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Fashion is cyclical. Trends have a life, they die, and then at some point experience a rebirth. Take acid-wash jeans, for instance. In the 1980s, everyone from Madonna to tennis star Andre Agassi wore them. Then they were ostracized as uncool. But a trip to any department store today will find an ample supply of acid-wash mom jeans, there to be scooped up by on trend social-media fashionistas.
Food, like fashion, also has its moments. Dishes like beef Wellington or a caesar salad prepared tableside are considered trite until a chef like Thomas Keller puts a stunning rendition on his menu at the Surf Club Restaurant and gives the doddering old staples a new lease on life.
One of the most ambitious such happenings is on tap for March: The restaurant reservation system Resy and American Express Gold Card will host a drive-thru restaurant dinner consisting of a ten-course tasting menu prepared by some of Miami s best chefs that you can enjoy without having to leave the safety of your own car.
The Resy Drive-Thru, a two-night culinary event, will take over the parking area at 1 Herald Plaza on Thursday, March 18, and Friday, March 19.
Participating chefs and restaurants include Michelle Bernstein (Cafe La Trova), Michael Schwartz (Harry s Pizzeria), Timon Balloo (Balloo), and José Mendín (Pubbelly Sushi) .Restaurants include L Atelier de Joël Robuchon, Mr. Mandolin, Niu Kitchen, Osaka Nikkei Miami, Planta, and South Beach new arrival Carbone Miami.
Trader Joe s opened its first Miami-Dade location in Pinecrest in 2013 to much fanfare.
The chain, which has a loyal fan base, then opened several more South Florida locations, including stores in Davie, Fort Lauderdale, Pembroke Pines, Delray Beach, Coral Springs, Boca Raton, Wellington, and Palm Beach Gardens.
The Miami Beach location, only the second in Miami-Dade, opened in August 2019.
Plans to open a Midtown Miami Trader Joe s come on the heels of the news that Coral Gables will soon get its own Trader Joe s. In November 2020, news broke that Gables Station, a mixed-use project that includes retail and residences, would also house a Trader Joe s.