{"id":9435,"date":"2015-10-01T13:44:36","date_gmt":"2015-10-01T20:44:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/somimag.com\/?p=9435"},"modified":"2015-10-06T06:19:59","modified_gmt":"2015-10-06T13:19:59","slug":"whats-new-in-town-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/somimag.com\/whats-new-in-town-4\/","title":{"rendered":"WHAT’S NEW IN TOWN"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/a>

Taste Buds of India\u00a0<\/b> <\/b>
\n5850 Sunset Drive
\n| 786.216.7904
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\u201cTo open a restaurant is a dream,\u201d says Arvind Kuman of Taste Buds of India. And it\u2019s a dream twice realized in the past 16 months for this enterprising and focused young restaurateur.\u00a0 First opening in Coral Springs in May 2014, and now SOMI in\u00a0mid-July.<\/p>\nArvind is pictured center with staff: Arpan (Manager), Prashant, Region, Anuj (Chef), Wesley.\n

Customer satisfaction with quality of food and service are what made the Coral Springs location so popular, and word on the street here in South Miami advanced the opening of his newest restaurant.<\/p>\n

He began his restaurant career at age 19 at the IndiSmart Hotel Kolkata, northeastern India Over three years, in 2009 he earned his academic degree and diploma from the International Institute of Hotel Management, Kolkata.\u00a0 He furthered his professional training in New Delhi at the Crowne Plaza, before coming to the USA in July 2009 to intern at \u201cThe Grand America Hotel and Resorts\u201d Salt Lake City, Utah.<\/p>\nFood being prepared in the traditional tandor oven.\n

Taste Buds of India combines the traditional cuisines of both north and south India and the influence of Chinese food with noodles and chili chicken for example.\u00a0 Customers can order their own level of spice, from very mild, to mild, medium, medium hot, spicy and Indian spicy, the extreme.<\/p>\n

Enjoy the ambiance and flavors of India.\u00a0 Open seven days a week serving lunch\u00a0and dinner.<\/p>\n

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The Wardrobe<\/b>
\n5942 SW 73 Street
\n305.763.8662
\nFB\/Instagram
\nthewardrobemiami<\/p>\n

Laid back, California cool\u00a0comes to SOMI.<\/p>\nNatalie Pons\n

After some fifteen years in the corporate world marketing fashion and luxury brands for top retailers, Natalie Pons opened her first retail boutique in late July.\u00a0 South Miami was an easy choice for Natalie, as she grew up in the area, before heading out west for college. She is a South Florida girl with a \u201cwest coast soul.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe essentials, the basics, and the nice pieces\u201d are all found in The Wardrobe.\u00a0 From her experience in the fashion industry, she knows quality, and also realizes \u201cgood things aren\u2019t necessarily expensive.\u201d\u00a0 Nothing at The Wardrobe is over $200, brands are from LA, with T-shirts for less than $50.\u00a0 Natalie also has styles from a Peruvian designer, Talia, with a collection that ladies can mix, and carries M.Charm accessories, exclusively in SOMI.<\/p>\n

The Wardrobe is open Tuesday through Saturday: weekdays, 10-5; Saturdays 11-5.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\nFINDS manager Azul Diez\n

Finds<\/b>
\n7211 SW 58th Ave
\n| 786.464.9221
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A Bohemian vibe greets the customer to the recently opened FINDS by Market, located in the SOMI vintage wood framed cottage on 58 Avenue.\u00a0 FINDS is another fashion gem by GROUP LX, who has several brand boutiques in South Miami and elsewhere.
\nAzul Diez, a Florida State graduate with a retail merchandising and product development degree, oversees this curated accessory boutique, welcoming customers to \u201cAccessory Heaven.\u201d \u00a0 Customers will find stackable rings, layered necklaces and statement necklaces, and also hats, scarfs and bags.<\/p>\n

\"Finds-Int\"Always chic and always unique, FINDS is about finding that perfect detail that brings your look together. If jewelry is the exclamation point of a woman’s outfit, FINDS is where you punctuate your look.<\/p>\n

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The Ol\u00e9 Room<\/b>
\n5829 SW 73rd St
\n| 305.666.2010<\/p>\n

The cartoon at the entrance says the \u201cBurrito is bigger than your head.\u201d<\/p>\n

Opening in mid-September at the street level of the South Miami Municipal Garage, The Ol\u00e9 Room is another creation by restaurateur\/entrepreneur Mark Richman, founder of The Beverly Hills Caf\u00e9 of some thirty years.<\/p>\n

The Ol\u00e9 Room is a taqueria and tequlierria open 4p to 2a on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, 12n to 2a on Saturdays and 12n to 12a on Sundays.\u00a0 Every night, with a beverage at the bar, customers can get 2 tacos for $1.00.\u00a0 Everything is homemade including a great dessert selection.<\/p>\n

The Ol\u00e9 Room and Everything Entertainment Restaurant & Lounge, also recently, opened are side-by-side concepts with a pass through from one to the other.\u00a0 Combined they have some 500 seats offering a family dining restaurant from 4-10 and a lounge
\nafter 10p.<\/p>\n

Everything Entertainment was one and a half years in the making and $600K into the build-out with an entirely new kitchen, dining and lounge space, huge bar and a giant movie screen, where concert performances and sporting events are shown.<\/p>\n

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SMOOSHIES <\/b>
\n5738 Sunset Drive
\n| 305.717.6400<\/p>\n

\"Smooshies-Interior\"Opening of Sunset Drive across from The Shops at Sunset Place, SMOOSHIES is \u201cSweets with Purpose.\u201d\u00a0 Already popular in Key Biscayne, this is now the second location for the concept with another in development.
\nAt Smooshies, customers will find candy, educational toys and much, much more including nitrogen ice cream.\u00a0 Among many items on the shelves, they have a cute\u00a0\u201cThe Beanie Boo\u2019s Collection.\u201d<\/p>\n

From young children to teens and adults, customers are bound to find a neat something to get.<\/p>\n

CONGRATS<\/h1>\n

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The inaugural Mr. and Ms. Fit South Miami<\/b> contest was recently held at the BankUnited Center.\u00a0 The competition welcomed nonprofessional local\u00a0fitness enthusiasts.<\/p>\n

Pictured left\u00a0are: (L-R) Event host Vivian Gonzalez, WSVN Channel 7, SoMi Fitness owner Unni Greene, male (18-25) division winner Billy Casimir, female (age 50+) division winner Gisella Esteves, and Willie del Sol of SoMi Fitness.<\/p>\n

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There\u2019s been a cigar store in the corner of the Dorn Avenue historic building for years.\u00a0 It\u2019s undergone some ownership changes over the years, and recently cigar manufacturer Nestor Miranda (right) celebrated a first year anniversary of South Miami Cigar & Wine<\/b> with owner\u00a0Pete Kechagian (second\u00a0from right) and friends.<\/p>\n

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Taste Buds of India\u00a0 5850 Sunset Drive | 786.216.7904 | \u201cTo open a restaurant is a dream,\u201d says Arvind Kuman of Taste Buds of India. And it\u2019s a dream twice realized in the past 16 months for this enterprising and focused young restaurateur.\u00a0 First opening in Coral Springs in May 2014, and now SOMI in\u00a0mid-July.<\/p>\n

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