The Grill at The Setai reopens on November 16, South Beach
Written by Simone Zarmati Diament
Tuesday, 01 November 2011 17:18
Elegant yet casual with warm wood, brick and pearl, The Grill at The Setai will offer a menu of small plates prepared by Michelin-star Executive Chef David Werly and his team. Seasonal dishes such as octopus carpaccio, Florida prawn tempura with baby gem lettuce; homemade pappardelle with cervena venison ragout & Javanese black pepper; Pata Negra and tomato confit with garlic chips and squid ink sauce, apple tarte tatin with crème fraîche & vanilla ice cream, will be served tapas-style ($12 to $65) On Thursday evenings, guests will be treated with live Thursday Night Jazz and a complimentary glass of Taittinger Champagne in The Courtyard. The Grill at The Setai is open Wednesday through Sunday from 7pm to 11pm and midnight on the weekends. 2001 Collins Avenue on South Beach. (305) 520-6400 www.setai.com.
Joshua Gripper joins Andrew Carmellini to head pastry program at The Dutch, The W South Beach
Written by Simone Zarmati Diament
Saturday, 29 October 2011 19:01
As the opening of The Dutch draws closer, chef-partner Andrew Carmellini has appointed Joshua Gripper as pastry chef.
A native New Yorker, Gripper jump-started his career as a child baking for his family in Jamaica, Queens. A graduate of the Art Institute of New York City (formerly the New York Restaurant School), he brushed his skills at Michelin two-star restaurantOustau de Baumannière in Provence, and went on to Cafe Boulud where he joined Andrew Carmellini, then chef de cuisine, and his pastry chef, Eric Bertoia. He has most recently worked at Gotham Steak, Miami.
The Dutch is slated to open this November at the W South Beach Hotel & Residences, 2201 Collins Avenue at 22nd Street. (305) 938-3111 . www.thedutchmiami.com
Mario Tolentino: New Chef de Cuisine at BLT Steak at The Betsy
Written by Simone Zarmati Diament
Thursday, 27 October 2011 22:29
Mario Tolentino has been named chef de cuisine at the BLT Steak at The Betsy-South Beach, replacing chef Sam Gorenstein. Tolentino (32), a San Francisco native and graduate of the California Culinary Academy was a recent winner on the Food Network’s Chopped and was the executive chef at Juliet Supperclub in New York.
In keeping with Chef Daniel Boulud’s tradition of seasonal dishes db Bistro Moderne is now offering The Fall Brunch Menu, a three course prix-fixe for $35, with French/American brunch favorites, such as Eggs Florentine, Belgian Waffles and Croque Madame. A varied selection of fruits de mer is also available.
With four different types of Moules Frites Sunday Mussel Pot/ Les Moules du Dimanche (Sundays from 6pm to 11pm) is athree course Mussel Pot menu available on Sundays only from 6 to 11 pm for $35 per person.
The Happy Hour Menu (Monday – Friday 5 to 8pm) offers a tasty list of cocktails and spirits to enjoy after work all week long at half price, with bar bites, including Tarte Fine Provençale, Garlic Pommes Frites, Charcuterie plate and Raw Bar, among others.
Db Bistro Moderne inside the JW Marriott Marquis Miami, 255 Biscayne Blvd Way, Downtown Miami, (305) 421-8800 ·
ONE Bal Harbour Resort & Spa “dresses in white” on 10/25 for Bridal Tea Party
Written by Simone Zarmati Diament
Thursday, 20 October 2011 17:31
On Tuesday, October 25th at 7 pm celebrity wedding planner James Tramondo of Style Network’s “Whose Wedding is It Anyway?” is hosting a Bridal Tea Party at ONE Bal Harbour Resort & Spa where he and other wedding planners will shower their advice from tips on selecting reliable suppliers to recommendations on design and decoration and help brides-to-be organize their wedding.
At the event, ONE Bal Harbour will unveil its waterfront private dining room and will offer a guided tour of their facilities, including the luxurious Penthouse Suite.
The attendees of the "Bridal Tea Party" will feast on exotic teas and cakes and confection by "Elegant Temptations," they will also receive a bag of wedding gifts sponsored by Bloomingdale's and the chance to enter a drawing to win a night’s stay at ONE Bal Harbour.
