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  The Bartenders to Look Out For at SOBEWFF 2019

  February 19 at 9 a.m.

  Broken Shaker co-creator and Bar Lab cofounder Gabe Orta remembers when the most creative cocktail in South Beach was a frozen mix margarita with an upside-down Corona bottle as both garnish and floater. "Just a few years back, there wasn't anywhere to get a good cocktail in Miami. It was...

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  The Best Miami Beach Spots to Visit During SOBEWFF

  February 19 at 8:30 a.m.

  The South Beach Wine & Food Festival is upon us, and thousands of people are flocking to the sands of Miami Beach to eat, drink, and frolic with their favorite culinary celebrities. Though the fest is jam-packed with more than 100 dinners, parties, and seminars, many attendees still find time to grab a bite...

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  Legendary Food Critic Ruth Reichl Hosts This Year's SOBEWFF Tribute Dinner

  February 19 at 8 a.m.

  Long before Yelp and Instagram made critiquing food into a global obsession, a handful of dedicated food writers chronicled restaurants and food trends. Ruth Reichl began writing about food in 1972 and amassed quite the resumé in her career. Restaurant critic for New West and California magazines, restaurant critic and...

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  Meatball Queen Donatella Arpaia Begins a New Life in Miami

  February 18 at 9 a.m.

  You might not know that Donatella Arpaia, the acclaimed chef, restaurateur, and TV personality, was once an attorney in her early 20s. But after practicing law for about three months, she sat at the bar inside her brother's restaurant and realized there was no place she'd rather be. Now, more...

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  José Andrés Celebrates the Resilience of Puerto Rico at SOBEWFF

  February 18 at 8 a.m.

  Puerto Rico is having a well-deserved moment in the sun. About a year and a half ago, the exact opposite was true when Hurricane Maria tore through the United States territory. The strongest storm to hit Puerto Rico in 80 years, Maria affected the island's entire population of 3.4 million...

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  SOBEWFF 2019 Goes North With Parties in Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach

  February 15 at 9 a.m.

  This month marks the 18th-annual South Beach Wine & Food Festival. From February 20 through 24, Miami will turn into a culinary mecca replete with the greatest food celebrities and hordes of adoring fans. As the festival's name suggests, the event was based in South Beach — until it expanded...