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N E W & EXCITING
♦ ART ♦ DESIGN ♦ Wine & Dine ™ | Before & Afters | Biz 2 Biz | Much More
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Friday 10/14
THIS WEEKEND - And The rest of OCTOBER
Looks like The SUNDAY New York Times . . .
We Strongly Recommend selecting from our Baker's Dozen of categories | THEN emailing
Info@TASTEAMERICA.com - OR - Calling 305 788.1112
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C L O S E S 5pm T O D A Y
NYCWineandFoodFestival.com 212 566.7855 X 8072
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5:30pm Miami Beach Arts & Trust & MiamiArtZine
A New Book By JAMES CUBBY
LGBT Visitor Center 1130 Washington Avenue
" South Beach Star "
Book Signing & Cocktails
www.MiamiArtZine.com
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Sunny Isles Beach Jazz Fest thru Sunday 10/16
Pelican Community Park 18115 N Bay Road
10/14 Maria Rivas - $ 28
10/15 Spyro Gyra & Mancini Istitute Jazz Septet - $ 25
10/16 Frank Axtell Quartet - $ 35
V I P 3-Day Pass $ 75
305 792.1706 | www.SunnyIslesBeachJazz.com
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1st Annual Los Angeles Food & Wine Thru Sunday 10/16
From DANIEL BOULUD New York To GRAHAM ELLIOTT
Chicago To LYDIA SHIRE Boston To MICHAEL CIMARUSTI
Los Angeles To SAM CHOY Hawaii + 100 Vintners -
In The Prestigious 'Hoods of Santa Monica |
Downtown L.A. | Beverly Hills & Hollywood
www.LAFW.com
Saturday 10/15
10am-1pm Women's Prosperity Network
BREAKFAST & INSPIRED BIZ
MARRIOTT North 6650 N Andrews Avenue Ft Lauderdale
Susan @ 954 370.1176 | Team@WomensProsperityNetwork.com
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The 1st Miami Food & Wine Culinary Exoerience
MIAMI CULINARY INSTITUTE
Saturday
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The F O O D I E Day Pass - Seven Kitchens & Theater
The Afficionado Day Pass - Seven Kitchens & Theater
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Slow Food V I P Weekend Pass
Grand Tasting 1-4pm E P I C Hotel Lawn
Orchestrated By Selected Brands and
Lina Portnoy Events
Resto Dinners
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Escopazzo | Joe's Stone Crab | Meat Market | Others
877 577.9463 | www.TheMiamiCulinaryExperience.com
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The 1st GROVETOBER
Craft Beer | Open Bars | Free Food | Hot Waitresses
And, Plenty of Other Diversions
Peacock Park 2829 MacFarlane Road Coconut Grove
305 461.2700
15th Anniversary Afficionado's Premium Cigars & Wine
4-9pm 112 S Flamingo Road Pembroke Pines
Raffles & Prizes Provided By 20 Vendors
954 431.9800
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15th Annual Miami Recognition Dinner
National Gay & Lesbian Task Force
6:30pm Fontainebleau Miami Beach
305 571.1924 | www.facebook.com/MiamiDinner
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BIZ TO BIZ Networking
Opening Day : FLORIDA PANTHERS vs TAMPA LIGHTNING
BankAtlantic Center & Duffys Sky Club
6pm www.biztobiznetworking.com
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1st Anniversary SHULA'S Grill 347
Open Bar | TASTES | Music
6901 Red Road - Across From Sunset Place
305 665.9661 | www.Shulas347Gables.com
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10th Annual Wine On Harvest Moon
Deering Estate Foundation
7-10:30pm "TASTE - Tango & Toast To The Andes"
Cooking Demo By Chef Timon Balloo - Sugarcane MidTown
Wine Tastings - Celebrity Chefs - Argentinian Tango -
Chilean Folk Dance Performances - Art Exhibition -
Auction Featuring International Travel Destinations
16701 SW 72nd Avenue Palmetto Bay Miami
305 235.1668 X263 | www.DeeringEstate.org
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8pm FULL MOON @ RITZ CARLTON South Beach
Meet & TASTE the New Chef ANDREW BALICK
Celebrated @ AZUL Mandarin Oriental and
Pied de Terre
Details : Scroll Down To QUEEN of the Scene
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MONDAY 10/17
Biz To Biz Networking
5:30pm CHIMA Ft Lauderdale
Tuesday SoLita Delray
Thursday 33rd Street Wine Bar FtL
LUXURY Chamber of Commerce
6:30-9pm Ritz Carlton Fort Lauderdale
888 584.1119 | www.EventsInSouthFlorida.com
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FOODIE News : H O T & COOL
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~ QUOTE of the Week - Steven Jobs
" It's The The People That Are Crazy Enough To Think They Can Change The World - That Do ! "
Considering he spent 27 years as a vegan & Obsessed with
a diet of "APPLES " - And, Guess How Many F O O D I E aps there R Today for Our Cellulars . . . Celebrate His Life : SUNDAY is
Steven Jobs Day !
