July 30, 2007

Packing Eat

Whisk Gourmet Brown Bag and Picnic Lunches

You’ll always remember your Dukes of Hazzard lunch box. But you’d never be able to get a whole bottle of Moët into the General Lee thermos.

You’ve never packed your own lunch anyway (after all, that’s what Mom and takeout are for), and Whisk Gourmet is okay with that. In fact, they want to handle your goodies.

In addition to offering daily specials (which they’ll e-mail to you every morning) like grilled squash with caramelized onions and Thai BBQ chicken, organic ingredients, and a full catering service (private chef dinner party to all-out gala), the new gourmet lunch and dinner spot in the Gables will pack your brown bag or picnic.

Call ahead or just walk in and chef Brendan Connor, who co-owns Whisk with his sister Kristin, will throw together the perfect sack lunch — sandwich, salad, and fresh baked dessert — which you can take back to either the office or your favorite hooky spot.

All you need to bring is the bubbly.

And your Daisy Dukes.

Whisk Gourmet, 4702 South le Jeune Road, Coral Gables (786-268-8350 or whiskgourmet.com).