Starting with the month of September, the Chamber announces its upcoming calendar of events and networking gatherings. We will begin with an IACC Business Luncheon starring our guest of honor, the new elected  Mayor of the City of Miami, Francis X. Suarez. The event will take place at the famous Italian Restaurant Cipriani on September 21st. On Oct...

A bus shelter may not seem like it’s worthy of world-class Italian design. But Miami Beach is no ordinary city. In a bid to make a fitting impression, city officials have chosen Pininfarina, the firm best known for designing some of the most beautiful cars ever made, to create waiting areas worthy of the beach’s penchant for flair. “Miami Beach lea...

Niven Patel, the man behind one of Miami’s most successful new restaurants, Ghee Indian Kitchen, is expanding his mini culinary empire with Erba, a pasta focused restaurant debuting sometime in 2019. “When I started this career of mine I always had a fascination for pasta, and a lot of people who don’t know me perceive me as the Indian chef,” notes...

Air Italy is pleased to announce that thanks to popular demand, the Miami-Milan Malpensa route launched on June 8th, is now on sale for the entire winter season. "Thanks to a great response from our customers and increasing demand, we are opening up our winter inventory for our Milan-Miami flight, as we are already running at a load factor of over...

Terre del Sapore feels like home. This Coral Gables restaurant is replete with a welcoming vibe, an exposed brick wall, and a wood-fired oven where you can watch your pizza being cooked. Owner Marcelo Lederman opened the eatery so he would have a place for his family and friends to enjoy the cuisine he loves best. The idea is for patrons to drop in...

Twelve years after they debuted Downtown mainstay Fratelli Milano owners Roberto Bearzi and Fiorella Blanco have opened up their second restaurant, Vista (5020 NE 2nd Avenue). Keeping with their Italian roots the new eatery offers up cuisine from Italy with Miami influences. On the all-day menu are dishes like calamari with sesame salt, crudo with...

Il consigliere d’Ambasciata Cristiano Musillo dal 9 agosto è il nuovo console generale d’Italia  a Miami  .  Al nuovo console generale i “migliori auguri di buon lavoro” da parte di Fucsia Nissoli , deputata di Fi eletta nella circoscrizione Estero –ripartizione Nord e Centro America , che ricorda come la prestigiosa città della Florida vanti una o...

In the past 12 months, Salumeria 104 in midtown Miami has gone through 10,532 pounds of salumi. Since opening in 2012, the restaurant has increased sales by 40 percent and expanded its dining room. Now the popular spot has expanded further with a second location, in Coral Gables. Executive chef and co-owner Angelo Masarin says, "Coral Gables is his...

Cara Mia, a trattoria in South Beach, believes the finest things in life are the simplest. Since 2013, the restaurant has built a loyal following by serving authentic Italian cuisine built on only a few ingredients. This past February, owner Luigi Coppolino partnered with two Italian restaurateurs — Paolo Giurato and Luciano Maddii. Maddii, a self-...

North of Wynwood and the Design District, a massive two-story Italian-inspired restaurant and rooftop bar opens next week. Located in the recently developed Upper Buena Vista — a charming acre of land home to a crop of new restaurants including a 500-square-foot French café and a Colombian street-food joint — Vista offers an expansive all-day menu,...