Spice It Up! Miami Comes to Little Haiti: An Interactive Food, Dance and Mixology Experience

A Culinary Evening that Celebrates the Rich Tapestry of Caribbean and Latin American Flavors on Saturday, April 29th at The Caribbean Marketplace

Miami, FL-April 18, 2017- Imagine an event where the flavors and sensations of the Caribbean and Latin America are on display where tourists and locals can sample and experience music, dance and food that highlight the cultural heritage of the islands and the Latin feel of Miami. That’s Spice It Up! Miami – a monthly culinary experience that includes all the ingredients of island cuisine, spirits, music and dance. The Caribbean Marketplace cultural destination, at the Little Haiti Cultural Complex (5925 NE 2nd Ave., Miami, FL 33137), is the perfect backdrop for a fun and interactive atmosphere that is sure to indulge in the tastes, sights and sounds that are the true essence of the islands and Latin flavor of Miami. Spice It Up! Miami kicks off on Saturday, April 29th at the Caribbean Marketplace (Tickets can be purchased at www.spiceitupmimai.eventbrite.com).

This month’s culinary master, Chef Irie will offer a fun, informative cooking demonstration showing attendees how to season and prepare delicious recipes. His demo will go beyond just teaching attendees how to prepare delicious bites, but will also give aspiring chefs the tools to create the dishes at home.

“Spice It Up! Miami includes all the essential elements for a memorable night designed to showcase the local and international flavors of food, dance and music that is Miami”, states event producer, Marie Louissaint. Also, guests will be able to buy art work, cook books, spices and other items at the Spice It Up! Miami gift shop.

Other fun elements of the night include mixology techniques for the art of a perfect homemade tropical cocktail; learning the latest hip dance moves of meringue, salsa, compas and soca where attendees can work off the delicious meal they learned to prepare.

The first Spice It Up! Miami will take place April 29th and will be held every second Friday of the month at 7pm. Sponsors of the event include: City of Miami Commissioner Keon Hardemon, Chefs of the Caribbean, The Eye, Northeast Second Avenue Partnership and the Little Haiti Cultural Complex.

For more information about Spice It Up! Miami, contact 305-492-7868 or visit www.spiceitupmiami.com. Follow Spice It Up! Miami on Twitter @SpiceItUpMiami, Instagram @SpiceItUpMiami and on facebook.com/spiceitupmiami.

Media Contact: Yvette N. Harris at 786.897.8854 or [email protected].

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About the Caribbean Marketplace at the Little Haiti Cultural Complex

The Caribbean Marketplace won a Florida Architecture Award and an American Institute of Architects national honor award. Miami-based architect Charles Harrison Pawley, who was born in Haiti to American parents and lived there as a child, modeled the 9,500-square-foot Miami structure after the Marché Ferrier (Iron Market) in the commercial district of Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The splashes of red, indigo-blue and vivid yellow all over the building are meant to represent the liveliness of the Caribbean and the gingerbread houses of Haiti.