If you love Venezuelan cooking, you’re in luck—award-winning Venezuelan gastronomist, Carlos Garcia, who reigns as Co-Owner and Executive Chef of the famed Alto Restaurant in Caracas, is bringing his first restaurant to the Magic City this fall. This soon-to-be hotspot will be called Obra Kitchen Table, will sit on the ground floor of the Jade at Brickell building, and will mark the chef’s first venture in the United States. Regarded as one of Venezuela’s most sought-after chefs, Garcia himself will helm the kitchen; which will serve lunch and dinner plates bursting with Chilean, Peruvian, Argentine, Brazilian, Venezuelan, Colombian, and Mexican flavors. If his Caracas restaurant is any indication, every dish at Obra will be a gastronomic feat not to be missed… which is why we’re so glad we won’t have to wait until fall to taste it for ourselves.
Exactly one week from today, the man himself will make his Magic City debut at La Mar by Gastón Acurio {500 Brickell Key Drive, Brickell Key; 305.913.8358} with a special, two-day “pop up” of Obra Kitchen Table. Taking place on Friday, August 25 and Saturday, August 26, Obra will pop up during during dinner service only. On those evenings, guests of the restaurant will have the option to order from either Obra’s “sneak peak” menu or the regular dinner menu at La Mar by Gastón Acurio (which is also delicious, by the way).
Excited? We thought you might be. Here’s what you can expect to find during next weekend’s “sneak peak” of Obra Kitchen Table:
Appetizers
King Prawn Crudo, $29
With pickled green papaya salad and coconut vinaigrette
Aji Dulce Crème Brûlée, $19
With foie gras confetti
Reina Pepiada Gocha, $15
Arepa stuffed with chicken, sofrito, and avocado salad
Entrées
Bucatini Octopus Carbonara, $23
Tuna Charcoal, $29
With spicy sofrito and salted vegetables
Veal Ossobucco in Asado Negro Sauce, $55
With toasted carrot purée
Dessert
Low Hanging Fruit, $11
Mango bajito
Reservations are required for Obra’s “sneak peek.” Making the weekend both delicious and charitable, a portion of the proceeds will benefit Voices for Children through Mandarin Oriental, Miami’s annual FANtastic Match program.
Happy dining!
By Jennifer Agress | Miami Editor