South Beach Wine & Food FestivalFriday, February 28 -- Sunday, March 2, 2003By Madelyn Miller
Last year, I learned the secret. The South Beach Wine and Food Festival. I am a food and wine festival junkie and this one can’t be beat. And if the glorious food wasn’t enough you also have the magnificent weather. So between meals and events you can stroll on the beach or window shop in the stores and TRY to walk off some of the calories. And since calories consumed at an event benefiting a worthy cause only count half (isn’t that like the rules that if you eat off someone else’s plate, or while you are standing up), you can feel good about your calories. I’ll drink to that. And plan to again this year
PROGRAMS and EVENTS at a glance: NORMAN VAN AKEN & FRIENDS NEW WORLD BUBBLE Q Friday, February 28, 2003 – 7 p.m. to 11 p.m., DELANO Hotel.
WINE SPECATOR WINE SEMINARS Saturday, March 1, 2003–All Day, Inter-Continental Hotel Miami (includes lunch). Presented by Wine Spectator, the wine seminars will feature wines from Au Bon Climat, Krug Champagne, Beringer-Blass Wine Estates, Dominus, Ridge and a preview of the latest wines from Arietta, Kamen, Kathryn Hall, Kongsgaard, Lancaster, North Star, Nickel & Nickel, Schrader, Soter, and Vine Cliff. CHEF CHATS, DEMONSTRATIONS, CULINARY SEMINARS& GRAND TASTING Saturday, March 1, 2003- Seminars from 11a.m. to 6 p.m., tasting from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. (TRADE ONLY) Grand Tasting Village at Ocean Drive & 10th Street. Special trade and media Seminars presented by American Express Trade Program SUB ZERO/WOLF DINNER SERIES: Saturday, March 1, 2003-from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. (Events held at multiple locations.) Join Culinary Chairmen Jonathan Eismann (Pacific Time) Elizabeth Barlow (Blue Door at Delano) and Michael Schwartz (Atlantic Restaurant at Beach House, Bal Harbour) and South Florida’s top chefs as they host prominent winemakers and some of the most renowned chefs in America.
TRIBUTE LUNCH:
Join festival hosts Florida International University and Southern Wine & Spirits of America at the Loews Miami Beach Hotel as they honor two leaders in the wine and food industry, Alice Waters, Owner & Founder, Chez Panisse (Berkeley, CA) and the Chez Panisse Foundation and Colin Campbell, Managing Director, Sales of Möet Hennessey. Past honorees include Baroness Philippe de Rothschild and the Robert Mondavi Family. The brunch begins with a Moet & Chandon champagne reception featuring beautifully prepared mouth-watering gourmet treasures. A culinary extravaganza follows in the hotel's magnificent Grand Ballroom. Award-winning chefs, Marc Ehrler, Loews Miami Beach Hotel Executive Chef, Allen Susser of Chef Allen's and Tom Colicchio, Chef/Owner of Gramercy Tavern, Craft, CraftSteak and Craftbar will prepare a feast that will illustrate their dedication to celebrating the natural flavors of great ingredients. CHEF CHATS, DEMONSTRATIONS, CULINARY SEMINARS, GRAND TASTING & AMERICAN AIRLINES LIVE AUCTION: Sunday, March 2, 2003- from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Grand Tasting Village at Ocean Drive and 10th Street. The seminars will run from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. and will feature: Eric Ripert , Rocco DiSpirito, Roxanne Klein, Gordon Ramsay, Alton Brown, Bobby Flay, Marcus Samuelsson, Dean Fearing, Pierre Herme, Colin Cowie, Dana Cowin and Alice Waters, The American Express Trade Program, Drew Nieporent and Dr. Arthur Agatston , and Tony Abou-Ganim among others. HOST SPONSORS: Southern Wine & Spirits of Florida and Florida International University PRESENTING SPONSOR: Food & Wine magazine PLATINUM SPONSORS: American Airlines, American Express, Beringer-Blass Wine Estates, City of Miami Beach, The Miami Herald, Sub-Zero distributors, Wine Spectator and Wolf Appliance Company LLC. SPONSORS: Amor 107.5 FM, Baileys, Books & Books, Blue Door at Delano, Captain Morgan Rum, China Grill Management, Clear Channel Communications, Ciroc Vodka, C de A, Class Magazine, Cunard Line Ltd, Distell, Fontainebleau II, Gardner’s Market, Gerrard-Perregaux, Gia Russa, Gia Russa, Government of the Basque Region of Biscay, Grand Marnier, Greater Miami Visitors & Convention Bureau, Guittard Chocolate Co., Hotel Inter-Continental Miami, Illy Caffè, Jeep, Le Basque, Levinson Jewelers, Loews Miami Beach Hotel, Miami Beach Visitor & Convention Authority, Moët & Chandon, Ocean Drive Magazine, Panache Party Rentals, Real. Life. Basic, Riedel USA, Roney Palace Hotel, Southern Beverage Journal, The New York Times, The National Hotel, Thrifty Car Rental, Wachovia, Vespa Miami, Voss Artesian Water from Norway, Inc. TICKET INFORMATION:
All weekend pass package-$900 per person (limited quantities available) For Festival information, call (305) FIU-WINE (348-9463) or visit the event web site www.sobewineandfoodfest.com HOST HOTELS: The Loews Miami Beach Hotel The National Hotel The Palms The Roney Palace Hotel OFFICIAL AIRLINE: American Airlines For Discounted Rates & Reservations, call: 800 221-2255 Authorization Code: A1023AI OFFICIAL CAR RENTAL COMPANY: Thrifty Car Rental For Discounted Rates & Reservations, call: 800 –THRIFTY or www.miami.thrifty.com PC code 14EE |
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