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Whether you’re a newbie or a veteran, you’ll need a game plan to navigate the fest’s myriad happenings.

This year’s festival welcomes a plethora of fresh cocktail events offering seemingly endless pours by the industry’s most esteemed mixologists.

How exactly does a Christian choir perform in a kosher bakery beloved by the worldwide observant Jewish community?

Michael Pirolo will gather about 25 attendees in his restaurant’s dining room for a pasta-making master class and lunch.

David Grutman takes his showmanship to the South Beach Wine & Food Festival’s Grand Tasting Village.

The South Beach Wine & Food Festival (SOBEWFF) is set to return Wednesday, February 19, through Sunday, February 23, with more than 100 signature events, tastings, parties, seminars, dinners, and classes. The annual bash, which has raised more than $30 million for Florida International University, will take over three counties, with parties in Miami Beach, Miami, Fort Lauderdale, and Palm Beach.

Though Flor Frances’ background as a writer and founder of Raygun Agency, a music marketing company, wouldn’t immediately make her a candidate to open a coffee shop, her many years as a consumer searching for the perfect caffeine oasis led her to create one herself.

Brace yourselves, Miami denizens: Chick-fil-A is coming to downtown Miami. The College Park, Georgia-based chain is set to open on the first floor of Virgin MiamiCentral, the Brightline’s Miami station. The 3,000-square-foot restaurant will be located on the first-floor retail promenade, on Fifth Street and Third Avenue, and is expected to open this spring. The promenade will offer more than 100,000 square feet of retail space, spanning three city blocks.

Tiki bars have come and gone in South Florida, where the Mai-Kai in Fort Lauderdale has served the potent potables since 1956. Now tiki culture is on the upswing in Miami and Miami Beach, where bars such as Esotico, Sweet Liberty, and the Sylvester embrace the colorful motif. The three bars, along with several others, will serve their finest creations at the South Beach Wine & Food Festival’s Art of Tiki Cocktail Showdown.

On Saturday, April 4, New Times’ Out to Brunch — starring South Florida’s most popular eateries — will take over the Warehouse at Magic City Innovation District.

Andrew Zimmern is no stranger to Miami. The four-time James Beard Award-winning TV personality, author, and chef frequents South Florida annually for the South Beach Wine & Food Festival and was recently in town hosting Taste of the NFL over Super Bowl weekend. He has also announced his new show on MSNBC — What’s Eating America — set to premiere this Sunday, February 16, at 9 p.m.

Seawell Fish N’ Oyster’s new Sunday brunch serves New England cheddar biscuits and bottomless with a side of drag performances.

The Second Annual Plant-Based Festival at Gulfstream will feature programming tied together by healthy eating and lifestyle and its connections to broader issues in society.

Valentine’s Day is fast approaching, and your sweetie is in another city. The traditional way to show your love is to order some flowers or maybe a box of chocolates. But there’s a much better (and more Miami) way to show you care: Send them a box of a dozen pastelitos.

The first month of the new decade saw a whirlwind of activity in Miami’s food world.

Michael White plans to open an outpost of Osteria Morini, specializing in cuisine from Italy’s Emilia-Romagna region, at the Kimpton Hotel Palomar South Beach this spring.

A courtyard eatery with seating for 200, the Garden debuted last month in Miami Beach with a Mediterranean-inspired menu, late-night dining, and live entertainment.

Celebrate National Chocolate Cake Day every day with the most indulgent options in town.

Oftentimes high-end sushi — the shimmering bites passed to diners seated at a counter for a chef’s choice, or omakase, progression — is perceived as overpriced, unapproachable, or simply bewildering.

As luck would have it, the father and son independently found a passion for sourdough bread, and their disparate paths merged this month at the new Caracas Bakery.

Mila, a new rooftop restaurant on Lincoln Road, debuts with a fusion of Mediterranean and Asian cuisines.

Women in America aren’t exactly provided the resources to succeed as working parents, independent entrepreneurs, or stay-at-home-parents. That’s what makes Miami baker Misha Kuryla’s story of launching and expanding her successful business, Misha’s Cupcakes, so impressive.