Today is the day! The Food Network & Cooking Channel South Beach Wine & Food Festival is finally back on our South Florida shores, and if you don’t act fast, you’ll miss out on all the star-studded fun, cocktail events, celebrity chef dinners, parties, lectures, and mind-blowing food the 2018 edition is sure to bring.
Haven’t got your tickets yet? Lucky for you, some events still have tickets available. As the four-day foodie extravaganza kicks off with the Director’s VIP Welcome Happy Hour Thursday afternoon, snag a ticket to one of the events listed below and join in on all the fun. Hurry up!
BBQ Dinner hosted by Chris Lilly and Jorge Ramos
part of the CRAVE Greater Fort Lauderdale Series
Wednesday, Feb 21 at 7 p.m.
Price: $200
Craft-y Happy Hour hosted by Marc Murphy
Thursday, February 22 at 5 p.m.
Price: $95
Dinner hosted by Carlo Mirarchi, Enrique Olvera, Brady Williams and Alex Olivier
part of the NYT Cooking Dinner Series
Thursday, February 22 at 7 p.m.
Price: $250
Clambake hosted by Emeril Lagasse and Jorge Ramos
part of the CRAVE Greater Fort Lauderdale Series
Thursday, February 22 at 7 p.m.
Price: $200
Barilla’s Italian Bites on the Beach sponsored by HCP Media and the Miami Herald Media Company hosted by Giada De Laurentiis
Thursday, February 22 at 7 p.m.
Price: $150 for General Admission; $225 for Mastercard Preview
Kosher Dinner hosted by Michael Solomonov, Justin Smillie, Jenn Louis and Jonathan Borowitz
Thursday, February 22 at 7 p.m.
Price: $250
Dinner hosted by Michael Schwartz, Ravi Kapur and Derek Dammann
presented by Bank of America
Thursday, February 22 at 7 p.m.
Price: $250
Vegetable Dinner hosted by Anita Lo, Amanda Cohen and Kinsler Josaime
part of the NYT Cooking Dinner Series
Thursday, February 22 at 7 p.m.
Price: $200
Dinner hosted by John Currence, Steven Satterfield and John Kunkel
part of the American Airlines Dinner Series
Thursday, February 22 at 7 p.m.
Price: $250
Dinner hosted by Chloe Coscarelli and David Lee
Thursday, February 22 at 7 p.m.
Price: $200
Tequila Cazadores presents Tacos After Dark hosted by Rick Bayless
Thursday, February 22 at 10 p.m.
Price: $150
Women of Syria Dinner hosted by Alon Shaya and Ingrid Hoffmann
part of the CRAVE Greater Fort Lauderdale Series
Friday, February 23 at 7 p.m.
Price: $200
Heineken Light Burger Bash presented by Schweid & Sons hosted by Guy Fieri
Friday, February 23 at 7:30 p.m.
Price: $250
Barry’s Bootcamp and Bites hosted by Robert Irvine
Saturday, February 24 at 8:30 a.m.
Price: $50
Badia Spices’ Fun and Fit as a Family
featuring Goya Foods Kidz Kitchen
Saturday, February 24 and Sunday, February 25 at 10 a.m.
Price: $24
Lifeway Kefir presents Buddhas and Bellinis
Saturday, February 24 and Sunday, February 25 at 10:30 a.m.
Price: $35
Domaines Ott: The Finest from Provence
Wine Spectator Wine Seminar presented by Bank of America
Saturday, February 24 at 11 a.m.
Price: $85
Goya Foods’ Grand Tasting Village
featuring Mastercard Grand Tasting Tents & KitchenAid® Culinary Demonstrations
Saturday, February 24 and Sunday, February 25 at Noon
Price: $225 for General Admission; $275 for Mastercard Demo Pass
EnRoute Winemaker for a Day: Blending Seminar
Wine Spectator Wine Seminar presented by Bank of America
Saturday, February 24 at Noon
Price: $125

Climbing Ever Higher with Terrazas de los Andes
Wine Spectator Wine Seminar presented by Bank of America
Saturday, February 24 at 3 p.m.
Price: $85
Yappie Hour presented by Fetch My Vet hosted by Katie Lee
Saturday, February 24 at 4 p.m.
Price: $95
Rooftop Rosé Happy Hour hosted by Kristin Cavallari
part of the CRAVE Greater Fort Lauderdale Series
Saturday, February 24 at 5:30 p.m.
Price: $75
Dinner hosted by Greg Baxtrom, Mathew Peters and Giorgio Rapicavoli
Saturday, February 24 at 7 p.m.
Price: $250
Dinner hosted by Michael Schwartz, Augusto Mayer and Samuel Alex Fitzgerald
part of the NYT Cooking Dinner Series
Saturday, February 24 at 7 p.m.
Price: $250
Dinner hosted by Rocco DiSpirito and Marc Randazzo
Saturday, February 24 at 7 p.m.
Price: $250

BACARDÍ presents Walshy Fire’s Rum & Bass Beach Party
Saturday, February 24 at 9 p.m.
Price: $100
History of Jewish-American Cuisine hosted by Joan Nathan
featuring Michelle Bernstein, Zak Stern, Alon Shaya and Adeena Sussman
Sunday, February 25 at 10 a.m.
Price: $50
Chateau St. Jean presents Cinq Cépages Deconstructed: How To Craft a Number One Wine
Wine Spectator Wine Seminar presented by Bank of America
Sunday, February 25 at Noon
Price: $85
3 – 5 PM on Ocean Drive at Goya Foods’ Grand Tasting Village
featuring Mastercard Grand Tasting Tents & KitchenAid® Culinary Demonstrations
Sunday, February 25 at 3 p.m.
Price: $100
Goya Foods’ Swine, Wine & Spirits presented by The National Pork Board hosted by Giorgio Rapicavoli featuring Chefs FOUND IN MIAMI
Sunday, February 25 at 5:30 p.m.
Price: $105
Beachside BBQ hosted by Michael Symon
Sunday, February 25 at 6 p.m.
Price: $150 for General Admission; $200 Mastercard Preview
Happy dining!
By Jennifer Agress | Miami Editor