José Andrés receives SOBEWFF’s culinary tribute

José Andrés was honored alongside Jean-Claude Rouzaud and Frédéric Rouzaud at the South Beach Wine & Food Festival’s February 25 tribute dinner. The Loews Miami Beach Hotel hosted the event, with Anthony Bourdain as master of ceremonies and Gloria Estefan included in the tribute program.

The combination brought food, wine and Miami’s wider cultural identity into one evening. Andrés’s work supplied the culinary focus, while the Rouzaud family’s association with Louis Roederer connected the occasion to a different tradition of hospitality and production.

The dinner also showed how the festival uses its formal events to recognize work extending beyond a single kitchen or bottle. Reputations are built through many years of decisions, collaborations and public encounters. Bringing those careers together gives the festival a reflective element alongside its tastings and celebrations, with Miami Beach serving as the place where those professional histories meet.