Three years ago, on a rainy night at the Wynwood Yard, 2 Korean Girls was conceived.
Jennifer Kaminski, who opened the delivery-and-takeout-only restaurant with her sister Michele this past December, says she put together the idea for the restaurant in a matter of a few hours after hearing that Wynwood Yard cofounder Della Heiman was hosting a pitch session for young restaurateurs to present their ideas and receive real-time feedback from hospitality veterans.
Both sisters had spent their teen years helping their mother, Chom Sunny Kaminski, at her restaurant outside South Bend, Indiana, but they d taken a different tack with their lives.
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Allegra Angelo Sommelier for Vinya Wines 266 Miracle Mile, Coral Gables 305-203-4228 Sommelier Allegra Angelo has seemingly lived nine lives everywhere from the West Coast to the Northeast before settling in Miami. Since 2019, her love of wine, food, and community is on display at Vinya Wines, where she works alongside founder Nicholas Garcia as in-house sommelier. Angelo has been honing her craft for 15 years, developing more than 20 unique wine-and-spirit programs across the nation and working with local staples, including Mignonette, Stiltsville Fish Bar, and Café La Trova. Angelo s work doesn’t end in the dining room while serving as sommelier for La Mar and Mandarin Oriental, she worked wine harvests in Burgundy, Tuscany, and Spain. She has passed all levels of the Master Sommelier Exam and is preparing to retake the tasting portion this year a top honor for any wine pro. During COVID, Angelo has been conducting Zoom wine tasti
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Openings Cervecería La Tropical. 42 NE 25th St., Miami; cervecerialatropical.com. Chela s Beer Garden. 15301 NW 67th Ave., Miami Lakes; 786-558-9393; chelasbeergarden.com. Cote Miami. 3900 NE Second Ave., Miami; 305-434-4668; cotemiami.com.
Eleventh Street Pizza. 1035 N. Miami Ave., Miami; eleventhstreetpizza.com. The Gramercy. 65 Miracle Mile, Coral Gables; 786-7522-3878; heavenmykonos.com. Luca Osteria. 116 Giralda Ave, Coral Gables; 305- 381-5097; lucamiami.com. Mrs. Balloo. At the Wharf Fort Lauderdale. 20 W. Las Olas Blvd., Fort Lauderdale; 954-372-76064; wharfftl.com. Man vs. Fries. Delivery only; manvsfriescom. Moxy Hotel South Beach. 915 Washington Ave, Miami Beach; 305-600-4292; marriott.com.
Embrace your inner werewolf and party under the light of the moon at the Wharf s first
Full Moon Party of 2021. Early birds at the waterfront venue can enjoy happy hour mules, mojitos, and margaritas from 4 to 7 p.m. ($4 at 4 p.m., $5 at 5, $6 at 6), and food will be provided by local favorites like the Chicken Spot, Spris Artisan Pizza, and Mojo Donuts. Starting at 8 p.m., enjoy fire dancers and other live performers as the Wolf Moon shines over the Miami River.
4 p.m. Thursday, at the Wharf Miami, 114 SW North River Dr., Miami; 305-906-4000; wharfmiami.com. Admission is free with RSVP; table reservations cost $252 to $504 via eventbrite.com.