~ KING Of The SoFla Scene : MICHAEL SCHWARTZ !
A New Cookbook - A New Pizza Place Down The Street From Michael's Genuine - Another Michael's Opens in time for Art Basel F@ @ The Raleigh SouthBeach & Consulting Chef For Royal Caribbean's OASIS - Of The Seas - That's A W O W !
~ QUEEN Of The SoFla Scene : JENNI GREENSPAN !
Ritz Carlton SoBe - Public Relations Director - With a "Full Moon" Production introducing former AZUL Chef ANDREW BALICK - and BERN SCHMIDT , NEW EXECUTIVE CHEF - formerly with Luftanza. Call Jenni : 786 276.4006 | Jenni.Greenspan@RitzCarlton.com
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CONSTANT CONTACT :
HOW YOUR SMALL BUSINESS CAN FIND ITS VOICE !
2-Part Series : 1-3pm Tuesday 12/6
Miami Science Museum
< Minority Economic Development Week -
Thursday 10/13 7am-6pm
Economic Development Via Social Media & Email
LSarks@ConstantContact.com
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The 16th For The EPCOT Walt Disney Food & Wine Festival
Now Thru Sunday 11/10
The 25th For the Greater Miami Convention & Visitors
Bureau -
Celebration Monday 10/24 @ Miami Beach Convention
Center Miami Beach
* OCTOBER : FOR THE CURE *
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The Phenom Dining Trio @ the Fountainebleau $ 39
The ESPA SPA @ Acqualina Sunny Isles Beach
Pink Power Treatment 877 547 1120
RA Sushi - Nationwide - 305 341.0092
ONE HOPE Package $ 15
WEDNESDAY 10/19
6TH ANNUAL PINK RIBBON LUNCHEON Susan G. Komen Foundation
The Largest Non-Governmental Funder of Cancer Research in the World
Honorary Chair Frank Reider - Owner of GOL ! The TASTE Of Brazil
Winner of Boca Raton's 2010 Readers Choice Awards
and Author of the New Book "Wines of Passion"
Woodfield Country Club Boca Raton 561 514.3020
TUESDAY OCTOBER 25
FLORIDA BREAST CANCER FOUNDATION
SHADES OF PINK MASQUERADE BALL
TRUMP INTERNATIONAL BEACH RESORT 7-11pm
877 644.3222 | Muriel@FloridaBreast Cancer.org
* OTHER FUNDRAISERS *
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ATTENTION All Non-Profits
Send Us All of Your Happenings - Regularly
* FOOD & WINE FESTIVALS : FLORIDA AND NATIONAL *
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♦ DINE OUT Fort Lauderdale - Now Thru Thursday 11/10
www.Sunny.org/DineOut
♦ 2nd Annual SWAN & DOLPHIN Food & Wine Classic Walt Disney World -
Friday 10/7-8 5:30-9pm Meet Celebrity Chef TODD ENGLISH -
and a host of other Award-Winners |
407 934.4049 | www.SwanAndDolphinFoodAndWineClassic.com
♦ Waldorf Astoria Orlando FOOD & WINE Weekends 10/ 7-8 | 10/ 15-16 |
10/ 22-23 & 10/ 29-30 R S V P 407 597.5409
♦ The 1st LOS ANGELES Food & Wine Festival - Thursday 10/13-16
SPECIAL DISCOUNTS FOR LEXUS OWNERS
Red Carpet Premiere 6:30-10pm Thursday 10/13
In Santa Monica :
California Clambake w/ Tom Colicchio - The TEXAS-TWOSOME
Robert Del Grande & Stephan Pyles- Detroit's Jimmy Schmidt & Susan Spicer
from "The Big Easy" New Orleans - and Hawaii's Roy Yamaguchi & Roger Stettler
of the Four Seasons Wailea !
