June 2013

Thursday June 6, at 6:30pm the 6th annual Taste of the Gables kicks off Coral Gables Restaurant Week. Taste samples from 20 Restaurant Week participants, vote for your “Best Taste of the Gables,” and try a cocktail or two! Presented by Bacardi USA . Tickets: $25. Online ticket sales end at 5pm.   For more info & to purchase tickets click here  

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Wednesday, June 12th at 6pm, Whisky Dinner at Seasons 52 , 321 Miracle Mile, Coral Gables   four-course whisky dinner led by scotch brand ambassador, Nelson Vindell with menu options like Flatbread, Organge Glazed Duck, Lamb Chops & more,  paired with spirits from The Macallan and Highland Park Single Malts. For more info, pricing & to reserve a spot, call 305-968-6965  .

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Fruit and Spice Park Summer Fruit Festival,  June 15–16   

 On Saturday, June 15, and Sunday, June 16, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.  booths full of local agriculture and tropical fruits will be set up across Fruit & Spice Park to celebrate the emergence of summertime fruit. Guests can sip smoothies, or savor tropical-fruit ice cream while listening to live entertainment with steel drum music. Families can enjoy a variety of youth activities, such as an interactive kids' zone with a Little Farm petting zoo, pony rides, a water-balloon toss, and a watermelon-eating contest. Adults $8, Children younger than 11 are admitted free.   Fruit and Spice Park, 24801 SW 187th Avenue , Homestead, Florida 33031 (305) 247-5727

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Sunday, June 16th at 4 pm, Fathers Day Food & Beer Dinner and Cook Book signing with father/son Chefs Norman and Justin Van Aken accompanying Florida Keys Chef George Patti, M.E.A.T. Eatery And Taproom 88005 Overseas Highway, Islamorada FL 33036, RSVP  305-852-3833 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . Cost : $80. 

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On Tuesday, June 18 , 7:00pm – 9:00pm,  Beer Dinner at Biscayne Tavern at b2 at miami downtown to kick off of their monthly series of craft beer dinners.  Five-course dinner where each dish is paired with a Brewery Ommegang craft beer: Candied Swine paired with a Game of Thrones, iron throne blonde ale (on tap);  Korean Kalbi Grilled Chicken Wings and a Hennepin Farmhouse Saison to help wash it down; the third course, a Kale Caesar matched with a tasty Fleur de Houblon Summer Ale (on tap); the fourth course, Long Bone Short Rib Pot Roast ‘En Cocotte’ complimenting an Abbey Dubbel Ale. For dessert, Chef Will’s famous Chocolate Chip Cookies balanced with Three Philosophers Quadruple Ale.  Chef Will is preparing goodie bags filled with delicious treats for guests to take home.   The second craft beer dinner of the series is set to take place on Wednesday, July 17th. Biscayne Tavern at b2 146 Biscayne Boulevard,Miami, Florida 33132, RSVP (305) 307-8300. Cost: $45.00.

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Friday, June 21, 7 to 9PM. Free Pool Party First Day of Summer celebration. To mark  the first official day of summer Florida Cookery at The James Royal Palm will kick off its first annual Summer Seafood-Driven Menu,  with a poolside celebration on the newly opened Florida Cookery Patio.   Free with complimentary  local brews, wines and passed light bites from the new menu such as Watermelon Habanero Ceviche and Gulf Shrimp Brochette with Tamarind Glaze.  To view the full summer menu, visit www.facebook.com/floridacookery. Florida Cookery Patio at The James Royal Palm, 1545 Collins Ave., Miami Beach, FL 33139,  786.276.0333, www.florida-cookery.com.  FREE and open to the public with RSVP by Wednesday, June 19,  to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . Validated valet $10.

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On Monday, June 24, at 7:00 pm,Bulldog Barbecue Chef Howie Kleinberg will kick-off his first of the Pop-Up series at his North Miami restaurant  with TwoWoks chefs Vince Tien and Alex Kuk with a five to six courses  Asian family-style barbecue menu.    $50 per person (tax and gratuity not included)   For pre-pay reservations please call 305.940.9655.  Bulldog Barbecue, 15400 Biscayne Boulevard,  North Miami, FL 33160 , 305.940.9655          www.bulldog-bbq.com  

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On Thursday, June 27th, db Bistro Moderne kicks off the summer  with a special spirits tasting dinner celebrating the art of the cocktail.  join db Bistro Moderne’s new Sommelier Christopher Birnie-Visscher, Executive Chef Matthieu Godard and Diageo for a half hour cocktail reception and a four-course menu paired with six different cocktails ; i.e. Grilled Maine Sea Scallops with a Tequila Vinaigrette and Bulleit Bourbon Ice Cream Sundae. db Bistro Moderne, 255 Biscayne Boulevard Way, Miami, FL 33131  $95.00  per person. To RSVP and to purchase ticket: http://dbbistromiaspiritsdinner.eventbrite.com/