by Jodi Mailander Farrell

Il Mulino New York is poised to open a second South Florida outpost this spring in South Beach. Can the classic Italian-American restaurant still razzle dazzle? If its Sunny Isles location inside Acqualina Resort & Spa is any indication, some of us are still smitten with its trademark Old World nostalgia and unabashed extravagance.

From the long row of Rolls-Royces lining the valet circle at the oceanfront resort to the polished, napkin-placing wait staff that services each table, Il Mulino is a reminder that 1 percent of us do live differently. The desire to sample that lifestyle (or at least its food) must be why the well-known name draws so many birthday parties and couples on first dates, which seemed to constitute the crowds on our recent visits.

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