That's All, Folks! (Until Miami.)

Lee Schrager (center), director of the New York City Wine & Food Festival, called the weekend a wrap last night, with a rollicking after-party for chefs and friends of the festival at the Garden Rooms at the Standard Hotel. Boldface foodies from Giada Di Laurentiis to Marc Murphy, Daniel Boulud, Cesare Casella and Marco Canora turned up to toast the completion of a successful (and only second) outing for the food event. With Ultimat vodka flowing and savories and desserts aplenty, the élite of the food world enjoyed the chance to kick back and relax after a wonderfully long weekend of eating, drinking, cooking and learning. The revelers even gave ping-pong a whirl, with Burger Bash victor Spike Mendelsohn showing off his table tennis skills.

For pics from last night's party, click here.

And with that, all eyes are now on Miami, where the South Beach Wine & Food Festival takes place next February. Until then, it's diet time!

Chance of Meatballs: 100-Percent

The New York City Wine & Food Festival called it a wrap last night, with the Meatball Madness competition marking the final event of the weekend-long bacchanal. Chefs from Cesare Casella to Nicolina "Mama" DiSpirito offered eager carnivores their varied take on the classic meatball. In a blind tasting overseen by Giada Di Laurentis, and with tasters Frank Bruni (ex of the New York Times) and Gail Simmons on hand, the top prize went to Andrew Carmellini, whose lamb meatballs won over the judges for their tender juciness.

If you weren't in on last night's fun, never fret. You can still try Carmellini's meatballs. Just head on down to Locanda Verde, his acclaimed TriBeCa eatery, and tell them you're ready to see what all the madness was all about.