Dinner hosted by Mike Bagale, Virgilio Martínez, & Anthony Le Pape at Fuego y Mar at The Ritz-Carlton, South Beach, part of the American Airlines Dinner Series

Photography by Daniel Rodriguez on May 22nd, 2021 in 2021 Food Network & Cooking Channel South Beach Wine & Food Festival presented by Capital One, Food, Lifestyle

Dinner hosted by Mike Bagale, Virgilio Martínez, & Anthony Le Pape at Fuego y Mar at The Ritz-Carlton, South Beach from World Red Eye Films on Vimeo.

Miami Beach, FL – May 22, 2021 – Chef Mike Bagale, formerly of the Michelin-starred Alinea in Chicago, IL and Peruvian-born Chef Virgilio Martínez brought the essence of out-of-the-box flavor profiles to South Beach, as they created a culinary experience that was pulsing with artistry and flavor.

Bagale is renowned worldwide for his expertise in molecular gastronomy and artistic dishes. Martinez, known for his Michelin-starred Lima London and Lima-based restaurant Central, which boasts a three-year reign at the top of The World’s 50 Best Restaurants list in Latin America, is one of the leading figures advancing the popularity of Peruvian cuisine worldwide. A native of Brittany in France, Executive Chef Anthony Le Pape welcomed Chefs Bagale and Martínez to the kitchen at Fuego y Mar at The Ritz-Carlton, South Beach for an ecstatic intimate dinner experience that exposed guests’ taste buds to a kaleidoscope of flavors and textures, complemented by wine from the Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits portfolio.