There are things you need to live a happy life. Among them, pizzas, beer and a tower of mimosa.

You’ll find all of the above, and more, at the new outdoor Bottled Blonde Pizzeria + Beer Garden, opening later this month in Wynwood.

It will be the first Miami location for the Arizona-based concept of the Evening Entertainment Group, which has restaurants in Houston, Dallas, Fort Worth and Scottsdale, Arizona. Two more locations will soon be added in Las Vegas and Nashville.

“We are excited to expand the Bottled Blonde brand into the Miami/Wynwood market,” said Les Corieri, co-founder of Evening Entertainment. “Miami has always been at the top of our list, and we believe our brand aligns perfectly with this beautiful, fun, and fast-paced city.”

Like many Wynwood hotspots, the 9,000-square-foot spot, a hybrid of Italian restaurant and German beer garden, has two personalities. During the day, the 49 TVs and two 24-foot walls of projectors indicate this will be a sports fan‘s dream for college and professional sports as well as UFC bouts.

Eat seafood or salads, pasta or pizza (there is a new pizza specialty every month). Or err on the side of caution and stock up on finger foods like chicken wings, truffle fries and pepperoni pizza rolls. Watch the game. Sip a craft beer. Cool down until your team returns the ball.

At night, however, the vibe kicks into overdrive with high-tech sound and lighting systems, transforming Bottled Blonde into a nightclub with VIP tables and bottle service. Each month, Bottled Blonde will offer a new signature cocktail.

And then there’s this tower of mimosa, 100 ounces of bubbles, juice and pure joy, with three bottles of champagne in each tower for $80. Your choice of juice. They’re half price before 4 p.m. on Sundays, so if you’re there to take advantage of the brunch menu, you might want to order one for the table. This way, even if your team loses, you won’t be sad.

Blonde Pizzeria in a Bottle + Beer Garden

Or: 2838 NW Second Ave., Building 2, Miami

Opening: March 30

Hours: 4pm-3am Monday to Friday; noon-3 a.m. Saturday and Sunday.

More information: bottledblondepizzeria.com

This story was originally published March 10, 2022 10:54 a.m.

March 4 – Two former businesses will soon have new life as places to grab a bite to eat or have a drink after the Chattanooga Beer & Wrecker Board approved applications for Mariscos Vallarta at East Brainerd and Boneyard Bar on Station Street.

Mariscos Vallarta will open in the former Shoney’s off Shallowford Village Drive near the Hamilton Place mall, and Boneyard Bar will open in a few months in the former Brinx warehouse on Station Street.

Alexandro Leon told the board during the bid process that Mariscos Vallarta will be a seafood and Mexican grill with a full bar open seven days a week. It will employ 20 people.

Jared Padovani said he and his two Boneyard partners are working to turn the 3,500 square foot location into a “neighborhood bar” with a variety of bar food, snacks and a full bar.

He told the board that he and his partners are aware of some of the issues that have recently made the news regarding the Beer Board and in particular The Blue Light, which has been cited for 10 violations since November. Blue Light is located next to The Comedy Catch and across from Regans and Westbound.

Boneyard will be on the same side of the street as the final two, and Padovani said he and his partners are “taking [security] very seriously.” The site will have a fence at the rear with a separate entrance and a gate and large planters at the front, as well as security guards at both entrances, he said.

Padovani said the space has a capacity of 144 guests and may host live music in the future, but has no plans to do so at this time.

In other business, the board approved beer licenses for two long-running fundraisers, both of which are moving to new locations due to COVID-19.

The Chattanooga Breakfast Rotary Club’s fifth Brew Skies Festival will take place March 12 from noon to 4 p.m. at AT&T Field and will feature 70 craft beers, food and live entertainment with Neon Moon and Over Easy. Weather permitting, vendors will be set up on the outfield warning track.

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It had been held at Chattanooga Brewing Co. and Glenn Miller Gardens at Chattanooga Choo Choo.

Also, the Pink! The gala benefiting the CHI Memorial Foundation and the MaryEllen Locher Breast Center will take place on the same day and has moved to the First Horizon Pavilion, Chattanooga Convention Center. The evening will include silent and live auctions, a gourmet dinner and dancing to Party on the Moon.

