South Florida Nurses, Doctors and Hospital Staff to Attend as Guests of the 20th Annual Food Network & Cooking Channel South Beach Wine & Food Festival Presented by Capital One

-The Festival Returns May 20-23, 2021-

MIAMI BEACH, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Food Network & Cooking Channel South Beach Wine & Food Festival presented by Capital One (SOBEWFF^®) has invited nurses, doctors and healthcare workers from five South Florida hospital systems to attend as guests of the Festival taking place May 20-23, 2021.

SOBEWFF® will be donating over 2,500 tickets across several events to healthcare workers in support of their service during National Hospital Week taking place May 9-15, 2021. Confirmed hospital systems include Baptist Health South Florida, the exclusive health provider of SOBEWFF®, Jackson Health System, Memorial Healthcare System, Mount Sinai Medical Center, and Nicklaus Children's Health System.

“These nurses, doctors and healthcare workers have put their own lives at risk to serve our community," said Lee Brian Schrager, Festival Founder & Director. "We know that without their hard work, this Festival would not be taking place and it is my hope that in a small way, this initiative will show them how grateful we are for their efforts and dedication to helping our community get through this pandemic."

To ensure the safety of Festival-goers and Festival staff, SOBEWFF® has implemented the new COVID-19 Health & Safety Protocols that follow guidance from the FIU Healthcare Committee. Tickets are available online at sobewff.org or by calling 866.271.8540 (Phone sales are open Monday – Friday, 9:00 AM – 9:00 PM EST). Stay up to date all year long by following along with the #SOBEWFF hashtag on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook.

About the Food Network & Cooking Channel South Beach Wine & Food Festival presented by Capital One

EAT. DRINK. EDUCATE. All proceeds from the Festival benefit the students of the Florida International University Chaplin School of Hospitality & Tourism Management who also assist Festival organizers with sponsorship fulfillment, restaurant and exhibitor recruitment, logistics, and inventory as well as working alongside some of the world’s greatest celebrity chefs and winemakers. To date, SOBEWFF® has raised more than $31.8 million for the School. In September 2019, BizBash named the Festival the #1 Food & Restaurant Industry event in the United States for the seventh year in a row.

The South Beach Wine & Food Festival® is produced by Florida International University and Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits, with the support of the Miami Beach Visitors & Convention Authority and the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs. For more information about the Festival, visit sobewff.org or call 877-762-3933. For more information about Florida International University visit fiu.edu, for the Chaplin School of Hospitality & Tourism Management visit hospitality.fiu.edu and for more information about Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits visit southernglazers.com.