South Beach (SOBE) Wine & Food Festival After Parties…

After nibbling the scrumptious morsels served at the Bubble Q, off we went to eat and drink some more at an after party in the penthouse of the Raleigh Hotel in honor of Jean-George Vongerichten hosted by Emeril Lagasse and Lee Brian Schrager. The Perrier-Jouët and other libations flowed while we mingled with the hoity toity, food celebrities and more.

Ah, the life of a food writer.

1. Me, Jean-George and Restaurant Business’s Pat Cobe

2. Emeril and me

3. Travel & Leisure’s Ted Lee and me

4. Me and South Beach Festival Director Lee Schrager (no relationship to entrepreneur Ian Schrager)

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South Beach (SOBE) Wine & Food Festival After Parties…