Haute Scene, News | April 18, 2016

Haute Living Celebrates CEO Kamal Hotchandani’s Birthday Weekend

Haute Scene, News | April 18, 2016

Haute Living celebrated CEO Kamal Hotchandani’s birthday with weekend-long festivities filled with fast cars, rosé, cake and superyachts.

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Kamal Hotchandani celebrates birthday at Komodo

The weekend kicked off with Saturday brunch at THE COLLECTION where guests were invited to celebrate Hotchandani’s birthday with a delicious brunch and the opportunity to test drive the Ferrari California T. Hublot partnered in the event, joined by Rick de la Croix, allowing guests to admire some of their finest timepieces throughout the day. After guests completed the test drive, they were invited to enjoy brunch offerings from Le Basque Catering and Bertaud Belieu Rosé. Notable attendees included Christy Cartaya, Alan Zelcer and Yolanda Berkowitz. The Collection’s Ken Gorin stopped by to wish the CEO a happy birthday and help him blow out the candles of his rich chocolate cake.

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and Kamal Hotchandani
Ken Gorin and Kamal Hotchandani

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Hublot timepieces
Hublot timepieces

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Later that night, Hotchandani’s closest friends and family celebrated his birthday with dinner at Komodo. Louis XIII partnered in the affair, presenting Hotchandani with a special birthday bottle of Louis XIII de Remy Martin at the end of the evening and toasted to a decade-long partnership and friendship with Haute Living. Afterwards, guests joined the birthday boy as he blew out his birthday candles and celebrated a terrific evening. Notable attendees included Yves de Launay of Louis XIII, Scottie and Larsa Pippen, JR and Loren RidingerKeith Menin, Joey Goldman, David Grutman, Philip Goldfarb, Sean and Ana Wolfington, Cess Silvera, Lance Burstyn, John Simian, Claudio Stivelman and more.

Kamal Hotchandani gives birthday toast with Louis XIII
Kamal Hotchandani gives birthday toast with Louis XIII

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Louis XIII bottle for Kamal Hotchandani
Louis XIII de Remy Martin bottle for Kamal Hotchandani

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To cap off a fantastic weekend, Hotchandani and guests celebrated the final day of celebrations with a rosé-filled Sunday brunch at Miami’s superyacht hub, THE DECK at Island Gardens. The day started out with a sit-down brunch featuring THE DECK’s delicious mediterranean offerings and sips from Charles Moreau’s Bertaud Belieu Rosé. Notable attendees included Eddie Lampert, Dennis Rodman, and Rick De La Croix. As the day progressed, guests joined Hotchandani and friends in the adjacent cabana where they stayed into the night, joined later by Scottie and Larsa Pippen, THE DECK at Island Gardens developer Mehmet Bayraktar and daughter Bahar BayraktarJoey Goldman and Keith Menin.

Joey Goldman, Mehmet Bayraktar and Kamal Hotchandani
Joey Goldman, Mehmet Bayraktar and Kamal Hotchandani

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Bertaud Belieu RosePhoto Credit: World Red Eye

 

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