There’s no better day than Earth Day to salute the season ending of the Swank Table series this Sunday. The event, Prime Cuts—a beefy extravaganza featuring Chis Miracolo of S3 (Fort Lauderdale), Blake Malatesta of Delray’s 50 Ocean and Isaac Cerny of West Palm’s Pistache, among others—is sold out (but I hear there is waiting list) as all of them are, but what a grand few months it has been.
This will be dinner number seven this season starting with 50 Eggs Down on the Farm with Clayton Miller (Khong River House) and others; Black & Gold Silver Sands with Jason Pringle (db Bistro Moderne,) Jeremy Ford (Jean-Georges Miami Beach), among others; to Hot Pink Tomato, with Conor Hanlon (The Dutch, Miami) and Roy Villacrusis (Nitrogen), among others; Le Grand Aioli with Michael Reidt (Pilgrim, Miami), Paula Da Silva (3030 Ocean), and Clayton Carnes (Wellington’s The Grille), among others; the first vegetarian blow-out—Where’s The Beet?— with Market 17 and Hippocrates, among others, and the ever-popular dreamy Diner En Blanc with Nick Morfogen (32 East ) and Rick Mace (Café Boulud), among others. It was a star-studded line up of area chefs, spectacular food and wine pairings with a variety of sommeliers, and music by great bands like the Killbillies, Hughie Burns and the County Line, the Baron Sisters, Uproot Hootenanny.
Not only were the dinners a great success, but a film about Swank Farm, and the trials of tribulations of small farmers Jodi and Darrin Swank, made it into the Palm Beach International Film Festival—and won as audience favorite.
But no wonder. For 13 years, we’ve loved the Swanks’ produce through our local green market or at fine restaurants or the farm’s CSA program. It’s no surprise that farm to table would come to life right where the Swanks live and work—on their own Loxahatchee Groves farm.
Here’s to another great season, and one last Sunday dinner raising a glass to this great series of food celebrations—and to the dedicated family that makes it all happen. Secure your seats for next year’s series by visitingswankspecialtyproduce.com. And tell ’em we sent you!
