People

South Beach Wine & Food Festival

Ziggy does food

 

Musician, actor, artist, activist Ziggy Marley is a man of many talents. He is also an entrepreneur with a line of food called Ziggy Marley Organics.

On Sunday night he co-hosts the fest’s closing party, Reggae Jam, with Guy Fieri behind the Ritz-Carlton, South Beach.

“Good food is important to us as artists and musicians,” he told Miami.com. “The better I feel and the more healthy I am, the better the music is. Especially on the road — it was really a natural progression.”

Two spotlights in his collection are Coco’Mon, an organic coconut cooking product and hempseeds roasted in the shell. “They have a nice, crunchy, nutty flavor.”

Plans for the closing party? “I’m not so concerned about details, I just go and improvise and however I feel, I do what I do,” he says. “Performing live is home for us. Expressing myself truthfully and engaging with people is a great feeling. You feel closer to the world as a human being.”

Valerie Nahmad

Acing it

Ace of Cakes has ended its run on the Food Network, but the show’s star, Duff Goldman, is just getting going. The tatted-up baker hosted Godiva’s “Indulge” event, “a celebration of everything sweet and decadent,” at the Dream Hotel Friday night.

The TV personality got foodies salivating with his signature Godiva cake truffle collection as well as a creation from his Baltimore bake shop, Charm City Cakes, which just opened a branch in L.A.

As for local favorites, Goldman can’t leave Miami without grabbing an “amazing” sweet empanada from Half Moon.

Though the Michigan native, 38, is an independent type, he wouldn’t mind collaborating with two Food Network colleagues.

Adam Richman ( Man Vs. Food) and I both share a similar outlook on food and a general love of life and its excess,” he says. “And Tyler Florence has been such an inspiration to me throughout my career. We both have a borderline manic obsession with motorcycles.”

With all the temptations, Goldman has to work it. Literally. Five days a week, he does one hour of cardio, an hour of weights and a half hour of boxing.

“I’ve dropped over 40 pounds in the last year. It’s hard not to be motivated when you look around and see all the people on the covers of all the muscle magazines in the airport!”

Madeleine Marr

Read more People stories from the Miami Herald

  •  

Hough

    As seen on TV

    ‘DWTS’ winner Derek Hough glad he kept dancing

    Derek Hough may have won the 16th edition of Dancing With the Stars Tuesday, but the victory almost didn’t happen: Hough almost didn’t return to the ABC show this season.

  •  

Cooper, Galifianakis and Hlems

    At the movies

    For stars, ‘Hangover’ was a game changer

    Four years ago, Bradley Cooper had built a solid reputation as a scene-stealing supporting player. Ed Helms was best known for his sweet but buffoonish Andy on The Office. And few, besides comedy-club bookers and his own family members, could wrap their mouths around the last name of Zach Galifianakis.

  •  

Juan Pablo Galavis

    As seen on TV

    2 locals starring in ‘Bachelorette’

    Romantics, whet your appetites for reality matchmaking at its finest. The Bachelorette is back in action 9 p.m. Monday on ABC. The lucky (some would say) lady is Desiree Hartsock, a fan favorite from Bachelor Sean Lowe’s past season.

Miami Herald

Join the
Discussion

The Miami Herald is pleased to provide this opportunity to share information, experiences and observations about what's in the news. Some of the comments may be reprinted elsewhere on the site or in the newspaper. We encourage lively, open debate on the issues of the day, and ask that you refrain from profanity, hate speech, personal comments and remarks that are off point. Thank you for taking the time to offer your thoughts.

The Miami Herald uses Facebook's commenting system. You need to log in with a Facebook account in order to comment. If you have questions about commenting with your Facebook account, click here.

Have a news tip? You can send it anonymously. Click here to send us your tip - or - consider joining the Public Insight Network and become a source for The Miami Herald and el Nuevo Herald.

Hide Comments

This affects comments on all stories.

Cancel OK

  • Videos

  • Quick Job Search

Enter Keyword(s) Enter City Select a State Select a Category