admin In just a week, South Florida’s most renowned culinary Festival will take over the Miami Beach, when the Food Network & Cooking Channel South Beach Wine & Food Festival presented by Capital One (SOBEWFF) returns to celebrate 20 years on the sand from May 20th to 23rd.
Details about the Event
Organizers are set to safely bring the food and drink aficionados more than 70 events with a variety of walk-around tastings, intimate dinners, and late-night parties taking place at locations across Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach counties. Tickets to the event are still available.FIU students will be there to help execute the event and get hands-on experience in event management, logistics, inventory, recruitment, and sponsorship fulfillment. Every year, more than 1,200 volunteers help run the Festival and support its mission: EAT. DRINK. EDUCATE. To date, SOBEWFF® has raised more than $31.8 million for the school.
A Much Awaited Event
The Festival has curated a line-up of not-to-be-missed walk-around tastings for gourmands looking to stroll in the South Florida sunshine and savor bites and sips from an all-star roster of 300+ renowned chefs, culinary and lifestyle personalities, winemakers, and spirits producers.There are also more than 30 limited-seating intimate dinners at South Florida’s most acclaimed restaurants, where guests will enjoy a premium tasting menu highlighting the chefs’ signature cuisines paired with a variety of high-end wines and spirits.
A new addition this year will be a virtual component. Capital One cardholders can exclusively explore small bites with big flavor during Snack-Sized South Beach: A Capital One Virtual Experience hosted by Aaron Sanchez and Ellen Bennett. Viewers will be able to virtually cook ‘alongside’ Sanchez and Bennett from the comfort of their own kitchens – making this a truly distinctive culinary affair.Also new to the line-up this year, the #SOBEWFF Virtual Culinary Demoes powered by Zoom. Sear, sauté and sizzle along with your favorite chefs all from the comfort of your own kitchen – as they share tips and tricks on how to cook like a Food Network star.
To ensure the safety of Festival-goers and Festival staff, SOBEWFF® has implemented the new Covid-19 Health and Safety protocols that follow guidance from the FIU Healthcare Committee. In addition, FIU family members can receive a discount on certain events, like the Goya Foods’ Grand Tasting Village featuring Grand Tasting Tents & Publix Culinary Demonstrations, by using the promotional codes. This discount will have limited inventory for each event.
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