Wednesday, January 17, 2018

Cobaya Rancho Patel with Chef Niven Patel 2/11/17





Chef Patel hard at work.  


Cobaya experiment #69 took the guinea pigs on a trek down to Homestead on a beautiful Saturday night.  The dinner was located at Chef Niven Patel's backyard farm where he prepared several courses of farm-to-table Indian cuisine.  It should be noted that he had serious help in the kitchen from his mother and mother-in-law.  
This was a great meal and a very fun night.  

Niven opened his first restaurant this year, Ghee in Downtown Dadeland which specializes in flavorful Indian fare.  He recently opened a second location in the Design District.  I highly recommend paying him a visit. 

Photo Recap Below



Rancho Patel in Homestead.








The calm before the Guinea Pig Storm...






Welcome Cocktail courtesy of the now open Edukos.

ghee wiz sake | basil infused mango juice | clove and coriander simple syrup





80 die hard Guinea Pigs made the drive down to Homestead and enjoyed a fantastic meal.


PASSED




chickpea roll up | black mustard  | cilantro


Florida shrimp toast | charred scallion | sesame






backyard pakora | taro leaf | sweet onion




Kid 'n Play in the house on the farm....





Foreshadowing





FIRST




roasted chicken samosa | peanut chutney | pickled garlic | green papaya




beet cured cobia | grapefruit | puffed rice | avocado | pickled turmeric







roasted green millet | red onion | heirloom tomato | sev | cilantro chutney

SECOND




dry aged ribeye | eggplant | heirloom tomato sauce





lamb kofta | fenugreek | plumped raisins | cashews




baby cucumber | green mango | radish | chaat masala




black eyed pea basmati | lentils | curry leaf




purple yam puran puri | cardamom | Florida strawberries | almonds







Spice of Life






Niven and family with his Ghee team.

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