The 18th-Annual Food Network & Cooking Channel South Beach Wine & Food Festival is coming back to South Florida in February 2019! And considering the schedule of events was just made public, it’s safe to say this year’s festival will have us all salivating in more ways than one. Taking place February 20-24, 2019, the festival will include 100+ dinners, parties, cocktail hours, walk-around tastings, and more throughout Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach counties.
To kick-off the festival, guests can start with the Dinner hosted by Donatella Arpaia, PJ Calapa and Michael Chavez at Terra Mare {551 N Fort Lauderdale Beach Boulevard, Fort Lauderdale; 954.414.5160}, in Fort Lauderdale. This evening of food and fun is actually the first official event of the CRAVE Greater Fort Lauderdale Series, which will include food-focused events like:
Dinner hosted by Anne Burrell and Angelo Elia
Dinner hosted by Elizabeth Karmel and Martina McBride
Clambake hosted by Alex Guarnaschelli and Jorge Ramos
Rock ‘n Roll hosted by Adam Richman
The Great DOCG Wines of Italy Wine Seminar presented by Bank of America
Drag Brunch hosted by Alex Carr and Elvis Duran, in collaboration with PRIDE Fort Lauderdale
Sunset Spritz Party hosted by Valerie Bertinelli
A Siren’s Soirée: Dinner hosted by Paula DaSilva & Friends
Cajun-Cooking Master Class & Lunch hosted by Sam & Cody Carroll
Bloody Mary Brunch hosted by Jeff Mauro & Geoffrey Zakarian
Of course, it wouldn’t be the 18th-Annual Food Network & Cooking Channel South Beach Wine & Food Festival without the classic events the five-day fête is known for. The Goya Foods’ Grand Tasting Village will return to SOBEWFF’s iconic white tents, as will evening parties like Italian Bites on the Beach sponsored by HCP Media and the Miami Herald Media Company, hosted by Giada De Laurentiis; the Heineken Light Burger Bash presented by Schweid & Sons, hosted by David Burtka & Neil Patrick Harris; and the Beachside BBQ hosted by Guy Fieri, with special musical performances from Cassadee Pope and Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real.
Ensuring there’s fun for foodies of all ages, families can also get excited for events like Fun and Fit as a Family featuring Goya Foods Kidz Kitchen, the Family Ice Cream Social hosted by Duff Goldman, and Nulo Pet Food’s Yappie Hour hosted by Katie Lee. In the same vein, fitness enthusiasts can partially indulge in the week’s festivities with Bootcamp & Bites hosted by Robert Irvine and Buddhas & Bellinis. In contrast, this year’s spotlight dinner will no doubt be the festival’s annual Tribute Dinner presented by Bank of America, part of The NYT Cooking Dinner Series. Taking place at the Loews Miami Beach, this year’s elegant affair will honor two pioneers of the food and beverage industry: acclaimed chef and restaurateur Nancy Silverton, and Ferrari-Carano Vineyards and Winery CEO, Rhonda Carano. The evening’s Master of Ceremonies will be author, editor, and former restaurant critic, Ruth Reichl.
And like it does every year, the team behind the 18th-Annual Food Network & Cooking Channel South Beach Wine & Food Festival has come up with a schedule of brand new events debuting in Miami this February. Here are just some of the new celebrity events foodies can get excited about:
Bites & Beats on the River hosted by Adam Richman
Wine & Cheese Happy Hour hosted by Martha Stewart
Taste Jamaica hosted by Cindy Hutson & Delius Shirley
Mangia After Dark hosted by Marc Murphy
Rosé Pool Party hosted by Geoffrey Zakarian
Sunset Stone Crab hosted by Emeril Lagasse
BACARDÍ’s Beach Carnival hosted by Andrew Zimmern
For more information about SOBEWFF 2019, or to buy tickets for any of its events, click here. The exclusive Mastercard pre-sale for begins Monday, October 8, 2018 at 9 a.m. EST. General ticket sales begin at Midnight on Monday, October 22. Tickets can be purchased online or by calling 877.762.3933. All proceeds benefit the festival’s mission to EAT. DRINK. EDUCATE. with the Chaplin School of Hospitality & Tourism Management at Florida International University. Since its inception, SOBEWFF has raised more than $28M in support of this cause.
Happy dining!
By Jennifer Agress | Miami Editor