Chef Jonathan Gambino Pouring Fresh Coconut Water

Ben Guzman

​This past Friday the 13th (unlucky we were not), we stopped by the Three Sisters Farm for an exclusive dinner preview. The farm is currently owned by Cliffton Middleton, who is handing it down to Jonathan Gambino. Chef Jon is planning something big, a unique dining destination spot. And we got to be his first customer.
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Parfait Perfection

​We stopped by Paradise Farms for Brunch in Paradise this past Sunday. We were treated to a gorgeous parfait made with mango puree, Knauss Berry Farm strawberries and chef Kira's homemade muesli. Keep reading to view the pictorial.
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Paradise Farms

Love our local "eco"nomy

​For all you people full of local agricultural love there are a few must go events this weekend.

First up is chef Jonathan Gambino, owner of the Three Sisters Farm. He is beta testing private farm dinners on the weekends, for $50 per person. As of today, you can book your own dinner at Three Sisters Farm. Simply email him the number in your party, and coordinate a time and date for your dinner, which comes with a fun farm tour.
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Honoree Hani Khouri

​This past Friday Outstanding in the Field made its way down to the Redland to honor goat farmer Hani Khouri, of Hani's Mediterranean Organics.

Outstanding in the Field is known for selecting farmers who produce the highest quality products.

Chef Alex Pinero of Sustain was the honored chef of the night, and created a medley of dishes inspired by Hani's various goat cheeses.

For $190, guests were given a wine and hors d'oeuvre reception, along with a four-course wine paired meal made with ingredients sourced from other South Florida farmers including: Paradise Farms, Teena's Pride, Knauss Berry Farm, and Bee Heaven's Farm.

Take a listen below to what Honoree Hani Khouri and Chef Alex Pinero had to say on the event.
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Paradise Farms

Making plans for next weekend, already? Perhaps Sunday brunch in paradise sounds appealing.

Paradise Farms, an organic produce farm to the local restaurant industry originally had the intentions of hosting an Avocado Drop and brunch, on Sunday, January 15. However, "Whole Foods Markets has bought the whole crop out!" says Paradise Farms owner, Gabrielle Marewski. Despite the need for last minute scrambling, she expressed appreciation for the buyout, stating that Whole Foods "has been wonderful" with them.

Luckily, they found a quick alternative to the lack of Florida avocados.

Enter Kids' Fruit Happening - primarily focused around kids, the new brunch theme coincides even better with their Slow Food partners.

Benefits will go towards Slow Food Miami's Edible School Garden Program, which is designed to create student-centered organic vegetable gardens and to introduce students to the pleasures of good, clean and fair food that they can, literally, grow in their backyard.
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Jeremy Fenske

​Local international businessman turned goat farmer Hani Khouri. is being recognized by a group called Outstanding in the Field. (We hinted about this last November.) The group recognizes hard-working farmers who produce crops and/or products of the highest caliber. They honor their chosen farmers with an exclusive dinner on their property for a mere 100 guests who are treated to a four-course meal cooked by the finest chefs.

The chef du jour for Hani's dinner will be none other than Chef Alejandro Pinero of Sustain.
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Owner Dylan Terry

There are a lot of ways to eat organic including shopping at Whole Foods, farmers' markets or rubbing elbows with a friendly farmer. But the best is Dylan Terry's Ready-to-Grow garden, which produces a fresh supply of vegetables, fruits and herbs in your backyard. And it just got a heck of a lot easier. And no -- its not a fabricated mat of seed-embedded soil.
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LoKal

Branded and certified: Good, clean eatin'

​Coconut Grove's soon-to-be new baby, LoKal, is opening its doors this Saturday, with free beer all week to celebrate. Matthew Kuscher's adamant goal is to stay as local as it gets -- and that includes everything from grass-fed Florida beef, local dairies, to of course, local beers. Kuscher's team doesn't stop there, though.

First, more on his locavore team: Kansas-born-turned-Florida native Alberto Collado will be leading the back of the house as their certified Burger Master. David Rodriguez will be there daily as the beer guru -- tasting, talking and reading all about new local brews. Finally, Kuscher's wife, Priscilla, will be his right-hand woman. Trained in nutrition and dietetics, Priscilla's knowledge will benefit the beer and burger joint greatly (who said burgers and beer can't be good for you, anyway?).
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Relaxing in the sunshine, with plenty of food and music

​Bee Heaven opened its doors to the public yesterday for its annual Farm Day. This year, they hosted food trucks (Dim Ssam a Gogo and the Real Sorbet Cart) to the crowds on their beautiful property.
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Oyster hors d'ouevres

Paradise Farms in Homestead hosts a series of dinners (and now brunches and learning lunches too!) every year around December. Short Order attended the first Dinner in Paradise of the new season. The chefs du jour were Chef Frederick Delaire, Chef Jason Prevatt of Loews Miami, Chef Jacob Anaya, Chef Bradley Kilgore, Chef Joel Huff of Azul, and Chef William Crandall. We started off the evening with a half-hour farm tour led by farm owner Gabriele Marewski.
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