Celebrate Cinco de Mayo 2013 & Cinco de Derby in Miami 2013

Celebrate Cinco de Mayo 2013 in Miami | miami.com

This Sunday, we all can celebrate the battle of Puebla the way it was meant to be commemorated - by drinking tequila!

• 660 at the Anglers celebrates with special brunch and drink menus featuring dishes barcacoa bBraised tacos and $20 pitchers of margaritas at $20. 660 Washington Ave, Miami Beach; 305-534-9600
• Cantina Beach at Ritz-Carlton Key Biscayne celebrates with stilt walkers, guacamole bites, mariachis, a mixologist “battle” and $5 Mexican treats. 305-365-4286
• Cantina Laredo starts the festivities May 2 with $2 Dos Equis (available throughout the weekend) and May 5 festivities including table games, giveaways, body painting, raffles, $2 tacos, $3 guacamole and a "Most Interesting Man in the World” look-alike contest. Pair it all with drink specials throughout May. 501 Silks Run, Hallandale; 954-457-7662
• The second annual Cinco de Mayo Brickell Fest runs Sunday from 12-11pm and featuring music, margaritas, mariachis, Mexican bites & a mechanical bull. $28 per person, 1001 S Miami Ave, Miami;
• Dos Caminos is treating guests to a special menu and a free drink with purchase of brunch entrée from 12-3pm. From 5-7pm, the restaurant is celebrating with a mariachi band, $6 frozen margaritas and $4 select domestic & Mexican beers. 1140 Seabreeze Blvd, Fort Lauderdale
• The Grove's Jaguar Ceviche, Greenstreet, Lulu, Le Bouchon and George's are hosting the 9th Fete du Cinco de Mayo celebration featuring menu & drink specials at each restaurant. Look for mariachis, parades and traditional Mexican eats.
• Radio celebrates with a 1pm opening, pinatas, margarita punch bowls and gratis chips & salsa. 814 1 St, Miami Beach
• Monty's Sunset celebrates with a mariachi band and day-long specials on Coronas, tequila drinks, margaritas and chicken quesadillas. 300 Alton Rd, Miami Beach; 305-672-1148
• Rosa Mexicano hosts a “boozy Mexican brunch” featuring mezcal blood Marias, pasion picante pitchers, mariachis and a la carte dishes like fried eggs & carnitas hash and Mexican cobb salad. 900 S Miami Ave, 786-425-1001 or 1111 Lincoln Rd, Miami Beach, 305-695-1008
• South Miami celebrates a day early with a May 4 Cinco de Mayo Crawl beginning at 8:30pm. Participating venues include Splitsville, Bougainvilleas & Irish Times.
• Talavera is celebrating with a special a la carte menu featuring tlacoyos azules, tinga poblana tostadas, enchiladas de mole poblano and pipian blanco. The restaurant will also have live entertainment during dinner service from May 3-5 (menu is available May 1-31). 2299 Ponce de Leon, Coral Gables; 305-444-2955
• Tobacco Road kicks off the fun at noon with live music, drink specials and food deals. 626 S Miami Ave, Miami; 305-374-1198
• Toro Toro celebrates with a specialty happy hour and prix-fixe dinner available May 3-5. Happy hour runs 4-7pm and features $2 tacos and $6 blood orange margaritas. The $39 includes chiles en nogata, pollo con mole and sopaipillas con chocolate y cajeta. 100 Chopin Plaza, Miami; 305-372-4710

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Cinco de Derby: May 3-4

 

Plan your weekend right and you can have Mint Juleps and Margaritas as you celebrate the Kentucky Derby and Cinco de Mayo in Miami.

What do Mint Juleps and Margaritas have in common? Very little, except that you can down both of them in scandalous quanities if you plan your weekend right. Saturday park yourself in a place where you can watch the horses run in the Kentucky Derby (broadcast begins at 4 p.m.) , then Sunday watch as the denizens revel in the Mexican army’s victory against the French at the Battle of Puebla in1862 which has snowballed into a huge celebration of all things Mexican (with special emphasis on its alcohol). Here are five venues for a weekend of jockeys and charros and sun bonnets and sombreros.
1.Bourbon Steak
Get in on the Kentucky Derby action at the tony Bourbon Steak inside the Turnberry Isle Resort with $5 mint juleps, prizes for the most creative hats and complimentary southern-style canapés including Louisiana-style hot wings, foie gras torchon and bacon & corn fritters. 19999 West Country Club Dr, Aventura; 786-279-6600

2. Gulfstream Park
Gulfstream Park knows a thing or two about Kentucky Derby contenders; more than a few have raced or wintered there. The Kentucky Derby celebration begins at 11 a.m. with an all-you-can-eat buffet ($40 per person), plus giveaways, official Kentucky Derby merchandise, a women's hat contest, Mint Juleps in souvenir glasses, and five chances to win a $300 wager on the 139th Kentucky Derby. 901 S. Federal Highway, Hallandale Beach, 954-378-0900.
3. Calder Casino & Race Course
Calder Casino & Race Course will host a full day of live racing, with first post at 12:50 p.m. plus a variety of dining, entertainment and simulcast wagering options leading up to the Kentucky Derby, which is scheduled for 6:24 p.m. Another race to take place on Derby day sees media personalities racing in a 100-yard dash to benefit the charity of their choice. There will be the requisite hat contest, drink specials and giveaways. 21001 NW 27th Avenue, Miami Gardens; 305-625-1311
4. Fête du Cinco de Mayo
Jaguar Ceviche and local French eateries like Lulu, Le Bouchon du Grove and George’s in the Grove tip their hat to the victorious Mexican army this Sunday at this festival in Coconut Grove to commemorate the Battle of Puebla and tip their hat (or raise a glass) to the victors. Jaguar Ceviche will feature a menu with Mexican fare and all the participating locales will offer drink specials, entertainment and fun. 3067 Grand Ave., Coconut Grove.
5. Brickell Fest
The second annual Cinco de Mayo Brickell Fest takes over the neighborhood on Sunday from noon until 11 p.m. with mariachis, margaritas and Mexican bites plus a mechanical bull.  $28 per person, 1001 S Miami Ave, Miami.