OTHER 'Hoods : Downtown L.A. | Beverly Hills | Hollywood
♦ Miami Culinary Institute @ Miami Dade College Downtown -
Saturday & Sunday 10/ 15-16
♦ 16TH YEAR Now Thru Saturday 11/13 EPCOT @ Walt Disney World
PARTY FOR THE SENSES - Wine View Lounge
Select SATURDAYS 10/8 - 15 - 22 | November 5 - 12 | 7:30-10pm
407 WDW.FEST | 407 939.3378
♦ ♦ NYC Wine & Food Auction Thru FRIDAY 10/ 14
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Farmers Markets * N E W B I E S * MORE
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Info@TASTE-AMERICA.com | 305 788.1112
 Events Calendar | Newbies | Weekend Brunches
AMAZING A U C T I O N S
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New York City Wine & Food Festival
AUCTION Thru Friday October 14
200 Plus coveted Packages For All Tastes & All Budgets
www.BiddingForGood.com/nycwffauction
Benefitting www.FoodBankForNewYorkCity.com
And www.ShareOurStrength.org
11am-Midnight 17th Annual OCTOBERFEST - Thru Sunday 10/9
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FRITZ & FRANZ Bierhaus Plaza 60 Merrick Way Coral Gables
Beer | Food | Music | L I V E Entertainment
F A Q : When & Where Was The 1st OctoberFest ?
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PINK DAYS @ ZOOMIAMI.ORG
October
9:30am-5:30pm
Wear PINK - Get in For $ 10
Registration For "Race For The Cure"
305 251.0400 | www.ZooMiami.org
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FESTIVAL OF NEW SPANISH CINEMA 2011
Miami Beach Cinematheque & Coral Gables Art Cinema - Thru Thursday 10/6
www.pragda.com
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Italy-America Chamber of Commerce - Southeast
PRESENTS
OCTOBER : " ITALIAN SPICE MONTH"
305 577.9868 | INFO@IACC-MIAMI.com
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NOVEMBER : "FRENCH SPICE MONTH"
Experience A TASTE OF France From Bistro To Gourmet Resto
From Dade-Broward-Palm Beach Counties
305 374.5000 | Info@FACCmiami.com
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OPENING South Miami-Dade Cultural Arts Center
Cultural Activities & Family Entertainment
10950 SW 211 Street / Cutler Bay -Fla Turnpike Exit 11 West
786 573.5300 | www.smdcac.org
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FESTIVAL Miami Presents 24 Fabulous Concerts - Thru Friday 11/4
305 284.4940 | www.FestivalMiami.com
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Breast Cancer Awareness Month
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8pm WET WILLIES Ocean Drive South Beach
For Every $ 2 Donation to the Susan G. Komen For The CURE Foundation,
the Bar hands out PINK embroidered ribbons
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TASTEFUL TUESDAYS
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CALLE OCHO VERY LIVELY BAR SCENE
Catharsis Restaurant & Lounge
1644 SW 8th Street Little Havana Miami
6-8pm - A DINE Magazine Happy Hour
$ 10 In Advance / $ 15 At Door
R S V P : 561 313 .2210
www.Savored.com - A Members Only Reservation Service
Offering 30% Discounts on all Food & Drink -Natiowide
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7-10pm Gentlemen's Night EVERY Tuesday
@ the NEWBIE KORK WINE & CHEESE
2 SOUTH MIAMI AVENUE Miami
Mad Men Re-visited in the Underground Cellar
Drinks-Cigars-Poker-Dominoes-Draft Craft Beer & Cocktail Waitresses
