There’s one more month left of Miami Spice. Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you already know that means there’s over 200 restaurants all over Miami where you can score a 3-course lunch for just $23.
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One of the most exciting things about the booming restaurant scene in Miami is how easy it is to dine out often without ever repeating a restaurant. This week we're revisiting a few spots that are always worth the hype, even if they've been out of the spotlight lately.
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Summer is speeding by - how is it already August?! In order to help you make the most of the last full month of summer, we're rounding up some of our favorite events, activities, and special summer menus to keep you in the know!
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Mango season has always been one of the favorite and certainly the sweetest season in South Florida. And now we have a reason to celebrate this delicious staple of our tropical climate.
Chef, author and James Beard winner, Chef Allen Susser and longtime friend, Robert Lansburgh have teamed up to bring an exciting new event to both locals and tourists. The first Annual South Beach Mango Festival will be held on Sunday, August 5th from 11-7 pm. A family-friendly event on the beach at Lummus Park at 12th st and Ocean Drive, tickets are only $20. BUY TICKETS here.
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It's Mango season in South Florida, and this year the yield seems to be a bumper crop, so MIAbites decided for the rest of the month to feature Mango Monday recipes. Watch for some refreshing and creative ways to enjoy those luscious sweet Florida fruits year round.
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Lolo’s Surf Cantina, on a side entrance of the Stanton Hotel in Sofi, is a casual, “come as you are” spot on the quiet part of Ocean Drive, overlooking Marjory Stoneman Douglas Park. Seating is both indoors and outdoors with hightop tables, overlooking the park and coconut trees, and a block from the ocean.
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Located right off Collins Avenue in the Gates Hotel, you’ll find Agaveros Cantina - a Mexican spot with more than 75 tequilas and mezcals imported from Mexico. Chef Nicolas Bour was appointed executive chef early in 2018 and has redesigned the entire menu to reflect a style all his own.
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Brunch just got a lot healthier. In addition to the many “all you can eat” brunch buffets in Miami, new hip spot, Planta in the South of Fifth neighborhood now offers a Saturday and Sunday plant-based a la carte brunch that includes creative versions of traditional brunch favorites in addition to favorite items on the regular Planta menu.
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When most people think of brunch, they picture a #SundayFunday situation. The Bazaar by Jose Andres is changing the game and switching it up with its new Saturday brunch. The award-winning chef has brunch all figured out with a shockingly affordable price tag — $65!
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The Betsy Hotel on Ocean Drive has easily become one of my favorite South Beach escapes. This boutique family owned hotel is nothing like what you’d expect while strolling down Ocean Drive. It’s home to a cozy coffee shop that serves Panther Coffee (and plenty of pastries), LT Steak & Seafood, The Alley, and The Ventanita.
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Countdown to #SOBEWFF! We are just a couple weeks away from the South Beach Wine and Food Festival and it’s over 65, 000 guests, who take over Miami Beach and surrounding Miami venues from February 22-25 for 4+ days of Food, Wine, Fun and maybe even a little sun in between all of the over 85 different events and seminars.
Now in its 17th year and hosted by Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits and Florida International University (FIU), the Festival benefits FIU’s Chaplin School of Hospitality & Tourism Management and the Southern Wine & Spirits Beverage Management Center. To date, the Festival has raised more than $25 million for the school.
So, where to begin? Here are MIAbites picks for best 12 SOBEWFF events with a focus on some of the amazing local chef talent and local venues featured this year in collaboration with many of your favorite Food Network stars. Many events are already sold out, so check availability and buy your tickets online at http://sobewff.org/.
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Tacos are being celebrated twice this week! Once on #TacoTuesday and on 10/4 National Taco Day. Who are we kidding though, we are pro-taco every day.
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It’s official - the second ever Time Out Market is making landfall here in Miami in 2018. The original market opened in Lisbon, Portugal in 2014 and has been a thriving concept for the past three years. In fact, it’s the number one tourist attraction in the country.
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The 5th Annual South Beach Seafood Festival is back to kick off Miami's globally-recognized stone crab season. #SobeSeafood kicks off October 17-21, 2017, with a week of dinners & events, leading up to Friday's Chef Showdown & Saturday's South Beach Seafood Festival, all happening in the best way South Beach knows how!
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The main event of the seafood festival will take place on Saturday, October 21st with several of South Florida's leading chefs and culinary masterminds showcasing some of their best seafood while benefiting a great cause: CI Foundation's EAT SMART program. Saturday's beachfront event, South Beach Seafood Festival is brought to you by Kendall Jackson and presented by Coca-Cola and Jack Daniel's and will span five blocks. Last year over 13,000 seafoodies enjoyed a day of fun in the sun.
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Mexicans celebrate their country’s Independence Day with fireworks, fiestas, food, dance and music - and for sure lots of tequila on September 16.
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Miami Spice is jumping on the brunch bandwagon. This year for the first time, several Miami Spice participating restaurants will be featuring $23 3-course brunch menus. Brunch seems to be everyone’s favorite meal and how can you blame us - food and day drinking? Sounds like a winning combination!
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One of our favorite brunch spots, Bakehouse Brasserie, recently launched a new lunch menu just in time for summer. From Wednesday through Friday 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Bakehouse is offering a special menu aside from the already delicious all day brunch menu.
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Cibo Wine Bar Charcuterie Platter
Cibo Wine Bar is one of the biggest Italian restaurants on all of South Beach. The 12,000 square food space is impressively large with a blend of old world rustic charm and industrial chic modernism. With six Cibo locations in Toronto and Miami/Fort Lauderdale, Liberty Entertainment Group prides itself on authentic Italian cuisine in beautiful settings.
If the 60ft open kitchen counter isn’t enough to draw your attention immediately, then maybe the 3500 bottles of wine in a soaring two-story award-winning wine room equipped with harnessed wine angel to retrieve your favorite bottle. Yes, a WINE ANGEL – that’s her job title.
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