Contact Barry Courter at [email protected] or 423-757-6354. Follow him on Twitter @BarryJC.

Recently, multi-talented entertainer and actor Nick Cannon celebrated the grand opening of his Wild ‘N Out Sports Bar and Arcade with a ribbon cutting and a party. The new 3,500 square foot sports bar will serve as an “entertainment destination” in the heart of San Diego’s bustling Gaslamp Quarter.

The versatile “entertainment” destination features live entertainment, arcade games, cocktails that will wow you, and elevated sports bar fare.

The destination also adds a commemorative timeline of Cannon’s famous MTV show.

Cannon joined San Diego city officials in a ribbon cutting in front of a crowd of fans who had gathered along Sixth Avenue.

The ceremony was followed by a red carpet arrival including Cannon, Hitman Hollaand member of MTV’s “Wild ‘N Out” team; Justine Valentine. Also included were members of the “Wild ‘N Out” Girls such as Taelor Parker and Rosa Acosta.

Cannon enjoyed a variety of signature Wild ‘N Out cocktails with his friends, including The Big Cloud Cannon and Cannon’s Candy Shop, a mix of 50 Cent’s Branson Cognac VS Phantom, peach schnapps, lemonade and grenadine with a side shot of Branson Cognac VS Fantôme.

There were also band favorites which included a selection of Wild ‘N Out favorites like the WNO Burger, served with waffle fries; and Wild ‘N Out sharing buckets of fried dill pickle chips.

Nick Cannon greeted guests at the opening of his first restaurant in San Diego while walking around the venue and taking videos, photos and FaceTime calls with in attendance and virtual fans.

Patrons of the recently closed Cider Press Cafe will have to spend the first few months of the new year patiently awaiting the launch of the all-new Cider Press Vegan Gastropub and Patio Bar, which is set to open in St. Pete’s historic Kenwood in just some months.

Co-owner Johan Everstijn told Creative Loafing Tampa Bay that his construction team just broke ground on the new location this week and is building an entire kitchen from scratch. The space at 3118 3rd Ave. N was home to popular gay club Georgie’s Alibi until it closed in 2015.

Although Everstijn and fellow co-owner Roland Strobel were evicted from their old 600 block location after the landlord failed to honor their lease, the duo are taking the opportunity to reinvent Cider Press into something completely different.

“We want to take this time to transform into something more like a late-night hangout,” Everstijn told CL.

With licenses, permits and construction underway, Everstijn says he’s currently in the kitchen working on the upcoming gastropub’s hearty English menu. While popular dishes from the old location, like shrimp po’boys and burgers, will still be offered in the new Kenwood space, the new location’s menu will be new and unexpected.

“The dishes I’m most excited about are the ones I haven’t made yet,” Everstijn laughs. “I want to focus on some entrees where vegetables are the star, but the menu itself will be full of fun, fun dishes.”

He even consulted friends who live in England to really get to grips with that friendly neighborhood pub atmosphere.

You can expect vegan versions of English dishes like Lentil Shepherd’s Pie, Coronation Chicken Salad, Fish and Chips and Chicken Fried Steak on the menu. Cider Press started as an all-raw vegan restaurant in 2016, so its hearty new menu marks significant culinary growth.

While there are no scheduled hours for the new location yet, the focus will be on late-night dining, live entertainment, and a full-service bar stocked with wine, beer and specialty cocktails – brand new territory for Cider Press.

David Fischer, the man behind popular bars St. Pete Cocktail and The Saint, will be responsible for the interior design of the new vegan gastropub.

“Imagine what every vegan restaurant in St. Petersburg looks like…. the new Cider Press will be the opposite of that,” says Everstijn.

Renderings show the 2,275-square-foot restaurant will also feature a small stage inside, which will host a range of entertainment, from karaoke to live music to drag shows. Unfortunately, no live shows will take place on the approximately 400 square foot outdoor patio, due to St. Petersburg’s residential noise ordinance.

Although the interior of Cider Press is Fischer and features “sexy and dim” lighting, many aspects of the gastropub will honor the legacy left by Georgie’s Alibi when it closed in 2015. The gay club was known for their large garage door and their outdoor seating, aspects that will be on full display when the new Cider Press debuts.

