“This is definitely a signature Major Food Group project,” Mario Carbone tells Observer of the hospitality company’s latest venture. “You’ve got your tuxedo-clad caption coming tableside exactly as you would expect. The guacamole you’re going to order is going to be made in front of you.”

Carbone is describing Chateau ZZ’s, the new Miami destination that he, Rich Torrisi and Jeff Zalaznick will open on Brickell Avenue this weekend (Saturday, Dec. 23). Chateau ZZ’s will include Major Food Group’s first Mexican restaurant, which will be open to the public, in addition to a second floor reserved for members of the private ZZ’s club in Miami’s Design District.

The location of Chateau ZZ’s, inside a European-style Petit Douy manor that dates back to 1931 and was originally built as a private residence, screams old-world glamour. Major Food Group and interior designer Ken Fulk have restored and reimagined the interiors of the historically protected property, which boasts lush gardens, fountains, an atrium and two octagonal........

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