After a two-year hiatus, Slow Food Miami’s 12th annual “Snail of Approval” Tasting Party is back, taking place at The Palms Hotel & Spa on Miami Beach on Thursday, March 16, 2023, at 7 PM. This year the event welcomes Multi Emmy Award-winning television personality Cynthia Demos as the Emcee, and Eater Miami editor Olee Fowler and Time Out editor Falyn Wood are the event’s judges.

Tickets are available to purchase via Eventbrite here. General admission tickets are $128 per person in advance; $148 per person at the door. VIP Garden Sponsor tickets are $750 and include a garden box for a school and free entry to Freshest Night Out.

This annual event is Slow Food Miami’s (SFM) night to honor Miami chefs, restaurants, artisans, and purveyors who make sustainability and local sourcing of paramount importance. The celebration goes hand-in-hand with SFM’s mission to support local farmers/growers and help educate future generations about the importance of smart, responsible sourcing and the authentic origins of the food we eat.

2023 honorees include Chef Niven Patel (Orno and Mamey); Chef Christian Chirino (TUR Kitchen); Nicolas Miller (Empower Farms); Patricia Olsen (Under the Mango Tree); Chef Giorgio Rapicavoli (Luca Osterio and Eating House); Karla Dascal & Dylan Weiser (Paradise Farms); Julio Cardenas (Succulent) and Chef Kunj (Daavat Catering & Events LLC).