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Slow Food Miami Snail of Approval Tasting Party at Eden Roc: A Night of Delicious Bites Under the Stars

April 9, 2025 By Eleanor Hoh Leave a Comment

If you love farm-to-table dining, community vibes, and supporting the Slow Food Movement food education, the Slow Food Miami Snail of Approval Tasting Party is one event to keep on your radar.

Hosted under the stars (and a bit of wind!) at the iconic Eden Roc Hotel in Miami Beach, the evening brought together a curated lineup of Miami’s most talented chefs, restaurants, artisans, and purveyors—all recognized for their Slow Food movement commitment to clean, fair, and local food. The event was hosted by Chef Hinson Lau, who recently joined Eden Roc Miami Beach as their new Complex Executive Chef.

Scroll down for extra photos from the night…

Complex Executive Chef & event host Hinson Lau, Eden Roc and Nobu.
Chef Allen Susser: Wild mushrooms

Guests roamed the poolside tasting stations, sampling everything from locally-sourced small bites to craft desserts and sips. It was a celebration of food that not only tastes good—but does good, too. Love this Slow Food Movement!

Supporting the Edible School Garden Program

Proceeds from the evening benefit the Edible School Garden Program, an initiative that teaches young students where real food comes from by getting them involved in growing it themselves. As someone who believes deeply in food education, I love seeing programs like this take root (literally!) in our local schools.

14 edible gardens planted!

Chef Chats & Behind-the-Scenes Moments

Throughout the night, I caught up with a few of the chefs to find out what drives their culinary creativity. Spoiler: I had no idea at the time, but I ended up chatting with the chef who took home the win that evening—glad I caught that moment on camera!

Watch the Reels & See More Moments

Check out my Instagram Reels here for behind-the-scenes chats and more foodie moments —you’ll want to bookmark this one if you’re planning to attend next year.

Check out my Instagram Reels here

Want to Get Involved?

Learn more about the mission and how to support future Slow Food movement events at Slow Food Miami.

Filed Under: blog, Foodie event, Slow Food, Support Local, sustainable Tagged With: farm to table, Miami chefs

Paradise Farm Tour and Brunch by Vesta Foods

June 6, 2016 By Eleanor Hoh 1 Comment

I love that we’re going back to basics, learning where our produce comes from and then sit down to share a meal! It’s a lovely way to meet like-minded folks, support local farmers and enjoy a meal cooked by chefs who use produce harvested from the farms!  I highly recommend you search for one of these events where you live, you’ll be surprised at what you’ll learn and the experience is so worth it.
GabrieleMarewski-ParadiseFarm-MiamiRecently, I got a chance to attend such an event, this one at Paradise Farm Mother’s Brunch was a farm tour with Gabriele Marewski followed by a delightful brunch cooked by my new chef friend, Sabrina Dora Lopez of Vesta Foods. I’ll be posting about some exciting projects Sabrina is working on, she’ll even come to your home and cook for you and your family! Yes, I bet that made your heart pump.  I’m so happy to write about Gabriele and Sabrina collaborating on this brunch because I really admire what they’re doing. I videotaped Sabrina’s little talk before we all chowed down to eat.

SabrinaDoraLopez-granola
Pineapple Coconut Granola with Fresh Fruit

After a superb homemade pineapple granola with fresh fruit, we started our tour with Gabriele explaining why she is vegetarian and her mission for her farm.  Because it’s organic, she doesn’t allow meat or cigarettes on her property. It’s amazing what she has accomplished since 1999, from a 5 acre avocado farm to designing a circular bed according to the ancient art of feng shui, I love that.  More about Gabriele’s farm later.
Aerial view of circle with fountain in the middle according to ancient Feng Shui practice. Photo credit: Paradise Farm.
Aerial view of circle with fountain in the middle according to ancient Feng Shui practice. Photo credit: Paradise Farm.

