VIP Food Blogger & Media Event: The Twin Cities Go Bananas (After Dark) Banana Dinner at Caribe
Thursday, May 26, 2011 at 6:00 PM (CT)
Saint Paul, United States
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What do you get when you pair the world’s largest producer of fresh fruit
with the smallest Caribbean restaurant in St. Paul?
A dinner event you won't want to miss...
DOLE’s “Go Bananas After Dark” tour arrives in Minnesota
to christen the Twin Cities a “Top Banana Market”
and show food bloggers and the banana-loving public
that bananas aren’t just for breakfast and lunch anymore.
Demonstrating a unique connection to bananas,
Chef Tony Panelli of Caribe Caribbean Bistro
was chosen by DOLE Bananas to cook up his creations for a select group
of food bloggers and Twin Cities' media.
Thursday, May 26, 2011
Caribe Caribbean Bistro
791 Raymond Ave. St. Paul, MN 55114 (651-641-1446)
6:00pm: Go Bananas!
Check-in, banana mixed drinks, meet-n-greet, & banana grilling demo.
7:00pm: Eat Bananas!
Dinner is served.
• 2 complimentary Caribe signature banana
drinks (alcohol) for each guest.
• Enjoy a unique, four-course, sit-down dinner,
creatively
featuring DOLE bananas in each dish.
• Banana grilling demo: quick and healthy
backyard grilled banana recipes.
• Chef Tony Panelli will provide course commentary
as you are served.
• Networking, tweeting, photographing and
shenanigans are welcome and encouraged.
• Go Bananas after dark with fellow
food writers, bloggers and local media.
Four-Course Caribe
Banana Dinner Menu:
I. Amuse-bouche
Chickpea curry over fried bread.
Topped with
banana ketchup.
II. Appetizer
Crab cake topped with grilled banana aioli.
III. Entrée
Grilled 5-spice rubbed Frenched lamb chops
topped w/ banana-mango chutney.
Served with coconut curry bananas and jasmine
rice.
IV. Dessert
Banana coconut rum crème brûlée
Event is by invitation only: invite is non-transferable.
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Hosted by Caribe Caribbean Bistro and Shaina Olmanson; sponsored by DOLE Bananas
Caribe Caribbean Bistro
Caribe (ca-REE’-bay) is a small, chef-driven restaurant serving up dishes inspired from across the Caribbean. Recently awarded “Best Caribbean Restaurant, 2011” by Citypages, Caribe is owned and operated by Chef Tony Panelli and his wife, Heidi.
http://www.caribeMN.com
Shaina Olmanson
Shaina is the home cook and photographer behind Food for My Family and Olmanson Photography. She and her husband Ole strive to teach their four children to cook and prepare real food in a day and age where many people have turned to convenience foods because they are so readily available and hope to encourage others to do the same. Shaina wholeheartedly believes that food is what connects people. It is a part of our culture and our everyday life, and it can bring us together around the dinner table.
http://foodformyfamily.com/
DOLE Bananas
DOLE is the top-selling banana in America and the world — in both conventional and organic product categories. From its founding by James Drummond Dole, the company has built its reputation on a ceaseless commitment to quality. Today, the DOLE brand stands for more than 150 years of quality produce — and the world’s largest supplier of fresh fruits and vegetables, including bananas. Dole strives to grow, produce, harvest, transport and distribute its bananas and other produce in the most environmentally and socially conscious way possible.
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