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Kelsey and Jonathan Dickinson from Florida Freedivers are among the locals taking advantage of mornings in and around Boca. See page 116 for more early activities.
Up SoUth 116 Wake Florida!
As early risers can attest, our community is anything but sleepy in the a.m. Don’t believe us? Check out 20+ ways to fill your morning dance card in and around Boca. by kelsey howard, kevin kaminski and taryn tacher
Naked 124 the trUth
The number of women baring it all at gentlemen’s clubs in the county has spiked in recent years. Money is the draw, but the journey to the main stage is paved with drama—as evidenced by the dancers who spoke to Boca Raton. by lisa lucas
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the book 136 oN Florida
Long before we became known for hanging chads, these influential works of fiction and nonfiction helped to shape the true legend of the Sunshine State. by scott eyman
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A trio of ultra-chic resorts between San Diego and Los Angeles put Southern California on a pedestal— and give visitors one reason after another to bask in its splendor. by kevin kaminski
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Readers comment on articles in recent issues of Boca Raton.
Can’t tell tai chi from taekwondo? Two local instructors break down the martial arts offerings in town. Also, learn which skin-care ingredients do more harm than good.
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An incident that hits close to home is a reminder that giving thanks is more than just a holiday tradition.
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Celebrate the people, places and events that give our community its identity— including a musician on a philanthropic mission, the hottest happenings around town and some insights from the King … of Elvis impersonators.
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Are carrots the new kale? Is it possible that fried food is making a comeback? Find out which culinary trends are forecast for 2015.
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Find out why beautiful prints are all the rage, check out which celebrities are leaving beauty marks, and snag some high-season fashion inspiration from a local woman who never fails to wear it well. by brenna fisher
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106 Face Time
Meet an author with his own interesting story to tell, a lawyer putting her best foot forward for Alzheimer’s research and a woman who goes out of her way for man’s best friend.
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112 The Boca inTerview
Famed inspirational speaker Tony Robbins offers insights into his personal journey, his latest book and why he planted part-time roots in Palm Beach County. by marie speed
151 BacksTage Pass
Legendary ballet photographer Steven Caras dishes on his life and his craft, and a famed neuroscientist bridges the worlds of science and music. Also, check out the Hot List for January.
203 ouT & aBouT
You might see some familiar faces in our snapshots from talked-about social events in and around Boca Raton.
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223 sPeeD BumPs
After reading this issue’s feature on quintessential Florida literary works, the author offers a few additional books that speak to the state’s legacy. by marie speed
224 my Turn
The author contemplates the value of New Year’s resolutions—and swears you can do it.
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163 Dining guiDe
Don’t leave home without it— our comprehensive guide to the best restaurants in South Florida, including new reviews of Boca Landing and Smoke in Delray. reviews by bill citara
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Just in time for Oscar season—find out if “Birdman” soars to the No. 1 spot when John Thomason casts his votes for the 10 Best Movies of 2014. Also, our A&E editor breaks down the 10 best local theater productions and concerts from the past year.
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Randy Schultz’s “City Watch” blog in October on the controversial Mizner on the Green condominium project—proposed by developer Elad National Properties and designed by Daniel Libeskind, architect of the new World Trade Center in New York City—drew an onslaught of negative comments from local residents. Here is an excerpt from Schultz’s blog— and a sampling of the feedback: Starchitect in Boca
“Libeskind’s design—futuristic, dreamy—looks nothing like the Addison Mizner-Mediterranean style of architecture that has given Boca the look that many in the city like. “So Libeskind wants residents—especially city council members—to appreciate that he and the developer … believe that they are respecting the city’s tradition … The design, Libeskind said, is meant to ‘connect with the spirit of the place, to connect with the past era’ and be a ‘confident expression’ with a ‘certain kind of boldness.’ “The boldness doesn’t stop with the design. Elad wants to build four towers that would range from 22 stories to 29 stories and would be on average more than 300 feet high. Development rules for the property call for height limits of 100 feet. At least two of the five council members have told me that they couldn’t support such a project. Another one said he is willing to consider it.” —randy Schultz, oct. 16, “city Watch”
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“There are two things no community needs these days. One is the Ebola virus. The other is a Daniel Libeskind building.” —Gaetano Lopatin “Boca is a small, provincial town ... It does not need [nor] deserve the ignominy that comes from being one of the foolish municipalities that [loses its] civic dignity in the service of Libeskind’s ego and incompetence.” —B. callaci “When you learn to see past the chirpy sound bites (all calculated to appeal to the present audience) ... it doesn’t take much to see [Libeskind] for the shallow, superficial low-brow he is.” —eleanor d. Goowin
“I’m sick and tired of developers and their out-of-town architects coming down here with some superior, know-it-all attitude and telling us we need the imposition of their super-sized ‘vision’ in order to be taken seriously as a community.” —J.p. cameron “Poor Addison Mizner. He must be turning in his grave at the thought that his name might ever be sullied by association with a sham ‘architect’ like Libeskind.” —d. hanes “If Libeskind were a chef, he would be mixing recycled rubber tires with foie gras and telling people that he was a new genius of environmentally responsible cuisine.” —917ddWeston
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mail Life by exampLe We were wrapping up the weekend with a little “Sunday Night Football” on NBC and enjoying a nice conversation when I was asked, “Who are your mentors?” I had to think about it for a bit, as I don’t have any mentors right now. Or so I thought. Yes, I’ve had mentors through the years, many of them. But the only one I could call to mind at that very moment was a man who taught a mini-course during my senior year at the University of Notre Dame. He was not a professor yet an accomplished businessman who chose to give back to his alma mater by driving two days a week from Chicago to South Bend to teach business communications to brighteyed college kids with big dreams. Through his storytelling, teaching and real business success, he, in fact, proved to us dreams can come true—when you put in the effort. As we watched Tom Brady and the New England Patriots slice through the Cincinnati Bengals’ defense, I could only think about the big dreams my football-watching partner
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had 40 years ago. An accountant with a flair for creativity—an unusual combination—his early career was one his classmates from Notre Dame admired: a CPA-turned-publisher of a newspaper, turned-CFO of a prominent Manhattan-headquartered media company. I have zero doubt in my mind he would have become a Fortune 10 CEO. At the rate of his career progression, the sky was the limit. Until it wasn’t. Woody Allen once quipped, “If you want God to laugh, tell him your plans.” So, he didn’t become a Fortune 10 CEO, yet I have confidence what he did do has touched and had an impact on the lives of more individuals through the years. He, along with his wife of more than 40 years, defines perseverance, fortitude and an attitude of never giving up. He also was my first career mentor. With a tip he gave during my sophomore year of college, my career path was set. “Learn to write,” he said. “If you can write, you can do anything.” And with his guidance, I landed my
first internship with the Belleville News Democrat. I didn’t stay in the newspaper industry; I moved to radio, television and, ultimately, corporate communications for a couple of Fortune 25 companies before taking what many call “a leap of faith” and launching my own communications consulting business. Ever since I can remember, John Shuff has been a source of inspiration, both through his life and in his writing. He consistently delivers gentle reminders about the importance of family and friends while also calling to mind the stark realities of life itself to readers throughout the states of Florida and Utah. He may not know it, but by the success he’s achieved, the lives he’s touched and the odds he’s overcome, he continues to be a mentor to me. While the conversations are not as frequent, they are rich and full of lessons. So, Uncle John, to answer your “Sunday Night Football” question: I’ve had many mentors through the years, including you and Aunt Marg, who are at the top of the list. That alone is a blessing and an honor.
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Thank you, Uncle John and Aunt Marg for the conversations, the guidance and example you have set. And, thank you for continuing to inspire as you do through the “My Turn” column and all the pages of Boca Raton magazine, Salt Lake magazine and the many publications you’ve created through the years that bring joy to readers. Meg Shuff e-mail
Picture Perfect I just read [John Thomason’s] review of the Boca Raton Museum of Art’s 63rd All-Florida Show [A&E blog, Aug. 15], which included a reference to and a picture of my photograph, “War Games.” Your interpretation of the image’s content was spot on. I think the message conveyed by the photograph is very powerful—and yes, disturbing—for just those reasons you cited. It’s gratifying to know someone else “gets it.” Thanks for the mention. Jeff Olson Coral Springs
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Being interviewed by Kevin Kaminski [The Boca Interview, November issue] was, by far, one of the best experiences I have had with a magazine or newspaper. Thank you so much, Kevin! Kelley Dunn Facebook
Just a quick note to say thank you for such a kind article in your magazine [FaceTime, November issue]. It’s hard to absorb our business model, but you did a great job of telling the Cendyn story. We have received so many notes from friends and colleagues. Robin Deyo e-mail
correction In the Out & About section of the November issue, we mistakenly identified the Bocabased location of last year’s Country Club Chef Showdown. The 2014 event was held at Addison Reserve. The 2015 event, set for Feb. 3 and benefiting Hospice of Palm Beach County Foundation, will be at Woodfield Country Club, home to reigning champion and executive chef Bart Messing.
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ugust 2014. We were nearing the homestretch, about 45 minutes outside of Tallahassee on I-10, when I started going through the checklist. My daughter, Jackie, was about to begin her first semester at Florida State University, and I had purposely waited until this point in our 425-mile trek to begin the traditional “I Can’t Believe My Little Girl is Starting College” safety lecture. I’d like to say that I timed it so these pearls of precaution would be fresh in her mind as we rolled into Seminole country, but the truth is that I came up with another 27 items between Kissimmee and Lake City. Bundle up when the weather turns frigid in North Florida. Don’t drink out of a stranger’s cup at a party. Wear those bathroom sandals we bought at Target in the dorm shower. Find a friend to walk home with if you’re crossing campus late at night. Don’t eat Taco Bell after 2 a.m. I thought I had covered all the bases. That is, until the phone rang at 12:34 a.m. on Nov. 20. “Daddy, I’m in the library at school; I’m hiding with my friends on the second floor,” Jackie said, speaking in a hushed yet clearly panicked tone. “There’s a gunman in the building. “I think he’s on the floor below us.” Nothing in the standard-issue parent handbook prepares a father and mother for that kind of call. In the days that followed the incident outside Strozier Library that left three students injured (one paralyzed from the waist down)—and the gunman shot and killed by police—it was suggested here and there that this is simply the world we live in. It shouldn’t be. Our sons and daughters shouldn’t have to consider the possibility that a disturbed individual might be compelled to shoot up the library while they’re inside trying to finish a chemistry project. But, now, that becomes an addendum to the safety lecture when my son, Jake, embarks on his college career in 18 months. As I’m certain was the case with other South Florida parents of current FSU students, my phone blew up the following morning. Friends and family called nonstop to check on Jackie. As a favor to a longtime friend at the Palm Beach Post, Jackie and I consented to an interview for a father-daughter perspective on an evening that neither of us, for different reasons, will ever forget. Later that day, having seen the Post interview online, the Sun-Sentinel also called us. In the hours after those stories appeared, my phone and e-mail inbox blew up again. This time, the messages came from many of you. I heard from Tim Snow, who was busy reaching out to the 28 FSU students being supported with grants from the George Snow Scholarship Fund. From former mayor Susan Whelchel. From a Cover Girl
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model in our September/October issue. From Jim Gavrilos, executive director at Boca Helping Hands, who wanted to make sure that I was doing OK. From Jacqui Wyatt, director of marketing at Investments Limited. From Kelly Husak of Slatkow & Husak PR, whose daughter, also an FSU student, lives just behind the football stadium and was part of the area on lockdown. And dozens of others. Jackie had returned to the library that November night, just minutes before the shooting started, after a quick Dunkin’ Donuts run. She thought about ordering a breakfast wrap to go with her coffee but decided Jackie and her father during a summer trip to New York City against it. Perhaps that decision was the difference between her coming back to South Florida the next day safe and sound—and her inadvertently walking into a kill zone. Thoughts like this bubbled to the surface in the days that followed—along with ongoing concern for the injured students and their families. I don’t know if there’s a right way to feel or act after an incident like this. You’re relieved one minute, still making sense of it all the next. In retrospect, the only waves that proved consistent were love and gratitude. Love for a daughter who never fails to make her father proud. Gratitude for a community that knew exactly when to lend a much-needed shoulder. Thank you, Boca.
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Feel the Beat A former FAU student hits all the right notes at South Florida hospitals.
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f all the stages he plays as a touring musician, it’s the one without the microphone, the sound check and the paying audience that invariably gives Phil Barnes the most satisfaction. At least twice a week when he’s in town, the Fort Lauderdale resident brings nothing more than his guitar and a smile to South Florida health-care facilities from Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital in Hollywood to Holtz Children’s Hospital in Miami. It’s time that the 22-year-old singer/ songwriter is honored to donate as a member of Musicians on Call, a nonprofit formed in 1999 that brings music to hospital patients throughout the country. “Sometimes, you walk into a room where someone has just heard the worst news of their life, and you’re [able to bring] a little bit of light for about three or four minutes,” Barnes says. “I don’t find anything else more rewarding.” For Barnes, the performances strike a personal chord. He recalls singing for his older brother, Adam, who spent his life in and out of hospitals after being struck by a drunk driver at age 3. Though Adam couldn’t speak, he would smile in response to Barnes’ songs. Musicians on Call, which Barnes came across during an ABC newscast, was a natural step. He’s been working with the organization for the past four years. When Adam, who suffered from physical and mental disabilities due to the accident, died in 2013 at age 23, Barnes decided to pursue music full time. He had been studying business and psychology at Florida Atlantic University, but he realized that music was his calling. He’s now played more than 700 shows, touring as far as Nashville and New York. Last November, as part of a 15th anniversary celebration for Musicians on Call, Barnes opened for Jessie J and Nick Jonas at a concert in New York City. It capped a year during which the organization had asked him to lead its chapter based in Miami. From his experiences with Musicians on Call, Barnes says he’s learned so much about the power of music. “You’re playing to a person in a tough situation—and the lyrics [in that moment] can hit a lot harder. They can [be] uplifting,” he says. “So it’s taught me a lot about the intimate connection you can have with someone when you’re sharing your music, because that’s as bare bones as it gets.” —Stefanie Cainto
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home town [ Boca By the NumBers ] What’s the buzz around town? These numbers tell part of the story for January.
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Expect at least this many booths lining Federal Highway (near Sanborn Square Park) when the boca Fine art show welcomes attendees Jan. 24-25 for its sixth-annual juried showcase of local and nationally renowned artists.
