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03/18/10
The weekend is a bracket buster.
TEQUILA
Mercadito Midtown Opens
The culinary colonizing of Midtown continues with this bustling New York import bringing Mexican eats
to a space that looks like a warehouse loft met a flea market. Keeping you busy: fresh-pounded guacs mixed
with poblano and chipotle peppers, fish tacos slathered in tomatillo-garlic mojo and an impressive list of
tequilas.
- 411:
- Now open, Mercadito Midtown, 3252 NE First Ave, 786-369-0430
TEMPO
Afro-Cuban Funk at D. Rodriguez
If you're looking to spend a very Miami night in Miami, look no further than D. Rodriguez Cuba this evening.
The South Beach spot will have Afro-Cuban funk band Palo! playing live starting at 9pm (no cover), and
something tells us they'll be able to pair those sultry Latin rhythms with a mojito or two. And by
something, we mean the menu they sent us.
- 411:
- Thursdays, 9pm, no cost, D. Rodriguez Cuba, 956 Washington Ave, 305-673-3763
MIC
Big Bounce Album Release Party
Local musical duo The Big Bounce (a 1-2 punch of bearded troubadour Brendan O'Hara and beatboxer Michael
"Komakozie" Rodney) have just dropped their first studio album, and they're counting on you to help them
celebrate. Ticket gets you into a pre-concert reception with unlimited vodka drinks and an after-party in
the Florida Room, where gratis Fenom absinthe will flow. All great concerts end with absinthe.
- 411:
- Mar 19, 8pm, $25, Colony Theater, 1040 Lincoln Rd, 305-674-1040, tickets here
KNICKERS
Coral Gables Tweed Ride
If you've been looking for an excuse to don your best Irish Donegal cap and ride your bike through the
streets of Coral Gables, here it is. The journey begins at the University Metrorail station, with prizes
doled out to the most dapper chap, the most snappy lass, the best real mustache and the best vintage steed.
Give our best to Andrew Bernard.
- 411:
- Mar 20, 9am-1pm, no cost, Tweed Ride, 5400 Ponce de Leon Blvd, 305-347-6333
INTESTINAL FORTITUDE
Craft Brews and Squid in North Beach
The New Hotel's poolside beer garden has just upped their tap count to 12, including rare brews like Dogfish
Head's Raison D'Etre, Stone's Double Bastard and Rogue's Dead Guy Ale. There are a few new menu items as
well, like chorizo-stuffed squid and Callos de Sevilla: minced cow intestines seasoned with sage
and mushrooms. Nothing fills the belly like... belly.
- 411:
- Available now, Lou's Beer Garden, 7337 Harding Ave, 305-704-7879
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