The buzz is building for the anticipated South Beach Wine & Food Festival, an annual icon event.

A one of a kind extravaganza, the Food Network South Beach Wine & Food Festival, is a national, star-studded, four-day destination event showcasing the talents of the world’s most renowned winemakers, spirits producers, chefs and culinary personalities. Hosted by Southern Wine & Spirits of Florida and Florida International University (FIU), the event kicks off February 25 through the 28th.

The main event takes place in the erected white tents along the ocean beach sand between 10th and 12th streets. It's the Grand Tasting Village on Saturday and Sunday only where you savor samples of food from area restaurants, wineries and watch superstar chefs whip up new recipes. Tickets alone for this event are an equally extravagant $300+.

Ancillary, themed-events featuring celebrity chefs take place in various name-dropping South Beach Hotels. Most are sold out but tickets still remain for:

Perrier-Jouet BubbleQ
Presented by Allen Brothers hosted by Emeril Lagasse and Friends
02-26-2010 7:30 PM
Price $350

Barilla Interactive Lunch
hosted by Scott Conant
02-27-2010 12:00 PM
Price $150

Joe's Big Chill
Sunday, 2-28-2010,
11:30am-1:30pm
Price $175

About this event:
SoBe's most famous restaurant is back participating in the fetival for a second year again by offering an over-the-top brunch. Joe's Stone Crab offers colossal claws with all the Joe trappings: signature hash browns, fried green tomatoes and key lime pie. Invite your friends and make a gorgeous Sunday into a gastronomic sensation!

Check the main website for other events before tickets are sold out!

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If this festival is a little out of your stratosphere and you are looking for a wine and food festival without the celebrity chef price tag, no worries! There's the Miami Wine & Food Festival, April 22-24, 2010.

Plan now, buy your tickets and enjoy the finest food and wine in Miami for a closer-to-earth price of $75.00.

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