Kaptain Kush Smokes Out Miami’s Greatness

It’s late afternoon on a recent Saturday, and a man wearing a green cape, green tights, and a mask with a marijuana leaf pinned between the eyes strolls into North Bay Village’s Happy’s Stork Lounge & Liquor. Stepping up to the bar, he draws a few puzzled looks from patrons…

SOBEWFF 2018: The Seven Best Moments From the Festival

The 2018 South Beach Wine & Food Festival is in the books. It’s time to take a few aspirin and down plenty of water to rehydrate after five days of eating, drinking, and merrymaking. Each year, the festival hosts a plethora of parties that serve savory bites and adult beverages…

Greek Taverna Skorpios Opens in Midtown

Skorpios, a new restaurant named for the Greek island once owned by the late Aristotle Onassis, has opened at the former Bocce Bar space in midtown Miami. The restaurant’s name is meant to imply a celebratory spirit, according to owner Eric Milon. In his day, Onassis threw lavish parties on the island, including a wedding reception for his bride Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis.

SOBEWFF 2018: Five Places to Brunch This Weekend Before You Hit the Festival

This year’s food-and-drink-filled marathon that is South Beach Wine & Food Festival is in full swing. Unfortunately, every official brunch event has already sold out. That means you’ll need somewhere to snack before you head off to your first event Saturday and Sunday, because drinking (and eating) on an empty stomach is not acceptable. Here are five new brunches in Miami to check out this weekend.

How to Navigate SOBEWFF 2018

You’re hungry. You’re thirsty. You’re ready for the sun, sand, and celebrity chefs at the 16th-annual Food Network and Cooking Channel South Beach Wine & Food Festival.But what you really want right now is a game plan. What you need is some professional insight into the best way to tackle what has become one of the nation’s largest annual food festivals.

SOBEWFF 2018: Budget-Friendly Events to Sate Your Thirst and Save Your Wallet

It’s the most delicious time of year — the South Beach Wine & Food Festival. Each year, the five-day event attracts many of the nation’s best in the food-and-beverage industry, from wine and spirits professionals to chefs and culinary personalities. Since its inception, the fest has morphed into a world of dinners, seminars, spirits and wine tastings, brunches, lunches, and late-night, celebrity-filled parties.

SOBEWFF 2018: Festival Founder Lee Schrager Celebrates Woman Power

The South Beach Wine & Food Festival (SOBEWFF) returns February 21 through 25 with more events than ever before. When all is said and done, more than 70,000 attendees will have enjoyed nearly 100 parties, dinners, seminars, and tastings. The annual fete, which has raised more than $26 million to date for Florida International University’s Chaplin School of Hospitality & Tourism Management, focuses the world’s culinary eyes on the sands of Miami Beach as hundreds of the planet’s most talented chefs converge on the city to cook, mingle, and celebrate food.

Wynwood Food Hall 1-800-Lucky Brings Asian to Miami

It’s a soggy Sunday evening, and Wynwood’s streets are empty except for a few brave souls rushing to or from their cars. But 1-800-Lucky (143 NW 23rd St., Miami) is filled with people, some of whom are hanging out at the bar to escape the rain-filled patio. Outside, the DJ…

The Boozy Events at SOBEWFF 2018

Even though the South Beach Wine & Food Festival began as a humble wine dinner, it has grown into a full-fledged spirited affair. With the rise of craft cocktails nationwide came some of the staple events that make the fest a must-do. This year’s edition will be no different, with many favorite spirits-centric events back on the roster for attendees to enjoy in the form of brunches, happy hours, and late-night bacchanals. Here’s the lowdown on the booziest events at this year’s SOBEWFF.