Openings Roundup: Can't Get Enough Of Michelle Bernstein
Despite the tanking economy, quite a few restaurateurs are taking their chances and opening new spots in the next couple of months. Here's the roundup:
• The really big news came earlier this week, when Lee Klein learned that Michelle Bernstein had taken over the Domo Japones spot in the Design District. Bernstein and her husband are planning a tapas restaurant for the space. [Short Order]
• Au Pied de Cochon, a French 24-hour brasserie, is opening on South Beach. This will be the third location on this side of the Atlantic; the other two are in Mexico City and Atlanta. [Miami Herald]
• Todd English is expanding his Boston restaurant empire south with a Northern Italian restaurant called Da Campo Osteria at the Il Lugano hotel in Fort Lauderdale. [Miami Herald]
• A La Folie Cafe has a new location at 1701 Purdy Ave in Miami Beach. According to Chowhound, it has the benefit of being mosquito-free. [Chowhound]
• The Cheese Course is planning a Miami location for sometime early next year. [Miami Herald]
•Sage French Cafe is also opening a second location in the old Michael's Kitchen spot in Hollywood. It should be open around mid-November. [Chowhound]
• Coral Springs is getting a new Benihana in the old Macaroni Grill location. [Short Order]