The event cost $45 per bride and includes one guest. To register: http://bit.ly/bridaltea or contact Alice Villar, Director of Catering 305 455 5464
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ONE Bal Harbour Resort & Spa, 10295 Collins Avenue, Bal Harbour Village, FL 33154
From October 20, you can experience dining in the dark at several Miami Beach restaurants where guests will either don masks or will dine in a dark room, like at Escopazzo,on Thursday October 21, 7:30 p.m (click here for menu and information). Facilitators from LightHouse for the Blind will train dining staff on how to comfortably and safely accommodate visually impaired diners.
Lights Out Miami Beach — a simulation that teaches people what it's like to experience the tastes, the sounds and the energy of a great restaurant without ever seeing it. — is part of the weeklong Ability Explosion series of special events held in Miami Beach designed to increase awareness about disability.
Mandarin Oriental, Miami will celebrate the luxury hotel’s 11 year anniversary on Friday, November 11, 2011 from 7pm to 10pm with a beach front affair. According to Feng Shui masters, November 11 (11.11.11) is the most auspicious date of the 21st century, a moment when the pillars of heaven and earth will be in balance.
Mandarin Oriental, Miami will pull out all the stops with a lion dance performance, music by a popular Miami DJ and performances by an electric violin trio. The beach will be elegantly adorned with authentic oriental-style décor including Thai materials and fabrics.
The Mandarin Oriental culinary team will prepare an array of festive dishes like Summer Rolls with Sweet Chili Sauce, Miso Shrimp, Korean Beef Empanadas, BBQ Spare Ribs, Chinese Roast Duck, Vegetarian Fried Rice, Wok specialties, an assortment of Dim Sum and a selection of delectable desserts. The cost for the event is $80 per person in advance or $95 at the door, plus tax and gratuity and includes premium open bar. RSVP (305) 913 8358. Mandarin Oriental, Miami is located at 500 Brickell Key Drive.
$60 Prix fixe menu for two at Cascata Grille, Turnberry Isle Miami, Aventura
Written by Simone Zarmati Diament
Sunday, 16 October 2011 19:59
Through November 30, Cascata Grille at the newly re-named resort Turnberry Isle Miami, offers a three-course menu and bottle of wine for two people for $60, plus tax and gratuity. While at Bourbon Steak Executive Chef Gabriel Fenton’s Fall specials list crispy veal sweetbreads, as well as a parsnip soup with local royal red shrimp in addition to his regulat menu. Turnberry Isle Miami,19999 West Country Club Drive, Aventura, Florida 33180 (786) 279-6521 www.Turnberryislemiami.com
Stone Crabs are back. The seven-month season for the sweet tasting and plump delicacies so characteristic of South Florida runs from October 15th to May 15. What’s comforting to know is that the rules for harvesting the claws — they make up half the weight of the whole crab and are the only part of the crab that is consumed — are very strict. Only one claw may be removed and grows back! and egg bearing females are not allowed to be declawed.
After the crabs are captured in baited traps and hoisted onto the boats, they are measured and the small crabs are released into the water. The others are declawed by carefully grabbing from the rear and twisting — four inches from the first joint to the tip is the minimum legal size — after which the crab is returned to water and the claw regenerates. It takes between 12 to 24 months to reach legal size again.
Stone crab claws have become a trademark of South Florida thanks to Joe’s Stone Crabs restaurant that made them popular over 98 years ago, together with their inimitable mustard sauce. Today, they are served in most high-end steak and seafood restaurants.
The Biltmore hosts the Chefs of the Paradores of Spain, Coral Gables
Written by Simone Zarmati Diament
Wednesday, 12 October 2011 19:29
On October 21, 22 and 23 at 7pm.The Biltmore’s Fontana Restaurant will host three chefs from the Spanish Paradores.
The Spanish Paradores offer luxury accommodations in castles, palaces, fortresses, convents, monasteries and other historic buildings throughout Spain and are renowned for their architecture, fascinating history and most notably their exquisite cuisine which they will replicate at the Fontana Restaurant .
Prix fixe menu is $49 per person (not including wine, tax or gratuity). Click to see Friday, Saturday and Sunday’s menus: R eservations 305-913-3200
On Saturday, October 22 from 10-1pm The visiting Paradores Chefs will teach a special session at the Biltmore Culinary Academy. The demo-style classes with tastings will allow guests to learn about regional Spanish cuisine. (Cost: 65) Reservations 305-913-3131
Peacock Garden Café in Coconut Grove is now open for breakfast with a new menu of traditional favorites with a twist by Executive Chef Oscar del Rivero. Breakfast is served indoors or outdoors in the garden Monday through Friday from 8 to 11 am. A weekend brunch is available Saturday and Sunday from 8 am to 2:30 pm. Peacock Garden Café, 2889 McFarlane Road in Coconut Grove, adjacent to the SonestaHotel. 305.774.3332 www.peacockspot.com.
