The traditional Caesar Salad with shredded cheddar cheese prepared the palate excellently for the meals that followed. Eased in the candlelit backdrop and of a beautifully decorated Ritz Carlton Ballroom, the roasted carrot and mango soup appetizer caressed each contour of the taste buds as it featured a vanilla bean and mint tzaki, which maintained a sweet but smooth texture. A freshly baked bread roll with sweet butter offered an interesting addition to this soup.
Ritz Carlton Golf & Spa Resort is famous for their creative preparation of entrées and the chicken breast filled with callaloo topped with shrimp was no different. This poultry was stuffed with seasoned callaloo, topped with a shrimp crown with mashed yam and green beans. To give it a sweet but tangy treat, a sorrel and ginger glaze was drizzled on top.
A dessert station was organized to give guests the choice of a pineapple streusel, orange and passion mousse, flourless almond chocolate cake or the deliciously flavoured pineapple cheesecake.
This evening of fine dining, social networking and charity was ticketed at US$150 pre-sold or US$200 at the door or approximately JM$13,500 and $18,000 respectively. However, it was all for the development of education in Jamaica with the aim of raising JM$4 million.
The Jamaica Committee, organizers of Pineapple Ball 2009, is a US-based not-for-profit corporation. The annual fund-raising gala is in its ninth year and features fine cuisine and liquors, featured local entertainment acts and a juried silent auction (of art, craft, jewelry, resort vacations among other prizes). Several local and international entities supported the premier gala event that is considered a ‘must go’ event in Jamaica.
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