Let’s kick off the year with a great catch-up!

We invite you to our first lunch of 2026 for a delightful afternoon at the well-known Botanero restaurant, which will offer a six-item menu.

Join us, and let’s get together to talk about the adventures ahead.

💵 Price: $50 per person

🗓️ Date: Friday, January 23 | 12:00 – 3:30 p.m. 

📍 Location: 800 Pleasant Drive, Ste 160, Rockville, MD 20850

🅿️ Parking: Public parking available nearby 

Registration deadline: January 19

LUNCH MENU

Enjoy your choice of soda, lemonade, iced tea or brewed coffee

SALADS (SELECT ONE)

• BEET SALAD: Roasted red and golden beets, pickled red onion, arugula, goat cheese, hazelnuts, hazelnut vinaigrette
• KALE SALAD: Chopped kale, shaved carrot, artichoke, feta cheese, sweety drop peppers, crispy shallot, coriander vinaigrette
• MANCHEGO CAESAR SALAD: Romaine lettuce, croutons, house Caesar dressing, shredded Manchego
• CHEESE BOARD: Aged, sliced Spanish Manchego cheese, fig jam, lavish cracker

MAIN DISHES (SELECT ONE)

• GRILLED CHICKEN SKEWERS: Marinated chicken skewers with garlic and spices, sriracha aioli
• GNOCCHI WITH CREAM SAUCE: White cheddar sauce, shell pasta, wild mushrooms, truffle oil, parmesan
• GRILLED SALMON: Quinoa, lemon butter sauce
• BEEF SHORT RIBS: Red wine braised short ribs au jus, grits, broccolini
• DUCK CONFIT: Oven-roasted duck leg, smoked paprika and tomato sauce, black olives, herbed potato purée
• SQUASH FLATBREAD: Butternut squash, feta, red onions, sun-dried tomatoes, artichoke, sage aioli, Pedro Jimenez glaze

DESSERT PLATTERS TO SHARE

• CREME BRULEE: Vanilla custard, torched sugar crust, cherry
• CHURROS: Fried dough, tossed in sugar, served with chocolate dipping sauce
• TRES LECHES CAKE: Sponge cake soaked in three creams; cream cheese frosting, strawberry