Profile: John Riccardo, Food and Beverage Director at The Fontainebleau

On a Friday afternoon, I had the opportunity to spend time with the Fontainebleau’s Executive Director of Food and Beverage, John Riccardo. Seated comfortably in the newly redesigned Bleau Bar( at the approximate cost of $6.0 million), we chatted all things food, wine and spirits with a little tossed in about the current state of hospitality, Frank Sinatra and local politics.

Profiles, Restaurants, Hotel Dining, Todays FeatureEllen BowenFebruary 1, 2022Miami Beach, Fontainebleau Miami Beach, Hotels, Hotel Dining, Tequila, Food and BeverageComment

Sorso at Scarpetta by Scott Conant

With the weather getting warmer, we are bound to start looking for new trendy places to cool off and grab a drink. If you’re a fan of Scarpetta, Scott Conant, or The Fontainebleau Hotel, then we’ve found your summer cocktail spot.

Sorso, meaning sip in Italian, is a pop-up specialty cocktail bar located in the front lounge of Scarpetta inside The Fontainebleau Miami Beach. The cocktail lab and infusion bar was introduced during the 2017 Food Network and Cooking Channel South Beach Wine and Food Festival and is here to stay – just until the end of the summer.

Happy HourMIAbites TeamMay 24, 2017cocktails, Fontainebleau Miami Beach, Scott Conant, Sorso, Italian, Hotels, Miami BeachComment