South Beach Food & Wine, Florida’s Largest Food Festival, Returns to Miami for 2022 | Eater Miami

"Returning to the sands of Miami Beach later this month, the Food Network & Cooking Channel South Beach Wine & Food Festival (SOBEWFF) kicks off its 21st year on Thursday, February 24 as a four-day event. I noted it returned just eight months after a heavily modified 2021 edition and was one of the first large-scale national events to resume after COVID-19 shutdowns; founder Lee Brian Schrager said last year’s return went "10 times" better than anticipated. Safety and comfort remain priorities, so guests can still expect the protocols introduced in 2021 — contactless ticketing, temperature checks, COVID-19 sniffing dogs, capacity restrictions, enhanced cleaning and sanitization, limiting physical contact, masking requirements, and one-way traffic flow. Capacity restrictions are being loosened this year after the festival lost millions in revenue in 2021, but organizers emphasize they are not trying to "make up" for that loss by overselling; instead, there are more smaller and mid-sized events than ever, including more than 30 seated dinners, nearly 20 master classes and wine seminars, and the signature walk-around outdoor tasting events, with A-list hosts such as Adam Levine, Kate Hudson, and Eva Longoria on the lineup." - Olee Fowler