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Smorgasburg Miami celebrates 305 Eats Day with food influencer, Mr.Eats305

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Here’s a RECAP from yesterday, Saturday March 4th’s 305 Eats Day at Smorgasburg Miami.

TODAY, Sunday March 5th from 12-7pm, Smorgasburg Miami, Miami’s largest outdoor-food market, will be celebrating our beautiful city of 305. Smorgasburg will partner with local food influencer George Arango, Mr. Eats 305 on Instagram, to honor Miami. The weekend features exciting activities and live performances showcasing Miami 305 at its best. 

Decorations of pineapples, palm trees, and punky roosters will transform Smorgasburg into a tropical oasis.  A rooster is the national Cuban emblem and represents strength and power, you’ll encounter many of them throughout the market. 

Andre Salas, a neo expressionist artist will be painting live all day on the back wall. You’ll just have to come by and watch Salas till the end to find out what surprise he has in store for 305 Eats Day. 

Smorgasburg Miami will be hosting a domino tournament from 2-4pm in the Lounge. Guests can sign up through the link in Instagram bio. 

Join the salsa class at 4pm on Saturday to shake your hips with Luca Colasuonno, renowned dance instructor, choreographer and actor.  

After you’ve finished the salsa class, Wizzmer & Trio will perform their funk-pop-jazz style music and will get you dancing even longer!  The culmination of their performance will be a conga line celebrating the 305 culture. 

Capping off the day of events at 6pm, comedy show “The Flavor of Funny” will be hosted by Brittany Brave, Miami New Times Best Comedian 2021. Also participating are Miami Comedy Legends and big voices like Cisco Duran, Eli Rodriguez, Freddy Stebbins, Pauley and Oriel Rodriguez.

On the culinary side, our vendors will be showcasing special dishes with Miami-inspired elements.  Smorgasburg will also be joined by some special guest vendors, all local to the 305, for the weekend. 

Smorgasburg Vendor Specials for 305 Eats Day

Tio Paella • 305 Rustic Paella

Bricked Burger • Croqueta Bricked Smashed Burger

Pink Love Donuts • Miami-Themed Donuts

Raclette Street • Alpine Cheesecakes

The Dutch Fries x The Wrapper • Kapsalon

Chicken Pollo • Green Plantain Shoestring French Fries 

Guest Vendors

Glazed

Doce Provisions • Beef Birria tacos • Pollo Pibil • Quesa Tacos

Dough House Cookie Co. 

The Papito Dog

La Cafetera

Event Taking Place: Saturday March 4th & Sunday March 5th from 12-7pm at 2600 NW 2nd Avenue Miami FL, 33127

About Smorgasburg Miami
Smorgasburg Miami operates every Saturday and Sunday from 12pm-7pm, at 2600 NW 2nd Avenue, right next to the Wynwood Walls. Smorgasburg Miami features  60+ of the best-in-class food vendors from Miami and beyond as well as a specially curated section of retail vendors. The market also features live music and a full bar serving natural wine, specialty cocktails, and craft beer. 

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Thai Food Festival in Miami

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If you live in Miami, you have to experience The Thai Food Festival at least once in your lifetime! The sounds, smells and hubbub is quite the experience. Wat Buddharangsi Thai Temple was celebrating their 36th anniversary and every Thai person in Miami seemed to be there either selling food or eating it. Just a note if you intend to go to a future one…

BE THERE EARLY CAUSE THE FOOD GOES!
Nearly everything was $5, so bring CASH!

Do check out my foodie buddy, Brenda’s blog and video as well. We missed seeing each other at the Thai Food Festival, so it’ll be interesting to see what caught her eye. I may put together short video snippets from the Festival.

This station was a good way to try some Thai food. Smaller portions, all at $5 and comes with rice.

Look how nicely dressed this lady is. My friend, Mary recognized her. She came all the way from West Palm Beach. She was making Thai Noodle Soup.

Recognize Chef Baz, owner of Lung Yai Thai Tapas? He had to put his name down for those Thai pancakes.

This was the only stand with BBQ protein as far as I could see and had the LONGEST LINE!

Looks like hard work splitting the bamboo stick open to fill with Red Bean and Sticky Rice. Notice pile of Galangal, Thai ginger.

The most popular were Thai desserts mostly with coconut milk and a little too sweet for me.

Mango and Sticky Rice seemed to be everywhere.

My fav Thai dessert is this one, reminds me of Kuih, a Malaysian layered dessert, slightly chewy and of course with coconut milk.

My favorite dish at this festival is Ho Mok, steamed fish and scallops with coconut milk and curry. The flavor was good but no seafood detected, ha, ha!

The obligatory Papaya Salad.

The NEXT LONGEST LINE EVER was Bubble Tea, KACHING!

Khanom Krot is a rice and coconut milk pancake. Someone ordered the whole lot so she sold out. I don’t think that should be allowed because we didn’t get a chance to try this, boo!

Notice the beautifully carved papayas behind the Money Tree.

There were a few shade trees with tables and chairs.

And a HUGE tent where there was live music. Crowded and only 11am.

After a peek into the Thai Temple, we headed to sit in the side area for our lunch.

So happy this Thai Temple got built. They have provided so many wonderful community festivals for us to enjoy!

Love the monks’ orange outfits! The Thai community brings them cooked food.

The Thai community brings cooked food for the general public to share, so sweet. By the time we were invited to try, the best were gone, so GO EARLY.

Khanya and I, so good to reconnect. She was instrumental in helping bring in money to get the Temple built. Thanks to Mary for getting this shot, so fun hanging with her.