Tallarin Saltado
The Miami Marathon is just two days away! And while you’ve probably been training for it since January 2017, this close to the race, it’s time to prep your body in another way: with carbohydrates. You already know about Scarpetta’s “Carb Up” menu, but if you don’t want to make the drive all the way to Miami Beach, La Mar by Gaston Acurio {500 Brickell Key Drive, Brickell; 305.913.8358} has a menu with runners in mind, too. Start with a special Carbo-Load Menu to power you through the race, and to recover, feast on La Mar’s extravagant Sunday Brunch after the race is done.
As the name implies, this a la carte menu, which is prepared by none other than the restaurant’s talented Executive Chef Diego Oka, is a runner’s dream come true. Offering special dishes packed with carbohydrates, runners will find a delicious take on modern Peruvian cuisine, with dishes like Tallarin Saltado with bucatini pasta, stir fried tenderloin, red onions, tomatoes, green onions, soy sauce, and cilantro; and Quinoa Chaufa with shrimp, calamari, octopus, red quinoa, nikkei sauce, pickled veggies, and red peppers. This menu is available tonight and tomorrow only, from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m.
Then, once you’ve finished those 26.2 miles and it’s time to celebrate, rehydrate and refuel at La Mar by Gaston Acurio’s Sunday Brunch! From Noon to 3:30 p.m., brunch lovers will be able to take advantage of the hotel’s raved-about midday meal, which has everything from Plancha Anticuchero, Lomo Saltado and Fried Egg, Jalea Frita, and Pescado Chorillana, to unlimited brunch cocktails, Chaufa Aeropuerto for the table, and elaborate stations brimming with fresh seafood and savory grilled meats. Add some Tattinger champagne and it’s a weekend of eating fit for… well, the champion that you are.
The Carbo-Load Menu is priced a la carte. The Sunday Brunch is priced at $95++ per person. An elevated brunch menu with additional a la carte options, like King Crab Anticuchero, and unlimited Tattinger champagne is available for $125++ per person.
Happy dining!
By Jennifer Agress | Miami Editor