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Contents MARCH / APRIL 2011

ON THE COVER:

Georgina Tombs/Next Models Dress by Julian Chang

FEATURES 37 ON VIEW: PUBLIC FASHION

Art Meets Fashion

55 HOME SWEET HOME

PERIMETER 56 Design & Décor Miami’s Urban Frontier 58 By Allan Shulman South Miami’s New Original 62

weddings • preview •

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Something New Unveiled Well Wed Wedding Resources

72 76 78 80

Contents

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DEPARTMENTS 12 Crave

Info on What’s Hot, What’s New & What’s Worth Knowing About

14 Local Flair

An Area Worth Visiting Coral Gables: Not Just A Pretty Place

by Marlene Sholod

16 Off The Field

Updates & Info On South Florida Sports

Winner’s Circle A few From Florida to Kentucky

18 Ticket Please

Details On Trips & Traveling Jamaica: Flavorful & Tasteful

by Jennifer Aranoff

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27 Beauty of the Season

Uncover The Newest Trends & Products Natural Beauty

96 Wishlist

The Ultimate Item To Crave & Covet Uber Cookie Jar

by Courtney Markofsky

23 Try It You'll Like It

Intrepid reporter goes, does, tries, investigates & explores any and all things that Cravings' readers want to know about. Go Spots Go

by Sara Fiedelholtz

28 What The Pros Know

Answers To Your Health, Beauty and Wellness Questions

Hot Plate 84 What’s New & Newsworthy On The Food Scene Kosher is Kool 88 Food for all Restaurant Listings 91 Places To Try

83 At The Table

IN EVERY ISSUE 8

Letter from the Editor-in-Chief

Wish You Were Here

Mark The Date

Fine Print

Parties, Events & Festivities Highlights Of Events Not To Be Missed

In this Issue Details & Ad Index

We crave to make every issue of CRAVINGS South Florida magazine a must read. We want to hear from you. Please send your comments, opinions and ideas to us. Feel free to contact the editor, Sara Fiedelholtz, at sara@cravingssouthflorida.com

LETTER FROM THE EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

Photo by Joanna Gazzaneo

My inability to differentiate the programs probably has something to do with the fact that after watching for 5-10 minutes I am asleep. I find these shows to be the perfect cure for insomnia.

DesignWars

his issue of Cravings’ features a special section on home design and another on weddings. (You really don’t want to get me started on that subject.) Back to home décor. Home design has become a spectator sport. Women can cry about being football widows all they want, but the truth of the matter is there are far more home improvement shows on television than football games. Also, football season lasts 16 weeks (plus playoffs). The home improvement season is never ending. I am a home design widow. Home and Garden Television (HGTV) is the culprit. It has home design shows 24/7. Yes there are co-conspirators -- The Do It Yourself network (DIY), Discovery Channel, and Bravo all have home design/improvement shows, but HGTV is my personal nemesis. My wife has it on most waking hours and who knows if she is secretly watching while I’m asleep. In the design category alone there is Deserving Design, Design on a Dime, Design Remix, Designed to Sell, Design Star and Designer’s Challenge. I am personally unable to differentiate the shows;

I am, however, familiar with the basic premise. They take a normal couple’s home, bring in a designer, and then tell them what a terrible job they have done decorating it. Then the designer comes up with some off-the-wall ideas, forces the couple to execute the plan (with some help from experienced professionals) and voilà – the couple now has a brand new looking house that they can immediately sell. Usually, the couple is able to accomplish this for a minimal amount of money and lead the home viewer to believe that he too can achieve these results with a little creativity and elbow grease. From personal experience, I can attest that it never works out. We’ve ended up with Crayola colored walls, leaky water fixtures and buckling floor coverings. All of which have ultimately been replaced by real professionals. The net effect is it costs double what it would if we had a professional do it in the first place. I am sure there are people out there who can and do their own home improvements. I’m just not one of them. You would think after 20 years of marriage my spouse would recognize my incompetence and just give up on these inane projects. It is as if HGTV brainwashes viewers to believe they can do their own carpentry and design. In reality, my wife has given up on me. She knows that I am useless around the house and has even stopped asking me to change light bulbs. It’s just not worth it to her to need to have to tell me where the extra bulbs are located (forget about sending me out to buy some); then hear me complain that she should have gotten our son to do it, and whine about how I injured my sore shoulder screwing in a light bulb.

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Needless to say, any repair requiring actual tools, is totally out of the question. I assume we have tools somewhere in the house. Real men, like Tim Allen in Home Improvement (now that was a design show) had a work area totally devoted to projects and tools in the basement or garage. It had a peg board where every tool had its spot outlined in black marker. The area also had tool boxes and jars of screws and nails, plus a belt or bucket to carry stuff when it was necessary to tackle a job. I don’t have any of that stuff. Maybe I once possessed tools, but they have long since disappeared. Part of the problem is that even if I owned tools, I wouldn’t have known how to use them. I blame this inadequacy on genetics. My father wasn’t good with tools. And even though my son would like to be an engineer, he probably won’t be skilled with tools either. What do home-repair challenged people (we prefer this to being called klutz, idiot, or lazygood-for-nothing) do when something breaks? That’s easy. We have guys. The faucet leaks, we have a guy. A fuse burns out, we have a guy. We don’t have plumbers or electricians; we have guys who are more competent than we are, but not so competent to be called professionals. These guys don’t necessarily keep regular hours or have a place of business; but they know when to show up and how to easily fix your problem. So, what is the point? First, don’t watch home design shows. They can be both addictive and dangerous. Second, if something looks easy to do on television, you can be assured it isn’t. Third, leave home design, décor and improvements to the professionals. Need something done -- hire a pro. Andrew Stern / Editor-in-Chief If you have AN experience you would like to share, email

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but my wife assures me that there are huge differences, and it is necessary to watch every episode of every home design program.

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Move over turquoise you are last year’s color. The 2011 color of the year is Honeysuckle. It’s a good thing that South Floridians like color. Honeysuckle is a vibrant pink. (Its namesake flower served as inspiration.)

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“Honeysuckle is a captivating, stimulating color that gets the adrenalin going – perfect to ward off the blues,” explains Leatrice Eiseman, executive director of the Pantone Color Institute. “It emboldens verve and vigor. It lifts our spirits. The intensity of this festive reddish pink allures and engages.” For the past 40 years Pantone, the company that has created the worldwide standard language for color, selects the hues that we will see on everything from fashion to hard goods. Although we are still just settling in to 2011, Honeysuckle has already started to show its true color on bride’s maid dresses, paints, iPods and even a Visa cards. Because Honeysuckle produces a healthy glow when worn by both men and women and works well for day and night, it is likely to begin appearing on women’s apparel, cosmetics, men’s ties, bedspreads, small appliances and home accessories. Not to worry, if Honeysuckle isn’t your color, not to worry, you only have 9 more months to endure this vibrant and energetic hue. Come January 2012 a new color will earn its place as color of the year.

LOCAL FLAIR

Coral Gables Not Just a Pretty Place by Marlene Sholod

Swimming pool at The Biltmore Hotel in Coral Gables

Everything Old Is New Again

nspired by the City Beautiful movement in the early 1900s, Coral Gables with its tree-shaded avenues, tropical parks, public plazas and splashing fountains was designed to harmonize with its natural surroundings. Its founder/developer George Merrick envisioned a city that would recall Floridaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Spanish history and resemble the classical cities of Europe. In 1921, Merrick acquired approximately 3,000 acres of land, enabling him to launch the largest development project in Floridaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s history. He chose the grand Mediterranean Revival style of architecture and assembled a brilliant team of architects and designers. The planners designated areas for residential homes and country clubs, businesses, industry and crafts, and

Miracle Mile 1920s

recreation; approved a rich terra cotta color palette for the city; and created the infamously strict Board of Architects Review Panel. To make Coral Gables look like it had been there forever, new construction was aged with architectural elements, such as arches, loggias, and exposed brick. Merrick spent what was, at that time, a fortune on landscaping.

two miles south of downtown Coral Gables. In an ingenious act of recyling, a coral rock quarry was transformed from an eyesore to the glamorous water venue, the Venetian Casino, now known as The Venetian Pool, the only swimming pool to be listed in the National Registry of Historic Places.

