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If you’re still hungover from National Rum Day this Saturday, it was a successful weekend indeed. Too bad you have to go to work today and be a regular person. Good thing for you there’s plenty of stuff going on this week to make it feel like a perpetual weekend.
It all starts now.
See also: Miami Spice 2014: Ten Best Sunday Brunch Deals
Monday
Win a Spice Dinner at Red
There are plenty of places participating in Miami Spice, but how many are giving away a dinner for two every week? We know of one — Red the Steakhouse. Every Monday through Friday, chef Peter Vauthy will post a question a day on his Twitter feed, @redsteakhouse. Correctly answering enters you into the weekly drawing. You might want to brush up on your knowledge of the menu because questions are a test on Vauthy’s culinary creations, such as “What spice is used in the lobster fra diavolo pasta dish that gives the brother devil sauce a kick?”
New Dishes at Orange Blossom
Besides offering a fantastic happy hour every day (cocktails and appetizers are just $6), Orange Blossom also has some delicious new seasonal dishes: giant scallops with baby cauliflower, romanesco, turnip purée, and raisin ($26); Florida black grouper with Parmesan risotto and porcini mushrooms ($28); and summer vegetable farro risotto with yellow pea shoots and herb butter ($16). Pair your meal with their new cocktail, the Return of the Rum Runner.
Tuesday
Dinner and a Movie at Sushi Samba
Last month, Sushi Samba Coral Gables launched the Samba and a Movie series for film buffs and foodies where guests can chow down at Sushi Samba and then kick back at Gables Cinema. It returns this week with Woody Allen’s Magic in the Moonlight, starring the simply irresistible Emma Stone and Colin Firth. To go with the romantic theme of the evening, chef David Sears will serve a pretty robust menu. Some standouts include spiced corn cappuccino with shichimi dust, truffle froth, grated catupiry cheese sandwich, and the namesake dish Magic in the Moonlight Maki with mango, asparagus, shrimp, avocado, spicy crunch, spicy truffle salmon, red jalapeño, and microcilantro. Samba and a Movie costs $39 per person for a three-course prix fixe and film (including tax but excluding gratuity). Guests can eat before of after showtimes.
oakAOC Continues at Oak Tavern
David Bracha’s global tour through the world of wine and food continues this week with Italy — Piedmont to be more specific. From 6 to 10 p.m., nosh on two small plates and two glasses of wine for just $25. On the menu for the evening: ravioli with organic egg, Parmesan, and shaved truffle and a porchetta di testa.
Wednesday
Eat. Drink. Lounge. at 660
660 at the Angler’s is changing things up with a new weekly Wednesday happy hour dubbed Eat.Drink.Lounge from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. The theme changes weekly, as do food and cocktail specials to go along with the motif. Peru is this week’s theme, which means there will be pisco sours and mixed ceviche for only $6.