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Nearly 100 students were recently honored at a white coat ceremony for freshmen enrolled in the Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing—the first white coat event for nursing students at fau and one of only four such ceremonies at Florida universities. Join Boca Raton in wishing these aspiring health-care professionals the best of luck on their educational journey.
From left: Nursing students Angel Hick, Kathryn Davies, Molly Yao, Michelle Oh, Sydney McDonald and Emani Stewart
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The first Sunday in January can mean only one thing in horse country—the return of the most lavish Champagne brunch ever at International Polo Club Palm Beach in Wellington. Oh, yes. It’s also the start of polo season.
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weeks Harbour’s EdgE in Delray is playing in the same foodie league as The Ritz-Carlton these days thanks to a partnership with the Culinary Institute of America, which has added the senior living community to its list of externship sites. The required 18-week course gives students firsthand experience in a real kitchen.
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With the tools he will provide Jan. 14–18 as part of his Business Mastery seminar at the Palm Beach Convention Center, tony roBBins vows that attendees can increase their business profitability by this much in 12 months. Call 866/696-0679 for more information—and go to page 112 for our exclusive interview with Robbins.
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What’s trending this month in and around Boca? The following five items are generating their share of winter heat—in one case, literally.
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It turns out one local institution can control the weather. g-Star Studios was recently named one of the seven most innovative soundstages and studios in the world, according to the industry publication Studio Systems News. The movie studio, part of the high-school campus at G-Star School of the Arts in Palm Springs, won the accolade for its ability to simulate just about any climate anomaly, from forest fires and ice storms to hurricanes and tornados, in its 110,000-squarefoot space. (gstarstudios.com)
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It’s been estimated that there are fewer than 250 Malayan tigers left in the wild, but the palm Beach Zoo in West Palm Beach is doing its part to propagate the species. Late last year, it welcomed a 4-year-old, 220-pound Malayan tiger named angin, which relocated from Tampa’s Lowry Park Zoo in accordance with the Association of Zoos and Aquariums’ Species Survival Plan. Following a mandatory 30-day quarantine, Angin is expected to be on view in the zoo’s Tiger Falls habitat, which has been expanded to shelter more Malayan tigers later this year. (palmbeachzoo.com)
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as a professional equestrian before she shifted her focus to alleviating childhood poverty across the developing world, and her nonprofit, JustWorld international, combines charity and equestrianism from its home base in Wellington. On Jan. 16, JustWorld hosts its major annual event, the International Gala, which will feature an Ancient Greece theme, live and silent auctions, and entertainment under the stars at Belle Herbe Farm. Tickets run $250. (justworldinternational.org)
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Atlantic Avenue continues to add to its roster of culinary hot spots with hudson at Waterway east. Since opening last fall, the restaurant and its 7,000 square feet of space along the Intracoastal has drawn crowds for its daily happy hours and a menu that includes a brisket-short rib burger with Vermont cheddar and signature Hudson sauce, as well as Alaskan halibut topped with a Sapphire gin-sage sauce. (hudsondelray.com)
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Fish tacos at Hudson
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As evidenced by the recent makeover at Eau Palm Beach Resort & Spa, not every face-lift in and around the island requires a scalpel. Thanks to designer/potter Jonathan Adler, who partnered with Eau, the iconic Manalapan property has a fresh look to its 309 guest rooms. Think deep blues, bright yellows and chic, nautical patterns. Be careful if you book a staycation; you may never want to come home. (eaupalmbeach.com)
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Good to Be the King
Chris MaCDonalD explains why Doing it his way Continues to resonate with legions oF elVis Fans.
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ven as a youngster, Chris MacDonald could see the benefits of being a Guitar Man who had “Fun in Acapulco” or who did nothing but chase “Girls! Girls! Girls!” “My mom got me into Elvis [Presley] by watching all his old movies on Saturday afternoons,” he says. “I remember thinking how cool he was. He beats up the bad guy. Wins the race. And has beautiful women in bikinis chasing him. I realized even then that was a great gig … if you could get it.” As fate would have it, MacDonald got it—or at least his own life-altering version of it. Twenty years ago, the former Broward County landscaper went to a Halloween party dressed as the King, a look he wore well enough to pique the interest of a celebrity lip-syncing performer also in attendance. MacDonald, however, could do more than strike a pose as Elvis. His rich baritone did serious justice to Presley songs from any era of his epic career, and his respectful approach to the music quickly connected with audiences. Thus began an unexpected journey that, today, takes the South Florida resident from coast to coast, performing upward of 100 “Memories of Elvis” concerts per year. To date, he remains the only tribute artist approved and contracted by Elvis Presley Enterprises. On the eve of two local shows that celebrate the King’s birthday—he would have been 80 on Jan. 8—we spoke to MacDonald about walking, so to speak, in Elvis’ shoes. —kevin kaminski How great tHou art: “From the beginning, I’ve viewed this as a gift. … I haven’t lost my mind. I know there’s only one Elvis.”
Rockin’ BiRthday Bash
Catch Chris MacDonald and his full Elvis tribute ensemble, including an eight-piece band, at one of two South Florida shows this month. Jan. 10 wHere: Coral Springs Center for the Arts address: 2855 Coral Springs Drive, Coral Springs tickets: 954/344-5990
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Jan. 24 wHere: Kravis Center for the Performing Arts address: Rinker Playhouse, 701 Okeechobee Blvd., West Palm Beach tickets: 561/832-7469
return to sender: “I’ve had Granny panties thrown on the stage. Bras. Thongs, or maybe eye patches, I can’t tell the difference. You name it. … Of course, people also bring personal [mementos], and that’s humbling. One man brought me photos that he took with Elvis in Germany; they served in the military there at the same time.” welcome to my world: “I change into the black leather
that Elvis made famous in his ’68 Comeback Special, and let me tell you, there’s no mercy with that outfit. It’s hot, and it’s tight. I have had experiences where my backside, um, suddenly gets some air conditioning. If I feel that cool breeze, I know that I can’t turn my back to the audience.” Burning love: “I have a lot of people come up to me after the show to share their own memories of Elvis—one woman told me that ‘Can’t Help Falling in Love’ came out the day her husband asked her to marry him. You begin to realize, through his music, just how many lives he touched.”
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The Year in Review
Boca Raton interviewed more than 250 people during its run of 2014 issues. Here are just a few of the quotes that left an impression.
“The city is allowing public safety costs to increase at a substantially higher rate than other services, which means over the long term that taxes either have to go up or other services have to be squeezed.”
“I miss the beach, I miss Town Center, I miss Cinemark—which will always be Muvico in my heart. I miss Boomers, I miss the Kabbalah Centre in Boca, I miss the Boca Beach Club, I miss my grandparents … I miss my home.”—Pop superstar Ariana Grande during an exclusive interview with her hometown magazine, Boca Raton
—Judith Teller-Kaye, founder of Boca Citizens for Fiscal Responsibility, on escalating pension funds for our local police and fire departments
“I was terribly, terribly unhappy. Bulimia is a deeply internal depressing disorder. It’s partly the disease of addiction—and growing up in a house where you were not able to develop properly as a real human being. I never got positive feedback. I didn’t like myself. I didn’t know myself. I thought … that I was a bad person.” Barb Schmidt, renowned Boca philanthropist and author of The Practice
“It was dusk, so I figured the snipers couldn’t see me. All of the sudden—pop, pop, pop, pop. Not just regular sniper bullets— anti-aircraft bullets, bullets that [upon impact] disperse shrapnel. … I dove and tried to take cover. I thought my head was going to burst because I couldn’t take the fear.” —Senada Adžem, real-estate professional for Douglas Elliman, on her experiences as a teenager in Sarajevo during the Bosnian War
“We cater to the six drunk idiots after a softball game singing, ‘We Are the Champions.’” —local karaoke king Frank Edwards
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“I feel like this is one of my homes, and I feel comfortable. … I’m extremely happy being here.”
—LeBron James, discussing life in Miami; the NBA superstar would return to Cleveland during the offseason— and put his South Florida home up for sale january 2015
Restaurants
Another Broken Egg Cafe Biergarten Boca Breakfast & Lunch Club Casimir Bistro Chops Lobster Bar Cote France Cafe Estia Greek Taverna & Bar Farmhouse Kitchen Fro-Yo Frenzy Giovanni’s Pizzeria Havana Nights Cigar Lounge Holloway’s Irish Pub Ichiyami Buffet & Sushi Juiceateria Lemongrass Asian Bistro Piattini Ristorante Sapori Sapphire Indian Cuisine Saquella Caffe The Coffee Palate The Funky Biscuit Twenty Twenty Grille Wishing Well Irish Pub Yakitori Sake House
Salons & Spas
Advanced Aesthetics & Wellness Back Bay Hair Salon Boca Nails Brazelia Med Spa Green Wave Body Waxing La Mirage Nu Beauty Bar Oasis Men’s Hair Place Oxygen Salon Royal Hair & Spa Royal Palm MedSpa Royal Palm Nails Salon 300
Fashion & Apparel
Be-Friend Boutique Consign with a Heart Deborah James D’Vara Jewelers Honey Bee Designz Impressive Fine Jewelry & Gems Ivivva Lucx Boutique Magenta Couture Shop DNA Swimland Swimwear Verdi Jewelers Vicki Soble Couture
Art & Design
California Closets Deconceptshop Design & Style Unlimited Fiat Custom Design Framing Gervis Design Studio Mummaw + Associates NestHome The Place for Kitchens & Baths Yaacov Heller Gallery 22
Specialties & Services
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shoptalk New Year, New wardrobe With so many designers incorporating eye-catching prints into their resort-wear collections, fashion-savvy locals have ample opportunity to start 2015 in style. Bold style. You’ll see everything from floral prints to more modern looks, like this Nouveau Jour silkprinted shirt dress by Misha Nonoo ($495, Alene Too, Boca Raton). The crimson asymmetrical piping gives it that extra bit of edge. Turn the page for more bold fashion selections.
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shop talk [ fashion ] Grab baG Who says you have to stick to plain solid colors when accessorizing a great print?
Bold & Beautiful
Resort wear is showcasing the kind of bright and glamorous prints that make you feel like you’re on vacation—even if you’re not. Here are three different ways to wear them.
BRIGHT & TROPICAL If you’re looking to breathe some life into your wardrobe, look no further. Combining feather and floral motifs, this carnival dress ($286, clovercanyon.com) taps into a wide color palette, making it the perfect vacation (or staycation) party dress.
JUST A HINT
MIX & MATCH
If all-over print seems overwhelming, try to incorporate it sparingly. This nautical dress ($289, Lucx Boutique, Royal Palm Place, Boca Raton) has just one sleeve of neutral stripes to add interest to an already gorgeous blue shift.
Combine different prints— especially when they’re in the same color family. Here, stripes of olive in the skirt play off the green in the blouse, providing a neutral backdrop for the necklace. (Maliparmi voile blouse, $315; silk print maxi skirt, $325; and necklace, $175; Filly & Colt, Boca)
This Robinson woven satchel ($695, Tory Burch, Town Center at Boca Raton) combines bright coral and neutral dulce de leche colors for an eye-catching pattern all its own.
If you want print-on-print action, but you’re afraid of it looking busy, then get a neutral-colored print like this snakeskin Ava pouchette by Ramy Brook ($395, ramybrook.com).
Save the Date
Catch a glimpse of this year’s hottest styles right in downtown Delray Beach as the city hosts the 2015 Fabulous Fashion Week from January 17–24. Expect special events and in-store trunk shows throughout the week, as well as a grand finale fashion show on the 24th that will feature more than 150 different looks from dozens of different local retailers.
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Color block-style accessories can be another great way to build on a print ensemble without clashing. Try something simple like this pink and orange fold-over clutch ($10, H&M stores).
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Star Search
Celebrities spend a lot of time in the makeup chair, so it stands to reason that they know a thing or two about makeup and beauty products. We decided to give a few of them a try. Prices are approximate.
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AboUt tHE brANd: This line carries everything from hair care to skin care and cosmetics. Expect to find nods to Hayek’s background in the form of exotic ingredients like Mexican Prickly Pear.
AboUt tHE brANd: Launched by actress Jessica Alba, The Honest Company strives to be a brand that produces all the essentials for young families (from diapers for babies to bath products for children and adults)—but with an eco-friendly, toxic-free spin.
AvAiLAbLE At: Meaningfulbeauty.com
AboUt tHE brANd: Other than promotions and online tutorials done by actress drew barrymore (one of the owners of the brand), Flower cosmetics fly pretty much under the radar—on purpose. In fact, the brand doesn’t spend any money on advertising in order to keep down costs.
AboUt tHE brANd: The renowned fashion designer has applied his style and creativity to a sleek makeup line. The trend continues with clever and portable designs from the recently launched fall collection.
Editor’S piCK: Very lightweight (ideal for South Florida), the Flawless Finish Liquid Foundation hydrates and firms with fruit extracts (like prickly pear and apple) while providing coverage to minimize the appearance of pores and fine lines. CoSt: $15
Editor’S piCK: Made with ingredients that are safe for kids, the organic Lip balm trio is lip care for the whole family in three flavors: Lavender Mint, Sweet Orange Vanilla and Purely Simple. Organic oils sink right into skin to hydrate on contact. Goodbye chapped lips! CoSt: $10
AboUt tHE brANd: Many an infomercial has featured model Cindy Crawford and her skincare system. Sold in kits starting at about $40 for five items, users can enjoy a subscription of cleansers and moisturizers that costs per month what high-end brands charge for a single item. Editor’S piCK: The line is gentle and hydrating, but our favorite product is the Crème de Sérum. It’s a cross between a serum and a cream that has an antioxidant melon complex, antiaging peptides and hyaluronic acid—plus, it’s quickly absorbed into the skin.
Editor’S piCK: The Zoom-in Ultimate Mascara is a great buy. It has an adjustable brush to allow users to customize the volume and length of their lashes. It’s like having three different mascara wands.
