Bubba Gump Shrimp Co., located at the main entrance of Bayside Marketplace, has added exciting new drinks, 15 new menu Items and the ability to call ahead for priority seating. For more information, visit www.BubbaGump.com.

Ola Steak & Tapas, Coral Gables' once-formal Latin steakhouse, has changed its format to a more light-hearted and fun tapas restaurant. Chef Douglas Rodriguez has been hugely successful in the concept in his NYC restaurants. Ola Steak & Tapas features a tropical fruit muddle bar where guest can create their own tropical cocktail concoctions in a kind of adult "smoothie bar." For more information, visit www.OlasSteak.com.

Fifty Restaurant and Lounge, a charming new indoor/outdoor 110-seat restaurant on Ocean Drive in South Beach, has an open hearth as the centerpiece of the 75-seat lounge designed by architect Mark Diaz. The restaurant is owned by chef Roly Cruz-Taura, who honed his skills at numerous Miami institutions such as the Mayfair House Hotel, Mark’s in the Grove and Shula’s on the Beach. Featuring "progressive American cuisine,” the restaurant welcomes diners with small bowls of natural salts and freshly baked foccacia and a menu that runs the gamut from jumbo lump crab wrapped in green plantains to sesame-seared Ahi tuna. For more information, visit www.Fiftyonline.com.

Restaurant Brana opened this summer in downtown Coral Gables. The restaurant is the first to be owned by Chef Jeffrey Brana, former executive chef of Norman’s Restaurant and wife Anna E. Pedron Brana, formerly Norman Van Aken’s personal assistant and marketing manager. Diners can choose a three- or five-course menu, as well as an à la carte menu with a focus on "sustainability, local ingredients and a cuisine that is ultimately personal in style.” Mr. Brana worked at Norman’s for five years, during which the restaurant was nominated as the James Beard Foundation “Best Restaurant in America” award in 2005. The 50-seat indoor restaurant is open for lunch Monday through Friday and dinner Tuesday through Sunday. For more information, visit www.RestaurantBrana.com.

On August 8, 2006, Schnebly Redland’s Winery will break ground on a $1.5 million tasting room. The building will be more than 5,000 square feet, including a courtyard that will accommodate more than 250 people. This new structure will overlook the 18-foot high, 120-wide tropical waterfalls which are constructed of natural coral rock that was excavated on the property. A coral bridge hidden amidst the waterfalls will lead guests from the tasting room to the winery where visitors will see the press deck where the fruit becomes juice and the tanks where the juice becomes wine. Next up on the drawing board for Schnebly is the creation of festival grounds on the 10 acres to the north of the winery. For more information visit www.SchneblyWinery.com.