Fort Lauderdale, FL – May 5, 2018 – Stephen Starr’s highly anticipated Mexican destination, El Vez, debuted at W Fort Lauderdale on Cinco de Mayo with a smashing fiesta complete with live performances, complimentary food and flowing margaritas. El Vez himself, the Mexican Elvis impersonator for whom the restaurant was named, riled up the crowd, along with electronic music project Sweet Electra, from Guadalajara, Mexico and lively skeleton dancers. El Vez’s chef, Steve Menter, took to the grill serving up carnitas and elote, along with several other impressive chefs from the STARR Restaurants roster including Chef Justin Smillie of Upland and Anthony Micari of Makoto.

Amanda Leo

Alina Baur & Karen Lahoud

Sharice Seamster & Natasha Archibald

Tegan Cambell, April Rodriguez, & Kristen Peacock

James Lombardo & Jake Piser

DJ Spiff

El Vez & DJ Spiff

El Vez

El Vez

Nardiz Cooke of Sweet Electra & El Vez

Nardiz Cooke of Sweet Electra

Sweet Electra

Chef Reny & Chef Steve

Ines Ross & Todd Perl

Mandy Carter & Emilano Brenni

Amanda & Paul Leo

Zaria Qadafi & Kurt Coppens

Rebecca Batterman & Melissa Rueda

Rick & Tonya Sharps, Jenn & Mike Sullivan, & Nathan Terrier

Sean, Marcus, Madelinen & Makayla Lee, Callie & Harold Foley