To ensure the entire community can enjoy the launch of Mama Bella Gourmet Market & Café, the eatery is celebrating its grand opening with three days of deals. The specials last from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily from Friday, Oct. 1 through Oct. 3 at 518 S. Dixie Highway in West Palm Beach. The grand
Read More
1. Taste of Europe: South Florida wasn’t exactly clamoring for destination dining reminiscent of the south of France when Jean-Philippe Bernard, Paul Breuza, and Michael Martin launched Villa Azur in spring 2012. But the hospitality veterans and natives of France recognized that the epicurean experiences they knew so well—unforgettable evenings that combined world-class cuisine with
Read More
Pop Up & Shop Up will be the first retail concept launched at The Lincoln Eatery, a food hall in Miami Beach’s expanded Lincoln Road district. The opening event will last from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 19, to help spotlight the vast selection of local businesses selling a rotating selection of
Read More
With the new Hillsboro Beach Resort set to open in October, the hospitality venue wants to ensure dog-loving guests can also enjoy the hotel’s amenities and beachfront location when it launches. The “Bow WOW” package offers a variety of perks for travelers and their furry friends, including: Reduced resort pet fee of $75 per stay Courtesy plastic
Read More
Executive Chef-Owner Mariano Araya will bring his personal style of cuisine perfected over two decades when he launches Casa Mariano on Saturday in Doral. The menu is inspired by his most beloved dishes featuring South American and Mediterranean flavors. Araya will bring many of his cooking methods from his previous restaurant, Mariano’s Cuisine in Doral,
Read More
Leah Carpenter thought she had seen pretty much everything during her 30-plus years in health care, first as a registered nurse and then, for the last two decades, in hospital management—including her current role as executive vice president and chief operating officer for Memorial Healthcare System. But nothing, she admits, compares to what she’s experienced
Read More
The daily struggle of being a mother of young children is certainly not unique to Jaclyn Strauss (pictured) of Fort Lauderdale. Like many during the past year, Strauss was juggling full-time work, elementary-aged children and the COVID-19 realities while trying to maintain her peace of mind. Strauss realized that she could turn the everyday struggles
Read More
Ron Pillar will bring over 30 years of wealth management experience to the UBS Private Wealth Management team by joining the firm as a financial advisor in South Florida. He will work with Integra Partners, a local group led by advisors Brian Beraha, Vicente del Rio and Horacio Aguirre. In addition to managing ultra-high-net-worth individuals and families,
Read More
The exodus of well-heeled New Yorkers moving to South Florida has not only heated up the real estate market, but it also fired up some rarefied kitchens—such as La Goulue. The French restaurant debuted in Palm Beach in October 2020 as a near-clone to Antoine Camin’s popular eastside Manhattan bistro. Wanting to see how this
Read More
Concord Summit Capital, LLC recently completed the nearly $100 million refinancing for Margaritaville Resort Orlando to help the resort expand its property. Starwood Property Trust provided the loan to Margaritaville’s developer and owner, Encore Capital Management. Encore, a longtime client of Concord Summit. After opening in January 2019, the resort has received recognition by Tripadvisor as
Read More
Serious practitioners of yoga have a vocabulary all their own. In addition to the many types of yoga—vinyasa, hatha, kundalini, and ashtanga, to name a few—there’s a glossary of holistic terms that can find their way into conversations. Like the concept of surrender. In the yoga world, it’s the idea of looking within, of yielding
Read More
When Los Félix launches in Coconut Grove next month, it will not only be one of Miami’s newest restaurants, but the eatery will also rely on traditional food sourcing to cultivate its menu. Los Felix will use conventional Mexican cooking methods to craft traditional Mexican fare using heirloom corn and Milpa farming techniques. “Milpa farming
Read More


