Mister Paradise s Party Lobster / Photo courtesy Mister Paradise
Orlando McCray is a White Claw man. “Truly is trash,” says the head bartender at Nightmoves, a sister bar to natural wine destination The Four Horsemen in Brooklyn, New York. “There are faux artisanal brands I have given a chance, but they’re not good.”
In 2020, “when things got real dark,” says McCray, the appeal of easy-drinking, no-thinking hard seltzers was even stronger for him and his hospitality comrades-in-arms.
“What’s funny is that I turned our wine director, Justin Chearno, onto hard seltzer as well, and as soon as I turned a natural wine person, I knew I was onto something,” he says.
Luca Osteria Pays Tribute to Giorgio Rapicavoli’s Italian Roots
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The man behind one of Coral Gables’ longtime favorite restaurants, Eating House, has expanded his presence in the neighborhood with the opening of Luca Osteria and Bar (116 Giralda Ave.), debuting late last month.
The restaurant channels restaurateur Giorgio Rapicavoli’s Italian background, serving up his interpretation of classic dishes. Think dishes like crudo di pesce with blood orange olive oil, celery and grapefruit; pappardelle with beef short rib ‘bolognese’, mortadella butter, and nutmeg; grilled monkfish with ‘Bagna Cauda,’ grilled fennel, Castelvetrano olive; and bistecca for two made of a 28-ounce prime bone-in strip, patate fritte, and smoked olive oil.