All in the Cards: Your Genuine Holiday Gift Guide Begins Now with A Deal!

There are so many ways to sip and savor this holiday season. So do it with genuine Gift Cards!  Beginning today Monday, November 25 and running two weeks — through Black Friday and Cyber Monday — concluding Monday, December 9, enjoy complimentary $20 bonus gift cards for each $100 you spend. It’s our way of saying thank you before the holiday shopping rush begins.  Any way you slice it in denominations, accumulate gift cards to keep for yourself or share as you purchase $100 increments. It’s the gift guide that keeps on giving, from food, drink and experiences to remember!

To shop our early bird deal immediately, click the links below. Good for virtual or physical cards! In the neighborhood? Visit the restaurants and take advantage in person.

HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM ALL OF US AT THE GENUINE HOSPITALITY GROUP!

Michael’s Genuine Gift Card 
Harry’s Pizzeria Gift Card
Genuine Pizza Gift Card
Amara at Paraiso Gift Card
Tigertail + Mary Gift Card

Thousands of Items for Sale at Our First Genuine Restaurant Yard Sale!

We tend to accumulate a lot of stuff in this business, and it is time to clean house and throw a pre-holiday season party so you can shop to your heart’s and tummy’s content on restaurant wares and more. Hang with the chickens! Priced to sell! Everything must go! JOIN US IN THE LOT BEHIND HARRY’S PIZZERIA @miamidesigndistrict Saturday, Nov. 16 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thousands of items for sale, from restaurant ready, to home use-friendly!  Live music from Harry Schwartz’s band Arrowhead, free pizza from Harry’s mobile wood oven and free-flowing La Fête du Rosé. Expect to find until they are swiped up: – Propane Outdoor Heaters
– Heat Lamps
– Tables and bases
– Chairs
– Barstools
– Framed Photos
– China
– Glassware
– Silverware
– Glass racks
– Appliances
– Glass jars
– Decorative Items
– Cookware
– Food service pans
– Kitchen Supplies
– Small Wares

Tons of Full Sets & Unique Pieces!

Portion of proceeds benefits @youngmusiciansunite, a favorite Chef Schwartz non-profit that believes that every student in Miami-Dade deserves access to music education regardless of their socio-economic background!

Feeling Stone Crabby? Pound It Special Beginning Monday at MGFD with 1/2 Off ALL Wine Bottles!

Miami born/raised
captain waterman, union longshoreman and wholesale seafood dealer Jay Burns knows what’s up! Fresh from the traps crab for Chef Michael Schwartz, first!

It’s time to get cracking South Florida! Stonies are back and so is our season opener special at Michael’s Genuine® Food & Drink.

To celebrate the arrival of one of this season’s most anticipated, delectable and special local ingredients, your first pound of Florida Stone Crabs from Monday, October 21 to Monday, November 4 come with 1/2 price wines bottles! Choose any — ANY — bottle of wine on The Genuine Hospitality Group Head Sommelier Amanda Fraga’s exciting, dynamic and mouth watering list!  All bottles are fair game, available at lunch, afternoon, dinner and brunch, all two weeks long!   From sparkling to creamy, it all pairs as far as we are concerned, with meat hunks of rich unadorned crab… Or, gild that lily with dips of clarified butter or classic mustard sauce with a spray of lemon.

Handsy with the crab at Amara. Enjoy with aji mustard sauce, lemon and lime!

Pop in and join us on a Design District stroll for afternoon menu or happy hour, or book a reservation for lunch dinner or brunch in advance at reservations@michaelsgenuine.com or 305.573.5550. From sparkling to red and all the rosé in between, treat yo’ self to the best of the season haul from our favorite fishermen!

If you’re in the mood for a waterfront view with your claws, or fancy a tropical neighborhood stroll post feast, remember Amara at Paraiso and Tigertail + Mary will be full stocked and ready with large, jumbo and colossal stone crabs for you no matter where you decide to settle in this season. Or better yet, make the genuine rounds!

Curious about what goes down on the water? Watch our video from last year’s first of the season catch with fisherman Jorge Figueroa.

 

Tagging along with Jorge Figueroa on last year’s hunt!

 

A Genuine Miami Deli for Delivery… and Pick Up Beginning Friday!

Miami will soon enjoy Michael Schwartz’s freshly-made, chef-engineered deli favorites in more ways!  Schwartz’s Genuine Miami Deli, which began delivering sandwiches, bagels, and appetizing things like pastrami and smoked salmon by the pound last Thursday will add the ability for customers to order online from its website for takeout beginning this Friday.  Simply visit schwartzgenuinedeli.com to build your order without additional delivery fees or wait time.  The deli is open 7 days a week from 10am to 4pm.

