It is the furthest thing from a club,” says Grutman. Instead, it’s a restaurant, with multiple dining areas. This won’t be the kind of club the duo are famous for. “It’s dead center for all the new masters of the universe and where they are going to be.” “It’s not just happening in Miami Beach anymore,” Grutman says. Its location, Edgewater, between Downtown and the booming Arts & Design district, will evolve from a residential enclave to entertainment destination, Grutman and Tepperberg predict. Most recently it’s been a tacky event space now it will be transformed into the kind of place frequented by Tao and Groot devotees. It was built in the 1920s for the Miami Women’s Club, and landed a spot on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. He and Grutman, whose hospitality group was acquired by Live Nation in 2019, have been close friends for 20 years, he says, and had been planning a project together for a while.Ĭasadonna’s pastel yellow Mediterranean building, with archways at the entrance has a history. “It’s different than anything in our portfolios,” says Noah Tepperberg, co-founder and co-chief executive officer of Tao Group Hospitality, who signed on to the project in 2018. Major Food Group opened multiple restaurants, notably Carbone and Sadelle’s Cote Korean Steakhouse opened in the Design District in early 2021.Ĭasadonna, however, is ideally suited to this high-growth moment in Miami and not in response to it. It’s been in the works since early 2017, when Grutman acquired the eye-catching property. Many popular New York dining spots followed them to South Florida. The restaurant seems geared toward the wealthy Northeasterners who have flocked to Miami in the past few years, in tandem with the migration of finance firms. ![]() A 10,000-square-foot deck on the water will feature bar areas and a private gazebo. The 20,000-square-foot restaurant on Biscayne Bay in Miami will have indoor and outdoor seating for more than 360 diners and a coastal Italian menu with plenty of cocktails. This summer, the two powerhouses will open a joint venture, Casadonna, along with celebrated designer Ken Fulk. David Grutman has built the same reputation in South Florida his Groot Hospitality empire includes Strawberry Moon and Gekko, the Japanese steakhouse co-owned by Bad Bunny. Tao Hospitality Group is renowned for its restaurant-as-club spots around the world, including New York City's Tao, Lavo and Cathédrale.
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