SOBEWFF: Saturday's New Times Best Bite on the Beach Winner

Saturday's Grand Tasting Village at the South Beach Wine & Food Festival saw thousands of people flock to Miami Beach's white sands to sip wine, mingle with the likes of Martha Stewart, Emeril Lagasse, and Rachael Ray, and chow down on some of the best bites they've ever had from...

By Laine Doss

February 23, 2014

[
        {
          "name": "Air - MediumRectangle - Inline Content - Mobile Display Size",
          "component": "19274298",
          "insertPoint": "2",
          "requiredCountToDisplay": "2"
        },{
          "name": "Editor Picks",
          "component": "17482312",
          "insertPoint": "4",
          "requiredCountToDisplay": "1"
        },{
          "name": "Inline Links",
          "component": "18711090",
          "insertPoint": "8th",
          "startingPoint": 8,
          "requiredCountToDisplay": "7",
          "maxInsertions": 25
        },{
          "name": "Air - MediumRectangle - Combo - Inline Content",
          "component": "17482310",
          "insertPoint": "8th",
          "startingPoint": 8,
          "requiredCountToDisplay": "7",
          "maxInsertions": 25
        },{
          "name": "Inline Links",
          "component": "18711090",
          "insertPoint": "8th",
          "startingPoint": 12,
          "requiredCountToDisplay": "11",
          "maxInsertions": 25
        },{
          "name": "Air - Leaderboard Tower - Combo - Inline Content",
          "component": "17482313",
          "insertPoint": "8th",
          "startingPoint": 12,
          "requiredCountToDisplay": "11",
          "maxInsertions": 25
        }
      ]

Saturday's Grand Tasting Village at the South Beach Wine & Food Festival saw thousands of people flock to Miami Beach's white sands to sip wine, mingle with the likes of Martha Stewart, Emeril Lagasse, and Rachael Ray, and chow down on some of the best bites they've ever had from 40 of the finest restaurants in town -- each outdoing each other to compete for the coveted Miami New Times Short Order's Best Bite on the Beach award.

The award is chosen by GTV attendees, who vote for their favorite food via text.

The votes have been tabulated and Saturday's winning restaurant is American Social. The Fort Lauderdale restaurant is well known for its good food and extensive craft beer offerings.

If you're heading out to the Grand Tasting Village today, be sure to vote for your favorite restaurant and read Short Order to find out which restaurant earned Sunday's Best Bite on the Beach title.

Follow Laine Doss on Twitter @LaineDoss and Facebook.

Follow Short Order on Facebook, on Twitter @Short_Order, and Instagram @ShortOrder.

KEEP NEW TIMES FREE... Since we started New Times, it has been defined as the free, independent voice of Miami, and we'd like to keep it that way. Your membership allows us to continue offering readers access to our incisive coverage of local news, food, and culture with no paywalls. You can support us by joining as a member for as little as $1.

Laine Doss is the former food editor of Miami New Times. She has been featured on Cooking Channel's Eat Street and Food Network's Great Food Truck Race. She won an Alternative Weekly award for her feature about what it's like to wait tables.

Contact: Laine Doss

Follow:

Facebook: laine.doss

Twitter: @lainedoss