Haute Living Celebrates New Haute Cuisine Ambassador Jean-Georges Vongerichten During SOBEWFF

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Jean Georges Vongerichten

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Haute Living, along with presenting partner Remy Martin, hosted a very special evening during SOBEWFF by introducing master chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten as its new haute cuisine ambassador.

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John Utendahl, Radmila Lolly, Kamal Hotchandani and Lennox Lewis

 Vongerichten hosted the VIP evening at his South Beach eatery, Market at EDITION, by shutting down the restaurant and personally preparing the six-course meal for his VIPs.

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Jean Georges Vongerichten and Haute Media Group Editor-in-Chief Laura Schreffler

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Haute Media Group CEO Kamal Hotchandani welcomed Jean-Georges before introducing the ambassadorship; JG then said a few words about what he plans to do — write about food, wine, and his extensive travels. He continued on to introduce every course and explain what guests were eating.

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Jean-Georges celebrates birthday boy Gonzalo Morales

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Remy Martin VSOP cocktails served at the event highlighted the menu, and included the Remy Ginger, a Remy Old-Fashioned, and the classic Remy Sidecar.

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Kamal Hotchandani

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The fabulous fare included a caviar bubble tea, a heart of palm and young coconut salad, yellowfin tuna tartare, ume sesame seed crusted grouper, duck a l’orange and a dark chocolate passion fruit tort.

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Jean-Georges gives a speech about his ambassadorship

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There was a special moment when Jean-Georges presented friend Gonzalo Morales, who was celebrating his birthday, with an exquisite cake.

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The special Remy Martin drinks menu

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Additional VIPs at the soiree included Bank of America Executive Vice Chairman John Utendahl, Haute Living Miami ambassador, singer, and designer Radmila Lolly, and boxing champ Lennox Lewis.

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Jean-Georges’ menu

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JG’s duck a l’orange

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