{"id":1524,"date":"2013-07-04T13:22:43","date_gmt":"2013-07-04T18:22:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hillaryproctor.com\/?p=1524"},"modified":"2017-06-17T21:06:32","modified_gmt":"2017-06-18T02:06:32","slug":"this-weeks-best-bite-mexican-firing-squad-cocktail-and-churros-masa-azul","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/2013\/07\/04\/this-weeks-best-bite-mexican-firing-squad-cocktail-and-churros-masa-azul\/","title":{"rendered":"This week&#8217;s Best Bite: Mexican Firing Squad cocktail and churros, Masa Azul"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_1525\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1525\" style=\"width: 512px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/hillaryproctor.files.wordpress.com\/2013\/06\/masaazul.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/hillaryproctor.files.wordpress.com\/2013\/06\/masaazul.jpg\" alt=\"Mexican Firing Squad, with tequila blanco, grenadine, lime, bitters, and soda; and churros with orange zest\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1525\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/masaazul.jpg 512w, http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/masaazul-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/masaazul-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1525\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mexican Firing Squad, with tequila blanco, grenadine, lime,<br \/>bitters, and soda; and churros with dark chocolate sauce and orange zest<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Why it&#8217;s this week&#8217;s Best Bite:<\/strong> I ventured over to Masa Azul while on a post-thunderstorm walk one evening, in the mood for a refreshing drink and something sweet to go with it. This was my second visit to Masa Azul, although my very first experience with head bartender Jenny Kessler&#8217;s cocktails was at Lula Cafe&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/chicago.eater.com\/archives\/2012\/10\/26\/lula-cafe-gathering-citys-top-mixologists-for-halloween.php\" title=\"Lula Violent Hour\">&#8220;Violent Hour&#8221;<\/a> Halloween transformation last year. The <a href=\"http:\/\/instagram.com\/p\/ReJh9VsuCN\/\">delicious drink<\/a> involved mezcal, apple cider, malbec, and serrano pepper, and I&#8217;ve jumped at the chance to try more of her imaginative combinations ever since. The Mexican Firing Squad was a nice balance of fruit, fizz, and smooth tequila flavor, and was ideal for sipping out on the sidewalk patio. The miniature round churros, the restaurant&#8217;s sole dessert offering, were pleasantly unique, with a soft center and plenty of citrus from the orange zest. I also liked how well the bittersweet chocolate sauce evened out the sugary fried dough. Together, they made a summery drink-dessert pairing that I&#8217;d go for again \u2013 although with so many interesting options, I doubt I could commit to the same cocktail twice.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The details:<\/strong> <em><a href=\"http:\/\/masaazul.com\/\" title=\"Masa Azul\">Masa Azul<\/a>, 2901 W Diversey Ave., Chicago.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why it&#8217;s this week&#8217;s Best Bite: I ventured over to Masa Azul while on a post-thunderstorm walk one evening, in the mood for a refreshing drink and something sweet to go with it. This was my second visit to Masa Azul, although my very first experience with head bartender Jenny Kessler&#8217;s cocktails was at Lula [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,2179],"tags":[119,269,327,384,417,646,705,733,751,832,835,1106,1139],"class_list":["post-1524","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-best-bites-2","category-chicago","tag-best-bites","tag-chicago","tag-churros","tag-dark-chocolate","tag-drinks-and-dessert","tag-jenny-kessler","tag-logan-square","tag-masa-azul","tag-mexican-firing-squad","tag-orange-zest","tag-outdoor-dining-chicago","tag-summer-patio-dining","tag-tequila"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1524","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1524"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1524\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4693,"href":"http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1524\/revisions\/4693"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1524"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1524"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.hillaryproctor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1524"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}