Daniel Boulud took us on a hard hat tour of db Bistro Moderne, the restaurant he's opening this fall at Met2, on the ground floor of the JW Marriott Marquis Miami hotel being built there (345 Avenue of the Americas). At least two similar type plays later (on the Bowery in NY and in Vancouver), it's routine for Boulud to venture to underserved dining neighborhoods, hoping to simultaneously lock up the market and encourage other restaurateurs to venture to territories unchartered with him. For a preview of what's in store for Downtown Miami, including the sunken bar Chef is concerend will be a mingling challenge for singles, hit play.
