The perennial thoroughbred horse racing occasion, which has shortly change into as a lot of a social spectacle as it’s a sporting affair, goes down on Saturday, January 28. And Miami-based Groot Hospitality has signed a brand new multi-year partnership so as to add its A-list zest to pick out culinary and leisure parts.
“This gives us such a unique opportunity to curate amazing experiences, combining our entertainment prowess and bringing in celebrity VIPs with our hospitality program,” Chris Cuomo, chief working officer of Groot Hospitality, tells New Times. “This partnership is amazing for us as we’re always looking to expand as a lifestyle brand. And what better way to partner than with event organizer 1/ST.”
According to Cuomo, two main Groot takeovers shall be at this yr’s Pegasus World Cup with a serious culinary attraction.
The first would be the Carousel Club, which is certain to be all the occasion’s point of interest for culinary goodness, movie star moments, and leisure. Located on the rails of the observe and curated by LIV and Palm Tree Crew, core Groot manufacturers to supply bites will embody Brickell mainstay Komodo, Papi Steak (identified for its 55-ounce Wagyu tomahawk steak introduced in a briefcase), Coconut Grove-based the Key Club and Gekkō, a lately opened Miami collaboration with Bad Bunny.
Specific dishes in Carousel Club supplied to New Times will embody a Papi’s Platter with two ounces of Kaluga Black Diamond caviar, latkes, and a horseradish cream-topped ribeye Papi Steak sandwich. Gekkō will supply maki alternatives, together with a roll topped with A5 Wagyu beef.
To complement the Carousel Club vibes, Norwegian DJ Kygo and Ryan Tedder-led pop-rock band, OneRepublic, will carry out. Admission to the Carousel Club – together with an open bar from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., complimentary bites, and a $25 wagering credit score from the occasion organizer, 1/ST – is presently working $250.
Morsels from Swan, a Groot Hospitality restaurant primarily based within the Miami Design District, shall be served at this yr’s Pegasus Cup.
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The second Groot-curated expertise would be the Flamingo Room, billed because the spot to “toast and mingle with celebrities and influencers whereas seeing the racing motion from the third degree.” In addition to pick out bites from Komodo, Papi Steak, and the Key Club, Miami Design District fave Swan could have a presence. Culinary experiences will embody a Komodo Peking duck station and a carving station with Wagyu pastrami and housemade mustards.
For Flamingo Room visitors, jazz vocalist and trumpeter Brian Newman – the bandleader and arranger for Lady Gaga’s Jazz & Piano Las Vegas residency – will carry out dwell. Flamingo Room admission prices $770 a pop.
“The nice a part of a model of hospitality like ours is that we’re all the time bringing one thing totally different to the desk,” says Cuomo. “We need folks to have an expertise, and they’re going to have simply that.”
Pegasus World Cup. 11 a.m. Saturday, January 28, at Gulfstream Park, 901 S. Federal Hwy., Hallandale Beach; 954-454-7000; pegasusworldcup.com. Tickets value $125 to $770.