The “It Takes A Village” Block Party on Saturday August 8th is the Lotus House Shelter for Women and Children's annual Back to School event where they provide vital resources to the community of Overtown
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When COVID 19 Miami-Dade guidelines required all businesses to close down end-March, L’Artisane Creative Bakery Chef/Owner Carolina Molea was forced to lay off all of her employees and close the doors to her French-inspired Vegan Bakery and café on Collins Ave in North Beach.
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When we first approached James Beard nominated Chefs Luciana Giangrandi and Alex Meyer of Boia De to be part of our MIAbites/Food Rescue US-Miami Community Kitchen Meal Distribution, we never anticipated the amazing response from our hospitality friends, the Little Haiti and Buena Vista neighbors or from the chefs themselves in support of the free meal program.
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In this time of COVID, MIAbites wants to highlight the good work being done by our restaurant community and various non-profits.
Longtime Miami favorite Pincho (aka Pincho Factory) has been offering discounts to local hospital workers and first responders through a generous 50% off program.
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NEW DATES ADDED! Editors Note: MIAbites is proud that their philanthropic program with National non-profit, Food Rescue US has been able to support so many during this crisis in our industry. By funding independent restaurants to put their staff back to work while feeding those out of work, over 35,000 meals have been distributed.
Food Rescue US – Miami has been selected by The Miami Foundation in partnership with The PepsiCo Foundation to receive a $50,000 grant that will be designated to launch community kitchens within the Little Haiti area.
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In partnership with MIAbites, Food Rescue US Miami, Carol City Middle School Principal, Derek Negron, local resident, and District 8 candidate, Linda Julien and funded by Mr. Dan Lewis, the fifth no-contact Community Kitchen opens in Miami Gardens this Wednesday 6/24 with host restaurant, Shuckin and Jivin.
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It was a sunny and steamy day mid-April at the third day of our MIAbites Food Rescue US-Miami Community Kitchen at Alter in Wynwood.
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As we begin to slowly reopen, we are faced with the fact that our original summer vacation plans may not be realistic. Sleepaway camps are closed and local staycations are more in line with the “new normal”, Luckily, there are plenty of great 48-hour getaways you can get to by lunchtime, complete with great food, family-friendly fun, and gorgeous beaches.
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Food Rescue US-Miami and Café La Trova partners with Ascendant Insurance Solutions and LAAIA to Offer Free Meals to Little Havana Residents on Wednesday, June 24th, 3-5 pm.
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On Friday, June 19th, Chef Marcus Samuelsson and his Red Rooster Overtown team will officially debut The Creamery at Red Rooster Overtown. Join him on June 19th for ice cream and snacks and also on June 20th for a Juneteenth celebration with live music and rosé.
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In this ongoing crisis, MIAbites has partnered with Food Rescue US, to bring chef-prepared meals to our furloughed friends in hospitality, as we all negotiate the “New Normal”.
TO DONATE TO THIS PROJECT : https://secure.givelively.org/donate/food-rescue-us/be-the-rescue-covid-19-response-fund. AND, designate for MIAMI at final check out
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As we enter our fourth week since the Miami area began to shutdown, many of our favorite restaurants have pivoted to offer take out or delivery.
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Easter Sunday is Sunday April 12th, and the threat of COVID-19 prevents us from going to church for Easter services, having large family gatherings and even family-friendly Easter Egg hunts
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Passover or Pesach, a major Jewish holiday and one of the most widely celebrated Jewish holidays begins on Wednesday, April 8th at sundown and ends at sundown on April 16th.
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There is much to be read about the effect COVID-19 has had on the restaurant and hospitality business. But just when the cloud looming overhead seems endless, grassroots initiatives are popping up all over.
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In the span of just a few weeks, Miami’s thriving hospitality scene has come to just short of a screeching halt. With the temporary closing of city’s bars, restaurants, and now hotels, many members of the community are now out of work and are scrambling to figure out how they are going to continue to support themselves and their families.
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In this stressful time of COVID-19, supporting local food and beverage establishments is critical to the economy and well-being of our city.
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As the very outdated saying goes, “Behind every great man is a great woman”, or some version of that, yet, Chef Richard Hales( Grateful Hospitality, Blackbrick Chinese, Sakaya Kitchen, Bird & Bone, Society BBQ, Din Ssäm a Go-Go) would be the first to say that his wife, Jenny, has been his rock through the many ups and downs.
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