Past Event
From Atlanta to Miami. Ford Fry, multi-award winning (Esquire and Condé Nast Traveller), Houston born chef will be packing his culinary talents, to fly down the East coast of sunny Florida. With an extraordinary restaurant resume; the Optimist, No. 246, King + Duke, St. Cecelia … the list could go on! Ford Fry will be in town for one night only.
The Texan chef will be setting up base in Pubbelly, Miami Beach , joining forces with 4 time James Beard nominated Chef José Mendin. The creative culinary duo will be serving up a delicious 4 course family tasting menu at Pubbelly on the evening of Thursday February 25th.
With two seatings, 6:30pm and 9:30pm, the Ford Fry and Pubbelly collaboration will be a fun and social evening. Full of fantastic food, great drinks and tons of laughter, the dining area will be designed to seat guests along 3 long communal tables.
Tickets are $95 and include the 4 course tasting menu. Due to popularity with those foodie fanatics tickets are selling out fast to this exciting event!
6:30 pm Seating
9:30 pm Seating
About Chef Ford Fry
Chef and Managing Partner:
BeetleCat, JCT. Kitchen & Bar, King + Duke, Marcel, no. 246, The El Felix,
The Optimist and Oyster Bar at The Optimist, State of Grace, St. Cecilia, Superica
Ford Fry’s culinary inspirations cover many years and much of the country: from eating out with his family as a child in Texas, to studying at the New England Culinary Institute in Vermont, to spending time as a fine dining chef in Florida, Colorado and California—and eventually as a corporate chef in Atlanta. Although the corporate chef position didn’t stick, Fry’s love for Atlanta stuck with him and it has proved a recipe for success so far. Fry and his restaurants have been included in numerous national and local publications, such as Bon Appétit, Condé Nast Traveler, Chicago Tribune, Cooking Light, Every Day with Rachael Ray, Esquire, Food & Wine, Garden & Gun, Sky, Southern Living and the Washington Post.
Accolades for Fry and his restaurants include:
– October 2012, The Optimist named the Best New Restaurant of the Year by Esquire magazine
– 2013, Fry named a semifinalist for the James Beard Foundation Awards for Outstanding Restaurateur
– June 2013, The Optimist named one of the 70 Best Restaurants in the World by Condè Nast Traveler magazine
– September 2013, The Optimist was on the cover of Bon Appétit and named the seventh Best New Restaurant in the country by the magazine
– October 2013, King + Duke selected as one of the Best New Restaurants of 2013 by Esquire magazine
– November 2013, Fry wins seventh annual Georgia Restaurant Association Crystal of Excellence (GRACE) Award for Restaurateur of the Year
– November 2013, Fry named Empire Builder of the Year by Eater Atlanta
– Invited to cook at the Beard House on multiple occasions
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