No bird is safe on Saturday, February 23rd, when the Food Network South Beach Wine & Food Festival debuts a new event, Chicken Coupe. Hosted by chef Andrew Carmellini at the W South Beach—where he runs the Miami outpost of his New York destination restaurant The Dutch—the event showcases the delectable combination of champagne and [...]

And the food madness rolls on. On the evening of Saturday, February 23rd, the Food Network South Beach Wine & Food Festival presents Creekstone Farms’ BBQ & the Blues event at the iconic Eden Roc hotel. Hosted by Thrillist and Iron Chef America star Geoffrey Zakarian (consulting chef at New York’s buzzed-about Lambs Club), the evening features [...]

Although this week’s Food Network South Beach Wine & Food Festival is principally about those title attractions—namely, wine and food—one can’t overlook their delicious and equally multifaceted cousin, the cocktail. Many events are shining a spotlight on distilled liquors, but true aficionados have set aside Saturday afternoon for a pair of demonstrations from America’s sultan of the [...]

This week, the culinary world descends upon Miami for the 12th South Beach Wine & Food Festival, presented by the Food Network and Food & Wine magazine. Thousands of gastro groupies will pack the town from Aventura to Coral Gables, tasting exotic dishes, sipping luscious wines and cocktails, and angling for moments with celebrated chefs like Bobby Flay, [...]

Finally, diners no longer have to choose between a coveted sweet and that one last drink at the end of a meal. Behold the Boozy Dessert, a culinary phenomenon gaining traction in restaurants across the country. These adult treats—served with a heady dose of ingredients—are making food and drink aficionados go wild. Here are several [...]

Once upon a time, the sole mark of a true fashionista depended on which It Bag she (or he) had draping from their shoulder while strutting down the city streets. While the wow-worthy effect of Hermès’ classically chic Birkin or, more recently, Celine’s Phantom (seen on everyone from hipster bloggers to red-carpet celebrities) is still nothing [...]

Now here’s a delicious—and illuminating—idea: Swedish designer Alexander Lervik’s Lumière au Chocolat (Chocolate Lamp), which was conceived to reflect the phases of the sunrise. Exploring the contrast of light versus darkness—inspired by the polar nights of his native country, when a dim glow permeates the sky—Lervik collaborated with LED specialists Saas Instruments to create the edible lamp. When it [...]