Culinary Students from FIU’s Chaplin School of Hospitality and Tourism

Calling all foodies and wine enthusiasts. It’s time to uncork and decant your favorite wine and hide your scale so you can indulge in four days of sumptuous cuisine at the South Beach Wine and Food Festival 2019!

Brand-new events taking place at the 2019 Festival include:

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

Plus, an array of new Master Class experiences covering a variety of carefully-curated topics!

English: Food Network star Guy Fieri introduces the teams for the Iron Chef BBQ Competition at the Tiki Bar. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Here’s a link to all of the events:

https://sobewff.org/

EAT. DRINK. EDUCATE. at #SOBEWFF

Widely recognized as one of America’s most prestigious gourmet gatherings, the Food Network & Cooking Channel South Beach Wine & Food Festival (SOBEWFF^®) returns for its 18^th annual edition February 20 – 24, 2019. The five-day, star-studded Festival is composed of an unprecedented line up of more than 100 events spanning Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties. To date, the Festival has raised more than $28 million in support of its mission to EAT. DRINK. EDUCATE. with the Chaplin School of Hospitality & Tourism Management at Florida International University.

“There will be 100-plus events” said Festival founder and director Lee Brian Schrager, who also serves as senior vice president, communications & corporate social responsibility for Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits. “With a variety of new offerings and the return of the specially-curated CRAVE Greater Fort Lauderdale Series, the 18^th annual edition of the Festival is our most robust event line up yet.”

The Food Network & Cooking Channel South Beach Wine & Food Festival (SOBEWFF®) is a national, star-studded, five-day destination event showcasing the talents of the world’s most renowned wine and spirits producers, chefs and culinary personalities. Its 18th annual edition will feature more than 100 events spanning Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties February 20 – 24, 2019.

All proceeds from the Festival benefit the Chaplin School of Hospitality & Tourism Management at Florida International University.

Check out the Events:

On Saturday, February 23, GRAMMY^® Award-nominated artist Cassadee Pope and popular band Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real will take center stage at the Festival’s signature Coca-Cola Beachside BBQ presented by The National Pork Board hosted by Guy Fieri. In addition to sipping on libations and savoring carnivorous creations from more than 30 of the nation’s top grill maestros and pitmasters, Pope, the first female winner of NBC’s The Voice, and Nelson, co-producer of the music for the film A Star is Born, will treat attendees to a live performance of their pop and country-rock hits.

https://sobewff.org/events/

Here’s a list of the hotels:

Albion Hotel

1650 James Ave
Miami Beach FL, 33139

Dream Hotel

1111 Collins Ave
Miami Beach FL, 33139

Catalina

1732 Collins Ave
Miami Beach FL, 33139

Delano

1685 Collins Ave
Miami Beach FL, 33139

Fontainebleau

4441 Collins Ave
Miami Beach FL 33140

Gale Hotel

1690 Collins Ave
Miami Beach FL 33140

James Hotel

1545 Collins Ave
Miami Beach FL 33139

Kimpton Surfcomber

1717 Collins Ave
Miami Beach FL, 33139

Loews Miami Beach Hotel

1601 Collins Ave
Miami Beach FL, 33139

The National Hotel

1677 Collins Ave
Miami Beach FL, 33139

The Ritz-Carlton South Beach

One Lincoln Road
Miami Beach FL, 33139

Thompson Hotel

4041 Collins Avenue
Miami Beach FL, 33139

Riviera South Beach

2000 Liberty Avenue
Miami Beach FL, 33139

Shore Club

1901 Collins Ave
Miami Beach FL, 33139

W South Beach

2201 Collins Ave
Miami Beach FL, 33139

TICKETS: www.sobefest.com

Raise Your Glass to the Philanthropic Celebrity Chefs and Sponsors at the South Beach Wine and Food Festival for generating over $17 million for FIU’s Chaplin School of Hospitality and Tourism management. The Food Network, Southern Wine & Spirtis of Florida and FOOD & WINE Magazine presented a series of culinary events led by world-renown chefs and world-class spirits and wine companies at the annual Foodie Event of the Year.

Celebrity Chefs at SOBE

Wine and Swine Event at SOBE 2012

Hundreds of food and wine festivals are held in the U.S. each year. Some are decades-old events and others are new kids on the block.

A typical food and wine festival feature tastings, pairings, demonstrations and “dine-arounds” held at local restaurants. Some even have cookbook signings by celebrity chefs.

Celebrity Chefs at SOBE 2012

Emeril Lagasse at SOBE

There were dozens of exciting events including: late-night parties, special dinners, signature food and wine tastings and culinary demonstrations led by Rock Star celebrity chefs. For the full list of events visit www.sobefest.com so you can save the date for next year’s extravaganza!