Our 3rd Annual Unofficial Guide to SOBEWFF

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Our favorite weekend of the year kicks off in a few short days, the South Beach Wine and Food Festival. While the official events are great and we can’t wait to check them out, there are plenty of delicious and fun events happening that coincide with the festival, but aren’t officially festival related.

 

Wednesday, February 24

 

Employees Only at Pubbelly
When: 11 pm to 2:45 am
What: New York’s famed Employees Only mixology team, Dev Johnson and Uros Miljkovic, will team up with Derek Stilmann and Ryan Vando of the soon-to-be-opened Langford Hotel rooftop bar, Pawnbroker, for an afterhours, speakeasy at Pubbelly. Bar bites by Chef Mendin and $15 made-to-order cocktails will keep guests going until 2:45 a.m. when the last call, Employees Only tradition of serving homemade chicken soup will be passed out to all, on the house.
Where: Pubbelly
Price/Tickets: $45 (plus tax) includes bar bites. Drinks sold separately.

 

Crash the Kitchen
When: Seatings from 6 pm to 11 pm
What: Crash the Fire Kitchen – Carnivores Only!, a not-to-be missed chef collaboration between Francis Mallmann of Los Fuegos, Paul Qui of Pao by Paul Qui at The Dome and Gabriel Ask, Executive Chef of Faena Hotel Miami Beach. Offering a special menu available to the public for one night only.
Where: Los Fuegos at Faena Hotel Miami Beach
Price/Tickets: $195 a person

 

Thursday, February 25

 

Ford Fry at Pubbelly
When: Two seatings are available – 6:30 pm and 9:30 pm
What: Atlanta’s James Beard-nominated chef and restaurateur, Ford Fry, teams up with Chef Mendin and takes to the Pubbelly kitchen with a “best of” menu culled from his recently opened Italian concept, St. Cecilia.
Where: Pubbelly
Price/Tickets: Ticket price includes a four course dinner for $95 (tax and gratuity not included)

 

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