Coral Gables Wine & Food Festival
For American Lung Association
Festival Chairman Marc Buoniconti
Mark Martorell, Wendy Matheny
Ralph Rivera (Commerce Bank), Sonya Cañas (Commerce Bank), Juan Cañas (Bank of America) (standing)
Suzie Maurer (Incoming President of the American Lung Association)
VIP Food Sponsor Whole Foods Market: Briana Madrio and Natalie White with their team
Robert Johnson (University of Miami), Layne Tidwell
Vivian Wright (Wright Solutions), Carol Chevrier (Charles Schwab), Barbara Giacaione, Libertad Beraza, Eric Beraza
Artist Mano, Cuqui Beguiristain
Coral Gables Mayor Don Slesnick, Nick Buoniconti, Marc Buoniconti, Gus Menendez (Republic National Distributing Co.)
Christina Espino (NBC), Daniel Espino (Festival promoter), Jesse Leon (NBC), Angela Puentes-Leon (Carlton Fields, PA)
Scott DeNight, Brooke Melzer, Daisy & Ovidio Cuervo
Andrea, Don Krueger, Irena
Chairman Billy Cypress (Miccosukee Tribe of Indians)
Michael Kassal (V.P., Crown Liquor)
Patricia Perez and Nick Buoniconti hold the prize football
Daniel Atay, Richard Miro, Puchetta Restaurant
Paola Echeverri and Laura Osorio of Don Q Rum
The Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida was the title sponsor for this year’s Coral Gables Wine & Food Festival hosted by the American Lung Association. More than 30 of South Florida’s dining destinations offered signature culinary delights at stations up and down Giralda. Select wine vintages from around the world were poured by Republic National Distributing Company, and the wines sampled could be purchased at the event from Crown Wine & Spirits with special prices offered to festival guests.
Photos by John Anderson