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A F O O D I E GURU ™ B R A V O
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ONE OF THE B E S T NEWBIE PRE-OPENINGS
C I B O Wine Bar 45 Miracle Mile Coral Gables
B R A V O To The T E A M Orchestrated by The Owner NICK DI'DONATO
Of Liberty Entertainment, Toronto CANADA ! ! !
[ They have also taken over the Management of the Coral Gables Country Club ]
" Superlatives " for the Italian Creations By Chef Massimo
- 5 Years at Robert de Niro's AGO South Beach -
And Also From AGO : Luca The Beverage Manager & Luca the Restaurant Manager
Stefania the Event Coordinator and Lorenzo the Bartender !
All Of The Staff : Warm - Friendly - Informative - Relaxed
Inviting You To Have Fun.
Delicious Italian Wines Starting at $ 6 -
With Amy-The-Wine-Angel Climbing The Wine Wall To Access Your Bottle . . .
Priced Affordably :
17 Antipastos | 3 Excellent Salumeria| 8 Insulates | 3 Zuppes & 3 Risottos |
20 Homemade Pastas & 16 Pizzas [ whole wheat available on both ]
5 Secondis & All The Traditional Italian Desserts - With a New Twist !
With A Terrific Ambiance : Seating In & Out | 2 Private Family Rooms.
The Quote of the evening from Luca The Restaurant Manager Whose Mother
Is Still In Sicily : " I've Worked With Chef Massimo For 5 Years & He Cooks
Better Than My Mother ! "
~ C I B O Wine Bar Opens TUESDAY October 25 ~
Lunch - Dinner - Enomatic Wine-Dispensing System
LOBSTER TUESDAYS With Linguini $ 19.95
Call For Reservations : 305 442.4925 | www.CiboWineBar.com
Tell Them The F O O D I E GURUS ™ Sent You !
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J O I N TODAY : The B I Z BANG & The Weekly F O O D I E News
To almost 9000 Savvy & Sophisticated
CEOs - Entrepreneuers - Professionals - Artists - Concierges - Media
And Bon Vivants
CALL - OR EMAIL - Pricing Will Increase After Friday 11/11/11
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N E W & EXCITING
♦ ART ♦ DESIGN ♦ Wine & Dine ™ | Before & Afters | Biz 2 Biz | Much More
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FACEBOOK US : Y O U R Faves In Your 'Hood / Win A Weekend Brunch 4 2
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Friday 10/21
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@TASTE-AMERICA.com - OR - Calling 305 788.1112
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SATURDAY OCTOBER 22
1pm Bloomingdales - Aventura Chef Danny Wells
AMUSE Restaurant & Lounge - Tempo Hotel Downtown
305 792.1288 | Lauretta.Russomanno@Bloomingdales.com
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9:30am-4:30pm SATURDAY & SUNDAY 10/22-23
FAIRCHILD TROPIAL BOTANICAL GARDEN
" edible garden festival"
Cooking Demos * Farmers Markets * KIDS
10901 Old Cutler Road Coral Gables
305 667.1651 | www.FairchildGarden.org
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6pm Miami Beach Arts GALA
Honoring Mary Luft * Neisen Kasdin * George Neary
Miami Beach Convention Center - Ballroom D
786 493.5963 | www.MiamiBeachArtsGala.com
MORE ? ? ? SCROLL DOWN To ART & FILM
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MORE F O O D I E GURU B R A V O S
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B R A V O To MICHAEL HAMPTON, Dean of F I U 's
School of Hospitality Management , Honored This Week At
The H S M A I Gala @ Hyatt Regency Pier 66.
B R A V O - also - to their new Prexy CARMEN ACKERMAN !
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~ The 1st Annual Los Angeles Food & Wine Festival ~
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
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~ The 1st Miami Food & Wine Culinary Experience ~
MIAMI CULINARY INSTITUTE Miami Dade College
Saturday & Sunday
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The F O O D I E Day Pass - Seven Kitchens & Theater
The Afficionado Day Pass - Seven Kitchens & Theater
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 @ 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
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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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BIZ TO BIZ Networking
Monday October 24 Shula's On Fort Lauderdale Beach
At The Westin Beach Resort
321 N. Fort Lauderdale Beach
Wednesday October 26 SoLita Fort Lauderdale
1032 Las Olas Boulevard
Thursday October 27 A I Z I A Hollywood
3660 South Ocean Drive - Across From The Westin Diplomat
$ 10 At The Door Includes 1 Drink & Appetizers
Pay Online - Bring 1 Guest FREE
5:30-7:30pm
www.biztobiznetworking.c
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AND, B R A V O TO OCTOBER'S FULL MOON
RITZ CARLTON South Beach
The Torrential Rains Stopped at 8:15pm -
And, New Chef ANDREW BALICK wowed
350 Guests - with B I G Assists from the
P.R. Jenni Greenspan - Executive Chef Bern Schmidt -
and Winfred Van Workum, Director of F&B.
Get Ready For November's Full Moon Soiree :
THURSDAY November 10 !
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FOODIE News : H O T & COOL
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B R A V O : A Baby Boy For Chef Michelle Bernstein
& Husband David Martinez !
~ QUOTE of the Week - Steven Jobs
" It's The The People That Are Crazy Enough To Think
They Can Change The World - That Do ! "
Consider 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 . . . Let Us Celebrate His Life : Every 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 @ The Raleigh SouthBeach - And, Consulting
Chef For Royal Caribbean's OASIS Of The Seas -
Watta W O W !
