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Best Seafood restaurants in Miami via Resident.com

*Luxury Lifestyle Resident.com Magazine takes a deep look into Miami Seafood scene to discover the …. *”best seafood restaurants Miami has to offer. Additionally, we’ll provide an in-depth look at what makes each of these establishments stand out” The 10 Top picks include a variety of exceptional restaurants, of which #3 Mercato della Pescheria. Among the highlights […]

VE Group included in America’s Top 25 Restaurant Groups

Nation’s Restaurant News names America’s Top 25 restaurant groups – Independent Restaurants. The list scales by unit count the 25 most influential independent groups with units from 23 to 89. The restaurants that are “blending the creative spirit of independents with the operational and financial scale of chains, NRN partnered with Technomic for this look […]

Miami Spice on Lincoln Road

Via Luxury Guide, the must-visit South Beach destination, announced six of the top participant restaurants including Oh! Mexico at 836 Lincoln Road Read the Article: Link

Havana 1957 has been included in Capture Miami tour mobile App.

Free Mojito with the purchase of an entrée at Havana 1957 is one of the multiple options thru Marriot Bonvoy APP that will allows “Locals and visitors can now explore Miami’s vibrant culture and diverse culinary scene, all from the palm of their hands” as seen in Miami New Times. According to Julissa Kepner, Miami […]

Best Of Miami® 2023

Five VE Group concepts including Marabu, Havana 1957, PaperFish, Barsecco & Cortadito Coffee House are Reader’s choice New Times Best of Miami winners this year.   New Times, the trusted source of information about news, restaurants, music and the arts for more than 1 million monthly active readers, releases every year their Best of Miami® […]

FIU partners with Vida & Estilo, hospitality group behind some of Miami and Las Vegas’ most iconic brands, to educate future leaders in the industry

Funds to support FIU’s Chaplin School of Hospitality & Tourism Management Vida & Estilo, a national restaurant and hotel group based in Miami, is establishing two new funds to support student success and educational programming at the Chaplin School of Hospitality & Tourism Management at Florida International University (FIU). One of the largest privately owned restaurant […]

Open Table’s MUST book & exciting restaurants this year

Miami-based writer Amber Love Bond recommends best restaurants in Miami today in her Open Table City Guides article. The list of 6 restaurants includes South Beach icon News Café of which highlights to menu items such as pina colada pancakes, Tony tomato soup & chicken parm. Get the List of restaurants – Read More.

Cortaditos & Café con Leche

Looking at 12 months & over 270K guests visits at Cortadito Coffee House between Miami Beach & Coral Gables and specifically for the top two coffee ordered here is what we noticed:  35% of consumers ordered Cafe Con Leche while 20% had a Cortadito. In the May edition of Food Business News, there is a […]

Vaca Frita & Cuban Food

  Menu Trends market research firm Datassential has Vaca Frita appearing on 0.3% of the menus in the US & is found equally in both, independent & chain restaurants with a notably +8% growth in the last 12-months.  For VE concepts like Havana 1957 & Marabu, this menu item is a no-brainer, same as to […]

Food Network Best Thing to Eat in Miami: Cubano at Havana 1957

 Ham, Swiss cheese, sliced roast pork and pickle chips are heaped two inches thick between thin slices of fresh Cuban bread, spread with mustard and butter; then the sandwich is grilled in a press, so the outside is crisp-toasted and the inside gooey with cheese. The Cuban sandwich is the ultimate ham and cheese […]