Beauty on the Beach: South Beach Wine & Food Festival Feb. 22-25
This year’s 23rd Annual Food Network South Beach Wine & Food Festival Feb. 22-25 features 105 events with more than 500 chefs and wine and spirit producers for an unforgettable celebration.
This year’s events go beyond South Beach, and include Overtown, Wynwood, Coconut Grove, Hallandale Beach and the Design District. In addition to fan favorites like Burger Bash hosted by Rachael Ray, live cooking demos from Food Network personalities, and the Grand Tasting, noteworthy events include:
• Noche Cubana hosted by Michelle Bernstein, David Martinez and Gio Gutierrez (Sat., Feb. 24)
• A Feast of Local Flavors sponsored by Grove Bay Hospitality Group & Friends (Sat., Feb. 24)
• Farmers Market Brunch hosted by Michael Schwartz (Sun., Feb. 25)
This year’s festival will feature more than 60 intimate gatherings, including seated brunches and lunches, master classes, wine seminars and one-night-only intimate dinners.
The Festival’s crown jewel, Tribute Dinner part of The New York Times Dinner Series, will take place on Sat., Feb 24 and will pay homage to two luminaries: culinary virtuoso Massimo Bottura and Luca Garavoglia of Campari Group. A world-class roster of chefs including Alain Ducasse, Mauro Colagreco, Albert Adrià Acosta, Jordi Roca i Fontané, Antonio Bachour and Bernardo Paladini will serve up dishes to pair perfectly with some of the finest wines and spirits from the Campari portfolio.
New events include:
• FoodieCon, celebrating culinary content creators, includes a Kickoff Happy Hour hosted by Neil Patrick Harris (Fri., Feb. 23), Kickoff Dinner featuring a collaborative menu (Fri., Feb. 23), FoodieCon at the W with programming that includes Between the Buns: The Ultimate Burger Build Featuring Schweid & Sons, Hitting The Shelves (Sat., Feb. 24)
• The Art of Punch Room presented by MATADOR Bar and EDITION (Fri., Feb. 23)
• Bobby’s Triple Threat hosted by Bobby Flay, Tiffany Derry, Brooke Williamson and Michael Voltaggio (Sat., Feb. 24)
• Bubbles Brunch hosted by The Cast of The Kitchen: Katie Lee, Jeff Mauro and Geoffrey Zakarian part of The New York Times Series (Sun., Feb. 25)
• Champagne Dim Sum Brunch hosted by Molly Yeh (Sun., Feb. 25)
• Goya Foods’ Heritage Fire: Grand Finalè part of The Hangar Event Series presented by Capital One (Sun., Feb. 25)
• A Sushi Omakase Collective hosted by MILA Omakase, Mr. Omakase, Nossa Omakase, Sushi By Scratch Restaurants and Miss Crispy Rice (Sun., Feb. 25)
Tickets are still available. Visit sobewff.org
