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Photos of Subscriber Event: Kaori Miami

The verdict is out…….Kaori by Walter Martino hosted an eye popping subscriber event last week in a setting with constantly changing digital art – from spring flowers and butterflies to framed fashion photos and chandeliers that could have been secreted from a grand hotel ballroom.
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Dragonfly Izakaya & Fish Market

In a crowded space of Japanese restaurants in Miami, here's a winning new concept -- a restaurant inspired by Japanese style taverns, izakayas, and a fish market, a nod to the famous Tsukiji Fish Market and popular street vendors in Japan. It's Dragonfly Izakaya & Fish Market, the creation of Hirofumi P.Leung, a first generation Japanese-Chinese immigrant and Song Y.Kim, second generation Korean immigrant. The restaurant is the third in Florida for the team, located in the new Doral Center, 5241 N.W. 87th Avenue (T.305-222-7447).
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The “New” Cypress Tavern

Chef and Entrepreneur Michael Schwartz is a stickler on doing everything right. So when his Cypress Room opened in the Design District and it wasn’t the big success he had planned on (the figurative bar was very high), he decided to retool it into a more casual atmosphere in keeping with its name ‘tavern”, along with a lower priced menu, and brasserie type fare. We went there in the former iteration and, as you may remember, named its burger one of the top three in Miami, and decided to check out the “new” Cypress Tavern, 3620 N.E. 2nd Avenue (T.305-520-5197). His right hand and Brand Director, Jackie Sayet, calls it an “approachable, elevated dining experience” with which you’ll see I agree.
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Best New Happy Hours 2016 Part 3: Coral Gables, Key Biscayne and Downtown

Since our last posts on happy hours, several great additions have come on the scene that are well worth noting. We’ve rounded up our picks, Part 3, for the best happy hour spots in Coral Gables, Key Biscayne and Downtown including a spa offering. See Part 1 here for Miami Beach and Part 2 here for Brickell, Coconut Grove and Doral. Since our last posts on happy hours, several great additions have come on the scene that are well worth noting. We’ve rounded up our picks, Part 3, for the best happy hour spots in Coral Gables, Key Biscayne and Downtown including a spa offering. See Part 1 here for Miami Beach and Part 2 here for Brickell, Coconut Grove and Doral.
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Riviera Focacceria, Liguria in Midtown

Riviera Focacceria Miami is an unlikely find in Midtown. According to Fabio Domenichini, the owner who hails from Genoa, it's one of only a few restaurants serving Ligurian cuisine in the USA. If you've been to Genoa or the Amalfi Coast (Positano, Sorrento, Capri, etc), you've sampled the delicate cuisine which primarily revolves around fresh seafood, pesto (basil and olive oil), pastas, gnocchi, pine nuts, and tomato sauce made with the small, exquisite Taggiasca black olives. The olives are also used for oil which is among the priciest in the country. Riviera Focacceria is a trattoria that's welcoming, friendly, and authentic. You see a lot of Italians there, especially at lunch, which is the best sign. Plus, it's the kind of place you'll go back to and they'll remember you after one visit.
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Best New Happy Hours 2016 Part 2: Brickell, Grove, Midtown, Doral

Since our last posts on happy hours, several great additions have come on the scene that are well worth noting. We’ve rounded up our picks, Part 2, for the best happy hour spots in Brickell, Coconut Grove and Doral. See Part 1 here for Miami Beach and stay tuned for Part 3 featuring other parts of town.
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A Tomato Unlike Any Other

Raise your hand if you don’t like tomatoes. I’d like to hear from you. That being said, it’s doubtful there are many of you out there. But there are probably a lot of you who, like me, have mourned the passing of the juicy, flavorful, full size, meaty tomato with the right balance of sweetness and acidity. And that’s not just in the USA, but also in France, Italy, Spain, Latin America, and less so Greece and the Middle East . Tomatoes from all of those countries have crossed my palette. Here in South Florida, the best are the tomatoes at Pinecrest Gardens Farmer’s Market on Sunday from one farmer in particular (he has the biggest tomato display). But you have to go now when they're at their peak of ripeness. They’re not the gold standard, but pretty darn good. (Estiatorio by Milos also has very good tomatoes in their Greek salad). Cheer up, the gold standard is on its way back, hopefully soon to our tables (faster, if you plan to grow them from seed).
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Brickell Restaurant Week, May 12-19

This week and next is your chance to try restaurants in Brickell and Downtown Miami that you've been wanting to check out at a great price. From May 12- May 19th, it's Brickell Restaurant Week. Fourteen restaurants offering cuisines ranging from Japanese and French to Argentine, Cuban and more will feature specially priced “prix fixe” lunch and/or dinner options .
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Exclusive Subscriber Event for Only 15 People

Be one of the first 15 MiamiCurated subscribers to sign up, and you’ll enjoy a special, exclusive reception (for us only) at Kaori for a “ Divine Journey of the Senses”. You’ll be the guest of Walter Martino, the “million dollar” chef for a dining experience unlike any other Guests are surrounded in cutting-edge, 360-degree cinematography technology with art, ambient music, scents, and presentations infused with creativity. Italian and Japanese influences are combined in the unique menus. We’ll be treated to a sampling of light bites showcasing his creativity and flair, accompanied by a festive glass of champagne or wine. Optional tasting menu for dinner afterwards at a very special price.
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Bachour Bakery and Bistro

A world class French bakery in Miami? I've been on the search for one. Chocolate Fashion in Coral Gables does a good job, and Zak the Baker's croissants and pastries are quite good. But the level of croissants, buns, brioches, pastries and petits gateaux one finds in France wasn't happening here in a retail bakery. Until now, and Bachour Bakery and Bistro, 600 Brickell Avenue (T.305-330-6310). St.Regis Bal Harbour pastry chef and James Beard awards semifinalist, Antonio Bachour, together with chef/partner Henry Hane doing the savory items opened Bachour six weeks ago. Through word of mouth, the place is getting known by people like me who are starved (literally) for top of the line pastries, cakes and sweets.
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