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How to navigate the South Beach Wine & Food Festival safely and have a good time: Nine things you need to know before you go.

Laine Doss Laine Doss is the food and spirits editor for Miami New Times, covering the restaurant and bar scene in South Florida. She has been featured on Cooking Channel’s Eat Street and Food Network’s Great Food Truck Race. Doss won an Alternative Weekly award for her feature on what it’s like to wait tables. In a previous life, she appeared off-Broadway and shook many a cocktail as a bartender at venues in South Florida and New York City. When she’s not writing, you can find Doss running some marathon then celebrating at the nearest watering hole.

Few strings are attached. New employees must be hired before Ch'i opens and they must work at least 90 days to earn the bonus. Emi Guerra, cofounder of Breakwater Hospitality Group and a partner in Ch'i, says the shortage of hospitality-industry workers isn't limited to Miami. "It's really a national problem. Everyone in the hospitality industry speaks to each other, and this is a universal problem." Guerra says that when the pandemic hit, employees at restaurants, bars, clubs, and hotels were the hardest hit. Some filed for unemployment and are still collecting, while others have moved ...

Gramps owner, Adam Gersten tells New Times that the idea behind the vaccination day was to help hospitality workers in the Wynwood/Midtown area get a vaccine by bringing the site to a hospitality center. He says he contacted Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava's office with the idea. "I reached out to the mayor to see who was in charge of the vaccine pop-up sites. From there I was directed to discuss logistics with the fire department. I'm thankful that they responded in a positive manner and that the fire department was so cool about it." The only thing that would have made it better from...

The restaurant is set to open in Brickell in the next few weeks. To ensure they're fully staffed, they're offering $1,000 bonuses to all new front- and back-of-house employees. Few strings are attached. New employees must be hired before Ch'i opens and they must work at least 90 days to earn the bonus. Emi Guerra, cofounder of Breakwater Hospitality Group and a partner in Ch'i, says the shortage of hospitality-industry workers isn't limited to Miami. "It's really a national problem. Everyone in the hospitality industry speaks to each other, and this is a universal problem." Guerra says that w...