Treetop Trekking     Miami Attraction & Museum Months 2024 are back with a record-breaking number of more than 50 deals and 15 new participants, including Homestead Miami Speedway, Ocean Force Adventures, Bobby’s Bike Hike, Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden and South Beach Chamber Ensemble. The program, from The Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau (GMCVB) , runs from now to May 31.  This two-month program invites both locals and visitors to delve into this vibrant destination with discounts, BOGO specials, and complimentary perks.     ..read more

  Pueblito Viejo Colombian restaurant is pure fun, from the campy eye popping décor and Latin dancing to the two  comedians ,the “Paisa boys”. The menu is traditional comfort food, so it’s like traveling to Colombia. It all makes for a great time!       Owner and Operator, Gonzalo Rodriguez, with Yours Truly The restaurant is the passion of  the Pereira born Gonzalo Rodriguez who,  along with his wife Gloria, son Jeffrey and daughter Kathy, are hands on owners and operators. They recreated a colorful and fantasy like home in the countryside and decorated ce ..read more

Happy Wine   By Jesus Hernandez and Yours Truly   Wine bars  have really evolved from just being a place to enjoy a simple tasting, to extensive tastings with a strong educational element, rooms for private events, retail shop,  very good food, and even entertainment. Mix things up from your usual happy hour or evening out, and check out  our picks for the best wine bars in Miami. Vinya   Vinya 328 Crandon Blvd 122 -123, Key Biscayne 266 Miracle Mile, Coral Gables Whether you’d like to buy, sip some good wine choosing from an extensive variety, or experience an ed ..read more

Coffee journey   Many high end restaurants  are touting their dining experiences but, in the end, most are not that special except for the price. Not so El Cielo restaurant in Miami helmed by two star Colombian chef Juan Manuel Barrientos (“Juanma”) whose sensorial prix fixe dinner and beverage journey are seductive, both visually and to the palette. It’s almost theatrical, but not in a flashy way, but rather, in the sense of being a culinary narrative where every dish tells a story. It’s pricey, but a lot less so than other top restaurants, and worth every penny. Chef Juan Manuel Ba ..read more

  Lanthropy   If you love fashion and accessories, make sure next year you go to the spring Stitch Lab fashion popup of Latin American designers in the Miami Design District. Or, if you missed it this year, you can go to Stitch Lab’s online marketplace and find the designers, search by fashion item you’re interested in, and also find sale items.  Team up the visit with lunch at Contessa (click here for my review) or COTE Miami and it’s a glorious afternoon.  For those who couldn’t go, here’s a photo gallery, some of my favorites in clothing and accessories from the 43 desi ..read more

New Latin late night, Coco Loco, at Delilah supper club and speakeasy   New lunch specials at Swan in the Design District , Adrift Mare in the Brickell area and Il Mulino in Sunny Isles; first look at Red Farm; Delilah 20’s supper club adds a Latin twist to late nights;  a brunch for pets and their owners;  plant based burger bar; Bolivian liquor now in the US; the return of Fooq’s and “surge pricing” trend, all in Eating News for March 2024, Part 2. If you missed Part 1 click here.   Swan, the Miami Design District restaurant from hospitality mavens David Grutman and Pharr ..read more

The Art of the Brick: An Exhibition of LEGO Art     We’re talking about very different things to do next month like, get this — the Elvis Presley theater experience with the president of the Miami Elvis fan club, meet someone new at the Meet Up at the Miami Film Festival, equestrian show jumping on the beach, the annual family Seafood Festival, Taylor Swift in concert here, 150 works of art made with Legos in a traveling exhibit, jazz, and more Miami events April 2024. Check them out. By Jan Engoren and Yours Truly We Met at The Miami Film Festival   Tired of watching Netflix a ..read more

    photography by Magnus Stark   GableStage outdid themselves with their current production, The Lehman Trilogy, and that’s saying a lot considering I’ve been a subscriber for many years and have always enjoyed their plays. Written in Italian by playwright-novelist Stefano Massini, it has been translated in 24 languages since its debut in 1918 and was a Tony award winner. It’s the story of immigrant brothers who came to the US in 1844 and created their American dream, navigating tumultuous times in American history to create one of the largest and most innovative investment ba ..read more

On assignment, checking out the tapas brunch at the lovely riverfront Seaspice   New appealing brunch offering in a top waterfront restaurant,  “Nomad” dining experience, Purim dinner, JARANA Miami new Peruvian restaurant, and fall harvest tour to Tuscany,  all in Eating News in Miami March 2024, Part 1. Seaspice new tapas brunch Looking for a new twist on a brunch that not is OTT in price and one of the best locations in town? The Riverfront buzzy Seaspice has launched a Mediterranean tapas brunch with not your usual menu selections. The concept is a selection of tapas from cou ..read more

Bar and high top tables for drinking and enjoying a meal; great option for solos     Salty Flame is a playful take on a traditional American steakhouse, together with a contemporary favorite, Asian influenced dishes . Plus it ticks off all the other right categories: very good food, friendly and attentive service, an attractive ambiance, loungey music but easy conversation, and value. It’s on Brickell Avenue, a neighborhood where value isn’t easy to find.   The owner and operator, V & E Hospitality Group has owned and operated more than 20 restaurants in Miami and Las Vegas ..read more