[ LADIES : Also Welcome ! ]
305 377.8899
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7-11pm Launching "Industry Night" @ ALBA - Sole On The Ocean
17315 Collins Avenue Sunny Isles Beach
305 935.4777
WEDNESDAYS
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6-8pm SEGAFREDO Brickell 'Man of Style' Fundraiser
Honoring Taylor Gang & Make-A-Wish Foundation
1421 South Miami Avenue Miami
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5:30-9:30pm VIVA MEXICO
TRIO On The Bay
1601 79th Street North Bay Village
Mariachis & Margaritas
Featuring World-Renowned
"Voces de America"
and
HERRADURA Tequila
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GLOBAL LIQUORS
7-9pm Wine Classes WEDNESDAY 10/12
$ 30 per Class
October 26 Wines of Spain
Global Liquors 2497 Coral Way 305 982.8256
THURSDAYS
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SAKE @ SUNDOWN Benefitting The United Way
Wynwood Kitchen & Bar
2550 NW Second Avenue Miami
305 646.7105
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A Waterfront "Margarita" Tribute @ Cantina Beach
Ritz Carlton Key Biscayne 455 Grand Bay Drive
In 1948 : Margarita Sames combined her 2 favorite spirits
- Tequila and Cointreau - With Fresh Lime Juice !
305 365.4577
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Italy-America Chamber of Commerce
ITALIAN FILM FESTIVAL
THURSDAY OCTOBER 6- Tuesday October 11
R S V P :
305 577.9868
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7:30pm BONGO'S CUBAN CAFE - THURSDAYS
LADIES "Grey Goose"
Also : Tuesdays
Exclusive Chef Tasting & Cigar Pairing
Welcome Cocktail - 3-Course Modern Cuban Cuisine
By Chef Jose Luis Flores - Paired with Corzo Tequila
$ 39
R S V P 954 791.3040 X 2 OR Raymonde@BongosHollywood.com
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Under The Big Top At Bicentennial Park
Thru Friday October 21
Music | Special Effects | Constant Action
45 of the most incredible dogs in the world
Benefitting The Humane Society of Greater Miami
www.TheIncredibleDogs.com
THURSDAYS - October 6
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OPENING Of VICE LOUNGE - VICE CAFE & SOIREE
330 Lincoln Road Miami Beach
Thursday October 6 Thru Saturday October 8
Managing Partner Alexander Ringleb
Recently of DeVito's South Beach
R S V P : 305 438.7835 | RSVP@ViceLoungeMiami.com
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3-9pm THURSDAY OCTOBER 13
FARMERS MARKET @ EPICURE SUNNY ISLES BEACH
Chef Demos | Gourmet Organic Produce | Recipes | New Favors
17190 Collins Avenue 305 947.4581
Co-Hosted With Once Upon A Carrot
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10:30pm Sky Lounge @ BONGO'S
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Holywood
Complimentary Grey Goose Cocktail Upon Arrival
DJ Louis Spinning All Nite
skylounge@BongosHollywood.com
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6-10:30pm Strip Poker [ Models - Not U ! ] @ Seminole Casino Hollywood
Winners Are Guanteed A Minimum of $ 750
A Raunchy Rowdy THURSDAY
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8pm Il Volo - The Italian Teenage Trio
Fillmore Miami Beach @ Jackie Gleason Theater
1700 Washington Avenue Miami Beach
$ 29.50 - $ 69.50
305 673.7300 | www.filmoremb.com
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9pm THURSDAYS - BIG BROOKLYN RED & $ 15 COCKTAILS
