While we’re still out on our Miami Spice tour all month, making room is a must for everything else in store: a sweet Jewish New Year treat, the return of an OG Labor Day Weekend pop-up, a rockin’ Wynwood debut and a famed Miami chef’s return to the kitchen—not to mention the launch of a sexy $1,250 steak. Buckle up, folks. This month is ready to take you on a wild Magic City ride.
Splurge on Giselle Miami’s New Menu
If you’re a steak aficionado, Downtown‘s Giselle Miami is rolling out the rare-hued carpet for you. Enter, drum roll, please: the over-the-top, show-stopping 72-ounce A5 wagyu tomahawk ribeye ringing up at $1,250 per steak (yes, you heard us right). Flown in from Kagoshima, Japan, only 16 of these bad boys are up for grabs in the U.S. each month, and Giselle’s locked four. Grab your top four to six carnivorous besties and have a time. Or get rowdy (and a little naughty) with the new reverse cowgirl ribeye and splurge on the prime ribeye cheesesteak. For seafoodies, try the Giselle volcano roll (king crab makes a cameo), pop a few Chilean sea bass gyozas, or dig into the prawn Milanese.
Available starting Tuesday, September 1. Prices vary.
Giselle Miami is located at 15 NE 11th St., Miami, FL 33132. For more information, visit the official website.
Let Bakey Treat Your Sweet New Year
Kick off the Jewish New Year with decadent noshes from South Florida’s most talked-about bakery opening of the summer. Infusing its “Love, Always” concept into Rosh Hashanah, Bakey’s got a brand new sweet bag. Master baker Uri Scheft has been busy developing a special holiday menu that takes care of all the classics: honey cakes, a variety of hand-braided challahs, and, of course, a spread of signature babkas, plus a few special holiday platters. Now you have four reasons not to show up to holiday dinner empty-handed. If you do, don’t come blowing your shofar at us!
Pre-orders begin Tuesday, September 1. Prices range from $5.99 per slice of classic honey cake to $105 for fully loaded platters.
Bakey is located at 668 W. Hallandale Beach Blvd., Hallandale Beach, FL 33009. To order, visit the official website, email cateringfl@bakeybabka.com or call 754-999-8999.
The Return of Sweet Beach at The Shelborne By Proper
We love a good comeback, which is why we’re bookmarking the return of Sweet Beach to the Pool Garden at The Shelborne By Proper in South Beach. Following a five-year hiatus (and a $100 million hotel restoration), Sweet Liberty is headed a whole two blocks south to pop up with a four-day farewell to summer bash. Michelle Bernstein will curate the bites, the Sweet Liberty team will stir up the tropical bevvies and the mood music will set the ocean-breezy scene.
Friday, September 4, from 4 to 9 p.m., and Saturday, September 5 through Monday, September 7, from noon to 5 p.m. Entry is free.
The Shelborne By Proper is located at 1801 Collins Ave., Miami Beach, FL 33139. For more information, visit The Shelborne Happenings page.
Chef Michael Schwartz Is Genuinely Back In Session
If you’ve missed Chef Michael Schwartz’s cooking, you have four chances to catch him back in action. Rejoining the kitchen at his flagship Michael’s Genuine Food & Drink in the Design District, Schwartz plans to host intimate “In Session” dinners at the Chef’s Table, where 10 diners have a front-row ticket to his kitchen artistry. Each session will feature a seven-course meal prepared around a different destination’s flavors and ingredients. Lebanon (September 8) will showcase dishes made with warm spices, chiles, yogurt, herbs and preserved lemon; India (September 22) will get even spicier, bringing the heat through tandoor and live-fire cooking; Georgia (October 6) will lean into walnuts, herbs and pomegranate; and Mexico (October 27) will draw inspo from Oaxaca, the Yucatán and beyond.
Tuesday, September 8 through Tuesday, October 27, with two seatings at 6 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. each night. Dinner costs $200 per guest and includes a welcome cocktail and wine pairings. Commit to all four dinners and receive 10% off the series.
Michael’s Genuine Food & Drink is located at 130 NE 40th St., Miami, FL 33137. For more information, visit the official website. To make a reservation, book through OpenTable.
Lock Into Your New Gameday Hang at Upside Wynwood
There’s no room for sore losers or fair-weather fans at Upside Wynwood. On the heels of its June debut, this restolounge in Wynwood is still radiating positive vibes. Bring your winning energy for elevated gameday bites—think tuna poke nachos, lobster nuggets and smoked wagyu sirloin bites. Cheer on your team with $25 Michelob Ultra buckets or level up with $250 bottles of Ketel One, Crown Royal and Casamigos Blanco.
Starts Tuesday, September 8. Specials run every Saturday until 8 p.m. and every Sunday until 6 p.m.
Upside Wynwood is located at 59 NW 28th St., Miami, FL 33127. For more information, visit the official website.
Gibson Gets Ready to Rock Wynwood
Miami guitar lovers are finally in the limelight. Gibson Garage Miami is set to rock the socks right off our beloved Arts District with its third global location: an 8,000-square-foot playground of sound, from hands-on experiences to live performances. Shop rock stock ’til you drop: you can score rare instruments, exclusive apparel, lifestyle gifts, and, in true Wynwood spirit, the first U.S. Gibson Gallery art installation. Oh, we almost forgot: you can also design a full custom guitar that the rock elves will build and tune for you at the Nashville Gibson Garage. No big deal.
Grand opening is slated for Thursday, September 10. Inventory pricing varies.
Gibson Garage Miami is located at 2660 NW 3rd Ave., Miami, FL 33127. For more information, visit the official website.
Meet Vivant Skin Care, Your New Glow-Up
If you don’t know, now you know: Vivant Skin Care was co-founded by James E. Fulton, the co-developer of Retin-A. Now his family is opening a dedicated flagship in South Miami draped in contemporary art. If you’re ready for a glow-up, book an appointment for a Visage Pro Skin Analyzer reading and get your protocol back on track with a custom four-step regimen. Want to enroll as a skincare student? Keep tabs on Vivant’s educational program covering everything from teen and adult acne to menopause. Now that’s real talk.
Thursday, September 24. Personalized 15-minute skin consultations cost $30.
Vivant Skin Care is located at 5850 SW 73rd St., Suite B, South Miami, FL 33143. To book a consultation, visit the official website.
Celebrate the Launch of White Alba Truffle Season at Tartuflanghe Loft
Can’t make it out to Piedmont to kick off white Alba truffle season proper? Don’t worry, neither can we. The next best thing: the Tartuflanghe Loft Open House in Wynwood. This one-day-only event invites truffle snobs to taste truffle everything—and we mean everything—from pasta and potato chips to sauces and condiments. Get your truffle 101 on with Italian-made experts and find out, once and for all, the difference between artificial and authentic truffle flavor. Oh, and you’re going to want to bring a shopping bag. And set a budget. Trust us.
Wednesday, September 30, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Entry is free.
Tartuflanghe Loft is located at 250 NW 23rd St., Miami, FL 33127. To learn about the brand, visit the official website.