Dinner in Paradise Returns for Another Great Season

How does dinner in the garden with Miami’s top chefs sound? You can experience  just that this year at Paradise Farms during their Dinner in Paradise season.  They just announced this season’s line-up of chefs and you’re in for an incredible treat. Now, here’s the difficult part — choosing your favorite one.  These dinners, scheduled from November until April, take place in Paradise Farms’ lush landscape setting in Homestead. They include an organic 5-course meal with wine pairings and are hosted by Paradise Farms’ Gabriele Marewski.

Guests arrive at 5:00 p.m. for hors d’oeuvres and then are given a tour of the farm. Dinner begins at 6:00 p.m. (the time changes in March) and reservations are required. Tickets are $165.50 per person, inclusive of tax and gratuity. These events do sell out so be sure to buy your tickets in advance. You will receive directions to the farm once your reservation is confirmed.

If you don’t live in the Miami area and driving to Homestead just isn’t going to happen, you’ll be happy to know that Swank Farms in Loxahatchee also hosts Farm Style Events and you can find their schedule here. 

Here’s the 2013-2014 schedule:

Nov. 17th

• Jamie DeRosa (Tongue & Cheek)
• Todd Erickson (Haven, Huahua’s Taqueria)
• Lauren DeShields (Market 17)

 Dec. 8th 

• Philippe Reynaud (Ocean Reef)
• George Patti (Taster’s Grill)
• Richard Smith (Cheeca Lodge)
• Jouvens Jean & Joe Wiktorek (Pierre’s)

Jan. 12th 

• Wolfgang Birk (Area 31 at Epic)
• Tony Mantuano & James Versfelt (Bar Lorenzo)
• Dewey LoSasso (The Forge)

Jan. 26th

• Cesar Zapata (The Federal)
• Clay Conley (Buccan / Imoto)
• Kris Wessel

Feb. 8th (Valentine’s Special)

• Johnson & Wales

March 15th – Edible Flower Festival

• Chef Jose Luis Flores (Richard Sandoval Restaurants)
• Alex Feher (Intercontinental)
• Eric Do (Toro Toro)

March 23rd (Palm Sunday)

• Julie Frans (The Palms Hotel & Spa)
• Giorgio Rapicavoli (Eating House)
• Azul at Mandarin Oriental 

April 6th

• Timon Balloo (Sugarcane / Bocce Bar)
• David Bracha (Oak Tavern)
• Aaron Brooks (EDGE Steak and Bar at Four Seasons Miami)

April 13th 

• Sean Brasel (Meat Market)
• Mark Zeitouni (Lido Restaurant at The Standard)
• Jose Mendin (Pubbelly)

 April 27th 

• Sergio Sigala (Cecconi’s)
• Angelo Masarin (Salumeria 104)
• Alberto Cabrera (Bread + Butter)

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