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Employment Branding & Career Opportunities with Vida & Estilo

Since 1985, V&E Restaurant Group has owned and/or operated better than 30 successful eateries: a great variety of cuisines and locations, but each and every one of them embodying our commitment to a “lifestyle” dining experience. We’ve forged our reputation—and a great deal of our business success—on this across-the-board experiential concept, the notion that exquisitely […]

Upcoming La Cerveceria de Barrio, History & First Opening in the US

Here at Vida & Estilo (V&E) Restaurant Group, we couldn’t be more excited to announce the forthcoming opening of a brand-new Mexican eatery of ours here in Miami: La Cerveceria de Barrio! The restaurant (which loosely translates to “Neighborhood Brewery”) is the very first stateside location of our very successful La Cerveceria de Barrio chain […]

Miami presentó en Montevideo las novedades para 2018

El evento, coordinado por Facundo Asensio representante de Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau en Argentina y Uruguay, el Comité Visit USA en Uruguay, y American Airlines, permitió que 60 profesionales de viajes y turismo de Montevideo, fueran actualizados, por una parte, de las espectaculares novedades que presenta Miami como destino turístico en 2018, y por […]

Cuban mini-chain opens in Miami Beach

This mini chain, founded in 2010 to capture the glamour of 1950s Cuba, has opened its fifth location.  “We chose Ocean Drive because we saw the success of our other two beach locations – Española Way and Lincoln Road. Ocean Drive represents El Malecon,” co-owner Eduardo Araoz says, referring to the seaside boulevard in Havana. […]

Breakout Brands 2016: Havana 1957

With the United States having restored diplomatic relations with Cuba in 2015 after more than 54 years of estrangement from the Cold War, the hearty island cuisine and stiff rum-based Cuban drinks are poised for a renaissance. Nowhere has this renaissance gotten more of a head start than at the four-unit Havana 1957 in the […]

“Tapas y Tintos” Restaurant on Española Way

“Tapas y Tintos” is a Spanish/Basque tapas restaurant & bar that has been bringing authenticity and flavor to the Spanish-inspired, historic street of Española Way in Miami Beach since 1981. From ceiling to floor, the walls are covered with authentic photographs and decor of Spanish novelties such as Spanish Matador costumes, Spanish fans, Flamenco dancers […]

Nom News: August 28, 2015

August 28, 2015 Each Friday, we compile South Florida food-related news and events that we couldn’t fit on the site earlier in the week. Want to be included in next week’s roundup? Shoot us an email at bark@miamifoodpug.com. Havana 1957 Hosts “Juego Jueves” Havana 1957 is a chain of Cuban restaurants known for its authentic […]

Café Americano Sets Itself Apart

Compelling variety breathes life back into the 24/7 restaurant at Caesars Palace. It seems like it was only a few weeks ago that I was telling you how I rarely review 24/7 restaurants located in hotels. Oh wait—it was only a few weeks ago. And then I went on to review Siegel’s 1941 in El […]

Havana 1957 Brings a Taste of Old Cuba to Brickell

Havana 1957 quietly debuted their third South Florida location in the former Brickell Irish Pub space a few weeks back, but they don’t officially open till tomorrow. The eatery, managed by the V & E Restaurant Group, serves up traditional Cuban fare in a space reminiscent of old Cuba in the 1950’s complete with famous […]