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It's big E, little e for Greek über-chef Michael Psilakis, with the debut of his latest venture in the grand-luxe Viceroy Miami, Bistro e. As you might imagine, given its typography, little e is the more casual, less expensive, breakfast-and-lunch counterpart to upper-crust, upper-case, dinner-only Eos, even though they share the same 15th-floor space in the 50-story hotel.
At little e, breakfast comes in the form of house-made granola, cast-iron-skillet-roasted eggs  with grits and bacon, steel-cut oats, artichoke and white asparagus frittata, and other dishes. At lunchtime, there's a daily three-course meal for $15 that might include guacamole and tortilla, burger and chocolate cake, or field green salad, pizza, and cheesecake, plus everything from spicy Korean barbecue prawn salad to pork belly tacos.
And, of course, there's the panoramic city view, which is complimentary no matter the size of your e. |
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Let's face it: If you're not going to sleep all day Sunday, the least you can do is drink sangria until your face falls off.
And what better place to make Sunday a day of  rest, relaxation, and a serious buzz but D. Rodriguez Cuba where the $29 prix fixe Sunday brunch includes an all-you-can-guzzle sangria bar, not to mention chef-owner Douglas Rodriguez's uniquely twisted take on Cuban classics.
Knock back your first glass with, say, ham croquetas over tomato marmalade, or chicken ropa vieja empanadas; then kill a few more brain cells over crisp skirt steak with avocado-tomato chimichurri, or chorizo burger with matchstick potatoes. If any of those pesky little devils are still moving, knock 'em over with torrejas, Latin-style French toast drizzled with dulce de leche and queso fresco.
Brunch hours are noon to 4 p.m., which ought to give you enough time to get out of your jammies. |
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Do they get the blues in west Kendall? (Insert favorite suburban joke here.)
Well, yes, they most certainly do. Especially Monday, which, stormy or not, is usually enough to  put an aqua tint on anybody's life. Even more especially at the Fish House, which begins every workweek with the blues at its Stormy Monday Pro Blues Jam, featuring Afro-Cuban blues king Papa Joe. From 8 to midnight, Paps and whatever guitar slingers decide to show do the low-down dirty boogie at a joint as well known for its big platters of impeccably fried fish and shellfish as for its Southern-fried blues licks.
Talk about a cheap date. There's no cover, plus $10 buckets of Bud and $15 buckets of Presidente, so if you're getting the blues over what the Gulf spill will do to seafood joints such as the Fish House, at least you'll have plenty of beer to cry into.
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Next Tuesday, July 27, Lincoln Road's Meat Market will become Meet Market, where you can meet Sunbox Eleven Winery's Sunny Fraser and “Superdave” Gordon over — what else? — meat, as MM chef Sean Brasel dishes up a four-course dinner paired to a quartet of Sunbox Eleven wines.
Sunbox is pretty much its own thing in the winemaking world, based in Miami but sourcing fruit from tony California appellations and crafting small quantities of pricey, high-end, hard-to-find wine.
At Meat Market, you can find Sunbox's 2008 “The Salesman” Pinot Noir alongside Brasel's pan-seared duck breast and duck confit strudel  with fresh cherries and Boursin cheese, as well as its 2007 “the Muse” Petite Sarah with dry-aged New York steak and morel-parsnip hash, just to name a couple. The festivities begin at 7 p.m. with cocktails and then segue into dinner at 8. Cost is $95 per person, which might not sound so bad when you consider that all four wines being poured have already sold out. |
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| Lee Klein reviews the Villa by Barton G. in South Beach. And our food blog, Short Order, sizes up the desserts at Coral Gables mainstay Caffe Vialetto. |
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