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Chef Appreciation Week: Celebrate your favorite Miami chef

Chef Appreciation Week 2025 will be celebrated from Sunday, September 7th to Saturday, September 13th, 2025. This global event recognizes the talent, hard work, and dedication of chefs and culinary professionals. You can show your support by thanking your favorite chefs in person or on social media using the hashtag #ChefAppreciationWeek.

Now is the perfect time to spotlight the chefs who continue to shape Miami’s dynamic and ever-evolving food scene.

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Chef Collab: La Docena X Sunny's Miami September 24th

Miami has truly become ”Chef Collab Central” and excited to announce that the next installment of Sunny’s Miami guest chef dinner series will take place on Wednesday, September 24th, from 5:30 to 9:30 PM, featuring Chef Tomás Bermúdez of La Docena in Mexico. TICKETS ON RESY

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Monday Monday: $50 Tasting Menu at Paya by Chef Niven Patel

While the buzz is all about Miami Spice, multi Beard Foundation nominated local chef, Niven Patel, while offering creative Spice menus at both Ghee in Wynwood and Dadeland and Paya on Miami Beach, has also added an incredible 10 course tasting menu for $50 at Paya…but ONLY on Mondays.

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MAI Sushi Tapas for easy night out in Coral Gables

With Miami Spice in full swing during August and September, it’s easy to get swept up in the three-course dinner circuit. But sometimes, you just want something lighter, more casual, or a little out of the ordinary. That’s where MAI Sushi Tapas & Bar on Miracle Mile in Coral Gables comes in offering a creative menu of Japanese and Vietnamese tapas that’s perfect for sharing, sipping, and savoring at your own pace.

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Miami Spice 2025: Our MIAbites Contributors Top Picks

Miami Spice, Miami’s favorite 2-month special prix fix dining initiative presented by the Greater Miami Convention and Visitors Bureau begins August 1- September 30.

https://www.miamiandbeaches.com/deals/spice-restaurant-months

Over 300 restaurants offer 3 course menus for lunch and brunch at $35 or dinner at $45 or $60 per person.

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El Carajo: A Hidden Gem in the Most Unexpected Place

If you didn’t know exactly what you were looking for, you’d drive right past El Carajo.

Tucked into a Mobil gas station off US 1, close to where I-95 fades out and turns into US1, this place doesn’t scream “restaurant.” In fact, it barely whispers it. But once you find it, you’ll never forget it.

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Bunbury: The secret Argentinean restaurant you need to know about

The Adrienne Arsht Performing Arts Center is pretty much a food wasteland. But a couple of blocks away in the new rental apartment complexes with names like CASA, Art Plaza and Square Station Apartments, we discovered the Argentinean restaurant, Bunbury.

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Women's Month in South Florida: The Culinary Stars

While every month we should celebrate the women in culinary, March is designated as both Women’s International and Women’s History Month and it seemed fitting for MIAbites to highlight some of the top, talented women “making history” in the South Florida food scene.

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GAO: Vietnamese fine dining South of Fifth on Miami Beach

At the helm of GAO is Cathy Arrighi, the owner of South of Fifth’s buzzy Italian hot spot, Call Me Gaby. Arrighi, whose roots trace back to Vietnam, grew up immersed in the vibrant culinary culture of her heritage. Born to a Vietnamese mother and a Corsican father, she honed her appreciation for international cooking through her parents, who operated acclaimed restaurants in Saigon and France.

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Blue Collar, A MiMo Destination Offering Elevated Homestyle Cooking

Not all restaurants manage to maintain their mojo when they outgrow their original location but Blue Collar, which moved last spring from its tiny nook in the Biscayne Inn across the street to 6789 Biscayne Boulevard (formerly the home of BALANS and La Placita restaurants), hasn’t skipped a beat.

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JAMES BEARD FOUNDATION® HOSTS TASTE AMERICA CULINARY SERIES featuring Chef Valerie Chang

The James Beard Foundation®, the organization behind the James Beard Awards®, announces that its Taste America culinary series returns to Miami with a special pop-up dinner featuring Miami’s 2024 James Beard Award winning Best Chef: South, Valerie Chang.

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Miami Spice: Keeping it local at 27 Restaurant

As the signature full-service restaurant at the Freehand Miami, 27 Restaurant is known for its creative dishes that marry global flavors with local ingredients. Overseen by Corporate Executive Chef Jimmy Lebron, the inventive menu includes everything from traditional Haitian Griot and Pikliz to Kimchi Fried Rice.

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