Widely recognized as America’s favorite gourmet gathering on the sand, the 19th annual Food Network & Cooking Channel South Beach Wine & Food Festival presented by Capital One (SOBEWFF®) returns to EAT. DRINK. EDUCATE. February 19 – 23, 2020. All proceeds from the Festival benefit the Chaplin School of Hospitality & Tourism Management at Florida International University (FIU). Tickets for all available events at the 2020 Festival are available online at sobewff.org or by calling 866.271.8540 (Phone sales are open Monday – Friday, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM EST). The Festival’s on-site box office located at 13th Street and Ocean Drive on the beach will be open 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM, Wednesday, February 19 – Sunday, February 23.
Thursday, February 20, 2020
- Barilla’s Italian Bites on the Beach sponsored by HCP Media and the Miami Herald Media Company hosted by Giada De Laurentiis and Dario Cecchini
- 7:00 PM – North Venue, Beachside at Delano – Entrance at 1 Lincoln Road, Miami Beach
- Grab your friends and gather ‘round under our signature white tents on the sand for a grand Italian feast, all paired perfectly with wines from the Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits portfolio and refreshing libations from Aperol Spritz, Heineken®, Birra Moretti and more!
- Chef Mash-up presented by HoneySpot App hosted by The Naughty Fork
- 10:00 PM – Ace Props Miami – 398 NE 78th Street, Miami
- For one night only, a group of Miami’s top chefs and bartenders have partnered up to serve their own blend of flavors, combining their signature styles together to create unique treats for guests to savor all night long.
- Zak the Baker’s Gospel & Falafel
- 10:00 PM – Zak the Baker – 295 NW 26th Street, Miami
Zak the Baker is offering guests at this event a special look at the brick-and-mortar spot where the mouth-watering magic happens before the sun rises each morning. Attendees will enjoy Maker’s Mark cocktails curated by Bar Lab’s Elad Zvi, and bites from cookbook author Adeena Sussman, Chef Bradley Kilgore from Alter, Chef Val Chang from Itamae, and more!
Friday, February 21, 2020
- Foodie Movie Night in the Park hosted by Jacques Torres featuring a Special Screening of The Hundred-Foot Journey part of the CRAVE Greater Fort Lauderdale Series
- 7:00 PM – Peter Bluesten Park 501 SE 1st Avenue, Hallandale Beach
- Heineken Burger Bash presented by Schweid & Sons® hosted by Rachael Ray
- 7:30 PM – North Venue, Beachside at The Ritz-Carlton, South Beach – Entrance at 1 Lincoln Road, Miami Beach
- 10:00 PM – Announcement of the following awards: Heineken® People’s Choice Award, Schweid & Sons’ The Very Best Burger Award (as judged by Food Network’s Geoffrey Zakarian and Jet Tila, Nico Norena aka @SucculentBite, NBC6’s Roxanne Vargas, Rosanna & Elaina Scotto and Goldbelly’s Joe Ariel), Red Robin’s Best of the Bash Contest (as judged by Food Network’s Jeff Mauro)
- Fontainebleau Miami Beach presents Wine Spectator’s Best of the Best
- 9:45 PM – Fontainebleau Miami Beach – 4441 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach
- City of Miami Beach Mayor Dan Gelber will present the hotel’s president Phil Goldfarb with a key to the city and honor VP of Culinary Thomas Connell with a special proclamation.
- Miami Design District presents Sliced: A Genuine Pizza Party hosted by Michael Schwartz
- 10:00 PM – Miami Design District – Jungle Plaza 3801 NE 1st Avenue, Miami
- Chef Michael Schwartzwelcomes Festival guests to Jungle Plaza and the neighborhood for a night of savory pizzas and music under the stars.
