Le Cafe Bistro at 7295 Biscayne Blvd, Miami, is offering free one-hour salsa classes at 9 p.m. every Wednesday (check out the video). The lessons are followed by dancing as part of Sizzling Salsa Wednesday.
Jul 132010
May 162010
Casa Toscana, an intimate indoor-outdoor restaurant on Miami’s Upper East Side, is offering a “Stimulus Dinner Plan” through June 30.
Dine Monday through Thursday, and get 20 percent off your entire check with this printable coupon from Facebook. We like the pasta.
Casa Toscana is at 7001 Biscayne Boulevard, Miami.
Feb 082010
Le Cafe Bistro at 7295 Biscayne Blvd, Miami, is offering free one-hour salsa classes at 9 p.m. every Wednesday (check out the video). The lessons are followed by dancing as part of Sizzling Salsa Wednesday.
Come early and you can have dinner and 2-for-1 drinks. The restaurant’s happy hour special on beer and wine by the glass is 4 p.m to 7 p.m. On Tuesdays and Saturdays, you can get a free bottle of wine with dinner for two. And, if you join the e-mail list, they’ll send you a coupon for a free espresso.
Jan 292010
Lots of free stuff going on in Miami’s Upper East Side this weekend.
You can start the day with the regular free Saturday morning yoga class from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. at Legion Park.
The Taste of Mimo, with samples from local restaurants priced at $1 to $5, will be noon to 5 p.m.
From 5:30 tp 7 p.m. there is a free event with refreshments for dogs and people at the Doggie Bag Cafe, 7310Biscayne Blvd.
And, you can say good-bye to the Upper Eastside Garden, 7244 Biscayne Blvd., with a going-away party from 6 to 10 p.m.
Dec 032009
The Taste of MiMo, in which restaurants in Miami’s Upper East Side MiMo District offer low-price samples of their cuisine, will be noon to 5 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 5., along Biscayne Boulevard between 67th and 78th streets.
During the event, there will be free shuttle service to galleries in the Design District/Wynwood and the MiMo District as part of a new monthly art walk, Miami Art Week and Art Basel.
And, the area’s newest restaurant, Luna Corner Pizza, 6815 Biscayne Blvd., will celebrate its grand opening with free pizza samples from noon to 6 p.m. Students from the Miami Arts Charter school will provide entertainment.
Jul 172009
Bike Miami is organizing a free ride through Miami’s MiMo District on the Upper East Side starting at 8:30 a.m. Sunday, July 19, at Legion Park., on 64th Street just east of Biscayne Boulevard.
The day will start with the “A-B-C Quick Check,” when you’ll learn how to quickly check your Air, Brakes and Chain, plus lessons in helmet fitting and the rules of the road.
The ride will be about two hours, with stops for water and bathroom breaks, through Miami’s Historic MiMo district, Little Haiti and Buena Vista neighborhoods, the Design District and Edgewater. Riders are invited to join City of Miami Bicycle Coordinator Collin Worth and other volunteers for lunch.
Jul 032009
MiMo Magazine has come up with a collection of coupons for restaurants and services on Miami’s Upper Eastside, good Saturday, July 4, only:
Deals include:
* A free glass of sangria or bellini with any main course at Le Cafe Bistro.
* Free glass of wine or beer with any main course at Anise Taverna.
* Rent one, get one free at New Concept Video (this one is good all weekend).
* Free glass of wine with any meal at Uva 69. (Free tapas and $6 drinks during happy hour, 4 to 8 p.m., and you don’t need a coupon for that.)
* Free dessert with any two meals at Metro Bistro.
There also are printable coupons for Moshi Moshi, Ver Daddy and Moonchine Bistro. To get these deals, you’ll need to print out the online coupons.
Wine 69 also has July 4 deals: 2-1 wines by the glass from 6 to 8 p.m. and 30 percent off American wines with dinner.
And, the News Lounge is offering free barbecue 9 p.m. to midnight Saturday, July 4.
May 022009
Wine 69, my favorite wine bar in the Upper East Side of Miami, has a new Happy Hour deal that gives you as much as 60 percent off wine “flights” – 2.5-ounce portions of three wines – if you’re ready to party early.
The “Beat the Clock” deal charges you based on the time you place your order. Order at 6 p.m., and your flight is $6. Order at 7:15, and you pay $7.15. The deal ends at 8 p.m. Flights normally are $13 to $16, so the Happy Hour deal is a significant savings.
Wine 69 also serves tapas, salads, sandwiches, cheeses and desserts, plus dinner specials. Tastings are 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Thursdays and usually cost $15. Wine 69, at 6909 Biscayne Boulevard (next to Michy’s restaurant) also has live music on the weekends.
Mar 252009
Wondering where to have lunch Saturday, March 28? Try the Taste of Mimo on Miami’s Upper East Side.
You can sample dishes from the restaurants in Miami’s Biscayne Boulevard Historic Miami Modernism District for $2 to $5.
A total of 11 restaurants on Biscayne Boulevard from Northeast 67th Street to Northeast 78th Street will partcipate in the event, which lasts from noon to 5 p.m. This is the second to last taste of the year. The final event will be May 2, the Cinco de Mimo festival.
Participating restaurants (from south to north) are Kingdom, Uva 69, Wine 69, Casa Toscana, Moonchine, Moshi Moshi, Che Soprano, Le Cafe, Ver Daddy’s Taco Shop, Red Light and Anise Waterfront Taverna. And, for the first time, Michy’s is participating.
A Belle Meade/ Biscayne Boulevard Walking Tour, covering 160 years of recorded history of Northeast Miami, will begin at 10:30 a.m. at the Vagabond Motel, 7301 Biscayne Blvd. A $10 donation for the Biscayne MiMo Association is requested.
Feb 262009
It’s back: the monthly (more or less) Taste of Mimo on Miami’s Upper East Side.
You can sample dishes from the restaurants in Miami’s Biscayne Boulevard Historic Miami Modernism District for $2 to $5 Saturday, Feb. 28, during the Taste of Mimo .
Free bruschetta from Uva 69, $1 wine from Wine 69, mini-cupcake from Le Cafe for $1 - what more do you want for lunch? Maybe a sushi sample from Moshi Moshi. That’s what I found at last month’s event.
A total of 11 restaurants on Biscayne Boulevard from Northeast 67th Street to Northeast 78th Street will partcipate in the event, which lasts from noon to 5 p.m. The event will be repeated March 28 and May 2, during the Cinco de Mimo festival.
A Belle Meade/ Biscayne Boulevard Walking Tour, covering 160 years of recorded history of Northeast Miami, will begin at 10:30 a.m. A $10 donation for the Biscayne MiMo Association is requested.
And, as long as we’re on the Upper East Side: It’s not free, but Sunday, March 1, is the annual Morningside Historic Home Tour is 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday, March 1. Order your ticket in advance and save $3 off the $15 fee.
Feb 112009
Wine 69, sort of a Cheers of Miami’s Upper East Side, is having a tasting Thursday night of “recession wines” – less expensive but still great-tasting wines from Bordeaux, Puglia, Italy, and Mendoza, Argentina.
Normally, the weekly wine tasting is $15 per person. But this week, the cost is $10, and you get a $10 credit toward any retail purchase in the store that night.
The tasting will be 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. There will also be a show of jewelry by Cristina Santos. Wine 69 also serves appetizers and dinner.
Wine 69 is at 6909 Biscayne Blvd.
