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Miami Happy Hours

Wherever you land in Miami there’s always a drink special being offered. Happy Hours are a hot commodity for restaurants and hotels in South Florida. More often than not there are some great steals and deals to be had durin...

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Vérité wine dinner at Gotham Steak, Fontainebleau Miami Beach

The Fontainebleau Miami Beach launched Cellar 1954, a Wine Series by FONTAINEBLEAU. This wine series hosts monthly events pairing some of the world’s most prestigious wines and winemakers with the cuisine of Fontainebleau Mia...

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Celebrating Five Years, Bourbon Steak Miami

Bourbon Steak at Turnberry Isle Aventura has just turned five and to celebrate, a five-course dinner of the classic dishes that have put Chef Michael Mina on the culinary map will be offered tonight. The dinner is $125 per pe...

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Interview with Julie Frans, Signature Chef at The Palms Hotel & Spa

This week’s Chef in the Spotlight is Julie Frans the Signature Chef at The Palms Hotel & Spa. Frans is responsible for the creation and execution of the property’s restaurant, lounge and pool menus. Frans is keen on...

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Interview with Richard Gras, Chef de Cuisine, J&G Grill St. Regis Bal Harbour

Today’s Chef in the Spotlight is Richard Gras, Chef de Cuisine of J&G Grill at the St. Regis Bal Harbour. With a solid and notable resume Chef Gras came to work with Jean George and company by way of the Ritz-Carlton; doi...

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48 hour weekend getaway, The Ritz Carlton South Beach

The Ritz-Carlton, South Beach resides in the historic DiLido Hotel, after undergoing a multi-million dollar renovation The Ritz Carlton opened its doors in 2003 almost 50 years after the landmark hotel opened on the corner of t...

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48 hour weekend getaway; Ritz Carlton Key Biscayne

Key Biscayne, Florida is ideal for aqua-activities such as windsurfing, sailing, scuba diving, snorkeling and jet skiing. Key Biscayne plays host to the world-famous Sony Ericsson Open, held each year at The Tennis Center at ...

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Andrew Balick, Chef de Cuisine at The Ritz-Carlton, South Beach

Interview with Andrew Balick, Chef de Cuisine, DiLido Beach Club at The Ritz-Carlton South Beach

This week’s Chef in the Spotlight is rising star Andrew Balick, Chef de Cuisine at DiLido Beach Club, at The Ritz-Carlton South Beach. The young and very talented Balick earned his stripes at Miami’s Azul restaurant (M...

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Matthieu Godard the new Executive Chef at db Bistro Moderne Miami

Today the formal and public announcement was made that Jarrod Verbiak, Executive Chef of db Bistro Moderne Miami has moved to China to be closer to family and will also remain in the Daniel Boulud culinary family as Verbiak ha...

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Father’s Day in South Florida and beyond

It’s official, every holiday is now fair game for every restaurant, bar, lounge and hotel. Not that is wasn’t in the past but some holidays just seemed to stake a natural claim on the 11am brunch, the 2pm dinner and...

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Wine, Beer and Sake dinners in Fort Lauderdale and Miami

Notable and imaginative pairing dinners are on the horizon in South Florida; taking a page from the traditional multi-course Wine Dinner book, spirits, beer and sake are now strong contenders for an equally food-fascinating eve...

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Cigar City Brewing Dinner at db Bistro Moderne Miami

Earlier today The Chowfather posted Tiers of Excellence, a list of Miami restaurant rankings; according to none other than The Chowfather. db Bistro Moderne made the list and the explanation The Chowfather gave for db making ...

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Dinner at J&G Grill, St. Regis Bal Harbour

Dining at J&G Grill, St. Regis Bal Harbour is sensory dining in it’s finest hour. Sight, sound, taste and smell is replete with desire. The decor, the view, the music, the service, the food, all equal components playi...

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Tenuta dell’Ornellaia Wine Dinner at The Setai South Beach

The Setai South Beach begins its 2012 monthly Wine Dinner Series with January’s wine dinner featuring Tenuta dell’Ornellaia one of the original Super Tuscan wines from the coastal vineyards of Bolgheri. The wine dinner ...

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Boutique Hotels from Palm Beach to Key West

There’s always a South Florida weekend getaway steal and deal from Palm Beach to Key West, you just have to look for it. Whether you need to recharge your batteries or just need a change of scenery, a boutique hotel any...

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Russian Standard Vodka luncheon at The Setai South Beach

I’m a fan of Русский Стандарт, English translation: Russian Standard, this is one vodka I can drink neat. It’s very smooth, almost too smooth, if that’s even possible. There is no overwhelming a...

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One night at the Gansevoort and dinner at STK!

A friend was in town this week on a short layover between cities and appointments; he gave me a call and invited me to join him for dinner at STK. After talking for a bit and trying to work out a time to meet it only made s...

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