Kids in Distress Dinner @3030 Ocean; Meat Market at The Biltmore; Gutter Gourmet in the Gables; More!

FT. LAUDERDALE—3030 Ocean is the place to be for The 8th Annual Kids in Distress dinner on December 16 at 6:30 p.m. Hosted by James Beard nominee chef Dean Max and his chef de cuisine, Paula da Silva, who has fully recovered from working under the fury of Gordon Ramsay in his Hell's Kitchen last season where she was a finalist, the $150 per person dinner will also feature Talula's Andrea Curto-Randazzo on the dessert course. 954-765-3129. [EaterWire]
CORAL GABLES—Meat Market chef/owner Sean Brasel will be cooking at the Biltmore hotel on Saturday, December 12 from noon-2 p.m. as part of the Interactive Culinary Demonstration and Perrier Jouet Luncheon. Lunch is in the Country Club Ballroom and cost is $42 for Cellar Club members and $65 for non-members. 305-913-3203.[EaterWire]
CORAL GABLES—Downtown Coral Gables' so-called Restaurant Row on the 100 block of Giralda Ave. will be closed to vehicular traffic on Friday, December 4 for Giralda Under the Stars, a new monthly event taking place the firt Friday of every month from December through May. Among the bars and restaurants extending their dining rooms into the street: Archie's Gourmet pizza, Bangkok Bangkok II, Castelluccio Ristorante, La Dorada, Las Vegas Restaurant, Miss Saigon Bistro, The Bar, Pasion del Cielo and Il Grissino. Sounds gutterly gourmet. [EaterWire]
SOUTH BEACH—Burger & Beer Joint is spinning the dreidle so to speak with a Hanukkah celebration on Thursday, December 10 at p.m. In addition to spoken word and live music there will be free house beer and winfe from 9-10 p.m. and $5 specialty cocktails including the Hanukkah Hammer and Flaming Menorah. A Flaming Menorah? Oy vey. [EaterWire]