TORO Latin Kitchen & Tequila Library
Launches Viva Abejas (Long Live Bees) Campaign
Celebrating Pachamama (Mother Earth)
March 22 to April 24 at Le Méridien Dania Beach
Buzz-worthy Menu and Drink Offerings Reflect the Significance of Bees to the Food Cycle
TORO Latin Kitchen & Tequila Library, the tantalizing and contemporary culinary destination inside Le Méridien Dania Beach, is participating in a new global brand campaign next month Viva Abejas (Long Live Bees) celebrating Pachamama (Mother Earth), March 22 to April 24, 2022.
“The purpose of this tasty new campaign sponsored by Patrón Tequila is to pay tribute to the significance of bees to the food cycle for which we all depend,” says Chef Richard Sandoval, the culinary visionary behind this chainwide campaign, covering not only food and beverage but signature activations from cultural education to wildflower seed packets that guests can plant to help boost the shrinking honeybee population.
The bee-friendly menu selection includes an appetizer Bee Pollen Rainbow Quinoa(avocado, green pea purée, lemongrass, meyer lemon confit, and organic garden flowers); two entrée options: Farro Coconut Risotto (acacia honey, faro-coconut milk roasted heirloom carrot, mascarpone cheese, roasted veggie jus, and green sprouts) and Charred Crispy Tostada (smashed avocado, bee pollen, and cilantro espuma). For dessert?Avocado Panna Cotta (lavender crumble, blood orange sauce, and honeycomb ice cream).
Special beverage selections will include:
+ The Queen Bee, made with bourbon, sherry, thyme-honey syrup, and more.
+ Honey Lavender Margarita, made with Patrón Blanco Tequila.
+ Honey Lavender Lemonade, combining freshly squeezed lemon juice and lavender-infused honey simple syrup.
+ Pachamama, made with Ilegal Mezcal Joven, lavender and citrus infused honey, and lemon juice.
+ Bee-Cante, with Patrón Reposado, home-made ginger and red pepper-infused simple syrup, Yellow Chartreuse, and more.
+ Mok-Chi, made with honey agave syrup, fresh lemon juice, spiced chamomile, ginger slices, Patrón Reposado, and Drambuie,
Bee-Plus Fast Facts:
B+: One in every three bites of food depends on bees for pollination, and the annual value of pollination services worldwide are estimated at over $125 billion—or $20-$30 billion in U.S. agricultural production.
B+: More bees equal more guacamole. According to the Pollinator Stewardship Council, when honeybees and other pollinators pollinate avocado, they increase the plant’s fruit yield by 350 percent and fruit weight by 18 percent.
B+: Nearly one-third of all honeybees in the United States have died in the last five years.
About TORO Latin Kitchen & Tequila Library
TORO by Chef Richard Sandoval aims to create an elevated but approachable, contemporary, and global expression of Latin cooking without borders, using ingredients from both Central and South America. Internationally acclaimed for his innovative combination of Latin ingredients and modern culinary techniques to create thrilling and sophisticated flavors, Sandoval has been called the “Father of Modern Mexican Cuisine” and he has built the largest collections of tequilas in North America and the Middle East. TORO caters to the adventurous at heart and mind—a unique culinary destination that can be transportive and local at the same time.
Both stylish and comfortable, TORO’s Tequila Library is a dim, cozy space that mimics the look and feel of a library adorned with leather books, reading lamps, and a tequila “library card” program. More than 400 bottles align the walls—all organized in categories supporting the library theme—featuring distilled beverages from famed haciendas, small batch distillers and artisanal producers.
Located at 1825 Griffin Road in Dania Beach (33004), TORO Latin Kitchen is open 5 to 10 pm, Wednesday-Saturday, while Tequila Library is open 5 to 10 pm, Tuesday-Saturday. For more information, please visit www.torodaniabeach.com.