According to Everstijn, Georgie’s Alibi was also known for its rotating drink specials like its Tuesday night Long Island iced teas. Cider Press will eventually implement programs that honor the legacy of the now-closed gay club, mimicking some of the popular specialties they previously offered.

There is no doubt that Cider Press Cafe was a mainstay on the 600 block of Central Avenue and one of many local businesses that were evicted due to rapidly rising rent prices.

When asked what he thought Block 600 would look like in a few years, Everstijn replied, “every other door will be a pizzeria, and eventually it might just be empty storefronts. The only people who can pay rent are chains or disguised chains.

Notably, the restaurant that will open at the former Central Avenue location of Cider Press is a Sicilian-style Italian restaurant.

While there is no scheduled opening date in place, the new Cider Press Vegan Gastropub and Patio Bar will debut in the spring of 2022, likely ahead of the St. Pete’s Pride Parade in June.

Keep up to date with the latest menu updates and previews by visiting @ciderpresscafestpete on Facebook and following @cider_press_gastropub on Instagram.

We must admire the good sense of man. Being a serial restaurateur in today’s unfavorable business climate is like selling umbrellas and raincoats in the current drought. Yet Jim Stump — he of Los Gatos Brewing Company, Forthright Oyster Bar and The Vesper in Campbell, and The Table in Willow Glen — is an opportunist and an optimist.

Stump, who opened the highly anticipated Shepherd & Sims in the former Viva space on Los Gatos Boulevard in September, worked with daughter Janon, son Kyle and SDS NextGen Partners on Lamella Tavern, his new restaurant at the top of the The Table on Lincoln Street. Street. Lamella offers a range of carefully crafted house cocktails accompanied by a raw bar for guests 21 and over.

“There’s really nothing else like it in Willow Glen,” Stump said. “It’s a place where people can have a martini and oysters before dinner and then have dinner at The Table or elsewhere.”

“Lamelle” refers to the vaulted and hatched roof of the restaurant.

“There’s no structure, just a big open space,” Stump says.

Inside there are 40 seats, with another 10 outside on the patio. He describes the appearance as clean and fresh, with beautiful glassware and plates.

Lamella Tavern takes over the 2,000-square-foot location that was once a vegan restaurant called The Source, which closed in June 2020. Stump says it has a full kitchen and huge walk-in closet, as well as a existing bar, but it has no hood.

It will likely be at least a year before the oyster bars of Stump feel the impact of the heat wave that hit oyster farms in British Columbia and Puget Sound in July, as oysters typically take 12 to 18 months to mature.

“In November, oysters start arriving from New Zealand and Rhode Island, and Kumiai, from the Pacific side of Mexico, (Baja) from crystal clear waters,” says Stump. “They develop a deep cup and are super salty because there is no influence from fresh water.”

Lamella’s craft cocktail list features $ 13 beauties with names like Uptown Girl (vodka-based), Driving Miss Daisy (reposado and Cointreau), Old Navy (gin-based), Mama’s Medicine (reposado and mescal). ) and an old fashioned Lamella made with 10 year old Eagle Rare.

Stump’s son Kyle created Lamella’s cocktail list. “He also created the cocktails for Shepherd & Sims,” says Stump. “At the tavern, they’re white liquor versus brown.”

Lamella Tavern is open Wednesday through Saturday at 4 p.m. and Sunday at noon at 1109 Lincoln Ave. # 10A.

The first hundred guests will receive free wings for one year

Harrisburg, PA (RestaurantNews.com) Harrisburg, Pennsylvania-based restaurant group Arooga’s Grille House and Sports Bar will open their brand new franchise in Ewing, NJ on December 12^e, 2021, marking the third opening for franchise partner Allen Zak and the fourth location for the brand in New Jersey.