After building more than six hundred homes, sixty-five miles of roads, and eighty miles of sidewalk, in 1925 Merrick incorporated the City of Coral Gables. One year later, the city covered 10,000 acres. Sales topped $150 million with more than $100 million spent on development, which continued at breakneck speed. The city now included a hotel, the luxury Biltmore Hotel, built in just ten months, still has the largest hotel pool in the US. The University of Miami was built

As the real estate market slowed, Merrick devised a $75 million residential development project. A dramatic departure from his original concept of design homogeneity, the new project was to include fourteen villages in varying styles taken from different international regions. Unfortunately, only about eighty of the 1,000 homes were built before the twin calamities of a hurricane and the economic depression struck.

Miracle Mile 1950s

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Every Boom Seems To Come With A Bust

Diving platform 1925

Venetian Pool

From eyesore to delightful water venue. The Venetian Pool was once a rock quarry.

In the 1940s, Coral Gables was revived by the occupation of World War II soldiers; even the Biltmore Hotel served its country by becoming an army hospital. After the war, Coral Gables’ main street, Miracle Mile, took shape, offering mostly momand-pop clothing and specialty stores. The commercial development that followed had a down side. In its rush to establish itself as an international business center, Coral Gables relaxed its zoning and aesthetic codes. Several new high rises looked so incongruous that in 1986 the city began offering incentives to encourage the use of the Mediterranean Revival style.

Taken into action, streets, such as Andalucia Boulevard, are already much improved. The recently opened Coral Gables Museum focuses on the Civic Arts – architecture, urban design/planning, and environmental and historic preservation. It is green-certified and housed in the Gables’ original police and fire station, a federally designated historic building in the center of downtown. New developments within walking distance to downtown include Old Spanish Village, a seven acre mixed use project. Inspired by Merrick’s themed villages and featuring Old World aesthetics, it will be the largest development since Merrick. Already completed, Casas Sevillanas, an old worldstyle village of single family manor houses, includes many pedestrian-friendly features such as deep setbacks, staggered roof heights, and lush landscaping. The Almeria Row town-homes have won both the prestigious Palladio Award for Classic Design and the Charter Award from The Congress of New Urbanism.

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Today Coral Gables, still working its European village vibe, is a lively, vibrant city with a pretty urban center, cherished tree canopies, and tropical parks. People enjoy strolling amid Mediterranean style buildings, shaded by arcades and greenery.

Current City Hall at dusk

Green Gables

This century’s visionaries - city planners, community and civic groups, public and private institutions, developers and architects – are committed to the idea of a green, walk-able Coral Gables. The University of Miami’s School of Architecture has been a great resource for the City; its current dean, Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk, is also the founder of the Congress for New Urbanism. In 2002, the University collaborated with the City on a charrette to revitalize the downtown area. The resulting report recommended a Mediterranean urbanstyle for new buildings; public spaces where people could gather both day and evenings; pedestrian-friendly streets; and mixed-use developments in downtown and its adjacent neighborhoods.

An alternative to Miracle Mile is The Village of Merrick Park, which provides a picturesque, tropically-landscaped setting for more than one hundred shops and restaurants. Downtown Coral Gables definitely has life after work. There are clusters of home design showrooms and bookstores ranging from chains to the independent Books and Books with its popular courtyard café and author lectures. Restaurants run the gamut from small and ethnically diverse to large and trendy. Culture vultures flock to the Gables’ theaters and art galleries, especially on the first Friday evening of the month when galleries stay open late. The original trolley is long-gone, but a free trolley runs down Ponce de Leon Avenue making going car-less a treat. Not far away, the majestic Biltmore Hotel still stands, its famed tower, inspired by the Catheral of Seville’s, a beacon for people traveling along Coral Gables’ lovely treelined roads ---then and now. cravingssouthflorida.com

OFF THE FIELD

Legends Made

Winner's Circle

There are many other connections to the horses you initially see at the Florida Derby, and them becoming winners of the highest races. Winners of the Florida Derby more often than not become winners of the highest races. Here is just a look at the past decades Florida Derby winners and their path to becoming legends of the sport.

From Florida to Kentucky

Who can forget thunderous applause greeting 89-year-old trainer Harold Rose when we welcomed Hal’s Hope to the winner’s circle in 2000?

Gulfstream Park Race Track

he memories are indelible, the scroll of champions undeniable.

Few if any races have had the impact on the sport’s fabled Triple Crown as Gulfstream Race Track’s annual signature event -- the Florida Derby, which turns 60 this year. Looking through six decades of old faded charts, watching the sepia-colored videos and standing witness to many of the greatest 3-year-old racehorses who have run in The Florida Derby. This list includes such wellknown Hall of Fame horses as: Spectacular Bid, Alydar, Holy Bull, Swale, Northern Dancer, Nashua and Tim Tam. To prove that the Florida Derby’s importance isn’t just a fond memory… consider the impact of recent Florida Derby winners like Quality Road and Barbaro.

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In the Florida Derby’s first 59 runnings, 39 of those horses have gone on to win a remarkable 54 Triple Crown events. There have been 21 Kentucky Derby winners; 18 Preakness winners; and 15 Belmont winners. And don’t think that the Florida Derby is only a place where great young horses run, the 1-1/8th mile race has also served as the jumping off point for many of older champions. Three-time Horse of the Year Forego (1974-76) finished second in the 1973 Florida Derby. Before being named Horse of the Year in 1996, Skip Away finished third in the 1996 Florida Derby. Facts don’t lie. There is no doubt that winning the Florida Derby serves as entry to a very elite club. It’s the equivalent of winning the Masters or Wimbledon. It serves as the golden ticket to the Kentucky Derby.

Monarchos, a fourlength winner in the 2001 Florida Derby, went on to win the Kentucky Derby while Invisible Ink, third in the Florida Derby, finished second in Kentucky. The 1997 Florida Derby winner Captain Bodgit was beaten a head by Silver Charm in the Kentucky Derby before finishing third in the Preakness. In 2003, Empire Maker set a record for the largest margin of victory in the Florida Derby when winning by 9 ¾ lengths. The Bobby Frankel-trained colt was beaten in the Kentucky Derby

by Funny Cide, fifth in the Holy Bull, but returned five weeks later to beat Funny Cide in the Belmont. In 2006, the world was captivated by the gallant, ill-fated Barbaro, who won the Holy Bull and the Florida Derby before triumphantly winning the Kentucky Derby by 6 ½ lengths. Big Brown was the star of the 2008 winter and spring racing season. The Richard Dutrow-trained colt won the Florida Derby by five lengths. Big Brown was poised to become the first Triple Crown winner since Affirmed (1978) when Big Brown reached New York and the Belmont Stakes, he was upset by Da’ Tara, a ninth-place finisher in the Florida Derby. In 2009, Quality Road drove to victories in both the Florida Derby and Fountain of Youth. Although foot problems kept him from competing in the Triple Crown, Quality Road returned to Gulfstream for his 4-year-old season and went on to set a track record -- winning the Grade I Donn Handicap by 12 ¾ lengths and other multiple Grade I victories throughout the year.

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Jamaica Flavorful &Tasteful R

eggae, rum and Rastafarians may dominate stereotypical thinking about Jamaica; but there is one key factor in Jamaica’s culture, history and, well, gullet: food.

Bonnet peppers and a myriad of other seasonings depending on the cooks, all of whom keep their lips playfully but firmly zipped when a recipe is requested. Jerk seasoning is popular on fish, pork, chicken, lobster, vegetables—you name it. While a must-have in Jamaica, traditional jerk seasoning is hot. Very hot.

Traditional meals with fish, vegetables, spices and other local ingredients are put together in many different combinations throughout Jamaica in both the Spanish Court Hotel classic fashion or with a modern twist. Pick up a patty (flakey pastry traditionally filled with beef) from a street vendor for one meal and visit a chic Jamaican fusion restaurant for the next; this is the best way to experience the full range of Jamaican cuisine.

The best way to put out the jerk four-alarm mouth-fire is grabbing a local beverage. Gleaned from exhaustive scientific research (okay, hands-on research), the go-to option is Red Stripe Beer (redstripebeer.com). Known for its short bottle, Red Stripe is a wildly popular locally brewed pale lager. Appleton Estate Rum (appletonestate.com) also hails from Jamaica and is equally prevalent throughout the country, coming in several different varieties and colors. (The longer the rum is aged the darker it becomes.) Mix the rum with locally produced fruit juices and top with a paper umbrella to make Scotch Bonnet heat a distant memory.

Starting with the basics, Jamaica’s National Dish is ackee and saltfish. Ackee is a red fruit with large black seeds and yellow flesh. The latter in a pan with saltfish (generally dried and salted cod) has the appearance of scrambled eggs though with a much more savory flavor. Another classic fish dish is escovitch, usually red snapper, pepper and Scotch Bonnet peppers (handle with care). Classic pairings are steamed callaloo, a green leaf vegetable with a gentle, not bitter, taste, or festival, seasoned cornmeal shaped like a cigar and fried. Johnny cakes are also fried, though the dough is flourbased and more circular. Plantains are a staple as is breadfruit, a starchy potato-like fruit which is generally roasted.

