The Creole Food Festival makes its annual return to Miami to celebrate culture through cuisine with new partners Chotto Matte Miami, 1666 Lenox Avenue #1664 Miami Beach, FL 33139 on Saturday, April 13, 2024 from 1pm to 7pm. The festival will continue its tradition of showcasing award-winning black and brown chefs from diverse regions such as Africa, the Caribbean, Latin America, South America, and the Southern United States.
Elkhair Balla, Co-founder of the Creole Food Festival, expressed enthusiasm about the partnership with Chotto Matte, highlighting the vibrant & eclectic atmosphere, stylish contemporary architectural space & open street setting in the heart of Miami Beach as the perfect backdrop for the event.
“We are honored to be partners in this year’s Miami Creole Food Festival, celebrating the rich tapestry of culture and cuisine,” said Kurt Zdesar, Founder and Owner of Chotto Matte, in a press release. “Our commitment to honoring our cultural roots through food is at the heart of everything we do, and we are excited to bring specially created Peruvian Creole dishes to our menu in Miami to celebrate the occasion!”
This year the festival will feature Tico Armand as host and renowned Chefs Todd Richards, Jouvens Jean, Irie, Kelvin Fernandez, Alain Lemaire (Sensory Delights), Chef Cat, and Thia just to name a few. The Creole Food Festival will feature participating tourism boards, signature libations, cooking demos, sample dishes from chefs on the rise, a live DJ spinning African, Caribbean, Latin & Southern hits and more.
“We are a food festival like no other, the Creole Food Fest was born to give visibility to talented chefs of color who are proud of their country’s Creole food,” said Fabrice J. Armand, co-founder of the Creole Food Festival. “Chotto Matte & the Creole Food Festival share a commonality in our thirst to celebrate diverse, authentic, innovative, & creative cuisine.”
Notable Sponsors include Uncle Nearest, Barbancourt Rum, Greater Miami & Miami Beach Convention & Visitors Bureau, Pellegrino Water, Yelp, Faces of Haiti and the Lincoln Road Business Improvement District.
Chefs, restaurants and brands interested in participating can still submit applications to take part in the event at creolefoodfestival@gmail.com
This is a Hy-Lo News Staff Report.
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