The newer Arooga is located at 400 Main Blvd. East, Suite 600 in Ewing, NJ in Campustown stores, a short walk from the College of New Jersey and a short drive to Princeton University. Arooga’s TCNJ will be hands-down Ewing’s best restaurant and sports bar for students and families, with views of every game from every seat, made-to-order dishes from fresh, high-quality ingredients, including Included scratch-off appetizers such as their signature favorites BIG Bretzel and Hand-Breaded Mozzarella Triangles, 5-time Buffalo Wing Festival award-winning wings, handcrafted cocktails made with premium real juices and spirits, and a list of beers featuring 40 blanks, including many local craft favorites. Arooga’s is also certified by the Green Restaurant Association to reduce its environmental impact and certified gluten-free by Beyond Celiac, offering tons of gluten-free choices on its menu.

The Arooga TCNJ will open to the public at 11 a.m. on December 12 with a ribbon cutting and celebration to welcome their new fans to their 9,300 square foot full-service restaurant and bar. Their first 100 guests will receive a special prize of award-winning Arooga wings free for one year.

“Expanding our brand into New Jersey has been incredibly exciting,” said Arooga’s Grille House & Sports Bar President and Co-Founder Gary Huether, Jr. “It’s amazing to see our fanbase reaching new heights. summits and we are really looking forward to opening this great new addition to the Arooga family with our fantastic partners Igor and Allen Zak as well as Liz Bryant and her amazing team.

“Our team is thrilled to open our third Arooga franchise here in Ewing, NJ. We can’t wait to open our doors to show the public what we are, ”said Allen Zak, franchise owner of Arooga’s East Brunswick, Howell and Ewing, NJ. “With so many menu options, we’re sure to have something for everyone, and we can’t wait to see the smiles on our customers’ faces when they first step into our Arooga’s.”

“As Director of Operations, I take pride in operating a clean and safe environment for everyone to enjoy,” said Liz Fusco, director of operations for franchise ownership group Nosh Ventures, LLC for the New Jersey sites. in East Brunswick, Howell and Ewing. “We are a family restaurant and sports bar with almost 100 TVs throughout the restaurant. We hope to provide the Town of Ewing with a safe and enjoyable environment that everyone can experience and love. “

Guests who win “Free Wings for One Year” will be enrolled in Arooga’s Rewards program and receive five free original or boneless wings per week for 52 weeks. This reward must be redeemed weekly and cannot be carried over. Limit of one exchange per week. Other rules and restrictions may apply.

For more information on the inauguration, follow the Facebook page for the most up-to-date news. New Arooga fans are encouraged to download the Arooga mobile app from the google play Where Apple stores to get a head start on setting up their loyalty account.

The recipient of several national accolades, including selection as a franchise of America’s Next Top restaurants, as well as recognition among Entrepreneur Magazine’s 500 Best Franchises of 2020 and 2021 and the 200 Best Food Franchises 2020, Franchise Times Top 200+ 2020, Best of Full Service Restaurant Magazine 50 Emerging Restaurant Chains 2018, Technomic’s Top 500 Restaurant Chains 2019, Restaurant Business‘s Future 50 2019 and FranServe Fran-Tastic 500 2021, Arooga’s restaurant company continues to charm industry with its commitment to using the latest technologies to improve the customer experience and improve operational practices, creating unique and delicious dishes on the menu with fresh and natural ingredients, and respecting respectful operating methods of the environment in their restaurants as part of their certification by Green Rest having Association.

About Arooga

Arooga’s is an innovative catering group that currently offers different investment models: their traditional concept focused on sports and entertainment and an urban design with a similar theme and a flexible floor plan with a reduced square footage. Arooga’s offers franchise opportunities for its concepts to qualified multi-unit candidates. For more information on the markets available in the United States and abroad, please visit www.aroogasfranchising.net, or contact Keith Swade, Director of Franchise Development at [email protected].

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Two interwoven stories of postponed – and ultimately resumed – barbecue dreams merge in the smoky surroundings of Houston’s newest (and perhaps largest) smoked meat temple.

One of those stories belongs to John Toomey, the owner of the new J-Bar-M barbecue at 2201 Leeland. Toomey, 93, retired from his real estate business Toomey-Guseman, has always been passionate about barbecue. He never stopped thinking about having his own barbecue joint again.