ParadiseFarm-fountainWe sat down to brunch after the farm tour but I snuck off during the last part of the tour to visit with Sabrina because I enjoy watching chefs prep and cook ‘behind the scenes’! I was thrilled she used all produce harvested from the farm and her specialty is using lots of herbs and spices in her cooking, woohoo!   I was so impressed she was so calm cooking for over 70 people!  The thought of it would make me run and hide, ha, ha.
Tossing squash to risotto
Sabrina cooking in outdoor kitchen!
Topping scrambled eggs with kale

Sabrina’s Mother’s Day Menu
Paradise flowers
Alex putting on her umm…

 

SabrinaDoraLopez-Brassica
Brassica Green Salad with Shaved Radishes

Blistered Tomato, Baby Kale and Egg Scramble
Blistered Tomato, Baby Kale and Egg Scramble

Oyster Mushrooms and Squash
Oyster Mushrooms and Squash before getting tossed in with the risotto.

Risotto with Oyster Mushrooms, Squash + Pesto
I could have eaten a bucket of this creamy Risotto with Oyster Mushrooms, Squash + Pesto.

ParadiseFarm-MothersDay-Brunch
Dessert: Fresh Banana Bread with Sunbutter, supposed to be for kids but we all polished it off!
Dessert: Fresh Banana Bread with Sunbutter supposed to be for kids but we all polished it off!

Cooking with what’s fresh and seasonal instead of cooking from a recipe is what I encourage folks to do when they attend my class, so I was thrilled Sabrina’s menu used all seasonal produce harvested from Paradise Farm.

ParadiseFarm-Gazebo-Brunch
Paradise Farm started out with just lettuce and now boasts 52 varieties of edible flowers along with a whole line of micro greens, herbs, root vegetables and tropical fruits. Gabriele only sells to high end restaurants in South Florida and I cannot blame her, consumers don’t buy enough to make it worth her while.  She kept taking on more and more to grow her farm including buying a very expensive dehydrator so she could preserve vegetables and fruits and avoid chemicals usually added to commercially dried ones.   She also started growing oyster mushrooms from scratch.
Gabriele-oystermushrooms-ParadiseFarmWhat I love best about Paradise Farm is an outdoor gazebo built for holding farm to table events, mostly in the winter months, so check their schedule.  It’s so idyllic and a beautiful setting for weddings, private events, learning lunch, group tours, birding or a B & B farm stay in one of her adorable bungalows, endless possibilities.
ParadiseFarm-B&B-2The best part of that day was seeing so many families out together to celebrate Mother’s Day, I got to sit next to my two “adopted moms”, Gabriele and my foodie photographer, Wok Star, blogger friend, Brenda Benoit. Go check Brenda’s version.  I could feel my mom’s presence and happy I finally made it to Paradise Farms Organic.  It’s the first year I’ve been able to actually enjoy an event and not get emotional when I see other people with their moms!  It was super Sabrina’s mom got to experience her daughter’s cooking!
SabrinaDoraLopez-mom

Sabrina-Gabriele
What a wonderful collaboration between Sabrina and Gabriele!

Alexandra, a yoga instructor was a trooper helping Sabrina!
Alexandra, a yoga instructor was a trooper helping Sabrina!

I’ll be posting about Sabrina’s exciting projects soon.
 

Filed Under: blog, chefs, farm, Support Local Tagged With: 'farm to table', "eat local", "Farm Tour", "Gabriele Marewski", "Paradise Farms Organic", "Sabrina Dora Lopez", "Support Local", "vegetarian brunch", brunch, Miami Event

Paradise Farm Tour and Brunch by Vesta Foods

June 6, 2016 By Eleanor Hoh 1 Comment

I love that we’re going back to basics, learning where our produce comes from and then sit down to share a meal! It’s a lovely way to meet like-minded folks, support local farmers and enjoy a meal cooked by chefs who use produce harvested from the farms!  I highly recommend you search for one of these events where you live, you’ll be surprised at what you’ll learn and the experience is so worth it.
GabrieleMarewski-ParadiseFarm-MiamiRecently, I got a chance to attend such an event, this one at Paradise Farm Mother’s Brunch was a farm tour with Gabriele Marewski followed by a delightful brunch cooked by my new chef friend, Sabrina Dora Lopez of Vesta Foods. I’ll be posting about some exciting projects Sabrina is working on, she’ll even come to your home and cook for you and your family! Yes, I bet that made your heart pump.  I’m so happy to write about Gabriele and Sabrina collaborating on this brunch because I really admire what they’re doing. I videotaped Sabrina’s little talk before we all chowed down to eat.