Rocco's Tacos & Tequila Bar "Tacos, Tequila & Tatas Tuesdays" breast cancer special
Written by SFG Staff
Monday, 03 October 2011 23:37
Throughout October, every Tuesday from open to close, all three locations of Rocco's Tacos & Tequila Bar will donate a percentage of their all-you-can-eat Taco & Tequila Tuesdays’ sales to breast cancer research via Susan G. Komen. The all-you-can-eat tacos ($14.99 per person) include Rocco’s signature chicken, pork, steak, beef, mushroom, shrimp or mahi tacos with all the fixings. The Drinks specials start at 7 pm including $5 tequila drinks & shots, $15 margarita pitchers, $3 Mexican beers & $6 vodka drinks.
5250 Town Center Circle, Boca Raton, 561.416.2131; 224 Clematis Street, West Palm Beach, 561.650.1001; 1313 East Las Olas Boulevard, Fort Lauderdale, 954.524.9550. www.Facebook.com/RoccosTacos.
Wine & Sushi special for Breast Cancer Awareness Month at RA Sushi in South Miami
Written by Simone Zarmati Diament
Monday, 03 October 2011 21:27
Throughout October, RA Sushi in South Miamiand 24 locations nationwidewill be offering a wine and sushi special and donate 100 percent of the profits from the sale of The ONEHOPE Wine and Pink Roll ($15) combination to benefit the National Breast Cancer Foundation® (NBCF).
The combo includes a glass of ONEHOPE California Chardonnay and the Pink Roll, which features shrimp, kani kama crab mix and sriracha combined with lettuce, avocado and cucumber wrapped in pink soy paper and served with a pink ribbon of strawberry sauce.
RA Sushi, 5829 SW 73rd St., South Miami is open for lunch from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily and dinner is served until 11 p.m. Monday through Wednesday, and until midnight Thursday through Sunday. The bar is open until 1 a.m. or later. Happy Hour Monday through Saturday, 3 to 7 p.m. www.RAsushi.com.
Whole Foods South Beach announces Lunchtime Delivery
Written by Simone Zarmati Diament
Monday, 03 October 2011 19:28
WholeFoods is testing lunchtime delivery for the month of October: Monday through Friday from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Pre-register with a Credit Card Authorization Form. Place orders at least 1.5 hours in advance. Call 305-938-2800 , press 1 for English or 2 for Spanish, then press 9 followed by 205 and the # key to place your lunchtime order with a Prepared Foods Supervisor.
The Fontainebleau “Goes Pink” with $39 prix fixe dinners in October
Written by Simone Zarmati Diament
Monday, 26 September 2011 19:09
To mark National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, The Fontainebleau’s restaurants: Gotham Steak, Hakkasan and Scarpetta will offer special $39 three-course prix fixe The “Bleau Goes Pink” dinner menus Sunday – Thursday throughout October with wine pairings for an additional $20 or $30. A portion of sales will be donated to Susan G. Komen for the Cure.
Fontainebleau Miami Beach Resort, 4441 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach. Reservations at Gotham Steak, Scarpetta, or Hakkasan, 877.326.7412. www.fontainebleau.com.
Wynwood Kitchen & Bar’s (WKB) Chef Miguel Aguilar is now offering a menu of global-Latino flavors. The new dinner and lunch menu list a variety of small plates, priced at $5 - $16, starting with black bean soup, salads, roasted peppers hummus; chicken ropa vieja empanadas; clams and mussels in Cantimpalo chorizo broth; fried calamari, and skewers: chicken with grilled scallions and chipotle aioli; juicy skirt steak with chimichurri; shrimp with aji amarillo vinaigrette and octopus with black olive tapenade.
Under meat, fish and poultry entrees there’s braised short rib with sautéed spinach and herb salad; pork tenderloin with apple-jicama slaw; scallops with crispy polenta, tomatoes and feta, and pan seared snapper with corn salsa and a delicate fennel herb salad. Veggie small plates include roasted mushrooms with rosemary and garlic; Brussels sprouts with bacon and caramelized onions; crispy chorizo fingerling hash brown potatoes, and fried maduros (bananas) with queso fresco and a touch of crema de nata.
