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Mangoficent Roll at Nippon Thai
Mango runs the Mangoficent Roll, one of sushi chef Tommy Benjapadi’s two latest creations for Nippon Thai Restaurant, 1114 State Road A1A, Satellite Beach.
Juicy fruit tops a roll with tempura shrimp, tuna, crab, cream cheese, cilantro and kimchi sauce. At $15.45, it’s an inexpensive opportunity to try a slice of heaven.
Another new roll from Chef Tommy Benjapadi, Blush, features salmon, tuna, cream cheese, avocado and tempura flakes topped with even more salmon and a bit of cilantro sauce. It also costs $15.45. Like Mangoficent, it scored highly in the deliciousness apothecary.
Considered by many fans to be one of the best Thai food and sushi restaurants on the Space Coast, Nippon Thai is celebrating its 15th anniversary next month. Benjapadi’s partner in culinary invention, Noah Udomsataya, greets visitors with a smile and a hug.
For more information visit nipponthaisushi.com or by calling 321-773-0700.
Classic yet contemporary concerts in Titusville, Suntree
Since not all great composers wore powdered wigs, Central Florida Winds wants to reinforce that fact with a weekend of Contemporary Classics concerts.
Beginning with the 2022-2023 Winds season, international classical concerts will be presented at 3:00 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 8 at Park Avenue Baptist Church, 2600 S. Park Ave., Titusville, and at 3:00 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 9 , at Santry United Methodist Church, 7400 N. Wickham Road, Melbourne.
The Central Florida Winds are led by conductor and founder Richard Sabin, who believes that classical music doesn’t have to be “old” to be great.
“Wonderful pieces were written by composers of the 19th and 20th centuries,” said Sabina. – Our concert draws attention to works that are classics in themselves. And we’re delighted to have our principal horn player, Rick Collins, perform in a concert that truly showcases the beauty and round, velvety tone of the instrument.”
The upcoming season opener includes music by Edward Elgar, William Grant Steele, Andrew Boss, Morton Gould and Francis Macbeth. Collins will perform during the Horn Concerto No. 1, Richard Strauss’s iconic piece for horn and orchestra, specially rewritten for brass.
Although admission is free, a suggested donation of $10 will go towards helping the nonprofit create its unique sounds. Places are first come, first served, so get there early.
The Central Florida Winds Orchestra was formed in 1999 and draws on the talent of professional players, retired professional musicians, music teachers, and high school and college students. The ensemble, which has more than 50 members, is composed of woodwind, brass and percussion players from Brevard and other Central Florida counties.
Call 321-405-2359 or visit CFWinds.org for a full concert schedule.
Swingtime ensembles offer a melange of tunes at the Melbourne Concert Hall
The Melbourne Municipal Orchestra’s 22-piece Swingtime Ensemble isn’t just presenting a concert, it’s helping our collective vocabulary with the Gallimaufry concert, Wednesday and Thursday, October 12 and 13, at the Melbourne Auditorium, 625 E. Hibiscus Blvd.
What is gallimaury you may ask? The word dates back to the 16th century, when French cooks prepared a stew called gallimafry. English speakers chose a name for any mixture or mixture.
A melange of big band music Swingtime opens the band’s new Concert Café feature, complete with a dance floor for unbridled dancing feet.
“If you like swinging Big Band music, this concert is the place to be,” said conductor Kurt Schulenburg. “We play a mix… a melange… a medley of new tunes and Hit Parade classics.”
Another new feature of Swingtime concerts this season is that lunch and drinks are now available for purchase on site at City Bistro. For two evenings, City Bistro prepared a special Gallimaufry Fizz cocktail for purchase.
Entrance is free. Doors open at 6pm with entertainment before Oh Golly Dixieland performs.
Call 321-724-0555 or visit MelbourneMunicipalBand.org for more information.
Breakfast at Warbirds in Titusville
Valiant Air Command will host its monthly Check-In/Arrival Breakfast from 8 to 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 8, at the Warbird Aviation Museum in Titusville.
The $12 admission ticket includes a hot breakfast prepared by the chef along with the works, as well as admission to the museum for the rest of the day.
The Warbird Aviation Museum is located five miles from Kennedy Space Center at 6600 Tico Road. Access to Tico Road is directly off Route 405 or off US1 at Golden Knights Blvd.
For more information, visit warbirdairmuseum.com or follow the museum on Facebook.
Never a dull Bordeaux dinner at Green Turtle
Grapevine Cafe at Green Turtle Market is offering a Bordeaux wine dinner at 7:00pm on Thursday and Friday, October 6th and 7th.
The five-course menu, paired with wines from the Bordeaux region, includes Oyster Deux-Avocado Vichyssoise with Heruga and Seruga caviar, Fleur de Sel foie gras on Perdu duck-fat toasted bread, Tuna tartare with smoked lard, Home-made loin of lamb Farsi. braised leg of venison and mango sorbet.
The $120 price per guest includes a $10 credit per person toward the purchase of featured wines.
Reserve by calling 321-773-2001.
The Green Turtle Market also hosts free wine tastings with delicious cheese tastings at the Grapevine Cafe every Friday from 4:30pm to 6:30pm.
The store is located at 855 E. Eau Gallie Blvd., Indian Harbor Beach. For more details, see greenturtlemarket.com.
Wine dinner at Le French at
The time to reserve for the upcoming wine dinner at Le French Restaurant is now. The special event, scheduled for 6 p.m. on Wednesday, October 19, will feature Loire Valley wines from a menu that includes fish rillettes with sourdough bread, Rillon de Tours pork belly with cherry tomatoes and fresh pears with a mixed salad and Verte lentils. Du Puy AOP – green lentils recognized by the world’s best chefs – with smoked sausage and a dessert of fresh pears with foie gras de Rabelais brioche.
Cost is $95 per guest. Reserve by calling 321-622-8977 or visit lefrenchrestaurant.com. Le French is located at 1924 State Road A1A, Indian Harbor Beach.
Tickets are available for the Melbourne Central Food and Wine Festival
Tickets are on sale for the foodie favorite Food and Wine Festival in Melbourne City Center from 5.30pm to 9pm on Saturday 12 November.
Feast your eyes on specials from Cryderman’s Barbecue, Landing Rooftop, Hemingway’s Tavern, Alligator Reef, Chez Quan’s, Manny’s, The Bat Cave, Mel’s Tiki Café and many, many more.
This year, another local fan favorite, Hot Pink, will be headlining the music samples.
Tickets cost $100 each. Purchase in foodandwine.downtownmelbourne.com.
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