Who:  James Beard Award -winning international chefs Michael Schwartz (Michael’s Genuine Food  & Drink,

Miami, FL and Grand  Cayman, (CI) and Andrea Reusing (Lantern, Chapel Hill, NC); local chefs Thomas Tennant (Michael’s Genuine Food  & Drink ), Mike Fischetti (Ortanique), Joe Mizzoni (The Brasserie), Steve Shienfield (The Waterfront/Mizu), Patrick Brawley (Abacus), Tonya Foster  (Bay Market), Stefano Fraceschi (Gelato & Co.),  Jessie  Ormond (Jessie’s Juice Bar), Ervin Horvath (Agave Grill), Thushara Siriwardana (Grand Old House); Local farmers Patrick Panton (East End Gardens and Gifts), Joel Walton (Plantation House Organic Garden),  Dr. Annette Stephenson (Stephenson’s Farm), Jennett  Powell and Clarence McLaughlin (Green Valley Plantation) .

What: The restaurants of Camana Bay and Slow Food South Sound announce the participating local farmers and chefs for the Cayman Islands’ third annual Slow Food Day. This celebration of local ingredients and the people who grow and harvest them begins with a tasting around the Camana Bay Town Centre and concludes with a feast on the Town’s waterfront Crescent with local ingredients cooked by farm-to-table leaders, Chef Michael Schwartz and visiting guest, Chef Andrea Reusing along with the restaurants of Camana Bay. Slow Food Day 2014 is made possible through a collaboration of local chefs and farmers and is comprised of two main events with the goal of generating demand, as well as more opportunities for farm-fresh products to show up on restaurant menus and grocery shelves across the island.

When/Where:          Saturday, 12 April 2014

10 am – 12 pm

Farmers Market Tasting at Camana Bay

Taste your way through the Town as it pairs Grand Cayman’s growers with chefs from Camana Bay and other restaurants,  who are committed to sourcing locally for cooking demonstrations featuring farm fresh ingredients. Guests will be able to meet the chefs and farmers, sample their dishes and get the recipes to make them at home. Craftspeople and purveyors of artisanal products will also be displaying their handcrafted wares. Complimentary admission.

7 pm

Slow Food Dinner with Michael Schwartz, Andrea Reusing and The Restaurants of Camana Bay

A Feast of Cayman Slow Foods on The Crescent at Camana Bay

Chefs, farmers, residents and visitors will come together for a grass roots gala dinner overlooking The Harbour. Chefs Schwartz and Reusing will be joined by chefs from O rtanique, Mizu, The Waterfront, Abacus, Bay Market , Jessie’s Juice Bar and Gelato & Co. to present  seasonally fresh dishes featuring locally sourced ingredients.

Menu: WELCOME COCKTAIL Local Guava Mojito

Bacardi 8 Rum, fresh local guava juice, fresh lime juice & mint, topped with soda water

KARoo

PASSED CANAPES

Local Chicken Liver Pate

Served on gluten -free “life-changing bread” with sorrel hot pepper jelly caramelized onions

Jessie’s Juice Bar

Spicy Lionfish Ceviche

Bay Market

Crispy Thyme  & Sweet Potato Fritter

With guava tamarind ketchup

Bay Market

Local Tomato Bruschetta

Abacus

ENTRÉES

Callaloo & Coconut   Grilled Snapper

With local long beans, charred tomato, chilies & basil

Andrea Reusing, Lantern Restaurant, Chapel Hill

Roasted Goat & Wood Roasted  Pumpkin Salad

Long beans, hearts of palm, quinoa, scallion, herbs & parsley vinaigrette

Michael Schwartz, Michael’s Genuine Food  & Drink

Jerked Smoked Local Pork Belly

Local plantain mofongo, local arugula & pickled watermeloalad

Ortanique

Thai-inspired Local Fish

Fish of the Day prepared with local bok choy, sweet  & hot  peppers, galangal with a green curry sauce

Mizu Asian Bistro + Bar

DESSERT

Creameria Trio

Panna cotta with local fruit coulisse, mango mini mousse with caramelized ma ngo  & spice rum sponge cake with Valencia orange & guava   sorbet

Gelato & Co. WINES

2012 Benziger Sauvignon Blanc, Sonoma  North Coast

2010 Benziger Cabernet Sauvignon, Sonoma County

Tickets:         CI $120 inclusive of gratuities. Available at The Discovery Centre  in Camana  Bay or at camanabay.com/slowfood. 10% discount for Slow Food members.

PHOTO: thegenuinekitchen.com