Taste Invaders at Arson. Monday night, enjoy Iberian dishes and natural wines with chef/owner Deme Lomas. The menu will be announced the evening of the event, and Lomas is expected to create a handful of items on the spot. All wines will cost $10 per glass. 6 to 10 p.m. Monday, July 22, at Arson, 104 NE Second Ave., Miami; 786-717-6711; arsonmiami.com.
Mesa Chefs Table & Homebrew Dinner at Edukos Beer House. Ready for an exclusive dinner opportunity? This Monday, Edukos Beer House will host four guests — yes, only four — for its Mesa Chefs Table & Homebrew dinner. Manuel Cabeza, chef/consultant for Edukos and sous-chef at Palmar, will present a five-course spread paired with Edukos sips. Adding to the mystery, the menu will be emailed to guests only three hours before dinner. 9 p.m. Monday, July 22, at Edukos Beer House, 1701 W. Flagler St., #101, Miami; 786-452-0488; edukosmiami.com. Tickets cost $50.
Christmas in July at Blackbird Ordinary. Blackbird Ordinary's annual weeklong promotion, Christmas in July, continues. Through this Thursday, the Brickell bar is hosting various Christmas-themed events, ranging from free food and drinks to photo ops, karaoke, trivia, an ugly-sweater night, and a snowball fight. Through Thursday, July 25, at Blackbird Ordinary, 729 SW First Ave., Brickell; 305-671-3307; blackbirdordinary.com. Admission is free; RSVP via eventbrite.com.
Café Boulud's Summer Pop-Up Series: Culinary Muses at Boulud Sud. This Tuesday, Boulud Sud's summer dinner series will celebrate four chefs, four cities, and four culinary muses representative of Daniel Boulud’s culinary philosophy: la tradition, la saison, le potager, and le voyage. Each muse has a ticketed dinner event hosted by a guest chef. The menus are then featured à la carte at Boulud Sud for the following two weeks. This week, chef Mathias Gervais will delight guests via a special menu this Tuesday through August 3. Highlights include chilled corn soup, rillettes Thai, miso cod, and chocolate, banana, and hazelnut gateau for dessert. 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 23, at Boulud Sud, 255 Biscayne Blvd. Way, Miami; 305-421-8800; bouludsud.com. Tickets cost $65 via eventbrite.com.
Summer Barbecue Series at RWSB. Wednesday, the summer barbecue series at the Restaurant at W South Beach (RWSB) continues with an Italian cookout hosted by RWSB executive sous-chef Mario Alegre and guest chefs Michael Beltran of Ariete, Justin Flit of Proof, and Niven Patel and Tim Piazza of Ghee. The Italian-themed event will be a sneak peek of their soon-to-open concepts — Beltran and Flit's Navé (coming late this summer) and Patel and Piazza's Erba (debuting this fall). 6:30 to 10 p.m. Wednesday, July 24, at RWSB, 2201 Collins Ave., Miami Beach; 305-938-3111; rwsbmiami.com. Tickets cost $40. Advance purchase via phone is recommended because seating is limited. Walk-in guests are welcome if space allows.
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When It Rains We Pour at the Bar at Lincoln Eatery. Cocktails, the bar inside the Lincoln Eatery, offers a host of cocktails, wines, beers, and booze-free mocktails. On a sunny day, cocktails cost around $11 and mocktails cost $7, but when cats and dogs fall from the sky, look for prices to drop. The bar's program When It Rains We Pour is basically a flash happy hour that takes place whenever it's raining. When those summer showers roll in, guests can enjoy $3 beers and $2 off cocktails. You don't have to wait for the heavens to open to get a deal on a drink, though. Cocktails also hosts a daily happy hour. From 3 to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday and from 7 p.m. to closing Saturday and Sunday, guests receive $3 beers and $2 off cocktails. 723 Lincoln Ln., Miami Beach; thelincolneatery.com. Daily 8 a.m. to 11 p.m.
