Deals: db Bistro, Trattoria Luna

db Bistro Moderne, 255 Biscayne Blvd. Way, Miami, is offering a $39, three-course Pre-Heat Prix Fixe dinner menu before each Heat home game (5:30-7:30 p.m.) beginning Saturday; 305-421-8800.

Doings: Food-truck event, ‘Check, Please!’ tour, poetry coasters

Magic City Casino, 450 NW 37th Ave., Miami, collaborates with food blogger Sef “Burger Beast” Gonzalez in an attempt to break the Guinness World Record for largest parade of food trucks at 4:30 p.m. Saturday; magiccitycasino.com.

Les Dames brunch, Taste of Grove this weekend

Two of our favorite annual food extravaganzas return this weekend:

Classes at db Bistro, Whole Foods

db Bistro Moderne, 225 Biscayne Blvd. Way, Miami, presents its first Junior Pastry Academy from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday. Executive pastry chef Jerome Maure will teach tots to bake and decorate cookies and cupcakes, while parents are treated to a cocktail and canapés. Cost, which includes aprons, diplomas and photos with the chef for students, is $75 for one adult and one child, $30 for each additional parent and $45 for each additional child, plus tax and tip. Registration is required at dbbistromiamipastryacademy.eventbrite.com; 305-421-8800.

Dishcrawl debuting, Biscayne Tavern opening

Dishcrawl, a national startup “founded on the premise that communities can be brought together through good food and good company,” extends its reach to Miami on Wednesday with a 7 p.m. guided tour of four Brickell restaurants, food samples and chef chats. Tickets are $45 at dishcrawl.com/miami.

Driven to Dine, Tribe events on tap

Driven to Dine, the annual Florida Heart Research Institute fundraiser that treats participants to cocktails at former Miami Dolphins coach Don Shula’s home and then whisks them by limo to one of 10 top South Florida restaurants, takes place Saturday night. Tickets are $625; heartofachef.org.

Deals & update: Daily Melt, Bianca, Congress, RA Sushi, Talavera, Toro Toro

The first 100 customers after 11 a.m. Friday at Daily Melt’s two locations, 3401 N. Miami Ave., Miami, and 9409 W. Atlantic Blvd., Coral Springs, will be treated to lunch in celebration of National Grilled Cheese Day; dailymeltgrill.com.

Miami an also-ran in Southern Living ‘Tastiest Town’ poll

Miami only managed a ninth place finish in Southern Living magazine’s “10 Tastiest Towns in the South” reader poll, but did rate a fun description as “a culinary Mrs. Robinson (mature, refined, sexier than ever).” Chef Michael Schwartz is cited as our “star tastemaker.” Yardbird Southern Table & Bar, Pubbelly Gastropub, The Dutch and the Tequila Beets cocktail at Bloom also merit mentions; southernliving.com/tasty.

Cocktail is Betsy’s O, Miami ode

To celebrate its role as the host hotel for the month-long O, Miami poetry festival, The Betsy South Beach, 1440 Ocean Dr., Miami Beach, is offering a literary libation. Created by BLT Steak general manager David Weiss, the Mot Juste combines rye, absinthe yellow chartreuse (an herbal liqueur), lemon juice and simple syrup.

Miami Club Rum wins gold medal

Miami Club Rum brought home a gold medal from the San Francisco World Spirits Competition, capturing “best white rum” accolades. More than 1,400 entries were judged in the 13th annual contest, directed by Anthony Dias Blue and held March 21-24. Suggested retail price for Miami Club is $28; miamiclubrum.com.

South Florida Taste of the Nation events unite

Share Our Strength, the chefs’ hunger-fighting charity, has announced that after 25 years of separate events, the Miami and Broward County Taste of the Nation fundraisers will be combined in a single Taste of the Nation South Florida. The event is set for July 25 at the Loews Miami Beach Hotel, with tickets priced at $125, $250 VIP; tasteofthenation.org.

McInnis, Goldsmith up for Beard awards

Miami chefs and venues snagged three nominations for this year’s James Beard Awards: Yardbird’s Jeff McInnis for Best Chef/South, Michael’s Genuine’s Hedy Goldsmith for Outstanding Pastry Chef and Lincoln Road’s Juvia for Outstanding Restaurant Design. Winners will be announced May 6; jamesbeard.org.

