The Slow Food Convivium of Miami
Cordially Invites You To
A Special Dinner To
Celebrate the Nomination of the Wilson Popenoe Avocado to the Ark of Taste!
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Date: September 19th, 2007
Time: 6:30 pm
Location: Cohiba Brasserie
1930 Ponce de Leon Blvd.
Coral Gables
Price: $70 per person, inclusive of tax and tip. ($20 will benefit Slow Food Miami, a non for profit organization.)
Reservations must be paid in advance by calling Kristin of Whisk Gourmet at 305-877-6562.
Seating is limited to 60.
Chef Roberto Ferrer, of Cohiba Brasserie, has created a menu that reveals the timeless mystique of avocados,the depth of their flavor and silky creaminess of texture. You will be surprised by it’s culinary value. The dinner will feature delicious organic wines from Bonterra in California, paired with the exotic menu. We wish to thank the generosity of Bonterra Wines and Wilson Daniels Ltd.
Refreshing; fruity and creamy and nutty; like a creamy, unripe melon are tasting notes about the Wilson Popenoe Avocado upon its nomination to the Ark, an international catalog of foods in danger of extinction . Only the tastiest of endangered foods makes it onto the Ark with the goal of cultivating consumer demand—the key to agricultural conservation.
SLOW FOOD MENU
Welcome Sparkling Wine Schramsberg 2004 Blanc de Blancs
Avocado Gazpacho
Bonterra 2006 viognier
Jumbo Lump Crab Ceviche topped with Avocado Tartar
Bonterra 2006 Sauvignon Blanc
Plantain Encrusted Hog Snapper topped with Avocado Salsa
Bonterra 2005 Chardonnay
or
Grilled Loin Lamb Chops served on Avocado Mashed Potato
Bonterra 2002/2003 McNab Biodynamic Red Table Wine (A blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Petite Sirah)
Chef Ferrer’s Dessert
Bonterra 2005 Muscat
Thanks to Slow Food Member Elizabeth Kuchner Smith from Wine News, Lisa Mattson from Wilson Daniels Ltd.and Jim Caudill from Bonterra Wines.
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