow oak smoke, and a respect for patience over shortcuts.
Together, we’re not just combining menus. We’re blending stories, techniques, and the kind of flavor you can’t fake.
The Menu: Where Mole Meets Smoke
This isn’t a tasting. It’s not a pop-up. It’s a family-style dinner reimagined each dish cooked with both hands in the fire.
Highlights from the week’s menu include:
- Pupusas de Suadero – nixtamal blue corn stuffed with chopped brisket, quesillo, and squash blossom.
- Pancita de Puerco en Mole Coloradito – seared pork belly brûlée in Amparo’s three-day mole over sautéed stone fruit.
- Barbacoa de Cordero Ahumado – smoked lamb leg with tomatoes, consomé, and chile de árbol.
- Costillas Chamoyadas – pork ribs lacquered in hibiscus-tamarind glaze.
- Tacos de Suadero – 1/2lb or 1lb of oak-smoked brisket over criollo corn tortillas with house escabeche.
Every plate is a meeting point. Between smoke and spice. Between Salvadoran roots and Mexican craft.
One Week Only
This residency runs October 14–19 at Amparo Fondita, located in the heart of DC. Each night is an open-fire celebration of the traditions that raised us and the techniques that drive us.
Reservations started October 2.
Seats are limited. Fires are lit.
Reserve your table and taste what happens when smoke meets mole.
