Esca Kitchen & Company

12/24/2025

Merry Christmas to all our friends, supporters, and family! We are beyond grateful for your endless support! 🎄❤️🎄

04/16/2025

Menu 📸 4.14.25 🔪

Blood Orange Sorbet
blueberries + apricot sauce

Roasted Broccoli
Charred cipollini onions + garlic chips + chili oil + broccoli purée

Strawberry & Beets
Braised beets + whipped goat cheese + strawberry gastrique + toasted buckwheat

Bread Plate
House focaccia bread + whipped scallion butter + jam

SUPER GOOD CHILI
ground beef & pork sausage + peppers + spices + crushed tomatoes + it’s super good


Lamb Bolognese
Hand cut tagliatelle + ground lamb + house red sauce + Honey chèvre + Scallion + love

Salmon
Sweet & spicy carrots

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04/16/2025

Check out the article in the NWI Times-It’s SUPER GOOD!

Esca and Ryan Hecimovich bring his pop-up and "super good" chili concept to Stacks' flamingo-themed rooftop dining room.

04/15/2025

One year ago to the day, I had the vision to bring Esca Kitchen & Co. back after closing the physical location. In that time span we’ve successfully executed 5 unique pop-ups. It’s hard to convey how PROUD and GRATEFUL I am of my team and all of their tireless efforts. This journey truly has been a blessing. Thank you to all of our loyal supporters. We LOVE you all! ❤️

Stay tuned for what’s next 🔪

Executive Chef

KITCHEN CREW

FOH CREW

A special thank you to my brother from another mother for allowing us to use his beautifully curated space

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04/06/2025

ANNOUNCEMENT
Pop-Up #5 | 5’FER |

LAST ONE!

OPEN MENU | a la carte ordering 🔪

Party with us one more time before we take a hiatus to focus on upcoming projects! Stay Tuned!

Esca Kitchen & Co. Returns - One Night Only!
OG CREW + NEW CREW. Pop-up style. Stacks Rooftop | Monday 04.14.25 | 4:00pm-9:30pm|
Link to reservations in bio.

https://resy.com/cities/valparaiso-in/venues/stacks-bar-and-grill-rooftop?date=2025-04-14&seats=2

Design Co.

01/16/2025

Tasting Menu 01.13.25 📸

House Made Focaccia: Miso Honey Butter

Delicata Squash: Maple + Parsnip + Apple

Striped Sea Bass: Potato & Leek + Bacon Veloute

Goat Cheese Agnolotti: Calabrian Chili Butter + Breadcrumb Gremolata

Braised Beef Short Rib: Root Beer Gastrique + Beef Jus + Celery Root

Scratch Made S’more

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01/15/2025

A HUGE THANK YOU to everyone that attended our 2nd TASTING MENU🔪

We will continue to develop creative and innovative menus for you in 2025!

We are grateful for your support ❤️

Tasting Menu 01.13.25

Executive Chef

KITCHEN CREW

FOH CREW

A special thank you to my brother from another mother for allowing us to use his beautifully curated space

Stay tuned for upcoming events!

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01/06/2025

ANNOUNCEMENT
Pop-Up #4 | 4’FER |

TASTING MENU 🔪

Esca Kitchen & Co. Returns - One Night Only!
OG CREW + NEW CREW. Pop-up style. Stacks Rooftop | Monday 01.13 | 4:30pm - 9:30pm |
Link to reservations in bio.

https://resy.com/cities/valparaiso-in/venues/stacks-bar-and-grill-rooftop?date=2025-01-13&seats=2

$90 per guest | Reservation Required |

Design Co.

12/24/2024

Merry Christmas to all our friends and family! We are beyond grateful for your endless support! 🎄❤️🎄

Stay tuned for details on our next pop-up, which will be in January! We are excited for what 2025 has in store for Esca Kitchen & Co. 🔪

10/04/2024

9.30 Tasting Menu 📸

Focaccia Toast: house made focaccia + nduja + poached mussels + pickled shallot

Gnocchi: sweet corn butter + charred onion + pecorino romano

End of Summer Melon: apricot sweet & sour + whipped ricotta + local honey + basil

Trout: apple & kohlrabi + parsnip + toasted buckwheat + brown butter + smoked trout roe

Dry Aged NY Strip: roasted carrot + onion jus + potato purée

Salted Caramel Gelato

10/02/2024

Tasty 219 BONUS EPISODE 🙏🏻

Takeaways:

Greg is 100% correct about using serving spoons moving forward! (I already made a note of it)

(I secretly miss LJS too… 😭)

Larry - I’d eat Erik’s sweet corn butter on a piece of cardboard…

We went to the Esca tasting menu pop-up on the Stacks rooftop bar. It was an INCREDIBLE time and we absolutely loved ever second. Enjoy!