September 4, 2026
We took a break last week, but now we’re back. Each Friday, we try to compile South Florida food-related news and events that we couldn’t fit on the site earlier in the week, as well as other local news that piques our interest. Want to be included in our next roundup? Shoot us an email at bark@miamifoodpug.com.
Mexican Independence Day at Cantina La Veinte
Champagne & Caviar Dinner at Daniel’s
Bourbon Heritage Month at American Social
New Seasonal Menu at Tacocraft
Mexican Independence Day at Cantina La Veinte
This Mexican Independence Day, Cantina La Veinte is bringing a taste of Mexico’s biggest celebration to the heart of Brickell. On Tuesday, September 15, the waterfront restaurant will celebrate the eve of Mexican Independence Day with a night of traditional flavors, mariachis, DJ entertainment and, of course, El Grito.
At around 11 p.m., Cantina will take part in El Grito, the tradition celebrated across Mexico each year on September 15, when crowds come together to cheer “¡Viva México!” and officially kick off the Independence Day festivities.
For the occasion, guests can also try Cantina’s traditional Chiles en Nogada, available throughout the entire month of September. Considered one of Mexico’s most iconic dishes, it features a poblano chile filled with picadillo, topped with a creamy walnut sauce and pomegranate seeds, creating the green, white and red colors of the Mexican flag.
Champagne & Caviar Dinner at Daniel’s
As part of Daniel’s Miami’s signature program of elevated dining experiences and wine dinners, the Coral Gables steakhouse will host an exclusive LVMH Champagne & Caviar Dinner on Thursday, October 1. In collaboration with Petrossian Caviar and LVMH, this one-night-only experience invites guests to an indulgent evening of exceptional food, celebrated Champagne, wine and European-style hospitality. The dinner will include a curated multi-course menu featuring Petrossian Caviar Service with Ossetra and Tsar Imperial Ossetra, an Hiramatsu A5 Wagyu amuse bouche, Hokkaido Scallop with clam velouté and Petrossian caviar first course, Pear and Ricotta Tortellini with brown butter and sage middle course, and a 6 oz Australian Cobungra Station Wagyu Filet with Sauce Foyot and caviar potato pavé entree course. The dessert course will conclude with a Warm Apple Tarte Tatin with Crème Fraîche and Caramel Sauce.
Throughout the evening, guests will enjoy an impressive lineup of pours paired with each course including Krug 2013, Krug Grande Cuvée 172ème Édition, Dom Pérignon Plénitude 2/2008 Épernay, Le Petit Cheval 2021, Joseph Phelps Insignia Cabernet Sauvignon 2019, Château d’Yquem 2007, and Hennessy X.O. This exclusive dinner offers a rare opportunity to experience Daniel’s Miami in an intimate setting while exploring a thoughtfully curated elevated cuisine.
Reservations are extremely limited and can be made on RESY. Photo Credit: Louis Collection.
Bourbon Heritage Month at American Social
September is Bourbon Heritage Month, and American Social is marking it the way bourbon deserves: unhurried, unfussy, and built around the barrel.
Beginning September 1, American Social will showcase a curated bourbon collection, bourbon-forward cocktail and a flight built for people who want to taste the difference time makes. The selection:
– Buffalo Trace
– Eagle Rare 10 Year
– Blanton’s Single Barrel
– Colonel E.H. Taylor Small Batch
– Corazon Reposado, AmSo Private Select – a tequila aged in an E.H. Taylor bourbon cask. Because American whiskey doesn’t follow the rules.
The menu features a number of favorites, too. Including:
Smoked Old Fashioned – $18. Your choice of bourbon, simple syrup, Angostura bitters, orange peel, black cherry.
The Heritage Flight – $24. Choose any three. 0.75 oz neat pours, side by side.
New Seasonal Menu at Tacocraft
Tacocraft Taqueria & Tequila Bar, Falsetto Hospitality’s trendsetting Mexican concept, is embracing the flavors of Fall with a new limited-time seasonal menu that puts a festive spin on its bold Mexican-inspired cuisine. Available at all Tacocraft locations including Lauderdale-By-The-Sea, Plantation, and Coral Springs, the seasonal menu kicks off September 1st and runs through November 30th, bringing a lineup of savory dishes, sweet treats and Fall-inspired sips to the table.
New menu items include a Fire-Roasted Sweet Potato Taco ($6 each), with roasted sweet potatoes, black beans, kale, stracciatella cheese, pepitas, and Mike’s Hot Honey drizzle on a corn tortilla; the Harvest Wagyu Steak Bowl ($26), with Australian Wagyu skirt steak, cilantro rice, whole black beans, roasted sweet potatoes, charred corn, avocado, pepitas, and chimichurri aioli; and the Pumpkin Tres Leches ($14), a seasonal twist on the restaurant’s classic tres leches featuring pumpkin purée, warm spices, cinnamon, and vanilla. Behind the bar, the Pumpkin Espresso Martini ($15) is available with Santos Reposado Tequila, J.F. Haden’s Espresso Liqueur, espresso, pumpkin purée, and cinnamon-infused simple syrup, finished with cinnamon dust.
Of course, Tacocraft’s year-round menu continues to deliver the signature guest favorites, from its Crispy Pork Carnitas Taco and El Jefe Taco Salad to its Tijuana Caesar, plus rotating specials like the Chef’s Seasonal Beef and Butternut Squash Empanada.
Tacocraft continues to bring the fiesta to the weekend with Weekend Brunch every Saturday and Sunday from 11AM to 3PM with a live DJ. The brunch offering is $25 Bottomless Margaritas and a chef-driven brunch menu including dishes like Cast Iron Skillet Pancake, with maple syrup and agave butter; French Toast Lollipops – churro dusted and served with horchata crème; and Short Rib Birria Benedict with jalapeno cheddar corn bread and chipotle hollandaise. For those looking to keep the good times going, Happy Hour is Monday through Sunday from 3PM to 6PM and 10PM to close, featuring $3 tacos, $3 margaritas and $3 draft beers. Taco Tuesday takes over every Tuesday all day with $5 tacos, $5 beers and $8 Margaritas.