SEED Food & Wine Festival

The third annual SEED Food & Wine Festival, the nation’s first and only plant-based food event of its kind, is scheduled to take place November 2-6 in a number of venues across Greater Miami and The Beaches. Presented by Whole Foods, SEED celebrates vegan foods, fine wine, craft beer and spirits, lifestyle products and companies. Events include upscale dinners, film screenings, garden parties and the nation’s first plant-based Burger Battle. Key chefs and personalities at this year’s events include 

•     Mary Mattern, LA/NYC-based chef and author of cookbook Nom Yourself: Simple Vegan Cooking 
•     Rich Roll, plant-based ultra-distance athlete, wellness advocate and host of The Rich Roll Podcast
•     Julie Piatt, chef and cookbook co-author of The Plantpower Way (with Rich Roll)
•     Brad Kilgore, executive chef at Alter in Miami and a winner of Food & Wine Best New Chef 2016
•     John Lewis, athlete also known as BadassVegan
•     Ella Magers, plant-based athlete, food and fitness coach, as well as winner of Shape 50 Hottest Trainers. 

More chefs and speakers will be announced soon. 

Scheduled festival events include:

Plant-Based Burger Battle ™, presented by Whole Foods and Eden Roc Miami Beach Resort – Walk the green carpet to the only veggie burger battle in the country on Nov. 5th. Top chefs vie for guests’ votes for Best Veggie Burger in America with mouthwatering creations, such as the beet-barley-and-black-bean burger glazed with sweet soy and garlic and topped with pickles, scallion, lotus root chips, and spicy mayo by Todd Erickson (HaVen and Huahua’s Taqueria, Miami Beach), the 2015 champion. 

SEED Festival Day Tasting Village, presented by Whole Foods– Tickets for the ultimate day of plant-based wellness and sustainable living include complimentary tastings from over 200 restaurants, bakeries, treat-makers, wines, spirits and juices. Lounge in the beer garden, get tips at the organic, cruelty-free beauty bar, stretch at the yoga lounge, savor enlightening chef demonstrations and cheer on favorite chefs during a timed cooking challenge. VIP tickets to the Nov. 5th event also available. 

SEED Summit, presented by VegNews – Two days (November 3 and 4) of workshops, panels and networking events designed for media, bloggers, influencers and entrepreneurs.

Other events include the Food Forward Conference, 5K Run, Yoga + Brunch, Made in Miami Farm-to-Table Dinner, Sprout Kids Day and East and West chef dinner parties celebrating the best of plant-based food on both coasts. 

Tickets and more information available at seedfoodandwine.com.