The other story is Willow Villarreal’s quest to reclaim her place in front of a smoker as one of Houston’s top pitmasters. Just months after receiving an enthusiastic 3-star review from Houston Chronicle restaurant reviewer Alison Cook in November 2018, Villarreal was forced to shut down its popular Willow’s Texas BBQ food truck at the Shady Acres Saloon in the Heights. After years of building a dedicated fan base and climbing the ladder of the barbecue hierarchy in Houston, Villarreal’s barbecue dreams seemed to fade like a cloud of oak smoke.

Until now. J-Bar-M Barbecue represents a dramatic reboot in barbecue passions for both the owner and the pitmaster of the new, extremely fine barbecue restaurant which opened at EaDo on Thursday. But J-Bar-M (the name is an interpretation of a traditional Texas iron with initials depicting John Toomey and his late wife Michelene Guseman Toomey), is about to make a splash in this city-loving city. barbecues. The large, oversized restaurant – built on a plot of land acquired by the Toomey family in 1900 – is both a thoroughly modern smoked meat mecca in form and function, while being a classic heir to barbecue roots. of the city when the booming fifth and third quarters were known as “barbecue halls”.

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Indeed, a wall map on the vast patio of the J-Bar-M pays homage to the history of the barbecue of Houston, to the beloved joints and especially to the missing pioneers of the barbecue of Houston who practiced quietly and effectively their profession of smoked. . Like traditional barbecues, smokers blow in the back of the J-Bar-M and diners line up in front of cutters wielding knives to select their meats arranged on platters lined with paper.

But in almost every other way, J-Bar-M represents a fresh, thoughtful, and bell-and-whistle-laden presentation of the contemporary barbecue business. The building itself rewrites the notions of look and feel of barbecue restaurants. The sloping-roof rising structure with its cathedral-shaped glass siding is a slick urban construction with giant orbs of luminescent balls hanging from the rafters and a chic and clean interior design, with a functional fireplace, which would make Chip and Joanna Envious Gaines (the work of Context3 Design). The tables are adorned with real flowers inside and the patio area, lit by string lights, includes additional seating, space for special events, a stage for performances and a majestic view of the downtown skyline. city. A bar, which serves both indoor and outdoor patrons, is stocked with premium spirits, draft beer, and bottles of Texas wine. There is also a private dining room with its own patio area.

The 8,330 square foot building has 177 indoor seats and the patio offers 254 additional seats.

The restaurant, which has been planned for years (and also recently hosted one of the culinary challenges of the next season of “Top Chef Houston”), has forged its identity in waves. “He grew organically after every meeting,” said Charles Toomey, John’s grandson who acts as director of operations.

“Our goal was to be different,” said John Toomey, adding that he wanted to create an upscale or elevated barbecue experience with an outdoor garden aesthetic.

For Villarreal, J-Bar-M is a glorious new playground with a state-of-the-art pit hall (he calls it his “office”) fitted with four smokers of staggered 1,000 gallon barrels built by Moberg. Smokers of Dripping Springs and two direct heat smokers for preparing whole pork. It even has a pretty fireplace for making coals. When the pit room is in full swing, Villarreal and his team will be able to smoke 100 breasts at a time.

For the pitmaster, this new venture is the opportunity of a lifetime to get back into the barbecue game following the closure of Willow’s Texas BBQ amid a confusion of the bureaucracy of food truck operations brought in by the city at a time when Villarreal was also struggling with health issues.

“It looked like such a failure. And that was – it didn’t go well, ”he said of his barbecue business which closed in March 2019. The timing, however, was on his side: the same month. , he shook hands with Toomey and was brought to J-Bar-M. team whose opening was delayed by the pandemic.

“I have become quite silent,” he said. “I wondered if people still remembered us.

Villarreal’s longtime barbecue partner, fiancee Jasmine Barela, is also on board as the restaurant’s chef, ensuring the foods and flavors that have earned them allegiance at Willow remain intact. Their barbecue menu is familiar and straightforward: premium post-smoked Villarreal oak beef brisket, pork ribs, turkey, pulled pork and sausage. The barbecue can be served in meat platters, in stuffed baked potatoes, in barbecue sandwiches and by the pound.

