2008 south beach festival

One of the perks of being pregnant is being able to eat till your heart's content without anyone giving you the old stink eye.

Celebrity chef Giada De Laurentiis is expecting her first child and chatted about her cravings at the South Beach Wine and Food Festival in Miami.

She told People:

I used to crave sweets before I got pregnant. You know, chocolate, cookies, cake. I've normally got a really big sweet tooth, but not now this baby just wants meat.

I craved fruit. What did you crave?
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While Tinseltown was partying at The Oscars, our favorite celebrity chefs were demonstrating their skills at the South Beach Wine and Food Festival. While there is definitely a lot of partying going on, during the day the chefs displayed their culinary skills and talked about their books. Naturally some of them did with a beer in hand, and all of them did it with a huge smile on their face. Unfortunately I didn't have the pleasure of being there — maybe next year?! — but from the looks of these photos, everyone is having a great time.

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Wonder who won the Golden Clogs? Check out this play-by-play of the presentation. My favorite part happened at 3:06, the Rocco award presented by Rocco himself! — SF Eater

Yesterday marked the kick-off of the 2008 Food Network South Beach Wine and Food Festival. Think of it as spring break for the culinary elite. While Hollywood may be galavanting off to Los Angeles for the Oscars, your favorite chefs and Food Network personalities are hanging out on the beach, drinking beer, eating burgers, playing poker, and having what looks like tons of fun.

Today we've got photos from Paula's Poker Party, Rachael's Burger Bash, and the Today Show. Check them out and pretend you're right there, too.

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• The fine folks of Pennsylvania are about to lose an amazing candy store. — Candyblog
• Catch round the clock coverage of the South Beach Wine & Food Festival — Eater
• Missing a few Scrabble tiles? Don't toss the game out, turn the rest of the tiles into DIY Scrabble coasters. — CasaSugar
• Someone's gone behind the scenes of Iron Chef America, and it's not flattering. — Village Voice
• This Spring make sure you sip in style with adorable espresso cups. — Hostess with the Mostess
• Can't get fresh spinach? Don't worry, frozen spinach might be more nutritious than fresh. — FitSugar
• Did you realize that Jared has been the Subway spokesperson for 10 years? — Al Dente
• Coca-Cola is trying to green-ify thier image. — Slashfood
• What's the difference between a name-brand product and a generic? — Chow

You may know the James Beard Awards, and you might also know the Food Network Awards, but have you heard of the Golden Clog Awards?

Food author Michael Ruhlman — you may remember him from The Next Iron Chef — and bad boy Anthony Bourdain have put their heads together and have created the Golden Clog Awards. They said it's born out of "too many beers and late night yakatori," and I think it's just downright fun. The categories are hysterical, and their reasons even more so. Bourdain has actually managed to nominate himself for an award even! The actual awards will take place this Friday, but if you're curious to see the categories — including "The Alton" and "The Douchebag" — and nominees, read more