10/17/2026
๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฉ๐๐ฆ๐ง ๐ง๐ข๐ฅ๐ง๐ ๐ our ๐ฝ๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐-๐ฏ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ป๐ฎ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐๐๐๐บ๐ป takes inspiration from the crops, colors, and deep flavors of the Mexican Fall harvest.
๐ก๐ถ๐
๐๐ฎ๐บ๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ ๐๐พ๐๐ฎ๐๐ต + ๐ฝ๐๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฟ๐๐บ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ ๐บ๐๐๐ต๐ฟ๐ผ๐ผ๐บ๐ smothered in ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ฎฬ๐ป, farm chicories, fresh avocado + jalapeรฑo, hibiscus-pickled onion, pumpkin crema, and sesame-peanut alegrรญa crunch on a toasted Portland French telera roll.
Rich with toasted nuts and roasted vegetables, bright with fresh chile and pickleโฆ another one from Chef Ryan Hawkins (Rion Hawkbird).
A lot goes into this sandwich, and it comes through in every bite. ๐ฆ๐๐ถ๐ฝ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ ๐ต๐ผ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ด๐ฒ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ. โ
๐ก๐๐ซ๐ง๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ญ๐๐ ๐ฆ๐ค๐จ๐๐ฆ๐
๐๐ผ๐น๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ด๐ฒ๐, ๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐บ๐ ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ, and the natural sweetness of Autumn squash.
We soak thick half-moons of delicata overnight in water and Masienda cal, borrowing from the traditional technique used to prepare corn for masa. The treatment gives vegetables a delicate outer firmness, allowing the interior to become ๐บ๐ฒ๐น๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐น๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ while each piece holds its shape during cooking.
Then we season with our ๐ต๐ผ๐๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ผฬ๐ป - annatto, Mexican oregano, cumin, coriander, garlic, and paprika among the spices - and ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฎ๐๐ ๐๐ป๐๐ถ๐น ๐ด๐ผ๐น๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป.
Folded gently into the mushrooms and pipiรกn, the sweet squash is right at home with toasted pecans and dried chile.
๐ฃ๐๐๐๐ก ๐ฃ๐๐ฃ๐๐ฬ๐ก + ๐ฃ๐จ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ก๐ ๐ง๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ฃ๐๐ง๐ฆ
The heart of the sandwich is our ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ฎฬ๐ป - a thick and nutty mole that balances spice and acidity with a velvety texture.
For the pipiรกn, we toast ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐, then cook them down with onion, tomato, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ต๐ผ, ๐ด๐๐ฎ๐ท๐ถ๐น๐น๐ผ, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฒ๐น๐ฎ. Grilled corn tortillas give the sauce body, tahini adds sesame richness, and ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ธ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ผ๐ฐ๐ผ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ฒ lends a bittersweet finish.
The ๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฟ๐๐บ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐๐ are pulled into generous strands and browned in a hot pan, developing their savory flavor while retaining a tender chew. Then we fold them th
