March 28, 2025
We took a trip final week, however now we’re again. Every Friday, we attempt to compile South Florida food-related information and occasions that we couldn’t match on the location earlier within the week, in addition to different native information that piques our curiosity. Need to be included in our subsequent roundup? Shoot us an electronic mail at bark@miamifoodpug.com.
Autism Acceptance Month at InterContinental Miami
Tori Bar Pops Up at Candy Liberty
New Spring Menu at Bulla
New Programming at River Home Wine & Bar
Autism Acceptance Month at InterContinental Miami
InterContinental Miami will as soon as once more pay tribute to Autism Acceptance Month all through all the month of April. For the fourth consecutive yr, the long-lasting downtown property will gleam blue, and for the second yr in a row, the resort will companion with the Dan Marino Basis (DMF) to assist increase funds and consciousness for this essential trigger. Based in 1992 by Miami Dolphins NFL Corridor of Fame quarterback Dan Marino and his spouse Claire, DMF was established after their son Michael was identified with autism that yr.
The resort’s exterior and foyer, together with the famend Henry Moore “Spindle” sculpture, shall be illuminated in blue, a colour that signifies calm and acceptance. At Toro Toro, the Pan-Latin steakhouse situated on the foyer degree, friends can get pleasure from a restricted version Blue La Bomba dessert all month lengthy. This specialty model of the restaurant’s well-known interactive dessert is priced at $28; and encompasses a blue chocolate half sphere crammed with cream cheese mousse, dulce de leche, strawberry ice cream, recent berries, cookie crumbles, and vanilla and berry sauce. The dessert is ideal for sharing with two or extra individuals. A portion of proceeds from the month’s gross sales will profit the Dan Marino Basis.
Photograph Credit score: Toro Toro
Tori Bar Pops Up at Candy Liberty
Miami’s award-winning cocktail bar, Candy Liberty Drinks & Provide Co., is bringing a style of Tampa’s vibrant cocktail scene to South Seaside with an unique Tori Bar pop-up on Sunday, March thirtieth, from 8 PM – 11 PM. Tampa’s Tori Bar group will take over the bar for one evening solely, providing Miami cocktail fanatics an opportunity to expertise their expertly crafted drinks with out leaving town.
Visitors can sip on a particular menu that includes three signature cocktails from Tori Bar’s acclaimed menu, together with their famed Haku Vodka Matcha Martini. Every cocktail shall be obtainable for simply $12, making this a uncommon alternative to get pleasure from certainly one of Tampa’s prime cocktail locations proper within the coronary heart of Miami Seaside.
With Candy Liberty’s high-energy environment, top-tier hospitality, and reside music, this one-night-only occasion guarantees an unforgettable night crammed with unimaginable drinks, nice firm, and the final word Sunday evening vibes.
Photograph Credit score: Seth Browarnik
New Spring Menu at Bulla
Debuting Wednesday, April 2 Centurion Restaurant Group’s Bulla Gastrobar will showcase the flavors and textures of Spring with its new seasonal menu. Curated by Culinary Director Felix Plasencia, the brand new menu alternatives have been developed to completely complement the climate and benefit from seasonal availability, providing diners recent new choices that showcase the Spanish restaurant’s modern aptitude.
The menu begins off with appetizer highlights together with Clams and Artichoke, a standard Spanish dish, made with recent artichoke confit, white wine and a Basque seafood sauce that blends the briny, juicy taste of clams for a lightweight dish that evokes the Mediterranean. Cazuela de Hongos, a mushroom medley with bacon, béchamel, mozzarella cheese, crispy Serrano ham, piquillo pepper confit, and a fried egg is reassuring and stylish on the identical time.
Shifting into the primary programs, Bulla’s renditions of basic Spanish dishes with a twist embrace newcomers like Corvina a la Bilbaina made with premium olive oil, garlic, chile de árbol, and fragrant guindilla peppers served with crispy conventional patatas panaderas; and Huevos Rotos made with fried eggs, french fries, and Maldon salt. Visitors can have the selection of a mushroom medley or skinny Spanish-style sausage with this dish.. Paella lovers will get pleasure from Fideua de Calamares – a Valencian model of the basic dish – toasted noodles with calamari, bacon, garlic, and a squid ink aioli, completed within the oven to create a crispy prime layer.
For a candy end, Ponche Segoviano– vanilla sponge cake crammed with pastry cream, blended berry compote and powdered sugar in a fragile marzipan crust, frivolously caramelized for a golden end, will fulfill cravings with out overwhelming.
To enhance the brand new seasonal dishes, the Bulla group has created a slate of cocktails and mocktails notable for clean, Spring flavors. The Gin Thyme blends gin, lemon juice, thyme syrup, crème de violette, and egg whites, completed with Angostura bitters for a floral, citrusy steadiness. For a non-alcoholic refresher, attempt the Spicy Peach – candy peach purée, jalapeño syrup, lime juice, and soda water. These unique seasonal choices embody the recent, brilliant flavors of Spring providing a novel culinary expertise. These things are restricted editions, obtainable just for the season.
New Programming at River Home Wine & Bar
River Home Wine & Bar, a brand new wine patio situated between the colourful neighborhoods of Brickell and Little Havana is thrilled to unveil their engaging weekly Blissful Hour and music programming. Nestled inside the historic River Inn, the hidden gem invitations friends to expertise a refined but relaxed environment, full with a full bar that includes craft cocktails, a curated worldwide wine choice, artisanal charcuterie, brick-wood oven pizza, and reside music below the celebs.
– “Blissful Hour” – Sip on $8 home cocktails from Wednesday by way of Friday from 6 p.m. – 8 p.m.
– “Women’ Night time” – Women obtain 20% off wine alternatives, 15% off home cocktails and 15% off charcuterie boards starting at 8 p.m. each Wednesday.
– “Escape to the 80’s” – Dance the evening away each Friday as home DJ’s spin iconic tunes from the 80’s from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m.
– “Dwell Band” – Have a good time the weekend with numerous reside musical acts from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. each Saturday.
– “Pizza Nights” – Get pleasure from 15% off of all artisanal pizzas with a further 10% off wine alternatives each Sunday.
Designed to be each family- and dog-friendly, River Home Wine & Bar’s lush out of doors backyard area is adorned with vibrant foliage and supplies friends of all ages with a heat and alluring ambiance to unwind with associates, household, or colleagues. Whether or not celebrating an intimate event or looking for a tranquil retreat from town, this idyllic venue has a walk-in-only coverage and an reasonably priced menu starting from $12 to $18. With an outside capability of 300 friends, the area can also be outfitted for each intimate and large-scale occasions. River Home Wine & Bar is now open Wednesday by way of Sunday from 6 p.m. to 1 a.m.
Photograph Credit score: Lorenzo Franco