3rd Annual South Beach Seafood Festival

Photography by Addison Smith on October 24th, 2015 in Food, Lifestyle

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Miami Beach, FL – October 24, 2015 – What do you get when you put pop up café’s from Joe’s Stone Crabs, Naked Taco, Red, the Steakhouse, Smith & Wollensky, Red Fish Grill, CJs Crab Shack, Drunken Dragon, A Fish Called Avalon, Oceanaire, City Hall the Restaurant, CIBO, Alter, Tarpon Bend, Poseidon, and Whole Foods Market together on the sands of Sobe with 4 blocks of fun for ONE DAY ONLY? That’s right. It was the 3rd Annual South Beach Seafood Festival, presented by Hess Wines and hosted by Coca-Cola, hitting the sands of South Beach all day Saturday, October 24, 2015 from 1- 9PM at 7th & Ocean Drive in Miami Beach. Over 10,000+ guests joined together for an unforgettable day on South Beach as these top Miami chefs popped up not just a sampling zone, but created an EATING Paradise with over 50 Menu Items for guests to choose from as they enjoyed live music and complimentary cocktails throughout the day. It’s not your typical seafood festival as thousands dove in to the freshest dishes from South Florida’s best restaurants, featuring Stone Crabs, Lobster Waffle Cones, Steak & Lobster Skewers, Shrimp Tacos, Oysters, Shrimp Cocktail, Gyros, Crab Cakes, Grouper in a Bag, Lobster Mac ‘N Cheese, Mahi Sliders, and more. The event also featured culinary and mixology demos, the Boucher beach lounge party, health village, GOYA kids zone, and VIP benefits for the all access guests, including all day Heineken Light College Football Sports Bar, the Land Rover Hospitality Village and GOYA Culinary Pavilion featuring an all day party.

Ashley Shiver, Nicole Badami, & Diandra Palancar

Danielle Varetoni, Jaime Dicostanzi, Jennifer Alflen, & Rebecca Andersen

Leanne Roca, Anita Andino, & Valerie Morales

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Mike Choffi, Joy Taylor, Drew Harlow, Alex Norton, & Kelly Blanco

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Drew Harlow, Kelly Blanco, Alex Norton, & Joy Taylor

Mike Choffi, Samantha jones, Ellie Parker, & Andrew Reid

Mike Spears, Kelly Blanco, Omar Lewis, & Erika Delgado

Teresa Cesario, Andrea Yurko, Clay Thornton, Chip Harrison, & Jen Mille

Teresa Cesario

Max Baum & Andrea Yurko

Lucaz Zaglul, Max Baum, & Andrea Yurko

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Michelle Patricia & Katherine Rubio

Will Wright, Charlotte Wright, & Jake Pierce

Emma and Lou Flores

Ruth Feliciano & Ariana Barouk

Eric Shield & Ryan Gary

Francheska Sanchez & Gonzalo Leon

Lisset Benitez & Jennifer Uribe

Debbie Rodriguez & Jessica Kienzle

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