[Photos: Red Eye Productions]
Official Title: Perrier-Jouët BubbleQ presented by Allen Brothers hosted by Emeril Lagasse and Friends
Cost: $350 General Admission, $450 VIP (Sold Out)
When: Friday night
Barbecue, check. Bubbly, check, check, check, check. Guy Fieri sighting, check. Chefs posing with big bottles of champagne,check. Chefs posing with oversized champagne glasses, check. Hungry crowds, nope. They were ravenous. So much so that by 9:30, John Besh of Restaurant August ran out of food, quickly followed by pretty much everyone. At least Tony Neely had potato salad left over. Ribs, not so much. Meat and champagne hangover today? Check.
Participating Chefs/Restaurants:
1. Michelle Bernstein (Michy’s/Sra. Martinez, Miami FL)
2. John Besh (Restaurant August, New Orleans, LA)
3. Jennifer Behar (Jennifer's Homemade, Miami, FL)
4. Kenny Callaghan (Blue Smoke, New York, NY)
5. Mauro Colagreco (Restaurant Mirazur, South of France)
6. Jonathan Eismann (Pacific Time, Miami, FL)
7. Todd English (Olives, New York, NY)
8. Susan Feniger & Mary Sue Miliken
9. Roger Herring (Socca, Chicago, IL)
10. John Gray (John Gray Restaurant Group, Mexico)
11. Cindy Hutson (Ortanique on the Mile, Coral Gables, FL)
12. Elizabeth Karmel (Hill Country, New York, NY)
13. Howie Kleinberg (BULLDOG BARBEQUE, Miami, FL)
14. Emeril Lagasse (Emeril’s, New Orleans, LA)
15. Dewey LoSasso (The Forge, Miami Beach, FL)
16. Chris Lilly (Big Bob Gibson Bar-B-Q, Decatur, AL)
17. Tim Love (Lonesome Dove Western Bistro, Ft. Worth, TX)
18. Steve Martorano (Café Martorano, Ft. Lauderdale, FL)
19. Gordon Maybury (Loews Miami Beach Hotel, FL)
20. Mark Militello (The Office, Delray Beach, FL)
21. Tony Neely (Neely’s Bar-B-Que, Memphis, TN)
22. Adam Perry Lang (Daisy May’s BBQ, New York, NY)
23. Missy Robbins (A Voce, New York, NY)
24. David Rodriguez (Oriente @ Costa d’Este Beach Resort, FL)
25. Aaron Sanchez (Centrico, New York, NY)
26. Susan Spicer (Bayona, New Orleans, LA)
27. Allen Susser (Chef Allen's, Miami, FL)
28. Claude Troisgros & Maria Manso (Blue Door at Delano, Miami Beach, FL)
29. Norman Van Aken
30. Kris Wessel (Red Light, Miami, FL)
31. eCreamery Ice Cream & Gelato
