January 8, 2020 – (Key West, FL). Edible history continues with Fourth Annual Conch Revival Picnic at Key West Lighthouse & Keeper’s Quarters
Key West Art & Historical Society, Great Events Catering, and Isle Cook Key West team up to present the fourth annual Conch Revival Picnic, an informal Conch heritage dinner prepared by acclaimed chefs Martha Hubbard and Dave Furman featuring a variety of classic Key West/Conch recipes set to take place on Tuesday, January 21 from 6:00pm – 8:00pm on the grounds of the Key West Lighthouse & Keeper’s Quarters.
Hubbard and Furman will present a feast starting with passed hors d’ oeuvres of conch salad shooters, rice croquettes with Key lime mustard, and beef, chorizo and creole sauce empanadas; a buffet featuring chopped salad with Florida citrus, a vegetarian roulade, a crawfish enchalau, Louie’s Backyard conch chowder, shrimp and grits with Creole sauce; a carving station with whole roasted fish and pig; and a dessert of Key lime pie squares and guava tarts with Ol’Sour whipped cream.
Diners can enjoy their picnic feast with live music entertainment from “The Raven/Skippo Conch Recipes Combo,” featuring Skipper Kripitz on drums, Raven Cooper on guitar and vocals, Time Mayer on flute and saxophone, and Joe Dallas on trombone and acoustic bass.
Inspired by former Society board member and late island native Dianne Zolotow, the Conch Revival Picnic tradition was launched in 2016 to increase awareness of Key West/Conch culture by preserving and promoting historic recipes created and consumed by Conch families for generations, but which have, over time, been disappearing from memory and tables. Some of the recipes that have been presented are inspired by the postwar Key West Woman’s Club Cookbook edited by original Conch and first Florida Keys woman mayor Wilhelmina Harvey, as well as recipes from other books located in the Key West Public Library collection.
The picnic is sponsored by Great Events, Isle Cook Key West, Fausto’s, and Eaton Street Seafood. Visit KWAHS.ORG to purchase your ticket—$45 for Members, $55 for Non-members, kids under 12 are free. Your Museums. Your Community. It takes an Island.
IMAGE: Key West Art & Historical Society, Great Events Catering, and Isle Cook Key West are teaming up to present the fourth annual Conch Revival Picnic, an informal Conch heritage dinner prepared by acclaimed chefs Martha Hubbard and Dave Furman on Tuesday, January 21 from 6:00pm – 8:00pm on the grounds of the Key West Lighthouse & Keeper’s Quarters. The annual favorite features a variety of classic Key West/Conch recipes and a fun cook-off competition.