The tired and the Teetotalers shouldn’t leave before trying Blue Mountain Coffee (bluemountaincoffee. com), grown and roasted in the stunning Blue Mountains. Folks at Blue Mountain view coffee bean roasting as an art and produce a number of roasts in an assortment of hues and flavors. (continues on p.21)

Perhaps the most known Jamaican cuisine is jerk. A basic jerk marinade contains pimento berries (we call it allspice), salt, Scotch

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Formal Garden at Devon House

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Infinity pool at Strawberry Hill hotel.

• where to eat, drink and sleep • The urban capital city of Kingston frequently plays host to business travelers and boasts an array of fine hotels and international cuisine. There are three restaurants inside the Wyndham alone. A stone’s throw away sits another highrise, The Jamaica Pegasus (81 Knutsford Boulevard, jamaicapegasus.com). Both are centrally located in the business district.

Jamaica Pegasus Just down the road, Spanish Court Hotel is boutique rather than big. Sleek furniture and fixtures reflect a modern feel and even the restaurant, Sabor House, offers contemporary Jamaican fusion cuisine (1 St. Lucia Avenue, spanishcourthotel. com). For a traditional meal in an equally traditional setting visit Grog Shoppe. Grog Shop

is located in the property surrounding Devon House, a 127 year old impressive estate, home to Jamaica’s first black millionaire, taking full advantage of the history and appeal of the area with old world touches and seating both in-and outside (devonhousejamaica.com). Another stroll-worthy area is The Marketplace. Packed with restaurants and shops where even the pickiest eater won’t go hungry. Enter Mi Hungry, a tiny raw vegan shop serving up colorful and tasty pizzas, pies, smoothies and the like. Night owls can dance the night away Marketplace’s glamorous Fiction Lounge (fictionloungeja.com). Marketplace: 67 Constant Spring Road. About a 10 mile drive from the center of Kingston, nestled in the mountains, sits Strawberry Hill. Offering a full service spa and sweeping views, it’s the perfect place to be close and yet completely removed from urban Kingston. (Irish Town, islandoutpost.com). A trip to Jamaica wouldn’t be complete without serious funin-the-sun. Montego Bay,

Spanish Court Hotel roughly a three-hour drive west from Kingston, is scattered with all-inclusive resorts right on the beach. The suites in Secrets are lush with whirlpool tubs, and the expansive stretch of reservationfree restaurants and bars affords entertaining distractions for when the sun goes down (1 Secrets Cove, secretsresorts.com). Riu caters to families, couples and singles offering an area for children called Kids Club and also a sports bar and night club. The pool bar is an actual bar in the pool with tables and booths, far from the loungers on the other side of the pool area, also partially submerged (riu.com). Eating your way through a country is the best way to travel. Buffets at the all-inclusive resorts, roadside fruit stands on seemingly deserted roads and posh restaurants in Kingston all provide the true taste and flavor of this extraordinary country. - Jennifer Aranoff cravingssouthflorida.com

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GO SPOTS GO I have to thank the genetic lottery for giving me relatively good skin. I never really had to think about treating acne or blemishes. But when I hit 43 before and moved back to South Florida, it seemed that those not-really freckle brown spots, (a.k.a. age spots) were becoming more apparent. I think it is all the bright sunshine that made them easier to see. I figured I would just have to make friends with my spots. But then I was asked about the Fraxel Re:Store Dual Laser and off I went to the office of Horwitz Dermatology. I put my face in the hands of Whitney Krohn, the practice’s certified physician assistant (a.k.a. Dr. Horwitz’s right hand woman). After a series of before photographs, my face was being covered with a special topical lidocaine cream made exclusively for Dr. Horwitz. (This is because he wanted a higher percentage of lidocaine put in the cream than is normally available.) This made me a little nervous. I became a bit more concerned about what was going to happen after I was told I needed to sit with the cream on my face for an hour. I then washed my face with Dawn dishwashing liquid. (The nurse explained that Dawn is great for removing oil and any greasy creams. I then laid down, put plastic glasses to cover my eyes from the laser, I closed my eyes and waited. Next thing I knew I felt two sensations the first was like being pricked with thousands of pins that have been slightly electrically charged. The second was a fan’s nice cool breeze on my face. It took about 20 minutes for Whitney to move the Fraxel laser over my face. Each area was hit twice. I like to think I have a high tolerance for pain, but during the second pass it did sting more, because as Whitney

explained, the areas have already been treated once with the laser. Whitney was very upfront about the pain level of the laser and very detailed about what to expect. My face felt hot – very hot—it was painful to the extent that I just received the worst sunburn I have ever had. I admit it. It hurt. I went home and packed some Ziplocs with ice and placed them on my face to soothe my skin. It worked. As an intrepid reporter, I have decided to put my skills to work for Cravings’ readers. I will go, do, try, explore and investigate any & all things, experiences, services, products, opportunities and activities that our readers are curious about. So, if you have ever wondered what it is like to wrestle an alligator, fly off a trapeze, be wrapped in banana leaves or use an exclusive matchmaking service, let me know, and I will take it on. I will then provide you with the lowdown and report back on the experience here in Cravings South Florida magazine.

By morning my skin didn’t sting but it felt very dry and tight like it was plaster that was going to crack if I moved. As directed, I applied the ointment throughout the day. But unfortunately there was nothing to be done for the color. Over the next few days the color began to fade and the skin slowly sloughed off and my skin was getting back to normal. After five days when I again closely examined my skin the brown spots had significantly faded. It was amazing. I couldn’t believe how great my skin looked. I could still see the spots but only lightly. My mind jumped to thinking how one more treatment would get my skin back to its pre-40 condition; and just like that all memories of the laser’s pain and irritation also began to fade. P.S. Going for second treatment. Checkout the after photos in the next issue.

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Q&A: Sky Houses

Q: How has condo construction changed? A: There are no such thing as small units like the apartments that can be found in many of the older buildings. For instance, when the Boca Developers bought Hampton South in Aventura, they developed it so no unit is less than 3,000-square-feet. When it comes to condos size does matter. Today’s developers understand that when people are moving from a house to a condo, they don’t necessarily want to downsize. They expect to be able to have the same about of space. Q: Why do people choose to live in a condo? A: Some choose condo living because they are tired of having a home. They like the idea of living maintenance free. They don’t have to worry about cleaning the pool, mowing the law or getting the dishwasher fixed. For others, who choose to live in Aventura or Sunny Isles Beach, it isn’t likely to find anything but condos. There are a few gated communities of single homes; but, when people find out that the area’s residential buildings are specifically designed with families in mind, high rise living becomes much more acceptable. I think that when they learn they can have house-like living without all the chores and responsibilities…condo living becomes a no brainer.

enise Rubin, president of Denise Rubin Realty Group doesn’t see herself as a real estate agent but as a real estate consultant. Not only is she prepared to show properties, she is always ready to discuss the specifics of the different residential buildings in the area – their unique floor plans, views and amenities. We wanted to discuss the trends in high rise living.

Due to geographic constraints, those wanting to live in Sunny Isles Beach or Aventura have very few options other than condos. But Rubin points out that even in areas where young families could find a single-family home, they are choosing condo living because they see that these residences are really just houses in the sky.

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For instance in Hollywood, despite there being more single-family homes, many are choosing to live in high rises. The Renaissance building even offers a two-story condo with 24-foot-ceilings, an interior elevator and living space of more than 4,300-square-feet. Today, people are consciously deciding to live in condos because they really like the on-site maintenance and management, the amenities and services offered. Q: Do you really think that high rise condo living can feel the same as living in a house? A: Yes, right now one of the big trends is for condos to have private elevators. This gives residents the feeling that they go directly into their home; other buildings are offering private two car garages. These amenities are specifically designed to give condo living much more of a private residential experience. Q: When buying a condo what are some of the things you need to think about? A: You should check the building’s budget, checking to make sure there are no upcoming special assessments. Although every building is having some problems with short sales and foreclosures, many of these amenity-rich residential buildings haven’t been greatly affected partly because new owners must to be approved by the board helping to avoid those who were buying on speculation. But this is definitely something to investigate. It is also a good idea to talk to current residents about building’s maintenance, management and ability to service the amenities. Also ask about overall enjoyment of living in a house in the sky.

