#SOBEWFF Top Moments
If you couldn’t make it to Miami for this past weekend’s Food Network South Beach Wine & Food Festival presented by FOOD & WINE, don’t fret because we’ve got you covered. Our frogs were hopping all over the festival, and here are some of our favorite moments. #10 The Geoffrey Zakarian glasses they handed out to everyone at Thrillist’s... Read More
#SOBEWFF: Bullfrog & Baum’s Best Bites
Sure we love the beach and the sun, but we were at the Food Network South Beach Wine & Food Festival presented by FOOD & WINE to eat! Here’s a look at some of the festival’s best bites. From top left: Andrew Zimmern‘s AZ Canteen dog at Trucks; Chef April Bloomfield of Salvation Taco’s Chargrilled Kalbi Tacos at The Q; Chef Edward... Read More
Trucks on the Beach
The official Festival Closing Party, Trucks on the Beach, was a perfect ending to the 11th Annual South Beach Wine & Food weekend! SOBEWFF took over the white tent behind the Ritz Carlton with more than a dozen of Miami’s most popular food trucks, for the first Trucks on the Beach celebration. Travel Channel’s Andrew Zimmern was a lively host as he helped celebrate... Read More
The Best Thing I Ever Ate
Ever wonder what the biggest chefs’ and celebrities’ favorite Late Night Bites & Sweets are? Food Network and Cooking Channel presented The Best Thing I Ever Ate Late Night Bites & Sweets sponsored by Godiva Chocolatier, a party showcasing favorite finger foods and desserts served alongside inventive cocktails. Highlights of the evening included Joe’s Stone Crab’s... Read More
Girls Gone Wild Panel
What happens when four opinionated and powerful women in the restaurant industry come together for a candid discussion with the host of all things bizarre, Andrew Zimmern? Alex Guarnaschelli, Nadia G., Gabrielle Hamilton and Debi Mazar arrived at the Hotel Victor ready to open up. Given the leading ladies’ dynamic and bold personalities, this was one uncensored conversation that... Read More
#winning
They say winning isn’t everything, but for these six chefs, it certainly comes close. In Bullfrog & Baum’s second trade panel of the festival weekend, moderator Bobby Flay was joined by chefs Richard Blais, Marc Forgione, Jonathan Waxman, Stephanie Izard, Michael Symon and Geoffrey Zakarian to discuss their experiences competing on a national television show and the impact... Read More
SOBEWFF Burger Bash
The chefs once again descended on South Beach at the 2012 Amstel Light Burger Bash presented by Allen Brothers and hosted by Rachael Ray. The tent was lined wall to wall with chefs going head to head against one another for the prestigious title of Amstel Light People’s Choice Award. Burger highlights of the evening included the Buffalo Crunchified, Bobby Flay’s burger... Read More
Restaurant Diners: The Next Generation
Five chefs converge to kick off Bullfrog & Baum’s weekend-long candid discussions with industry insiders. Michael Solomonov, Marc Murphy, Michelle Bernstein, Tony Maws and John Kunkel arrived at Miami’s Hotel Victor to discuss the dramatically changing restaurant diner profile. The overall consensus from the panel was that diners have, indeed, changed substantially... Read More
SOBEWFF The Q
Top chefs from across the country came together Thursday evening, February 23, to kick off the South Beach Wine & Food Festival. The opening event hosted by Emeril Lagasse and Guy Fieri, The Q, featured chefs cooking barbecue at the Delano on the beach. Chefs showing off their ‘cue skills included Elizabeth Karmel, Marc Forgione, Stephanie Izard and Chris Hastings.... Read More
Miami gets a taste of Cosmopolitan_LV hospitality
Industry players and chefs rubbed elbows Saturday night at The New World Symphony on South Beach. The recently opened performing arts center designed by Frank Gehry was a the perfect venue for The Cosmopolitan Las Vegas to welcome guests while away from home. Some of the VIPs in attendance were Giada De Laurentiis, Andrew Zimmern, Iron Chef Morimoto, and Cosmopolitan Las Vegas... Read More
