As the South Beach Wine and Food Festival takes over Miami, Fort Lauderdale welcomes its own celebration of all things delicious with the 3rd Annual CRAVE Greater Fort Lauderdale Series, taking place February 21-25. Featuring an impressive list of A-list celebrity chefs, including Emeril Lagasse, Geoffrey Zakarian, and Andrew Simmern, this festival promises to delight foodies from all over South Florida!

This year, the CRAVE Greater Fort Lauderdale Series has incorporated a number of the signature elements seen at SOBEWFF, including seated wine seminars, official white beach tents, and the fan-favorite Lucky Chopsticks event, hosted by Andrew Zimmern Friday, February 23rd at the W Fort Lauderdale. In regards to the event, Zimmern is quoted as saying, “I hope it’s received well-I can’t imagine why it wouldn’t be. The event is fun, and the food is awesome.”

CRAVE has continued to see growth over the years. Since its inaugural year in 2016, where Taste Fort Lauderdale consisted of eight local events and drew around 1,500 attendees, CRAVE now features 11 events and a crowd of more than 2,200. Show organizer Lee Shrager observed , ”We knew there was demand because we knew we had a lot of people attending the South Beach festival from Broward and even further north.”

Get your taste buds ready and see one of the events for yourself! Check Out the 11 events taking over Fort Lauderdale through Sunday:

2018 CRAVE Greater Fort Lauderdale Series

BBQ Dinner hosted by Chris Lilly and Jorge Ramos- Feb. 21, 7 p.m.

Clambake hosted by Emeril Lagasse and Jorge Ramos- Feb.22, 7 p.m.

Women of Syria Dinner hosted by Alon Shaya and Ingrid Hoffmann- Feb.23, 7 p.m.

Lucky Chopsticks hosted by Andrew Zimmern- Feb.23, 8 p.m.

The Champagne of Victors: G.H. Mumm and a History of Innovation- Feb.24, 11 a.m.

An Insider’s Tour of Six Pascal Jolivet Sancerres: Exploring Various Soil Types that Define Differences and Similarities- Feb.24, 12:30 p.m.

Rooftop Rosé Happy Hour hosted by Kristin Cavallari- Feb.24, 5:30 p.m.

The Ritz-Carlton Dinner: A Culinary Adventure- Feb.24, 7 p.m.

Grand Bloody Mary Brunch hosted by Geoffrey Zakarian and Aarón Sánchez- Feb.25, 11:30 a.m.

Dinner hosted by Dario Cecchini and Angelo Elia- Feb.22, 7 p.m.

Dinner hosted by Michael Schulson and Chris Cosentino- Feb.22, 7 p.m.

For more information on the events at CRAVE Fort Lauderdale and to buy tickets, click here.

Hope everyone has a great time!