Hani Khouri

Pinecrest Gardens Green Market: Hand-Crafted Local Foods (Photos)

Pinecrest Gardens' Green Market is one of the few of its ilk that runs year-round. Though the market offers local fruits, vegetables, honey, and baked goods during the slow summer months, it gets into full-swing around now. Read also: - Pinecrest Gardens: Holiday Shopping at the Farmers MarketWe too ... More >>

Outstanding in the Field at Hani's Mediterranean Organics Recap (Photos & Audio)

​This past Friday Outstanding in the Field made its way down to the Redland to honor goat farmer Hani Khouri, of Hani's Mediterranean Organics.Outstanding in the Field is known for selecting farmers who produce the highest quality products.Chef Alex Pinero of Sustain was the honored chef of the ni ... More >>

Alejandro Pinero to Cook Hani Khouri Bigtime Feast Friday, Cost: $190

​Local international businessman turned goat farmer Hani Khouri. is being recognized by a group called Outstanding in the Field. (We hinted about this last November.) The group recognizes hard-working farmers who produce crops and/or products of the highest caliber. They honor their chosen farmers ... More >>

Outstanding in the Field Plans Big Eats at Hani Khouri's Farm

Jeremy Fenske​Come January 6, a group called Outstanding in the Field, in cahoots with chef Alejandro Pinero of Sustain Restaurant Bar and farmer Hani Khouri, will hold one of its sensational outdoor farm dinners at Hani's Mediterranean Organics in the Redlands. I spoke with founding chef Jim De ... More >>

Pumpkins, Seedlings and Beer at Fairchild's Edible Garden Festival (Photos)

​People strolled through Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden's Edible Garden Festival this past Saturday and Sunday to be entertained and informed about planting their own gardens.There was something for everyone. Kids got to pick their favorite pumpkin, adults sampled fall beers and ciders, and eve ... More >>

The Dutch's Andrew Carmellini Gets Busy With Book, Today Show Appearance

Noah FecksAndrew Carmellini is one busy man.​Andrew Carmellini has a lot on his plate, so to speak.  In between trips to Miami to oversee the build-out of his SoBe outpost of The Dutch and visit local farms like Teena's Pride and Paradise Farms, Carmellini is going on Today to plug his cookbo ... More >>

Calling All Herbivores

Now Open: Green Table Artisan Kitchen & Bistro

Paula NiñoGuacamole with radishes and baked cumin tortilla​Green Table Artisan Kitchen & Bistro opened its doors to the public yesterday in the small space that Whisk Gourmet called its home for several years. As we wrote in November, owner Monica Rios created a menu using mostly local and or ... More >>

Fairchild's Edible Garden Festival Teaches Sustainability

Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden​October 23 will mark the third year of the Edible Garden Festival at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden. The festivities last from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. They will continue the same time the following Sunday."'Going green' has become more and more popular each year ... More >>

Hani's Organic Cheeses and His Fried Haloumi

​Hani Khouri did not grow up on a farm, yet today he looks right at home herding his 17 Nubian goats with the shepherd hook he carries. You would never know that three years ago, Hani and his wife Maria Lee led the life of expats residing in places such as Brazil, Saudia Arabia, Dubai, and Austria ... More >>

Fourth of July Ice Cream and Pie at Bee Heaven Farm

Photo by Jennie Robinson ​Forget the burgers this Fourth of July. Start your day with a tasting of locally made, tropical-fruit-flavored ice creams out at Bee Heaven Farm. July is, after all, National Ice Cream Month.We're talking white sapote, lychee, passion fruit, mamey, South Florida pea ... More >>

Slow Food Miami Conference in People and Pictures

Jackie SayetTHIapet!​Last night in an Upper East Side event space called the Coverings Showroom, Slow Food Miami's membership met for its annual conference.  With a musical booth buffet, orchestrated by Chef Kris Wessel of nearby Red Light Little River, the evening was less structured meeting ... More >>