Barela’s exquisite accompaniments include charro beans, potato salad, red cabbage salad, collard greens, creamed corn, macaroni and cheese, creamy cauliflower au gratin topped with fried leeks, green beans with bacon and an invigorating pickled tomato salad sprinkled with shallots, basil, and garlic and a pinch of red wine vinegar. She’s also responsible for the menu’s sweet endings: banana pudding, indulgent chocolate ganache pie, lemon ice cream pie topped with meringue built on a ginger cookie crust, and peach cobbler infused with local honey.

“I couldn’t be happier,” Barela said. “I am incredibly grateful for the opportunity to continue doing what we love.”
J-Bar-M was built from the ground up in the neighborhood where the Toomey family owned rental properties where John Toomey was sent to collect rents as a young man. Over the past decades, he walked the streets of the East End, knocking on doors. Today, thanks to its new restaurant, Houston will knock on its own.

J-Bar-M barbecue, 2201 Leeland; jbarmbbq.com. Currently open Thursday through Sunday 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Additional days and hours of service will be added soon.

Greg Morago writes about food for the Houston Chronicle. Follow him on Facebook or Twitter. Send him current advice at [email protected]. Listen to it on our State of Mind BBQ podcast to learn more about barbecue culture in Houston and Texas.

Volli, a pickleball sports bar, arrives in Bellingham, WA in the spring of 2022.

BELLINGHAM, WASHINGTON (WA), USA, November 8, 2021 /EINPresswire.com/ – Volli Entertainment Group announced the opening of the first pickleball sports bar in Bellingham, Washington. This innovative indoor facility will open its doors to the community in mid-2022. There is plenty of space for corporate team outings, church groups, and sports teams of any size. Located at 4190 Cordata Parkway, a short walk from Whatcom Community College, the 24,000 square feet of indoor space is complemented by a 2,000 square foot patio for maximum fun and entertainment all year round. Volli will offer leagues, lessons, tournaments and individual memberships.

“We are very happy to provide the community of Bellingham with a family-friendly place with great food and games for people of all ages. There is no such thing in Whatcom County or anywhere in Washington State, and we are excited to expand to other locations in the United States. – Allan Jones – President of Volli Entertainment Group.

Volli Entertainment Group should be the place to be for competitive and non-competitive pickleball, golf simulators, shuffleboard, darts, cornhole and more. Along with a delicious menu of fresh produce, Volli will serve upscale cocktails, a plethora of draft beers, and an excellent wine selection.

“Building a pickleball sports bar has been a dream for a long time. It will be a state-of-the-art facility focused on the competitive and fun sport of pickleball. And if pickleball isn’t your thing, we’ve got all the indoor activities under the sun. We will also have an outdoor area for meals and good weather activities. Volli has it all, ”says Dave Jones, co-owner of Volli Bellingham. Dave is locally known as “the king” of large format indoor entertainment in Whatcom County, as he also owns the Summit Adventure Park in Bellingham.

Volli Entertainment Group is based in Charleston, SC USA.

Visit us at http://vollibellingham.com for more information about this place.

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ELMHURST, IL – A new sports bar and grill and liquor store are planned for a building in Elmhurst that has been unoccupied since last year.

As part of the liquor licensing process, the city, Thursday displayed online information on the map.

The bar and liquor store are planned for a 14,000 square foot building at 630 W. Lake St, which was once occupied by Arena Sports Grille and later Throw Nation.

The new owner told the city he will be renovating the site significantly, including both the interior and exterior. A single owner plans to control the two companies, which will operate separately, according to information from the city.

The companies will be called Arena Sports Bar & Grill and Lyon Beverage Depot, the city said.

City documentation includes a business plan, with the owner speaking in first person. But the name of the owner is not included.

The owner said the name Arena was chosen because of the previous restaurant which operated in the same building for 37 years.

“I will not try to justify that this bar will be very different from any other typical bar. It is a typical bar and restaurant which will have an excellent menu of food and drink,” said the owner in the business plan . “To set ourselves apart from our competitors, we will also have a menu with healthy options. “

As for Lyon Beverage Depot, the owner said it would be a conventional liquor store.

“However, due to the type of neighborhood we find ourselves in, we will specialize in premium wine and craft beers,” said the owner.

The documents do not say when the businesses would open.