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FEEL GOOD / WHAT THE PROS KNOW Yudah Ari Benmergui, DDSl Balharbour Smiles Balharboursmiles.com

How has the 3D state-of-the-art capabilities found its way into dentistry?

Dr. Benmergui has taken his practice one step beyond having the Cerec the technology to do a crown from start to finish in one day. He now has the Gallileo, a 3D scan -- designed to be integrated into the Cerec’s capabilities; it allows implant surgery without having to cut into the gum. “The 3D scan shows where the bone and nerves are which helps to eliminate human error,” Dr. Benmergui said. “In the two dimensional standard xray which is a flat image you have no idea where the bone and nerves are located.” “With the Gallileo it makes it easy to put in an implant without causing too much inflammation because there is no cutting.” Dr. Benmergui also uses the Gallileo as a diagnostic tool to help create a patient’s treatment plan. It makes it easier to discover what is going on with his/her mouth because the Gallileo let’s the dentist see things that could never be discovered from a two dimensional image. He also points out that with the Gallileo you can see what type of bone loss because can now take horizontal and vertical images which makes it easier to pinpoint the area’s of loss.

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Do you think there are different types of assistance that people need as they age?

“I moved down here five years ago to be with my elderly parents. I found that they and their friends needed assistance with simple jobs that come up during the course of a normal day,” said Aniko Bahr, founder of A Daughter’s Care, a company she started a year ago in reaction to the demand she saw with assisting her parents and their friends on workaday tasks. Bahr said her services include dealing with mistakes in bills, assisting with renewing a driver’s license, closing bank accounts, balancing checkbooks, navigating the Medicare system, serving as an advocate at medical appointments. “Today there is the issue of longevity and the desire for people to live independently for as long as possible. We are determined to do whatever is necessary to allow the elderly to stay in their homes,” said Bahr. “But since adult children aren’t likely to live close by and can’t offer assistance they need a type of surrogate.” Bahr said that the main reason family members use her service is because they don’t live near by and they have sincere concern for the welfare and well-being of the families older members.

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How do you combine nutrition counseling with spa treatments?

Why not help inch forward your weight loss with having some fat removed? Dr. Rodriguez can help you with both. First, she provides one-on-one nutritional counseling and then works to create a program that helps to change the client’s lifestyle. “I first work to get a complete picture of the client’s eating habits and general health. Then I create a personalized and customized program,” said Dr. Montserrat Rodriguez. “We then connect the spa treatments to the program we’ve created. We want to work to create change both in and out.” The types of spa treatments GEA integrates into its weightloss program are detoxification treatments, lymphatic massages, thermotherapy, and electrostimulation. “ We are creating a modern approach to weight loss and healthy living,” said Dr. Rodriguez.

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is acupuncture? Q.What How does it work? Acupuncture is a Chinese A. treatment for pain. It works by inserting tiny needles into the area of pain to help get the body to release endorphins, which is the body’s natural pain killer. “Most people use acupuncture for lower back, knee and shoulder pain due to sports, surgeries and injuries,” said Adriana Perez, who with Maria Stellato founded Holistic Health Care Miami. According to Perez acupuncture can be used to treat everything from weight loss to facial rejuvenation to smoking cessation. The treatments typically last 30 minutes and most patients get so comfortable they tend to fall asleep. “Even if you don’t fall asleep during the treatment that night you will sleep really really well,” said Perez. Acupuncture has become more acceptable as a component of Western medicine. “Acupuncture works to help break down the inflammation and ease the pain. The idea is to allow the body to heal it self,” said Perez.

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Get On Board Miami’s biggest yachting extravaganza The Yacht & Brokerage Show in Miami Beach, is one of the World’s premiere gatherings of yachts, motor yachts, sportfishers, sport yachts, cruisers, tenders and more from the world's finest boat builders plus docks lined with hundreds of pre-owned vessels from the world’s leading brokers. Plus a new Sportfishing Pavilion with Fishing Seminars by the IGFA, and a new Yacht Equipment Pavilion with designers, engines and electronics. Experience great hotels, restaurants, night life and world famous beaches. Plan your show now at: www.showmanagement.com

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IN THE SPOTLIGHT At this grand opening, it was the lighting that held center stage. Specialty Lighting & Bulbs invited designers, electrical contractors and homeowners to come toast its new store. You can bet that this scene had the perfect mood lighting; and there was no issue of not being able to see the people you were speaking to or the acoustical guitarist performing. specialtylightingandbulbs.com

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e know the Miami designers who participate in Miami International Fashion Week are talented; but we thought it would be fun to put them to the test with our own Project Runway -type challenge. Miami-Dade County, City of Miami Beach and the Aventura Mall are filled with incredible pieces of art that are on view 24/7 for the public to enjoy. We decided to have each fashion designer randomly select a piece of public art to use as inspiration for the design and creation of a garment.

But, we didn't stop there. The magazine's editors and designers took the photos of the public art and the images of the models in the designers' fashions as their inspiration to create the photo montages shown on the following pages. This project began with seven pieces of art and concluded with the creation of 14 new artworks. A testament to what inspiration and creativity can achieve.

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Fashion Designer: JULIAN CHANG M. 1996, Roberto M. Behar & Rosario Marquardt, R&R Studios Miami, FL

Model: Georgina Tombs/Next

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Fashion Designer: VIVIANA GABEIRAS Save Our Reefs, Carlos Alves Miami, FL

Model: Chelsea O/Front Management

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Fashion Designer: ERIN HEALY Mermaid, Roy Lichtenstein Miami Beach, FL

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Fashion Designer: ZULA KHRAMOV Green Lace Scrim, Robert Rahway Zakanitch Miami, FL

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Fashion Designer: AREFEH MANSOURI Tulip, Karel Appel Miami, FL

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Fashion Designer: CESAR ROSARIO Back Of A Snowman, Gary Hume Aventura Mall, FL

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sually when looking at something beautiful, be it a sculpture, dress or teakettle, comes the question, What inspired the artist to be so creative?

Miami Beach Art in Public Places collections, each designer randomly pulled an envelope– having no clue beforehand which piece of art would become his muse.

We asked seven Miami international designers to use another artist’s work as the source for their inspiration to an outfit using their design style.

The art pieces from which the designers chose were selected because they are accessible and located in public spaces for all to enjoy.

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Sculpture: Circle Artist: Connie Lloveras LOCATION: Miami Beach How do you feel your design complements the art? When I think about fashion I do not consider anything but art in the purest sense of the word. Taking the inspiration that came from another artist’s artistic expression and being able to turn it into fashion is like merging two visions of beauty.

What was your initial reaction when asked to participate in this project? I thought it was a nice, fresh approach to mix art with fashion. What was your initial response to the art? The “M” provided a relief for the eyes from the usual busy concrete environment, as it is located at the Riverwalk Metromover station. I too like to mix and play with contrast in my collections such as creating feminine looks with menswear textiles or using soft sexy fabrics to create more structured and classic fashions.

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Sculpture: Save Our Reefs Artist: Carlos Alves LOCATION: Miami What was it from the artwork that served as the inspiration for your design? The colors and tiles inside and outside the fountain as well as the moving water served as the inspiration for me to design a print that I then made into a fabric.

How do you feel your design complements the art? The fountain’s artist Carlos Alves was inspired by South Florida’s beautiful oceans. He wanted to represent movement. I believe I did the same thing by transferring the same notion of movement to a printed fabric.

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What from the art served as your design’s main inspiration? The eternal circle of life represented on Connie Lloveras’ piece with such a powerful color and was my inspiration to create a symmetric silk organza gown.

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Sculpture: Mermaid Artist: Roy Lichtenstein LOCATION: Miami Beach

What was your initial response to the art? My initial thought was this is going to be different. But in some ways it was right up my alley. In legends, film and art, the mermaid has always had a certain mystique, sexiness and playfulness – all of which are great qualities for women’s fashion. Did you feel that your personal design style blended easily with the artist’s style? Not initially. Lichtenstein’s work is very geometric with a hard style. He once described it as industrial painting. It doesn’t exactly mesh with my style, which is soft, fluid and sensual. But I knew I could combine my design style with the more structured Mermaid sculpture by softening the lines and using a more soothing color palette. What relationship are you trying to show between the sculpture and your design? I wanted to create a beautiful, yet wearable dress that expresses the mood of Lichtenstein’s art.

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Sculpture: Green Lace Scrim Artist: Robert Rahway Zakanitch LOCATION: Miami How do you feel that your fashion design complements the art? The scrim is stationary. But what if it could come alive? What would it transform into? My design is a version of the scrim coming to life.

