Alba Seaside Italian’s chef/partner Ralph Pagano always has something up his sleeve (and we’re not talking about a spare “King” hidden in his orange chef’s coat — though he probably has that too).Whether it’s telling us a story about his great-grandfather Vinny D. or cohosting a show on Lifetime (yes,…
Miami resident Sean”Diddy” Combs (that’s apparently his serious business name) and Mark Wahlberg (who has long since stopped referring to himself as Marky Mark), have partnered to sell water.But wait, folks! It’s not just water — it’s a “revolutionary new performance water” set to “take over the beverage industry,” according…
Anthony Bourdain, author, chef, comic-book writer, and TV host is making a cartoon appearance tonight. Bourdain portrays celebrity chef Lance Casteau, owner of “Hellish Kitchen” on the FX animated show Archer.In the episode, titled “Live and Let Dine,” secret agents Archer, Lana, and Cyril go undercover in the nasty chef’s kitchen,…
Forbes Travel Guide recently issued its list of the top restaurants, hotels, and spas in the world, and Miami scored big this year with the addition of the Mandarin Oriental Hotel and Spa and its Azul restaurant to the list. This makes the Miami hotel a triple threat in the hospitality…
Screenshot from Food NetworkSunny Anderson does the Harlem Shake!This year’s South Beach Wine & Food Festival seemed tame in comparison to some other years. We didn’t witness any snockered chefs, fistfights, or Paula Deen riding anyone like a pony. Even Anthony Bourdain played nice at the Grand Tasting Village (possibly because he…
If you’ve been on the beach (or at the South Beach Wine & Food Festival) too much recently, it’s time to add a little culture to your diet, at New Times’ fifth annual Artopia.Tomorrow, Thursday, February 28, from 7 to 10 p.m., the Coral Gables Museum will transform into an…
Each year, more than 50,000 people attend the South Beach Wine & Food Festival’s various seminars, dinners, and parties. Most events sell out far in advance despite the usual complaints of high ticket prices, next-to-impossible parking, and long lines to get a bite of food.People rave about eating celebrity meat (in…
If last night was any indication, SoBeWFF proud papa Lee Schrager might have to rename the festival the South Beach Wine, Food & Reggae Festival, because Ziggy Marley rocked the tents with a full-length concert that appealed to everyone of every age and degree of sobriety during Guy Fieri’s Reggae…
Cocktails took a spotlight at this year’s South Beach Wine & Food Festival, with a host of events revolving around the art of mixology. Indeed, there’s a nationwide revival of the art of making a beautiful cocktail, with bartenders and restaurants working together to form classic cocktails that are as…
Sunday’s Grand Tasting Village was the last day this year to sample hundreds of wines and enjoy food from some of Miami’s best restaurants.The Miami New Times Short Order Best Bites on the Beach award allowed festival goers to vote for their favorite food at the Grand Tasting Village by…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Update: We just received word from Wood Tavern that they will reopen their outdoor patio tonight, February 22 — just in time for the weekend. Here’s a message from owner Cesar Morales:”I am ecstatic to say we can open the beer garden. To show our appreciation for everyones support today…
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…
Moët Hennessy’s the Q and the Q After Dark kick off the four-day weekend of nonstop parties, seminars, dinners, and events that begin tonight for the 2013 South Beach Wine & Food Festival.This year’s Q, hosted by Food Network’s Southern sweetheart Paula Deen and her handsome sons Jamie and Bobby,…
Chef, restaurateur, and Food Network personality Geoffrey Zakarian is working hard — and playing hard at this year’s South Beach Wine & Food Festival.Zakarian, who makes the trip to Miami each year with his wife, Margaret, is appearing at multiple festival events, hosting a magnificent A-list invitation-only Rose brunch, and…
Sure, SoBeWFF is expensive — if you can even scrounge tickets for the mostly sold-out festival. But there are ways to have some SoBeFun without the SoBEWFF sticker shock.Each year there are events and freebies all around the festival — some “official” and some not. Frankly, it doesn’t matter to us…
