Green Plate Asian Bistro is a chic, farm/sea-to-grill Asian restaurant cuisine in the heart of Doral. Unsuspectingly stylish, Green Plate serves outstanding food and drinks in a lively setting. Premium meats and seafood are served a la carte and tapas style. Dishes include traditional recipes from all over Asia, utilizing seasonal ingredients- “cooked just one step short of craziness.” So expect delightful surprises.

Not to be missed are the Umami Dynamite Roll- a show stopper! The chemistry involved in this dish leads you to Umami which means “pleasant savory taste” in Japanese  The fried rice, created with the wok hei method “essence” to truly capture all of the flavor profiles.

If you can only visit Green Plate on one day of the week, head there on Sunday for brunch. Chef Jay Lam shares, “We are South Florida’s only high-end Asian buffet on Sundays. We offer a unique beverage program that combines artisan sake cocktails and molecular homemade sodas and all of the top dishes are included in the buffet menu.”

For more information and to make reservations, visit: http://www.greenplatebistro.com.

On Wednesday September 12, Miami Socialholic had the chance to meet with D’USSE Cognac’s Cellar Master, Michel Casavecchia, at Red the Steakhouse, while he was visiting Miami from Cognac, France. D’USSE Cognac is a byproduct of a partnership between Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter and Bacardi Limited and while Jay-Z leads global strategy for the brand, it is also Michel’s unrelenting commitment to creating D’USSE’s bold, unique flavor that has made the drink a universal sensation. So, we had the opportunity to sit down with Michel and find out exactly how we can “drink like Jay-Z and other VIPs.”
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By: Mary Jo Almeida-Shore

Fans of fine dining rejoice! Award-winning churrascaria, Texas de Brazil celebrates its 20th anniversary by offering its original pricing from way back in 1998. For the next couple of days you can enjoy the elevated dining experience at a bargain price of $28.50 per adult for the regular dinner menu. This includes Texas de Brazil’s full, rodizio-style menu which is available from 4 p.m. – 10 p.m. on Monday, October 8 and Tuesday, October 9. Children ages six to 12 dine for $14.25; kids three to five dine for $5 and those under three dine for free. Read the rest of this entry »

For a spirited evening under the stars, visit Chotto Matte on Lincoln Road, the London-based award-winning, restaurant’s first location in the United States. Featuring Nikkei cuisine (in which flavors from Japan and Peru are infused), the restaurant boasts a robata grill, sushi bar and open-air dining room.

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Kick back, relax and have the best food  in the Keys at Lazy Days, in the heart of Islamorada. Lazy Days offers  top notch oceanfront dining and a laid-back atmosphere. Situated right on the sand, Lazy Days invites guests to stay for a while and delight in a wide variety of seafood dishes and fresh catch prepared Lazy Days style: Panko-crusted and drenched in key lime butter and garlic sauce. There are other unique and delicious preparations as well, such as Lorenzo style- sautéed and topped with a crab cake, key lime butter and béarnaise sauce. Hungry yet?

The menu also includes burgers, pastas, alligator bites, cracked conch and lots of other other island favorites. For a small fee, Lazy Days will cook your catch and serve it in a beautiful platter along with signature sides. It’s no surprise this place gets packed every day. Happy hour is especially fun, when you can enjoy food and drink specials while sitting in Adirondack chairs facing the water as you listen to live music and watch the sun set.

Located near Robbie’s, where guests delight in feeding giant tarpon and also next door to Bud and Mary’s Marina- ground zero for sport-fishing charters, Lazy Days is the best place to eat after enjoying nearby adventures. 

Whether you are driving to or through the Keys for the day, or plan to stay a while Lazy Days is definitely worth a visit.

Lazy Days

79867 Overseas Highway

For more information visit: http://www.lazydaysislamorada.com.

By:  Dr. Mary Jo Almeida-Shore

Thrill seekers no longer need to jump out of a plane, scale Mount Everest or go for a dive among Great Whites to push the boundaries of their imaginations and achieve that adrenaline rush.  A simple visit to Barton G. The Restaurant will provide all of the adventure that one can fathom – and then some. Barton G. is the Cirque de Soleil meets Ultra Music Festival meets the Indy 500 of the dining world- with the quality and flavors of a Michelin-Starred restaurant.

It’s no surprise that renowned restaurateur and special event impresario, Barton G. Weiss, creator of the extraordinary Barton  G. The Restaurants is the trendsetter in his field.  Creator of the liquid nitrogen cocktail and #foodporn, Barton is continuously looking for new ideas that are 100% original. “I live to create shockingly delicious and awe-inspiring dining and event experiences. Every day is a celebration.”

It’s also no accident-as this magic happens scientifically, thanks to an on-site engineer who helps with the development and execution of the outrageous dishes.

Guests are treated to a multi-sensory experience where they interact with fellow diners as collective gasps and Instagram moments are shared each time an over-the-top dish ceremoniously comes out of the kitchen.   Read the rest of this entry »