Newton’s Baramor Restaurant To Host Cultural Charity Dinner

NEWTON, MA — Baramor Restaurant, Newton’s charitable restaurant and bar, will host a Cultural Charity Dinner and Spicy Food Challenge in partnership with Project Citizenship on Sunday, Dec. 5 from 4 to 8:30 p.m.

The “Suffer for Charity” event will feature an outdoor three-course dinner with an optional spicy eating competition and raffles. A percentage of the money raised will be donated directly to Project Citizenship.

“Ninety percent of eligible immigrants do not naturalize; that bodes poorly for our social, cultural, economic and civic health,” said Mitra Shavarini, Executive Director of Project Citizenship, in a statement. "At Project Citizenship, we are excited about Baramor’s philanthropic partnership to get our message out in regards to the importance of U.S. citizenship and our overall mission.”

“Suffer for Charity” will include cultural dishes from Colombia, Mexico, and Peru to help raise awareness for the native cuisine of many immigrants across Massachusetts. Some of these dishes include Empanadas, Ajiaco Soup, and Potatoes a la Huancaína. Vegetarian and children’s options will be available and the bar will be offering a variety of beer and cocktail specials in which $3 will be donated to Project Citizenship.

The optional spicy eating challenge will include four levels of hot sauce-lathered chicken wings or cauliflower bites with increasing Scoville rankings. For each level guests successfully complete, Baramor will donate additional money to Project Citizenship. In addition, Baramor will be offering a fifth level for a grand prize donation payout.

For those who can’t handle the heat, the restaurant will offer shots and glasses of milk with a simple catch: if you can’t suffer for charity, you must donate for relief. All proceeds from shots and glasses of milk will be donated to Project Citizenship.

To purchase tickets for “Suffer for Charity,” click here. Baramor will donate $20 to Project Citizenship for all adult ticket sales and $10 for all kids ticket sales. The rain date for the event in Sunday, December 12.

For more information about Baramor, click here. More information about Project Citizenship is available here.