Accolades

• The Fundamentals of Classic French Cuisine FCI Textbook recipe contributor
• Winner of James Beard Foundation award for Best cookbook from a professional point of view (2008)
• Alan Hughes was awarded Best Private Chef in Miami by Elite Traveler magazine (2007)
• Alan Hughes was awarded Best Urban Chef by Urbana Magazine (2005);
• One Ninety at the Albion restaurant was awarded Best Food in Miami by London based HG2 (Hedonist Guide to Miami)
• One Ninety Restaurant was awarded Best Sunday Brunch by The New Times (2004)
• One Ninety Restaurant was awarded Best Foie Gras and Best Neighborhood Bar by The New Times (2003)
• One Ninety Restaurant was nominated as Best Neighborhood Restaurant and Most Original Restaurant by The Food and Wine Festival (2003)
• Executive Chef Alan Hughes was nominated Rising Star Chef of American Cuisine by the James Beard Foundation (2003);

Alan Hughes has cooked privately for numerous celebrities including:

• Nelson Mandela
• Rigoberta Menchu
• Susana Gimenez
• Denzel Washington
• Gabriela Sabatini
• Anna Kournikova
• Lauren Hill.

Media Appearances

Alan Hughes’ media experience includes cooking demonstrations on:

• NBC 6
• Ingrid Hoffman’s Simply Delicioso,
• “22 Minutos” in Spain
• French Culinary Institute Culinary Theater