At Home in Miami

<p>Call it fate: In 2009, former New Yorkers Anastasia Koutsioukis and her husband and business partner Ahmet Erkaya were exploring Miami by scooter when they stumbled upon Buena Vista, a leafy, historic neighborhood tucked between the then-emerging Design District and Little Haiti.</p> <p>Fast-forward ten years, and the duo not only own&nbsp;<a href="http://www.mandolinmiami.com/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Mandolin</a>, the exquisite Aegean bistro that&rsquo;s become both a chic anchor and one of the notable catalysts for the Design District&rsquo;s meteoric growth and gentrification, but also the new&nbsp;<a href="https://mrsmandolin.com/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Mrs. Mandolin</a>&nbsp;down the street &mdash; a lifestyle store and cafe named for the moniker bestowed upon Koutsioukis by Mandolin regulars. Koutsioukis credits the beautiful Buena Vista &lsquo;hood, their haven for the past seven years, as the start of it all. That&rsquo;s why the decision to sell their 1939 ranch-style sanctuary at 31 Northeast 43rd Street&mdash; &ldquo;Casa Mandolin,&rdquo; Koutsioukis has dubbed it &mdash; is so bittersweet.</p> <p><a href="https://medium.com/compass-quarterly/at-home-in-miami-7f58f865e187"><strong>Click Here</strong></a></p>
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