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Miami's Top Restaurants Offer $23 Lunch and $36 Dinner Prix Fixe Menus During First-Ever Winter Miami Spice

MIAMI, Jan. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- More than 30 ofMiami's finest restaurants will offer $23 lunch and $36 dinner prix fixe menus during the first-ever Winter Miami Spice, which launches January 12 and runs through February 12, 2009. Organized by the Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau (GMCVB) along with American Express as Presenting Sponsor, the new winter promotion has all the ingredients of the highly successful Miami Spice summer program which launched in 2001.

Each of the restaurants participating in Winter Miami Spice will include an appetizer, entree and dessert as part of the fixed price, offering an average discount of 30-60 percent off the regular value.

"Winter Miami Spice offers unprecedented values during the peak of our winter season," said GMCVB President and CEO William D. Talbert, III, CDME. "Even in today's economy, visitors and residents alike will be able to dine at the most exclusive restaurants inMiami at a fraction of the cost. They also will be able to enjoy our tropical destination at a time that our weather and special events are at their very best."

Attracting the attention of acclaimed restaurateurs, chefs and critics,Miami is home to a breathtaking array of restaurants. Some 6,000 dining spots cater to an increasingly sophisticated resident population as well as 12 million visitors each year. From casual alfresco cafes perfect for people watching to palaces of haute cuisine,Miami is a full-fledged culinary hot spot.

Located inDowntown Miami, South Beach,Coconut Grove,Coral Gables,Key Biscayne,Bal Harbour,Sunny Isles Beach,Surfside and everywhere in between, top-flight restaurants participating in Winter Miami Spice include:

    Acqua, Four Seasons Hotel                The Forge
    Ago Restaurant                           Kobe Club
    Alta Cocina                              La Marea
    Andu Restaurant                          La Palma Ristorante
    Barola Ristorante                        Neomi's Grill
    Bistro One LR                            North One 10
    Cacao Restaurant                         Ortanique on the Mile
    The Capital Grille                       Panorama Restaurant
    Chef Allen's                             Red Fish Grill
    China Grill                              Shula's Steak House
    DeVito                                   Shula's Steak House Miami Beach
    Christy's Restaurant                     Tantra Restaurant and Lounge
    El Gran Inka                             Tony Chan's Water Club
    Emeril's Miami Beach                     Two Sisters Restaurant
    Food Gang                                Tuscan Steak
    Fratelli Lyon                            Vix Restaurant

For more information, visit www.iLoveMiamiSpice.com.

About Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau

The Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau (GMCVB) is an independent not-for-profit sales and marketing organization whose mission is to attract visitors toGreater Miami andthe Beaches for leisure, business and conventions. For a vacation guide, visit our website at www.MiamiAndBeaches.com or call 1-888-76-Miami (US/Canada only) or 305-447-7777. To reach the GMCVB offices dial 305-539-3000. Meeting planners may call 1-800-933-8448 (US/Canada only) or 305-539-3071 or visit www.MiamiMeetings.com.

About American Express

Merchant Services is the merchant network of American Express, which acquires and maintains relationships with millions of merchants around the globe, which welcome American Express-branded Cards. American Express Company is a leading global payments, network and travel company founded in 1850.

SOURCE The Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau