Think 14 hour smoked brisket sliders and stuffed mushrooms, or a perfectly marbled prime ribeye sitting right next to a rack of fall-off-the-bone, smoked baby back ribs and lobster tails. Luxurious yet deeply comforting, refined yet familiar. This feels like home but elevated in ways you’ve never experienced. It’s made for anyone who wants the very best of both worlds in one unforgettable menu.

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I’ve always lived between two worlds. Cuban and Southern, raised in Fort Myers, FL growing up eating barbecue since I can remember.

 

At 18 I moved out into the world and found what fine dining meant at Norman's at the Ritz Carlton in Orlando. I was hooked, and spent years chasing excellence in high level kitchens from South Florida all the way to San Francisco and Las Vegas. Brutal discipline and demanding nights cooking for legends like Guy Savoy, Norman Van Aken, George Morrone, and Andre Rochat.

 

I absorbed their Michelin-level discipline, technique, and obsession with perfection, then funneled every bit of it into my own cuisine. That collision of worlds is what Smokey Jay’s is built on.

 

At the heart of everything we do is uncompromising dedication and quality. That means every single event, we purchase fresh ingredients and create our client's custom built menu from scratch.

 

We don't contribute to Big-Agriculture and pass on the gmo ingredients, lab grown proteins, plastic tools or toxic cleaning agents. We source our meats exclusively from responsible farms and keep roughly 70% of our menu organic, or from France and Italy. That means no chemically treated products, no industrial mega-farms, just good ingredients chosen with intention.

 

Every single dish is carefully tested, scaled, and refined through a rigorous process before it ever leaves the kitchen. Nothing gets overlooked and what we serve is my proudest creation: Florida-style barbecue.

 

It’s the rare place where fine dining and southern barbecue finally meet on the same table. A true fusion of elevated techniques, smokey traditions, and vibrant Cuban influences.