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Geoffrey Zakarian and Anne Burrell pose after a live taping of Food Talk.

The tents have been taken down for another year and the 2013 edition of the South Beach Wine and Food Festival is but a memory. There is, however, one way to relive the magic made when you get some of the world's funniest and most talented chefs together in one city and add some alcohol.

During the festival, dapper celebrity chef Geoffrey Zakarian hosted a one hour long live taping of Food Talk for SiriusXM satellite radio at the James Royal Palm's pool deck.

During that one hour, Zakarian managed to chat with Andrew Zimmern, Anne Burrell, Guy Fieri, Al Roker, Lee Schrager, Curtis Stone, Marc Murphy, Mark Summers, Sunny Anderson and Scott Conant.

Though you can't see some of the crazy moments we did when we watched live -- like when Fieri and Zakarian smoked us out with cigars and downed copious amounts of tequila -- the show, which airs tonight, March 15, on SiriusXM's Stars (channel 107) at 8 p.m. will still be packed with some great stories (did you know, by the way, that Guy Fieri started out by selling pretzels as a kid?)

We spoke with Zakarian about the show, his very apparent love for Miami, and what his plans for the future are. Read on now and tune in later:

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Sunny Anderson does the Harlem Shake!

This year's South Beach Wine & Food Festival seemed tame in comparison to some other years. We didn't witness any snockered chefs, fistfights, or Paula Deen riding anyone like a pony. Even Anthony Bourdain played nice at the Grand Tasting Village (possibly because he was in the presence of Nigella Lawson, who would make us behave like proper English schoolchildren too).

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Amanda Freitag

Yes, the South Beach Wine & Food Festival was supposed to be about the food. But really half the fun was looking out for celebrity chefs. Whether you were seeking your culinary idol or your foodie crush, you were on the lookout for someone. Or anyone. It's OK, we're not judging. We got the chance to chat with celebrity chef Amanda Freitag of Chopped and Unique Eats.

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Guy Fieri closes out the 2013 SoBeWFF.

Each year, more than 50,000 people attend the South Beach Wine & Food Festival's various seminars, dinners, and parties. Most events sell out far in advance despite the usual complaints of high ticket prices, next-to-impossible parking, and long lines to get a bite of food.

People rave about eating celebrity meat (in the form of burgers and barbecue) and watching the antics of their favorite Food Network stars as they kibitz in the tents.

This year's SoBeWFF saw a blend of classic festival events (Burger Bash, Grand Tasting Village) and new offerings (A Red Hot Night, Garden to Glass), with mixed results.

From parking woes to stellar food, here's our list of the good and the bad.

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All photos by Sara Ventiera

Laura Werlin and Andrea Robinson

Italian cuisine represents the ultimate comfort. You'd have to be crazy to say a heaping bowl of pasta doesn't soothe your soul. While Italians are known for living in the moment, when it comes to food they can be rather serious. The perfect example: their cheese. As part of the Bank of America Lifestyle Seminars, held at the Shelborne, Laura Werlin and Andrea Robinson explored the intricate world of Italian wines and cheeses. If you're looking to spice up your next cheese platter -- or just show off to your food-snob friends -- we have the tasting notes on Werlin's picks.

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The Modern Mixologist Tony About-Ganim and DOME executive chef Marsha Orosco

Food and wine pairings have been a big thing for years. Beer and wine pairings have become increasingly common. Scotch pairings: you've at least heard of them. But vodka? You probably didn't know that people were into that outside of Russia or Poland. Well, sorry to break it to you, but it's a thing you probably don't know about. As part of the Bank of America Lifestyle Seminars at the Shelbourne, DOME Caviar & Cocktails, executive chef Marsh Orosco and the Modern Mixologist Tony Abou-Ganim gave out some tips on executing a proper vodka pairing.

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Ziggy Marley

If last night was any indication, SoBeWFF proud papa Lee Schrager might have to rename the festival the South Beach Wine, Food & Reggae Festival, because Ziggy Marley rocked the tents with a full-length concert that appealed to everyone of every age and degree of sobriety during Guy Fieri's Reggae Jam With Ziggy Marley closing party.

But before the concert, there was food and drink. After a long weekend of swirling, swishing, and sipping fine wine, it was time to break out the rum and Jägermeister (which mayor of Flavortown, Guy Fieri, noted).

Hungry eventgoers got a taste of the islands with chefs flying in from Jamaica to join local toques. Menu items included Blue Mountain coffee and cocoa-encrusted certified Angus beef, conch puffs, meat patties, and ackee "cigars."

Between bites of food and sips of potent rum punch, people kicked off their shoes to play volleyball or dance even before Ziggy Marley took the stage.

And when the heir apparent to the mighty throne of the king of reggae began playing, the crowd went crazy. As if on cue, a thousand people swayed and fist-pumped as Marley played a mix of new tunes, old favorites from his band the Melody Makers, and some of his dad's greatest songs.

In fact, if you let the combination of drink, music, and the familiar, um, herbal scent wafting in the air take you away, you could swear the spirit of Bob Marley was in the tents, filling the atmosphere with good, Rastafarian vibrations.

And with that, the 2013 edition of the South Beach Wine & Food Festival went out not with a bang, but with a song.

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Tony Abou-Ganim

Cocktails took a spotlight at this year's South Beach Wine & Food Festival, with a host of events revolving around the art of mixology.

Indeed, there's a nationwide revival of the art of making a beautiful cocktail, with bartenders and restaurants working together to form classic cocktails that are as much a part of a great meal as a fresh piece of fish or the perfect steak. This year's fest featured several events that celebrate the cocktail, including a seminar hosted by Tony Abou-Ganim that showed enthusiasts how to set up a home bar.

Abou-Ganim literally wrote the book on cocktails. He's the author of The Modern Mixologist: Contemporary Classic Cocktails and won the 2007 Iron (Bar) Chef America: Battle Mango competition with Mario Batali. Las Vegas hotelier Steve Wynn handpicked Abou-Ganim to create the cocktail program at his Bellagio Resort, and Abou-Ganim's new book, Vodka Distilled: Breaking Down Vodka, was released at the festival.

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Bradley Herron of Michael's Genuine Food & Drink offered tacos with roast pork, smoked chili paste, and charred pickled onion and radish

On Sunday evening in the courtyard of the Biltmore Hotel in Coral Gables, there were more than 19 stations serving caja china roast pork, mojitos, and wine. A live band took the stage, and songs such as Rosario's "Meneito" filled the air. As the night wore on, a light drizzle fell upon SoBeWFF's Swine & Wine, hosted by James Beard Award-winning chef Michelle Bernstein and sponsored by Goya Foods. But few attendants noticed the weather. There was too much pork and too much booze to be had.

So, if you missed this fiesta, here are some highlights.

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Master Sommeliers Andrea Robinson and Eric Hemer

If you're reading this blog post, you probably like wine. But however well versed you think you are, we highly doubt you have the knowledge of a master sommelier. There are only 129 in North America. Well, whether you are a wino or a wine connoisseur, Delta's Taste Wine Like a Master Sommelier at the James Royal Palm Hotel taught wine enthusiasts how to properly conduct a blind tasting. And no, the process does not just entail getting ridiculously drunk.

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