Editor’S piCK: Packaging across the board is über cool. However, function definitely follows form. The Smart Wand tinted Face Stick mimics a mini deodorant stick in style for easy on-the-go application of sheer, blend-able makeup. CoSt: $42
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CoSt: Included in starter kit, $40
SpotLiGHt: 4EvEr YoUNG
If you can’t stay forever young, at least you can visit it. The new 4Ever Young med spa (5458 Town Center Road, Suite 19, Boca Raton) offers an array of antiaging solutions, including hormone therapy, meal-planning services, chemical peels and more. We were intrigued by its cutting-edge stem cell facials, which use platelet rich plasma (PRP) extracted from a patient’s own blood to improve skin by stimulating collagen growth. This method has earned the nickname “vampire facial,” and it continues to grow in popularity. To learn more about PRP and 4Ever Young, visit fyinstitute.com.
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Be in the
CENTER of it all!
Jan 2nd 7:00pm-9:00pm N2Nation- Motown Tribute Band Jan 10th & 11th 10:00am-5:00pm 28th Annual Howard Alan Art Show Jan 10th 6:00pm-8:00pm FREE Family Movie Night-Title TBD Jan 17 7:00-9:00pm The Kinected Band th
Jan 31st 7:00-9:00pm JD Danner Band
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Feb 7th 7:00-9:00pm ELVIS “I DO” (AGAIN)- featuring Dan Cunningham Elvis Impersonator Wedding Vow Renewal Ceremony & Concert Feb 13 7:00-9:00pm Turnstiles- Billy Joel Tribute Band th
Feb 18 Health & Wellness Expo presented by Boca Chamber of Commerce th
Feb 21st 6:00pm-8:00pm FREE Family Movie Night-Title TBD Feb 26th 5:30pm-7:00pm Golden Chef Challenge & Shopping Night to benefit Golden Bell Education Foundation of The Boca Raton Chamber of Commerce Feb 27th 7:00-9:00 The Groove Line Entertainment
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BRIO Tuscan Grille Café 5150 TAP 42 Morton’s The Steak House Rocco’s Tacos Sushi Ray Uncle Tai’s
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BOCA CENTER 2015 Events, Music, Movies & More this Year! March 6th 7:00-9:00pm Jimmy Stowe & The Stoweways March 13th 7:00pm-9:00pm Across the Universe- Beatles Tribute Band March 14th 7:00pm-9:00pm FREE Family Movie Night-Title TBD March 20th 7:00-9:00pm Replay Band March 28th 7:00-9:00pm Orange Sunshine Band April 11th 7:00pm-9:00pm FREE Family Movie Night-Title TBD May 3rd 7:00am-10:00am Cystic Fibrosis 5K Walk-Fundraiser Event May 3rd 10:00am-12:00pm Cystic Fibrosis After Party May 5th 12:00pm-12:00am 6th Annual Cinco De Mayo Celebration at Rocco’s Tacos 5150 Town Center Circle Boca Raton, FL 33486 For more information, please call (561) 361-9804 or visit us on the web at www.bocacenter.com.
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GET THE LOOK:
HIGHLIGHTS: Elegant pins, peep-toe pumps, statement bracelets
Event Attire
The dance card of local real-estate professional and animal lover Annette Mesa always seems to be full—and gala season is no exception. Between attending events with husband Ralph Mesa and helping with plans for the 13th annual Doggie Ball (March 22 at Boca West Country Club), there is hardly time for an outfit change. Luckily, Annette has her classic style all figured out.
Q&A
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Which event are you looking forward to the most? “The Doggie Ball in March. I’m passionate about animal welfare. I was introduced to Tri-County Animal Rescue, which is the charity I’m most involved with, by a friend. I went to the Doggie Ball three or four years ago, and I was hooked.” Are you involved with any other local organizations? “Boca Raton Regional Hospital. I’m on the committee for the [annual] Go Pink Luncheon, which benefits the [Christine E. Lynn] Women’s Health & Wellness Institute.”
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How do you balance work and life with these commitments? “At times it can feel like too much, but I’ve met so many great people here in Boca Raton. At the end, it’s all for a good cause, and that’s what keeps me going.” How do you feel about evening wear? “I stick to the classics. … Simplicity, in my opinion, is always better.” Favorite accessories? “Something I really love is a pin— especially with anything that drapes. Just put the pin where the fabric gathers. And bracelets.”
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Gold-plated and black crystal bracelet, $200, CH Carolina Herrera, Town Center
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feelgood
To Serve and ProTecT
The beauty of martial arts has little to do with breaking boards and channeling Bruce Lee. Disciplines taught locally can provide students with confidence, character and spiritual development—as well as improved fitness and self-defense skills. But first things first: What’s the difference between kung fu and karate? Taekwondo and tai chi? We have the answers on page 78. A student at Millennium Martial Arts
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feel good [ fitness ] Bios
Kick Starter
Two Boca-based experts in martial arts—Gerard Bonaparte and Carlos Suarez—explain the fundamentals of six popular disciplines.
kung fu: Chinese martial arts (kung fu and tai chi) are based on balance— opposites attract and complete each other. One of the main goals is to master the principles of soft, but hard; slow, but fast. Some kung fu styles emphasize kicking, while others focus on handwork and even grappling. All the styles improve coordination, footwork
and relaxation, as well as breathing and cardio conditioning. “It’s a very rich art because it has different styles,” Suarez says. “You can do forms with empty hands or forms with different variations of weapons. So, there is something for everyone. It involves a lot of mind and spirit and bettering oneself.”
Tai chi: Many who practice tai chi view it as a healing style—almost like martial arts yoga, Bonaparte says. “Tai chi … [emphasizes] mindfulness and being able to let go mentally and physically to find balance within oneself,” Suarez adds. “That’s one of the reasons why the movements are done in such controlled slow motion. Along with this, tai chi is a martial art that, in a different level, can be very effective for self-defense.” karaTe: This Japanese martial art focuses on different striking and blocking techniques. Striking includes punching, open-
What’s a Joint Lock?
hand techniques, kicking, elbow or knee strikes. “Karate is a hard style,” Bonaparte says. “It’s known for its powerful linear techniques and deep, strong stances.”
hapkido: This Korean martial art is a dynamic form of self-defense, employing joint locks, throwing techniques, grappling, hardjump kicks, punches—and even weapons, ranging from knives and swords to different types of sticks.
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sTudio: Owner, Millennium Martial Arts Background: Sixth-degree black belt (thus, master) in taekwondo, which he has taught for more than 20 years; third-degree black belt in hapkido; coach of state and national martial arts champions conTacT: 1283 W. Palmetto Park Road, Boca Raton, 561/955-9645; mmataekwondo.com
JuJuTsu: Think samurai. This Japanese martial art was developed as a method of close combat, in which the fighter, who has no weapons or only a small weapon, battles an armed opponent. The technique focuses on using the opponent’s force against him by pinning him to the ground, and using joint locks and throws. While not as cardiovascular as taekwondo, according to Bonaparte, jujutsu is an ideal martial art for front-on attacks and learning joint locks.
Bonaparte describes it like this: Let’s say someone grabs you. In order to reverse the grab, the martial artist applies pressure to a body joint, forcing it to move past its normal range of motion, causing pain or injury.
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Taekwondo: If you want to get physical, according to Bonaparte, Olympic-style taekwondo is the martial arts discipline for you. “In Olympic-style, we use our legs, the way other martial artists use their hands, because the emphasis is on speed and agility; it’s a stand-up fighting style,” he says. “You burn up to 900 calories in one hour because of all the kicking, movement and footwork involved. … We also develop core strength; we do a lot of pushups and mid-section body work. And we do a lot of stretching, so it keeps people very flexible.”
carlos suarez sTudio: Owner, Suarez Martial Arts Background: Former champion in fighting disciplines sanshou (Chinese full contact) and shuia-chiao (Chinese wrestling); also proficient in Chang-style tai chi, aikido and several other styles conTacT: 125 N.W. 13th St., #B4, Boca Raton, 561/929-0812; suarezmartialarts.com
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The Dirty Dozen
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A local aesthetician and holistic wellness coach dishes on 12 skin-care ingredients that do more harm than good. How many of us pay attention to the ingredients in the shampoos, lotions and potions that make our skin and hair feel clean and beautiful? Not enough, according to Boca-based expert Ileana Moreno. As the founder of me2 beauty (2701 N.W. Second Ave., Suite 215; 561/361-0606, me2beauty.com) notes, it’s the ingredients that add to a product’s shelf life, fragrance and even appearance that can cause problems ranging from irritated skin to, as some consumer groups claim, cancer. We asked Moreno to share her list of ingredients to avoid in shampoos, sunscreens, moisturizers, lip balms and more. Ileana Moreno
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ImIdazolIdInyl urea and dIazolIdInyl urea: These preservatives used to prevent bacterial growth cause contact dermatitis (rashes or irritated and inflamed skin). They’re also known to be formaldehyde-releasing chemicals, which could be toxic to the body. Johnson & Johnson announced last year it would cease adding formaldehyde releasers, according to the Environmental Working Group (EWG). “There are safer substitutes,” EWG adds, “such as sodium benzoate.” Parabens: These commonly used preservatives (in particular, methylparaben) may cause low-level skin damage in the long-term, according to Moreno. The EWG claims that parabens used to prevent bacterial growth and mold in cosmetic products can disrupt reproductive hormones and cause cancer. sodIum lauryl sulfate: This surfactant (meaning it creates the foam/suds in products) has been phased out of many—but not all—skin-care products. The chemical can cause skin irritation and hair dryness and can increase absorption of certain chemicals, including preservatives and color additives. mIneral oIl: Derived from petroleum, this stabilizing ingredient used in many skin formulas forms a film on the skin, blocking the pores and interfering with normal skin respiration—which can dry skin and contribute to blemishes. Petroleum: It doesn’t penetrate the skin. And it’s not a moisturizer. But it does block natural respiration and absorption of other good ingredients.
synthetIc colors: They make products prettier but serve no purpose. Spot them on labels by looking for FD&C or D&C, followed by a color and number. Why should we care? Synthetic colors can cause allergic reactions.
synthetIc or chemIcal fragrances: These are known to cause al-
lergic reaction and photosensitivity. Opt for fragrance-free products. alcohol: Avoid skin-care products that contain propyl alcohol or isopropyl. It’s a petroleum derivative and extremely drying to the skin. lanolIn: This oily excretion from sheep’s wool remains in some skin-care products. It, too, can cause allergic reactions, and it’s not necessary for skin health. collagen: Don’t be duped into thinking collagen in a skin-care product will produce more collagen in your skin. Along with potentially causing a rash, collagen’s molecules are too large to penetrate the skin. oxybenzone: This common sunscreen ingredient is linked to irritation, allergies and possible hormone disruption. EWG rated oxybenzone as a high-hazard ingredient (an 8 out of 10, with 10 being the most toxic) and found it in nearly 1,500 products. Instead opt for physical sunblocks with ingredients such as zinc oxide and titanium dioxide. hydroquInone: Found in products that promise to lighten or bleach sun spots, hydroquinone is toxic to the liver and is banned in some countries. It also can damage the skin.
10,500:
According to the Environmental Working Group, “Personal care products are manufactured with 10,500 unique chemical ingredients, some of which are known or suspected carcinogens, toxic to the reproductive system or known to disrupt the endocrine system.” january 2015
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r. Arif Dalvi is a board-certified neurologist and world-renowned expert on Parkinson’s disease and movement disorders. He is internationally recognized for his work on deep brain stimulator (DBS) programming for Parkinson’s disease. According to Dr. Dalvi, people associate Parkinson’s with tremors but the presentation is much more varied. “The brain can show changes twenty years before diagnosis,” he says. “The disease then spreads further through the brain during the next twenty years, causing symptoms ranging from sleep disorders and imbalance to memory disorders.” Parkinson’s symptoms vary from patient to patient. Thus, patients need a treatment plan tailored to their symptoms. “We take a comprehensive approach and treat the entire person in a holistic way,” Dr. Dalvi says. “That includes neurology, physical therapy, nutrition and surgical treatment.” Dr. Dalvi has seen significant advancements in treating Parkinson’s disease throughout his 24-year career. “There are new diagnostic tests in the form of DaTscan, new medications, and surgical treatments in the form of DBS,” Dr. Dalvi says. “These treatments can significantly improve quality of life.” One of Dr. Dalvi’s patients was unable to sign his own name or eat with a fork for 20 years. Following a DBS procedure, the patient underwent programming of the DBS device by Dr. Dalvi. “The patient’s tremors stopped,” Dr. Dalvi says. “He signed his name for the first time in 20 years and wept tears of joy. To see an impact like that on a patient is both humbling and rewarding.”
Arif Dalvi, M.D., MBA Palm Beach Neuroscience Institute 5162 Linton Blvd., #106, Delray Beach 561.882.6214 • PBNI.com
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oard-certified cardiac surgeon, Dr. Brian Bethea, believes strongly in innovative research. It is what brought him to southeast Florida as the regional medical director of cardiovascular surgery for Tenet Florida Physician Services. “It’s becoming increasingly difficult to conduct innovative research in an academic environment,” Dr. Bethea says. “With Tenet Health, I have the opportunity to perform quality research in a private-practice setting and explore new technologies.” Dr. Bethea specializes in minimally invasive heart valve replacement and repair. He is passionate about the advances being made in the industry, including the push toward minimally invasive surgery. “We can now replace the aortic valve with a catheter,” Dr. Bethea says. “The procedure is performed without making an incision. It’s exciting.” According to Dr. Bethea, cardiovascular surgery is a very technology-driven industry. “We’re always looking for innovative treatments that might benefit patients,” he says. “The artificial heart pump technology will replace heart transplant surgery in ten years.” While he is committed to research and advancements in cardiac surgery, Dr. Bethea’s patients are what matter most. “Seeing how well patients do brings me the most satisfaction,” Dr. Bethea says. “My goal is for them to be even better than when they first come to visit me in my office.” When patients do visit Dr. Bethea’s office, they will see he takes a collaborative approach to treatment. “Patients will immediately realize they are part of our team,” Dr. Bethea says. “They will encounter a host of care providers throughout their treatment and realize the quality of people at every level providing service.”
