24th annual Festival of Chefs to Benefit Easter Seals South Florida
Thursday, 11/08/2012, 07:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Rusty Pelican Restaurant
3201 Rickenacker Causeway,
Key Biscayne, Florida 33149
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Join Co-hosts: Celebrity Chef Michael Gilligan and acclaimed Miami artist MANO for the 24th annual Festival of Chefs to benefit Easter Seals South Florida. The event is one of South Florida’s longest running premiere charity events, best described as “Where Culinary and Fine Arts Meet”.
The Festival of Chefs will take place from 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm on Thursday, November 8 at the newly renovated Rusty Pelican Restaurant in Key Biscaye. The event will feature some of South Florida’s hottest chefs presenting a tantalizing array of exquisite menu items for guests to sample the night away, a fabulous selection of international wines and an amazing auction featuring works by some of Miami’s most popular and talented visual artists, combined with other high end luxury items, resturant experiences, spa packages, trips etc… Bididng is always very enthusiastic so have your credit cards and check books ready. Always a favorite, the Easter Seals Culinary Arts High School chefs in training will prepare their very own culinary creations for all to enjoy!
Featured Chefs & Resturants:
1500 Degrees, Alba at the Sole, Anacapri on Ponce, Brother Jimmy’s BBQ, Chef George Catering & Cooking Classes, Easter Seals Culinary Arts Students, Lee & Marie’s Cakery, Smith & Wollensky Steakhouse – Miami, Timo, The Oceanaire Seafood Room, The Rusty Pelican, Valor Chocolates USA, Inc., Baires Grill – Miami Beach and Art Institute Ft. Lauderdale,
Featured Artists:
Antonio Guerrero, Carlos Stincer, Derek Wilson, Edward Berounsky, Ernesto Kunde, Luisa Mesa, Luis de Avila, Nuurs Ortiz, MANO, Marcy Grosso. Matthew Miller, Mila Tapperi Hajjar, Monique Lassooij, Oswaldo Franco, Sandra Suarez, Sheri Friedman, Tere Pastoriza and Tony Mendoza
Special Thanks to: Eugenia Beckwith McCrea, Shelly Daniel Rutherford, Mary & Frank Young, Barry & Judy Silverman, Paul & Ronni Bianco, Tom & Marie-Ilene Whitehurst, Dr. Byrce & Elizabeth Epstein, Wayne & Nicole Cypen, Bermont Advisory Group, Michael Gilligan and MANO.
Easter Seals South Florida
The mission of Easter Seals South Florida is to provide exceptional services to ensure that all children and adults with disabilities or special needs and their families have equal opportunities to live, learn, work and play in their communities. Easter Seals and its affiliate organizations are 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations.
Easter Seals of South Florida |1475 NW 14th Avenue| Miami, FL 33125-1692
(305)-547-4858 (voice) | (305)-325-0578 (fax) | www.southflorida.easterseals.com
