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Perrier-Jouet Bubble Q presented by Allen Brothers and hosted by Bobby Flay

Location:

Delano, Beachside, 1685 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach

One of the SoBe Festival's biggest, most exciting events, this year's Bubble Q has more than ever going for it! A moonlit patch of white sand beach behind the elegant Delano Hotel, barbeque cuisine in every possible incarnation and the world's favorite beverage - Perrier-Jouet champagne.

America's most respected grill master, Bobby Flay, will host the Festival's signature event again this year as dozens of skilled chefs artfully play with fire to prepare everything from gourmet pulled pork sandwiches, succulent steaks and saucy ribs to juicy skewers of grilled fruit dipped in chocolate sauce, sure to leave a wonderful aftertaste.

Don't miss the Bubble Q's swan song. The very event that made the Festival a national standout among food and wine fests will finish its ten-year run with this historic finale!

Whole Foods Market Grand Tasting Village

VIP Travel Exclusive:

Speedline Access

Location:

13th Street & Ocean Drive, Miami Beach

Awaken your senses when you step inside the endless bounty of Whole Foods Market Grand Tasting Village. This universe of welcoming canopies, white sand walkways, calming ocean breezes and gently lapping Atlantic waves offers an incandescent celebration of the good life.

Feast and stroll as you partake of exquisite morsels while imbibing in some of the finest wines and spirits on the planet. Watch and listen as renowned chefs share their culinary secrets and regale the audience with their stories.

Transcend the ordinary. Embrace the adventurous and the bold. Let nothing keep you from this blissful passage to another existence.

Food Network's Best Thing I Ever Ate at the Beach and Meet and Greet with Duff Goldman

VIP Travel Exclusive:

Private Meet & Greet with Duff

Location:

Ritz-Carlton South Beach, One Lincoln Road, Miami Beach

Food Network VIP Ticketholders will have exclusive, early access to the newest party at the South Beach Festival this year: Best Thing I Ever Ate at the Beach, hosted by Duff Goldman from Ace of Cakes. Early Access to this event will also include the chance to meet Duff Goldman himself! This meet and greet is only open to Food Network VIP Ticketholders, so you'll have the opportunity to pick Duff's brain about where he gets his ideas for the quirky cakes you've seen on-air. You will also have the chance to try some of the food and beverages that will be featured at Best Thing I Ever Ate at the Beach, all of which are favorites of Food Network and Cooking Channel talent, before the rest of the crowd arrives. Why not have the fun start early?

Local funk legends and Grammy Award winners KC and the Sunshine Band will help you Shake Your Booty and cap off this exciting late night affair on the sand in front of the Ritz Carlton, South Beach.

Participating Talent: Anne Burrell, Chuck Hughes, Duff Goldman, Scott Conant, Sunny Anderson

Private Cocktail Hour hosted by Aarti Sequeira

VIP Travel Exclusive:

Special Event Created Only for Food Network Travel Guests

Location:

The Tides South Beach

Mix and mingle with Aarti Sequeira during a private cocktail party at The Tides South Beach. This insider event was crafted exclusively for Food Network Travel VIP Ticketholders, so you'll have a truly unique experience. This hour-long cocktail party will give you the chance to chat with Aarti about her journey on Food Network, as well as get to know your fellow Food Network Travel VIP Ticketholders. You'll get to try South Beach-inspired cocktails and appetizers at this exclusive cocktail party - the perfect way to start a Saturday Night!

Paula's Down Home Cookin’ Sunday Gospel Brunch hosted by Paula Deen

VIP Travel Exclusive:

Best seats in the house - look for reserved seating just for Food Network Travel Guests

Location:

Loews Miami Beach Hotel, 1601 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach

Hallelujah! Here's your chance to meet Paula Deen in all her glory and get down to some good eatin' in the style she knows best.

Back by popular demand, this brunch with the singin' of gospel entertainment as backdrop and talented guest chefs in the kitchen will make you wonder if you've been transported to Deen's native Savannah.

With a menu of home-style Southern favorites like grits (with a twist), fried green tomatoes, homemade pork sausage, spiked iced tea and stiff Bloody Marys, plus plenty more, you're sure to leave satisfied and sporting a foot-tapping feeling that will lead you into a great week.