Restaurant Happenings January 23, 2008

RESTAURANT HAPPENINGS 1.23.08

THE FOOD GANG OFFERING BRUNCH FOR LUNCH TUESDAY-SUNDAY
The Food Gang, 9472 Harding Avenue in Surfside, 786-228-9292
A neighborhood bistro in Surfside, The Food Gang, has announced the restaurant’s weekend egg brunch menu will now be available weekly, Tuesday – Sunday, 11:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.  To wash it all down, Charpentier is offering diners a complimentary bloody Mary or mimosa cocktail. Choose from the egg brunch menu, consisting of omelets, poached, fried and scrambled eggs. Menu items include a Greek Omelet (egg whites, Kalamata olives, oven cured tomato, spinach, feta cheese, and basil) and eggs a la Parisienne, three hard boiled eggs, salt, pepper, radish and butter. 

MANRINHEIRO RESTAURANT
1155 Brickell Bay Drive, The Mark Building on 1155 Brickell Bay Drive, www.marinheirorestaurant.com.
Its exquisite fusion of International cuisine with Portuguese influences is what makes this an amazing dining experience for all guests. Executive Chef Nakia Arnold and owner Jair Gomes showcase an array of dishes with an emphasis in seafood, pastas and meats with the natural tastes of ingredients such as olive
oil.
SHARE OUR STRENGTH’S TASTEFUL PURSUIT AT CAFÉ BOULUD
Café Boulud at the Brazilian Court Hotel, 301 Australian Avenue, Palm Beach, Florida,  561-655-6060 $300 Per Person (75% is tax-deductible)
On Monday, January 28, Café Boulud is hosting a Reception & Silent Auction  to benefit Share Our Strength’s A Tasteful Pursuit. The event is hosted by chefs Daniel Boulud, Zach Bell & Jennifer Reed of Café Boulud at the Brazilian Court Hotel, and features guest chefs Michelle Bernstein, Bradford Thompson, Michael Ginor, Stephen Asprinio, and Christopher Eagle. The wine portion of the event will be led by Sommelier Jenny Benzie of Café Boulud and Master Sommelier Virginia Philip of The Breakers Palm Beach.

CASA TOSCANA NEW HOURS, NOW SERVING LUNCH AT MIAMI SHORES
Casa Toscana Fine Foods and Wine, 9840 N.E. 2nd Avenue in Miami Shores, 305-757-4454
Casa Toscana Fine Foods and Wine is now serving lunch Monday through Saturday from 11 am on, and owner Sandra Stefani announced that Casa Toscana Ristorante will be open for dinner only Monday through Saturday from 6pm to 11pm. Towards the end of February, she will conduct “Hands on” cooking classes three days per week.

RODIZIO-STYLE TEXAS DE BRAZIL OPENS IN MIAMI BEACH
Texas de Brazil at the Miami Beach Marina, 300 Alton Road, (305) 695-7702; www.texasdebrazil.com.
Brazilian rodizio-style steakhouse Texas de Brazil is open – a testimony to the evolution of Miami Beach. The luxurious second floor location at the Miami Beach Marina, 300 Alton Road, where Monty’s was briefly, seats 650 and has been lavishly refurbished with Brazilian cherry wood and soaring ceilings. 
The fixed price menu ($44.99) features grilled meats prepared over an open fire and includes an array of Brazilian specialties changing daily such as “moqueica de Peixe” or Brazilian fish stew, soups and an amazing salad bar.