This Italian gem in Miami Beach is opening a new restaurant in Midtown, and we can’t wait
Via Emilia 9 is taking its talents to Midtown.
The Italian restaurant on Miami Beach, which features some seriously amazing homemade pasta and a warm and cozy atmosphere, is gorelease, ing upscale with the opening of its second Miami restaurant, Via Emilia Garden in Midtown. The brand also opened a restaurant in New York’s Tribeca neighborhood.
The elegant, 2,000-squarefoot restaurant, designed by owners Chef Giancarlo “Wendy” Cacciatori and wife Valentina Imbrenda, will seat
Dance Now! Miami’s spring show presents a variety of works, each with its own narrative. The program, titled “Contemporanea 2019,” features two world premieres and a piece from 1980 written by Daniel Lewis, founding dean of dance at the New World School of the Arts. It will be performed Saturday, March 30, at the Aventura Arts and Cultural Center.
The premieres include a garden with a retractable roof and an expanded market that sells homemade and imported Italian goods.
“We wanted to capture the essence of a romantic Italian eatery in Northern Italy,” said Imbrenda in a press 100 in a modern setting. There will be an open kitchen, Hannah Baumgarten’s “Fire Within, Fire Without: Dido on the Pyre” and “(B)orgia: Decadence & Decay,” which Baumgarten wrote with her Dance Now! co-founder Diego Salterini. The first piece tells the tragic story of Dido from Virgil’s “Aenid” and is set to music by Federico Bonacossa. Like Baumgarten’s previous work, “Fire Within, Fire Without” is an examination of strong female figures from the past.
“(B)orgia: Decadence & Decay” takes its point of departure from the House adding that she hopes it will be “an ideal place” for date night. But don’t hesitate to hang out there with friends and family if romance isn’t on of Borgia, but it is not a narrative of the Italian Renaissance family. “It could be any famous or powerful family,” Salterini says. The dancers wear masks, and all remain onstage throughout the piece. “But what’s behind the mask could be a different story,” Salterini says. “There could be emotional struggles, secrets.” The dancers perform to music by a diverse group of artists, including Nine Inch Nails, Funkadelic and Shig
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The decor will be a bit different from that of the original restaurant: It includes 20 framed Nike sneakers from Italy’s popular retailer Slam Jam. You can buy them, but they’re $10,000 a pair.
So maybe just stick to the food, which is not a problem, believe us. (Miami Herald food editor Carlos Frías lists Via Emilia 9 as one of his go-to spots on Miami Beach). Via Emilia Garden will share Via Emilia 9’s menu, including its signature tortellini in broth with handrolled tortellini stuffed with proscuitto di Parma, parmigiano, mortadella, beef and pork.
Other highlights will include The Basket from the Emilia Romagna — that’s a charcuterie board to you. There’s tagliatelle with mushrooms, sausage and cream sauce and cotoletta alla Bolognese. Order from a variety of Italian wine and beer to complement your meal.
Via Emilia Garden is set to open around Memorial Day.