South Beach Wine & Food Festival's The Best Thing I Ever Ate: Celebs Present Their Favorite Dishes

The giant festival party tent was transformed once again last evening for "The Best Thing I Ever Ate", where celebs and celebrity chefs don't actually cook themselves, but present a dish from a favorite restaurant. It's a fun way for these celebs to kick back with a glass of wine and meet...

By Laine Doss

February 27, 2011

[
        {
          "name": "GPT - Billboard - Slot Inline - Content - Labeled - No Desktop",
          "component": "16971022",
          "insertPoint": "2",
          "requiredCountToDisplay": "2"
        },{
          "name": "Editor Picks",
          "component": "15769925",
          "insertPoint": "4",
          "requiredCountToDisplay": "1"
        },{
          "name": "Inline Links",
          "component": "16575154",
          "insertPoint": "8th",
          "startingPoint": 8,
          "requiredCountToDisplay": "7",
          "maxInsertions": 25
        },{
          "name": "GPT - Rectangle 2x - Slot Auto-select - Labeled",
          "component": "15782206",
          "insertPoint": "8th",
          "startingPoint": 8,
          "requiredCountToDisplay": "7",
          "maxInsertions": 25
        },{
          "name": "Inline Links",
          "component": "16575154",
          "insertPoint": "8th",
          "startingPoint": 12,
          "requiredCountToDisplay": "11",
          "maxInsertions": 25
        },{
          "name": "GPT - Leaderboard to Tower - Slot Auto-select - Labeled",
          "component": "15782207",
          "insertPoint": "8th",
          "startingPoint": 12,
          "requiredCountToDisplay": "11",
          "maxInsertions": 25
        }
      ]

The giant festival party tent was transformed once again last evening for "The Best Thing I Ever Ate", where celebs and celebrity chefs don't actually cook themselves, but present a dish from a favorite restaurant. It's a fun way for these celebs to kick back with a glass of wine and meet their fans.

Celebrities presenting dishes included Scott Conant, Geoffrey Zakarian, Sunny Anderson, Anne Burrell, Bethanny Frankel, local celeb Paul Castronovo, event host Duff Goldmann and Andrew Zimmern and Debi Mazar. KC and the Band provided entertainment, which really got the crowd moving, especially with wild man Guy Fieri on percussions.

Scott Conant proved to be more popular with the ladies than Bethanny Frankel's Skinny Girl Margaritas. Scott presented an oyster mojito shooter which was actually the best thing we ate all evening. Thanks for the tip, Scott!

Follow Clean Plate Charlie on Facebook and on Twitter: @CleanPlateBPB.

Become A Member

BEFORE YOU GO...
Can you help us continue to share our stories? Since the beginning New Times Broward-Palm Beach has been defined as the free, independent voice of South Florida — and we'd like to keep it that way. Our members allow us to continue offering readers access to our incisive coverage of local news, food, and culture with no paywalls.

Laine Doss is the food and spirits editor for Miami New Times, covering the restaurant and bar scene in South Florida. She has been featured on Cooking Channel’s Eat Street and Food Network’s Great Food Truck Race. Doss won an Alternative Weekly award for her feature on what it’s like to wait tables. In a previous life, she appeared off-Broadway and shook many a cocktail as a bartender at venues in South Florida and New York City. When she’s not writing, you can find Doss running some marathon then celebrating at the nearest watering hole.

Contact: Laine Doss

Follow:

Facebook: laine.doss

Twitter: @lainedoss