BAR TOUR
BAR TOUR
BY ASHLEY BRAY
I LAMUSE RESTAURANT All Photos: LaMuse Restaurant & Avant Gallery.
DOWNTOWN MIAMI
LaMuse blends art, food, and drink for a one-of-a-kind experience.
barbizmag.com
t’s often said that crafting cocktails and decadent dishes is its own art form, and LaMuse Restaurant takes this to the next level. The contemporary restaurant lives inside the Avant Gallery at the EPIC Hotel in downtown Miami, an indoor/ outdoor space that originally opened in Miami Beach in 2007 and has become known as the city’s premier contemporary art gallery. Dmitry Prut, Owner & President of Avant Gallery and LaMuse Restaurant, is guided by the search for something “different and not derivative” when curating the pieces, and the gallery has featured the likes of Skyler Grey, Florian Eymann, Jacqueline Suowari, Will Kurtz, BNS, and more. “I love art, I love business, I love working with creative people and artists of course, and being able to build a special brand in this market segment is very rewarding given all the challenges you encounter on the way,” says Prut. “I’m not sure how and why I was so fortunate to find this path—but
I’m happy and lucky that I did.” Now a collection of art-inspired cocktails and dishes are also on display at LaMuse, which is open seven days a week and offers breakfast, lunch, brunch, dinner, a cocktail lounge, and catering, as well as private event experiences. “There was an opportunity to have an F&B element in this location, and I thought it could be a great way to enhance the guest experience of Avant Gallery’s clientele, and at the same time allow those that come to dine to discover the gallery,” explains Prut. “Both the gallery and the restaurant present a symbiotic way to tell the story about art, iconic artists, and muses.” Here, art doesn’t imitate life—“Art is life™” according to the gallery’s tagline. “There is no hard transition between Avant and LaMuse,” says Prut. “Its one fluid space and art exists everywhere.” The restaurant is truly a feast for the senses with art on the walls, surrounding the tables, and outside on April/May 2020
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