Bal Harbour, FL – May 8, 2019 – Transforming into an unprecedented gastronomic destination, Bal Harbour Village is home to the newly launched Haute Cuisine, an event that introduces guests to the mouthwatering talents of six of the world’s most celebrated chefs with a combined nine Michelin stars. Created in Switzerland, at W Verbier in 2015, the organizers looked to Miami to launch a North American version of the festival and selected Bal Harbour, South Florida’s most exclusive neighborhood at the northern tip of Miami Beach, as the setting. With ten distinct experiences from which to choose, the festival will span four days from May 8-11th.  A platform for internationally recognized chefs to share their culinary passions with food lovers, Haute Cuisine offers a dynamic schedule of interactive cooking classes and intimate theme-based dinners with specially curated menus of tantalizing dishes.

On Wednesday night, guests enjoyed a Fashion-themed dinner at French gem Le Zoo at Bal Harbour Shops spearheaded by famed restaurateur Stephen Starr. The globally inspired menu was crafted by Chefs Jacques Pourcel, Thierry Drapeau and Alain Caron boasting a combined five Michelin stars from France and the Netherlands. Click here to purchase tickets.

Jorge Gonzalez, Seth Salver, & Pierre-Henri Bovsovers

Seth Salver & Pierre-Henri Bovsovers

Jorge Gonzalez & Seth Salver

Alain Caron

Alain Caron & Sergi Arola

Sergi Arola

Sergi Arola & Joel Cesari

Thierry Drapeau, Sergi Arola, & Jacques Pourcel

Sergi Arola & Joel Cesari

Joel Cesari

Joel Cesari & Sergi Arola

Sergi Arola, Gabriel Groisman, Alain Caron, Joel Cesari, & Thierry Drapeau

Sergi Arola & Alain Caron

Alain Caron & Shawna Shpirt

Jeffrey P. Freimark

Shawna, Brandon, Boris, & Jenny Shpirt

Jacques Pourcel & Sergi Arola

Jacques Pourcel, Sergi Arola, & Joel Cesari

Gabriel Groisman, Paola Busch, Melissa Katz, & Ramiro Inguanzo

Sergi Arola, Sean Drake, Michelle Leshem, & Buzzy Sklar

Joel Cesari, Pierre-Henri Bovsovers, & Jacques Pourcel

Pierre-Henri Bovsovers & Gabriel Groisman

Buzzy Sklar & Steve Scott

Gabriel Groisman, Jeffrey P. Freimark,Steve Scott, Buzzy Sklar, & Ramiro Inguanzo

Ramiro Inguanzo, Nicole, Joel Cesari, Thierry Drapeau, Alain Caron, Sergi Arola, Jacques Pourcel, Melissa Katz, Paola Busch, & Jean Baptiste-Natali