Dating IRL
We treated two Brickellites who’d never met to a night out in Little Havana. Just how spicy did things get? By Virginia Gil
STEPHANIE, 28 à Brickell
Administrative assistant, happy-hour enthusiast, occasional yogi
ß JUAN MARCOS, 27 Brickell
Marketing entrepreneur, fitness fan, lover of trying new things
THE VERDICT? Juan Marcos
THE MEAL BALL & CHAIN
à 1513 SW 8th St (305-643-7820,
ballandchainmiami.com)
JUAN MARCOS
“It was a night of firsts: first meal at Ball & Chain, first blind date and first time being followed around by a photographer. It was a lot to take in! The food was very good.”
STEPHANIE
“He had the Cuban egg rolls, and I ordered fish tacos and a mojito. Our waitress forgot to bring us sharing plates, so we wound up eating off each other’s.”
Time Out Miami February 9–May 17, 2017
THE DANCING BALL & CHAIN
à 1513 SW 8th St (305-643-7820,
ballandchainmiami.com)
JUAN MARCOS
“I’m a little bit of a seasoned salsa dancer. She is Colombian and I’m Cuban, so we have different dancing styles. I guess [the lesson] was a good approach to learning how to dance together.”
STEPHANIE
“Our instructor taught us the basics, which was confusing. I salsa dance but have never done the steps we learned. It was fun until I saw everyone staring at us.”
6 THE DESSERT
AZUCAR ICE CREAM COMPANY à 1503 SW 8th St (305-381-0369,
azucaricecream.com)
JUAN MARCOS
“I had El Mani Loco (“the Crazy Peanut”): vanilla ice cream blended with lots of peanuts and peanut butter. I’m a peanut-butter fiend, but I didn’t know what to expect. I loved it.”
STEPHANIE “It was my first time at Azucar.
I’d been wanting to go but didn’t have anyone to go with. The Café Con Leche (coffee ice cream with Oreos) was delicious!”
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Stephanie
“He was really fun and easy to talk to. I’d never been on a blind date
(I was totally out of my comfort zone!), and I would see him again.”
“First dates are about first impressions: You get to know someone and take it from there. Stephanie is someone I’d like to
get to know, even if it only blossoms into a friendship.”
PHOTOGRAPHS: DONNA IRENE MUCCIO
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