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Formula 1 at Hard Rock Stadium

‘Supper Club on the Sand’ Returns to Formula 1 This Year May 4th-7th

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Formula 1 at Hard Rock Stadium

Miami will once again host Carbone Beach at Formula 1, a restaurant pop-up that is as extravagant as pop-ups come, from May 4–7. The Miami Beach “supper club on the sand” was developed by Major Food Group in collaboration with American Express. Meals prepared by Mario Carbone and a star-studded attendance will all be taking place during Miami Race Week.

Each of the four nights, location TBD, costs $3,000 per participant. Visitors can now request a table (for eight to 14 people) or a place on the waiting list by visiting CarboneBeach.com. Individual tickets will be made available on Resy on April 6, with AMEX Platinum and Centurion cards receiving first access.

More caviar, extravagant seafood towers, enormous dry-aged steaks, unique new dishes, and crowd-pleasing classics can all be found at this year’s Carbone Beach, which may bring back memories of dining at Carbone in South Beach, New York City, Las Vegas, Dallas, Hong Kong, or Doha. Cocktail hour will be the first part of each evening, followed by a seated dinner.

Last year, notables including David Beckham, Serena and Venus Williams, LeBron James, Hailee Steinfeld, Jamie Foxx, and many more were among the throng that were wowed by performers Andrea Bocelli, Wyclef Jean, Kygo, and Chloe Flower. Additionally, previous year’s evenings featured intricate ice sculptures, race vehicles, and extremely upscale fare like enormous caviar cones.

Jeff Zalaznick, a co-owner of Major Food Group, received a key to the city from Miami Beach Mayor Dan Gelber at Carbone Beach last year. “We’re always trying to push the limits of what we can do,” he adds. “Last year was a spectacular success that astounded and delighted everyone. The evening genuinely straddled the line between a Great Gatsby-style dinner party and a fantastic show. The cuisine and everything else we did last year will thus be improved upon. The craziness will increase this year. It will be more luxurious and exclusive. American Express is a fantastic partner, and we are excited to work with them once more.”

Contessa Italian Restaurant Opens in Miami Design District

Major Food Group Officially Opens Italian Restaurant in Miami’s Design District-Contessa

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Contessa Italian Restaurant Opens in Miami Design District

The upscale, well-known Italian concept Contessa has officially debuted in the Miami Design District thanks to Major Food Group, the renowned hospitality company that is responsible for bringing Carbone, Rao’s, and Dirty French Steakhouse to Miami.

Contessa is a classic yet utterly modern Italian restaurant created by MFG Co-Founders and creative powers Jeff Zalaznick, Mario Carbone, and Rich Torrisi. It is inspired by the old-world refinement of Northern Italy’s famed villas and estates.

Visitors at Contessa Miami can begin their dinner with one of the several antipasti starters, which include Proscuitto, Chianina beef carpaccio, and squash carpaccio. Of course, the menu features a number of sumptuous pasta dishes, such as the fiery lobster cappelli, the tortellini in broth, the rigatoni carbonara, the fusilli Genovese, and the rigatoni carbonara. Entree choices include grilled branzino, the traditional veal Milanese, and a 40-ounce dry-aged Fiorentina steak. The meal is finished with a variety of sweets such as gelato and cakes with pistachio, amaretto, and gianduja chocolate.

Contessa’s original location made its debut on the rooftop of The Newbury Boston last year, and it rapidly established a reputation as one of the most opulent and outstanding Italian restaurants in America.

It was hailed as the city’s “crème de la crème” of restaurants by the opulent publication Boston Common. Boston Magazine has also raved about the restaurant stating that it is one of the best Italian restaurants in the city.

Contessa Miami promises exquisite Northern Italian cuisine in addition to MFG’s renowned warm, charismatic, and polished hospitality, which is specially tailored to the city the company has called home since 2021. At that time, the company began a historic run of restaurant openings in the area, including ZZ’s Club in the Miami Design District and Sadelle’s in Coconut Grove.

Over 40 restaurants, pubs, hotels, and private clubs are now managed by the organization across the world. The company has numerous new openings scheduled for South Florida over the next six months, in addition to Contessa Miami and a variety of upcoming projects in the United States and internationally.

The restaurant is open for lunch and dinner and is housed in a two-story building in the renowned neighborhood at 111 NE 41st Street.

Palm Island in Miami Beach

Major Food Group’s Mario Carbone Buys Palm Island Estate

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Palm Island in Miami Beach

Major Food Group’s co-founder, Mario Carbone and girlfriend Cait Bailey, have recently bought on Palm Island in Miami Beach.

The 3,422-square-foot refurbished home cost Carbone roughly $4.3 million. According to the listing, George Fink, an architect, created the two-story house in 1925. It was listed at the end of June for $4.2 million and closed at the end of August 2022.

The estate located at 275 Palm Avenue in Miami Beach features 5 bedrooms, 3.5 bathrooms with a 2 car attached garage. The Mediterranean style home boasts high-impact windows, high-end stainless steel appliances, renovated bathrooms, and a spacious courtyard. There are guest quarters located over the garage.

The sellers are listed as Gregory Rumpel who is the senior director of JLL’s Hotels & Hospitality Group and his wife, Jacqueline. They originally purchased the home in 2013 for $1.3 million.

Since landing in Miami in late 2020, the New York-based Major Food Group, led by Carbone, Rich Torrisi, and Jeff Zalaznick, have experienced rapid growth in South Florida. Last year, Zalaznick and his wife Alison spent $15 million on a property on Miami Beach’s Sunset Islands. Mike Piazza, a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame, and his wife, Alicia, sold the land to the Zalaznicks.

In addition to Carbone and HaSalon in South Beach, Dirty French Steakhouse in Brickell, Sadelle’s at The Boca Raton Resort & Club, Sadelle’s in Coconut Grove, and the members-only ZZ’s Club in the Miami Design District, Major Food Group has opened more than 30 restaurants, hotels, and private clubs around the world.

A gourmet market will be a part of the 10,000 square feet Sadelle’s Restaurant and Market Place that the company hopes to open at 1212 Lincoln Road in Miami Beach.

Palm Island is an 82-acre man-made island just south of Hibiscus Island in Biscayne Bay, and only accessible by land via the MacArthur Causeway. It is known for its gorgeous landscaping, luxurious homes, breathtaking bay views, and exclusivity, making it a premier location for the Miami Beach elite.