Cara Mia, a trattoria in South Beach, believes the finest things in life are the simplest. Since 2013, the restaurant has built a loyal following by serving authentic Italian cuisine built on only a few ingredients. This past February, owner Luigi Coppolino partnered with two Italian restaurateurs — Paolo Giurato and Luciano Maddii.Maddii, a self-taught chef who goes by the nickname "Frasca," has owned eateries in Italy, Monte Carlo, and Coconut Grove. At Cara Mia, he changes the menu regularly to show off Miami's seasonal produce."We are here to give customers what we know and make it better," says Giurato, a former manager at La Locanda on Washington Avenue who has been in the food business for the past 40 years.Most nights, the trio tours Cara Mia's dining room to greet customers and suggest plates such as the baccalá alla livornese, battered salt cod served in a rich tomato sauce covered with chopped parsley ($31); or the orecchia d'elefante, a thinly … [Read more...] about Cara Mia Showcases Miami’s Seasonal Produce Through Italian Fare
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Miami Media Outlets Smeared, Possibly Outed Gay Men Yesterday
Yesterday, Hollywood Police officers raided an adult store and — surprise! — found some dudes masturbating inside. Aside from finding 11 self-pleasuring gentlemen, Hollywood's brave cops busted two additional men for the heinous, hideous, unspeakable crime of... [checks notes] having consensual oral sex inside a private building. This is the second time Hollywood PD has harassed patrons of the shop, Pleasure Emporium, this year. Rather than use their platforms to ask why Hollywood PD is wasting its time and taxpayers' money harassing consenting adults, virtually every major news organization in South Florida — including WPLG, WFOR, and the Miami Herald — chose to publish the names, ages, and mug shots of the men arrested yesterday for the so-called crime of having consensual gay sex inside a building. That decision subjected 13 men to unnecessary shame and possibly outed LGBTQ+ people, leaving them vulnerable to abuse, harassment, or retaliation.The … [Read more...] about Miami Media Outlets Smeared, Possibly Outed Gay Men Yesterday
Miami Wins Big at Tales of the Cocktail With Emotional Tribute to Sweet Liberty’s John Lermayer
This past week, the 12th-annual Tales of The Cocktail returned to New Orleans' French Quarter neighborhood with events, seminars, dinners, and parties. Miami made a big impact, from an emotional tribute to Sweet Liberty's John Lermayer to the Broken Shaker's second-consecutive win for Best American Hotel Bar and Sweet Liberty's recognition for World’s Best Spirit Selection and Best American Bar Team.Among festival-goers, the number of Miami bartenders, brand ambassadors, writers, and experts was significantly higher than in past years. The presence was first noticeable Wednesday night, in front of the Miami installation at the Jameson Love Thy Neighborhood Block Party, where different cities represented proudly with activations celebrating bartenders, musicians, and brewers from across the country. Neon signage included a palm tree, a flamingo, and the now-eponymous "Pursue Happiness" sign, which hangs inside Miami's Sweet Liberty. Come Thursday, the … [Read more...] about Miami Wins Big at Tales of the Cocktail With Emotional Tribute to Sweet Liberty’s John Lermayer
Jarvis Landry Should Stop Bashing the Miami Dolphins and Start Thanking Them
Jarvis Landry is in Cleveland readying himself for his first season with the Browns, but if his continued penchant for mentioning his time with the Dolphins is any indication, his mind is still on Miami — not on the weather or the nightlife he'll miss during the frigid winter he'll spend in Ohio, but on all the ways he thinks the Fins did him wrong. Landry has a sodium problem. He's really salty at the moment. He's been spending a lot of time thinking about the Dolphins, and not in a good way. He's clearly still bitter the Dolphins were unwilling to break the bank to give him anything close to the five-year, $75 million contract extension the Browns quickly handed him upon his arrival in Cleveland, and he's going out of his way to badmouth the team. Since Landry was traded to the Browns in March, he's made it a point to bash his former team in almost every imaginable way. Let's recap: Got all that? That's a lot of complaining for a player who just signed for $75 million in large … [Read more...] about Jarvis Landry Should Stop Bashing the Miami Dolphins and Start Thanking Them
Former Miami Dolphins Player Takes Special Needs Student to Prom
A special-needs student had a one-of-a-kind prom date when a former Miami Dolphins football player returned to his home county in Alabama to take her to the dance. Eighteen-year-old Lindsey Preston needed a date to prom, and her family knew the perfect gentlemen take her: Don Jones II, the 27-year-old defensive back for the San Francisco 49ers. “We are friends with DJ’s family, so we asked and he said he would love to,” said Preston’s mother, Kristi Martin. “He picked her up in a limo had flowers and was so sweet to her.” Jones told WBRC that it was a “blessing” to take Lindsey, who has Down Syndrome, to the county-wide prom for high school students with special needs. The NFL player danced with all the students at the prom and “made everybody feel special,” Martin told The Associated Press … [Read more...] about Former Miami Dolphins Player Takes Special Needs Student to Prom