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More Than 50 Restaurants Gear Up for Las Olas Wine and Food Festival

By Jesse Scott
Apr 2, 2019

The 24th annual Las Olas Wine and Food Festival boasts offerings from more than 50 restaurants, 40 wineries, and more than 200 beverages to try along the scenic boulevard, with 100 percent of the proceeds benefitting the American Lung Association
Here's What You Can Expect at the Inaugural Greater Fort Lauderdale Food & Wine Festival

By Juliana Accioly
Mar 18, 2019

The inaugural Greater Fort Lauderdale Food & Wine Festival will run March 20 to 24, spotlighting more than 100 of Broward’s local restaurants, craft spirit brands, wineries, and breweries.
A Closer Look at South Florida's Swank Table Dinners

By Nicole Danna
Jan 2, 2019

By now, all self-respecting South Florida foodies have heard about the seasonal Swank Dinner parties. Here's a look at the factors that make these events so special.
Oyster Fest Returns to Fort Lauderdale After Cancellation Following Hurricane Irma

By Jesse Scott
Oct 1, 2018

For a fifth year, G&B Oyster Bar in Fort Lauderdale is hosting its Oyster Fest and a one-of-a-kind dinner with Funky Buddha.
The Six Best 2019 South Beach Wine and Food Festival Events in Broward and Palm Beach

By Nicole Danna
Sep 20, 2018

A clambake, drag-themed brunch and Cajun cooking classes are just a few of the treats lined up for the third installment of the Crave Greater Fort Lauderdale series, part of the annual Food Network & Cooking Channel South Beach Wine & Food Festival (SOBEWFF), which expands into Palm Beach County for the first time this year.
The Best Places to Celebrate Oktoberfest in South Florida

By Michelle de Carion
Sep 19, 2016

Americans have a habit of adopting foreign traditions and, in a way, turning them into our own holidays. After all, this is a land where anyone is free to celebrate their heritage, and if there's good food and drink involved, why not bring all your friends along for your Motherland's...
New Times' All-New E.A.T! Foodie Event Is Almost Here

By Nicole Danna
Sep 16, 2016

E.A.T! — which stands for "Edible, Artisanal, and Tasteful" — is happening next week, and we couldn't be more excited. New Times all-new foodie event taking place at the BB&T Center on Wednesday, September 21 will be bigger, better, and tastier than ever before, giving guests the chance to participate...
New Celebrity Chefs and Events Announced For 2016 Palm Beach Food & Wine Festival

By Nicole Danna
Sep 13, 2016

This December, the Palm Beach Food & Wine Festival returns December 8 to 11, celebrating its decade mark with an expanded celebrity chef lineup and the addition of several new foodie-focused events. Headquartered at the Four Seasons Resort Palm Beach, this year the 10th-annual festival will offer everything from intimate...
Delray Beach's 2017 Bacon & Bourbon Fest Canceled

By Nicole Danna
Sep 5, 2016

You can add the Delray Beach Bacon & Bourbon Fest to the list of foodie-focused festivals Delray Beach will lose in 2017, now one of three such annual events its organizers, Festival Management Group (FMG), has decided to relocate, postpone, or cancel altogether so far this year. On Friday, September 2,...
Chef vs. Chef 2016 Week 11: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Vegan Empanada

By Claudia Dawson
Sep 2, 2016

Chef vs. Chef is a 16-week competition at Max's Harvest hosted by chef Eric Baker that pits local chefs against one another, cooking up surprise ingredients for a panel of judges — and our tasting pleasure. This week, Jessie Steele of CWS Bar + Kitchen returned to battle Kevin Darr of City...
After Relocating Garlic Fest, Festival Management Group Cancels 2016 Delray Beach Wine & Seafood Fest

By Nicole Danna
Jul 29, 2016

Delray Beach will be missing another festival this year. According to Festival Management Group, Inc. executive director Nancy Stuart-Franczak, the fifth annual Delray Beach Wine & Seafood Fest, a Chamber of Commerce fundraiser, has been postponed. The cancelation of this year's event is due to the city commissions' desire to amend...
Four Dishes to Try During the Annual Dine Out Lauderdale 2016 Event

By Nicole Danna
Jul 28, 2016

Dining out is a big part of South Florida culture and nightlife. For all our beachgoing ways, we like to eat. But living in tourist paradise is a double-edged sword. The food is great — but you have to pay for it, just like the tourists. That's where the Dine...
South Florida Vegfest Promises an Exciting Day of All Things Vegan

By Wendy Rhodes
Jun 9, 2016

The Fort Lauderdale War Memorial Auditorium will host a vegan paradise on Saturday, December 3, 2016, marking the first annual South Florida VegFest sponsored by Tunies Natural Grocery & Vitamin Market. An estimated 15,000 people are expected to attend this one-day event boasting upward of 150 vendors. A wide variety...
21st Annual Las Olas Wine and Food Festival Wined and Dined the Boulevard

By Doug Fairall
May 3, 2016

Another spring brings the annual Las Olas Wine and Food Festival, which took place this past Friday April 29 downtown Fort Lauderdale. The event is a yearly benefit for the American Lung Association, shutting down the restaurant-heavy section of Las Olas Boulevard to tents and pedestrians. This year, the festival...
The 2016 Las Olas Wine and Food Festival Returns: New Food, Drink, and Interactive Themed Booths

By Nicole Danna
Apr 27, 2016

The Las Olas Wine & Food Festival will take over Fort Lauderdale's most prestigious boulevard once again. As in years past, this Friday, April 29, LOWFF wends its way through four downtown city blocks, offering event-goers a chance to sample food, wine, and spirits from more than 100 different vendors;...
The Riverwalk Burger Battle Returns in May, and Tickets Are Selling Fast

By Nicole Danna
Mar 23, 2016

It's almost time for another epic burger battle. In May, Broward County's best-known burger throwdown — the Riverwalk Fort Lauderdale Burger Battle — is returning for its seventh year to the city's Huizenga Park. The event will pit 16 of South Florida's best restaurants against each other as they compete for...
Taste the Rarest Bourbon in the World at Delray Beach Bacon & Bourbon Fest

By Nicole Danna
Mar 7, 2016

The Delray Beach Bacon & Bourbon Fest is back March 18 through 19, and this year it really is better than before. Remember last year when the inaugural edition — which saw nearly 8,000 attendees during the course of the two-day event — received hundreds of complaints for long lines...
SOBEWFF's Taste Fort Lauderdale Kicks Off With Sold-Out Seaside Eats Event Hosted by Robert Irvine (Photos)

By Nicole Danna
Feb 25, 2016

Well, Broward County, it's official. You're now an integral — and, according to Robert Irvine, oft forgotten — part of one of the country's biggest annual foodie festivals. "When they asked me to do this [event], it was an easy choice," said Irvine. "These events are really all about giving...
SOBEWFF 2016: Founder Lee Schrager's Must-See Events

By Laine Doss
Feb 24, 2016

The South Beach Wine & Food Festival returns February 24 through 28 with more than 75 signature events, tastings, parties, seminars, and dinners. The annual bash, which has raised more than $22 million to date for Florida International University, is bigger than ever this year — expanding from Miami Beach...
Sean Brock and Marc Vetri Bring New Ideas to SOBEWFF 2016

By Zachary Fagenson
Feb 24, 2016

Most young cooks dream of achieving the kind of success enjoyed by Charleston's Sean Brock and Philadelphia's Marc Vetri. The pair claims a bounty of hardware, including James Beard Awards. They're captains of burgeoning restaurant empires. But with the glory comes the complexity of managing it all. Just being a...

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