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hen Dr. Raul Rodriguez made the decision to go into medicine, he wanted to work in a field that would keep him stimulated and interested throughout his entire career. He found psychiatry to be the most fascinating of all the medical disciplines. “Psychiatry captivated me,” Dr. Rodriguez says. “There is no comparison to the level of complexity of the mind and human behavior.” Dr. Rodriguez founded The Delray Center for Healing in 2003. The Center is designed to facilitate integration of all of the therapeutic elements that optimize mental health treatment and outcomes. “We have a progressive approach to treating our patients,” Dr. Rodriguez says. “Our programs are designed to address all aspects of mental health-related conditions ranging from depression and anxiety to eating disorders and addiction.” An Old World view of mental illness being viewed as a personal deficit still exists to a certain degree, but progress is being made according to Dr. Rodriguez. “Mental illness is truly a disease state with a multifactorial origin,” he says. “There is hard science that substantiates the neurochemical, biological and emotional basis of these conditions.” Dr. Rodriguez specializes in providing comprehensive levels of care that can still accommodate the heavy demands on people’s lives. “We have structured our programs so our patients can receive the level of treatment they need while continuing to balance their employment, school and family responsibilities,” Dr. Rodriguez says. “My goal is to offer treatment that will make a drastic difference in people’s lives and end their emotional pain and suffering.”
Raul J. Rodriguez,
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r. Vivian Hernandez has been a board-certified plastic surgeon for more than two decades. Combining proven methods with the latest innovations in surgical techniques and medical advancements, she is highly regarded by her patients and fellow physicians. Dr. Hernandez’s specialized training in facial surgery uniquely positions her to advise anyone contemplating the full range of aesthetic procedures, from plastic surgery of the face to the ever-expanding array of non-surgical facial treatments. “The aging process takes its toll, not only physically, but also mentally and emotionally,” Dr. Hernandez says. “I want to make my patients feel good about themselves again. I enjoy my work and strive to help each individual find the right procedure to recapture a radiant self-image that reinforces their confidence and self-esteem.” While Dr. Hernandez began her career practicing comprehensive plastic surgery, her personalized boutique-like practice is today focused uniquely on the face. In consultation, she can discuss with you a wide range of proven surgical solutions, including the latest refinements in fat grafting used to complement face and eyelid surgeries. Dr. Hernandez is fully committed to personally help patients fulfill their goals and objectives when seeking facial rejuvenation, always adhering to the strictest medical and ethical standards. The Boca Raton practice of Dr. Hernandez reflects the achievements of an accomplished surgeon with an artistic eye and superior surgical skills. When you go to see Dr. Hernandez, you will be consulting with a world-class surgeon who has your best interests at heart.
Vivian Hernandez, M.D., F.A.C.S.
4799 N. Federal Highway, #4, Boca Raton 561.750.8600 • drhernandez.com
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oca Nursing Services celebrates more than 20 years of providing concierge private-duty nursing services throughout Palm Beach, Martin, St. Lucie and Broward counties. Founder Rose Glamoclija, R.N. has seen a shift toward preventative care in recent years. “People are living longer,” Glamoclija says. “Our clients are not waiting until they are ill to request our services. They are seeking help to ensure they stay in good health.” Boca Nursing Services offers care management, nurse visits, hourly shifts, aroundthe-clock care, live-in care and medication management. Clients retain services on a minimum or occasional basis, an intensive short-term basis or for long-term assistance in their homes. Care during hospital or facility stays and during residence at assisted living facilities is also available. “Patient care is customized to meet each individual’s needs,” Glamoclija says. “Whether they need a nurse around the clock, a companion for the day or physical therapy twice a week, they can depend on us for the very best nursing and personal care for as long and as often as needed.” Services are offered 24 hours a day, seven days a week including all holidays. Glamoclija personally selects each caregiver for her clients. After all, she says, “It’s the personal touch that makes the difference.”
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medical, health & wellness W hen people started telling Kevin how tired he looked, it caught his attention. “I didn’t feel tired,” he says. “But when I looked in the mirror, I saw that I looked older than I felt.” As Kevin began exploring the possibility of plastic surgery, Dr. Rafael Cabrera was referred to him through a friend. Kevin knew he had found the right doctor after the first consultation with Dr. Cabrera. “Dr. Cabrera’s office was extremely professional,” Kevin says. “From the initial call to schedule my appointment to the consultation with Dr. Cabrera, everyone made me feel very comfortable.” Kevin wanted a natural, more refreshed look. Together, he and Dr. Cabrera explored all of the options available. “Dr. Cabrera explained everything very thoroughly,” Kevin says. “He was genuine and honest, and he didn’t rush through the consult.” Kevin decided on upper and lower eyelid surgery and TheSmarterLift face-lift procedure. TheSmarterLift process has a shorter recovery time than traditional plastic surgery procedures, which really appealed to Kevin. He returned to work two weeks after his surgery and was extremely happy with the results. “People kept asking me if I had lost weight,” he says. “They could tell something was different in a positive way, but could not tell I had work done.” Today, people no longer tell Kevin he looks tired. They give him compliments instead. “I would recommend Dr. Cabrera to anyone,” he says. “The whole experience was extremely positive.”
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Plastic Surgery Specialists of Boca Raton 951 N.W. 13th St., #4-A, Boca Raton 561.393.6400 • pssbocaraton.com
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r. Cristina Keusch, a board-certified plastic surgeon, has been in practice in Boca Raton for 25 years. The daughter and granddaughter of general surgeons, Dr. Keusch always planned on being a surgeon herself. She was introduced to plastic surgery during a subspecialty rotation at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and knew immediately she had found her calling. “Plastic surgery had an instantaneous appeal to me,” Dr. Keusch says. “It’s a creative, dynamic field that is constantly challenging. It was a perfect fit.” Dr. Keusch specializes in facial, breast and body-contouring surgery. She works with patients to develop a comprehensive plan that will coincide with their needs. “No two patients are alike,” Dr. Keusch says. “My approach is to achieve a more natural look for each patient and provide exceptional follow-up care every step of the way with the support of my dedicated staff.” Dr. Keusch considers plastic surgery to be a constantly evolving field with new surgical technologies, treatments and tools emerging every year. “That’s the beauty of plastic surgery,” Dr. Keusch says. “I’m able to give patients more options. Some non-surgical treatments can meet a patient’s objectives equally well as surgical treatments and, at times, even enhance surgical results.” Dr. Keusch has treated thousands of patients throughout her career and finds her work extremely rewarding. “My patients feel they have done something positive for themselves,” she says. “The long-term relationships I’ve developed with my patients are extremely gratifying, and I am honored to serve them.”
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hroughout his 25-year career as an orthopedic surgeon, Dr. William Leone has treated patients with complex hip and knee problems. For the last five years, he has been head of the The Leone Center for Orthopedic Care at Holy Cross Hospital in Fort Lauderdale. Dr. Leone combines modern technology, tools and insights with a traditional handson approach to medical care. “It may seem counterintuitive in today’s society, but we run our practice the oldfashioned way,” Dr. Leone says. “People come here for our highly personalized care.” Dr. Leone has cared for thousands of patients and is considered an expert in his field, performing partial and total joint replacement surgery and knee arthroscopy. “Some problems are not straightforward or easily apparent,” Dr. Leone says. “I take great pride in being able to explain the nuances of a problem to my patients and then find solutions.” Attention to complexities helped Dr. Leone hone his expertise in robotic and computer-directed partial and total knee replacement surgery. It also earned him a reputation as one of the top surgeons to perform joint revision surgery. Among his many accolades, health care research firm Castle Connolly Medical Ltd. named Dr. Leone one of Florida’s “Top Orthopedic Surgeons” for five consecutive years, 2010-2014. “Our practice truly is concierge,” he says. “In an industry that tends to be focused more on the bottom line than patient care, we focus on quality and personal relationships.”
William A. Leone, Jr. M.D., F.A.C.S.
The Leone Center for Orthopedic Care 1000 N.E. 56th St., Fort Lauderdale 954.489.4575 • holycrossleonecenter.com
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Alan Saperstein, M.D.
Boca Raton Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine 1905 Clint Moore Road, Suite 214 561.241.8668 • bocaorthoandsports.com
lan Saperstein, M.D. is a graduate of Harvard University and New York University School of Medicine. He completed a sports medicine fellowship at Lenox Hill Hospital in Manhattan and is double board-certified in both orthopaedic surgery and sports medicine. He specializes in sports medicine and joint replacement of the knee, shoulder, and hip, and has successfully transferred surgical concepts between the two specialties. He’s brought to joint replacement surgery the concept of minimally invasive surgery from sports medicine. “For example,” he says, “by performing direct anterior hip replacement surgery, I utilize a muscle-sparing approach with a much faster recovery time.” Similarly, his joint replacement expertise translates well to sports medicine. Some athletes develop arthritis, and he treats them through his extensive experience in joint replacement during his almost 20 years of practice. Before moving to Florida, Dr. Saperstein worked with professional athletes as a team physician for the New York Jets and the New York Rangers. Today, he is the team orthopaedic surgeon for Florida Atlantic University and Lynn University, and he volunteers his time and his skills as team physician for local high school football programs. “No matter what type of patient we treat, our goal is to eliminate their pain and improve their activity level,” Dr. Saperstein says. “We tailor our treatment to the needs and personality of each individual.”
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r. Melvin Young is a graduate of Harvard Medical School and the Harvard Orthopedic program at Mass General Hospital. He has been in continuous private practice as a board-certified orthopedic surgeon in the Boca Raton area for more than 30 years and is a fellowship-trained specialist in knee and hip replacement surgery. Dr. Young maintains a conservative approach to medicine, but remains open to adopting new techniques after the initial development stage. “There are issues to be worked out with any new technology,” Young says. “I will adopt a new technique once I see it offers significant benefits to patients.” For many years, Dr. Young used the posterior approach for hip replacements. He was pleased with the results, but he paid attention when a newer procedure became available. “I recognized that the Direct Anterior Approach was an improved technique,” Young says. “Patients have less post-operative pain, shorter hospital stays and faster recovery times.” What has not become outdated during Dr. Young’s career are the outstanding role models he studied under who have advanced the knowledge of orthopedics. “They always focused on doing the absolute best for their patients,” Young says. “I enjoy the technical aspects of surgery, but what is really gratifying is seeing my patients enjoy the increased activity these procedures bring.”
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Take The Plunge
You’ve got a walk-in shower, underlit vanities and heated towel racks. Good job. The next splurge for your bathroom retreat? How about a freestanding tub? Unlike its pedestrian built-in brethren, this off-the-wall piece can be a true bathing beauty. Turn the page and see for yourself.
Tip: Make the freestanding tub the room’s primary focal point by placing it in front of a bank of windows. Provide abundant open space to accentuate the tub’s shape.
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Designer Kristin Rocke chose a contemporary Waterworks tub for the serene master bath of a Delray Beach home. A Murano glass chandelier adds a dose of drama to the space.
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Explore your freestanding tub possibilities through the following three examples.
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A Stone Forest tub of chiseled granite features a polished interior and rim. Tip: Choose a natural stone tub to give your contemporary bathroom a complementary organic vibe.
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Designer Anne-Marie Barton created a tile “rug” that beautifully defines the bathing area of this stunning master bathroom. Tip: Decorate beyond the tub by adding stylish and functional furniture—benches, stools and side tables.
Cheviot Regal cast-iron footed tub, cheviotproducts.com
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Stone Forest Siena Tazza stone tub, stoneforest.com
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A burnished cast-iron exterior gives this vintage-style Waterworks tub a rich patina. Tip: Incorporate an alcove in your master bathroom to uniquely showcase and house your freestanding tub. scot zimmerman
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While the growing assortment of freestanding tubs has made them more wallet-friendly, they can cost two to three times the price of built-in versions. The cost for their exposed plumbing and fittings—which shines like tub jewelry—also adds to the tab.
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floridatable What’s cooking in 2015?
Five years ago, epicurean experts were touting everything from gluten-free recipes and old-fashioned comfort food to bacon cupcakes. Ten years ago, those same culinary prognosticators were talking up high-fiber diets and an interesting rise in farm-to-table products. Twenty years ago, a fearless forecaster told the Chicago Tribune that foodies were about to turn sardines into a “zilliondollar industry.” So what’s in store for our palates in 2015? Our own fearless forecaster weighs in.
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Food for Thought Will ramen rule? Which root is taking root? And where’s the beef? Here’s the culinary forecast for 2015.
cooked. It’s time for the humble carrot’s 15 minutes to begin. Defying seasons and providing a shot of color in a recipe of brown, carrots will be the chef’s BFF in 2015. The blowouT burger: Gourmets who eschew fast food are happily paying $15 or more for a burger made with locally grown beef, house-made buns, foie gras stuffing, organic bacon—you name it. At The Shops at Boca Center (5050 Town Center Circle), happy hour insiders swear by the Prime Burger at Morton’s The Steakhouse ($17 and served only at the bar). speaking of meaT: The size of the protein portion on our plates may diminish at certain spots around town. Chef-god Alain Ducasse took it entirely off his menus this year, and although it’s lousy economics, trickle-down does happen in the kitchens. farewell foam: We bid a happy adieu to a culinary touch that resembled pond scum. Expect to see fewer precious garnishes, homier sauces and a brave embrace of the notion that plain food is beautiful, lumps and all.
DoughnuTs are ToasT: For years, Americans ate white toast for breakfast. Then came croissants, bad bagels, bran muffins and wacky doughnuts. Now there is toast again, and it’s better than ever. (For more breakfast treats, check out our feature on page 116.) The whole hog conTinues: But expect to see more whole roasting—Greek-style lamb on a spit and Mexican cabrito. At Taverna Opa in Delray (270 E. Atlantic Ave.), lamb is roasted with thyme, rosemary, oregano and garlic—or slowly braised in tomato sauce. DrumsTick roll, please: Americans are losing their squeamishness about animal anatomy, and chefs are serving identifiable cuts. That means the bones are back in chicken breasts, and we’re rediscovering a taste for dark meat—reason enough to check out the legendary arroz con pollo at Cuban Café in Boca (3350 N.W. Boca Raton Blvd., Suite B-30). Deeper rooTs: The beet goes on, but chefs have rediscovered an indispensable vegetable without which nothing much savory can be
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fear no worm: There’s more to Mexican liquor than margaritas. Our quest for exotic and authentic alcohols reaches its apex in mezcal, that smoky, potent cousin of tequila, which is trickling toward a glass near you. El Camino in Delray (15 N.E. Second Ave.) is leading the way with a killer mezcal menu that goes on for days. no fear of frying: Cuttingedge restaurants are dredging out the deep fat and unabashedly frying. At Rebel House in Boca (297 E. Palmetto Park Road), the kitchen goes all in on the “OG” recipe fried chicken, served with baked mac-n-cheese, braised collard greens, peppered-shallot gravy and a pumpkinapple muffin. Thank the lard.
