Recession Proof Gables Dining...

...courtesy of our friends at Miami.com. My mouth is watering and my liver is yearning with these great deals! Let us know if you try any of these places...personally, Por Fin is one of my faves. Enjoy!

• Red Koi offers $5 summer lunch special through Sept 30. 317 Miracle Mile, 305-446-2690
  
• Tarpon Bend is serving up $3.50 fresh fruit mojitos and $1 tacos every Thursday 3-9pm. 65 Miracle Mile, 305-444-3210
  
• Por Fin dishes out a week of savings: Monday is Local’s Night – bring your FL license or a Gables business card and take 20% off your entire bill; Tuesday is Date Night - bring friend or date for complimentary bottle of wine when ordering three-course menu; Wednesday ushers in Wine Day – take 50% off any bottle of wine; Thursday means Happy Hour and 2 for 1 cocktails, beer & wine, with $5 tapas; and finally, Sunday is Paella Day – order two paellas and indulge in a free carafe of red sangria. 2500 Ponce de Leon Blvd, 305-441-0107
  
• Register for a CPK Adventure Card (online at CPK.com) and receive 20% off new menu items at California Pizza Kitchen, including pesto chicken pizza, Moroccan salad & Cabo crab cakes. Valid through Sept 15; 300 Miracle Mile, 305-774-9940
  
• Buy a bottle of wine at Wolfe’s Wine Shoppe, bring it to Ortanique, Por Fin, Pascal’s on Ponce, Houston’s, Tarpon Bend; La Cofradia, Ruth’s Chris or Spris and your corkage fee will be waived. Valid though Sept 30. 124 Miracle Mile, 305-445-4567
  
• Hit Peterbrooke Chocolatier from 11am-10pm on Wednesdays for a singe $.99 scoop of gelato. 227 Aragon Ave, 305-446-3131
  
• Cold Stone Creamery scoops out a week of excuses to indulge. Monday purchase at medium Love It Signature shake or smoothie and get a free Kid’s Create Your Own; Tuesdays buy one Kid’s Create Your own and get one free; Wednesdays receive a free plain waffle cone or bowl with the purchase of a medium Love It or a large Gotta Have It; Thursdays take 50% off any size shake or smoothie from 12-5pm; and Fridays take $1 off all cakes and cupcakes. 261 Miracle Mile; 305-403-7000.

Doggy Days of Summer

Every Sunday from now until August, The Village of Merrick Park is hosting thier Doggy Days of Summer events from 2 pm to 6 pm. The summer long series , which began this past Sunday, offers a framed photo of your dog with any $25 purchase from Merrick Park (while supplies last) and lots of special treats.

What a perfect way to spend a Sunday afternoon....shopping and spending some quality "doggy-time" with your beloved pooch.

Village of Merrick Park: 358 San Lorenzo Ave.

Coral Gables

Photo Courtesy: Village of Merrick Park

An Event Short

This event doesn't need an explanation....all you need to know is that wine will be involved.

This Thursday, March 26: Coral Gables Wine and Food Festival will be up and running for its 6th year.