Tribute Dinner Honoring José Andrés at Loews Miami Beach Hotel

Photography by Seth Browarnik, Nathan Valentine on February 28th, 2017 in Celebrity, Food, Lifestyle, The Food Network & Cooking Channel South Beach Wine & Food Festival 2017

Anthony Bourdain, Anne Koziara, Aitor Zabala, Ruben Garcia, Emeril Lagasse, José Andrés, Andrew Zimmern, Rene Contee, Michael Voltaggio, & Frederic Delaire

Miami Beach, FL – February 25, 2017 – Each year at the Food Network & Cooking Channel South Beach Wine & Food Festival takes their hats off to some of the world’s most recognized leaders in the culinary and beverage industries, and this sweet 16 is was exception. This year the festival honored the deeply passionate and talented Chef José Andrés alongside Louis Roederer group owners and 6th and 7th generation members of the Roederer family, Jean-Claude Rouzaud and Frédéric Rouzaud, during an evening guided by Master of Ceremonies Anthony Bourdain. Grammy Award-winning artist Gloria Estefan was also on hand to help present the evening’s tribute. Among the evening’s highlights was an extravagant auction featuring once-in-a-lifetime travel experiences including an African Safari and European Getaways, exciting dining packages from this year’s honorees, priceless artwork and more. The evening’s culinary offerings was created by a highly regarded group, including Frederic Delaire, Rubén García, Emeril Lagasse, Michael Voltaggio, Aitor Zabala and Andrew Zimmern. Recently awarded the 2015 National Humanities Medal by President Obama for both cultivating palates and shaping culture, Andrés has been named one of the most influential people in the world on the prestigious Time “100” list, as well as awarded the honor of “Outstanding Chef” by the James Beard Foundation. The chef/owner of ThinkFood Group is also an author, educator, television personality, and relentless advocate for food and hunger issues. A widely respected place that many prestigious family-owned producers call home, Maisons Marques & Domaines represents some of the most highly esteemed properties in the world and one of numerous entities owned by Louis Roederer. Chairman of the Board Jean-Claude Rouzaud has guided the House of Champagne Louis Roederer since 1979, when he became president at the age of 37. His eldest son, Frédéric Rouzaud, was named President of Champagne Louis Roederer Group in January 2006, working his way through the company after starting as Regional Manager, to Manager of Human Resources and most recently, General Manager Delegate in charge of development.

José Andrés

Lee Schrager & Mel Dick

Lee Schrager, José Andrés, & Mel Dick

Emeril Lagasse, Romero Britto, & José Andrés

Mel Dick & Romero Britto

José Andrés & Romero Britto

José Andrés & Romero Britto

Mel Dick, José Andrés, Romero Britto, & Lee Schrager

Romero Britto

Frédéric Rouzaud, Romero Britto, & Jean-Claude Rouzaud

José Andrés & Romero Britto

José Andrés & Andrew Zimmern

Andrew Zimmern

Andrew Zimmern & José Andrés

JP Samuelson, José Andrés, & Andrew Zimmern

Michael Voltaggio, Andrew Zimmern, & Duff Goldman

Michael Voltaggio & Andrew Zimmern

Michael Voltaggio

José Andrés

José Andrés & Michael Voltaggio

Andrew Zimmern & Emeril Lagasse

Emeril Lagasse

Frederic Delaire

Philip Goldfarb & Jeana Stone

Mark Rosenberg & Al Roker

Gloria Estefan, Al Roker, & Emilio Estefan

José & Patricia Andrés

Deborah Roberts & Al Roker

Lee Schrager & Mark Rosenberg

Bobbi & Mel Dick

Mark Rosenberg

Billy Harris

Anthony Bourdain

Anthony Bourdain & Gloria Estefan

Anthony Bourdain, Gloria Estefan, & Ruben Garcia

Ruben Garcia, Anthony Bourdain, Gloria Estefan, & Aitor Zabala

Aitor Zabala, Anthony Bourdain, Gloria Estefan, & Andrew Zimmern

Aitor Zabala, Andrew Zimmern, Anthony Bourdain, & Gloria Estefan

Ruben Garcia, Aitor Zabala, Andrew Zimmern, Anthony Bourdain, Michael Voltaggio, José Andrés, & Gloria Estefan

Anthony Bourdain, Frederic Delaire, Ruben Garcia, Aitor Zabala, Andrew Zimmern, Michael Voltaggio, José Andrés, & Gloria Estefan

José Andrés

Frederic Delaire, Ruben Garcia, Aitor Zabala, Andrew Zimmern, Michael Voltaggio, José Andrés, & Gloria Estefan

Frederic Delaire, Ruben Garcia, Aitor Zabala, Andrew Zimmern, Anthony Bourdain, José Andrés, & Gloria Estefan

José Andrés

Frederic Delaire, Ruben Garcia, Aitor Zabala, Andrew Zimmern, Michael Voltaggio, Michael Voltaggio, José Andrés, Rene Contee, Gloria Estefan, & Anthony Bourdain