During the South Beach Wine and Food Festival weekend, I had a chance to catch up with Chef Fabio Viviani and film another video interview with him. Fabio was in town giving a cooking demonstration for Bertolli Olive Oil for a group of media at Casa Tua, located in Miami Beach. Chef Fabio showed us [...]

The Wine Spectators Trade Day is an invitation only event that offers attendees a taste of wines, spirits, and an inside look on new trends in beverage. I was invited by KitchenAid to attend this event, which was held in the heart of South Beach at the Whole Foods Market Grand Tasting Village. Basically it’s [...]

The Garden to Glass party was hosted by Emeril Lagase and took place at the Miami Beach Botanical Garden. The event focused on mixologist creations, many that included using fresh herbs from the garden. The late night party featured cocktails from the master mixology of bartenders from Bar Lab, while Miami restaurant My Ceviche was [...]

The South Beach Wine and Food Festival kicked off the 2013 event weekend with Moët Hennessy’s “The Q” hosted by Paula Deen. The evening event featured live entertainment with wine and spirits from the Moët Hennessy portfolio, along with small plates from several Food Network chefs, celebrity chefs, and local Florida chefs. Attendees had a [...]

I just wanted to give a quick update about some upcoming event coverage from the Food Network South Beach Wine and Food Festival. I’ve been in Miami’s South Beach during the past weekend, attending events and taking many photos of food, wine, chef, and food personalities. I will be posting a recap from the events [...]

The 4th Annual Burgie Awards took place during the first weekend of February, featuring twenty plus food trucks and restaurants at this food lover’s event. This yearly food festival celebrates the favorites in South Florida food and features a variety of dishes and desserts, not just burgers. It was the first time the annual event [...]

Two Foodspotting Eatups are coming up very soon in Florida. This Sunday January 27 in Orlando, I’m hosting an Eatup that celebrates Foodspotting’s 3rd Birthday at Le Macaron Winter Park. Join us for “something sweet” as we meet up for French macarons, coffee, chocolates, and gelatos. There will be a photo contest with a prize [...]

Ft. Lauderdale, FL – In 2009 South Florida Food Blogger Burger Beast wanted to honor the unsung heroes of the South Florida Food Scene with Awards. His “Burgie Awards”, the first of their kind were a sensation. SFL Restaurants & Food Trucks have now taken to proudly displaying their “Burgie Awards” year round. Voting for [...]

This is my Top 25 of “Most Memorable Food” in 2012. They are all new food and dishes that I experienced this past year, some while traveling and some close to home. A few are from events that I attended and a couple dishes are from restaurants that unfortunately closed. (Try to dine at locally [...]

When looking for the best restaurants to eat at while traveling, it’s usually best to get advice from a local food expert. For Miami food, one of my favorite blogs that I turn to is BurgerBeast.com where food blogger, Sef Gonzalez, writes about great comfort food and burgers. Earlier this year I was in Miami [...]

Traveling and eating are my favorites things to do in life. I go as far as to plan all my trips & daily itineraries around where I will be eating each day. For me, traveling & food goes hand-in-hand and I’ve really become obsessed with visiting certain restaurants to eat in each and every trip. [...]

In case you missed it, today was National Hot Dog Day 2012. Tons of photos were uploaded online of this popular food item in America. I posted this photo of a Shake Shack Shack-cago Dog and it received many likes on both the Droolius Instagram and Facebook page. With such a good response, I figured [...]