Forager Release

O, Miami, Edible South Florida, & The Kampong Present

Forager Fête: a release party for FORAGER: A Subjective Guide to Miami's Edible Plants (O, Miami Books, 2014), and the newest issue of edible South Florida magazine

Stumble into special food from Miami chefs, including Ryan Harrison of the new Taperia Raca; Chef Bee of Oishi Thai + the new NaiYaRa (opening next year at Sunset Harbour in Miami Beach); and Thi Squire of Rock Garden Herbs

Sample beers from New Belgium Brewing Company: Snapshot Wheat Beer and Rampant Imperial IPA

Taste exotic fruits from the subtropical Redland that Nick Bernal, commercial forager of Seasons Farm Fresh, has tracked down for sampling, and dessert by Cao Chocolates

Explore the grounds of The Kampong on a "fast-foraging" tour with director emeritus Larry Schokman and plantmatter's Tiffany Noé

Discover FORAGER: A Subjective Guide to Miami's Edible Plants, the first book from O, Miami's new publishing house

Get a copy of the new Edible South Florida issue

• 7 p.m. - Arrival
• 7:30 p.m. "Fast Foraging" mini-tour of The Kampong grounds starring Kampong director emeritus Larry Schokman and plantmatter founder Tiffany Noé
• 8 p.m. - Creative Director Seth Labenz and Executive Editor P. Scott Cunningham provide a brief visual introduction to the new publishing imprint
• 8:15 p.m. - An intro to FORAGER and the newest issue of edible South Florida, featuring a Q&A with FORAGER authors Tiffany Noé and George Echevarria and ESF editor Gretchen Schmidt, plus a reading of food poems by Nick Vagnoni