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What started out as the "Taste of South Beach", located on Lincoln Road in the heart of Miami Beach has now grown into a mega-foodie experience. Now-a-days, this event is called the Food Network South Beach Wine and Food Festival and is an annual wine and spirits events showcasing many of the world's top chefs, gourmet product producers and vendors, spirits producer and vendors, and culinary personalities. The event is now hosted by Florida International University's (FIU) School of Hospitality and Tourism Management. Proceeds from the festival go to the School of Hospitality and Tourism Management's Teaching Restaurant and the Southern Wine & Spirits Beverage Management Center at FIU. The original event on Lincoln Road had its inaugural birth in 1994. Our current #sobewff event was took off in 1997 at FIU's Biscayne Bay Campus after Southern Wine and Spirits jumped on board as it major benefactor. It was known then as "Florida Extravaganza", and was a one-day event. In 2001, it was moved to sands of South Beach again and renamed the South Beach Wine and Food Festival attracting over 7,000 guests. By 2002, that number had increased to 10,000 with increased national media attention, and to 20,000 guests by 2004. By 2009, 50,000 guests had come to the festival. To date, the festival has raised over $8 million for FIU's School of Hospitality and Tourism Management and allows for on-hands industry experience. ==See also== *Boston wine festival *Art of Food & Wine Palm Desert *Tallahassee Wine and Food Festival *San Diego Bay Wine & Food Festival *Naples Grape Festival *Temecula Valley Balloon & Wine Festival 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Food Network South Beach Wine and Food Festival」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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