For Immediate Release

Acclaimed Chef Jose Mendin To Headline Easterseals South Florida's 29th Annual Festival of Chefs on November 15th 2017

More Than 25 Top Local Chefs, Wine, Spirits & Dessert Vendors Join Forces For Ultimate Foodie Fête and Fundraiser

October 30, 2017

Media Contact:
Nanette Molina
nmolina@sfl.easterseals.com
305--777-6835

James Beard Foundation’s “Best Chef South” for five consecutive years and Food Comma Hospitality Group’s Award-winning Founding Partner and Chef, Jose Mendin will lead an exquisite evening of culinary adventure at the 29th Annual Festival of Chefs event taking place Wednesday, November 15 at the Rusty Pelican, Grand Ballroom in Key Biscayne, FL. 

The annual event pays tribute to South Florida’s culinary scene with an evening of featured signature dishes, wine & spirit tastings, silent auction and entertainment, all to benefit the Easterseals South Florida Culinary Arts High School, a vocational training program for students with autism and other disabilities.  At Festival of Chefs, Easterseals culinary students showcase their abilities with a signature dish and incredible hospitality.

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ESSF Key Biscayne

Chef Mendin will be joined by a stellar lineup of chefs from more than 25 of the area’s most prominent restaurants including:

Featuring:
Host Chef, Jim Pastor, The Rusty Pelican
Beaker & Gray – Chef Brian Nasajon
BLT Steak Miami Beach – Chef Carlos Torres
Cantina La Viente & Tacology – Chef Santiago Gomez
Chef Adrianne's Vineyard Restaurant and Wine Bar – Chef Adrianne Calvo
Easterseals Culinary Arts High School Students
El Rey de la Paella – Chef Giovanni Fernandez
Exquisito Fine Chocolates – Carolina Quijano
Fireman Derek’s Bake Shop – Derek Kaplan
Fooq’s Miami – Chef Saul Ramos
Goya Foods – Chef Fernando Desa
Lemoni Café – Chef Assia Dahrouch
Meat Market – Chef Sean Brasel
MC Kitchen – Chef Dena Marino
Morton’s The Steakhouse Coral Gables – Chef Charlie Fajardo
Neme Gastro Bar – Chef Ivan Orza
Nikki Beach Miami Beach – Chef Brian Molloy
Nothing Bundt Cakes – John and Monica Reckert
Pubbelly Sushi – Chef Chair José Mendín
R House – Chef Rocco Carulli
Roho Kitchen – Chef Jorge Montes
Seaspice – Chef Angel Leon
Soyka – Chef Pedro Lopez
The Salty Donut  – Raceni Richards  
Truluck’s – Chef Michael Cerny
And many more…

“Festival of Chefs is a unique opportunity to experience the breadth of culinary talent in South Florida while celebrating and supporting a great and important cause,” said Loreen Chant, President and CEO of Easterseals South Florida. “We’re thrilled and honored to have the renowned talent of Chef Mendin leading a group of chefs who represent the culinary culture of South Florida for this important and prestigious charity event.”

To purchase event tickets visit www.festivalofchefs.com, for more information, please contact Nanette Molina at 305.777.6835, via email at nmolina@sfl.easterseals.com or visit www.easterseals.com/southflorida.  For the latest updates on additional chefs and celebrities as they are added to the event, please “like” the Easterseals South Florida Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/EasterSealsSouthFL/

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