By Fernie Ruano Jr.
It’s almost September in the 305, which means your blunt bangs are more fuzzy than blunt by the time you start your car, little Alex is back in the classroom scribbling shit all over his new Nike t-shirt and you’re speeding to Publix at 6 p.m. to buy a $10.50 pound of Swiss cheese, while your husband is laying on the couch in his Jets’ Zubaz pants going over a Fantasy Draft chart.
But c’mon, Mimi: Waving summer adios in the land of Pitbull doesn’t mean having to follow the same tired routine of scrambling through the dryer for your yoga pants – after you’ve put the frozen chicken in the microwave – initialing Sophie’s workbook, making sure the backpacks are by the door and reading a few pages of Fifty Shades of Grey, before turning out the lights. How about calling the babysitter – once you’ve told your husband to take off those ugly ass pants – and putting some Miami Spicein your life, after choosing from 174-area restaurants?
That’s right: In year No. 13 and in full-swing since early-August, Miami Spice, the Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau-sponsored promotion, offers diners a three-course lunch for $23 and dinner for $39 at a bevy of upscale and independent restaurants around town.
Some 45 new restaurants have joined the fray this time around, including waterfront-seafood bistro Seasalt & Pepper (422 NW North River Dr., 305-440-4200, increasing the number of establishments participating in Miami Spice to over 130 since 2001.
All Miami Spice restaurants must be active members of the Convention Visitors Bureau (CVB) in order to be part of the program and must average a per-check of $50, if approved after having their respective menus analyzed by Miami Spiceorganizers. Miami Spice, which was launched after 9/11 to spike up tourism and refuel the South Florida economy, was originally designed as a local stimulus program. So, for heaven’s sake, don’t even think about putting on those Hello Kitty short shorts and burying your face in a pint of Ben & Jerry’s. Instead, go put some Miami Spicein your life.
And call your babysitter right now if you must, because you only have through September to (Miami) Spice up your life!!
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