MSM culinary IT’S A CHEF THING SOUTH BEACH C wine Text & Photography by Nycole Sariol rowds spilled into South Beach by the dozens for South Beach Wine and Food Festival 2014. Only Miami could pull off the unabated gathering of celebrity and local chefs, big-time sponsorship from heavy-hitters like Whole Foods, and live performances from American classics like Sammy Hagar, jam-packed into one mini-weekend. However, the weekend was anything but mini. Celebrity faces like Anthony Bourdain and Emeril Lagasse made palatial appearances to help monumentalize the four-day event, along with other star-studded chefs such as Andrew Zimmern, Giada De Laurentiis, and Eric Ripert. A bevy of tents and booths secured the powdered beaches, separating them from the tourist-driven chaos of Ocean Drive with but a mere sidewalk. Foot-traffic densely invaded every square- inch of the designated grounds that read SoBeWFF overhead the said premises. A fete of household names like Barilla seized the influx of booths, generously stacking plates full of pastas and 50 MSM Miami Shoot Magazine Culinary AND food FESTIVAL