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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 Ball...

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...

Burger King is testing a loyalty program called Royal Perks in Miami, Los Angeles, New York, and New Jersey.

In addition, you'll get a Tacolandia restaurant card, which entitles you to a free taco from a host of participating restaurants — just stop in with your card for a taco. The card is good through June 1, 2021, so you'll have plenty of time to redeem your tacos. So far, participating on-site restaurants include Xochimex Cantina Grill, La Santa Taqueria, Twice Butter Mexican Fusion, La Tiendita Taqueria, Maya' Mi Cocina, and Dulce Vida Mexican restaurant — with more restaurants yet to be announced. Restaurants participating in the Taco Card include Bartaco, Taco Taco Express, Taco Beach ...

The chef says Mrs. Balloo will be an extension of Balloo, a 31-seat jewel of a restaurant in the Ingraham Building that was lauded for its intimacy of space, flavors, and stories after it opened in late November of 2019. While Balloo focused on Timon's West Indian and Chinese heritage, Mrs. Balloo will delve into the Thai roots of his wife and partner, Marissa. "This is a little more focused on Asian flavors. We're also not taking ourselves too seriously." The name is also a nod to the Balloo household, which the chef shares with wife, Marissa, and daughters 12-year-old Kirin and Sophie, who'...