South Beach Wine and Food Festival Celebrates its 21st Year

 
One of Miami’s most elegantly debaucherous events has come of age. The South Beach Wine and Food Festival has bestowed itself upon us for the 21^st year, and my has it grown! Whether you want to mingle and rub elbows with celebrity chefs, fellow foodies, mixologists and other wine snobs, or just sip rose and watch celebrities, SBWFF is never a disappointment. This year is no different.

The white tents descended upon the sand on Miami Beach this last weekend, from Thursday February 24-Sunday February 27 and left no one in want. There were over 90 events including chef-curated dinners, tastings and food seminars with celebrity chefs. In addition to what was going on in the sand, there were a ton of events running parallel to the official festival.

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The event actually began as an event called the Florida Extravaganza in the early aughts. People would bring wines from all over the world and Miami restaurants would bring out their items to pair with the wines. Over the years, it has become an actual extravaganza with the likes of Jose Andres, Guy Fieri, Bobby Flay, and who can forget Paula Deen riding things?

This year other celebrities also hosted events, including Eva Longoria, Adam Levine and his wife Behati Prinsloo, French Montana and Kate Hudson. Ticket sales benefit the FIU School of Hospitality and Tourism Management and the event grows each year. You can find more photos of the events here.