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Miami vice: A Miami chain of Cuban bakeries is coming to Ave Maria, the Collier County planned community. Vicky Bakery is expected to open late this month with up to 25 employees. The Ave Maria shop is a franchise and, according to a news release, owned by local restaurateur Phong Ho who already owns a Tropical Smoothie and Oasis The Kitchen Lounge in the Ave Maria Town Center. The shop, also in the town center, will be Vicky’s first location outside of South Florida. And, according to the company’s website, a second Southwest Florida location is expected to open soon. This one will be at 4429 Cleveland Ave. in Fort Myers. The family-owned Vicky Bakery was founded in 1972 by Cuban refugees Antonio and Gelasia Cao in the Miami suburb of Hialeah. It is still family owned and, along with franchisees, operates 23 locations mostly in and around Miami and Fort Lauderdale.
Resort eating: Just a little more than two months after opening its doors, Sunseeker Resort Charlotte Harbor has added a new restaurant. The addition is Blue Lime, described as a “contemporary Baja-inspired Mexican restaurant.” The eatery is next to the resort’s Reflections Pool and features both indoor and outdoor dining. The Allegiant Travel Co.-owned Charlotte County resort has 20-dining offerings including seven restaurants and a food hall. The $695 million resort opened to guests Dec. 15 after several delays and budget overruns. Along with the eateries, it has 785 rooms, two pools, a spa and salon, a 117,000-square-foot “ground level experience,” an adults-only rooftop retreat, 60,000 square feet of meeting space, a harbor walk and 18-hole golf course.
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