Miami Science Museum’s Heart of a Chef Festival

Apparently this was the 3^rd annual Heart of a Chef event at the Miami Science Museum. It was the first time I heard about it. I was super excited to be going with friends, family, and classmates — the tickets were $ 20 with a promo code but goes to a good cause.
Walking in the doors, it was instant chaos. There were lines upon lines and food stands everywhere. I didn’t know whether to go right or left so I chose left. I was handed a goodie bag (but was disappointed that it had nothing but flyers) and headed over to collect some Sushi Maki sushi rolls, Pollo Tropical plate, Nespresso coffee, and some sort of cook-​off was going on. I turned around and went the other way.
On the other side there was Crepemaker crepes, the line was insane so I kept going and came here later. They had Smith & Wollensky potato chips with steak. They also had Success Rice and Mahatma Rice — and giving away entire packages of each. I tried some amazing conch fritters from some catering company, too bad I missed the name.
They ran out of Smoothie King mini cups, but I snatched one later when they replenished. And the list goes on and on: Katiacake bon bons (I prefer Little Miss Sweettooth), Sweet Bliss ice cream, Gables Pizza (which I was told loudly is not Riviera Pizza), Cakes by Lucila (cupcakes were ordinary), Cabot Creamery (i love this cheese at the grocery store), RAAW juice (very interesting cucumber pineapple — will try again at JoAnna’s Marketplace)…
Somehow we got sucked into the Wine Seminar room until the event was almost over, leaving all the samples and food scarce. But I did learn about wine and the proper techniques for enjoying the different flavors, and somehow that wine is not just wine and may have ingredients like: peaches, green apple, chocolate, mocha, olives, who knew?
All in all — this event was fun but a bit hectic. I felt rushed but enjoyed my time spent there. I was bumping into people left and right and knew that I will definitely come back again next year. So glad I got to try so many places in such a short time.