What do you feel is the connection between public art and fashion? Public art is timeless, and fashion is immediate and ever changing. But, they are connected in the same way that classic and modern music are linked together…united by the harmony of beauty and perfection.

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Sculpture: Tulip Artist: Karel Appel LOCATION: Miami What was it from your selected piece of art that served as the main inspiration for your design? The juxtaposition of colors and imagery it created in my mind. How do you feel that your design complements the art? I feel my design personifies the artwork. By giving it a human form and having it become functional and fluid.

What do you feel is the connection between public art and fashion? I feel that they are the same. Both express how we feel as people. They have historical significance for those who appreciate art and fashion for what they are – an account of the human condition.

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Sculpture: Back Of A Snowman Artist: Gary Hume LOCATION: Aventura Mall What was your initial reaction to your selected piece of art? It was…white and round. What do you feel is the connection between public art and fashion? Fashion is art. They are similar because they are both art we can find on the street. Both require creativity, talent and the courage to expose what maybe no one else understands.

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Want to live where the contemporary meets vintage art deco architecture to create a redefined urban lifestyle in a tropical setting? Then pack your boxes and move to the new Boulan South Beach. Or you can leave the boxes, just bring your toothbrush and let luxury interior designer Steven G design your home. He has created three varying model packages, each designed in a soft, contemporary style with different color palettes; after seeing these sophisticated and well-designed living spaces, you will definitely want to claim one for own. In addition to putting his touch on your private living quarters, Steven G has designed the building’s lobby, Zen meditation garden/courtyard and rooftop pool deck area. Calling it a “pool deck area” really doesn’t do it justice. The completely landscapedpool with Jacuzzi, cabana beds and private beach service makes it a true oasis from the world below. Boulan South Beach, 220 21st Street, Miami Beach, 305.538.7661, boulansouthbeach.com.

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Lighting is an aspect of home décor that deserves its own place in the design spotlight. It is the mood setter. It makes tasks easier to complete. It showcases art. Thomas Edison would be amazed what his bulb has become in the 21st century. There is LED bulbs, fluorescents, color bulbs, halogens and even the classic bulb has been updated to be more energy efficient, emit more light, and last longer. “Too often people just go to Home Depot see some lights on the shelf and purchase them,” said Derek Hude, manager of Specialty Lighting & Bulbs. “It is important to have lighting experts who understand lighting techniques, the types of lighting that should be used and knowledge of where fixtures should be placed.” There is task lighting, subdued lighting, overhead lighting, spot lighting and general lighting. Lighting isn’t as easy as just turning on a switch, because now it is all about the dimmer. Specialty Lighting & Bulbs, 13611 Biscayne Boulevard, North Miami Beach, 305.423.0017.

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Want to know more about your hometown? Dade Heritage Days, March 1 – April 17, 2011, provides opportunities to learn about historic places throughout Miami-Dade County. Festivities include: Art Deco architectural guided walking tours, Biscayne National Park canoe trips, a vintage Everglades weekend, moonlight garden tours, Coral Gables Waterway boat tours and a secrets of Coconut Grove walk. For those who want to mix history with the celebration of Earth Day head to the Barnacle Historic State Park in Coconut Grove on Sunday, April 17, 2011. This 19th –century home provides the grounds for a day of music, crafts and exhibits.

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Here's a way to learn, explore and tour Miami’s unique mid-century modern architecture and design. The weekend of March 11-12, 2011 provides the chance to get a better understanding of International Modernism. In Miami this is known as the MiMo style of design. The festivities include: a boat tour of the Marine Stadium, house tours of some of the iconic Modernist homes and walking tours of the Morris Lapidus Historic Districts.

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Miami's metropolitan landscapes and its beachfront resorts are the much-publicized façades of the city. A metropolitan image of the city can be traced to the 1920s, when photographs of both sides of Miami's bay front (Miami and Miami Beach) document astonishing skyscraper silhouettes emerging from wilderness. Downtown Miami remains the region's dominant metropolitan center. Here, high-rise buildings famously break the tree canopy of the city to exploit the view potential of its waterfront; they define a memorable skyline even as they usually fail to bring commensurate benefits to the street. Viewed from the multiple causeways spanning Biscayne Bay, the South Beach district of Miami Beach makes a second prominent urban façade. On the east side of Biscayne Bay are the beaches, America's winter playground. Icon Brickell, Miami

t has been said that Miami possesses more species of palm tree than anywhere else in the world, yet few if any are native. The palm is an icon of Florida, symbol of the good life in the tropics. But the dream of a palm-studded city has been more than an Arcadian ideal; the exotic palm also suggests a world of fantasy and fabrication. Miami's creation in the everglade wilderness of Southeast Florida can never be separated from quixotic dreams that have defined the city's genesis and have strongly shaped its growth.

In moments, Miami recalls an urban stage set, where manufactured landscapes, imported flora and fauna, and especially architecture serve as the backdrop. Ironically, these artifices are its truest expression and the heart of an authentic identity. A dynamic tension between artifice and authenticity is Miami's central paradox, and the city's built environment has developed under its sway. Miami is a new city, barely 100 years old. Within a short century, Miami has been built and rebuilt, and in the process has defined itself. In this invented landscape, architecture, landscape design and urban planning have played a particularly important role in creating its identity. From the air, Miami may look flat and undifferentiated. Yet it is a land of distinct landscape ecologies—the oceanfront strand, Biscayne Bay, the Everglades, forested hammocks and pinelands, and large stretches of land-filled wetlands infused in the process of development with lakes and canals. Today, these environments have been subsumed into new and more complex urban landscapes that mix underlying geography with built environment, specialized character, ethnic and social identities, and a matrix of infrastructure. These environments are notable for their variety, diversity, and dynamism: prominent metropolitan centers and crossroads, older villages swallowed by the city, Miami's first suburban districts, which extend west from downtown, and the urban fantasyland along the beaches. The city remains a land of contrasts, a conflation of unalloyed pieces.

In the 1930s, Miami Beach developed an urbane skyline, and an urban density to match. It has subsequently become one of the metropolitan area's most important urban centers. Growing from Miami Beach, resort towns like Surfside, Bal Harbour, and Sunny Isles stretch northward along the Atlantic Ocean. These resort meccas were traditionally the center of a transient culture of hotels and motels, apartment hotels, restaurants, and clubs. Many of the tourists who came to know them on holiday became permanent residents; and since they have developed into more than resorts. Whatever the size, Miami's hotel and motel prototypes, and even its garden apartment–hotels, were so popular that they redefined the American resort experience. As stage sets for middle-class culture, celebrity, and occasionally, organized crime, they became evolving testaments to the nation's popular culture, its changing fashions, its social and cultural fault lines, and its financial well-being. From the soaring overpass of Interstate 95 in Downtown, Miami's other urban centers can be clearly identified. To the South, Coconut Grove, downtown Coral Gables, and even the urban core evolving at the suburban crossroads of Kendall Downtown. To the North, Aventura and the Jackson Memorial/Civic Center district. Rather than centralizing, metropolitanization is actually reinforcing the diversity of this polycentric city. In contrast to the character of these metropolitan centers, Miami boasts several small villages. Coconut Grove is Miami's oldest settlement, occupying areas of hardwood and pine forests raised on a limestone ridge that slopes down to Biscayne Bay.

Cover of Allan Shulman's recent book

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Top: Fontainebleau and Eden Roc Hotels, Miami Beach. Below: Downtown Miami from Bayfront Park

As the oldest part of the city, it is the most densely foliated, a haven for numerous early structures, many built of wood. A separatist counterculture has traditionally bred in this forested growth. In the 1980s, its village center grew into an important entertainment district. Although the Grove is unique, something of its character can be found in other early settlements, like Spring Garden and Lemon City.

and environments that seem more significant. Miami is undeniably photogenic, yet during this image making the overall urban environment has suffered a corresponding neglect. This city of spectacle, whose geographical, environmental, and cultural uniqueness have inspired so much iconic architectural work, must develop a parallel urbanism. The future of Miami rests on the hope of building a more complex identity from its many pieces.

Another early settlement is Overtown, lying northwest of Downtown. Overtown was home to Miami's black community, a result of racial segregation in this southern city. It originally mixed a wide range of uses and social strata in a relatively compact area: rich and poor, commercial, industrial, and civic landmarks can all be found here. Overtown was disrupted by the construction of Interstate 95 in the 1960s: the highway went right through its heart.

