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Come On, Get Crabby!
Dine on the lawn at Slow Food Miami’s Stone Crab Picnic
By Paul Niño
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Alliane Maquet, 6, visiting from Paris peeks at the giant
stone crab claws at the Coral Gables Farmers Market on
Saturday. Photos by Richard M Brooks |
Dust
off that picnic basket, pack a bottle of your favorite wine and
head to the Coral Gables Farmers Market on Saturday to celebrate
South Florida’s favorite crustacean during Slow Food Miami’s
Stone Crab Picnic.
Slow Food Miami is the local chapter of Slow Food
USA, an eco-gastronomic organization born in Italy in 1989 to
protest the fast food lifestyle. The group supports a
bio-diverse, sustainable food supply, local producers and
rediscovery of the pleasures of the table.
“One of the main objectives of Slow Food is to educate people
about what their local food universe is, and our food universe
is all about seafood and tropical fruit,” said Donna Reno, Slow
Food Miami leader. “That’s why we’re celebrating the stone
crab.”
The picnic starts at
noon, but you may want to arrive early to watch Chef Roberto
Ferrer, of Cohiba Brasserie in Coral Gables, demonstrate how to
prepare a stone crab and avocado dish, from 10 to
11 a.m.
And while you await your stone crabs, you can check out booths
with organic produce, local honey, French pastries, spices and
fragrant tea blends.
At the picnic, you pay for what you eat. Stone crabs will be
sold for $10 per pound and provided by Judy the “stone crab
lady,” who has been bringing seafood from
Everglades
City to the market for several years. Pick up some healthy sides
from Whisk Gourmet Food & Catering at an adjacent booth. Then
head over to the picnic tables and join your neighbors for
seafood and wine. Reno recommends a Sauvignon Blanc or Pinot
Grigio, but it’s up to you. Oh, and don’t forget your crab
tools. The stone crabs will be cracked, but you’ll need some
utensils to eat the yummy crustaceans.
Slow Food Miami’s Stone Crab Picnic will be held at noon
Saturday, Jan. 26, at the Coral Gables Farmers Market, 402
Biltmore Way, Coral Gables (in front of City Hall). Cooking
demonstration, from
10
to
11 a.m.
You pay for what you consume. Bring your own wine. To reserve a
spot, e-mail Exileatmed@comcast.net by
Friday, Jan. 25. |
