Tribute Dinner

Past Festival Honorees

• 2024 Honorees

  Massimo Bottura
  Chef, Author and Founder of Food for Soul

  Luca Garavoglia
  Chairman, Campari Group

• 2023 Honorees

  Alex Guarnaschelli
  Chef, Cookbook Author and Television Personality

  Alexandre Ricard
  Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Pernod Ricard

• 2022 Honorees

  Guy Fieri
  Chef, Restaurateur, Author, Television Host and Producer

  William J. Deutsch
  Founder of Deutsch Family Wine & Spirits

  Peter Deutsch
  CEO of Deutsch Family Wine & Spirits

• 2021 Honorees

  Giada De Laurentiis
  Chef, TV Personality and Restaurateur

  Eduardo M. Sardiña
  Former President & Chief Executive Officer of Bacardi U.S.A., Inc.

• 2020 Honorees

  Jim Clerkin
  President of Strategic Development and Advisor to the CEO, Moët Hennessy

  Marcus Samuelsson
  Award-winning chef, restauranteur, author and co-owner of Red Rooster Harlem and Red Rooster Overtown

• 2019 Honorees

  Rhonda Carano
  Owner & Chief Operating Officer, Ferrari-Carano Vineyards & Winery

  Nancy Silverton
  Chef, Restaurateur and Co-owner, Pizzeria Osteria, Mozza, Mozza2GO, and Chi Spacca

• 2018 Honorees

  Michael Clarke
  Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Treasury Wine Estates

  Bobby Flay
  Chef, Restaurateur, Cookbook Author and Media Personality

• 2017 Honorees

  Jean-Claude Rouzaud
  Chairman of the Board, Champagne Louis Roederer Group

  Frédéric Rouzaud
  President & CEO, Champagne Louis Roederer Group

  José Andrés
  Internationally-recognized culinary innovator, author, educator, television personality, humanitarian and chef/owner of ThinkFoodGroup

• 2016 Honorees

  Richard Sands
  Chairman, Constellation Brands

  Rob Sands
  President & CEO, Constellation Brands

  Jonathan Waxman
  Celebrated American chef, restauranteur and author

• 2015 Honorees

  Juan Mari Arzak
  Celebrated chef and acclaimed pioneer of Basque cuisine

  Ted Baseler
  President & CEO, Ste. Michelle Wine Estates

• 2014 Honorees

  Danny Meyer
  Chief Executive Officer & Founder of Union Square Hospitality Group

  Chuck Wagner
  Owner & Winemaker, Caymus Vineyards, and Founder, Wagner Family of Wine

• 2013 Honorees

  Nobu Matsuhisa
  World-renowned chef and restaurateur, 2013 Food Network South Beach Wine & Food Festival Tribute Dinner Honoree

  Christophe Navarre
  CEO Möet Hennessy, 2013 Food Network South Beach Wine & Food Festival Tribute Dinner Honoree

• 2012 Honorees

  Piero Antinori
  “World-renowned Italian winemaker,” 2012 Food Network South Beach Wine & Food Festival Tribute Dinner Honoree

  Charlie Trotter
  “Legendary” restaurateur, 2012 Food Network South Beach Wine & Food Festival Tribute Dinner Honoree

• 2011 Honorees

  Alain Ducasse
  2011 Food Network South Beach Wine & Food Festival Tribute Dinner Honoree

• 2010 Honorees

  Burt Cabañas
  Chairman and CEO of Benchmark Hospitality International, FIU School of Hospitality Management Michael E. Hurst Distinguished Hospitality Leaders Award

  Daniel Boulud
  2010 Food Network South Beach Wine & Food Festival Tribute Dinner Honoree

• 2009 Honorees

  The Wines and Foods of Spain in the presence of
  Their Majesties King Juan Carlos I and Queen Sofia of Spain

  Emeril Lagasse
  2009 Food Network South Beach Wine & Food Festival Tribute Dinner Honoree

• 2008 Honorees

  Richard E. Rivera
  Then Principal of the restaurant management and development firm Rubicon Enterprises, FIU School of Hospitality Management Michael E. Hurst Distinguished Hospitality Leaders Award

  Jamie Oliver
  Recognized for his work on improving the quality of meals offered in the UK school system, South Beach Wine & Food Festival Global Citizen Award

  Mr. and Mrs. José Ferrer Sala
  Honorary Chairman of Spain’s Freixenet Group, Southern Wine & Spirits of America Lifetime Achievement Award

  Jean-Georges Vongerichten
  2008 Food Network South Beach Wine & Food Festival Tribute Dinner Honoree

• 2007 Honorees

  Donald E. Lefton
  Then Founder and Co-Principal of The Continental Companies, FIU School of Hospitality Management Michael E. Hurst Distinguished Hospitality Leaders Award

  Martha Stewart
  South Beach Wine & Food Festival Lifetime Achievement Award

  Peter and Robert Mondavi
  Winemakers, Southern Wine & Spirits of America Lifetime Achievement Award

  Eric Ripert and Maguy Le Coze
  Tribute to their restaurant, Le Bernardin

• 2006 Honorees

  Regynald Washington
  Then Vice President and General Manager Disney Regional Entertainment (ESPN Zone) and former Chairman of the National Restaurant Association, FIU School of Hospitality Management Michael E. Hurst Distinguished Hospitality Leaders Award

  Maida Heatter
  Prize-winning confectioner, South Beach Wine & Food Festival Lifetime Achievement Award

  Baron Eric de Rothschild
  World-renowned winemaker, Southern Wine & Spirits of America Lifetime Achievement Award

  Ferran Adrià
  World-renowned Spanish chef, known for his restaurant El Bulli which is located along Spain’s Catalan coast

• 2005 Honorees

  Richard J. Schnieders
  Then Chairman and CEO of SYSCO Corp., FIU School of Hospitality Management Michael E. Hurst Distinguished Hospitality Leaders Award

  Jonathan Tisch
  Chairman and CEO of Loews Hotels, South Beach Wine & Food Festival Voss Artesian Water Heirloom Award

  Francis Ford Coppola
  Winemaker and Oscar-winning producer, director and writer, Southern Wine & Spirits of America Lifetime Achievement Award

• 2004 Honorees

  Ralph Brennan
  Then President of the Ralph Brennan Restaurant Group, FIU School of Hospitality Management Michael E. Hurst Distinguished Hospitality Leaders Award

  Jeffrey and Linda Chodorow
  Restaurant pioneers of China Grill Management, South Beach Wine & Food Festival Voss Artesian Water Heirloom Award

  Angelo Gaja
  Then President and Owner of Gaja Winery, Southern Wine & Spirits of America Lifetime Achievement Award

• 2003 Honorees

  Joseph P. Micatrotto
  Then Chairman, President and CEO of Buca, Inc., FIU School of Hospitality Management Michael E. Hurst Distinguished Hospitality Leaders Award

  Alice Waters
  Known for her creation of the Edible Schoolyard program and leader of the international non-profit Slow Food, South Beach Wine & Food Festival Heirloom Award

  Colin Campbell
  Then Managing Director of Sales for Moët-Hennessy, Southern Wine & Spirits of America Lifetime Achievement Award

• 2002 Honorees

  Robert Mondavi Family
  Renowned family in the wine industry, Southern Wine & Spirits Lifetime Achievement Award

  Joe R. Lee
  CEO of Darden Restaurants, FIU School of Hospitality Management Michael E. Hurst Distinguished Hospitality Leaders Award