This fall, The Standard Spa, Miami Beach {40 Island Avenue, Miami Beach; 786.245.0880} will bring together food, art and activism with its Chefs Stand Up series! Partnering with the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), these chef dinners are designed to highlight immigrants and celebrate their contributions to and prowess in the hospitality and service industry.
Spread across three cities, this series will include nine dinners: three each in New York City, Los Angeles, and of course, Miami Beach. Every chef is actively socially conscious, and are recognized as either emerging or established in their field. Past chefs in the Miami installment have included Angela Dimayuga, The Standard’s new Creative Director of Food and Culture; Sarah Hymanson and Sara Kramer (Kismet, Los Angeles); and Nina Clemente.
Specifically in Miami, the 2018 dinners will highlight emerging chefs with Caribbean influences. Here are the three chefs guests can get excited about seeing at The Standard Spa, Miami Beach:
Tuesday, September 25: Devonn Francis (Yardy, NYC), a Jamaican-American chef and performance artist who was named one of “Eater’s Young Guns 2018”

Thursday, October 18: Gerardo Gonzalez (Lalito, NYC), a Mexican-American chef from San Diego known for his Caribbean-style cooking

Thursday, November 8: Anya Peters (Kit an’ Kin, Brooklyn), a Jamaican-Chinese-Trinidadian chef who shares her family’s cultural heritage through a series of pop-up dinners across the country

Can’t make one of the dinners? Don’t worry. As an added bonus, one dish from each participating chef will stay on the menu until the next Chefs Stand Up dinner.
These dinners are priced at $95 per person and include all food, drinks, tax, and gratuity. Reservations are required and tickets are non-refundable. A portion of the proceeds will benefit the ACLU Immigrants’ Rights Project. Tickets can be purchased here.
Happy dining!
By Jennifer Agress | Miami Editor