The “OG” chicken and biscuits from Rebel House
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The rise of ramen: This trend has been bubbling along for a while—and with good reason, given the standout offerings at spots like Nori Thai in Boca (217 E. Palmetto Park Road), which serves a serious Tonkotsu ramen.
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Steve Alten “Terry fought to catch a breath. Twenty feet from the monster’s snout, she could see the peppered-black ampullae of Lorenzini … the rows of teeth … the human flesh still caught between several fangs. Terry and DeMarco kicked wildly as the jaws opened wider to accommodate its prey, pink gums exposed, serrated teeth reaching for them …”
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ou could open almost any page in Steve Alten’s debut novel Meg and find a passage like this—terrifying yet scientifically detailed, intelligently written yet cinematically straightforward. Inspired by a Time article about the Mariana Trench—the deepest part of the world’s oceans—Alten envisioned the vast depression housing a megalodon, the prehistoric precursor of the great white shark, a monster that could devour a T. rex like it was a salad. When he penned Meg, on nights and weekends starting in the summer of 1995, the Philadelphia native was 35, and he’d never written fiction. He had opened a small Fort Lauderdale office for a struggling water-treatment company, and he sold his car to pay for editing fees. But it wasn’t long before Alten sold the book for seven figures to Bantam Doubleday. It went on to peak at No. 19 on the Times best-seller list, crack the Top 10 in audiobooks, publish in more than 20 countries, and become a popular radio series in Japan. This month, Alten plans to announce its adaptation as a major motion picture. If Meg finally swims and chomps her way to a theater near you, it will have been a long time coming. Alten has seen movie deals with Hollywood Pictures and New Line fall through. “I’ve been left at the altar a couple of times,” he says. Alten always envisioned Meg as a movie, but he hasn’t let its glacial progress halt his creative juices. He’s been a full-time novelist ever since, penning three Meg sequels along with books about the Loch Ness monster (The Loch), Mayan doomsday theory (the Domain series) and a man-made biological plague loosed on Manhattan (The Grim Reaper: End of Days). “I like to call my books faction—fiction mixed with facts,” Alten says, from his bookshelf-lined West Palm Beach office. “There has to be a logical basis for the creature to exist, or for whatever doomsday scenario might hit Earth. You mix the fact with the fiction and blur the lines.” Alten’s “faction” has led him into some controversial waters. He has appeared often on “Coast to Coast AM,” the overnight paranormal/conspiracy radio program, to discuss his books and the real-life warnings contained within them. In 2010, he pondered
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to host George Noory, “Why is our own government involved in developing these illegal viruses? It’s money. There’s billions of dollars poured into the Defense Department, and they’re justifying these things by saying, ‘If we don’t build them, someone else will.’ But you’re talking about end-of-the-world viruses.” In 2008, Alten published The Shell Game, a fictional thriller that he says, “delves into the real story of what happened on 9-11. When The Shell Game was about to be published, I started getting some pretty strange threats from government sources. They were letting me know they knew who I was. They were putting in e-mails specific information nobody else would know—personal information.” Alten was feeling the pressure from both sides; he also recounts being woken up at 4 a.m. from 9-11 Truthers, criticizing him for not being conspiratorial enough. He credits the buildup of stress to his diagnosis of onset Parkinson’s around the same time; he has no family history of the disease. Only in the summer of 2014 did the condition begin to require medication; today he takes a cocktail of meds and a vegetable extract imported from England. His right arm twitched during our interview, and he walked with a slight limp. Yet he remains as prolific as ever. Last fall saw the release of two novels, both set in Palm Beach County: Sharkman, a young-adult thriller that deals with genetic engineering, black widow terrorists and bullying; and, in a change of pace, the romantic comedy Dog Training the American Male, published under the pseudonym L.A. Knight. Vostok, his sequel to The Loch, will hit retailers in February. But the legacy of which he’s most proud is his Adopt-AnAuthor program, a free, nationwide nonprofit he launched in 1998. “After Meg came out, I started getting inundated with e-mails from students, all basically saying the same thing: I hate reading, but I really love reading Meg,” Alten recalls. “Then teachers started telling me that they were actually using the book in classrooms because students were reading it. When Meg was chosen as one of the top selections by the Young Adult Library Services Association, I realized something was happening, and I needed to get involved.” He worked with teachers to create curricula for his novels, provided free posters and books for participating classes, and makes himself available to students via Skype or e-mail. The number of teachers registered with the program started with about a dozen and has blossomed to more than 10,000. “If you want a teenager to read, give them something fun,” he says. “Meg is fun.”
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What’s in a Name? Most of the character names in Alten’s books weren’t invented by Alten: They are the names of fans, friends and enemies. “It started with Meg, when I made high school and college friends characters. Then in The Trench, I ran out of names, so anyone who gave Meg a bad review, I killed them off. In the others, I went to my fans and said, ‘If you have an unusual name, would you like to be a character in the book?’ Every book from Domain on through Sharkman, all the characters are real readers. What’s funny is, my readers want to be killed … they want to be eaten! It’s a bizarre thing to me.”
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changed my values. Everybody there cares. When I was pregnant, if our neighbors saw that I hadn’t left the apartment in a few days, they’d call to see if everything was OK. “Here, [there are neighborhoods] where you could rot in your house and nobody would find you. … It’s a different attitude.” Flash forward to October 2013. By now, Polani was seeing the impact, in her professional life, that Alzheimer’s could have on people whose affairs weren’t in order. So when she attended the West Palm Beach Walk that year— and saw no one from Boca in attendance—Polani did what any good neighbor would have done. She knocked on the north county door and offered to help, lobbying hard for a second Walk to End Alzheimer’s in south county. After meeting initial opposition (due to the national association’s one-Walk-per-county policy) and, later, skepticism that a Mizner event would do well to raise $30,000, Polani dug in her fashionable heels. With only seven months to stage the Walk, the woman who “doesn’t like being told ‘no’” assembled an all-volunteer committee and rallied local support. Last Oct. 11, more than 300 volunteers and some 1,200 registered walkers pounded the pavement at Mizner Park. All told, between the Walk and earlier fundraisers, Polani’s group raised some $128,000 for Alzheimer’s research and programs here in Boca, including the Louis and Anne Green Memory and Wellness Center at Florida Atlantic University. Plans for the 2015 Walk already are underway, with Polani again serving as chair, including a kickoff luncheon at Boca West on March 27. “People’s attitude is that Alzheimer’s is an old person’s disease,” says Polani, honored last fall by Soroptimist International of Boca Raton/ Deerfield Beach as a Woman of Distinction in its professional category. “But the truth is that deterioration is starting much younger, often without people even being aware. … We need people to be aware—because we’re not prepared.”
The Hard Truth
Some alarming stats, courtesy of the national Alzheimer’s Association (alz.org): • More than 5 million Americans live with Alzheimer’s. • One in three seniors die with Alzheimer’s or some form of dementia. • Almost two-thirds of Americans with Alzheimer’s are women. For ticket information and sponsorship opportunities involving the March 27 kickoff luncheon at Boca West, call 561/496-4222.
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s much as Pamela Polani likes to joke with her boys that she “majored in Maybelline” in high school, sons Ariel (17 in February) and Lior (12) know better than anyone that there’s more to Mom’s overall makeup than meets the eye. They understand that the Boca-based attorney (she specializes in estate planning, probate and foreclosure defense for her clients) donates time and legal services to those in need. They’ve seen their mother pack brown paper bags filled with nonperishables and bottled water, just in case the family (including husband Mark) drives past someone on a street corner who can’t afford a meal. And they realize, along with friends and family who know her best, that the details of Polani’s volunteer work on behalf of organizations from Boca Helping Hands to the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum could fill a 10foot parchment scroll. But even a résumé as steeped in selflessness as hers doesn’t quite explain Polani’s desire last fall to launch a first-ever Walk to End Alzheimer’s at Mizner Park when 1) the national Alzheimer’s Association already staged an annual county walk in West Palm Beach and 2) she had no personal connection to the disease. The answer, or at least its origins, may lie somewhere in Tel Aviv, where Polani moved with her then-future husband in July 1995. The couple would eventually marry and have their first child in Israel. Meanwhile, Polani, having already graduated from Nova Southeastern and passed the Florida bar, would pass the bar for foreign attorneys—taking the test in Hebrew—and serve as in-house counsel for a technical writing company. However, it wasn’t the work that made the most indelible impression. “Israel was my finishing school,” says Polani, 44. “In college, I wasn’t that driven. And I certainly wasn’t spiritual. … Being in Israel made me more compassionate, more grateful. It also
for a brighter Jewish future. Three of my closest childhood friends were children of Holocaust survivors. When I was at one of their homes, I met someone with a concentration camp number tattooed on his arm. I realized what our people had been reduced to and the enormity began to sink in. I wondered, “How could this have happened?” We need to strengthen Jewish identity for generations to come and make sure the words “Never Again” are never forgotten.
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[1] People can adopt rescue designer dogs; you do not have to buy them from breeders or pet stores. [2] A full “99.9 percent of pet store puppies are from puppy mills.” [3] Spaying and neutering pets is critical to keeping the unwanted animal population down. [4] Dezelan has placed more than 4,000 dogs in 12 years. Each one changes the life of the dog—and the owner. [5] To find out how you can help, visit dezzyssecondchance.com.
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Sandra Dezelan a local animal lover DoeS whatever She can to give DogS a SeconD chance.
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Today the organization is in a large industrial storefront in east Boca that Dezelan has equipped and decorated like a house rather than a kennel with cages. There is a big couch, complete with pillows, several doggie beds and a nice dining set (the interior designer still surfaces). There is a bedroom, an office, a flatscreen TV—in short, a home away from home for about 23 dogs. It’s noisy at Dezzy’s, and it’s clear most of the boarders are vying for Dezelan’s attention as she winds her way through the pack, each dog with his or her own back story. Roxy, a genial pit bull with a wagging tail, was living outside, tied to a tree in Lake Worth. Gucci, a
“If you take a dog to Animal Control, it’s not coming out.” Morkie with a cute haircut, lived on the streets with a homeless man. Lucy the French bulldog lost her owner, as did Chito and Frito. Elderly schnauzer Daisy has dementia and can’t seem to get comfortable. Dogs get willed to Dezelan and some come straight from county-run Animal Care & Control, where they have been dropped off by owners who are relocating, who are sick—or who simply can’t be bothered. “Does the public know that [dogs] die every day [at Animal Control]?” she asks. “If you take a dog to Animal Control, it’s not coming out.” So Dezzy’s (as well as other rescue organizations) routinely tries to save the dogs it can before they are put down—and then finds them homes. Dezelan describes a typical day, starting at 5:30 a.m., as including everything from walking, feeding and giving medication
to the rescues to cleaning up the yard and reviewing adoption applications to going out on home checks for potential adopters and doing doggie play times. It’s a far cry from her old life, which started slipping away once the credit card bills (used for doggie rescue expenses) started topping out at $70,000. Dezelan sold the Bentley and the Maseratis and the jewelry. She lost the house not long ago. Today, she estimates it costs anywhere from $8,000 to $10,000 a month to keep Dezzy’s going—and that does not include the more expensive surgeries she has paid for. She also pays for neutering, medical exams, blood work and microchipping. She gives dogs over the age of 3 a dental checkup as well. She relies now on what is left of her own money, as well as donations and fundraisers. There’s no time for interior design, and she doesn’t seem to miss it. “What am I going to do?” she asks. “Say to a pinnacle of society, ‘Sorry, I have to go to Animal Control; I’ve got to take a dog out of there before they euthanize it—and they euthanize every day. So sorry about your 144-foot mega yacht.’” Dezelan knows her space is too small for the number of dogs she has; she wants to find a larger place in west Boca, where she can accommodate up to 50 dogs. As she settles in on the couch, one by one, several of the dogs sidle up to her. Some jump up and burrow into her side. Lucy jumps on her lap. Roxy lays her big head on Dezelan’s knee. “I was very wealthy, and now I am very broke,” she says. “But I don’t know how you turn and walk away once you know what goes on behind the doors at our shelters. How do you turn and walk away?” [ bocamag.com ]
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Larger Than Life
Tony Robbins, the world’s foremost authority on awakening the power within, opens up on everything from achieving financial freedom and hanging at camp david to a new home base in palm beach.
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e’d be hard to miss if you saw him jogging along A1A—all 6-foot-7 of him. Then again, he does have a way of flying under the radar when he wants to. Legendary motivational speaker and life coach Tony Robbins and his wife of 15 years, Sage, recently slipped into Palm Beach with a new oceanfront house and a growing affection for the area, which he says is already starting to feel a lot like home. And home is important these days for the couple, who spend weeks on end traveling around the world, doing seminars and TV shows, appearances and individual coaching sessions. These days, Robbins also is promoting his new book, Money: Master The Game, 7 Simple Steps to Financial Freedom, which he wrote partly in response to the 2008 economic meltdown. He says he wants to help the little guy have the same advantages as the upper 1 percent—by adopting many of their financial strategies. Robbins knows both sides of that coin. He managed to pull himself up from a poor dysfunctional household with an alcoholic mother through reading, and through mentors like motivational speaker Jim Rohn. It was then that he began cultivating the sheer will and charismatic energy that has become his brand, inspiring thousands of followers for decades. Today, Robbins, 54, is rich, successful and has access to just about every figure on the public stage, from Oprah to the Clintons to pals like Steve Wynn and Richard Branson. But he’s still getting his message out—and he’s still dedicated to helping people get past their fears, ramp up their consciousness and achieve peak performance. We sat down with him recently to see if we could capture a little bit of that lightning in an interview. We were not disappointed.
