Culture, Deals, Entertainment, Things to Do

Miami Attraction & Museum Months are Back!

April 17, 2024
By Karen Escalera

Miami Attraction & Museum Months 2024 are back with a record-breaking number of more than 50 deals and 15 new participants, including Homestead Miami Speedway, Ocean Force Adventures, Bobby’s Bike Hike, Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden and South Beach Chamber Ensemble. The program, from The Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau (GMCVB) , runs from now to May 31. This two-month program invites both locals and visitors to delve into this vibrant destination with discounts, BOGO specials, and complimentary perks.

Food

Pueblito Viejo, Great Fun!

April 15, 2024
By Karen Escalera

Pueblito Viejo Colombian restaurant is pure fun, from the campy eye popping décor and Latin dancing to the two comedians ,the “Paisa boys”. The menu is traditional comfort food, so it’s like traveling to Colombia. It all makes for a great time!

Beverage

Best Wine Bars in Miami

April 10, 2024
By Karen Escalera

Wine bars have really evolved from just being a place to enjoy a simple tasting, to extensive tastings with a strong educational element, rooms for private events, retail shop, very good food, and even entertainment. Mix things up from your usual happy hour or evening out, and check out our picks for the best wine bars in Miami.

Food

El Cielo, A Seductive Dinner and Beverage Journey

April 8, 2024
By Karen Escalera

Many high end restaurants in Miami are touting their dining experiences but, in the end, most are not that special except for the price. Not so Elcielo helmed by two star Colombian chef Juan Manuel Barrientos (“Juanma”) whose sensorial prix fixe dinner and beverage journey are seductive, both visually and to the palette. It’s almost theatrical, but not in a flashy way, but rather, in the sense of being a culinary narrative where every dish tells a story. It’s pricey, but a lot less so than other top restaurants, and worth it.

Fashion

Stitch Lab: Fashion Photos and Links to Designers

April 3, 2024
By Karen Escalera

If you love fashion and accessories, make sure next year you go to the spring Stitch Lab fashion popup of Latin American designers in the Miami Design District. Or, if you missed it this year, you can go to Stitch Lab's online marketplace and find the designers, search by fashion item you're interested in, and also find sale items. Team up the visit with lunch at Contessa (click here for my review) or COTE Miami and it’s a glorious afternoon. For those who couldn’t go, here’s a photo gallery, some of my favorites in clothing and accessories from the 43 designers who displayed and showed their creations (often serving as the model). At the end of the post are links to sites of all the designers and countries they’re from.

Beverage, Food

Eating News, March ’24, Part 2

April 1, 2024
By Karen Escalera

New lunch specials at Swan in the Design District , Adrift Mare in the Brickell area and Il Mulino in Sunny Isles; first look at Red Farm; Delilah 20's supper club adds a Latin twist to late nights; a brunch for pets and their owners; plant based burger bar; Bolivian liquor now in the US; the return of Fooq's and "surge pricing" trend, all in Eating News for March 2024, Part 2. If you missed Part 1 click here.

Culture, Entertainment, Food

Very Different Things to Do in April ’24

March 27, 2024
By Karen Escalera

We're talking about very different things to do next month like, get this -- the Elvis Presley theater experience with the president of the Miami Elvis fan club, meet someone new at the Meet Up at the Miami Film Festival, equestrian show jumping on the beach, the annual family Seafood Festival, Taylor Swift in concert here, 150 works of art made with Legos in a traveling exhibit, jazz, and more Miami events April 2024. Check them out.

Culture, Entertainment

Outstanding! Lehman Trilogy at GableStage

March 25, 2024
By Karen Escalera

GableStage outdid themselves with their current production, The Lehman Trilogy, and that’s saying a lot considering I’ve been a subscriber for many years and have always enjoyed their plays. Written in Italian by playwright-novelist Stefano Massini, it has been translated in 24 languages since its debut in 1918 and was a Tony award winner. It’s the story of immigrant brothers who came to the US in 1844 and created their American dream, navigating tumultuous times in American history to create one of the largest and most innovative investment banks in the world. Happily the play is extended to April 24.

Entertainment, Food, Travel

Eating News: March ’24 – Part 1

March 20, 2024
By Karen Escalera

New appealing brunch offering in a top waterfront restaurant, "Nomad" dining experience, Purim dinner, JARANA new Peruvian restaurant, and fall harvest tour to Tuscany, all in Eating News March 2024, Part 1.

Food

Salty Flame: Playful Combo of American Steakhouse and Asian Influence

March 18, 2024
By Karen Escalera

Salty Flame is a playful take on a traditional American steakhouse, together with a contemporary favorite, Asian influenced dishes . Plus it ticks off all the other right categories: very good food, friendly and attentive service, an attractive ambiance, loungey music but easy conversation, and value. It’s on Brickell Avenue, a neighborhood where value isn’t easy to find.

Author: Karen Escalera