It’s one of the biggest food and wine events of the year, the 17th annual Bali Ha’i at the Kampong at Coconut Grove’s Tropical Botanical Garden. Set for Sunday, the bash features edibles from more than 30 of South Florida’s best restaurants (among them Azul, 1500 Degrees, Michy’s and Nobu),…

Don’t whine about wine, learn about wine. . . at a series of three classes taught by Dine Magazine wine editor Pat Sullivan at Norman’s 180 in Coral Gables. Classes are limited to 20 people and will be held on the second Wednesday of the month from March to May…

“A Week of Savage Craic” (pronounced “crack”) does not mean seven days’ worth of exposure to your plumber’s deeply cleft buttocks or a week-long drug binge in the Amazon rainforest. It does mean several days of eating, drinking and partying leading up the St. Patrick’s Day (Thursday, March 17), all…

Say, “Cheese!” Actually, say Cheese Connection, the first annual celebration of the best thing you can do with milk, to be held from Friday, March 18 to Sunday, March 20, at the Miami Airport Convention Center. More than 300 makers of artisanal cheese will be on hand, tasting their wares…

Think Nero d’Avola is the emperor who fiddled while Rome burned? Find out that it’s really Sicily’s premier wine grape and makes a red hearty enough to stand a spoon up in—taste it too—at the Italian Wine Tasting set for Saturday, March 19, from 6 to 9 p.m. at Aventura’s…

They say that wine is art in a bottle, so it shouldn’t be much of a surprise that the Rubell Family Collection/Contemporary Arts Foundation Museum will be hosting the second annual Ribera Wine Grand Tasting, the chance to swirl, sniff and sip more than 100 wines from Spain’s acclaimed Ribera…

If Spanish wine, food and culture is what you crave, you’re in luck Wednesday as the wines of El Coto de Rioja and 10 different versions of Spain’s iconic paella will be featured at the El Coto de Rioja Paella Parade, a cooking competition and tasting in conjunction with the…

If you think taking your SO out for a romantic dinner on Valentine’s Day is too much amateur hour but don’t exactly relish the thought of sleeping on the couch the rest of the week, Essensia Restaurant has just the deal for you. Starting Friday, Feb. 11, and continuing through…

At the oh-so-romantic Wish in SoBe both the regular menu and a three-course, $75 per person menu will be offered from 6 to 10 p.m. Begin with hamachi sashimi with yuzu-lime gelee and cilantro dressing, then choose between butter-poached Maine lobster with bacon vinaigrette or pan-seared beef tenderloin with red…

At 1500 Degrees in Miami Beach, TV toque Paula DaSilva is preparing a four-course meal for $95 per person. It starts with a choice of tuna crudo with togarishi vinaigrette or garden green salad, moves on to either Hawaiian mero or olive oil-poached salmon, slow-cooked short ribs with huckleberry sauce…

Joey’s Italian Café in Wynwood is presenting a three-course dinner for $80 per person from 6 p.m. to midnight, which includes a half-bottle of champagne per couple. Among the dishes on the menu will be bay scallops with a cherry balsamic reduction, lobster ravioli with shrimp and pink sauce, veal…

It’s better to feast with the beasts than be feasted on by them, don’t you think? Do just that when Zoo Miami hosts its 18th annual “Feast With the Beasts.” Tasty tidbits from more than 30 Miami restaurants, eight open bars, live entertainment, complimentary valet parking and “wild animal encounters”…

Remember that New Year’s resolution that you were going to learn how to boil water and feed yourself something besides cheeseburgers and deep-fried Twinkies? Well, then, get your buns moving to the Aventura Bloomingdale’s, where successive Saturdays in February will feature a trio of Miami chefs showing off their culinary…

Remember that New Year’s resolution that you were going to learn how to boil water and feed yourself something besides cheeseburgers and deep-fried Twinkies? Well, then, get your buns moving to the Aventura Bloomingdale’s, where successive Saturdays in February will feature Miami chefs showing off their culinary skills. On the…

If you still don’t know how to pronounce caipirinha you can at least learn how to make a good one. That would be at the Brazilian Cocktail Class held at the South Beach Texas de Brazil. The class will be led by Leblon cachaca rep Aisha Sharpe, who in addition…

With all the crazy shit people have done only a month into the New Year you might call 2011 the Year of the Asshole. To the Chinese, however, it’s the Year of the Rabbit, which will be celebrated at Café Sambal at Brickell Key’s uber-swanky Mandarin Oriental hotel. There will…

Remember that New Year’s resolution that you were going to learn how to boil water and feed yourself something besides cheeseburgers and deep-fried Twinkies? Well, then, get your buns moving to the Aventura Bloomingdale’s, where successive Saturdays in February will feature a trio of Miami chefs showing off their culinary…

Ooh-la-la. . . Beaujolais and French cuisine are a marriage made in the Eighth Arrondissement, or on January 27, at La Riviera at Sofitel Miami. From 6:30 to 11:30 p.m. the Francophile bistro will host a Four-course dinner paired with a trio of Beaujolais wines (and a Zinfandel port with…