Chi Chi Miguel Throwdown Benefit Auction and BBQ, Emeril Lagasse Foundation, Alaqua Animal Refuge, Camille’s Art for Autism, Children's Volunteer Health Network, Emerald Coast Children’s Advocacy Center, Food for Thought Outreach, the Ingram Lee Foundation, the Seaside School Foundation, Sinfonia Gulf Coast, Team Herbert Hermanos, Emeril Lagasse

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SANDESTIN, FL - APRIL 5-7: Team Herbert Hermanos with Emeril Lagasse | Photography by Kay Phelan

Chi Chi Miguel Throwdown

La Scène: Where It’s At

The annual Chi Chi Miguel Throwdown Benefit Auction and BBQ is a weekend full of food, fun, and philanthropy in Northwest Florida. The 2018 series of events, presented by the Emeril Lagasse Foundation, raised over two million dollars for the Emeril Lagasse Foundation, Alaqua Animal Refuge, Camille’s Art for Autism, Children’s Volunteer Health Network, Emerald Coast Children’s Advocacy Center, Food for Thought Outreach, the Ingram Lee Foundation, the Seaside School Foundation, and Sinfonia Gulf Coast!

Chi Chi Miguel Throwdown Benefit Auction and BBQ, Emeril Lagasse Foundation, Alaqua Animal Refuge, Camille’s Art for Autism, Children's Volunteer Health Network, Emerald Coast Children’s Advocacy Center, Food for Thought Outreach, the Ingram Lee Foundation, the Seaside School Foundation, Sinfonia Gulf Coast, Team Herbert Hermanos, Emeril Lagasse

SANDESTIN, FL – APRIL 5-7: Team Herbert Hermanos with Emeril Lagasse | Photography by Kay Phelan

Chi Chi Miguel Throwdown Benefit Auction and BBQ, Emeril Lagasse Foundation, Alaqua Animal Refuge, Camille’s Art for Autism, Children's Volunteer Health Network, Emerald Coast Children’s Advocacy Center, Food for Thought Outreach, the Ingram Lee Foundation, the Seaside School Foundation, Sinfonia Gulf Coast, Mark Romig, David Briggs

SANDESTIN, FL – APRIL 5-7: Mark Romig and David Briggs | Photography by Kay Phelan

Chi Chi Miguel Throwdown Benefit Auction and BBQ, Emeril Lagasse Foundation, Alaqua Animal Refuge, Camille’s Art for Autism, Children's Volunteer Health Network, Emerald Coast Children’s Advocacy Center, Food for Thought Outreach, the Ingram Lee Foundation, the Seaside School Foundation, Sinfonia Gulf Coast, Mike Thompson

SANDESTIN, FL – APRIL 5-7: Mike “Chi Chi Miguel” Thompson and family | Photography by Kay Phelan

Chi Chi Miguel Throwdown Benefit Auction and BBQ, Emeril Lagasse Foundation, Alaqua Animal Refuge, Camille’s Art for Autism, Children's Volunteer Health Network, Emerald Coast Children’s Advocacy Center, Food for Thought Outreach, the Ingram Lee Foundation, the Seaside School Foundation, Sinfonia Gulf Coast, Jim Richard, Trish Hines, Jim Shirley

SANDESTIN, FL – APRIL 5-7: Barbecue judges Jim Richard, Trish Hines, and Jim Shirley | Photography by Kay Phelan

Chi Chi Miguel Throwdown Benefit Auction and BBQ, Emeril Lagasse Foundation, Alaqua Animal Refuge, Camille’s Art for Autism, Children's Volunteer Health Network, Emerald Coast Children’s Advocacy Center, Food for Thought Outreach, the Ingram Lee Foundation, the Seaside School Foundation, Sinfonia Gulf Coast, Velia Lala, Aaron Sanchez

SANDESTIN, FL – APRIL 5-7: Velia Lala and Aaron Sanchez with Lexie Lou | Photography by Kay Phelan

Chi Chi Miguel Throwdown Benefit Auction and BBQ, Emeril Lagasse Foundation, Alaqua Animal Refuge, Camille’s Art for Autism, Children's Volunteer Health Network, Emerald Coast Children’s Advocacy Center, Food for Thought Outreach, the Ingram Lee Foundation, the Seaside School Foundation, Sinfonia Gulf Coast

SANDESTIN, FL – APRIL 5-7: The Killer Bees winning barbecue team | Photography by Kay Phelan

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