October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and in all corners of Miami, restaurants are finding ways to raise money for a cure. From glowing-pink buildings and flamingo-colored cocktails, to beneficial prix-fixe menus created by some of the best chefs in the Magic City, here’s how you can eat and drink for a cause in “the 305” this October:
Drink for a Cause at The Setai!
For the rest of this month, raise awareness and support for breast cancer with something you already love doing: drinking. From now through October 31, head to The Lobby Bar and The Courtyard at The Setai, Miami Beach {2001 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach; 305.520.6000} and order a Cherry Blossom Sour cocktail. It costs $18, is made with a delicate mix of Toki Japanese Rare Whisky, Cherry Heering, cherry vanilla syrup, fresh citrus juice, and egg whites, and is garnished with filthy cherries. If that’s not enough to draw you in, $5 from every Cherry Blossom Sour bought through the end of this month will benefit the Breast Cancer Research Foundation.
Turn Dinner into a Staycation
Head to Dolce Italian {1690 Collins Ave, Miami Beach; 786.975.2550} at the Gale South Beach for dinner, order the Heirloom Tomato Salad and Linguine alle Vongole from its Miami Spice menu, and stay until morning. From now through the end of October, Gale South Beach will offer a 25% discount on best-rate hotel rooms, and a portion of every room booked will benefit the Susan G. Komen foundation.
Bleau Goes Pink
For the ninth year in a row, Fontainebleau Miami Beach {4441 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach; 877.326.7412} has partnered with Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami Health System to raise money for breast cancer research. As it does every year, on the first of the month, this iconic hotel illuminated its Chateau building in pink with 100+ high-powered light fixtures—a sight that can now be seen nightly, from 10 p.m. to sunrise, through October 31!
Along with that, two of the hotel’s famed restaurants, StripSteak by Michael Mina and Scarpetta by Scott Conant, are offering special $55 three-course menus, a portion of the proceeds from which will benefit breast cancer research. At each restaurant, guests will get one glass of rosé with their choice of an appetizer, entrée, and a dessert from the prix-fixe menu. Go to Scarpetta for Yellowtail Crudo or Braised Short Ribs of Beef and farro risotto appetizers, followed by mains like Duck & Foie Gras Ravioli, Ricotta Raviolini, Local Snapper with fennel & shellfish brodetto, or Honey Glazed Duck with caramelized endive. Want something heavier? Head to StripSteak by Michael Mina for appetizers like Jumbo Gulf Shrimp Cocktail or Prime Steak Tartare, and then move on to your choice of Black Truffle Risotto with a 63º egg, Gallus Braun Chicken with mushroom dashi, or Moyer Farms Angus 8-ounce Filet Mignon for dinner. Of course, no meal is complete without dessert, so let the chef surprise you with something seasonal, sweet, and downright delicious.
Happy Dining!
By Jennifer Agress | Miami Editor