SOBEWFF marks ten years with a tribute to Alain Ducasse

The South Beach Wine & Food Festival has completed its tenth edition, held February 24–27. Among the anniversary program’s central occasions was a tribute to Alain Ducasse, placing an influential international chef at the center of a festival that has become a major fixture of Miami’s winter calendar.

The anniversary brings two sides of the event into focus. There is the public festival, built around tastings and recognizable culinary personalities, and the professional gathering that lets chefs and hospitality workers encounter one another outside their usual restaurants. The tribute dinner belongs especially to that second conversation.

Ten editions also give the festival a history of its own. Its connection to Florida International University links the celebration to hospitality education, while the setting makes Miami Beach part of the experience. This year’s milestone is as much about an established local institution as a weekend of visiting talent.