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“I have a soft spot for this kind of food, growing up with it over Jersey Shore summers and from my time working in New York City. There’s nothing like warm, soft rye bread folded over tender, juicy slices of perfect pastrami to stick with you,” reflects Schwartz. “It’s no surprise we’ve been making bagels and brining and smoking our own pastrami for years at Michael’s Genuine® Food & Drink so I thought, why stop there? I think we’ve always had a deli we just didn’t package it that way. Now with our commissary kitchen dialed in over these past few years it’s time to turn it out. And don’t forget the pickle!”

The menu is built around Schwartz’s deli favorites and iconic items, beginning with made-to-order “Overstuffed Sandwiches” served on rye with a ½ sour pickle, and appetizing priced by the pound like the deli’s house-made pastrami. Deli meat sandwiches include Hot Pastrami ($16), Fresh Roasted Turkey with lettuce and tomato ($14) and a Pastrami-Turkey combo ($15). The “Make It Special” adds Russian dressing and coleslaw to any of the above for $3 more. Chicken Salad ($14), Egg Salad ($11) and Tuna Salad ($12) are served as sandwiches with lettuce and tomato, or in a 3 scoop mix or match Salad Platter ($16).

Swiss, American or Munster cheese can be added to any of the above for $3. Sandwiches come with condiments including Gulden’s mustard and mayonnaise. Pastrami, turkey, and all salads are available priced by the pound.

Homemade Bagels are baked fresh daily and come in Plain or Everything ($2) or sliced with cream cheese ($3). “The Works” ($17) is a fan favorite featuring your choice of bagel with smoked salmon, cream cheese, tomato, red onion and capers. Pick your desired mix of 13 bagels in the Baker’s Dozen ($21). Smoked Salmon ($45/pound) and cream cheese ($5/pound) makes a party.

Savor a taste memory in perfectly crumbly, creamy and thick homemade Whole 6” NY Style Cheesecake – it serves 6-8 and is available in plain ($42) and Strawberry ($49).

For the full menu and to order online visit schwartzsgenuinedeli.com, @schwartzsgenuinedeli on Instagram or find us through our delivery partners UBEReats, DoorDash and Postmates.  Have a suggestion or feedback on your order? Drop us a quick note at info@schwartzsgenuinedeli.com.

 

It’s a Genuine Truffle Week White Out!

White truffle season is here, and we need at least a week to celebrate. Don’t you?!  We are showering these special slivers at lunch and dinner on pizza, pasta and more from October 14-19, with Italian wine specials to boot. Enjoy 6-8 new wines by the glass from Piedmont, showcasing producers and varietals from the region where these seasonal buried treasures grow, like Arneis from Roero and Nebbiolo from Barolo and Barbaresco.

The Genuine White Truffle Nite dinner kicks it all off with Urbani Truffles and Marchesi Antinori at our first white truffle dinner at Michael’s Genuine® Food & Drink on Monday, October 14 at 7PM!  Indulge in this northern Italian specialty now in season with an explosion of delicate flavor in 4 courses paired with the wine that suits it from heralded producer Marchesi Antinori. The main course arrives with 2 older vintages of single vineyard “Bussia” Barolo. $350 includes tax, gratuity, the following menu and a truffle gift from Urbani to take home!  Click here for tickets.

GENUINE WHITE TRUFFLE NITE | MENU

Reception with 4 Canapés and Wine
FIRST – Braised and Chilled Celery Hearts, soft egg, anchovy-white truffle vinaigrette ~ Grechetto Blend, Castello Della Sala “Giovanni Della Sala” Orvieto, Italy

SECOND – Gemeli with Rabbit Sugo, caramelized shallot, fresh white truffles ~ Sangiovese, Pian delle Vigne Rosso, Montalcino, Italy

THIRD – Boneless Osso Bucco, grilled porcini, wilted escarole, white truffle fondue ~ Nebbiolo, Prunotto “Bussia” Barolo, Italy

FOURTH – Olive Oil Cake, roasted figs, hazelnuts, truffle whipped ricotta ~ Amaro selection complimentary

According to Urbani Truffles, the earliest record of the delicacy is from 23-79 AD Ancient Europe. And it’s no wonder these buried treasures have been prized for so long. Their pungent and earthy flavor cannot be mistaken, and is the perfect pairing for every dish in our Genuine White Truffle Dinner. Take the journey with us!