Rebekah Keida

Miami Beach, FL – November 20, 2012 – Ocean Drive Magazine hosted the annual Hot Chefs Event at Loews Miami Beach Hotel. Guests explored the world of New American cuisine and were treated to the tastes of some of the best new chefs and restaurants. The New Americans Hot Chefs Event featured the culinary samplings of Florida Cookery, Exit 1, Pride and Joy Bar B Que, South Street, Preston’s at Loews Miami Beach Hotel, Garcia’s Seafood Grill, and Rusty Pelican. Guests were also treated to specialty cocktails courtesy of Herradura Tequila, wines by Martin Codax, and delectable desserts in the Infiniti Lounge. Donations were collected benefiting Feed South Florida.

Spike Mendelsohn

Frederic Delaine & Sebastian Ratti

Billy Ray

Michael Gilligan

Kris Wessel

Jeff Ransdell, Michele Addison, & Courtland Lantaff

Rebekah Keida & Spike Mendelsohn

Brooke Rosenfeld & Melissa Katz

Brooke & AJ Rosenfeld

Ricky Alias & Channing Norton

Cristina Cabielles & Michelle Chala

Gema Calero

Maura Solis

Larry Zinn

Cheryl Hohweiler & Rebekah Keida

Shazeen Shah & Kristina Lynch

Jim Pastor, Michael Gilligan, & Thomas Hassler

Jeremy Goldberg & Brad Kilgore

Von Hunter & Amaris Jones

Justin Perrone & Eric Anderson

Eric Anderson, Krystina Morales, & Bob Woltin

Denise Day, Larry Zinn, & Michele Bloder

Kristina Lynch, Shazeen Shah, & Jenn Sobel

Sam & Brooke Whelan, & Alexandra Spang

Kris Wessel & Mia Castro

Courtland Lantaff & AJ Rosenfeld

Luis Garcia & Courtland Lantaff

Rebekah Keida & Marie Charlotte Mahul

Nancy & Stephen Bernstein, & Viviane Kurzwell

Dean del Vecchio, Nick Doyle, Brittaney Melendez, & Mike Palma

Jonathan Dummitt & Ashley Abed