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Les Dames D’Escoffier International Les Dames D’Escoffier International was formed in 1985 in New York as a philanthropic society of professional leaders in the fields of culinary arts, fine beverages and hospitality. The invitation-only membership, originally made up of 30 chapters across the United States and Canada, is highly diversified and reflects the multifaceted fields of contemporary gastronomy and hospitality. Les Dames d’Escoffier organization takes its inspiration from Auguste Escoffier, a legendary chef and culinary innovator in his time, as well as a philanthropist who marshaled his culinary resources and connections to do good things. It is believed that he was the first chef in the world to proactively enlist food and wine as fundraising vehicles. Escoffier organized programs to help the underprivileged culinary students and financially assisted retired chefs.
Les Dames d’Escoffier Miami Les Dames d’Escoffier Miami chapter was founded in 2000. It follows the same philosophy as International and is made up of professional women leaders in food, wine, hospitality and related fields. The members create a supportive culture by sharing knowledge, goods, services, and provide leadership, educational opportunities, career mentorship and scholarships. Through various signature fundraising events, the Miami chapter sponsors agricultural programs in South Florida classrooms and schoolyards, awards scholarship to local collegebound young women pursuing careers in the culinary field and agriculture and provides kitchen equipment and counseling services to women and children in need.
Additionally, the chapter members teach nutritional and culinary
life-lessons as part of their community services as volunteers. Through the support of our patrons, donors and sponsors, the chapter is able to accomplish its mission and undertake this very important work throughout the year.
Auguste Escoffier Auguste Escoffier is the father of modern Cuisine. He brought the culinary arts into the modern era by encouraging the use of seasonal and locally grown food. He restructured the kitchen to operate as a single integrated unit, a system that prevails today.
Chef Escoffier became the Chef at the Ritz of Paris, which provided him the elegant settings and clientele that stamped his changes as fashionable and correct. He continued his association with the Ritz and went to open London and New York. Together with CÊsar Ritz , he presided over several Hotel kitchens, inventing famous dishes, such as peach Melba and bombe Nero, reforming the hideous physical conditions in which professional cooks then worked on their coal-fired ranges, rationalizing the kitchen workforce, codifying haute cuisine and raising the social status of chefs to a level that anticipated today’s celebrity chefs. Today, the cooking style of Escoffier is the standard for farm-to–table cuisine, sophistication, elegance and simplicity.
Michelle Bernstein Since drawing the national spotlight in the mid 1990’s, Chef Michelle Bernstein has remained one of the region’s most well-respected and iconic chefs/restaurateurs. A Miami native, she has earned accolades from top critics across the country for her innovative cuisine and a personality as warm and vibrant as the Florida sun. “My food is about amazing ingredients, layered flavors and straight forward techniques. I cook the food I love and I think that love translates to the diners,” says Bernstein, a James Beard Award winner (Best Chef South 2008) and author of Cuisine a Latina (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2008). These days, Bernstein is busier than ever. With her husband and partner David Martinez, she owns and operates two highly successful restaurants in Miami. The eponymous Michy’s, opened in 2005, serving delicious, haute cuisine with tropical Latin touches, was dubbed one of the “Top 50 Restaurants in the Country” by Gourmet and “Best New Restaurant 2006” by Food and Wine and has evolved into a local hotspot and a must-experience dining destination on every gourmet’s dining agenda. Chef Bernstein and her husband also own the more casual Crumb on Parchment, and operate MBC Michelle Bernstein Catering Company, a fullservice catering company. Next on tap: Chef Bernstein will open Seagrape, a 267seat Florida brasserie at the Thompson Hotel, the newest outpost of the New York City icon, slated to open on Miami Beach this fall. Bernstein is also a community activist. After falling in love with the organization while visiting Chicago, Bernstein launched the Miami chapter of Common Threads, an after-school program created by Chef Art Smith dedicated to teaching underprivileged kids to socialize, and eat healthy. Bernstein regularly appears on an array of national TV shows, from Top Chef to Good Morning America and hosts the PBS weekly television series, Check, Please! South Florida. She consults for Delta Airlines, Nespresso and Ruinart. In addition, she is part of the Lexus Culinary Masters, a member of the Macy’s Culinary Council and recently joined IMUSA’s panel of chef
The Ritz – Carlton, Coconut Grove Master of Ceremony: Lisa Petrolli 7:00 pm
Reception
7:00 pm
Tables of chance open
8:30 pm
Dining Room Doors open First Course Second Course Intermezzo Live Auction
9:15 pm
Third Course Fourth Course
10:00 pm
Award Ceremony
10:30 pm
Raffle Closes
10:45 pm
Fifth Course
11:00 pm
Coffee & Tea
11:15 pm
Announcement Raffle Winners Music & Dancing
8:00 pm - Midnight
by Luis Serrano & his Orchestra Net proceeds of this Escoffier Dinner event will benefit Les Dames d’Escoffier Miami‘s scholarship programs, which grant educational opportunities and professorial experiences to underprivileged women studying Culinary Arts, Hospitality,
Gastronomic Journalism & Food Agriculture. Les Dames d’Escoffier Miami Inc. is a 501(c)(3) Tax Exempt Organization. (EIN: 65-0118944). Please note that the tax deductible portion of your contribution is the amount paid for items minus the fair market value of goods and services received. Please consult an accounting professional for tax advice..
