Adventures in Paradise video series debuts with creation of Gulf of Mexico Pasta

SeaSalt Naples chef Fabrizio Aielli collects Gulf of Mexico water to cook pasta in front of a video crew documenting the recipe technique for an episode of Adventures in Paradise, a new web video series at www.paradisecoast.com.

The southwest Florida Gulf Coast, including the beaches in Naples and Marco Island, were never impacted by the Gulf oil spill. The waters are so clean and clear, the area visitors bureau and a local chef teamed up to create a video that proves that point in a delicious way.

Chef Fabrizio Aielli of SeaSalt Naples creates a dish called Gulf of Mexico Pasta with linguine cooked in Gulf saltwater from Naples Beach, accompanied by a delicious Florida blue crab sauce.

“We’re launching a new series of video features on our visitor Web site called Adventures in Paradise and wanted a truly attention getting episode to premiere the series,” said JoNell Modys, the Naples, Marco Island, Everglades Convention and Visitors Bureau’s communications manager and producer of the series. “We’ve been working against the misperception issue about the condition of our beaches and Gulf waters ever since the early days of the oil spill. We are so clear, clean and pristine here, we thought it would bring the message home if we all enjoyed some delicious pasta with crab sauce cooked in our own seawater, and shared that experience in a video feature.”

Chef Fabrizio Aielli, owner and executive chef at the SeaSalt restaurant in Naples, is an expert at combining natural salts with food. His inspired dish features linguine cooked in Gulf of Mexico seawater and a sauce made with fresh Florida blue crab. No additional salt is needed in the recipe besides the natural salt from the seawater. Visit the visitors bureau’s Web video page in the Adventures in Paradise section to view Chef Aielli performing a cooking demonstration at a Naples beachfront location.

The Gulf of Mexico Pasta is a highlight for the first of many episodes of the Naples, Marco Island, Everglades CVB’s new Web video series, Adventures in Paradise. Adventures in Paradise, found on www.ParadiseCoast.com, will feature unique experiences ranging from outdoor excursions to sophisticated shopping, as well as interesting takes on local people, places and things to do when visiting the Paradise Coast region of Naples, Marco Island and the Gulf Coast Everglades.

For more information on The Paradise Coast – Naples, Marco Island and the Everglades, call 1-800-688-3600 for a free visitors guide from within the USA, or dial 1-239-225-1013 from outside the USA; or go at the area’s official visitor information Web site, www.ParadiseCoast.com.

Link to Adventures in Paradise premiere video episode: http://www.paradisecoast.com/videos/

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