The Café at Books & Books and the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County present An Evening with ERIC RIPERT. South Florida fans are invited to join the celebrity chef and owner of the three Michelin-starred Le Bernardin restaurant in New York to discuss his new memoir, 32 Yolks, alongside South Beach Wine & Food Festival founder Lee Schrager. Following the interactive conversation will be a champagne reception and 5-course dinner prepared by South Florida’s top chefs, Timon Balloo, Michelle Bernstein, Wolfgang Birk, Brad Kilgore and Jose Mendin under the direction of Chef Allen Susser. The event will begin in the Center’s Peacock Foundation Studio (Ziff Ballet Opera House) at 7:30 p.m.on Thursday, June 2. The dinner will be hosted at The Café at Books & Books, housed within the ground floor of the Arsht Center’s historic Carnival Tower.
Tickets are $175* per person and include access to the conversation with Ripert and Schrager, an autographed copy of 32 Yolks, reception and 5-course dinner. A $40 talk only ticket option is also available and includes an autographed copy of the book. Tickets are on sale now and may be purchased at the Adrienne Arsht Center box office by calling (305) 949-6722, or online at www.arshtcenter.org.
There are few chefs in the world who have accomplished more than ERIC RIPERT. Since he was named as executive chef, Le Bernardin has maintained a three-star Michelin rating and is the only restaurant to have earned five consecutive four-star ratings from The New York Times. RIPERT has received four James Beard Awards including “Outstanding Chef of the Year” and “Best Chef in New York,” starred in three seasons of the Emmy Award-winning Avec Eric on PBS-TV and the Cooking Channel, and is a regular guest on Anthony Bourdain’s Parts Unknown on CNN.
Before all of this and even before he knew how to make a proper hollandaise sauce,RIPERT was a young boy in the South of France who found solace from a difficult childhood in his mother’s kitchen. His debut memoir, 32 Yolks, takes readers from his birthplace of Antibes, France to some of the most celebrated and demanding kitchens in Paris, serving under legendary chefs such as Joel Robuchon and Dominique Bouchet.
This event is co-presented with The Café at Books & Books.
*All programs, artists, ticket prices, availability, dates and times are subject to change without notice. Additional fees may apply. Visit www.arshtcenter.org
An Evening with ERIC RIPERT
The James Beard award-winning chef discusses his new memoir, 32 Yolks, with South Florida fans alongside South Beach Wine & Food Festival founder Lee Schrager
Champagne reception and 5-course dinner prepared by renowned chefs:
Timon Balloo, Michelle Bernstein, Wolfgang Birk, Brad Kilgore and Jose Mendin
under the direction of Chef Allen Susser to follow
“Dishes excel because Mr. Ripert knows what makes a good match.”
– The New York Times
A Books & Books Exclusive Culinary Event
Thursday, June 2, 2016 at 7:30 p.m.
Tickets: $175 per person or $40 talk only tickets*
Ziff Ballet Opera House in the Peacock Foundation Studio