Les Dames d’Escoffier, Miami
This evening will honor Chef Michelle Bernstein with the LDEM Achievement Award, for her exceptional commitment to providing the South Florida community with fresh, locally grown food, supporting the people who grow food through his farm-to-table philosophy and nurturing a new generation of knowledgeable consumers. This evening is been emceed by Emmy Award winning journalist Lisa Petrillo. Lisa received two Emmy Awards for writing and on-camera performance for her behind-the-scenes series and her third Emmy for her CBS4 report on the “Chefs Challenge” in 2005. Lisa is active in the American Cancer Society, St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital, Miami Children’s Hospital and the Diabetes Research Institute, among others. Lisa is a true Floridian celebrity. She received her Bachelor of Science in Broadcast Journalism and a minor in Marketing at the University of Miami. Lisa’s professional career began in 1986 as the Communications Manager for the Greater Miami Convention and Visitors Bureau. Later that same year, she began her television career at WPLG as a producer and was named the station’s entertainment reporter in 1988. Following WPLG, Lisa became a national correspondent on the NBC show “Real Life” Lisa joined WFOR/ CBS4 in 2001 as Entertainment Reporter. Les Dames Favorite Auctioneer Manny Rosa joined Lisa Petrillo this evening. Dr. Manuel Rosa earned a BA Degree in Psychology and Puerto Rican and Hispanic Caribbean Studies from Rutgers University, a MS Degree in Student Personnel Administration from New York University and an Ed. D. degree in Education Administration from Florida International University. He has worked in private and public sectors of higher education and is currently a Graduate Professor and Advisor for the Keiser University Graduate School in both the Master of Science in Education and the Doctorate in Education programs. In addition to teaching, Dr. Rosa is a quality assurance consultant for throughout the hospitality industry to help companies identify areas of opportunity for training and development of employees in the areas of leadership, customer service, teamwork and ethical decision making. He is also an active volunteer with the United Way and a Volunteer extraordinaire with Les Dames Miami.
Dinner Committee
Alejandra Maria Bigai & Susan Brustman Chairpersons Nancy Ancrum Paulette Bilsky Michele Baker Benesch Monica Ciffoni Amira Eskenazi Roxana Garciga Lucila Jimenez Laura Monges Morgan Nims Dorothee Rubin Szuch Ashley Stanton
Karen Barofsky Elda Brouwer Deanna Caniff Lola Domitrovich Adriana Garcia Margo Hofeldt Wendy Kallergis Irene Moore Ana Maria Plana Sandy Shapiro Lisa Weeks
Amira Eskenazi: Prizes Chaiperson
A Very Special Thank You PATRONS:
Lucila & Andres Jimenez Ellen Kanner & Benjamin Bohlmann Irene Moore & George Panarites Ana Maria Plana Dorothee & Rudy Rubin Szuch Sandy Witmer
ANGELS:
Michele Baker Benesch Karen Barofsky Don Flipse, Sr. Ricardo Bigai Irene Moore Karen Weiner Escalera Dr. Manny Rosa Mercy Guerra & the team of students Chef Ashley Stanton & her team Ritz- Carlton Executive Chef Kaduru
Les Dames d’Escoffier, Miami
acknowledges the kind participation and the generosity of the following sponsors who contributed to this evening’s event: • Brustman Carrino P.R.
• Nespresso
• CBS 4
• Pastry Is Art
• Chef Michelle Bernstein
• Republic National Distributing Co.
• Chef Yann Rio
• Ritz Carlton Fort Lauderdale
• Christofle Paris
• Romanicos Chocolate
• Miami Beach Botanical Garden
• Shin Wellness Center
• Deva Curl Products
• South Seas Island Resort
• Europvin USA
• Slow Food® Miami
• Field of Flowers
• Sovereign Brands
• Jahzel Dotel
• The Market Company
• Julien Chang
• The Palms Hotel
• Kobrand Corporation
• The Ritz Carlton in the Grove
• Le Provencal
• The Ritz Carlton South Beach
• Lucini Ilalia
• The Ritz-Carlton
• Menu Men, Inc.
• Young L. Cannon
Chapter Activities Scholarship and Grant Programs Mast Academy FIU School of Hospitality Johnson & Wales Miami Culinary Institute
Green Tables & Educational Programs Culinary Arts programs Robert Morgan Vocational High School and MAST Academy. Partnership with Slow Food to create and maintain new gardens in the Miami Dade School District. Edible & herb garden at Miami Beach Botanical Garden partnering classes for the community at large.
Philanthropic Programs Holiday programs for CHARLEE Homes Camillus house Educate Tomorrow Casa Valentina
Outreach Throughout the years, Miami chapter has worked closely with several nonprofit and educational organizations to form positive liaisons, among them: Slow Food Miami, Dade County Farm Bureau, Robert Morgan Vocational School, Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts Miami, “Seed to Fork� Foundation, Audubon Society, and Educate Tomorrow.
Les Dames d’Escoffier Miami Vision LDEI is an international organization of women leaders who create a supportive culture in our community to achieve excellence in the food, beverage and hospitality professions.
To do this LDEI members:
. Share knowledge and support members and . Provide leadership, educational opportunities and philanthropic events for the larger community.
Mission Statement To provide education, philanthropy for women in the culinary arts industry and provide a pathway for women who wish to pursue careers in food, wine, other beverages, nutrition, the arts of the table, hospitality, journalism and other fields as they relate to these disciplines.
Miami Chapter Board of Directors 2015 President: DorothĂŠe Rubin Szuch Vice President: Lola Domitrovich Treasurer: Lucila Jimenez Secretary: Ellen Kanner V. P. Membership: Sandie Witmer Education Director: Ana Maria Plana Communications Director: Adriana Garcia Member-at-Large: Roxana Garciga Immediate Past President: Ariana Kumpis
Les Dames d’Escoffier, Miami
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