Miami, FL – September 21, 2015 – Estrella Damm presented Gastronomy Congress, “The Changing Face of Modern Gastronomy,” featuring an all-star culinary lineup including: Ferran Adrià, of elBulli, the world’s most awarded chef; Lluís Garcia, Director of the elBullifoundation and former elBulli Restaurant Director; Diego Muñoz, head chef at Michelin rated Astrid y Gastón in Lima; Fran Agudo, head chef at Michelin star rated Tickets Bar in Barcelona; and David Gil, creative pastry chef for Albert Adrià’s restaurants in Barcelona. The Congress included a live cooking demonstration by Diego Muñoz, Fran Agudo and David Gil, where guests learned the latest culinary trends and techniques from these influential and avant-garde chefs from Lima and Barcelona. Additionally, Ferran Adrià along with Lluís Garcia provided a presentation focused on the future of “the restaurant” as a concept, as well as the evolution of elBulli into the elBullifoundation, which is a creative think tank for the culinary world with the mantra of “eat knowledge to nurture creativity.” Guests at the Gastronomy Congress received complimentary passed tapas created by the Miami Culinary Institute, Estrella Dammbeer and a copy of Albert Adrià’s latest recipe book, Tapas: TICKETS Cuisine.

Fran Agudo, Marjanne Kalf, Ferran Adrià, Floris Van Neerrijnen, & David Gil

Diego Muñoz, Sara Pastor, Maria Contreras, Ferran Adrià, & Jordi Escala

Collen Engle, Ferran Adrià, & Ana Machad

David Gil & Fran Agudo

David Gil

David Gil & Fran Agudo

David Gil & Fran Agudo

David Gil & Fran Agudo

David Gil

Galena Mosovich

Collen Engle

Diego Muñoz

Diego Muñoz & Ceaser Rodriguez

Ferran Adrià

Rafael Perez, Jossimar Lopez Rodriguez, & Lujan Leo Amado

Gustavo Rech & Maxwell Parise

Todd Erickson

Carolina Fernandez-Lovo, Maile Gamez, Jourdan Binder, Ferran Adrià, Cristy Planas, Marisa Batista, & Paula Antoniazzi

Azdine Sallem & Johanna Rivera

Diego Muñoz & Agustina Pais

Chef James, Gabriel Bedoya, & Angel Gonzalez

Marian Staresinic, Vittorio Colacitti, & Michael Lehmkuhl

Maile Gamez, Paula Antoniazzi, Jourdan Binder, Marisa Batista, & Cristy Planas Pardo