Efforts to weave together the city's disparate pieces are underway, as new infrastructure like public transportation is planned. A recent parks master plan seeks to reintegrate Miami's pieces with each other, and with the surrounding ecosystem. In Miami, the citywide rezoning project Miami 21 is rewriting future development to support pedestrian-friendly streets. The search (conscious and unconscious) for a common architectural vernacular continues to temper Miami's polarities and its centripetal instincts.

A third characteristic landscape is found west of Downtown, in neighborhoods like Little Havana, Wynwood, Allapattah, and Little Haiti. These former residential suburbs and industrial districts, settled mainly in the 1920s, have been reinvented as dynamic urban districts in their own right. Miami may be a place sprung from ripe fantasies, yet it has grown fast into a more complex city. In that growth, Miami has creatively confronted the paradox of its origins, and constructed and reconstructed its traditions and environments. Fantasy still draws people to Miami, yet if the fantastical and exotic once singularly defined the city, today it is the mĂŠlange of architectural traditions

In many ways, Miami remains a terrain of contradiction that awaits complete synthesis. Yet there is much to learn from Miami's modern history and its suggestion of a process of retrofitting capable of assimilating the city's many complex elements.

Excerpt from Shulman, Allan T., Randall C. Robinson, Jr and Jame F. Donnelly. Miami Architecture: An AIA Guide to Downtown, the Beaches, and Coconut Grove. Gainesville, University Press of Florida, 2010. Reprinted with permission of the University Press of Florida. cravingssouthflorida.com

A Miami physician and his family purchased the 29-year-old home from its original owners. Although the house had extremely good bones, it needed to be modernized. Some of the issues that had to be addressed included the twolevel living room, outdated and non-functioning fireplace, extremely small bedrooms and the need for new flooring throughout the house. 62

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Original Architect: Miguel Font Built: 1979 Photographer: Carlos Fernandez, carlosfernandezphoto.com

The back exterior of the home opens out to the French design flooring using marble paver pool deck. The landscape and lighting were specifically designed to create the perfect setting to enjoy South Floridaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s magnificent sunsets. All exterior furniture by Brown Jordan. Throughout the entire home are views of the pool and terrace.

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This is one of the owners’ favorite areas of the home because it was designed with special details and functionality in mind. The Curio by Ralph Lauren exhibits a collection of items acquired during the owners’ travels. The hand carved mahogany pedestal costume in the corner was made exclusively for the owners in Guatemala and is used to showcase family photos. The millwork for the fireplace is designed in a classic style and serves to showcase the owners’ favorite piece of art, a painting by renowned Costa Rican artist Rafa Fernandez. The two occasional chairs and center table are by Barbara Barry. Except for the master bedroom the flooring for the home is French limestone. cravingssouthflorida.com

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The state-of-the art kitchen is designed with different elements to tie together the owners’ favorite color scheme. White wood cabinetry, Brazilian soap stone counter tops and a special slab of green Guatemalan marble, representing the owner’s heritage, is used as the island's counter top. The mosaic back splash works to tie all the hues together. The sink is an original Shaw’s Farmers and helps to give the kitchen a country touch. cravingssouthflorida.com

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The master suite was enlarged to 1,000 sq. feet. Unlike the rest of the home, the flooring here is of exotic Brazilian wood. The bed’s headboard is upholstered in a cotton velvet textile by Schumacher and tufted to help give the bed a romantic feel. The bedding is custom-made in silk podesua and trimmed in French gimps. The end tables are from Hurtado of Spain. The table lamps have porcelain bases which work to complement the owners’ collection of miniature Limose porcelain boxes. A velvet designed Kravet linen was used to create custom draperies that were installed under the millwork to keep the clean modern line. The occasional chairs and low table are by Mitchell-Gold. Featured on the table are the owners’ marble sculpture and Turkish box. cravingssouthflorida.com

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Special days need a perfectly told story whether it’s a wedding, significant birthday, baby shower or landmark achievement (won the Pulitzer, found a Picasso at a flea market or dropped a size). PS Photography offers unique styles that capture subjects in their own element so they look like themselves only better. Any setting imaginable from urban to pastoral is possible. Brides have the option to rock the dress on their big day and in a follow up session with a second chance to express the garment they may never don again. Imagine shots on horseback, in a magical garden, or like a swan in the ocean— all in a wedding dress. By appointment only. 888.382.3186, psphotography.net.

You can do your wedding party in the raw. CA Catering has partnered with RawONE Food to create menus that are all natural, raw, gluten-free and preservative free menu. Wondering what can be served? Try carrot ginger soup shooters, nori wraps filled with fresh vegetables, raw pates, gluten-free breads and pastries and not to ignore dessert, there is a raw Cacao mousse. CA Catering/RawONE Food, 954.920.3911, ccatering.net.

Not the long veil type but want something to adorn your hair, designer Jannie Baltzer offers an array of couture headpieces. These modern looks are hand-sewn and include French lace, silk, Swarovski crystals, ostrich feathers, glass beads and other beautiful vintage finds. With a collection of 19 opulent designs, you are sure to find one that would be the perfect topoff to your wedding dress. Janniebaltzer.com.

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Wedding favors are no longer an afterthought. They are getting more clever and sophisticated. One couple had custom boxes made with a letterpress monogram gift tag and tucked inside was a beautiful delicious cupcake. Aileen Invitations can assist you in finding the right token to give to your guests. Aileen Invitations, 2584 Miami Gardens Drive, North Miami Beach, 305.935.5601, aileeninvitations.com.

Weddings, cocktail parties, corporate lunches, dinner with friends .... whatever the occasion, Eten's European Chef/Owner will create the perfect menu for you to entertain your guests.

1404 E. LAS OLAS BLVD, FT. LAUDERDALE, FL 33301 954.383.4460 etenfood.com GOURMET FOOD STORE

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With their backgrounds as chefs and stewards on private yachts with the most demanding of clients, Allison Morgan and Dirk De Cuyper know how to work at the highest level and leave no detail undone. Once they became land dwellers, Morgan and De Cuyper put their skills to work to create a European type catering company in the heart of Fort Lauderdale. Their prepared-foods shop Eten Food Company offers a showcase of their talents. From chicken pot pie to salads to soups and pasta dishes, it is all ready to take home for dinner. Eten Catering is where you go when you want your wedding to be a very personal affair. As a boutique operation, Eten Catering specializes in weddings for up to 80 – 100 guests. Eten Food Company and Eten Catering, 1404 East Las Olas Boulevard, Fort Lauderdale, 954.383.4460.

• How about getting married on the beach and honeymooning in the Hamptons or vice a versa. But, thanks to Sole on the Ocean boutique hotel and its sisters Sole East Beach and Sole East Resort this is easier to do then you think. Both Sole’s are able to put on a chic contemporary wedding. Sole East Resort in the heart of the Village of Montauk is a landmark Tudor building with 60 bungalow style rooms and 7 garden cabana suites but still maintains some of its original 1970s feel. Sole East Beach is a 26 room motel with a 50ft path that runs throught the dunes to the ocean and beach. Although it is modest it is very Hampton-chic. Sole on the Ocean is a bit bigger with 249 rooms and suites each with its own private balcony. All make it easy to get to the ocean. For Sole on the Ocean it is right out the hotel’s back door; and Sole East Resort it is a fun 3-minute bike ride (bike’s are easily available for guests) and Sole East Beach is a quick jaunt down the path. Sole on the Ocean, 17315 Collins Avenue, Sunny Isles Beach, FL 786.923.9300, soleontheocean.com; Sole East, 90 Second House Road, Montauk, NY, 631.668.2105, soleeast.com.

If your wedding is eco-friendly then you certainly must have eco-chic favors. Mazal Judaica is an online store with everything Judaica. It also offers several very pro-environment favors. There is the bucket of love filled with plantable seeds or a printable favor that can be planted to grow North American wildflowers. Other gifts may not necessarily be the best for the environment, but guests are sure to still enjoy. Try the “meant to bee” honey scented beehive candle. Looking for a wedding gift, the site offers some beautiful and very meaningful gifts including blessings for the home of the new couple. There is something truly nice about starting a marriage with a blessing, don’t you think? MazalJudaica.com.

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er name may not be as ubiquitous in the bridal market as Vera Wang or Monique Lhuiller, but if her bridal collection does anything like her home, housewares, jewelry and furniture lines – her name will easily roll off the tongue of brides-to-be. Kathy Ireland has just launched Kathy Ireland Weddings by 2be designs. The collection of bridal, bridesmaid and mother-of-the-bride dresses are available at independent bridal stores. Ireland’s collection of wedding gowns ($800 - $3500) will present three distinct styles: princess, sensual and sophisticated and traditional bride. Kathyireland.com.

