Paella Party At FarmTable Kitchen
My husband and I attended a fabulous culinary event today in downtown St. Pete at FarmTable Kitchen. This was a private event in conjunction with The Dali Museum whose current exhibit is The Invention of Food, a special exhibition showcasing the culinary work of renowned chef and restaurateur Ferran Adria.
From http://thedail.org:
“Widely celebrated for changing the landscape of gastronomy, renowned chef and restaurateur Ferran Adria changed cooking in the same way Salvador Dali changed art. In celebration of our special exhibition Ferran Adria: The Invention of Food, please join us for a Paella Party at FarmTable Kitchen. This private event welcomes Chef Ferran to St. Petersburg, and is personally hosted by FarmTable Kitchen founder Chef Michael Mina.
Guests will enjoy paella stations, a Spanish meats and cheeses station, tapas and pintxos (light bites), and unlimited sangria (cash bar also available) in this “Dali Museum takeover” of the entire restaurant, including the patio and veranda. Ferran Adria and Michael Mina will be there to mix and mingle, and their respective books will be available for purchase.”
The entire event was incredible! The white and red sangria flowed freely. The smoked ribs tasted more delicious than any rib I’ve ever tasted. In fact, everyone at my table agreed on this! (We later found out that the restaurant has a new smoker). The featured food was the paella. The presentation and the taste were more than impressive!
There were freshly-shucked clams, salads and of course, a dessert station that featured two scrumptious selections: a flavored shaved ice dessert (perfect for our warm September day) and an ice cream dessert complete with dulce de leche, which is even more perfect given my love for caramel of all types!
This was a food lover’s dream! The food was spectacular! It was very cool to be at a party with two of the most famous chefs in the world! We checked out the regular menu and the downstairs marketplace while we were there and can’t wait to go back!
Wish I could’ve been there!!!
It was all so delicious! My son used to manage this restaurant – he has since moved on to other pursuits and the restaurant closed a couple of years after that. It was so good – we miss it! Thanks for your comment.