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How did you Happen to buy a place in palm beacH county? I was looking at four locations. California is my main address, but I was there maybe 90 days out of the year, and they raised our income tax and made it retroactive; that’s what pushed me over the edge. I got on a plane and told my wife, “We are going to buy a home in the next six weeks.” I looked at 88 properties in three states. I came here the first day and saw 22 properties in South Florida. All the Realtors thought I was crazy. This was the only brand-new home on the water.
tHis is a far cry from tHe rougH cHildHood you Had. in one interview you said you Had to “pound certainty into yourself.” How did you manage tHat? It came from reading; I had no role models. I started reading Emerson’s essays, [James Allen’s] As a Man Thinketh, Viktor Frankl’s Man’s Search For Meaning—they rocked my world. They made my problems look like nothing. I get emotional thinking about it today all these years later. It made me believe that a) anything can be
changed and made better, and, if you can’t change the physical circumstance, you can still change your experience of it. And b) that reading could transport me to another world where I could find the answers. Another secret to finding that certainty was through what I call incantations. Books I read would talk about doing visualizations and affirmations, and I would do it and my brain would go “bullshit, this isn’t working.” And then I started studying physiology. I have been teaching this for 37 years, but Harvard finally did a study last year that showed if you make a radical change in your body, it changes your biochemistry instantly. … Incantations are not like affirmations—affirmation without discipline is the beginning of delusion. Pumping yourself up is not the answer. That’s not what I wanted to do. I know I needed to get it right, where I owned it, I felt it, where it was real; where it wasn’t some story I was telling myself. I started going on these walks initially, and then these runs, and I would do these incantations january 2015
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theBOCAinterview like an affirmation, but I’d say, “God’s wealth is circulating through my life” [and other focused and intense affirmations] as I was exercising … I would do it physically—you are wiring yourself. It’s a conditioning tool. I would do that for an hour.
What do you think it is about you that gives you the discipline and the insight to keep yourself on a groWth path? What quality has Wired you for this kind of charismatic effect on others? I didn’t start out that way. There are many [successful] people who had to fight for themselves because nobody else was going to do it for them. If you don’t do that, you don’t build enough muscle. If you want to take the island, you burn the boats. If you ask me what I think the difference is, it’s hunger and passion—that’s it. It’s not intelligence; there are lots of smart people who can’t fight their way out of a paper bag, and there are lots of people who have limitations. Most people get satisfied, and once they do that it stops. If it’s just about you, that’s when your hunger will stop. For Tiger Woods, hunger doesn’t go away. It
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doesn’t matter that he was the best golfer in the world—he didn’t lose his hunger.
did you ever have an aha! moment When you realized you had made it? I don’t think I ever pictured how my life is now, by any stretch. The first time I knew I had capabilities that were larger was the first time I went to a Jim Rohn seminar—I was on fire. I said I
“I’m an island person— here we’re on an island, but in 10 minutes we have the greatest shopping and the greatest restaurants. This really is the most home I’ve felt [of all the homes he owns].”
wanted to change the world; I was 17. … Along the way there have been all these things, like when I worked with Princess Diana. [Or the time] I was 31 and it was Christmastime, and I was with President Bill Clinton at Camp David. Snow was on the ground, and he and I were walking alone—and he was asking me for advice. [I thought] I am 31 and the leader of the free world is asking me for advice? What the hell is happening here? So there are those moments when you go, “Wow.” More of it has been building; you hit a target, and then you go larger.
you have Written about the importance of giving back, but isn’t it easier to do that When you have a lot more to give? It’s an illusion that you have to be Bill Gates or you have to be a rock star to go take care of people. Money should be used as a tool for a life of service and a great quality of life for you and your family. … All the new scientific research shows it’s how you spend your money that matters. If you spend your money specifically on things it will not have any lasting value. If you spend it on experiences, it’s very different. But the thing that gives the greatest emo-
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Short Takes Bucket list: “One million people a day having fresh water in third-world counties; 100 million people I can feed and a system that sustains those numbers.” Guilty pleasure: “Palm Beach Grill’s hot fudge sundae.” Health and fitness rituals: “I lift three times a week, I run,
I have a cryotherapy unit I use three times a week that takes my body temperature down, produces body changes, and keeps it renewed.” Down time: “I read, we may play six to nine holes of golf, and we go to the movies at the iPic in Boca.” Favorite getaway: “I have a 525-acre resort in
tional reward is when you spend money on others, including people you don’t know. Part of it is having a reason more than yourself.
Most people have an inner voice that can sabotage theM—it is often Masked as the voice of practicality and Maturity and logic. how do you silence that and Make
Fiji where I like to spend four to six weeks a year.” Saturday morning ritual: “A lot of times we start out with doing nothing— we start out with prime (a daily breathing, exercise and visualization ritual), then breakfast together, and then we do something different each time—a museum, a walk, or we work out like crazy people.”
a leap of faith into a whole new way of looking at life? You are not going to do it by sitting down in your own head and doing it. You’re just not. You are going to have to immerse yourself in the environment where the environment itself changes the values you live by. To me, who you spend time with is who
you become; I believe proximity is power. If I stay in this environment, no matter how many books I read, I may be emotionally and mentally fulfilled, but I won’t have any impact. You have to get where people are producing extraordinary results. That’s why I do events, and then I get [people I work with] a coach and get them something to feed their minds every day. You need to go someplace where your world is going to be rocked. Unleash the power. It’s like [when Oprah was going to attend one of my seminars] and she said she could not sit still for two hours. And 12 hours later she was standing in her chair saying it was one of the greatest experiences of her life. I know how to make time disappear—because time disappears when you are fulfilled. In an event like that with a group dynamic, you are still yourself, but you get a different level of energy. With low energy nothing is possible and most people are energy-poor. Your fear expands the lower your energy is. The higher your energy, the more energy-rich you are, the more continued on page 222
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Wake Up!
South Florida The best show in town takes place on one of its most dramatic stages, with regular performances about every 24 hours. But for those who can’t make it to the beach in time for sunrise, mornings in and around Boca offer more than enough opportunities to seize the day—from breakfast specials and volunteer endeavors to exploring the great outdoors. By Kelsey Howard, Kevin Kaminski and Taryn Tacher
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Out & About! Spare Time
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Strikes @ Boca Raton delivers its share of evening entertainment, what with drink specials, and light and sound shows with DJ Jammin’ Jim. But early risers also can enjoy the simple pleasures that Strikes offers, namely its morning bowling leagues. Senior citizens are invited to try their hand at the sport on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 9 a.m. Ladies leagues meet on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 9 a.m. Contact: 21046 Commercial Trail, 561/368-2177
It’s no wonder that Boca Raton Bicycle Club has drawn raves from the League of American Bicyclists. The organization boasts some 400 members and offers rides just about every day of the week—of all distances, speeds and skill levels. It also does charity work, educates its members about cycling safety, provides great networking opportunities—and celebrates scenic routes in Boca, Delray and beyond. We also dig the Saturday morning “Breakfast Club” rides that start at Royal Palm Place and typically cover about 40 miles. Contact: 561/391-6109
Raising the Barre
Something about the fitness regimen at Pure Barre can inspire Boca women to rise at the crack of dawn. Perhaps, it’s the way owner Diane Booth’s classes appeal to their inner ballerina—or maybe it’s just that the ballet-infused workout tackles problem areas like hips, thighs and abs with isometric movements that are easy on the joints. Whatever the case,
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How long can you hold your breath? This becomes a key question for those interested in the increasingly popular sport of freediving. While it’s true that extreme practitioners reach death-defying depths of the ocean, the owners of Florida Freedivers (905 U.S. 1, Suite A, Lake Park, 561/848-0678)—the husband-and-wife team of Jonathan and Kelsey Dickinson—are all about education for those willing to take the plunge. Courses at Florida Freedivers detail the challenges— and the thrills—of ditching your scuba gear and relying on little more than your lungs. We asked Jonathan to go over some of the basics. What can people expect to experience during a dive trip? Once they’ve gone through the class, a typical dive trip might start at about 8 a.m. at a specific dock. You’ll meet up with dive buddies from a local club, like Palm Beach Freedivers, and then you might go spearfishing until 2 or 3 p.m. Depending on the diver’s ability, you can dive anywhere from 40 feet to as deep as 90 feet. Why does freediving appeal to so many people? The thing that’s most appealing about this freediving movement is that there isn’t all this bulky [scuba] equipment, and there’s no real maintenance required. There are no tanks to be filled, there’s no regulator to be serviced—you simply have your lungs, which you use all day every day, so you’re pretty confident about those guys. Of course, there are people who wear weight belts and things like that, but the core aspect of our sport is the mask, fins and snorkel. I think it brings it to this minimalistic idea that people are holding onto nowadays. On top of that, it goes back to our primitive nature—we have this sense of pride about doing something on our own with no help from an outside source. It was all my breath, my dive. Is there a different connection to the marine life compared to scuba? When you scuba dive, you’re almost like a visitor to their world. When you freedive, you become a part of that underwater world; there’s not this long stream of bubbles or [clanking] noises. It’s just you and your ability to hold your breath. What we see a lot of times is that the turtles, stingrays, fish and sharks interact with us differently; it’s not like they’re scared—[if anything] they’re more curious about us.
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What started as casual exercising and stretching at the beach after a long run for Veronica Fowler has turned into a weekend-morning must for locals interested in mind-body-and-spirit conditioning. The certified yoga instructor, who’s been practicing the discipline for six years, hosts Yoga at the Beach at Red Reef Park on Saturdays at 10 a.m. Anywhere from five to 15 people attend the hour-long Saturday session (call 561/393-7807 for information); Fowler and Lila Cleveland also conduct other Yoga on the Beach classes. Fowler explains the allure of striking a pose against an ocean backdrop. What makes Yoga at the Beach unique? Yoga at the Beach isn’t just a yoga class. The atmosphere isn’t a hardwood floor, we don’t play “yoga” music, and we don’t have teachers coming and leaving like you would find in a gym. Besides all of that, you’ll also find that our members have grown together and become friends. We share, we listen, we exercise, and we have fun! I’m proud to call Yoga at the Beach a place where the scenery changes from day to day, but the acceptance and positivity of the group does not.
the roughly hour-long morning classes in Boca draw steady regulars, including for the occasional 6:30 a.m. classes.
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Contact: Boca Raton: 350 Esplanade #55, 561/445-3257; west Boca: 9834 Glades Road, 561/465-5994
No Pain, No Gain
It’s not quite basic training at Fort Benning, Ga., but the hardcore workouts at CrossFit Boca Raton seem to create similar discipline and structure for those who stick with the program. Witness the fitness buffs who faithfully show up for the 6 a.m. sessions that, just like other CrossFit classes, consist of a 15-minute warm-up, followed by roughly 30 minutes for the workout of the day (WOD). Disciples of the program swear by it—and have the body-altering results to prove it. Contact: 10018 Spanish Isles Blvd., 561/477-7977
Balancing Act
It may sound like the poorly conceived sequel to a 1950s-era horror classic, but The Salt Fly in Delray Beach has nothing to do with Vincent Price movies—and everything to do with the standup paddleboarding craze. The shop offers 90-minute, two-hour, three-hour or full-day rentals, as well as a basic skills lesson for beginning paddleboarders (for an extra $25). The Salt Fly also features paddleboard eco-tours that, locally, explore the waters in and around Peanut Island. Contact: 310 N.E. Fourth St., 561/865-6235
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Breakfast is Served! Pass the Huckleberries It might be a better story had Mark Twain actually penned his novels here, but patrons of Tom Sawyer Restaurant & Pastry will have to settle for morning dishes that bear the names of the author and his characters—like the Aunt Polly breakfast, with two fresh eggs and cinnamon bun-flavored French toast. The country-style ambience inside is surpassed only by the downhome flavors and portions, as
evidenced by the popular Breakfast in a Pot—an everything-butthe-kitchen-sink concoction of eggs, cheese, biscuits, gravy, bacon and more. Open daily at 7 a.m. Contact: 1759 N.W. Boca Raton Blvd., 561/368-4634
Garden Variety
Guests feel right at home at The Boca Beach House—which is not surprising given the celebration of community going on at Howard and Diane Hoffman’s quaint little restaurant. The couple pulls
produce from its own garden or from local farmers, area vendors supply paper goods, baked treats are made fresh each day, and the work of local artists is featured on the walls. The three-egg omelets, meanwhile, are divine; start your day with the seafood (crab, scallops and shrimp) special. The Beach House opens daily at 8 a.m.— and breakfast is served until 1 p.m. Contact: 887 E. Palmetto Park Road, 561/826-8850
New York State of Mind Like the city whose delis it recalls, TooJay’s doesn’t mess around. Though known for its corned beef sandwiches and classic Reubens, the breakfast menu is equally brash and bold—with portions so big you’ll barely have room for one of its famed black-and-white cookies. We’re talking chicken and waffles, monster omelets, scramble wraps—and a Western Skillet with scrambled eggs, sautéed onions, green peppers, ham, cheese and tomatoes piled on a crispy potato pancake. They don’t call this the Original Gourmet Deli for nothing. Open at 8 a.m. Contact: 5030 Champion Blvd., 561/241-5903; 2240 N.W. 19th St., #700, 561/392-4181; 3013 Yamato Road, 561/997-9911
Better Off Red
tortillas, black beans, sautéed peppers and onions, fried eggs and cheddar cheese). But you know, deep down, that the red velvet pancakes—with chocolate chips and cream cheese frosting—are calling your name. While you’re at it, wash it down with a strawberry Bellini or grand mimosa. Open at 10 a.m. on weekends. Contact: Town Center Mall, 6000 Glades Road, 561/392-2141
Time Travel
The Fonz doesn’t bring the jukebox to life at Ellie’s 50’s Diner with a well-placed fist bump, but you certainly could imagine him doing so on any given morning. Everything from the decor to the menu descriptions speak to the “Happy Days” of another era—like the “Reelin’ & Rockin’” cinnamon almond French toast or “Chantilly Lace” blueberry, chocolate chip or banana pancakes. Open daily at 8 a.m. Contact: 2410 N. Federal Highway, Delray Beach, 561/276-7716
When it comes to the weekend brunch menu at Grand Lux Café, why not live a little? Sure, you could start the day with an egg-white omelet, Belgian waffle, or Huevos Rancheros (corn
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Breakfast at Benny’s Ah, yes. Breakfast with a view. On the Lake Worth Pier, Benny’s on the Beach (10 S. Ocean Blvd., 561/5829001; open daily at 7 a.m.) has been the place to start your day—or, to end your wild nights—since 1986. You’ll see fishermen casting their lines and customers kicking back with the restaurant’s famed Bloody Mary. Benny's is under new ownership since last year, and its new managing partner and executive chef Jeremy Hanlon— who’s worked at kitchens in Manhattan, Chicago and Europe— dishes on what sets Benny’s apart.
