The annual United Way Miami Wine & Food Festival brings together wine, spirits, beer and food lovers for a four-day festival featuring a Best in Glass Wine Challenge, top sommeliers, notable chefs, prestigious wineries and winemakers, breweries and impressive auction lots, all to benefit the South Florida community. Celebrating 17 years, the Festival benefits United Way of Miami-Dade, supporting more than 120 programs in our community that are focused on improving education, financial stability and health – the building blocks for a good life.
The Schedule of the festival is as below:
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18, 2012
Brews & Bites (Craft Beer Tasting)
After its wildly successful debut in 2011, our craft beer tasting returns as the opening event of this year’s United Way Miami Wine & Food Festival. Guests will “tap in” to nearly 100 craft beers and micro-brews at dozens of tasting stations set up throughout Mary Brickell Village. And as the name Brews & Bites implies, we encourage you to check out great beer and food pairings by sampling creations from 30 different South Florida restaurants.
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THURSDAY, APRIL 19, 2012
Taste & Toast (Fine Wine Tasting)
Our enormously popular annual tasting at Village of Merrick Park brings together more than 65 wine producers and importers and features a grand display of more than 200 wines from around the world. With 35 area restaurants providing a culinary backdrop, you'll be able to share favorite wines with friends, speak to producers and "Sip and Tweet" to win great prizes.
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FRIDAY, APRIL 20, 2012
Food, Friends & Fun - Interactive Dinner
Enjoy an interactive experience at the Fontainebleau Miami Beach where tables will team up to cook their own dinner under the tutelage of celebrity Chef Kevin Sbraga, winner of Top Chef: Washington D.C. and graduate of Johnson & Wales. Dozens of culinary students, also from Johnson & Wales, will assist and share their skills with guests as the dinner progresses. Bacardi spirits will be featured this evening at a cocktail reception and throughout the meal. The dinner will include a live auction in-between courses and a silent auction during the reception.
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SATURDAY, APRIL 21, 2012
Cellar-bration (Good Food and Award-winning Wines)
The highlight event of the festival, Cellar-bration, at the famed Fontainebleau Miami Beach, will feature an exclusive dinner under the direction of Fontainebleau’s Executive Chef Thomas Connell. This gastronomic experience will be inspired by the hotel’s signature restaurants, featuring delectable and diverse cuisine – from modern steakhouse and refined Italian, to four-star haute Chinese. Throughout the evening guests will also enjoy stunning auction lots, entertainment and gold medal-winning wines from the Best in Glass Wine Challenge.
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