~ QUEEN Of The SoFla Scene : JENNI GREENSPAN !
* BIZ 2 BIZ *
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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
* C E L E B R A T I O N S *
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The 16th For The EPCOT Walt Disney Food & Wine Festival
Now Thru Sunday 11/10
4pm Monday October 24
The 25th Anniversary For the Greater Miami
Convention & Visitors Bureau -
New World Center 500 17th Street Miami Beach -
$ 40 305 539.3076 | www.GMCVBannualmeeting.com
* OCTOBER : FOR THE CURE *
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The Phenom Dining Trio @ the Fountainebleau $ 39
GOTHAM STEAK | HAKKASAN | SCARPETTA
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
Thru SUNDAY OCTOBER 23
SAKS FIFTH AVENUE Dadeland
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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ABILITY EXPLOSION Accessibility Awareness
8pm Saturday October 22 - M B Golf & Country Club
Noon - 5pm Sunday October 23 - OUTDOOR FUN
Water Activities | Taping " Cooking Without Looking"
Food Trucks & Bring Non-Perishables
305 534.8456 | Info@AbilityExplosion.org
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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/DineOutwww.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
♦ 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
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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 Brunch
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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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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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
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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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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 SUNday October 23
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
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VICE LOUNGE - VICE CAFE & SOIREE
330 Lincoln Road Miami Beach
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
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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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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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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R A V E REVIEWS Top Chef JEFF McGinnis
Formerly of GiGi Midtown - Ritz Carlton South Beach - Norman's
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 10/22 - 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
Packages Starting @ $ 101
SHREK THE MUSICAL - December 6-11
By Phone : 305 949.6722
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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 Light
$ 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
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LAS OLAS ART FAIR SATURDAY & SUNDAY 10am - 5pm 561 746.6615 | www.ArtFestival.com
WYNWOOD ART FAIR SATURDAY & SUNDAY 10am | V I P BRUNCH | 591 NW 27TH STREET
WYNWOOD'S O-CINEMA 90 NW 10am 29 STREET EL BULLI : FERRAN ADRIA " Behind The Scenes"
Saturday 7;45 & 10pm Sunday 5 :30 & 7:45pm Before & After : Mercadito - Sugar Cane - GiGi
$ 12.07 305 571.9970 | www.O-Cinema.org
MIAMI CITY BALLET - ZIFF BALLET OPERA HOUSE 8PM THRU SUNDAY 10/23
Before & After : PRELUDE BY BARTON G @ ARSHT CENTER
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Art Galleries | Music | FOODIE "FAVES" -
Viernes Culturales In Little Havana 10/28
Other Art EXPLORATIONS : Call 305 788.1112 For Weekly "N E W B I E S"
Coral Gables - First Fridays 11/4 And FOODIE FAVES
Coconut Grove - First Saturdays - 11/5
Lincoln Road - Second Fridays 11/11
Design District | Midtwn | Wynwood - Second Saturdays 11/12
The Falls - Third Fridays 11/18
THE LATEST FARMERS MARKETS
Saturdays 8am Miramar Green Market 561 862.9023
12162 Miramar Parkway Miramar
9am-2pm Saint Tropez 305 890.9869
7240 Biscayne Boulevard Miami
9am-5pm Normandy Village 305 531.0038
900 71st Street Normandy Isle Miami Beach
9am-2pm South Miami City Hall 305 323.8858 6130 Sunset Drive South Miami
8am-2pm Plantation Volunteer Park 954 797.2221
12050 W. Sunrise Boulevard Plantation FO
Saturdays & Sundays
10Am-9pm Whole Foods Anniversary Weekend
LIVE Music - Tastes - Prizes - Giveaways
810 University Drive Coral Springs 954 753.8000
10am-9:30pm Aventura Mall 305 531.0038
Sunday Noon-8pm 19501 Biscayne Bouevard Aventura
11am -Sundown FOOD TRUCKS Haulover 10800 Collins
Bring Folding Chairs & Tables & Picnic Blankets
8am-4pm Yellow Green 1940 N.30th Road Hollywood
Sundays 10am-4pm Mary Brickell Village 900 S.Miami Avenue
9am-6:30pm Lincoln Road Miami Bach 305 531.0038
9am-2pm Pinecrest Gardens 11000 Red Road
9am-1pm Bal-Bay-Surf 305 866.4241
1177 Kane Concourse Bay Harbor Islands
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* The French Riviera - NICE To Be Exact - brings its
equally H O T Club HIGH to 524 Ocean Drive South Beach !
For The "Party Until Daylight" , it opens 11pm until 5am.
THURSDAYS Thru Sundays 305 439.1133
Really Special !
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WORTH TRAVELING TO
DINE Fort Lauderdale Saturday October 1 - November 10
Call Us : 305 788.1112
CELEBRATE The 30th Anniversary of TASTE OF AMERICA � with the Magnificent Coffee Table Cookbook " 21st Century Cuisine FARM TO TABLE - By America's Most Celebrated Chefs" !
30 U.S. Cities | 30 Charities | 130 Recipes - paired with the Perfect Wine - Beer Or Cocktail with Photographs - Including Burgers-Beer-& BBQ | Culinary & Hospitality Schools | Farmers Markets | Festivals | Food Trucks | Gastronomy @ Sea | Gourmet Getaways � | Hotels - Resorts - Spas | International Wine-Dine-Travel Affiliations : A BOOK FOR THE AGES !
Call Us To Be A Part of "21st Century" History 305 788.1112
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