What makes breakfast at Benny’s on the Beach so unique? You can probably count on one hand the number of restaurants that have a view like ours. So on the one hand, you can enjoy the beautiful view and amazing food—but we also take it a step further. Where someone may make banana French toast, we will bake our own banana bread and then dip it in our secret recipe French toast batter. We always go that extra mile with everything on our menu. When people say they come to Benny’s for the food, not the view, you know we’ve really made that extra stride.
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What’s your favorite item on the breakfast menu? My favorite is the Late Night Cure. First of all, it’s an omelet, but it’s also stuffed with our customer-favorite home fries, bacon, sausage, tomato and our special Hollandaise sauce. It’s then topped with fresh fruit. Plus, it comes with our made-in-house Bloody Mary. So not only do you get this amazing dish, you get a cocktail with it.
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All in the Family! Sharon Tyler
Reason No. 132 why parents don’t need gadgetry to entertain their children: Check out the captive audiences inside the Community Room at Boca Raton Public Library during dropin story time on Thursdays and Saturdays at 10 a.m. However, kids don’t have all the literary fun. Every fourth Tuesday of the month, starting at 10:30 a.m., adults participate in the Community Book Club. Members vote on which books to read; past titles include The Woman Upstairs by Claire Messud, Life After Life by Kate Atkinson and The Lost Wife by Alyson Richman. Contact: 400 N.W. Second Ave., 561/393-7852
Sunrise Stroll
Looking for an exercise routine that doesn’t involve leaving your son or daughter in daycare? Check out Fit4Mom, the nation’s largest organized fitness program for pre- and post-natal mothers. Our local chapter offers a variety of classes, including “Stroller Strides” inside Town Center at Boca Raton, which combines interval training and
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power-walking—all with your baby at your side. Contact: 561/929-9440
The Good Kind of Sugar Whether you spend time inside the Children’s Science Explorium, ride the carousel or engage in a massive water-jet fight, Sugar Sand Park will not disappoint. With more than 132 acres of green, not to mention the coolest science playground in town (featuring those water jets), the Boca-based park inspires parents to get outside and get active with their children. Sugar Sand, which opens daily at 8 a.m., also hosts a slew of ongoing children’s activities—including the latemorning Playground Playdates, Sunday movies, and robotics and art classes. Contact: 300 S. Military Trail, 561/347-3950
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In the more than 30 years since it first began enriching local families, the Boca Raton Children’s Museum has quietly moved toward the cutting edge when it comes to educational programming. A typical calendar month includes classes ranging from Sensory Art for Tots to Gentle Growers, which explores “the joys and challenges of raising young children.” Then there’s the class that instructor Sharon Tyler teaches on Tuesdays at 11 a.m.—sign language for infants from 4 to 14 months. We asked the stay-at-home mom (Tyler has a 3-year-old daughter) to explain the class and its benefits. Why sign language? Parents [already] engage in pre-verbal communication when they teach babies to wave hello or clap to show enjoyment. Baby sign language [the class is a simplified American Sign Language course] becomes a pump for oral acquisition and creates an early outlet for kids to express themselves. That’s why the class is called “Signing Away Tantrums and Tears.” There is a misconception that signing could delay verbal production, but there have been studies over the decades that prove the reverse is true. Baby sign language instills manners, because you can teach “please” and “thank you.” … It also helps a parent to identify the temperaments of their child; are they frustrated because they can’t chew a toy or frightened by a barking dog? What kind of results have you seen? I see tremendous growth, and it’s beautiful. It's most interesting when the children begin entering a multilingual environment, like South Florida. We’ll see them [gradually] let go of some of their signs as they gain confidence in their verbal abilities. It’s fascinating to see when a little boy comes into my class, and he’s trying to tell me he wants a banana—but he’s having a hard time saying the word. So he reverts to sign. Then he gains confidence because he was able to communicate what he wanted—and then he goes right back to verbal. They are confident that they will be understood.
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From hands-on homebuilding assistance to serving on a planning committee, volunteer opportunities abound at Habitat for Humanity of South Palm Beach County. The Delray Beach-based chapter (181 S.E. Fifth Ave., 561/819-6070) engages more than 3,000 volunteers each year, with construction work available Wednesday through Saturday starting at 8 a.m. Julia Rowe, volunteer engagement director, talks about the impact the organization has on the community. Can you talk about the contributions Habitat for Humanity has made in our area? The South Palm Beach County [chapter] has completed 115 homes for families in Boca Raton, Boynton Beach and Delray Beach. We have helped hundreds of people with housingrelated issues, including critical repair projects for veterans and disabled persons.
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What are your newest programs? We started three new programs last year: Care-a-Vanners, Habitat Young Professionals (HYP) and Global Village. HYP is for young professionals ages 21 to 40. We host two events per month, a happy hour and a build day. Our first Global Village trip is scheduled for July 2015. We will take a team of local volunteers for 10 days to a Habitat affiliate in Cambodia to build. Care-a-Vanners is a build experience for people who travel in recreational vehicles. We will be hosting Care-a-Vanners for six weeks this year. People will be visiting us from all over the country to help build in our local community. Julia Rowe
Make a Difference!
Angels in the Sand
Local leaders in keeping our oceanfront spaces free of unwanted debris, the Sea Angels Beach Cleanup team invites you to help them in their ongoing efforts. The Sea Angels recycle, upcycle and
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use sustainable cleaning supplies at beaches from Jupiter to Boca Raton. The dedicated volunteers meet every last Saturday of the month—rain or shine—from 8 to 10 a.m. at Ocean Inlet Park in Ocean Ridge. Join them at the upcoming local cleanups on Jan. 31, Feb. 28 and March 28.
Contact: Ocean Inlet Park, 6990 N. Ocean Blvd., info@seaangels.org
Play with Pets
Mornings at Tri-County Animal Rescue in Boca Raton mean volunteer opportunities for local animal lovers. Potential dog walkers must be at least 21 and have their own health insurance. After taking a 90-minute orientation course, volunteers set their own schedules, starting as early as 8 a.m. any day of the week. Volunteers in the cat room must be at least 16. All cleanings and feedings are done in the morning, so those volunteers must be available between 8 and 8:30 a.m. It’s a great opportunity for high school students, who can volunteer at Tri-County Animal Rescue for school credit. Contact: 21287 Boca Rio Road, 561/482-8110
Brighten Up the Hospital Local residents have been donating their time to Debbie-Rand Memorial Service League for more than five decades—efforts that continue to make a difference in the lives of patients and staff at Boca Raton Regional Hospital. There are two types of volunteers: adults (18 and over) and high school students (who must be at least 15). After completing orientation, volunteers have the chance to work in more than 60 areas at the hospital. Opportunities include: conducting children’s tours, assisting with the Pet Therapy program, event planning and fundraising, assisting patients and much more. Contact: Boca Raton Regional Hospital, 800 Meadows Road, 561/955-4098 [ bocamag.com ]
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Stevie, a veteran exotic dancer, was the only source interviewed for this feature who agreed to be photographed. Sources are identified by their stage names only.
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The Naked Truth Money may be the bottom line, but there’s more to the story when it comes to why some South Florida women shed their threads on adult-entertainment stages throughout the county. Five local exotic dancers—from a college student to someone who sought a surprising change of habit—share their reasons for baring it all. By Lisa Lucas
tevie sits in front of a mirror, head tilted sideways and mouth open as she skillfully applies her spiderlike false eyelashes, making her already iridescent blue-gray eyes pop. She presses her lips into a Marilyn pout, glides on bright pink gloss, smacks her lips and cracks a wide smile, revealing perfect pearly whites. Her platinum blonde hair is teased and pinned back from her face, which she covers with one hand while the other casts a final halo of hair spray around her head. One last look at her reflection, and she seems satisfied. She undoes the clasp of her blue floor-length gown and carefully begins sliding it down over her breasts and her plastic platform stilettos, revealing a silver sequined bra and matching thong panties. Stevie is getting ready for work—but instead of putting clothes on, she’ll soon be taking them off. For the past decade, Stevie, 28, has worked as an exotic dancer, or, as she prefers to be called, a “pole technician.” As a seasoned veteran of a negatively stigmatized profession, she knows from experience that outsiders would be stunned to learn the back stories of some of the dancers at prominent gentlemen’s clubs throughout Palm Beach County—as well as the circumstances that drove them to the main stage.
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“The biggest misconception about stripping is that all the girls who do it are stupid, lazy, drug addicts or prostitutes,” Stevie says. “Not only is that untrue, but there are women who are married housewives, medical or legal professionals, teachers, mothers … you name it.” Clearly, cash is the common motivator when it comes to baring it all, especially in the post-recession economy. But as it turns out, a woman’s decision to take off her clothes for money isn’t always as big of a leap as people might imagine. According to Public Safety Department data in Palm Beach County, more than 900 women over the age of 18 paid the required $75 between August 2012 and August 2014 to secure the “adult entertainment identification” that dancers must have to work in a gentlemen's club. That’s more than double the combined number of IDs (approximately 410) issued during 2008 and 2009. “Some dancers have master’s degrees, but they can make three times the money dancing compared to the field they went to school for,” Stevie says. Over the course of several months, Boca Raton spoke to exotic dancers from all walks of life working at county-based establishments—from Rachel’s in West Palm Beach to Wild West Gentlemen’s Club in Palm Springs. Some offered insights into the industry. Others consented to lengthy interviews. All of them had a story to share. Here are just a few.
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Jeannie is running late for her shift at Flashdance International in West Palm Beach. She had an English exam earlier in the day at Palm Beach State College, where she is in her first year, and then she met with her study group. After stopping for diapers at Walmart, she went home to feed her 8-monthold son and get ready for work. Seeing her now, confidently taking the main stage, it’s hard to believe that this is Jeannie’s first week as an exotic performer. Her curvaceous figure and perfect skin recall a more petite Beyoncé, a look that she works to her advantage—as evidenced by the man sitting transfixed in front of her as she gyrates and coyly removes her bra and panties. Offstage, she comes off as a shy, thoughtful and sweet-faced teenager, someone who sees taking her clothes off for money as a means to an end. “I am a single mom, and I’m trying to stay in school and get good grades,” she says in a thin, timid voice. “I need money to feed my baby, pay my tuition and help my mom.” Jeannie, 18, lives with her mother, who watches the baby while she’s working. They share a one-bedroom apartment in a sketchy neighborhood not far from the club. Her “baby daddy” lives right down the road. Neither one of them knows that Jeannie is a stripper— and she wants to keep it that way. “I don’t tell people what I’m doing, and I don’t let them know how much money I’m making,” Jeannie says. “It’s none of their business. I just tell my mom I’m going to work, and she doesn’t ask. As long as I pay my tuition and buy groceries, she’s happy.” Jeannie had been working long hours at Checkers and making only $400 every two weeks. Between work, school and the baby, she says, “I got no sleep and started getting physically ill.” She was about to quit school when a friend told her about Flashdance and the amount of money that could be made. Her audition consisted of dancing to three songs. The manager hired her on the spot. On her first night, after paying a $20 “house” fee and $10 each to the DJ and “house mother” (a den mother-like figure who assists and watches over the dancers in the dressing room), Jeannie walked out the door with nearly $400. She had earned in seven hours what it took 60 hours to clear in the fast-food world. “I admit I was uncomfortable at first, but it’s really not that bad—and it is so worth not being exhausted and super stressed,” she says. “I don’t tell anyone, but not because I’m ashamed.
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For the last two years, Constance has been the star dancer at a club in West Palm Beach. On most nights, she clears four figures. Constance claims to be happy although, in the same breath, she admits this is not the life she envisioned having. Raised by a single father in small-town Indiana, Constance had childhood dreams of being a rocket scientist. The straight-A student spent her afternoons and weekends reading science magazines and conducting experiments in her dad’s basement. “I was definitely the school nerd; I lived and breathed science,” Constance, 29, says. “When everybody was hanging out and partying, I was in my room reading Air & Space magazine. On Sundays, I went to church with my Dad (a pastor), and then we’d go to a museum or a science fair or something. “Needless to say I wasn’t the most popular girl in high school.” It’s hard to believe now that popularity ever was an issue for the striking 5-foot-9 brunette. Constance, still sporting the horn-rimmed glasses of her youth, bears a passing resemblance to a young Cindy Crawford. As she entered Indiana State University to study engineering and theology, destiny seemed to be on Constance’s side. That is, until her boyfriend died in a car crash during the spring of her sophomore year. Constance was so shattered that she dropped out of school—and joined a convent. january 2015
By the NumBers “I lost my Mom when I was six; I was too young to connect anything to my faith,” she says. “When this happened, I lost my faith in everything. My father said, ‘Child, you better dedicate your life to finding Him again or your life will be empty and meaningless.’ I thought about suicide, but [instead] I decided to become a nun.” For the first few years, Constance says, she was happy. Then tragedy struck again. Right before Constance’s 26th birthday, her father dropped dead of a heart attack. “That was it. I felt God had abandoned me, and I had to leave,” she says. “I used whatever money my Dad left and went back to school.” Constance would go on to earn her engineering degree and eventually land a job at Cape Canaveral. But when she reported for work, management explained that the department was being downsized and her specific position was now frozen.
stage helps. She’s already completed four years of undergrad work; the additional two years of nursing school will run her more than $50,000. “I was working as a medical assistant for $8 an hour to pay my student loans,” Jazz says. “Here I was a college graduate, and they [would only pay me just above] minimum wage. It’s a joke.” Some might say that Jazz, 29, was born to be a dancer. Her mother, who loved Bob Fosse, the dancer/choreographer and director of the film “All that Jazz,” took her to ballet, tap and jazz classes as a youngster. “I learned a lot of cool moves, which I incorporate into my routines today,” she says. “Although I’m not sure my mom thought I would use them for this kind of career.” Jazz discovered “this kind of career” through a girlfriend who was bartending at Monroe’s and making excellent money. She applied for a bartending job, but the man-
Because some gentlemen’s clubs in the county play fast and loose with their employment rules, accurate statistical information for the industry is hard to come by. Still, there are a few facts and figures available.
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Approximate number of people, 18 and older, who paid $75 for the “adult entertainment identification” required to work at strip clubs between August 2012 and August 2014, according to the Palm Beach Public Safety Department.
Constance needed money. Her friend, who was making a lot of it as an exotic dancer in South Florida, convinced her to give it a shot. With her drop-dead gorgeous looks, she was hired on the spot. Keeping the faith, Constance says, is another story. “Surprisingly, it didn’t bother me to take off my clothes and dance,” she says. “But I did struggle ethically. I decided to put my faith in my mind and my body. I figure if there is a God, he wants me to use what he gave me to survive and help me make my dreams come true.”
