Eat at Joe’s for a good cause (and no waiting)

As stone crab season winds down, the Boys & Girls Clubs of Miami-Dade is gearing up for its second annual “Claws for Kids” fundraising brunch at 11:30 a.m. Sunday at Joe’s Stone Crab, 11 Washington Ave., Miami Beach.

Menu items will include stone crabs, cole slaw, hash brown potatoes, creamed spinach and Key lime pie. For those who don’t eat stone crabs, other main course options will be available.

At $175 for individual tickets, the price might seem steep but there will be no waiting for a table (Joe’s will be open only for Boys & Girls Clubs supporters), and proceeds go for a good cause — the organization’s South Beach location, slated to open this summer. The South Beach Club will feature a teen center, state-of-the-art computer lab, teaching kitchen, homework rooms, game rooms and a creative arts room, and will serve approximately 400 children from the area.

“Claws for Kids” sponsorship opportunities also are available: Table sponsorships range from $1,500 to $10,000. Last year’s event raised $32,500 for the cause.

For more information about sponsorships, underwriting or tickets, contact Astrid H. Ehrenstein at 305- 446-9910, ext. 30, or by email at aehrenstein@bgcmia.org.

Hat tricks?

Bourbon Steak at the Turnberry Isle Miami resort is hosting a Kentucky Derby party from 5-7 p.m. Saturday with $5 mint juleps, complimentary southern-style canapés — and prizes for the most creative hats. For more information, call 786-279-6600. The popular Michael Mina restaurant is at 19999 W. Country Club Dr., Aventura.

Cinco de Mayo

Grand dining

Fort Lauderdale’s Riverwalk Arts & Entertainment District, the Florida Grand Opera and Grille 401 on Las Olas Boulevard are offering a matinee package Sunday that includes a three-course prix fixe menu and tickets to La Traviata at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts.

For upper orchestra seats, the package is $75 per person (savings of $66); for upper balcony seats, $50 per person (savings of $48). The performance is at 2 p.m. and dinner takes place from 5-7:30 p.m. More information at www.browardcenter.org/online/FGO_Latraviata.

Etc.

Dairy Queen is serving up a Choco Peanut Butter Brownie as the featured Blizzard for May. A smooth blend of peanut butter, choco chunks and brownie pieces tumbled with vanilla soft serve, the new flavor is available at all participating Dairy Queen and DQ Grill & Chill locations.

Compiled by Food Editor Kathy Martin. Send news to kmartin@MiamiHerald.com by noon Monday for consideration in next week’s column.

This story was originally published May 1, 2013 at 9:00 PM with the headline "Eat at Joe’s for a good cause (and no waiting)."