CHRISTMAS EVE & CHRISTMAS DAY AT FUEGO

Join the holiday spirit at Fuego at Hotel Maya on Christmas Eve, Sunday, December 24, and Christmas Day, Monday, December 25, for a delicious holiday dinner from 5-9 p.m., along with live entertainment on Christmas Eve by Francisco Reyes Latin Jazz Trio from 11:30 a.m.- 3:30 p.m., and Andres Vadin from 5-9 p.m., and on Christmas Day with Daveed Alvarado from 5-9 p.m.

The Latin-infused Fuego restaurant sets the holiday mood with its festively decorated “Winter Wonderland Cabana” for up to 15 guests, which is available by reservation. Christmas Eve and Christmas Day Dinners and Winter Wonderland Cabana reservations can be made by phone at 562-481-3910 or online at https://www.hotelmayalongbeach.com/fuego-restaurant or on Open Table.

Menu:

First course: choice of Kabocha and Persimmon Soup with crispy fennel and chive oil; Ox Tail Tamales with stone ground masa, guajillo sofrito, mushrooms and cashew crema; Crab Cakes with jumbo lump crab meat, fired roasted pepper sauce and fried leeks; or Fuji Apple and Candied Walnut Salad with baby green leaves, dried cherries, roasted honey squash, feta cheese and Zinfandel citrus vinaigrette.

Entrees: Roasted Filet Mignon with truffle Cipollini confit, Valdeon blue cheese, Yukon potato purée and organic sprouting cauliflower; Mary’s Farm Roast Turkey with honey squash stuffing, pan-roasted gravy, potato purée and sweet Vermouth cranberry compote; Chilean Sea Bass with pan-roasted sea bass, sage butter sauce, mushrooms, winter squash and charred broccolini cremolata; or Pot Roast Style Short Rib with prime-cut short ribs, juniper berry port glaze, red kabocha, mushrooms, winter carrots and rapini.

Dessert: Bûche de Noël with chocolate génoise, ganache, vanilla buttercream frosting and dried cranberries.

To help get into the holiday spirit, guests can enjoy a famous Fuego Margarita of Reposado tequila, Cointreau, lime juice, and agave nectar; the Spicy Paloma, a house-infused jalapeño Reposado tequila, grapefruit, and lime juice; red or white sangria that is served by the glass or pitcher; and Rotating IPA drafts on tap, along with domestic, craft and imported bottles. A variety of red and white wines are also available.

Fuego, the modern, Latin infused indoor-outdoor restaurant, and lounge, offers a unique seaside setting featuring 13-foot-tall glass walls that fully retract with seating on the patio area. Fuego’s stunning open-air views and expansive patio seating include the Pacific Ocean, Long Beach skyline and Queen Mary. Fuego restaurant is open daily from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.