SabrinaDoraLopez-granola
Pineapple Coconut Granola with Fresh Fruit

After a superb homemade pineapple granola with fresh fruit, we started our tour with Gabriele explaining why she is vegetarian and her mission for her farm.  Because it’s organic, she doesn’t allow meat or cigarettes on her property. It’s amazing what she has accomplished since 1999, from a 5 acre avocado farm to designing a circular bed according to the ancient art of feng shui, I love that.  More about Gabriele’s farm later.
Aerial view of circle with fountain in the middle according to ancient Feng Shui practice. Photo credit: Paradise Farm.
Aerial view of circle with fountain in the middle according to ancient Feng Shui practice. Photo credit: Paradise Farm.

ParadiseFarm-fountainWe sat down to brunch after the farm tour but I snuck off during the last part of the tour to visit with Sabrina because I enjoy watching chefs prep and cook ‘behind the scenes’! I was thrilled she used all produce harvested from the farm and her specialty is using lots of herbs and spices in her cooking, woohoo!   I was so impressed she was so calm cooking for over 70 people!  The thought of it would make me run and hide, ha, ha.
Tossing squash to risotto
Sabrina cooking in outdoor kitchen!
Topping scrambled eggs with kale

Sabrina’s Mother’s Day Menu
Paradise flowers
Alex putting on her umm…

 

SabrinaDoraLopez-Brassica
Brassica Green Salad with Shaved Radishes

Blistered Tomato, Baby Kale and Egg Scramble
Blistered Tomato, Baby Kale and Egg Scramble

Oyster Mushrooms and Squash
Oyster Mushrooms and Squash before getting tossed in with the risotto.

Risotto with Oyster Mushrooms, Squash + Pesto
I could have eaten a bucket of this creamy Risotto with Oyster Mushrooms, Squash + Pesto.

ParadiseFarm-MothersDay-Brunch
Dessert: Fresh Banana Bread with Sunbutter, supposed to be for kids but we all polished it off!
Dessert: Fresh Banana Bread with Sunbutter supposed to be for kids but we all polished it off!

Cooking with what’s fresh and seasonal instead of cooking from a recipe is what I encourage folks to do when they attend my class, so I was thrilled Sabrina’s menu used all seasonal produce harvested from Paradise Farm.

ParadiseFarm-Gazebo-Brunch
Paradise Farm started out with just lettuce and now boasts 52 varieties of edible flowers along with a whole line of micro greens, herbs, root vegetables and tropical fruits. Gabriele only sells to high end restaurants in South Florida and I cannot blame her, consumers don’t buy enough to make it worth her while.  She kept taking on more and more to grow her farm including buying a very expensive dehydrator so she could preserve vegetables and fruits and avoid chemicals usually added to commercially dried ones.   She also started growing oyster mushrooms from scratch.
Gabriele-oystermushrooms-ParadiseFarmWhat I love best about Paradise Farm is an outdoor gazebo built for holding farm to table events, mostly in the winter months, so check their schedule.  It’s so idyllic and a beautiful setting for weddings, private events, learning lunch, group tours, birding or a B & B farm stay in one of her adorable bungalows, endless possibilities.
ParadiseFarm-B&B-2The best part of that day was seeing so many families out together to celebrate Mother’s Day, I got to sit next to my two “adopted moms”, Gabriele and my foodie photographer, Wok Star, blogger friend, Brenda Benoit. Go check Brenda’s version.  I could feel my mom’s presence and happy I finally made it to Paradise Farms Organic.  It’s the first year I’ve been able to actually enjoy an event and not get emotional when I see other people with their moms!  It was super Sabrina’s mom got to experience her daughter’s cooking!
SabrinaDoraLopez-mom

Sabrina-Gabriele
What a wonderful collaboration between Sabrina and Gabriele!

Alexandra, a yoga instructor was a trooper helping Sabrina!
Alexandra, a yoga instructor was a trooper helping Sabrina!

I’ll be posting about Sabrina’s exciting projects soon.
 

Filed Under: blog, chefs, farm, Support Local Tagged With: 'farm to table', "eat local", "Farm Tour", "Gabriele Marewski", "Paradise Farms Organic", "Sabrina Dora Lopez", "Support Local", "vegetarian brunch", brunch, Miami Event

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