Champagne dinner at db Bistro

Dominique Demarville, Veuve Clicquot’s chef de cave, will co-host a champagne dinner at 7 p.m. Friday at db Bistro Moderne, 255 Biscayne Blvd. Way, Miami. Executive chef Matthieu Godard’s four-course menu features a duck foie gras terrine with candied rhubarb and a veal duo of tenderloin medallions and braised cheeks. Cost is $200 plus tax and tip; reservations are required at dbmiamiveuveclicquot.eventbrite.com.

Brunch at Oak Tavern, Spazio

Oak Tavern, 35 NE 40th St., Miami, has added Sunday brunch service from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. with an a la carte menu of such items as shrimp and grits with slab maple bacon, poached egg and tomato-chile gravy and coconut-crusted French toast with maple butter and berries; 786-391-1818.

Deals & doings: Smashburger, Hidden Kitchen, Duffy’s, Cafeina

Smashburger has a deal for Miami Heat fans: When your team wins, drop by one of the hamburger chain’s five South Florida locations wearing a Heat jersey between 2 and 6 p.m. the next day and enjoy a free Miami Burger. The offer is good through April 18; smashburger.com.

New venues for Michael Schwartz, My Ceviche

Michael Schwartz and his Michael’s Genuine team opened the doors this week on their new fine-dining venue, The Cypress Room, at 3620 NE Second Ave., Miami. Serving dinner Monday-Saturday under the direction of chef de cuisine Roel Alcudia, it has a more elegant tone and higher price point than Schwartz’s three other Design District restaurants, with entrees topping out at $139 for cote de boeuf for two; 305-520-5197, thecypressroom.com.

New: Key Largo Denny’s, Serafina brunch, Bloom lunch

Denny’s celebrates its grand opening at 7 a.m. Monday at 97630 Overseas Hwy., Key Largo. Regular hours will be 6 a.m. to 2 a.m. daily; dennys.com.

Easter restaurant specials

Here’s a sampling of Easter specials at South Florida restaurants. Unless noted, menus are available Sunday, prices are per person and tax and tip are extra. Check Miami.com for updates.

Nibbles & Bits

My Ceviche opens second spot in Brickell

Co-owners Roger Duarte and chef Sam Gorenstein expand My Ceviche from South Beach to Brickell on Friday with the opening of their second location at 1250 S. Miami Ave., Miami.

New book for Hoffmann, nomination for Presilla

Miami’s Ingrid Hoffmann, host of the Cooking Channel’s Simply Delicioso and Univision’s Delicioso, has a new cookbook to her credit: Latin D’Lite: Delicious Latin Recipes with a Healthy Twist, due out next week in English ($29.95) and Spanish ($19.95, paperback) from Celebra.

Nibbles & Bits

St. Paddy’s Day, spring celebrations on tap

With St. Patrick’s Day falling on a weekend, there’s no shortage of places to celebrate. Here are three to consider:

Wine events at Fontainebleau, Biltmore

The Fontainebleau Miami Beach, 4441 Collins Ave., Miami Beach, continues its Cellar 1954 series March 14 with a wine dinner featuring Vérité Winery and its winemaker, Pierre Seillan. Tickets are $245 plus tax and tip at 305-674-4706 or cellar1954@fontainebleau.com. (Note: A previous version of this report gave an incorrect price.)

Swine Southern Kitchen set to open in Gables Saturday

Swine Southern Kitchen & Bar, the eagerly awaited pork palace from John Kunkel’s 50 Eggs Group (Khong River House, Yardbird Southern Table & Bar), has announced its official opening at 5:30 p.m. Saturday at 2415 Ponce de Leon Blvd., Coral Gables, in the old Les Halles space.

Brickell’s NAOE Top 10 in service

Miami’s NAOE, 661 Brickell Key Dr., is the only Florida restaurant to make the Top 10 of OpenTable’s Best Restaurants for Service list, coming in at No. 3 behind Kai in Chandler, Ariz., and The French Laundry in Yountville, Calif. Norman Van Aken’s Norman’s at the Ritz-Carlton, Orlando, made the Top 100.

Chocolate show in Pinecrest

The Miami Fine Chocolate & Food Show debuts this weekend at Pinecrest Gardens, 11000 S. Red Rd., Pinecrest, with tastings of all manner of chocolates and other gourmet food products plus culinary demonstrations and beverage-pairing advice. Tickets are $25 in advance, $40 at the gate, with children admitted for $10; miamifinefoodshow.com.