The 10th Annual Celebration Exotic Car Festival, benefitting children’s charities, was held April 11-14, 2013. This four-day world-class event was named “One of the 5 Best Exotic Car Shows in the World” by Made Man magazine, ranking with other events in Paris, Geneva and Monte Carlo. 2013 marks the tenth anniversary of the event, which started in downtown Celebration in 2004.
On Saturday evening, April 13 the Festival’s annual Food & Wine took place harbor side at Loew’s Portofino Bay Hotel at Universal Orlando.
More than 50 restaurants, renowned celebrity chefs and wineries joined to create what Scott Joseph of the Orlando Restaurant Guide called a “Star-Studded Culinary Event.” The evening featured a display of exotic cars, live music and performance artists, as well as silent and live charity auctions.
Celebrity chefs from the Bravo television show Top Chef, including winner Kevin Sbraga and Kenny Gilbert, were on hand to prepare dishes like grilled octopus legs, grilled pork belly skewers, and foie gras soup. The chefs were also be joined by Hell’s Kitchen finalist Dana Cohen.
Hell’s Kitchen winner Chef Dana Cohen preparing her Seared ahi tuna, pickled mango salad, avocado pure with roasted macademiasSeito Sushi preparing Pork Belly bunsSeito’s Pork Belly BunsChef Kevin Sbraga and his foie gras soupNissan GTR and a LotusRoy’s Lobster potsticker and ahi tuna pokeCelebration Exotic Car Festival Portofino Food and Wine 2013Primo by Melissa KellyWolfgang Puck’s Spicy Tuna TartareChef Kenny Gilbert’s Pork Belly skewers…so good…so bad for youCupcakes from Sweet by Hollis WilderSpencer’s Steaks and ChopsOcean Prime’s shrimp cevicheRoy’s Chef Mac LynchCelebration Exotic Car Festival Portofino Food and Wine 2013
Celebration Exotic Car Festival Portofino Food and Wine 2013
Celebration Exotic Car Festival Portofino Food and Wine 2013
Celebration Exotic Car Festival Portofino Food and Wine 2013
Primo by Melissa Kelly
Celebration Exotic Car Festival Portofino Food and Wine 2013
Roy’s Chef Mac Lynch
Celebration Exotic Car Festival Portofino Food and Wine 2013
Spicy Tuna Tartare
Chef Kevin Sbraga and his foie gras soup
Celebration Exotic Car Festival Portofino Food and Wine 2013
Celebration Exotic Car Festival Portofino Food and Wine 2013
Celebration Exotic Car Festival Portofino Food and Wine 2013
Chef Kenny Gilbert’s Pork Belly skewers…so good…so bad for you
Hell’s Kitchen winner Chef Dana Cohen
Celebration Exotic Car Festival Portofino Food and Wine 2013
Celebration Exotic Car Festival Portofino Food and Wine 2013
Celebration Exotic Car Festival Portofino Food and Wine 2013
Celebration Exotic Car Festival Portofino Food and Wine 2013
Celebration Exotic Car Festival Portofino Food and Wine 2013
Seito’s Pork Belly Buns
Celebration Exotic Car Festival Portofino Food and Wine 2013
Celebration Exotic Car Festival Portofino Food and Wine 2013
Celebration Exotic Car Festival Portofino Food and Wine 2013
Celebration Exotic Car Festival Portofino Food and Wine 2013
Celebration Exotic Car Festival Portofino Food and Wine 2013
Celebration Exotic Car Festival Portofino Food and Wine 2013
Ocean Prime’s shrimp ceviche
Celebration Exotic Car Festival Portofino Food and Wine 2013
Celebration Exotic Car Festival Portofino Food and Wine 2013
Celebration Exotic Car Festival Portofino Food and Wine 2013
Celebration Exotic Car Festival Portofino Food and Wine 2013
Nissan GTR and a Lotus
Roy’s Lobster potsticker and ahi tuna poke
Spencer’s Steaks and Chops
Cupcakes from Sweet by Hollis Wilder
Celebration Exotic Car Festival Portofino Food and Wine 2013
This looks amazing! I wanted to get tickets for this, but we were checking out Prato on Saturday night for the first time to celebrate a birthday. Maybe next year!
This looks amazing! I wanted to get tickets for this, but we were checking out Prato on Saturday night for the first time to celebrate a birthday. Maybe next year!