For an exciting culinary event to fulfill any TPC week cravings, the Sawgrass Marriott Golf Resort & Spa is hosting a five-course, prix-fixe dining experience at Vernon’s First Coast Kitchen & Bar with cooking from famed Chef Art Smith.
The pop-up, dubbed “A Preview of Reunion by Chef Art Smith,” is a sampling of the culinary creations that Chef Art will serve later this year at his new Chicago based restaurant on the Navy Pier, Reunion by Chef Art Smith, with dishes heavily influenced by his southern roots.
“As a North Florida native, I’m excited to come home and provide a glimpse of my new restaurant to the community,” Smith said in a press release. “I’ve been a fan of Sawgrass Marriott for years, so bringing ‘A Preview of Reunion’ to the resort was a seamless decision.”
Smith attended Florida State University while also completing culinary internships at places such as The Greenbriar and the Disney College Program. He rose to fame after spending many years as Oprah’s personal chef, and through encouragement from his now-husband Jesus, he began opening his own restaurants across the country.
Today, after appearing on numerous television programs such as Bravo’s ‘Top Chef’ and ABC’S ‘Good Morning America,’ he owns and operates restaurants such as Blue Door Kitchen & Garden in the heart of Chicago’s Gold Coast, Southern Art and Bourbon Bar in Atlanta’s Buckhead, Art Bird & Whiskey Bar in the iconic Grand Central Terminal in New York City, and Chef Art Smith’s Homecomin’ at Walt Disney World’s Disney Springs in Orlando. Chef Art Smith has also prepared meals for many esteemed figures, former President Barak Obama, Florida Governor Bob Graham, and even pop singer Lady Gaga.
“A Preview of Reunion by Chef Art Smith’ features four courses of the Chef’s creation. Course one is a Southern Pickle Board with Buttermilk Benne Seed Crackers, Goat Pimento Cheese, House-made pickles, and more. Course two offers two options, Shrimp and Grits or Fried Green Tomatoes. Course three, the main course, gives guests the options of Buttermilk Fried Chicken, Wagyu Beef Zabuton, or Cornmeal Seed Crusted Snapper. Finally, for dessert, the mouth-watering choices include a Smith Family 12-Layer Chocolate Cake, Hemp Seed Meyer Lemon Cake, or a Buttermilk Panna Cotta.
This exclusive pop-up by Chef Art Smith is happening now through the end of TPC on Sunday, March 14th, at the Sawgrass Marriott Golf Resort & Spa. To buy tickets, visit eventbrite.com/e/a-preview-of-reunion-by-chef-art-smith-tickets-141190523657, and while you are at dinner you might be lucky enough to see Chef Art Smith himself wandering about greeting guests.
