Staceys Stash
Alice + Olivia launched its first freestanding store in Florida in Miami. The pop-up relocates to its permanent home, a 3,240-square-foot, bi-level flagship, in a year. Designed like an art gallery, the temporary space features polished cement floors and an all-white palette including metal rolling racks.
A groovy pair of bright red midcentury-modern chairs with exaggeratedly tall backs la Alice in Wonderland complements emerald green dressing room curtains. New York artist Annie Arroyos textured, multimedia wall hanging in bold colors links to the selection of color-blocked handbags and knits. Founder and creative director Stacey Bendet loves art, having recently toured Italys Park of the Monsters, the inspiration for her Spring 2017 collection. But fall is all about the Seventies, from boho dresses to bell-bottoms to power suits.
- 106 NE 40th Street; 305.375.6056; aliceandolivia.com
Flutes & (Tiny) Forks
Among the fresh crop in Fort Lauderdales Wilton Manors, Top Chef contestant Josie Smith-Malave opened her first restaurant, Bubbles & Pearls. Are there two more beautiful words in cuisine than champagne and oysters? Perch on a canary yellow bar stool for bivalves sourced from Apalachicola and up and down both U.S. coasts with bubbly as diverse as pricey bottles of the real deal to everyday prosecco and Sekt.
The Hialeah native picked up a lot of skills regarding raw-bar delicacies while traveling the world and working for famous toques like Jean-Georges Vongerichten and Wylie Dufresne. Shes mastered poke, crudo and ceviches, whether Peruvian with choclo corn and spicy aji, or seasonal produce and Asian condiments. Hot dishes are sizzling steaks and 500-degree mussels.
- 2037 Wilton Drive; 954.533.9553; bubblesnpearls.com
Grab-And-Go Gifts
The monthly Miami Flea returns to the Arts + Entertainment District on Sunday from 3-7 p.m. The family-friendly event offers a kids corner for creative crafts and face painting. Grownups can browse dozens of booths for hand-crafted and vintage wares.
Dogs are allowed, and attendees can even adopt a furry friend. Refuel at the ever-changing Grub Garden with purveyors like the Salty Donut and Coyo Taco. Krelwear fashion collection hosts a trunk show for fellow local designers, the Onikas, at its boutique and atelier in Miami Ironside on September 21, from 6-9 p.m. Shop for soft cotton scarves hand-blocked in India, and cozy ponchos and wraps woven with organically-dyed yarns in the Andes outside Quito. Sweet Melody Crafted Ice Cream Company provides cold treats. 1440 North Miami Avenue; aedistrictmiami.com.
- 7520 NE Fourth Court; 305.528.2755; krelwear.com; theonikas.com
Food Bank + Bourbon
Running up to Palm Beach this month? Take advantage of the countywide Flavor Palm Beach with prix-fixe menu specials at 50 restaurants from Boca Raton to Jupiter. Feel fancy at Caf Boulud, carve into T-bones at Meat Market and Ruths Chris Steakhouse, and take in the view with a seafood dinner at 50 Ocean. Best of all, the event benefits Palm Beach County Food Bank.
On the eve of the fall equinox, the Local Craft Food & Drink has bourbon on the brain. The Coral Gables eatery teamed up with Beam Suntory (Makers 46, Knob Creek) to host a six-course dinner with bourbon cocktails on September 21. Reserve for bourbon-spiked brown oyster stew, lobster Newburg with buttermilk dumplings, and shortcake with a bourbon syllabuba retro alcoholic milkshakeat valdiviaveronica@yahoo.com.
- flavorpb.com. thelocal150.com
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