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Skye Dyer Wedding of Skye Dyer, daughter of internationally reknowned inspirational speaker Dr. Wayne Dyer. Deering Estate, FL Adagion Lifestyle Photography

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Love Story o and I met 5 years ago. Our introduction was definitely not a conventional one. I love dancing and if there is no space on the dance floor then I will simply dance wherever there is room. I was out with my sister, her thenboyfriend, who happens to be one of Mo's closest friends, and some other friends at Mynt in South

Beach. I proceeded to dance on the couch where they had bottle service, and I looked down to find a guy looking up my dress. Low and behold, the guy was Mo ...We have been together ever since. He "finally" proposed on Thanksgiving of 2009. I have a large family with five sisters and two brothers and I think he always knew that those were the people I would

want around me when something big happens in my life. He asked me with my entire family waiting downstairs and it was so special and beautiful! Our wedding day just happened and it was magical to say the least. We spoke our own vows, and I decided to sing mine. I sang a song by the great Bob Dylan called To Make You Feel My Love. The lyrics are everything

I feel about my wonderful man, and I will share some ...When the rain is blowing in your face, and the whole world is on your case, I would offer you a warm embrace, to make you feel my love. When the evening shadows and the stars appear, and there is no one to dry your tears, I would hold you for a million years, to make you feel my love!

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830 E. Oakland Park Boulevard Ft. Lauderdale, FL 954.567.2052

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807 E. Palmetto Park Rd. Boca Raton, FL twenty7events@gmail.com

With over 20 years of experience and immeasurable talent, David Johnson and his team specialize in artistic floral presentations and full-service event planning. They are able to create anything from a lavish grand ballroom ceremony to a quiet intimate wedding at home.

International award-winning photographer, Cengiz Ozelsel creates stunning wedding art that is fresh, touching, and downright sexy. He will beautifully capture the intimacy, movement, and emotion of your wedding the way you remember feeling it.

Twenty7events is a high end event concierge dedicated to providing luxury style and service for all your social and corporate event needs. Ready? Set. Wed!

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2923 SW 161 Avenue Hollywood, FL 954.245.7166 TheBloomingBeauty.com

18090 Collins Avenue Sunny Isles Beach FL 305.974.0242

19206 West Dixie Highway Aventura, FL 305.935.1114 galleryofcakes.com

The Blooming Beauty is the preferred South Florida mobile makeup and hair glamour service catering to brides and special events. Airbrushing available.

We carry top quality 14K, 18K, platinum, silver and stainless steel jewelry as well as a wide selection of watches. We do jewelry repairs. We also carry an extensive collection of designer sunglasses.

This specialty bakery considers cakes works of art. From the most elegant to the simple and whimsical, Gallery Of Cakes will be able to design and create the perfect cake for your celebration. It is under the strict supervision of Kosher Miami and everything it sells is Kosher Parve and non-dairy.

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Complete Judaica store 347.762.9250 info@mazaljudaica.com mazaljudaica.com

Getting married or know someone getting married? No worries! Mazaljudaica.com is your complete judaica store, providing kippot, wedding favors, ketubot, tallit, evil eye jewelry, wedding gifts, blessings and much more.

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When it comes to creating restaurants, John Kunkel uses both his head and his stomach. But knowing that the bikini-wearing crowd on South Beach wants foods that will only keep their perfect abs flat, Kunkel set his sights on delivering fresh, healthy and all-natural Mexican food with his Lime Fresh Mexican Grill. You may recognize Kunkel from his previous eatery on South Beach, Tasty Bakery Café. But now his mind is only focused on delivering homemade-fresh salsas, soups and burritos. The Lime Fresh menu is definitely up on the I’m on a diet lingo. It offers the ability to order a half or whole quesadilla and features the figure-friendly South Beach burrito and the skinny burrito that touts being skinny never tasted better. Being the good restaurateur, Kunkel would never forget about his stomach. His favorite Lime dish is the classic quesadilla; and it is certain that despite his surroundings, he is eating a whole… it isn’t likely that he does anything half-hearted. Lime Fresh Mexican Grill, 1439 Alton Road, Miami Beach, 305.532.LIME. Other locations may be found in Coconut Creek, Dadeland, Miami, Midtown, North Miami Beach, Pembroke Pines and Plantation, limefreshmexicangrill.com. 84

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Mozzarella Salad; Ahi Tuna and Chicken Française at Upper Deck Ale & Sports Grille

Upper Deck Ale & Sports Grille is the ultimate family restaurant. Its 50+ flat panel HD TV’s continuously run with every sports event possible. The two pool tables and free-standing and tabletop video games can entertain those who are not so sports minded. The something for everyone also holds true when it comes to the menu. There is your typical bar food. (Upper Deck is famous for its chicken wings.) But the extensive menu also has brick oven pizzas, Churrasco steak, filet mignon, BBQ baby back ribs and an offering of grilled, broiled and blackened mahi-mahi, tuna or tilapia – not to mention a separate kid’s menu. Be sure to leave room for dessert. You don’t want to miss the fried cheesecake. Upper Deck also offers dining specials from lunch daily for $5.99 to an early value dinner menu starting at $13.99 to a happy hour that starts at 11am and runs to 7pm with special drink and food deals. Upper Deck Ale & Sports Grille, 906 E. Hallandale Beach Boulevard, Hallandale, 954.454.8878, upperdeckhallandalebeach.com, offers 15% discount for Cravings Card holders (excludes alcohol).

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Knowing its guests like to choose, Gulfstream Race Track has several dining choices. Ten Palms serves a classic offering of meat and seafood. Situated on the second floor, this restaurant offers a fine dining experience in a relaxed environment. The Miami institution Christine Lee’s – known for its Asian fare expertly prepared -- is located on Gulfstream’s third floor. The restaurant is now run by Christine’s daughter Mary, who maintains the authentic Mandarin cuisine that her mother served. During the racing season, January – April, Christine Lee’s is also open for lunch. Need a quick drink or snack while watching the races, Gulfstream’s Starting Line Bar will be able to satisfy your needs. Located adjacent to the walking ring on the first floor, every Saturday and Sunday a raw bar is offered featuring oysters, crab claws, shrimp and more. To the side of Gulfstream Park is the outdoor Tiki Bar. Here under the chickee huts you will find a fun menu of drinks as well as daily beer specials. This is the perfect place to unwind after a day at the races. The Tiki Bar also features live music with some of South Florida’s best local bands. Gulfstream Park, 901 S. Federal Highway, Hallandale Beach, 954.454.7000, gulfstreampark.com

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At this new eatery the Ms are getting As. Restauranteur Matthieu Mineo and Executive Chef Mariano Gravante have come together to create the intimate Tagliatelle - 74 seats inside and 40 seats on the street-side patio. At its trendy location in the South of Fifth neighborhood, Tagliatelle serves traditional Italian fare and seafood. The restaurant’s namesake tagliatelle is homemade pasta made from flour imported from Italy. The tagliatelle may be dressed with campania garlic, olive oil, Portobello shitake mushrooms, fresh tomato, basil and mozzarella to create a pasta dish that even those who live by the no-carbohydrate mantra can’t resist. A $23 prix-fixe menu is offered daily. Tagliatelle, 124 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach, 305.397.8019, tagliatelle-miami.com

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It isn’t just the tough economy that is knocking the crown off the King. The burger continues to get a makeover and sits center stage at the contemporary joints being opened by renowned chefs and restaurateurs. Part of the continued demand for allnatural burgers, hand-cut French fries, thick frozen custards and shakes will be met by restaurateur David Manero’s BurgerFi. Manero’s goal is to bring the burger back to its comfort zone – the classic American hamburger stand of the 1950s and 1960s. Helping to ensure that customers don’t feel too guilty about their over indulgence, BurgerFi will only serve natural Angus burgers, devoid of anything unnatural or man-made. As part of BurgerFi’s – Burgerfication of the nation – charter, no freezers or microwave ovens will be allowed on the premises. With Manero’s determination to start a food revolution, Ronald better rally the troops, because he’s next. Opening in mid-may. BurgerFi, 4343 North Ocean Drive, Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, 954.489.0110

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Left: L'Chaim Kosher Vodka; Center: Events by Premier; Right: Jacob's Classic Market.

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t started in the 1960s when Hebrew National launched the “we answer to a higher authority” tagline. With this ad campaign, which continues to be used today, Hebrew National targets both Jews and non-Jews by stating its kosher hot dogs are guaranteed to be 100 percent pure beef. Hebrew National is telling customers that kosher means a product is of higher and better quality. Kosher foods and products are gaining a strong foothold on the shelves of grocery stores nationwide. In 1970 there were 3,000 kosher products on supermarket shelves and today there are more than 70,000. About 40 percent of the food sold at grocery stores has a kosher imprint. Kosher literally means fit to eat. In order for meat to be deemed kosher it has to follow strict biblical dietary laws, use only certain cuts of beef and must meet the highest standards for quality, cleanliness and safety.

