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The Forge Has Had a Busy Week
The Forge Restaurant has had a busy celebrity week. First for Valentine’s Day the New York Giant’s own Jason Pierre-Paul spent a very romantic evening at The Forge with his girlfriend sharing the special Valentine’s Day menu and champagne. Also seen at The Forge: Don Shula.
Last Friday Michael Jordan, joined by his finacée Yvette Prieto celebrated his 49th birthday at The Forge. Thinking that this was going to be a quiet romantic dinner he was surprised later on in the evening by thirty of his friends including Ahmad Rashad and Derek Jeter. For the grand finale Paula Abdul sang for Michael Jordan Happy Birthday as the cake was being served. Another surprise followed, when Ms. Abdul escorted Shareef Malnik, the owner of The Forge back to his table and also sang to him a Happy Birthday.
Three Ways to Bring in 2012 at The Forge
For 2012 The Forge offers a three-course 6pm seating and a four-course 9pm seating. Menus feature Hawaiian blue prawn risotto, foie gras salad, basil seared Chilean sea bass and Thai grilled lamb chops. The 6pm seating is $95 per person, while the 9pm seating is $350 per person, and includes one bottle of Veuve Clicquot per couple. Bar seating, from 10pm-1am is also available and includes one bottle of Veuve Clicquot per couple, party favors and a chef tasting plate of lamb spare ribs, corn ravioli and more and is $75 per person.
The Forge: 432 41 St, Miami Beach; For Reservations and more information please call: 305-538-8533
From Miami.com:
The Forge’s Shareef Malnik gives tips for New Year’s Eve
By Madeleine Marr12/28/2011
The Forge’s Shareef Malnik knows full well that New Year’s Eve can get a little dodgy. If you don’t do things right, you could end up with a nasty hangover. Or worse, a bad time. Here’s a few tips he’s learned over the years hanging out with celebs like Robert Downey Jr., John Stamos and the Hilton sisters.
Timing is everything: Get an early start on the night: the earlier you start, the better Chapter One of the New Year begins. Find one place that has everything you need. Great food, great music and great people.
Romantic entanglements? Bring a date only if the value of the date measures up to the tribute you are paying to the past year. Otherwise, stick with close friends. If spending NYE with family, choose a magical destination through the eyes of your children.
Three things you must carry: Good Cheer, Gratitude and the cell number of your Limo Driver.
Drink and be merry: Stick with a tight knit group of people who actually care about you before they start drinking. NYE is about indulging in a “degustation” of the finest foods you don’t usually allow yourself to enjoy every day… so, as a celebration and tribute to yourself, don’t hold back. However, avoid anything you see on Guy Fieri’s “Diners, Drive-ins and Dives.”
How much is too much? Think quality not quantity when deciding before and after dinner drinks. Best hangover remedy is hail Mary’s over bloody Marys. If you start with champagne then stay with champagne. Avoid tequila or you might not live to regret it.
Resolutions that stick: Pick something that you can do every day for just 10 minutess, but every single day no matter what. That’s how you build your resolution muscle with persistence.
Final note: Spontaneous, drunken and heat of passion resolutions don’t work. Whenever you committed to start your resolutions is when it starts, no wiggle room. “Spend your night the way you want to spend your upcoming year.”
Bring In The New Year at The Forge
The last evening of 2011 to the first morning of 2012 will be a very special moment of our year. Often we search for the right place, especially if many good things have happened to us during these past months, we desire to carry over the good vibe into the new year. There is no other fabulous environment to spend such an evening than at The Forge Restaurant. Just watch this video of their exceptional “Swoon” evenings of 2010.
Just from this video you can see just how elegant Shareef Malnik’s vision is. He is a Renaissance man sharing his vision and ambition of an ultra environment; one rich in ambiance, elegance and culture. His chef, Dewey LoSasso will deliver such a menu for the New Year. Please call 305. 538.8533 to reserve.
Joan Jett Rocks Past the $ 10 Million Mark for the Make A Wish Foundation
Jose Lambiet from Gossip Extra brings us this video of the 17th Annual InterContinental Miami Make A Wish Ball where the rock and roll legend Joan Jett entertained the star studded crowd.
SHAREEF AND YASEEN MALNIK -The Forge Master Mind’s Son
SHAREEF AND YASEEN MALNIK
Yaseen Malnik’s childhood was certainly not typical: He resided on Ocean Drive, watched his father, Shareef Malnik, race boats, and hobnobbed at The Forge with stars such as Michael Jackson and Madonna. That’s all par for the course for the married 24-year-old boxing promoter, who eschewed the restaurant business for the fight world. Shareef, whose father, Alvin Malnik, bought The Forge in 1968, also took a circuitous route as a youngster before taking over the venerable Miami Beach steak house in 1992. Since then, Shareef, 50, has made the eatery into celeb central, upped the gourmet quotient and reenergized the brand. He’s even opening a satellite location in Dubai next year. Yaseen, whose number-one contender is Francisco “El Gato” Figueroa, puts that same dedication into his boxing bouts. “I need to uphold a legacy of integrity, honor and loyalty, which my grandfather started and my father continued,” he notes. As for whether Yaseen will ever run Miami’s Best Restaurant, The Forge, Shareef says, “That’s up to him.”
Shot on location at the Malnik South Beach home.