Miami's Best Eats and Drinks This Week: Free Cone Day, Brickell Restaurant Week, and a $50 Burger

Start the week off on an indulgent note with Rok:Brgr's special-edition $50 burger, fusing wagyu kobe, foie gras, and truffle cream brie cheese. It's available all month long thanks to National Burger Month. Slow Food Miami's "Snail Social" is back this month at the Café at Books & Books at The...

By Clarissa Buch

May 9, 2016

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Start the week on an indulgent note with Rok:Brgr's special-edition $50 burger, fusing Wagyu Kobe, foie gras, and truffle cream Brie cheese. It's available throughout May thanks to National Burger Month.

Slow Food Miami's Snail Social is back this month at the Café at Books & Books inside the Adrienne Arsht Center, where chef Allen Susser will debut a few of his new summer menu items. It's free cone day Tuesday at all Häagen-Dazs locations too. End the week with the beginning of Brickell Restaurant Week, where local favorites such as Zest, Dolores Lolita, and American Social will offer prix-fixe menus through May 19.

Monday

National Burger Month at Rok:Brgr
It's National Burger Month, and Rok:Brgr is celebrating with one of its most indulgent offerings yet: an American Wagyu Kobe burger with foie gras, topped with a special blend of truffle cream Brie cheese. The ten-ounce burger features a blend of Kobe brisket and chuck with blood orange marmalade on a brioche bun. Summer truffles are shaved tableside and sprinkled throughout. The burger is served with a side of large truffle fries and will be on the menu throughout May. It's priced at $50.
Tuesday

Free Cone Day at Häagen-Dazs
Stop by any local Häagen-Dazs shop to snag one free cone with any scoop of ice cream. Last year, Häagen-Dazs served 315,000 scoops throughout the nation and plans to surpass that number this year. The offer runs from 4 to 8 p.m.

Snail Social at the Café at Books & Books at the Adrienne Arsht Center
Hang out at another Slow Food Miami Snail Social, hosted by James Beard Award-winning chef Allen Susser. From 6 to 8 p.m., enjoy a sneak preview and complimentary tasting of five items from Susser's new summer menu. Offerings include Miami Smokers bacon and avocado toast, tomato soup and grilled cheese, lobster gazpacho, homemade urban pickles, and Florida-grown watermelon with feta and mojito mint. Guests' first beer or glass of wine is on the house. Admission is free. For more information, visit its Facebook.
Wednesday

Fourth-Annual Design Techo Fundraising Event at Seaspice
Waterfront eatery Seaspice will host a fundraiser benefiting Design Techo, a charity that mobilizes youth and empowers them to eradicate poverty, transforms slums into sustainable and organized communities, and highlights Brazilian culture. The event begins at 6 p.m. For more information, call 305-440-2400.
Thursday

Brickell Restaurant Week
Thursday night marks the kickoff of Brickell Restaurant Week, when a handful of local restaurants will offer three-course prix-fixe lunch and dinner menus through May 19. For more information, visit brickellrestaurantweek.com.

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