Breakfast at Wynwood Diner is an easy cure for today's Monday blues. The newly launched menu offers American-style favorites including blueberry pancakes, a loaded egg sandwich, and French toast. Service begins early, at 7:30 a.m. daily.
Quality Meats and Macchialina will host special wine dinners Monday and Tuesday, respectively. Every course will be paired with a different wine. Wednesday, check out the Social Club's recently launched Social Hour. From 4 to 7 p.m., munch on bar bites and sip craft cocktails and beer. End the week at American Social Brickell's first anniversary party, where the bar and eatery will debut a new name, logo, and website as it makes its way to Tampa this fall to open another location.
Monday
Breakfast at Wynwood Diner
Wynwood Diner, a modern and edgy take on a classic American diner, has launched daily breakfast beginning at 7:30 a.m. The new morning soiree offers eggs, toast, and cake plates. Menu items include an egg sandwich, egg and cheese croissant, blueberry pancakes, and French toast. Prices range from $7 to $15. For more information, visit wynwooddiner.com.
Wine Dinner at Quality Meats
The South Beach steakhouse will host an exclusive dinner featuring the Napa Valley wines of Paul Hobbs Winery. Chef de cuisine Patrick Rebholz created a special menu for the evening designed to pair with Hobbs’ 90-point-plus vintages. Menu items include black truffle croquettes, caviar cones, fruit de mer, and bacon-braised long-bone short ribs. Dinner costs $165 per person, and reservations are required via [email protected].
Tuesday
Wine Dinner at Macchialina
Rustic Italian eatery Macchialina will host a special four-course collaborative wine dinner featuring pairings by Allesandro Taras of Argiolas Winery Estate in Sardinia, Italy. The menu, crafted by chef Mike Pirolo, includes flan di pecorino con bottarga e crema allo zafferano paired with Serra Lori Rosè; and fregola con ragù di frutti di mare paired with Costamolino Vermentino. Dinner begins at 7 p.m. and is priced at $75 per person. For reservations, call 305-534-2124.
Wednesday
Social Hour at the Social Club
The Social Club, at Kimpton’s Surfcomber South Beach Hotel, has launched a daily happy hour from 4 to 7 p.m. Munch on chef Blair Wilson’s small bites for $3 to $8, including Buffalo alligator with blue cheese crema; beer-battered gulf shrimp with ají amarillo; Cuban sliders with mojo pork, Black Forest ham, Gruyère cheese, and sweet-fire mustard; grouper ceviche with plantain chips; crisp yuca fries; and local fish tacos with jícama slaw and microcilantro. Also available are craft cocktails for $7 and seasonal craft beers and house wine for $5. There's also a punch-the-clock pisco, served for $4 during the 4 o’clock hour, $5 during the 5 o’clock hour, and $6 during the 6 o’clock hour.
Thursday
First Anniversary at American Social
American Social celebrated the third anniversary of its Las Olas location in 2015 and is commemorating the first anniversary of its Miami location off Brickell Avenue this Thursday. Guests can enjoy live entertainment, complimentary cocktails, and passed hors d¹oeuvres from 6 to 8 p.m.; $1 drinks from 8 to 10 p.m.; and $100 Moët bottle specials from 10 p.m. to midnight. Along with its milestone comes a new direction for the brand: The bar and eatery will debut a new name, logo, and website as it opens an outpost in Tampa this fall.
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