Happy South Beach Wine & Food Festival week! This week, Nick from thefood-e.com is joined by Chef Richard Plasencia aka The Ravenous Chef, who is competing in this year’s Burger Bash and Swine & Wine event (3:14). They talk everything from what goes into creating a winning dish at a South Beach Wine & Food Festival event to his latest project, ‘Twisted Fork Kitchen.’ Then, Nick gives you Food News on Sugar Factory, McDonald’s and more (18:26). After, Nick breaks down the James Beard Award Miami nominations (20:28) and recaps what to expect at this year’s South Beach Wine & Food Festival with it’s founder, Lee Schrager (21:16). Finally, Nick makes you hungry with the Food Porn of the week (25:02) and thirsty with the Cocktail of the week (25:47).