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Delight Friends & Family This Season By Giving The Gift Of Tickets To The Food Network & Cooking Channel South Beach Wine & Food Festival
- The 18th Annual Edition Will Take Place February 20 - 24, 2019 -

MIAMI BEACH, Fla., Dec. 10, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Satisfy the taste buds of friends and family this holiday season and give the gift of tickets to the 18th annual Food Network & Cooking Channel South Beach Wine & Food Festival (SOBEWFF®).  America's favorite gourmet gathering on the beach returns to EAT. DRINK. EDUCATE. February 20 – 24, 2019.  Benefiting the Chaplin School of Hospitality & Tourism Management at Florida International University, tickets are on sale now for more than 100 events that will make the perfect stocking stuffer for the passionate gourmand in your life.

Guests enjoying the Goya Foods' Grand Tasting Village featuring Mastercard Grand Tasting Tents & KitchenAid Culinary Demonstrations - 2018 Food Network & Cooking Channel South Beach Wine & Food Festival in Miami Beach, Florida
-PHOTO by: Seth Browarnik/WorldRedEye.com

A complete line up of 2019 events can be found online at sobewff.org, and by following along with the hashtag #SOBEWFF on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter. Tickets for the 2019 Festival are available now online at sobewff.org or by calling 877.762.3933 (Phone sales are open Monday – Friday, 9:00 AM5:00 PM EST). To date, SOBEWFF® has raised more than $28 million for the Chaplin School of Hospitality & Tourism Management at FIU.

Between SOBEWFF® and its sister NYCWFF, which takes place each October in New York City, more than $39 million has been raised to benefit the respective charities for each Festival. Beyond the funds raised, both Festivals draw attention to the vibrant dining culture in their respective cities, provide economic stimulus in their communities, and serve as an invaluable platform to drive awareness, engaging and inspiring people to get involved in philanthropic activities.

About the Food Network & Cooking Channel South Beach Wine & Food Festival

EAT. DRINK. EDUCATE. All proceeds from the Festival benefit the students of the Florida International University Chaplin School of Hospitality & Tourism Management who also assist Festival organizers with sponsorship fulfillment, restaurant and exhibitor recruitment, logistics, and inventory as well as working alongside some of the world's greatest celebrity chefs and winemakers. To date, the Festival has raised more than $28 million for the School. In September 2018, BizBash named the Festival the #1 Food & Restaurant Industry event in the United States for the sixth year in a row.    

The Food Network & Cooking Channel South Beach Wine & Food Festival is produced by Florida International University and Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits, with the support of the Miami Beach Visitors & Convention Authority and the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs. For more information about the Festival, visit sobewff.org or call 877-762-3933. For more information about Florida International University visit fiu.edu, for the Chaplin School of Hospitality & Tourism Management visit hospitality.fiu.edu and for more information about Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits visit southernglazers.com.

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Proceeds from the Food Network & Cooking Channel South Beach Wine & Food Festival benefit the Chaplin School of Hospitality & Tourism Management at Florida International University. To date, the Festival has raised more than $24 million for the School. (PRNewsfoto/Food Network & Cooking Channel)

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