SBWFF 2011: Editor's Picks

Valerie Nahmad Schimel2/8/2011

What, where & when to indulge at the 2011 South Beach Wine & Food Festival

BubbleQ
It’s rumored to be the last
Friday, Feb 25, 7:30 – 11 p.m., Delano Beachside, $350 general admission, $450 VIP

Burger Bash
Burgers, beer, opening night excitement & max celeb power
Thursday, Feb 24 7-10 p.m., Ritz-Carlton South Beach, $200 general admission, $300 VIP

Best Thing I Ever Ate at the Beach
Champagne, Miami Heat’s Dwayne Wade and Epicure served under the stars
Saturday, Feb 26, 10 p.m. – 1 a.m., Ritz-Carlton South Beach, $150

SoBe’s10th Year Anniversary Party “Let Them Eat Cake”
Three words – Emeril, Martha, cake.
Friday, Feb 25,  10 p.m. – 1 a.m., 1111 Lincoln Rd, $200

Dim Sum & Disco
Three more words - Dumplings, sake and disco.
Friday, Feb. 25, 11 p.m. – 2 a.m., The Setai Hotel, $150

Denny Meyer Shake Shack Seminar
36 unique wine and food pairings, including cheese fries
Saturday, Feb. 26, 3 – 4 p.m., W South Beach, $100

Whole Foods Market Tasting Village
Sand in your toes, wine around your neck, food in your hands
Saturday & Sunday, Feb. 26 – 27, 11 a.m. – 6 p.m., 13th St & Ocean Dr, $225

Wine + Dine + Design
National chefs pair with local celebs for year 2.
Saturday, Feb. 26,  7 – 11 p.m., Design District, $250

Paula’s Down Home Cookin’ Sunday Brunch
Paula Deen knows how to party Southern style
Sunday, Feb. 27, 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m., Loews Miami Beach, $125

Guy’s BIG Beach Bar & Grill
Big food, big fun and big sounds to close out the weekend with Guy Fieri
Sunday, Feb. 27, 6:30 - 9:30 p.m., Gansevoort Miami Beach, $125