Wynwood Kitchen & Bar, 2550 NW Second Ave., Miami, hosts the first in a series of chef-artist dinners Wednesday with a menu created by WKB executive chef Miguel Aguilar and Miami artist Santiago Rubino, whose graffiti-inspired work is featured on Wynwood Walls.
RA Sushi, 5829 SW 73rd St., in South Miami, host its ninth annual Nicky’s Week fundraiser Sunday through June 1, with 100 percent of the proceeds from the sale of edamame, Tootsy Maki, shrimp nigiri, pork gyoza and other designated items going to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital; 305-341-0092.
Smashburger outlets are giving away Classic Smash burgers to anyone with “burger” in their name on Tuesday, which is National Burger Day; smashburger.com.
Miami chef and Macy’s Culinary Council member Michelle Bernstein presents a free cooking demonstration at 7 p.m. Thursday at Macy’s Aventura, Culinary Kitchen, Level 2, 19535 Biscayne Blvd., Aventura. Reservations are available at 305-577-1818.
Check, Please! South Florida, the WPBT-PBS2 dining show hosted by chef Michelle Bernstein, kicks off its 10th season at 7:30 p.m. Monday. Here are the restaurants Bernstein and her citizen-critics will review:
Miami Beach’s De Rodriguez Cuba on Ocean and Miami’s Tuyo made Gayot’s 2013 list of Top 40 Hot Spots; gayot.com.
The Coral Gables Museum, 285 Aragon Ave., Coral Gables, celebrates the 500th anniversary of Ponce de Leon’s Florida encounter with a presentation on the history, culture and architecture of Granada accompanied by “a generous sampling” of Spanish wines. Tickets are $30 at 305-603-8067.
Lincoln Road pioneer Robert Siegmann relocated his Icebox Cafe this week to Sunset Harbour Shops, 1855 Purdy Ave., Miami Beach, where he’s serving breakfast, lunch, dinner and weekend brunch in an indoor-outdoor space that’s twice as big as the old digs. There’s an expanded menu, full bar and “400 reasonably priced covered spaces” in the adjoining parking garage; 305-538-8448, iceboxcafe.com.
Devon Seafood + Steak, 11715 Sherri Ln., Kendall, is offering Monday diners $1 off their bill for each natural wine cork they bring in (up to $20 per table, minimum purchase $50). The restaurant has partnered with a program that recycles corks into footwear; 305-275-0226.
OpenTable.com, the restaurant-reservations website, reports that four South Florida restaurants made the top-100 “best brunch” list in its 2013 Diner’s Choice Awards: 94th Aero Squadron, Miami; the Biltmore Hotel, Coral Gables; Mister Collins, Bal Harbour; and Peacock Garden Café, Coconut Grove. You’ll find a list of Mother’s Day specials at local restaurants at Miami.com.
Turnberry Isle, 19999 W. Country Club Dr., Aventura, hosts Havana Nights with salsa and merengue music, Bacardi mojito specials and cigar rollers from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesdays at its Onyx Bar; 305-932-6200.
Through May, Shake Shack, with locations in Miami Beach and South Miami, is offering guests who donate $2 or more to Share Our Strength’s No Kid Hungry campaign a card good for a complimentary hand-spun shake on their next visit; shakeshack.com.
Miami homegirl Maricel Presilla — Cuban immigrant, MDCC/FIU grad and medieval-scholar-turned-restaurateur — has scored a culinary trifecta.
EATalian Restaurant Weekend, a promotion sponsored by the Italy-America Chamber of Commerce Southeast, brings us three-course, $39 dinner menus featuring “light yet satisfying authentic Italian dishes” at a dozen restaurants Friday through Sunday.
The Whole Foods Market at 12150 Biscayne Blvd., North Miami, opens for business at 9 a.m. Wednesday, with free continental breakfast for those in line from 8 to 9 a.m. and free goodie bags for the first 500 shoppers. Reservations for Monday sneak-preview tours are available at northmiami.wholefoodsrsvp.com. Five percent of opening-day net proceeds will go to the city’s Museum of Contemporary Art; 305-892-5500.
Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts has come up with a way for South Floridians to eat well and do good on behalf of Boston bombing victims: Chef-instructor Cole Kraft and his students will make 30 gallons of New England clam chowder, and sell it to benefit the One Boston Fund. Stop by the school’s Technique Restaurant, 3221 Enterprise Way, Miramar, between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Friday to pick up a $6 pint or $10 quart, or just fork over the money and ask that your soup be donated to a Boston homeless shelter; 954-628-4400.
Heart of a Chef, an annual fundraiser for the Florida Heart Research Institute, is 3-7 p.m. Sunday at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, 10901 Old Cutler Rd., Coral Gables, with a 6 p.m. cook-off between chefs Todd Erickson of Haven South Beach and Aaron Brooks of Edge Steak & Bar. Also on tap: a vegan cooking demonstration by Ellen Kanner, Herald Edgy Veggie columnist and author of Feeding the Hungry Ghost. Tickets — $30 in advance, $40 at the door — admit one adult and two children; heartofachef.org.
WD 555, 555 Jefferson Ave., Miami Beach, has added a Pink Friday promotion with $1 tapas, $5 glasses of rosé and a DJ from 5 to 10 p.m. Fridays; 305-672-6161.
It will be hog heaven Sunday as Cochon 555, a traveling culinary competition and heritage-pork tasting event, rolls into town. Beginning at 5 p.m. (4 p.m. VIP) at the Four Seasons, 1435 Brickell Ave., Miami, you can watch chefs Aaron Brooks (Four Seasons), Timon Balloo (Sugarcane), Jeffrey McInnis (Yardbird), David Thomas (The Bazaar) and Cesar Zapata (The Federal) each have their way with a whole hog in hopes of winning the chance to represent Miami at the Cochon finals in June. Tickets are $125, $200 VIP at cochon555.com.
VeritageMiami (formerly the United Way Miami Wine & Food Festival) gets underway Wednesday with a craft beer tasting at Wynwood Walls, 2550 NW Second Ave., Miami. Admission is $55 (7 p.m.), $75 VIP (6 p.m.).
This year’s Miami Rum Festival is Saturday and Sunday at the Doubletree by Hilton Miami Airport Convention Center, 711 NW 72nd Ave.. From 2 to 7 p.m. both days, you can sample and learn about more than 150. Daily admission is $50. For $65, VIP ticket holders get in at noon and have access to a lounge where free cocktails and light bites will be served; 877-855-3378, miamirumfest.com.
Oak Tavern, 35 NE 40th St., Miami, hosts a wine dinner featuring Oregon’s Montinore Estate and Abacela Vineyards with a five-course menu by chef David Bracha at 7 p.m. Tuesday. Cost is $75; 786-391-1818.
The Ritz-Carlton Key Biscayne, 455 Grand Bay Dr., hosts a globe-trotting tasting to benefit the American Red Cross from 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday. Admission, which includes four tasting tickets, is $25, $12 kids. Reservations are required; 305-365-4528.
Tongue & Cheek, a 150-seat restaurant owned by chef Jamie DeRosa and Michael Reginbogin, opened for dinner this week at 431 Washington Ave., Miami Beach; 305-704-2900.
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