Desserts, $7, include coconut upside down cake with whiskey caramel sauce; mojito sabayon with mint syrup; chocolate bread pudding with crème Anglaise, and fresh, frozen berries with champagne sabayon.
Wynwood Kitchen & Bar is open for dinner, Monday – Saturday, 5 p.m. - midnight; bar open until 1 a.m. Happy Hour Fridays, from 5 p.m. – 7 p.m., live music also on Fridays, from 6 p.m. – 10 p.m. on the restaurant’s outdoor terrace, surrounded by Wynwood Walls murals. WKB will reopen for lunch service this fall.2550 N.W. 2nd Avenue. Street parking and valet available. 305-722-895 . www.wynwoodkitchenandbar.com.
Four Seasons Miami hosts Job Fair September 29, Brickell, Miami
Written by SFG Staff
Tuesday, 20 September 2011 15:34
On September 29, from 10 am to 2 pm, Four Seasons Hotel Miami will host a job fair to hire 35 employees for Edge, Steak & Bar, a new restaurant stated to open late November on the 7th floor of the hotel.
Positions range from restaurant host and hostesses to servers, runners and bartenders to assistant manager/sommelier. Four Seasons Hotel Miami/6th floor Miami meeting room, 1435 Brickell Avenue, Miami, Florida 33146
The Forge offers a $22 Miami Spice Brunch, Miami Beach
Written by Simone Zarmati Diament
Friday, 16 September 2011 21:55
Every Sunday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., through September, The Forge’s Executive chef Dewey LoSasso offers a Miami Spice Brunch for $22.
The menu includes a snapper and mahi mahi Bloody Mary ceviche, salad and fresh berries with vanilla yoghurt, followed by entrees of Forge French toast with sautéed apples, mangoes and maple syrup; Eggs Benedict over butter bialy and Taylor ham; Grilled salmon with basil mash and heart of palm salad and Three mushroom risotto with truffle oil. For dessert: lemon Panna cotta and Rum risotto rice pudding. The cost: $22 per person. Buffet and mimosas are $20 additional charge per person. The Forge, 432 Forty-First Street, Miami Beach 305.538.8533
New Menu at The Setai's The Restaurant, Miami Beach
Written by Simone Zarmati Diament
Tuesday, 13 September 2011 23:39
Plates range from $12 to $58 with dinner served Sunday through Thursday from 7pm to 11pm and Friday and Saturday from 7pm to Midnight. A three-course seasonal menu for $55 is also available daily.
The Setai is located at 2001 Collins Avenue on South Beach. Reduced valet parking is available for diners; reservations (305) 520-6400,
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Contemporary Asian Art Exhibition at Mandarin Oriental, Miami during Art Miami
Written by SFG Staff
Tuesday, 13 September 2011 23:33
From November 30 through December 4, 2011 in conjunction with the contemporary art fair Art Miami, the Mandarin Oriental, Miami will feature work from some of China’s most exciting contemporary artists, in an exhibition curated by Brian A. Dursam, director of The Lowe Museum.
Mandarin Oriental, Miami will host an exclusive preview on Thursday, December 1 at 7 p.m. in the hotel’s atrium lobby to benefit The Lotus House Women’s Shelter, which offers sanctuary for homeless women and infants most in need in downtown Miami.
Guests staying at Mandarin Oriental, Miami will receive access to the Art Miami lounge, VIP fair amenities, a beautiful Mandarin Oriental Art Book and complimentary shuttle service to Art Miami. Room rates are from USD 459 per night.
On Tuesday, October 25th at 7 pm celebrity wedding planner James Tramondo of Style Network’s “Whose Wedding is It Anyway?” is hosting a Bridal Tea Party at ONE Bal Harbour Resort & Spa where he and other wedding planners will shower their advice from tips on selecting reliable suppliers to recommendations on design and decoration and help brides-to-be organize their wedding.
Stone Crabs are back. The seven-month season for the sweet tasting and plump delicacies so characteristic of South Florida runs from October 15th to May 15. What’s comforting to know is that the rules for harvesting the claws — they make up half the weight of the whole crab and are the only part of the crab that is consumed — are very strict. Only one claw may be removed and grows back! and egg bearing females are not allowed to be declawed.
