WINNERS of the Travel Channel's Underground BBQ Challenge, Miami

After eight grueling, teasing months of secrecy, I'm so pleased to announce that the Wynwood Team (aka. The Brew Daddy Crew) won the Travel Channel's $10,000 Underground BBQ Challenge! 

If you missed the original broadcast, you can download it HERE:

Miami: Little Havana v Wynwood

ReleasedAug 31, 2014

G. hits the streets of Miami to meet competitors Alex and David. Their teams must each barbecue flank steak, create a delicious menu that represents their neighborhood, and wow the judges for the $10,000 cash prize.

Watch Party: The moment we were all waiting for

And the Winner is... from Sid Hoeltzell Photography Inc on Vimeo.

Champagne Celebration

Wynwood Sign made out of foam core  

Wynwood brand for the baguettes. The Art-touffee brand.

Sid's three savory slabs of Gravlax and "Right on 95"~ a Wynwood Brewery
 collaboration with Funky Buddha. Rauchbier made with Smokey Malt. Yum.

Sid Hoeltzell on Travel Channel's Underground BBQ Challenge - Miami

Sid Hoeltzell on Travel Channel's

Underground BBQ Challenge - Miami

 

Watch Party at Wynwood Brewing Company

August 31, 2014 @ 11am, Showtime 12pm-1pm

565 NW 24th Street, Miami, FL, 33127

Come see Wynwood's BBQ team give their best effort to win the $10,000 prize on Travel Channel's Underground BBQ Challenge. We can't share the results, but we can guarantee entertainment and emotional outbursts. 

Team Members: David Rodriguez, Katie Breuil, Brooke Lerner, and yours truly.

If you are unable to watch the original broadcast, TIVO this puppy.
It's also the last week of the Swampbuggy Show

Please remember to dive safe  and don't mess with the females with roe!

Observe safe boating and party hard afterward.  Don't fees the alligators because its illegal, kill all the Lion fish we see, observe the zen moments when underwater as well.... and make SURE you wave your biggest lobster in the face of your other dive friends... just for a few moments of ecstatic joy.

signs to observe

zen moments

bragging rights 2009 with my baby boy @ 9.5 lbs

Deep 120' dive with Amazing Turtle Footage

This is a video from a few weeks ago, tech divers and deep stuff

                      

Two minutes with Turtle and Tech divers from Sid Hoeltzell Photography Inc on Vimeo.

This video is about Two minutes with Turtle and Tech divers

but this is only the warm up because it that time again... 

Florida lobster Mini Season

 some of last years blessings

a good three pounder

a good pile of  Florida lobsta

Everybody dive safe and have a great time

The World Cup ended up with quite the moment for the German team ... but still... GO U.S.A.

While it was going on, I was assigned to create images of new drinks that were made just for the Bacardi USA website... and the images produced looked exciting and delicious too!

Eleanor Hoh made me a  WOK STAR

            

                           Cooking with Wok Stars- Lobster Stir Fry from Wok Star on Vimeo.

I had a few fresh caught lobsters that I nailed right before the close of the season.  Luckily Eleanor asked me to be in here "Wok Start" series... actually the first guest and so I made a favorite... it was grand.

catch Eleanor's work ... and i thanks her as always...

Wok Star Eleanor Hoh

Cooking teacher, Creator Wok Star Kit, blogger

Techniques & tools =  creative & FUN cooking!

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WOW... just realized that I have been creating several new drinks for Miami Club Rum... and they look tasty

                 

                            Happy Forth of July 2014

Heart Gallery 2014

there is some work I do every year that has its own rewards

http://wlrn.org/post/miami-heart-gallery-profiles-foster-kids

Also, there was a great WLRN radio interview that was very pleasant.  It really does make one more complete to help others when you can.

http://wlrn.org/post/miami-heart-gallery-profiles-foster-kids

Lobster season ends March 31, 2014

This was a big boy and I need to find another like a few years ago on the boat with Lisa and Sergio

Lobster King 2009 from Sid Hoeltzell Photography Inc on Vimeo.
This is the biggest lobster I've ever caught by myself on Lisa and Sergio's boat. It was mini season 2009, last day, last dive. I was so thankful...everyone else on board was so jealous

Last fews weeks of diving have been fun

Sid's Underwater Adventures from Sid Hoeltzell Photography Inc on Vimeo.

miami food photographer, as well as a miami diver looking for that lobster before the end of the season. But be real aware that the middle of the GoPro video has a six foot wide sting ray that was not noticed by the class it flew over while they were on the Belzona barge in Miami waters... the wing of the ray went 12" from my camera.

Oysters Rockefeller 

Oysters at Sid's Kitchen from Sid Hoeltzell Photography Inc on Vimeo.

Oysters Rockefeller done according to the original recipe from Antoine's in the Quarter. Made with love and care by yours truly. After eating a dozen of these, you always ask, "Who's your Daddy?"...before you spank them.

Great sound in background by Madeleine Peyroux "Lonesome Road"

... my very close friend and brother from another mother...

Dr. T. N. Chan is one of the world's leading acupuncturists (Tai Chi masters as well) demonstrates a stance with Manjushiri Sword.  The only thing I could barely stand was when he used me as a sparring partner... I thought I was in trouble as his technique came "razor" close at times... 

Finally I managed  created  quite the portrait photo while we were there for a
beautiful snowfall at his home.  Check out the tracks... deer, big rabbits?

ok woodsmen... which tracks are deer and which are hound dogs?

I have recently spent several cold weekends in NYC to do time-lapse stock footage and ran back out to Roslyn where I grew up.  I went to a LIRR bridge that I had photographed over 40 years ago in B&W... some of my first rolls of film in that Nikkormat FTn

... and then February 2014 we have a new look

... what a zen moment to realize that 40 years later i still have pleasure to photograph the same site... thrilling

A Couple Instagram Shots from Sid's Trip to New York City

Fresh Little Neck clams help the mojo.

This is only ten minutes after my first deep fried flounder in Chinatown, NYC.

Eggs Benedict, of course, are so fat-free they're good for you.

©Sid Hoeltzell Miami Food Photographer

Grand Central Station Time Lapse

Grand Central Station Time Lapse from Sid Hoeltzell Photography Inc on Vimeo.

Time lapse test with iPhone while going for oysters at the oyster bar below Grand Central.

©Sid Hoeltzell