On Thursday, the time has finally come for New Times Iron Fork 2015/Miami Spice kickoff, presented by the Miami Downtown Development Authority, an epic evening of food, fun, and drink at the Hyatt Regency Miami. The evening is jam packed with food and fun and will feature an epic chefs' battle between MC Kitchen's Dena Marino and Finka Table and Tap's Eileen Andrade. 

If that's not enough, there's the new Shuck It competition. Five of Miami's best seafood houses — Mignonette, J&G Grill, Lure Fishbar, the Oceanaire Seafood Room, and the much-anticipated Izzy's — will each send its fastest oyster shucker onstage for a rapid-fire competition to determine who can shuck the most oysters in a set amount of time. 

But, the main attraction is the food. Glorious food will be served from nearly 100 of Miami's best restaurants, many of them previewing menu items from the upcoming Miami Spice program, which launches August 1. Here's the complete list of Iron Fork's participating restaurants:

• 180 @ the DRB
  
• 26 Sushi & Tapas
  
• Adena Grill
  
• American Social
  
• AnaCapri 
  
• Antica Roma
  
• Apeiro Kitchen & Bar
  
• Azucar
  
• Baoli Miami
  
• Beachcraft
  
• Biscayne Tavern
  
• Brava
  
• Bunnie Cakes
  
• Cantina La Veinte
  
• Casablanca Seafood
  
• Cheen Huaye
  
• Chef Adrianne's
  
• Chef Creole
  
• Cholos Ceviche and Grill
  
• Cibo Wine Bar
  
• Cine Bistro
  
• City Hall The Restaurant
  
• Crepemaker
  
• Deauville Jazz Club
  
• Donut Divas & Fun Foods
  
• Elwoods Gastro Pub
  
• Embarcadero 41
  
• Enchanting Creations
  
• Exquisito Fine Choclates, LLC
  
• Finka Table and Tap
  
• Florida Cookery
  
• Fratelli la Bufala
  
• Fresh American Bistro
  
• Gibraltar
  
• GK Bistronomie
  
• Green Plate Asian Bistro
  
• J+G Grill
  
• Jackson Soul Food 
  
• Kone Sushi
  
• Los Ranchos
  
• Lure Fishbar
  
• Magnum
  
• Marion
  
• Mellow Mushroom
  
• Miami Smokers
  
• Midtown Oyster Bar
  
• Mimmo's Mozzarella
  
• Morton's the Steakhouse
  
• Naked Taco
  
• Neomi's Grill
  
• Novecento 
  
• Old Lisbon
  
• Paladar Latin Kitchen @ Rum Bar
  
• Panorama Restaurant & Sky Lounge
  
• Pasha's Restaurants
  
• Pazzo Ristorante
  
• Pincho Factory
  
• R House
  
• Rioja Grille
  
• Ronis By The Ocean
  
• Rusty Pelican
  
• Sabores by Chef James
  
• Seasons 52
  
• Señor Frogs
  
• Sidewalk Chef
  
• Soho Bay Restaurant
  
• Sugar Yummy Mama
  
• SuViche
  
• Tamara's Bistro
  
• Tantalize Miami
  
• Taste of the Wild Catering
  
• Ten Palms
  
• Texas de Brazil 
  
• The Café at Books&Books
  
• The Cheese Course
  
• The Oceanaire Seafood Room
  
• The Rumcake Factory
  
• Tien Kue Inn
  
• Tokyo Blue Miami
  
• Toscana Divino
  
• Traymore Restaurant & Grill
  
• Uvaggio Wine Bar
  
• Via Verde Cucina Rustica
  

If you haven't gotten your Iron Fork tickets, now's your chance. Advance-purchase, general-admission tickets for Iron Fork cost $50 through July 29 and increase to $65 at the door (while supplies last). GA tickets allow entry to Iron Fork from 7 to 10 p.m. and include unlimited samplings of food from dozens of Miami's finest establishments. You can also take advantage of the Spice Rack Pack, where you can purchase four tickets for $150 and enjoy Spice with your buddies. VIPs get into Iron Fork at 6 p.m. for an extra hour of fun and have access to the exclusive VIP lounge. Advance-purchase VIP tickets cost $85 through July 29; VIP tickets at the door are $100 (while supplies last). Purchase tickets at newtimesironfork.com.

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