Restaurant Happenings South Florida June 5, 2008

RESTAURANT HAPPENINGS – 6.5.08
 “SUMMER AT THE SETAI”
WINE IS FUN….PERIOD! AT BIZCAYA RESTAURANT

Bizcaya Restaurant, The Ritz-Carlton Coconut Grove, 3300 SW 27th Avenue,  305-644-4680
Limited to just 14 guests and only $90 per person including five-course dinner, wine, tax, gratuity AND valet parking, this relaxed, personalized dinner has new rising star Chef de Cuisine Miguel Magaña and Sommelier Jeffrey Galloway joining guests and engaging them in conversations – not presentations. The lively dinner includes Five Card Stud poker with a card dealt at each course. The guest with the best hand at the end of the night wins a Ritz-Carlton prize ranging from a bottle of fine wine to Sunday Brunch, dinner in Bizcaya, treatments at the Boutique Spa and much more.
 
RESTAURANT WEEK SNEAK PEAK – ESCOPAZZO

Escopazzo Organic Italian Restaurant, 1311 Washington Avenue, 305.674.9450
Miami Spice menu sneak preview is available through the month of June at Escopazzo Organic Italian Restaurant. Visit Escopazzo.com.

RAPHAEL’S GIVES A GUEST A REASON TO BEEF-UP FOR SUMMER

Raphael’s, 530 Lincoln Road, Miami Beach, FL 33139, 305.673.1139
While slimming down for swimsuit season might be top-of-mind for some, Raphael’s invites those torn by their passion for sun and food to throw in the towel (or bathing suit) and enjoy their month-long Meat Market. During the month of June guests that order from the Meat Market menu will receive a Garden Salad sprinkled with organic corn oil vinaigrette, a choice of house wine and the Aphrodite Crème Brulee with fresh mint and pineapple,  compliments of Raphael’s.  Choose from a selection of prime-cuts including the Filet Mignon ($28.90); the New York Strip Steak ($23.70); Lamb Chops ($28.80); Kosher Bon- In Rib-Eye Steak ($28.90); Steak and Fries ($15.60). All prime cuts are served with a selection of sautéed or roasted vegetables, homemade mashed potatoes, Raphael’s special round fries and roasted Yukon potatoes.
 
PERRICONE’S MARKETPLACE NOW ACCEPTING FATHER’S DAY RESERVATIONS

Perricone’s Marketplace & Cafe, 15 SE 10th Street, (305) 374-9449.
Perricone’s Marketplace is taking advance reservations for its popular Father’s Day Brunch, Sunday, June 15.  The brunch, $24.95 for adults and $11.95 for children 5-12, (children under 5, free) will be served from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.  No ala carte menu will be served that day. The brunch includes omelet, carving (fresh roasted turkey breast and honey cured ham) and pasta stations, eggs benedict, herb roasted potatoes, breakfast sausage, bacon, fresh Norwegian smoked salmon platters and mozzarella caprese platters.
 
TAVERN N TOWN AT BEACHSIDE RESORT & CONFERENCE CENTER INTRODUCES A NEW MENU

Beachside Resort & Conference Center, 3841 North Roosevelt Boulevard, 305-296-3676. 
Tavern N Town, the stunningly beautiful restaurant at Key West’s Beachside Resort & Conference Center, which opened October 2007, is offering a new menu, created by executive chef Kevin Montoya, formerly of Casa Marina, in Key West, Florida. “To accommodate our guests, we’ve created a simple menu for Tavern N Town.  It focuses on flavorful wood-grilled fresh local fish, prime steaks, poultry and savory daily specials along with steakhouse style side dishes and a menu of small plates, perfect for Key West locals and visitors,” says Beachside developer, Robert Spottswood. Tempting Tavern Favorites, a group of signature main plates ranging from $19-$43, include pan cooked fillet of yellowtail with garlic mashed potatoes, hearts of palm, tiny tomatoes, and citrus butter, togarashi rubbed tuna steak with forbidden rice, shiitake mushroom salsa and an Asian-black bean butter sauce, and an aromatic garlic roasted rack of lamb with roasted fingerling potatoes and sautéed wild mushrooms in a port wine reduction, among others.