Miami Beach Culinary Captain and Executive Chef Jonathan Lane showcases the restaurant’s finest gourmet cuisine during the festival’s signature events over three days
Executive Chef Jonathan Lane from The Traymore Restaurant and Bar at the newly opened Metropolitan by COMO, Miami Beach, the inaugural hotel property in the U.S by COMO Hotels and Resorts, will make his debut at this year’s South Beach Wine and Food Festival as the Culinary Captain for Miami Beach during the restaurant’s participation in three of the festival’s most prestigious signature events.
While already making his mark on the South Florida culinary scene, Chef Lane has been selected by the festival’s committee to make his inaugural participation on behalf of the restaurant during three signature events over the four-day festival, including at the Retro Feast Dinner, co-hosted by Ben Ford and Ashley Christensen as part of The New York Times Dinner Series; Wine Spectator’s Best of the Best sponsored by Bank of America and Merrill Lynch and as the Culinary Captain for Miami Beach at the Whole Foods Market Grand Tasting Village.
“I am thrilled to be making my debut on behalf of The Traymore Restaurant and Bar at this year’s highly anticipated South Beach Wine and Food Festival,” says Chef Lane. “With the restaurant being selected for participation in three such prestigious events, along with myself being honored as the Culinary Captain for Miami Beach, we could not have asked for a more exciting level of involvement in our first year. I look forward to introducing The Traymore’s most exquisite cuisine to those who have yet to experience it and tempting those who are familiar with some surprises up my sleeve.”
For the Retro Feast Dinner on Thursday, February 19th at The Traymore Restaurant and Bar, Chef Lane will be joined by fellow chefs Ben Ford (son of Harrison) and Ashley Christensen for an exclusive 60-seat four-course dinner during which a set menu will be prepared by each chef developing their own dish in the kitchen. During this unique culinary collaboration, passed hors d’oeuvres will be created by Chef Lane for the welcome reception. The appetizer will comprise of red mustard greens with coal-roasted beets, developed by Chef Ashley Christensen. Chef Jonathan Lane will present the first entrée – seared Artic Char. Ben Ford will present a bacon-wrapped quail as the second entrée, and the Traymore’s Executive Pastry Chef, Emanuel Alves, will delight attendees with his most popular dessert, the passion fruit cannelloni to finish. Tickets are priced at $250 per seating and can be purchased at http://sobefest.com/benford.
Fontainebleau Miami Beach presents Wine Spectator’s Best of the Best on Friday, February 20th, at the Fontainebleau Miami Beach. As one of more than 60 participating restaurants, Chef Lane and The Traymore Restaurant and Bar will showcase a premium signature dish to an attendance of several hundred people. Chef Lane will be presenting his seared octopus with duck fat potato, salsa verde and first pressed olive oil, during one of the festival’s most popular evening events. Tickets are priced at $350 per person and can be purchased at http://sobefest.com/best.
At the Whole Foods Market Grand Tasting Village on Saturday, February 21st, located on the sands of South Beach and adjacent to Ocean Drive, Chef Lane will be representing Miami Beach as the district’s Culinary Captain. Attended by thousands of food enthusiasts from the U.S and around the world, the Grand Tasting Village presents an opportunity for participating chefs and restaurants to showcase their cuisine in front of a mass audience. Highlighted under the tent will be Chef Lane and his staff from The Traymore Restaurant and Bar who will be offering a yellowfin tuna conserva with Zach’s Bread as his final gourmet selection of the week. Tickets are priced at $225 each and can be purchased at http://sobefest.com/gtvsat
Follow Chef Jonathan Lane on Twitter for his own behind-the-scenes culinary journey through this year’s festival @cheflaner.
For your own personal experience of Chef Jonathan Lane’s culinary delights, reservations at The Traymore Restaurant and Bar can be made by calling 305-695-3600, by emailing [email protected] or via Open Table. Discounted valet parking will apply for restaurant guests. Positioned as one of the top three restaurants in Miami Beach by Trip Advisor, The Traymore Restaurant and Bar is nestled within the sublime Metropolitan by COMO, Miami Beach hotel, and continues to set the standard for sophisticated and approachable dining in South Florida.
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