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The Big Review: Miami Spice
Dining critic Victoria Pesce Elliott tackles Miami Spice.
Spaghetti from Scarpetta at the Fontainebleau.
8/7/2009
By Victoria Pesce Elliott
We’re closing in on week two of Miami Spice. This weekend is prime time to open your wallets for a three-course $22 lunch or $35 dinner. A few picks & tips…
- Especially generous menus and schedules include River Oyster Bar, Smith & Wollensky and Talula
- Scarpetta at the Fontainebleau has a particularly noteworthy Spice menu, including Scott Conant’s signature spaghetti
- Gotham & new chef John Suley are offering miso-marinated black cod, braised veal cheeks and grilled skirt steak
- In Aventura, Bourbon Steak has an incredible Spice menu with choices like gazpacho, duck rillette and Michael Mina's classic Tai snapper with tangerine and lychee vinaigrette
- On South Beach, BLT Steak is Spicing it up every night with crispy pork and watermelon salad and more
- Best newcomers: Au Pied du Cochon, Doral's 5300 Chophouse at The Blue and Petit Rouge in North Miami
Miami Spice runs through September. For a complete list of participating restaurants & menus click here.
Restaurants
Nibbles and Bits
- Toast rainy season with free shots at Bella Beach happy hour in Sunny Isles
- Feast on seasonal summer eats at Miami restaurants
- Pancho Tacos brings authentic, cheap Mexican to Wynwood
- Top Chef alum Andrew D’Ambrosi continues the Pop-Up Harding Dinner Series in Surfside
- Toast the Taste of the Gables Thursday, May 31
- Feast on BBQ & beer at Edge, Steak & Bar May 29
- Eat, drink and do good at RA Sushi's Nicky's Week fundraiser
- Feast on all you-can-eat spaghetti at Blue Collar Restaurant
- Shoji Sushi reopens on South Beach
- Fort Lauderdale's Georgia Pig Bar-B-Que named one of Southern Living's 20 Best Barbecue Joints in the South