[ NO Minimum OR Cover ! ]
OCTOBER : BLT STEAK Showcases S E A F O O D
And, 2 Complimentary Glasses of Wine - $ 60
The BETSY Hotel | BLT Steak | B Bar
1440 Ocean Drive South Beach 305 673.0044
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FRIDAY OCTOBER 7
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LOEWS MIAMI BEACH HOTEL HOSTS
Celebrity Golf Tournament @ the Miami Beach Golf Club
2301 Alton Road Miami Beach
N F L Players | Miami Dolphins Alumni
Benefitting www.DonorsChoose.org
305 532.3350
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A GREAT TASTE OF THE GROVE
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La Bottega By Carmen
3540 Main Highway COCONUT GROVE
10pm Mojitos On MONDAYS $ 5 Cooking Classes TUESDAYS | WINE PAIRINGS WEDNESDAYS
Wine Classes THURSDAYS By Henry Barrow
305 444.3493 * N E W B I E S In The Grove:
COCOWOK @ Cocowalk Shops 3015 Grand Avenue - Opposite The Mayfair
786 275.4470 | Info@Cocowok.com
* Central beer garden Upstairs @ Cocowalk 9pm-2am MONDAYS Open Mic / Jam Session / All Equipped Monday Nite Football w/ GREAT Food & Drink Specials RESTO BIZ ? 1/2 Off w/ Pay Stub *
OTHER N E W B I E S
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Top Chef JEFF McGinnis of GiGi Midtown - Ritz Carlton South Beach - Norman's
Opens THIS WEEK
YARDBIRD SOUTHERN TABLE & BAR
1600 Lenox Avenue Miami Beach
Small Plates like Fried Green Tomato
B L T Shake River Farms Pork Belly & Tabasco Glaze
Brunswick Stew Packed w/ Gator Sausage
THEN : Move On To The Super Supper Plates
49 Bourbons & Unusual Beers
Coming Attractions : LUNCH NEXT WEEK
Gospel Sunday Brunch : 10/23
305 538.5220
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Himmarshee @ 210 SW 2nd Street Fort Lauderdale :
New Menu of Small Plates $ 4-11 | New Late Hours |
New Chef Brandon Whiteson & A New Name "PL8 Kitchen
Even A New Decor : Be Certain To Give Us Your Feedback
www.pl8kitchen.com | 954 524.1818
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TRINA @ The Atlantic Hotel on Fort Lauderdale Beach
And its New Chef Steve Zorbel of NY's Triomphe
Also re-naming name to "East End Brasserie"
Featuring a classic French menu with a Raw Bar @ Happy Hour
954 567.8070
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Saturday 10/15 - 5-10pm -Magic City Casino Presents "Food Truck Festival"
20 of Miami's Best FOOD TRUCKS | Games | Prizes | Slots
450 NW 37th Avenue Miami 888.56 Magic
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Adrienne Arsht Center F R E E Family Fest
1500 Biscayne Boulevard Miami
SATURDAY OCTOBER 1 11:30AM-2PM
FAMILY FUN OUTDOOR PERFORMANCES
2PM ROCK ODYSSEY - The Original Rock Idol
SHREK THE MUSICAL - December 6-11
By Phone : 305 949.6722
FOOTBALL FEVER
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The FORGE Miami Beach
THE Best Bites For Monday Nite Football
FINS Lounge @ Mayfair Hotel & Spa Rooftop
Noon Until Game End : Starts @ 4:15pm
5 Domestic Beers $ 20 | Pizza & a Pitcher of Bud Lifgt $ 15 .50 Wings |
$ 3 Domestic Beers | Bucket of Beer & Cabana Rental $ 125
Chef Kevin McCarthy @ Jack Mancini's M Bar
1301 E. Las Olas Fort Lauderdale Celebrates Sunday / Monday Night Football
With $ 10 Beef Slider Trio \ Indian-Spiced Chicken Wings
Plus domestic bottled beer |