- Art of Tiki Cocktail Showdown presented by BACARDĺ Rums and Patrón Tequila
- 10:00 PM – Kimpton Surfcomber Hotel, 1717 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach
- 11:45 PM – Announcement of the following awards: Art of Tiki Cocktail Judges’ Choice and Art of Tiki Cocktail People’s Choice Award
- 12:30 AM – Announcement of the following award: Art of Tiki Cocktail Throwdown & Overall Winner
Saturday, February 22, 2020
- Sandwich Showdown hosted by Jeff Mauro part of the CRAVE Greater Fort Lauderdale Series presented by My Fort Lauderdale Beach
- 11:00 AM – Hilton Fort Lauderdale Beach Resort – 505 N Fort Lauderdale Beach Boulevard, Fort Lauderdale
- Goya Foods’ Grand Tasting Village featuring Grand Tasting Tents & Publix Culinary Demonstrations sponsored by Sub-Zero Group Southeast
- 12:00 PM – Grand Tasting Village, Beachside – 13th Street & Ocean Drive, Miami Beach
- South Demo Stage:
- 12:30 PM – Geoffrey Zakarian
- 1:15 PM – Katie Lee
- 2:00 PM – Marcus Samuelsson
- 2:45 PM – Robert Irvine
- 3:30 PM – Adeena Sussman & Michael Solomonov
- North Demo Stage:
- 12:45 PM – Michael Symon
- 1:30 PM – Duff Goldman
- 2:15 PM – Masaharu Morimoto
- 3:00 PM – Anne Burrell
- 3:45 PM – Alex Guarnaschelli
- Don’t miss Guy Fieri LIVE at our Publix Culinary Demonstrations stages sponsored by Sub-Zero Group Southeast at 4:30 PM along with some of the cast from the all-new Food Network series Tournament of Champions, a bracket-style, single-elimination culinary competition featuring elite chefs going head-to-head until only one chef is left standing. Joining Fieri for this special Tournament of Champions-inspired event will be competitors Amanda Freitag, Alex Guarnaschelli, Marc Murphy and Jet Tila, along with judge Marcus Samuelsson and floor reporter Justin Warner. Check out all the action and great ready for Tournament of Champions which premieres Wed, Mar 4 on Food Network.
- Coca-Cola Beachside BBQ hosted by Guy Fieri
- 7:00 PM – North Venue, Beachside at Delano – Entrance at 1 Lincoln Road, Miami Beach
- Featuring a live country performance by ABC’s American Idol season 17 winner Laine Hardy
- 9:45 PM – Announcement of the following award: The Coca-Cola Beachside BBQ Award
- Foodie Movie Night in the Park hosted by Valerie Bertinelli featuring a Special Screening of Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs part of the CRAVE Greater Fort Lauderdale Series
- 7:00 PM – Peter Bluesten Park 501 SE 1st Avenue, Hallandale Beach
- Croquetas & Cocktails hosted by Eileen & Jonathan Andrade
- 10:00 PM – Miami Design District – Jungle Plaza 3801 NE 1st Avenue, Miami
- It’s back! Festival fans might recall this event from the 2017 edition, and we’re bringing it back with a twist of libations this year, as the Festival once again partners with the same team that brings you DRINK Miami for a uniquely crafted cocktail experience. South Florida sensation Chef Eileen Andrade and her croqueta specialist – and brother – Jonathan Andrade will serve as the evening’s hosts as we take over the sophisticated Jungle Plaza in the Miami Design District for a celebration of this classic Cuban snack.
- Goldbelly presents Sweets & Beats hosted by Buddy Valastro and Joe Ariel
- 11:00 PM – National Hotel – 1677 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach
- 11:30 PM – Announcement of the following award: $2500 Goldbelly Food Experience Award
Sunday, February 23, 2020
- Goya Foods’ Grand Tasting Village featuring Grand Tasting Tents & Publix Culinary Demonstrations sponsored by Sub-Zero Group Southeast
- 12:00 PM – Grand Tasting Village, Beachside – 13th Street & Ocean Drive, Miami Beach
- South Demo Stage:
- 12:30 PM – Tyler Florence
- 1:15 PM – Buddy Valastro
- 2:00 PM – David Burtka
- 2:45 PM – Lisa Lillien AKA Hungry Girl
- 3:30 PM – Jet Tila
- 4:15 PM – Valerie Bertinelli
- North Demo Stage:
- 12:45 PM – Bobby Flay
- 1:30 PM – Jeff Mauro
- 2:15 PM – Martina McBride
- 3:00 PM – Trisha Yearwood
- 3:45 PM – Scott Conant
- 4:30 PM – Andrew Zimmern
- The 3-5 PM ON OCEAN DRIVE ticket will include The David Grutman Experience hosted by Busta Rhymes featuring sounds by top DJs including Cedric Gervais.
- BACARDI’s Beach Carnival hosted by Andrew Zimmern
- 6:00 PM – North Venue, Beachside at The Ritz-Carlton, South Beach – Entrance at 1 Lincoln Road, Miami Beach
- Life’s a carnival as SOBEWFF® and BACARDI team up once more to create the ultimate fun house on the sands of Miami Beach! Andrew Zimmern will host the affair where free-flowing spirits are the name of the game as BACARDI crafts refreshing cocktails using spirits from their vast portfolio, including Bombay Sapphire, Tequila Cazadores, Dewar’s, D’ussé, Grey Goose, Patrón and more!
- Goya Foods’ Swine & Wine hosted by Enrique Santos and Fernando Desa
- 5:30 PM – Biltmore Hotel, Miami – Coral Gables 1200 Anastasia Avenue, Coral Gables
7:30 PM – Announcement of the following award: The 2020 Goya Foods People’s Choice Award
