The word interactive could mean a lot of things. When describing an event at the South Beach Wine & Food Festival, it could indicate dialogue — a conversation on the subject of food and drink. It could signify a gathering, the kind where attendants hobnob with glamorous, celebrity chefs. At…
The salsa music wafted onto the beach as we walked toward the party tent on Saturday evening. Walking into the tents we were bathed in a sea of red. Red lights, giant red lanterns… and red Target logos. Target was the title sponsor of Red Hot Night and the big-box…
Look, we’re not sports experts (unless you consider competitive eating a sport), but we will tell you that there’s a frisson of electricity that runs through you when you step onto a major league baseball diamond. And that’s what happened at last evening’s South Beach Wine & Food Festival Diamond…
Robert Irvine is kind of a bad ass. In addition to his buffed up bod (which we’ve been lucky enough to see shirtless at last year’s SoBeWFF), he’s got the vast array of knowledge to school many an amateur (and pro) chef. Last night, he was on hand to help…
At least once a year there is a new national cuisine that makes it ways into the larger global culinary scene. Some kind of drift in and quickly fizzle out. Others tend to make a larger impact on food culture for the long term. Peruvian cuisine had been kind of…
Anthony Bourdain and Nigella Lawson might be the hottest culinary duo since bacon met the frying pan. And yesterday, the Taste stars took the stage together at the SoBeWFF. Lounging on a couch, the two talked significant others, guilty pleasures and Christoper Walken. Oh, and drank beer. Seriously, PBR has…
Wine and cheese are a match made in heaven. But wine and mac and cheese? A match made in the heaven where all the gluttonous sinners go. ‘Cuz let’s be real, that’s where we want to end up. Yesterday’s Mac & Cheese seminar with cookbook author Laura Werlin was a…
Event recaps can be super repetitive sometimes. Unless something über spectacular happened, they’re usually predictable. SO WE’RE ABOUT TO CHANGE THAT, Y’ALL! In the spirit of all things good and fun, we popped around from booth to booth at Thrillist’s BBQ & The Blues last night hosted by none other…
Saturday’s Grand Tasting Village was the usual bustle of good wine, great food, and celebrities mingling with fans on the beach.The one thing different than other years is the addition of the Miami New Times Short Order Best Bites on the Beach award, where festival goers get to vote for…
The person who roots for movie villains would’ve also hoped the Island Creek Oysters shucking team would collapse under the onslaught of boisterous, middle-aged food nerds at the South Beach Wine & Food Festival’s Oyster Bash. But cynics be damned. For two early-evening hours on Hotel Victor’s roof on Friday…
By virtue of its name the Grand Tasting Village of the South Beach Wine & Food Festival is supposed to be all about wine. But we are here to tell you that there is so much more to the GTV than swishing and swilling the nectar of the gods. If…
If you felt slightly overwhelmed walking into last evening’s Best of The Best at the Fontainebleau Hotel, you weren’t alone.After receiving your complimentary Riedel glass, you were accosted by nearly 50 of the world’s best chefs serving the most decadent dishes you could wrap your head and your lips around.Of…
Victory is sweet for those who’ve patiently waited for the spotlight. Bobby Flay threw an accomplished fist in the air as Rachael Ray announced the people’s choice first place winner — his green chile burger won. The burger, which Flay made in the name of his New Jersey restaurant, Bobby’s…
For more on the South Beach Wine & Food Festival, check out New Times’ Taste guide, hitting newsstands Thursday, February 21. Ziggy Marley comes from musical royalty. His parents are Bob and Rita Marley, who, with the Wailers, brought Jamaican reggae from the Kingston ghettos into the mainstream. Being the…
What makes a successful culinary scene? Demand for innovation, quality and a steady pipeline of talent. Working to instill that passion in the next generation of foodies is Florida Blue who will present Fun and Fit as a Family February 23 and 24, sponsored by Carnival featuring Kellogg’s Kidz Kitchen…
For more on the South Beach Wine & Food Festival, check out New Times’ Taste guide, hitting newsstands Thursday, February 21. A look at the full events lineup of the Food Network South Beach Wine & Food Festival can be dizzying. There are more celebrity chefs than you can shake…
When the clock struck 10 p.m. at the SoBeWFF party tent, things started to happen. Suddenly, as if by magic, cirque performers dropped from the skies suspended on strands of silk, toy drummers came to life, and Curtis Stone’s mega-watt smile lit up the room as he served shrimp-on-the-barbie tacos…
The 2013 edition of the South Beach Wine & Food Festival kicked off with Moët Hennessy’s the Q, the bash that brings bubbly, barbeque, and famous faces to the beach.Thousands of guests converged under the SoBeWFF party tents to drink good Champagne and hand crafted cocktails and to eat barbeque…
Foodie spring break is here. As part of the Bank of America Lifestyle Seminars, Laura Werlin and Andrea Robinson will host Italian Wines and Cheese at the Shelborne South Beach. Short Order caught up with Robinson for details about the event.See also:- South Beach Wine & Food Festival: The Six…
For more on the South Beach Wine & Food Festival, check out New Times’ Taste guide, hitting newsstands Thursday, February 21. The Whole Foods Grand Tasting Village is like the open bar at a wedding reception. It’s where everyone wants to be. And when 70,000 foodies gather en masse, you…
Yesterday, the hordes invaded Miami Beach for 96 hours of drinking, eating, and schmoozing their way across the sand. The South Beach Wine & Food Festival (SoBeWFF) has finally arrived. And Short Order will be there to clue you in on the craziest, drunkest, most gluttonous moments of the weekend…
For more on the South Beach Wine & Food Festival, check out New Times’ Taste guide, hitting newsstands Thursday, February 21. Think about the last time you shared a bottle of vino with friends. Unless you’re a group of uppity wine connoisseurs or sommeliers, chances are the wine in your…
