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PHOTO GALLERY: Savor Sarasota Restaurant Week Kick-off Party


  • By Heather Merriman Saba
  • | 4:00 a.m. May 22, 2014
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PHOTO GALLERY: Savor Sarasota Restaurant Week Kick-off Party
Mozaic’s Thyme and star anise smoked duck breast with sour cherry bread pudding and crystalized ginger orange glaze.
Mozaic’s Thyme and star anise smoked duck breast with sour cherry bread pudding and crystalized ginger orange glaze.
Café Gabbiano’s Pollo Mamma Lucia
Café Gabbiano’s Pollo Mamma Lucia
H20 Bistro’s wild mushroom bisque homemade cheesecake
H20 Bistro’s wild mushroom bisque homemade cheesecake
Inkanto’s ceviche
Inkanto’s ceviche
Libby’s Café and Bar’s black eyed pea hummus, Tzaiki sauce and baby bell pepper salad on a pita point
Libby’s Café and Bar’s black eyed pea hummus, Tzaiki sauce and baby bell pepper salad on a pita point
The Chart House’s parmesan crusted shrimp fresca
The Chart House’s parmesan crusted shrimp fresca
Louies Modern’s corn lemongrass gazpacho
Louies Modern’s corn lemongrass gazpacho
Louies Modern’s corn lemongrass gazpacho
Louies Modern’s corn lemongrass gazpacho
MADE’s “Four” Meatloaf, MADE Empanadas and The “Mack”-n-cheese
MADE’s “Four” Meatloaf, MADE Empanadas and The “Mack”-n-cheese
Amanda Gambert, Patrick Duggan and Andrea Hunt
Amanda Gambert, Patrick Duggan and Andrea Hunt
Mattison’s sea scallops sweet potato-bacon hash, jicama-apple slaw, lemon butter
Mattison’s sea scallops sweet potato-bacon hash, jicama-apple slaw, lemon butter
Mattison’s chilled cucumber-avocado peach salsa, crispy tortilla
Mattison’s chilled cucumber-avocado peach salsa, crispy tortilla
Visit Sarasota County’s 9th annual Savor Sarasota Restaurant Week will run June 1 through June 14.
Visit Sarasota County’s 9th annual Savor Sarasota Restaurant Week will run June 1 through June 14.
Duval’s New World Café’s grilled marinated flank steak with chimi churri sauce
Duval’s New World Café’s grilled marinated flank steak with chimi churri sauce
Alli Werner, Corey Talbot, Beth Manley and Jessica Hays
Alli Werner, Corey Talbot, Beth Manley and Jessica Hays
Brigid Saah, Jessica Stewart and Kelly Romanoff
Brigid Saah, Jessica Stewart and Kelly Romanoff
Tracy Freeman, Steve Seidensticker and Maggie Hughes
Tracy Freeman, Steve Seidensticker and Maggie Hughes
Deb Codella and Lynn Bates
Deb Codella and Lynn Bates
MADE’s “Four” Meatloaf, MADE Empanadas and The “Mack”-n-cheese
MADE’s “Four” Meatloaf, MADE Empanadas and The “Mack”-n-cheese

 

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