Miami is one of 20 cities for the James Beard 20th anniversary festivities to be held on September 28. Cocktail and dinner for just 100 ($240 each) people will be held at Azul Restaurant and the Mandarin Oriental Hotel. The 4-couorse menu is by local James Beard award winners, Mark Militello, Norman Van Aken and Clay Conley.
The next day, at Williams-Sonoma, there will be host appearances by Conley, Van Aken and Gabriele Marewski of Paradise Farms.
For more information go to www.jbftasteamerica.com. To purchase tickets to the Azul dinner, contact ATorres@mohg.com or call 305-913-3840. A portion of the proceeds will benefit the Daily Bread Food Bank.
