With three signature restaurants — Hakkasan, Gotham Steak and Scarpetta — and the always buzzing Bleau Bar in its dazzling lobby, the pleasure dome that is the Fontainebleau Miami Beach is breathing new life into its cocktail program with the help of newly appointed corporate mixologist Hector Acevedo. A trio of new cocktails have been introduced to each of these establishments, highlighting a range of techniques and creative concepts from new twists on classics to the molecular avant garde. To take a virtual […]
Posts tagged: Fontainebleau
I had my first celebrity interview over Labor Day Weekend with none other than Pharrell Williams, and later with Robin Thicke. And, yes, I was incredibly nervous–and excited. They were in town to perform a special concert at the Fontainebleau Sunday afternoon. When Pharrell walks into a room, he brings an almost otherworldly quality with him, something greater, and more interesting, than star power. He is a beautiful creature, flawless, perfection. I saw him once before at the convention center during […]
Dec 26
2012
2012
Daily Dose: Fontainebleau, Miami Beach
A landmark of Miami Modern architecture on Collins Avenue, the Fontainebleau Resort Miami Beach is a glamourous playground of excess. From the lobby’s iconic Morris Lapidus-designed bow tie tile floors, to the glamorous “stairway to nowhere,” and the golden Ai Weiwei chandeliers seemingly dripping from the heavens, it’s a modern reference to the glitzy bygone era of Miami Beach in the 1950s and ’60s. Fast forward to 2012, and it’s home to LIV, the hottest club in town, which draws a […]
