Dinner Hosted by Vinny Dotolo, Jon Shook, Evan Funke, & Thanawat Bates Part of The NYT Cooking Dinner Series at Habitat at 1 Hotel South Beach

Photography by Kyle McLaughlin on February 22nd, 2020 in 2020 Food Network & Cooking Channel South Beach Wine & Food Festival presented by Capital One, Lifestyle

Jon Shook, Vinny Datolo, Craig Tragani, Thanawat Bates, Craig Giunta, & Byron Aguirre

Miami Beach, FL – February 22, 2020 – Vinny Dotolo and Jon Shook, the iconic Los Angeles, CA duo behind Animal, Son of a Gun, and Jon & Vinny’s are making their mark on South Beach with a dinner as eccentric and electrifying as the duo themselves. Credited with launching and perpetuating LA’s restaurant renaissance, the James Beard Award-winning duo, who once worked with celebrated Chef Michelle Bernstein, defy categorization – their cooking style encompasses traditional European styles, vibrant Latin flavors and pan-Asian influences. Dotolo and Shook will be joined by pasta hero, Chef Evan Funke, a James Beard Award-nominee and the mind behind the James Beard Award finalist for Best New Restaurant of the Year, Felix Trattoria in Los Angeles, CA. Together with Habitat Executive Chef Thanawat Bates, this highly talented quartet will blow Festival guests’ minds with exquisite flavor profiles and unprecedented culinary combinations – paired with wines from the Frescobaldi portfolio – in the cool upscale ambience of Habitat at the 1 Hotel South Beach.