Fun Foodie News National Peking Duck Day: Thursday, Jan. 18 Pay homage to the classic Asian dish at David Grutman’s Komodo, a hotspot for Southeast Asian cuisine and celebrity sightings in Miami’s Brickell neighborhood, where it has gained an Instagrammable reputation. Another Miami hotpot, Jaya at the Setai, serves its Peking Duck with steamed pancakes,
Friday, Jan. 12 Sports Florida Panthers vs. Calgary Flames When: 7:30 p.m. Where: BB&T Center Parties “AVANT-Garde Fridays” AVANT in Delray Beach (pictured) recently launched a weekly late-night series with rotating themes. When: Every Friday from 10 a.m. to close Where: 25 N.E. Second Avenue, Delray Beach [tw-divider][/tw-divider] Saturday, Jan. 13 Performances Dennis DeYoung The
Congratulations to Jubi Arriola-Headley of Fort Lauderdale, who earned the scholarship for African-American poets and free tuition to the 14th annual Palm Beach Poetry Festival, Jan. 15-20, at Old School Square in Delray Beach. According to a festival press release, Arriola-Headley is “a first-generation African-American, born to Bajan (Barbadian) parents, who also identifies as gay. As
Chef-owner Giovanni Rocchio and his team are bringing a little creative flair to Fort Lauderdale. Now in its second year, One Door East (620 S. Federal Highway) blends worldly flavors with an undeniably hip community vibe. “There really isn’t anything like it in Fort Lauderdale,” Rocchio says. Being well-versed in the culinary scene through his
Friday, Jan. 5 Performances “Volta” Cirque du Soleil’s new show is inspired by the adventurous spirit of action sports. When: 8 p.m. (through Jan. 14) Where: Tent next to Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Sports Miami Heat vs. New York Knicks When: 8 p.m. Where: AmericanAirlines Arena [tw-divider][/tw-divider] Saturday, Jan. 6 Festivals Las Olas Art Fair
The Martin File ? Martin founded Optime Consulting 1998 to help companies elevate and recognize their employees with strategies that will increase productivity and quality of life. ? The firm is located in Weston (2400 N. Commerce Parkway, Suite 302), with offices in Brazil, Mexico, Colombia and Spain. Optime has some 130 employees. ? Leading
The Miami Design District is a destination for luxury shopping and celebrity chef-driven restaurants, but with the Dec. 1 opening of the three-level Institute of Contemporary Art Miami, the northeast Miami neighborhood got a hefty boost as an arts district, too. Craig Robins, president and CEO of Miami-based real estate company Dacra, and the developer
At Stubborn Seed, the new Miami Beach restaurant from “Top Chef” winner Jeremy Ford, edible flowers, whimsical dishware and billows of white smoke make for a theatrical dining experience. “There are so many different themes, textures, flavors and visually stunning foods that we offer,” Ford says. “So far, we’ve received a great response from the
Some people need to find their talent before they translate it into a calling. Not Shelly Berg. The dean of the University of Miami’s Frost School of Music could play piano with two hands before he even started attending Cleveland Institute of Music at age 6. “If you had asked me when I was 6
After four years of working in partnership with Perez Art Museum Miami, Starr Catering Group was ready to change things up at Verde, the restaurant it manages at the museum. “If you’re going to advertise yourself as [having] beautiful, sweeping views of the Biscayne Bay, you want the entire package,” says Emily Burster, general manager
