Fleming's Prime Steakhouse Memorable Meal: A Trio of Fleming's Classics. (PRNewsFoto/Fleming's Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar, Winnie Ma)
It’s never a bad time to do some wine tasting, especially when it’s Opening Night at Fleming’s. So plan your month accordingly, and head to Fleming’s on Thursday nights. During this month of discovery, you will have the chance to experience the newly released Fleming’s 100 — the 100 wines that made their list for the upcoming year. During each tasting, guests will taste their way through 20 wines, paired with tasting tips from the wine managers and some sumptuous hors d’eouvres from the kitchen at Fleming’s.
These events will take place every Thursday in September (9/2, 9/9, 9/16, 9/23, 9/30) from 5:30 – 7:00 p.m. and will cost $25. To make this deal even better, you can use that $25 you spent on the wine tasting as a credit for dining in the restaurant that evening. Call to make your reservations in advance, as this is sure to sell out.
Fleming’s is located at 2525 Ponce de Leon Boulevard, Coral Gables FL 33134.
Photo Credit: Winnie Ma
This post first appeared on PlanetEye Traveler.
Put away the wine, sometimes you just need an ice, cold margarita. Ah, the joys!
Just add Milagro Tequila, for the perfect margarita.
For our last happy hour event, Dine stopped at Rocco’s Tacos & Tequila Bar in Boca Raton — the perfect destination for drinks or dinner — any night of the week. For this event, we paired up with the SFPRN (South Florida Public Relations Network) for an evening of margaritas and Mexican food favorites — like their tableside guacamole (shown below).
For this event, guests were greeted with a Milagro Margarita and a sampling of favorites from Roccoo’s Tacos like chips and salsa, guacamole, tacos, flautas and more.
Everyone who attended enjoyed the lively energy, the active crowd and took time to kick back, relax and make some new contacts. For more photos from this event, check out our Dine flickr page.
Rocco’s Tacos & Tequila Bar is located at 5250 Town Center Circle in Boca Raton. (561) 416-2131
While Tuesdays in August tend to be a down time at many restaurants, Caffe Abbracci is the exception to the rule, and there is good reason for that. Restaurateur Nino Pernetti ensures everything is executed properly, and that is why his devoted fans fill up Caffe Abbracci week after week. When Nino agreed to host a Dine Happy Hour event, we were more than thrilled – we knew that the evening would be perfect.
Guests were welcomed into this sold-out event with a glass of Banfi wine — San Angelo Pinot Grigio or Banfi Rosso to start off the evening, and a selection of gourmet bites from the kitchen like Belgian Endive with Parmigiano Reggiano Fondue, Beef Carpaccio with Truffle Oil and Grissini Torinesi wrapped with Parma Prosciutto ham.
Dine's Wine & Spirits Editor Patrick Sullivan with Nino Pernetti
Although the bar area was cozy, it wasn’t uncomfortable — and with Nino mingling with our guests, everyone felt right at home. During the event, we happily snapped some photos to capture the memories.
And, a few lucky guests even went home with a copy of Nino Pernetti’s Caffe Abbracci cookbook.
Caffe Abbracci is located at 318 Aragon Ave, Coral Gables. 305.441.0700
The recently opened Amuse at Tempo Miami was the destination for a sumptuous Dine Happy Hour event, and it was filled with much excitement. Being open for less than a month, we brought in a lot of newcomers curious to see what this new small plates and sleek restaurant was all about.
Guests were greeted with a myriad of gourmet menu offerings like Scallop Carpaccio with Krispy Rice, Sauteed Shrimp with coconut carrot puree and Roasted Duck Breast with marinated watermelon — all pleasing to the palate.
To pair up with these delectable bites, guests were treated to cocktails with Chambord Flavored Vodka, a recently released (and definitely a must-try) spirit to enter the marketplace.
Guests remained in good spirits for the duration of the evening and were happy to discover yet another Miami hot spot. For more photos from the event, visit the Dine flickr page.
