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Chef previews his menu for James Beard House
Chef Makoto Okuwa of Makoto at Bal Harbour Shops, 9700 Collins Ave., Bal Harbour, gives his South Florida fans a preview at 7:30 p.m. Thursday of the dinner he will prepare next week at the James Beard House in New York.
The five-course repast, which ranges from seasonal vegetable salad to sashimi, Wagyu beef, sushi and Okinawa Tres Leches, costs $75, with sake pairings an extra $35. Reserve at 305-864-8600; makoto-restaurant.com.
Taste of the Nation South Florida, a first-time Miami-Dade and Broward collaboration, is set for July 25 at the Loews Miami Beach Hotel. Chef Allen Susser, a longtime leader of the chefs’ hunger-fighting fundraiser, plans to whet appetites with a free cooking class at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Whole Foods Market, 6701 Red Rd., Coral Gables.
Brasileiro, a Brazilian-fusion steakhouse and lounge, is set to open July 12 in the old Porcao space at the Four Ambassadors Suites Hotel,801 Brickell Bay Dr., Miami. Serving lunch and dinner daily, the restaurant will offer all-you-can-eat rodizio for $39 plus an a la carte menu by chef Guily Booth (Local House, YUCA, Cafeina); 786-502-3829, brasileiromiami.com.
GG’s Waterfront, 606 N. Ocean Dr., Hollywood, has added a three-course “Taste of Summer” dinner menu for $30; 954-929-7030.
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