South Beach Wine and Food Festival, 2012

The South Beach Wine and Food Festival is an epicurean delight that visits our fair city annually in February. This year's festival has a number of events planned that are guaranteed to satisfy any appetite.

The festival opens this year on Thursday February 23rd with The Q hosted by Emeril Lagasse and Guy Fieri at the Delano.

The festival continues through the weekend and is packed with some great events. Highlights include:

• Swine & Wine
• Wine Spectator's Best of the Best
• The Grand Tasting Village
• Tribute Dinner
• Dining in the Dark with David Burke
• Napa Style in the Mandarin

That’s only a sampling of the many events running throughout the weekend. The Festival is world-renowned for its ability to attract culinary celebrity. Some of this year’s expected guests include Bobby Flay, Emeril Lagasse, Rachel Ray, and Guy Fieri among many others.

If you’re planning to attend this year’s festival, make your plans soon. Tickets for the more popular events traditionally sell out weeks in advance. You can purchase tickets online at the official festival website. Events range in price from $20 for Kidz Kitchen to $1,280 for a weekend pass.

Get out to South Beach and prepare to enjoy a great culinary weekend. Just be sure to bring those pants that have a little extra room in them!