Easter may not carry the same dining buzz as Thanksgiving or Christmas, but don’t tell that to fine-dining establishments around South Florida. Here are just a few of the Easter specials on tap for Sunday, April 4. Gianni’s at The Villa Casa Casuarina (1116 Ocean Drive, Miami Beach): The former Versace Mansion is the jaw-dropping
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Leave it to Hoffman’s Chocolates to go big or go home when it comes to holiday treats. The South Florida-based gourmet chocolatier is taking the Easter bunny to new heights in the form of giant milk chocolate figures that stand 3 feet tall—and weigh 25 pounds (for $199.95). If that seems like a lot to
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For a generation of diners in south Palm Beach County, Uncle Tai’s was the place to go for authentic Hunan cuisine. Far less known is that it’s also the place that gave rise to college football in Boca Raton. It’s there that Anthony Catanese, then the president of Florida Atlantic University, invited Howard Schnellenberger to
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It’s been nearly a decade since the World Health Organization released findings about gender violence, including the jaw-dropping figure that 1 in 3 women on the planet have experienced “physical and/or sexual violence by an intimate partner or non-partner sexual violence.” Like so many women around the world, Marya Meyer didn’t see it as a
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24: This is the average number of women per minute, around the world, who are victims of intimate partner violence. It’s estimated that 1 in 3 women will experience physical or sexual violence in their lifetime. Thanks to two important advocacy groups based in Miami—The Women’s Fund, and the South Florida chapter of One Billion
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It’s been nearly a decade since the World Health Organization released findings about gender violence, including the jaw-dropping figure that 1 in 3 women on the planet have experienced “physical and/or sexual violence by an intimate partner or non-partner sexual violence.” Like so many women around the world, Marya Meyer didn’t see it as a
Read More As president of the South Florida Underwater Photography Society, Lureen Ferretti understands that nothing comes easy when capturing moments below sea level. In addition to being an above-average diver, she explains the importance of buoyancy control to steady yourself against currents, of having constant awareness of your surroundings, and of knowing your camera and lighting
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Four small black-and-white photo blocks above the main image tell the story of a lady in 1913 who boarded a train in Boston; got the urge to smoke in New York City; lit up near Trenton, New Jersey; and was kicked off the train somewhere around Baltimore. Below those images stands a tall, confident dark-haired
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Shawn Friedkin was a husband and father to the first of his two daughters when an 18-wheeler changed his life. In reacting to avoid the truck that had swerved into his lane, Friedkin’s car veered off the road and flipped over and over again. The accident damaged Friedkin’s spinal cord beyond repair, rendering him a
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Where: 18167 Biscayne Blvd., Aventura Phone: 305.931.7401 Website: reunionkb.com The fast-casual world had been good to Cesar Olivo and his wife, Adriana Pérez Benatar. In Venezuela, the couple grew American Hot Dogs, a gourmet ode to the frank, to 18 restaurants before selling it in 2004. They hit another fast-casual home run with Salsa Fiesta,
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As the story goes, the New York-based hospitality group behind such renowned Italian restaurants as Marea and Ai Fiori spent the better part of a decade looking for the perfect spot in which to launch its Osteria Morini brand in Miami. After recently opening the doors to Osteria Morini Miami Beach, Altamarea Group will tell
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Daytime bliss and evening buzz are finding common ground at the latest luxury tower slated for downtown Miami. E11even Hotel & Residences Miami, developed by PMG and E11even Partners (and designed by Sieger Suarez Architects), aligns the high-octane brand behind the popular E11even 24/7 nightclub in Miami with the global brand founded by alternative medicine
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