This is one of my favorite patios in Dallas … so this is where I will be spending Cinco de Mayo. Alex our favorite bartender will be serving Molé infused Casamigos Reposado Tequila at Ocean prime. Ocean Prime Dallas is Located at Rosewood Court in Uptown Dallas across from the Crescent Hotel and is Dallas’ modern American supper club. Ocean Prime is the culmination of a creative exercise to define the best in culinary excellence.

A little history of Dallas most celebrated day in May!

Cinco de Mayo has its roots in the French occupation of Mexico, which took place in the aftermath of the Mexican–American War of 1846–48 and the 1858–61 Reform War. The Reform War was a civil war and it pitted Liberals (who believed in separation of church and state and freedom of religion) against the Conservatives (who favored a tight bond between the Roman Catholic Church and the Mexican State). These wars left the Mexican Treasury nearly bankrupt. On July 17, 1861, Mexican President Benito Juárez issued a moratorium in which all foreign debt payments would be suspended for two years In response, France, Britain, and Spain sent naval forces to Veracruz to demand reimbursement. Britain and Spain negotiated with Mexico and withdrew, but France, at the time ruled by Napoleon III, decided to use the opportunity to establish a Latin empire in Mexico that would favor French interests, the Second Mexican Empire.

Late in 1861, a well-armed French fleet stormed Veracruz, landing a large French force and driving President Juárez and his government into retreat. Moving on from Veracruz towards Mexico City, the French army encountered heavy resistance from the Mexicans close to Puebla, at the Mexican forts of Loreto and Guadalupe. The 6,000-strong French army attacked the much smaller and poorly equipped Mexican army of 2,000. Yet, on May 5, 1862, the Mexicans managed to decisively crush the French army, then considered “the premier army in the world”.

When: May 5, 2015
Where: 2101 Cedar Springs Rd
Cost: $30
Link: Ocean Prime