Iron Chef Masaharu Morimoto hosted his first late-night SOBEWFF event last night, and it was a hit — a part pool party, part late night market. Asian delicacies from top Miami restaurants were served, poolside karaoke with a cameo by a Food Network stars happened, along with flowing sake cocktails…
Michael Symon won the Amstel Light People’s Choice Award at the Amstel Light Burger Bash last night for his “The Fat Doug Burger” — a beef patty topped with pastrami, Havarti cheese, cole slaw and mustard. It was the high point of an evening filled with flesh, as thousands jammed…
Last evening’s Best of the Best at the Fontainebleau Miami Beach lived up to its name. Each year, 50 of America’s most celebrated chefs (as opposed to “celebrity chefs”) outdo each other in a game of “my dish is more spectacular than yours.” Diners marvel at exquisite oysters, tiny lobster…
Oyster bash, shuck yeah! Last night, on the Hotel Victor rooftop, five chefs with seafood in their soul joined forces serving up some Island Creek Oysters. Boston chefs, Ming Tsai with Jeremy Sewall played host for the event, but it was those with restaurants in Miami that brought the heat…
The South Beach Wine & Food Festival’s Grand Tasting Village is, quite literally, a mini-city of gigantic white tents taking over several blocks of Miami Beach’s sandy coastline. Thousands of people flock to the GTV to swirl and sample hundreds of fine wines, sample the fare of over three dozen…
The 100-year celebration of Igor Stravinsky’s trailblazing symphony, The Rite Of Spring doesn’t exactly bring to mind ice cream. That is unless your name is Jeni Britton Bauer. For the award-winning cookbook author and owner of Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams, the anniversary inspired a new Absinthe flavor. This will be…
Last evening, this year’s edition of the South Beach Wine & Food Festival kicked off with the first big party, the Q. On the surface, the Q seemed like the familiar event that put the festival on the map — a fete filled with barbecue provided by some of the…
For nearly four decades, Sammy Hagar has been one of rock music’s most prolific artists. Whether in his solo career or as frontman of supergroup Van Halen, the “Red Rocker” is the voice behind classics such as “Right Now” and “Why Can’t This Be Love?” The Grammy-winning artist and Rock…
Andrew Zimmern admits it: He was being a little greedy. When the celebrity chef first spoke with South Beach Wine & Food Festival founder Lee Schrager about hosting an event this year, he mentioned Jason Wang. “Nothing could be more selfish. I love Jason Wang,” Zimmern says. “Lee Schrager and…
Today kicks off the most exciting weekend of the year in food. Thousands of visitors will make their way to the Magic City to eat, drink, and partake in revelry with the nation’s top culinary toques. But in case that’s not enough, Daniel Boulud is giving foodies another reason: an…
Derrick Deal may have won Red Robin’s Golden Robin Contest, but it was really his grandmother who got him into the South Beach Wine and Food Festival. Derrick is a senior at FIU’s Chaplin School of Hospitality and Tourism Management. Early last semester he was one of more than 140…
Mo�t Hennessy’s The Q at the South Beach Wine & Food Festival promises to kick off this year’s festivities with style. Tonight, from 7 to 10 p.m., not only will attendees be able to sample the best barbecue and sides from 40 of the nation’s top chefs, but they’ll be…
With about 70 different parties, dinners, and seminars to choose from, you’d think there wasn’t room on your culinary dance card to fit in one more morsel of food or one more sip of a delicious libation. Of course, to the truly insatiable foodie, there’s always a bit of wiggle…
The South Beach Wine and Food Festival kicks off its four-day bacchanal today, February 20. The festival includes all manner of parties, dinners, and seminars — many commanding a pretty penny. But there are still plenty of opportunities to mingle with your favorite celebrity chefs without breaking the bank. In…
With the SoBeWFF just days away, celebrity chefs are leaving their hometowns to flood our sunny city with big personalities and debaucherous dalliances. This is their version of spring break, after all — so anything can happen. This tendency towards troublemaking means you’d be wise to follow your favorite personalities’…
Find a yellowtail jalapeño roll at your neighborhood sushi joint and compare it to the one served at Lure Fishbar. They look similar enough: Coiled nori and rice are crammed with wasabi-spiked fish and then topped with jalapeño. But inside the grand Loews Miami Beach Hotel, the yellowtail tastes different…
Considering he’s the dude behind Miami’s Gotham Steak and New York City’s Gotham Bar and Grill, Chef Alfred Portale’s expertise on all things vegetable might surprise more than a few people. But expertise, he has. So much so that he recently released a vegetarian recipe journal, Greenmarket to Gotham, and…
The James Beard Foundation has announced the semifinalists for the 2014 Restaurant and Chef award categories today, and a smattering of Miami culinary professionals made the list. The total number of South Florida semifinalists for 2014 is five, down from last year’s seven. The announcement took place at Orlando’s East…
Most of Miami knows Pamela Wasabi as the edgy, stylish and eternally surprising firebrand behind Wasabi Fashion Kult. But since becoming a mother, Pamela’s embarked on a new journey that has less to do what’s on our bodies than what’s going in them. Pamela is officially closing WFK and saying…
If you are looking for an authentic Sicilian bakery, head to a different island of sorts. Dolci di Sicilia on Normandy Isle has the goods. Easy parking, friendly service, delicious coffee, and exquisite pastries have made this month-old caf� a neighborhood hot spot. Both an Italian flag and an American…
Grab your sunscreen and your cameras and make plans to head out to the beach this Thursday for a once-in-a-lifetime sighting: A bevy of Sports Illustrated swimsuit models taking on a group of celebrity chefs in what we’ve coined, “The SOBEWFF Cheesecake vs. Beefcake Beach Volleyball Bonanza.” Tomorrow, February 20,…
There’s nothing worse than driving around aimlessly and starving on a Sunday afternoon. You want to steer clear of the brunch crowds and at the same time find something filling and affordable. On a recent Sunday, I thankfully found Jennifer’s Cafeteria in North Miami Beach. I walked into a pretty,…