Amuse at Tempo Miami is located at 1100 Biscayne Blvd, 3rd Floor in Miami.
If you are looking to purchase Chambord Flavored Vodka, you can purchase it at the following locations:
Best Buy Liquors, 27329 S Dixie Hwy, Miami
Jensens Liquors, 1646 SW 27th Ave, Miami
Patio Lounge, 19367 S Dixie Hwy, Miami
Quail Roost Discount Liquor, 18841 SW 117th Ave, Miami
Winn-Dixoe, 18300 SW 137 Ave, Miami
I’ve been on a sushi kick lately. Fresh, tender seafood that melts in your mouth, Asian flavors that meld together, artfully prepared all make for a perfect meal. One that I could have nearly every night of the week. Still, there are some people who feel that sushi and raw fish are not for them. Heck, they won’t even glance at a menu to see the creative menu items. Oh, are they missing out?! Now, sushi has taken a modern twist and there’s something for everyone — from your BBQ fanatics to the raw foodists — you are all now covered. With this, we take you on a tour of some of the country’s more unusual choices.
Photo by Brett Hufziger
We start off our tour of exotic sushi rolls with a stop at a local South Florida BBQ establishment — Smoke’t Southern Kitchen & Tap in Coral Gables for their BBQ Pork Roll. Served with Smoke’t Blazin Hot Sauce, this roll of pulled BBQ pork, cole slaw and sticky rice offers the perfect crunch to each mouthful.
Smoke’t Southern Kitchen & Tap is located at 1450 S Dixie Highway, Coral Gables.
We continue our tour of exotic sushi rolls with a visit to Haru for the Red Hot Mama Roll ($15) where we get our fill of Louisiana flavors. This specialty roll available at all of the Haru locations (in New York, Philadelphia and Boston) combines crawfish, mango and cilantro. It is then topped with yuzu tobiko and a Japanese remoulade.
Sushi takes many shapes and sizes and at Kerry Simon’s L.A. Market, located at the J.W. Marriott Los Angeles, it even comes as a pizza. This fresh take combines Angeleno’s long obsession with sushi with the latest pizza craze and brings you one of the most popular menu items at LA Market — the Sushi Pizza.
LA Market is located at the JW Marriott Los Angeles, 900 W Olympic Blvd, Los Angeles, CA. (213) 765-8930
It’s time to play with fire at The Colony at the Hyatt Regency Waikiki where a quick flick of a blow torch comes into play with this innovative line of sushi dishes. Choose between the Miso Glazed Maguro with Kaiware (sprouted daikon radish seeds) and sesame or the Cream Cheese Flamed Smoked Salmon with lavendar onion and lemon. Add in a brief stint with the blowtorch and you’ll have a nice, charred finish to the dish. Are you feeling brave? Chef says that this flavor enhancement can also be done at home with a small hand-held blowtorch and a tangy miso sauce of garlic, white miso and mayo.
The Hyatt Regency Waikiki is located at 2424 Kalakaua Avenue, Honolulu, HI. 808 923 1234
Photo by Hannah Kaminsky
In Connecticut, sushi takes an even healthier twist at Health in a Hurry and becomes vegan-friendly. For this Raw Vegan Sushi Roll ($7.95), the rice is substituted with a vegan ‘rice’ made with nut pate, almonds, ginger, tamari, scallions and miso that have been blended together to form a thick pate resembling rice and having a sushi flavor. These rolls are then filled with fresh vegetables like avocado, carrots, beets, red peppers, celery and sprouts. This is served with tamari dipping sauce.
Health in a Hurry is located at 1891 Post Road, Fairfield, CT (203) 254-5777
A meal is not complete without dessert and for that we present you with Fruishi ($2.50 for the first roll, $1.50 for additional) at Orange in Chicago. This twist on your typical roll features fresh fruit for a sweet, light ending to your meal. Orange has multiple locations in the Chicago area.
Where do you like to go for sushi? Do you enjoy standard rolls or would you try something a little out of the norm?