Miami, Fla.--There was lots of local flavor at this year's Bali Ha'i Fundraiser. The event took place at The Kampong National Botanical Garden in Coconut Grove, earlier this month. There was a silent auction, a live auction and plenty of yummy food from Miami restaurants. Many of these used local and regionally sourced ingredients.
One of the more outstandingly delicious bites, White Chocolate Rosemary Cremeux, came from the imagination of Pastry Chef Patty Lopez of Bourbon Steak, Miami, A Michael Mina Restaurant. It included a polenta strudel with blackberry and Florida blueberry sorbet, and a delightful, Florida sourced, candied rosemary leaf.
Another delicious bite, by Chef Alex Chang of Vagabond Restaurant & Bar, called, "Heirloom tomato fattoush salad served on a cracker," was made with Florida sourced heirloom tomatoes, Florida grown black sapote paste and Florida harvested purslane. It was served on a black sesame cracker with sheep's milk feta.
There was also "Spring Fling," by Lasso The Moon Inc., made with succulent pistachio-dijon crusted lamb and Paradise Farms sourced rosemary- mint jam..
Other Florida sourced dishes, like steamed dumplings by Miami Smokers, was made with Florida boar the chef shot and processed himself.
And there was a Florida sourced beet salad, from Eighteen Twenty Six Restaurant & Lounge, topped with nitro-frozen beet juice.
The Bali Ha'i at The Kampong Fundraiser is a yearly event.
The least expensive ticket, the one I purchased, hovers around $150. To find out more you can go to their website http://ntbg.org/gardens/kampong.php
Or you can call them for a tour between September and June (305) 442-7169
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| White Chocolate Rosemary Cremeux by Pastry Chef Patty Lopez, Bali Ha'i at The Kampong, Coconut Grove, Fla. Copyright 2015 by Helen A Lockey |
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| Heirloom tomato fattoush salad served on a cracker by Chef Alex Chang of Vagabond Restaurant & Bar, Bali Ha'i at The Kampong, Coconut Grove, Fla. Copyright 2015 by Helen A Lockey |
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| Spring Fling lamb dish by Lasso The Moon Inc, Bali Ha'i at The Kampong, Coconut Grove, Fla. Copyright 2015 by Helen A Lockey |
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| Florida Boar Dumplings by Miami Smokers, Bali Ha'i at The Kampong, Coconut Grove, Fla. Copyright 2015 by Helen A Lockey |
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| Florida sourced beet salad by Eighteen Twenty Six Restaurant & Lounge, Bali Ha'i at The Kampong, Coconut Grove, Fla. Copyright 2015 by Helen A Lockey |
The Bali Ha'i at The Kampong Fundraiser is a yearly event.
The least expensive ticket, the one I purchased, hovers around $150. To find out more you can go to their website http://ntbg.org/gardens/kampong.php
Or you can call them for a tour between September and June (305) 442-7169
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