Eggstravaganza || Wild Food Adventure at Zumo!

The Incredible Edible Eggstravaganza

Monday, August 12  11 am – 1 pm 

Scrumptious brunch accompanied
by a side of food for thought:
the Incredible Edible Egg

450 pesos  Audubon members + companion (per person) 
550 pesos non-members

Proceeds from the Wild Food Adventures benefit Audubon’s school gardens program.
Join us on Monday, August 12, at Café Zumo, as we gather around the table for a delicious brunch prepared by Chef Alejandro Zuno Morales and his team featuring chicken, quail and duck eggs as the stars of the show, each prepared a different way so we can compare their taste and texture side by side.

Some culinary experts consider eggs to be the “cement that holds together the castle of cuisine”, but, how often do we give them the honor of our respect?  How often do we take a moment to consider the very thing that helps a cake stand up, puts the poof into a soufflé and delivers creamy richness to custards and sauces?  Or feel a sense of wonder at the satisfying pureness of a perfectly poached egg?

For all these reasons and more, we think it’s time to put the egg back into respeggt where it deserves to be, by deepening our knowledge of eggs.  While we won’t be attempting to put an end to the proverbial chicken and egg question, we will explore the history of eggs as food, experiences with raising the chickens that lay them and have some fun learning interesting facts and pondering the prevalence of eggs in cultural expression, including awful puns like the one above.   We will also discuss the serious business of eggs and the differences between locally farmed and factory farmed eggs and the organic, free-range, hormone-free labels and what they mean in terms of our personal and environmental health.

Many thanks to Café Zumo’s owner, Stewart Haverlack, for opening his restaurant to us and  helping to develop the menu, which includes fresh squeezed orange juice, coffee or a cappuccino, fresh fruit, a selection of breads and a choice of an accompaniment with your freshly prepared eggs.

Tickets for the past three events sold out quickly, so visit our website at audubonmexico.org to ensure your seat at the table!

Questions? email us at audubondemexico@gmail.com

Proceeds from this event support Audubon’s Niños y Naturaleza program which seeks to instill children with everlasting wonder and respect for the elements of nature and empowers them to become active contributors to a sustainable future through experiential learning.

Sociedad Audubon de México, A.C.

Sociedad Audubon de México is based in San Miguel de Allende, a beautiful colonial town in the mountains of central Mexico. It is the only Audubon chapter in the country, and is conscious of its responsibility to represent and protect the natural world in Mexico. “The Sociedad Audubon de Mexico, as a bird focused organization, recognizes that a healthy environment is critical to the survival of birds and all other elements of nature, and we operate from this perspective.”

Our Vision

Our Vision is to become the most effective advocate for the protection and appreciation of birds and all other elements of nature in the San Miguel de Allende area and environs.

Our Mission

Sociedad Audubon de Mexico recognizes that a healthy environment is critical to the survival of birds, wildlife, and people. Through education, conservation, and recreation we promote environmental stewardship to ensure quality of life for all living things in San Miguel de Allende – for today and the future.