Bubbly Goodness

Could there be any more promising combination than fine food, sparkling wine and the beach? New York chef Tom Colicchio clearly doesn't think so. As the presider of tonight's Perrier-Jouët Bubble-Q, the man who brought the world the Craft brand of restaurants helped throw one of South Beach Wine & Food's most popular events. In a tent on the beach due east of the the famed pool of the Delano Hotel, guests tossed back Champagne and canapés as they mingled among some of the food world's biggest names. Title sponsor Perrier Jouët made certain that glasses stayed full throughout the evening and chefs such as Marcus Samuelsson, John Tesar, Clay Conley, Rick Bayless and Paul Bartolotta helped ensure that patron's plates were always full as well. If the night's partygoers minded getting sand in their shoes as they walked from stand to stand, their faces surely didn't show it.

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