Nobu's Dubai Food Festival; Ottolenghi and Ducasse at TimesTalks

DUBAI— Chef Nobu Matsuhisa knows how to throw a party: The celebrated Japanese chef will fly 21 of his head chefs to the United Arab Emirates for an event promising guests a glimpse into the "World of Nobu." The festival will take place at Dubai's Atlantis, The Palm resort on October 16 and 17, promising a cocktail party, a gala dinner, and the "Global Tasting Festival" main event, highlighting dishes from Nobu locations worldwide. More information and last-minute tickets here. [EaterWire]

NEW YORK CITY— As part of this weekend's New York City Wine & Food Festival, the New York Times will hold four culinary-themed TimesTalks, available to stream live throughout the day on October 18. Chefs Yotam Ottolenghi, Alain Ducasse, Daniel Boulud, and Eric Ripert are among those who will join in conversation with NYT dining editors and food writers. For those NYC-local, tickets are still available to all events; more information here. [EaterWire]

SOUTH BEACH— Tickets are now on sale to the 2015 South Beach Wine & Food Festival, which is slated to bring chefs like Stephanize Izard, Jamie Bissonnette, Michael Voltaggio, Ashley Christensen, Michael Solomonov and more to Florida from February 19 through 22, 2015. Unfortunately, said ticket access is currently for MasterCard holders only as part of a presale (running through Sunday, October 19): The general public can score their tickets starting October 20. [EaterWire]