The non-Jewish kosher market has been growing in earnest since the 1990s, when the koshering of the Oreo was hailed as a watershed event. In late 2009, even the Tootsie Roll went kosher. Only 15 percent of people who buy kosher do it for religious reasons. Carri Markofsky of the kosher catering company Events by Premier believes the kosher explosion is because people want to make sure the products they buy are safe and of the highest quality.

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“People are concerned about food safety. Since they have started to be Eco-concious they are also very concerned about the treatment of animals. They think that kosher means it is healthier and that the meat comes from cattle that were killed in a more humane way,” she said.

Dweck Morris, executive chef of the eight-month-old glatt kosher store Jacob’s Classic Market in Hallandale also believes that his customers perceive kosher as being better. “Only 50 percent of my customers are Jewish. Kosher is definitely cool. It has become more and more popular regardless if the customer keeps kosher or not.” Morris also points out that many of his customers don’t realize that the store is kosher, unless of course they look to buy pork or shellfish. Gallery of Cakes owner Toni Koch agrees that people buy her cakes regardless if they are kosher or not. “They buy from me because I make beautiful cakes,” she said. “I think that people do want more kosher things. It is because of the preparation supervision the products and meats receive. You know that kosher lettuce has been tripled wash. You know that the meat has been properly processed. More people are buying kosher

because they trust the process and know it is better prepared.” Entrepreneur Ralph Mizraji saw the trend of kosher products going mainstream. He also recognized the connection consumers were making -- kosher equals quality. Tapping into this mindset, Mizraji was able to make significant inroads to the already overcrowded vodka market with the launch of L’Chaim Kosher Vodka.

“Kosher has always stood for better quality and higher standards,” said Mizraji. “The idea was to differentiate ourselves from the pack. There are so many vodka brands that rely on either price point or appearance of the label or bottle; we needed to offer something that was more meaningful.” Mizraji clearly understood that his vodka would appeal to Jews and non-Jews. “We knew that people would make the connection between kosher and better quality. It is very clear to see that our demand is not being driven by Jewish or kosher customers. The demand is driven by the mainstream recognizing and wanting a better quality product.”

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The Cravings discount card is accepted at these restaurants: AZZURRO ITALIAN RESTAURANT 17901 Collins Ave. Sunny Isles Beach 305.792.5300 Bourbon Steak 19999 West Country Club Dr. Miami 786.279.6600 Bubbles ‘n Ice 3061 NE 163rd Street North Miami Beach 305.940.5001 CHIMA BRAZILIAN STEAKHOUSE 2400 E. Las Olas Blvd. Ft. Lauderdale 954.712.0580

Fit2go 7342 NW 35th Street Miami 305.718.3858

MIAMI PRIME GRILL 16395 Biscayne Blvd. Miami 305.949.5101

JONAS PIZZA 2030 NE Miami Gardens Dr. North Miami 305.978.8998

Newport / Kitchen 305 16501 Collins Avenue Sunny Isles Beach 305.978.8998

LA PIAZZA PASTA Café 1885 Hollywood Blvd. Hollywood 954.921.0088 THE MELTING POT 15700 Biscayne Blvd. North Miami Beach 305.947.2228

SUSHI HOUSE 15911 Biscayne Blvd. North Miami Beach 305.947.6002 Tropical Acres Steakhouse 2500 Griffin Rd. Ft. Lauderdale 954.989.2500 UPPER DECK Ale & Sports Grille 906 E Hallandale Beach Blvd. Hallandale Beach 954.545.8878

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16501 Collins Ave. Sunny Isles Beach 305.749.2110 newportbeachside.com

2305 Collins Avenue Miami Beach 305.674.0250 philippechow.com

Heavy Burger is more than just a cool vibe. Heavy Burger is simply the best gourmet burger in town. Full bar, open lunch & dinner seven days a week.

This hotspot offers festive American comfort food dishes like Absolut Penne with its own mini vodka shooter and sun and sand pail mussels complete with sunglasses, pail and garlic bread crumbs resembling sand.

Chef/Owner Philippe Chow is a Hong Kong native who draws upon his classical culinary training. He puts his own spin on traditional Chinese cuisine with results that are modern, flavorful and theatrical.

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3055 NE 163 Street North Miami Beach 305.354.8484 eatkabobji.com

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The Astor Hotel 956 Washington Avenue Miami Beach 305.673.DROD (3763) drodriguezcuba.com

Come to Kabobji and enjoy authentic Middle Eastern cuisine.The menu features a wide array of falafel, shawarma, kabob, hummus and tabbouleh.

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MARK THE DATE

THE BIG 10

The food extravaganza the Food Network South Beach Wine & Food Festival is turning 10 and you know all of the participants are pulling out all the stops. From February 27 – 27, 2011 thoughts on South Beach will only be of food, spirits and parties. Chefs who will be on hand include: Paula Deen, Rachael Ray, Guy Fieri, Bobby Flay, Tyler Florence and Charlie Trotter. Although your indulgences this weekend may not be calorie-free, you don’t need to feel too guilty because the festival’s proceeds go to support the Florida International University’s School of Hospitality and Tourism Management. 877.762.3933, sobefest.com.

DAYS OF SONG & DANCE

DINE ON THE WILDSIDE

When else can you have a chance to eat with hippos, lions and and Bengal tigers than at Zoo Miami’s Feast With The Beasts, Friday March 4, 2011. The evening includes tasty treats from 40 of South Florida’s top restaurants, open bar, live entertainment; you may want to be careful where you sit as your dinner companion could be a wild animal. Tickets $175 per person. 305.255.5551, fwtb.org.

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PERK UP

Everyday we head to places like Starbucks and easily order our caffeine fix probably without even thinking about its rich history. Through April 9, 2011 the Centre Gallery at Miami Dade College’s Wolfson Campus will be showcasing a photographic exhibition and documentary The Birth of Coffee chronicling the people, culture and economics of coffeeproducing nations. The author and photographer traveled a quarter of a million miles to five continents and eight countries to document and record the world’s coffee cultures. Admission is free. 300 NE 2nd Avenue, Miami, mdc.edu.

Spring gets into full swing at the Aventura Arts & Cultural Center with a variety of entertainment. March is filled with the Aventura Foreign Film Series showing the Japanese film Still Walking. At the Dancing with the World International Folk Dance Festival more than 120 dancers from South Florida’s best folk dance troupes will take to the floor. The Melodies and Memories Series continues with A Grand Tour: The Songs of Jerry Herman. 3385 NE 188th Street, Aventura, 954.462.0222, AventuraCenter.org.

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WISH LIST

nly the Ritz-Carlton can take the classic all-American chocolate chip cookie from the tollhouse to the penthouse.

With 32 or 40 individual slats, depending on the humidor’s size, each cookie has its own space, making sure no sticky-attachment or moisture-by-association occurs.

Exclusive and handmade humidors ensure that the hotel’s VIPs always have perfectly fresh and moist cookies at the ready.

It takes 10 weeks to make a cookie humidor – definitely longer than the time it takes to bake a batch.

Using the cigar humidor as inspiration, Naples-based artist Bill Erwin handcrafts these unique cookie jars. The cookie humidor works to protect from the humidity and helps to keep the precious confections at their ultimate freshness.

And at a price tag well over $1000, you may think you can make due with the Nestle Tollhouse Cookie Jar you received from saving and sending in the chocolate chip packages.

Erwin did his first cookie humidor for the Ritz-Carlton about 10 years ago. And since he doesn’t have a pattern or prepared pieces, each one is a work of art.

But after baking a batch of the everso-popular Ritz-Carlton chocolate chip cookies, you too may decide your confections deserve a move to the penthouse.

The Ritz-Carlton Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe (makes 2 dozen normal-sized or 12 jumbo VIP-sized cookies) 10 oz. butter 10 oz. brown sugar 7 oz. sugar 6 oz eggs .3 oz. vanilla extract 22 oz. all-purpose flour .3 oz. baking soda .2 oz. salt Chocolate chunks Preparation: In a mixer put butter, egg, vanilla, salt, baking soda and the two sugar mix it then add flour and chocolate chunk. Scoop into balls and bake at 300° degrees for approximately 10 minutes. Recipe provided by: Chef Christian Clair

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