The Art of Tiki: A Cocktail Showdown hosted by Robert Irvine at Surfcomber

Photography by Ryan Troy on February 26th, 2017 in Food, The Food Network & Cooking Channel South Beach Wine & Food Festival 2017

Miami Beach, FL – February 24, 2017 – Restaurateur, author, and popular Food Network star Robert Irvine hosted an evening of Polynesian flare with Tiki-inspired cocktails from across the country in celebration of the Food Network & Cooking Channel South Beach Wine & Food Festival. Guests enjoyed an artful display of libations at the hip and trendy Surfcomber boutique hotel. SOBEWFF invited some of the best bartenders and highly regarded Tiki joints across the country to face-off and compete to get the crown of Tiki-King or Tiki-Queen. Irvine, who recently announced his own concept at Tropicana in Las Vegas, was joined by an esteemed panel of judges, to evaluate the contestants’ cocktails featuring Rhum Barbancourt, while guests sampled all of the creations and enjoyed light Polynesian-inspired bites.