SoBeWFF 2013 Events Everyone’s Talking About

For more on the South Beach Wine & Food Festival, check out New Times’ Taste guide, hitting newsstands Thursday, February 21. A look at the full events lineup of the Food Network South Beach Wine & Food Festival can be dizzying. There are more celebrity chefs than you can shake…

SoBeWFF’s The Q: Paula Deen and a Host of Famous Faces

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…

Master Sommelier Andrea Robinson on Italian Wines and Cheeses

Foodie spring break is here. As part of the Bank of America Lifestyle Seminars, Laura Werlin and Andrea Robinson will host Italian Wines and Cheese at the Shelborne South Beach. Short Order caught up with Robinson for details about the event.See also:- South Beach Wine & Food Festival: The Six…

Grand Tasting Village: How to Navigate the SoBeWFF Big Event

For more on the South Beach Wine & Food Festival, check out New Times’ Taste guide, hitting newsstands Thursday, February 21. The Whole Foods Grand Tasting Village is like the open bar at a wedding reception. It’s where everyone wants to be. And when 70,000 foodies gather en masse, you…

Are You A Wine Snob? Find Out in Time for the Festival

For more on the South Beach Wine & Food Festival, check out New Times’ Taste guide, hitting newsstands Thursday, February 21. Think about the last time you shared a bottle of vino with friends. Unless you’re a group of uppity wine connoisseurs or sommeliers, chances are the wine in your…

Geoffrey Zakarian Talks Star-Studded Radio Show, BBQ, and a Miami Restaurant

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…

Where to Park for This Weekend’s South Beach Wine & Food Fest

While you’re undoubtedly stoked about today’s kickoff of the annual bacchanalia known as the South Beach Wine & Food Festival (SoBeWFF), you’re probably less excited about the logistics. Namely, parking.  Unless you live in South Beach, parking for the fest can be a nightmare. But no worries. We’re SoBeWFF vets…

Anne Burrell Talks Karaoke, Diamond Dishes, and Women in the Biz

For more on the South Beach Wine & Food Festival, check out New Times’ Taste guide, hitting newsstands Thursday, February 21. Anne Burrell is the Food Network’s bubbly, blond ambassador of good times and great eats. A frequent face on the network, she’s taken turns on Iron Chef America and…

Tongue and Cheek to Open in SoFi: We Chat With Chef/Partner Jamie DeRosa

Jamie DeRosa has finally announced the project he’s been working on since leaving his position as executive chef at Tudor House in July 2012 with partner Michael Reginbogin.Tongue and Cheek, which will open in the former Kane Steakhouse spot in SoFi, will serve “approachable, ingredient-driven, American fare with just the…

SoBeWFF: Michael Symon Wants To Win Burger Bash For a Fourth Time

Last year, celebrity chef Michael Symon shocked the throngs of meat lovers at the South Beach Wine & Food Festival’s Burger Bash by winning the coveted People’s Choice award three years in a row. Symon’s “Porky Burger”, a pigfest made from pork and bacon, crowned with a hunk of pulled…

Ten Twitter Handles to Follow During SoBeWFF

Can’t make it to this year’s South Beach Wine & Food Festival? We hear ya. Tickets are kind of expensive. Fret not. Luckily, Twitter allows complete strangers to pry into the lives of those who live publicly, like Cooking Channel and Food Network idols, for instance. This year, experience SoBe…

Sexiest Toques at SoBeWFF and Where to Find Them

For more on the South Beach Wine & Food Festival, check out New Times’ Taste guide, hitting newsstands Thursday, February 21. As human beings, we are subject to the undeniable laws of attraction. If something looks good, we gotta have it. And if you’ve got an interest in food, neck-breaking…