Summer Dining Trends from Miami Restaurant Group

Summer’s just around the corner—here in Miami, actually, it’s already here—and to celebrate we’re taking a look at a few of the major trends afoot in dining habits and the restaurant industry itself. Let’s dive in!

Plant-based Foods

We already noted this particular trend in a recent V&E blogpost, but it’s worth re-emphasizing given how significantly vegetarian and otherwise plant-based fare is expanding in popularity. Chefs and diners alike are exploring just how diverse and dynamic this huge corner of the culinary arena can be, with meatless dishes that go far beyond simple salads or roasted vegetables.

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Promoting Events at Your Miami Beach Restaurant

Holding events—whether weekly festivities or one-off occasions—is a great way to draw customers to your restaurant. That’s not exactly breaking news, but you’d be surprised how many dining establishments stick to a basic script and forego these sorts of special happenings and promotions.

Without question everyday quality of cuisine and service and a welcoming atmosphere are the foundations of restaurant success, but you might consider increasing your profile by marketing events and deals as well. Here are some general thoughts on how to promote events at your eatery!

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Café Americano Launches ABSINTHE Inspired Cocktail, “The Gazillionaire”

Café Americano at Caesars Palace Curates a Locally-Sourced Absinthe Cocktail in Partner-ship With The Gazillionaire of ABSINTHE

LAS VEGAS – 24-hour Caesars Palace hot spot, Café Americano has curated a new whimsical cocktail, “The Gazillionaire,” inspired by the host and producer of Las Vegas’ most in demand production, ABSINTHE, which performs nightly inside a wondrous and restaurant adjacent Spiegeltent at the foot of the center Strip property.

Mixologists spent months crafting the perfect beverage that would make sense for the show, and they finally came up with a concoction that would prepare show attendees for the side splitting debauchery they were about to witness next door.

This cocktail is mixed with a locally sourced Absinthe spirit from Frey Ranch, Nevada. The Gazillionaire contains a careful blend of 11 herbs including both Pontica and Grand worm wood that are distilled and soaked for 35 days to achieve a perfect blend of flavors. The gentle extraction of herbal oils creates a natural green hue, making it magical enough to consume before a daring night out attending ABSINTHE.

The ingredients of The Gazillionaire cocktail are as follows:

1 sugar cube
6 mint leaves.
1.5 oz 4 roses
1 oz fresh lime juice
3/4 oz simple syrup
2 dashes of absinthe
3 dashes of bitters

“The Gazillionaire” cocktail can only be found on Café Americano’s newly revamped We Love Cocktails menu that contains fourteen specialty cocktails, all available 24-hours a day, seven days per week.

Café Americano is currently offering 10% off appetizers and entrees, as well as a complimentary dessert for guests who present a same day ticket to ABSINTHE. With a recently expanded performance schedule, ABSINTHE performs seven nights a week, with showtimes at 8:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. For tickets and more information visit Spiegelworld.com/ABSINTHE.

To learn more about Café Americano, visit www.cafeamericanovegas.com.

About Café Americano

Open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, Café Americano serves classic American fare all day and all night. Whether it be breakfast, lunch, dinner, or something from the late night menu, you can savor food and drinks made all fresh, all the time. Guests of Café Americano can enjoy a contemporary and relaxed atmosphere located in the main lobby of Caesars Palace. Relax in the main dinning room highlighted with warm inviting tones and cool wooden accents. Pull up a seat at Café Americano’s lively bar and watch as expert mixologists create quality and handcrafted cocktails. Café Americano prides in breakfast, lunch, dinner, and late night menus that focus on providing patrons with fresh food all the time. Enjoy classic American dishes as well as some Latin fare made with high quality ingredients at all hours of the day. Our chefs work as a team to provide guests with ultimate freshness and flavorful cuisine. Café Americano knows that a great meal is more than just about the food or wine, but also about creating a memorable and pleasant experience. Our experienced staff is professional and attentive, giving each and every guest a unique and personable experience. Each member of our staff is extremely knowledgeable about all menu items and can easily help you find the dish you are looking for.

Like Café Americano on Facebook www.facebook.com/cafeamericanolv, follow them on Twitter www.twitter.com/cafeamericanolv or on Instagram www.instagram.com/cafeamericanolv.

About ABSINTHE

Proclaimed “The #1 Greatest Show in Las Vegas History” by Las Vegas Weekly, and named “Best Show” by Vegas SEVEN, the Las Vegas Review Journal and more, ABSINTHE at Caesars Palace is an adults only circus variety show featuring a cocktail of wild and outlandish acts in a theatre-in-the-round presentation. Audiences are treated to a night of imagination and excess, as the cast of eccentrics perform amazing feats of strength, balance, danger and unfathomable flexibility within mere feet of the audience surrounding the intimate stage. For tickets and more information, visit Spiegelworld.com and connect with The Gazillionaire and his show on social media @AbsintheVegas on Facebook, and @GazillionaireLV on Instagram and Twitter.

 

Full Article at: https://www.nevadabusiness.com/2018/09/cafe-americano-launches-absinthe-inspired-cocktail-the-gazillionaire/

A New Patio Restaurant Opens on the Strip This Summer

Café Americano, the 24-hour restaurant off the lobby at Caesars Palace, gets ready to open a new restaurant on its patio. Terraza by Café Americano debuts this summer after going through a renovation.

The al-fresco, climate-controlled patio features 22 tables and eight televisions, including 16- by 9-foot screen. A full bar features 12 seats. Diners can also book a reservation to sit on the patio.

Executive chef Matt Fresinski plans to serve dishes with Asian, Latin American, and Tex-Mex influences.

Parent company V&E Restaurant Group already has Café Americano and Mercato della Pescheria at the Grand Canal Shoppes in Las Vegas. In its Miami home base, V&E, which stands for Vida & Estilo (Spanish for life and style), also has Havana 1957, Oh Mexico, Tapas y Tintos, and, La Cerveceria de Barrio.

Full Article at: https://vegas.eater.com/2019/4/25/18515241/terraza-by-cafe-americano-patio-restaurant-opens-summer-caesars-palace

The best happy hours in Miami, Lauderdale, Boca, Delray, West Palm Beach and other South Florida citites.

If you ask us, happy hour is the best time of the day.

What could be better than sipping cocktails and nibbling on light bites? Usually there’s some sort of discount involved, so that can clinch the deal.

And since South Florida is a travel destination, you can bet that the bars and restaurants here know how to slap happy hour up to a new level.

Here are some of our favorites right now.

Full Article at: https://www.sun-sentinel.com/entertainment/restaurants-and-bars/drinking/fl-et-viz-miami-lauderdale-delray-west-palm-happy-hour-20190311-story.html

Cinco de Mayo 2019: Where to Eat, Drink and Party in South Florida

With Cinco de Mayo just days away, it’s time to get a fiesta game plan in order. Whether in the mood for a low-key night of tacos and margaritas – and there are some excellent places to find them in Miami here and here— or looking to rock a sombrero until the wee hours morning, here are the best Cinco de Mayo fiestas for every mood sorted out by geographical order from north to south.

Full Article at: https://miami.eater.com/maps/cinco-de-mayo-party-event-miami-guide