COCCAGLIO, Italy--Bialetti Industrie, SpA, the Italian coffeemaker and cookware manufacturer, has announced it has become a sponsor of the annual Food Network's South Beach Wine and Food Festival. As a gold-level sponsor for both 2008 and 2009, Bialetti is the primary cookware provider, and its cookware will be used by chefs at cooking demonstrations in the festival's Publix Grand Tasting Village, Publix Kitchen, Kellogg's Kidz Kitchen and Barilla Interactive Lunches, one of which will be hosted by chef Ming Tsai. It is also a supporting sponsor of the Fettuccini & Fiorentina event hosted by chefs Mario Batali and Jamie Oliver and restaurateur David Manero.
Scheduled for Feb. 21 to 24, the four-day event is expected to attract more than 30,000 food and wine enthusiasts.