June dining specials in Miami

5/31/2012

Eat, drink & mingle at these June dining events in Miami and Fort Lauderdale…

• Cecconi’s celebrates hump day with a four-course Bring Me Food (BMF) special. The $35 family-style dinner, available Wednesday evenings, features a glass of prosecco, two “hearty” pastas, three entrees and three dolci. Specific dishes will change weekly. 4385 Collins Ave, Miami Beach; 786-507-7902
• Cioppino at the Ritz-Carlton Key Biscayne honors the full moon with its last full moon dinner of the season June 4. From 6-10pm, enjoy star gazing from tabletop telescopes, mingling with the constellation concierge and a four-course, wine-paired Italian feast. Menu highlights include seafood arancini, grilled swordfish & Sicilian cannoli. $60 per person or $90 with wine; 455 Grand Bay Dr, Key Biscayne; 305-365-4286
• Rusty Pelican executive chef Michael Gilligan brings a taste of Key Biscayne to the Gables Saturday, June 16 as he hosts an interactive luncheon at the Biltmore. Prep and enjoy Columbia River salmon sashimi and soy-honey roasted duck breast. $52 Cellar Club members, $65 non-members and resort guests. 1200 Anastasia Ave, Coral Gables; 305-913-3203
• SAIA invites you on a “culinary journey to Southeast Asia” Tuesday, June 12 with its Sunset dinner series. Feast on a sake-paired six-course menu featuring seafood soup, mini sushi, pan-fried filet mignon and mocha jelly cake. $54 per person or $99 per couple; 999 N Ft Lauderdale Beach Blvd, Fort Lauderdale; 954-302-5252
• Terrazza launches its “all about the ladies” Sunday brunch June 3. From 11am-4pm, feast on unlimited bellinis, bloody Marys or mimosas; antipasto; pastries; pastas; and a made-to-order omelet station. Ladies will also walk away with discount cards from Scoop & the Spa Shore Club. $32 per person for ladies, $32 per person men without unlimited drinks or $52 per person men with unlimited drinks; 1901 Collins Ave, Miami Beach; 305-695-3226
• Toscana Divino brings weekend brunch to Brickell beginning June 17. Every Saturday and Sunday from 11:30am-4pm, enjoy live European beats, $20 bottomless champagne and a la carte Tuscan dishes like Italian frittata, bistecca with eggs and pappardelle pasta. 900 S Miami Ave, Brickell