Drawing, interior of Sra Martinez restaurant
Chef and Restaurant Benefit Dinners

Sra. Martinez

When
January 25, 2025
Where
Sra. Martinez 2325 Galiano St.
Coral Gables, FL

Chef Michelle Bernstein and the Sra. Martinez family look forward to welcoming you to our newly opened restaurant to celebrate the 90th anniversary of Jacques Pépin. We will be hosting a ticketed brunch event with proceeds benefitting the Jacques Pépin Foundation.

Jacques Pépin, beyond being a friend to Chef Michelle, has been a mentor and inspiration for her throughout her career and our family is honored to celebrate him and support the Jacques Pépin Foundation.

Highlights

  • Sra. Martinez is the newest concept to join our family of restaurants
  • The restaurant is a reiteration of the beloved Design District location that was a well-known Miami favorite for years, awarded one of the 20 best new restaurants of 2009 by Esquire magazine, it’s been our most requested concept for reopening since we closed.
  • Chef Michelle choose to name the restaurant Sra. Martinez as a nod to her husband and lifelong business partner, David Martinez.
  • Specially crafted welcome cocktail served upon arrival
  • The event menu will include some of Chef Michelle’s favorite Jacques Pépin recipes

Details

  • Proceeds will support the Jacques Pépin Foundation. Your ticket purchase helps transform lives through culinary education, and we deeply appreciate your generous support.
  • Jacques Pépin proudly supports our 90/90 Celebrations. While he can’t be present at all of them, we invite you to check our website for details on the events where he will joining in celebration.
  • Please contact Sra. Martinez with questions.

Event Host

Michelle Bernstein

Michelle Bernstein

Chef, James Beard Foundation Award-winner, television host, owner, Sra. Martinez

Chef Michelle Bernstein, James Beard Foundation Award-winner for “Best Chef: South” (2008) is a Miami native of Jewish and Latin descent.

With her husband and partner, David Martinez, they own and operate Michelle Bernstein Catering and a host of successful concepts including: Miami Beach cocktail bar, Sweet Liberty; Little Havana’s Café La Trova; and La Cañita and Sra. Martinez, which is set to open in Coral Gables in late 2024.

Bernstein currently hosts two television shows: Check, Please! South Florida (PBS) and the Emmy-award winning production SoFlo Taste (Channel 10). She also partners with American Express to create the menu for the Centurion Lounge at Miami International Airport (MIA) and is a Lexus Culinary Master. Bernstein began the Florida chapter of Common Threads and continues to devote time to the organization in her role as Vice Chair of the National Board.