Approximate number of adult entertainment IDs issued, according to the same county source, for the two-year period from 2008 through 2009—less than half than in the past two years.
The [Soon-To-Be] nurSe Backstage at Monroe’s of Palm Beach, Jazz is sitting with her black stilettos up on the dressing room makeup table. Other girls buzz around the space like feisty bees, loudly sharing profanitypeppered stories. But Jazz, with long golden legs that seem to go on forever, hears nothing. With the music of Duke Ellington filling her iPod earbuds, she stares intently into the item on her lap while twirling a long lock of dirty blonde hair and biting on her full, pouty lips. Jazz isn’t playing Candy Crush on her phone; she’s poring over a medical textbook. Dancing at Monroe’s enables her to cover tuition at ITT Technical Institute in West Palm Beach, where Jazz is studying to be a registered nurse. Every dollar she collects on follow the leader
ager asked her to do two dances, both topless, as part of an “audition.” The miscommunication led the 5-foot-7 Jazz—who makes an indelible impression with her fierce blue eyes and tight, muscular, busty figure—to reconsider her options. “[Dancing] was easy and kind of fun and empowering,” she says. “And it turns out I was pretty good, so I wound up dancing instead of bartending.” Jazz admits that she had reservations about becoming a stripper. She thought the girls would be mean and, more importantly, that her decision would disappoint her mother. “I never lied to my mom,” she says. “I told her it was for tuition, and she was OK,” Jazz says. “Same with my boyfriend. He wants me to quit, but I make killer money. For seven hours of just dancing, I can make up to $2,000. I can pay the rent, my car payment and my tuition installment in one night—and have the rest of the week to concentrate on my studies. “People automatically assume that strippers are prostitutes, that they are stupid or trailer trash. And some are. But I also know girls who are schoolteachers, lawyers and even a psychologist. [They] need to supplement their income in order to survive.”
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Number of dancers “working in a drinking establishment” in Palm Beach County, according to the most recent report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Combined number of people registered as dancers in a drinking establishment since mandatory registration began in 1999.
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“I never thought my life would turn out like this. But I'll be damned if I'm going to ... feel sorry for myself while my kids go hungry. I do whatever it takes.” The Survivor
Sitting on a bench outside a seedy motel room in West Palm Beach, Dolly pulls on her cigarette and exhales through her nose. Despite her thin, almost bony frame, the smoke trails make her look like an animated bull getting ready to charge. It’s an apt metaphor given the way she plows through one challenge after another in order to keep a roof—any roof—over her family’s head. “I never thought my life would turn out like this,” says Dolly, her punctuated Southern drawl lowered to a whisper so as not to wake her three young children in the room behind her. “But I’ll be damned if I’m going to sit around and feel sorry for myself while my kids go hungry. I do whatever it takes.” At 26, Dolly already has been through more trials than many see in a lifetime. She recently worked her way across the country, taking on minimum-wage jobs to make it to Palm Beach County, where a friend helped her land a job at a local gentlemen’s club. “I was really nervous at first, but I watched the other girls, and after a few drinks it started to feel easier,” Dolly says. “It’s not as hard as I thought; I don’t have to do much but walk around the pole and take my clothes off.” Dolly still carries some baby weight just around her middle, and there’s a little jiggle in her thighs, but she still
manages to work it. “Not bad for a mom of three,” she adds with a wink, as she sticks out her chest and slaps her butt. Just six months earlier, Dolly and her husband—her high school sweetheart—were living in Phoenix and expecting their third child to go with a son (age 5) and daughter (3). The couple moved to Arizona from North Carolina after Dolly’s husband served time in jail for domestic abuse. Dolly says that her family, which she describes as “wealthy,” cut her off after the incident, so her husband took a job as a mechanic at a friend’s auto shop in Phoenix. Before long, the abuse started again. Her husband forced Dolly and the children out of the house—and then tried to kill himself by burning it to the ground while he was still inside. He went to prison for felony arson, leaving Dolly and the kids destitute. “We stayed with friends for a while, and I started working a fast-food job,” she says. “But I didn’t even make enough to buy the fast food I was selling.” She packed the children and their meager belongings into a minivan and eventually made it to South Florida. Her “boyfriend” even came along for the ride—a man who, she says, helps with the kids and, now, babysits while she dances. When they first arrived, Dolly took a job as a maid at the hotel she now calls home. For a stretch, all five were sleep-
InsIde the Champagne Room
Dancers explain how it all works behind closed doors at a typical high-end South Florida gentlemen’s establishment. ■ “We first ‘work’ the floor [after taking the stage] and do lap dances [at tables or in a space near the stage] for $25. But the whole idea is to get a guy to buy a room [in the VIP or Champagne area]. An hour there goes for $600 in an open area—and $1,000 for a private room, which we split with the house.” ■ “Some girls try and get away with doing as little as possible. Sometimes you can just sit on the person's lap, topless, and smile—and the customer will be happy. But I do whatever I need to [short of sexual favors] so that I can get another hour or two in the room. That way, I don’t have to start the whole process—stage, floor, lap dance, private rooms—all over again.” ■ “I won’t do ‘extras,’ like oral sex and intercourse. I’ve seen it happen with other girls at other clubs. But not [at the high-end establishments]. It’s not even an option.” ■ “Ten percent of your take goes to the DJ, security, the house mom and the club manager. At a [high-end] club, you’ll also have to pay the house just to work that night; it might be anywhere from $60 to $100, depending on what time you start. Still, I can net between $2,000 and $3,000 on a good night.”
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ing in the minivan and sneaking quick showers in a room she was cleaning. Her kids were eating Chef Boyardee out of a can. At the gentlemen’s club, it didn’t take Dolly long to find out that not every customer was a gentleman. During her first week, she admits to performing a few “unsavory” acts for extra money. She’s not proud of it, but she also doesn’t make excuses. Dolly did, she says, what she had to do. “I gave a guy a blow job for a hundred bucks; I let another one have sex with me in front of another girl,” Dolly says. “I got $600 for that. “It’s not like I used it for drugs or booze. And it sure as hell ain’t my dream job. But it got my kids a roof and some food and clothes.”
The VeTeran
Unlike many women who have resorted to stripping to make ends meet, Stevie feels fortunate. She’s not struggling—in fact, just the opposite. She’s done a better job than many 9-to-5ers when it comes to saving her money. Stevie strips because she enjoys it; plus, she relishes the attention. A former high school cheerleader from Philadelphia, Stevie admits that she was lost as a teenager. She had no career plans, other than working her job at Hooters. One afternoon, she and a girlfriend drove to New York and, after several cocktails, decided to audition at the famed Scores gentlemen’s club. Stevie was hired on the spot— until management found out that she was under 21. She and her friend went straight to another club; this time both girls were hired. “They were OK with us being 18 as long as we didn’t drink,” Stevie says. On a good night, Stevie was making an easy $1,000. She was driving into the city three nights a week, staying in a hotel, still working at “Hooters” and telling her boyfriend that she was doing “club promotions.” Once, she gave a lap dance to Jared, the Subway sandwich spokesperson. She remembers congratulating him on his weight loss. A decade later—after some modeling, an online spread for Playboy and stints at about every club in the area—Stevie is a regular at Rachel’s, the most upscale gentlemen’s retreat in Palm Beach County, where she can earn up to $3,000 a night. “I feel like there’s nothing wrong with what I do,” she says. “I love my body; I’m confident. I like being naked and watching people be awed by what I do on the pole. I like that more than being told I’m beautiful.” What Stevie does on the pole is a sight to behold. Few dancers have the upper-body strength and flexibility to manage the “tricks” that Stevie so effortlessly executes. At one point, she juts her legs out and helicopters around the top of the pole, finishing with an aerial backbend worthy of Cirque du Soleil. follow the leader
“I like being naked and watching people be awed by what I do on the pole.” “Some girls dance because they are waiting for some guy to take them out of there,” Stevie says. “Some men are lonely and want a hot young thing. But we’re not all like that. People think that strippers are just gold diggers and that we don’t have goals or dreams, and that’s not true.” Stevie is living and dancing proof. She has designs on becoming a certified pole-dancing instructor and maybe even having her own studio—or her own club. “I think dancing has really helped me figure out who I am,” Stevie says. “I’m a performer. I express myself through dancing. There’s no shame or guilt. “I get to perform in front of people—and make money doing it.” [ bocamag.com ]
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Just for Men Raise your style profile with local accessories and attire for the well-dressed man. PhotograPhy by AAron Bristol
OPPOSITE PAGE: Sunglasses, price upon request, from Edward Beiner, Town Center at Boca Raton; tie, $35, and shoes, $200, from Lindbergh USA, Boca Raton; Archer biker belt by Jimmy Choo, $595, from Saks Fifth Avenue, Town Center; Expresso shoe by Donald Pliner, $268, from Lord & Taylor, Mizner Park THIS PAGE: Blue sweater, $385, and belt, $75, from J. McLaughlin, Mizner Park; gray hat, $60, and light-brown shoe, $214, from Lindbergh; Knightsbridge Chelsea boot in chestnut, $350, from Allen Edmonds, The Shops at Boca Center; blue scarf by Eton, $85, and blue mock cashmere by Raffi, $215, from Guy La Ferrera, The Shops at Boca Center; purple and red sweaters by Polo Ralph Lauren, $98 each, from Lord & Taylor
style Leonardo writing instrument, $3,615, and ink, $25, and Leonardo cuff links, $580, all from Montblanc, Town Center; bowtie, $49, from Lord & Taylor; Central Park shoe, $385, from Allen Edmonds; pocket square, $20, from Lindbergh
Vanderbilt shoe by Robert Graham, $388, and handkerchiefs, $55 each, from Guy La Ferrera; Extreme backpack, $830, wallet, $320 and cuff links, $345, all from Montblanc; Napa soap shaving set, $45, and bowtie, $58, from Allen Edmonds; Maritime rope bracelet by David Yurman, $950, from Saks Fifth Avenue; travel kit by Black Brown, $49.50, from Lord & Taylor
style Shearling high-top sneaker by Salvatore Ferragamo, $620, leather messenger bag by Bally, $995, and black leather bracelet by David Yurman, $395, all from Saks Fifth Avenue; wool scarf, $85, and bowtie, $65, from J. McLaughlin; cocktail shaker, $125, cocktail guide, $75, and single-malt scotch book, $95, all from Allen Edmonds; Extreme screenwriter, $1,085, from Montblanc
Belt by Orciani, $340, and distressed velvet shoe by Donald Pliner, $225, from Guy La Ferrera; Camo Lion backpack by MCM, $1,850, argyle sneaker by Jimmy Choo, $895, and necklace by John Hardy, $475, all from Saks Fifth Avenue; sunglasses, $195, from Allen Edmonds; hat by Collection 10, $30, from Lord & Taylor
Art direction/styling: Lori Pierino and Nancy Kumpulainen Background props provided by: Rustic Rooster, Delray Beach, and Ray Gross Fine Art, Lake Worth
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Book on Florida Fifteen essential reads—10 myth-making works of fiction and five non-fiction classics—have helped to shape the legend of the Sunshine State. By Scott Eyman ississippi has William Faulkner, Missouri has Mark Twain, New Jersey has Philip Roth. Florida can’t claim one seminal writer as its literary soul. It can claim dozens. From 500 years of Florida history, these are the 15 desert island books— the titles that tell the Sunshine State’s story with a wide, expansive arc encompassing history and literature, entertainment and tragedy. The books trace Florida from a tropical paradise—or savage sty—through the coming of civilization, on through well-heeled decadence and the state’s place as America’s perennial petri dish of personal reinvention.
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Their Eyes Were Watching God
Author: Zora Neale Hurston Published in: 1937 WhAt’s the story? Hurston’s 1937 novel earned her a brief flurry of critical and commercial attention, after which she slowly subsided into a life on the literary and social margins. But her novel remains aflame with passionate attention to the language, behavior and sociology of the rural blacks that American society at large ignored for nearly a century after the Emancipation Proclamation. It’s the great novel of the Harlem Renaissance that just happens to take place in central Florida. excerPt: “Through indiscriminate suffering men know fear, and fear is the most divine emotion. It is the stones for altars and the beginning of wisdom. Half gods are worshipped in wine and flowers. Real gods require blood.”
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To Have and Have Not
Author: Ernest Hemingway Published in: 1937 WhAt’s the story? It’s always slagged off with a slighting phrase on the order of “not one of Hemingway’s best novels,” which happens to be true. But in its portrayal of Key West as a haven for third-stage drunks, has-beens and never-wases, some of whom retain enough desire for one last stab at moral validation, To Have and Have Not set the matrix not only for the popular imagination’s idea of Key West but for the popular idea of much of Florida—a place for last chances and last stands. excerPt: “Death is like an old whore in a bar—I’ll buy her a drink, but I won’t go upstairs with her.”
The Yearling
Author: Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Published in: 1938 WhAt’s the story? A cracker family struggles to survive in 19thcentury Florida, while a boy raises a pet deer and becomes a man—all too abruptly. Before it was mercilessly ripped off by Old Yeller, Rawlings’ novel combined the core of a classic children’s story with literary style. A great personal achievement for Rawlings, as well as for editor Max Perkins. excerPt: “This, then, was hunger. This was what his mother had meant when she had said, ‘We’ll all go hongry.’ He had laughed, for he had thought he had known hunger, and it was faintly pleasant. He knew now that it had been only appetite. This was another thing.”
A Flash of Green
Author: John D. MacDonald Published in: 1962 WhAt’s the story? MacDonald is primarily remembered for his Travis McGee novels, but in this stand-alone work he tells a prescient story about the devastation of Florida’s natural beauty by the profit imperative. Sad then; sadder now. MacDonald was one of those let-me-explainthe-world-to-you writers, always eager to stop a book dead for didactic lectures about the environment, sex, what-have-you. In this particular case, the novelist really did know it all. excerPt: “Now it stands to reason, mister, any damn fool stares into the sun long enough, he’ll end up seeing exactly what some other damn fool tells him he’s going to see.”
Ninety-Two In The Shade
author: Thomas McGuane Published in: 1973 What’s the story? A drifter comes home to Key West to start a fishing business, thus providing unwanted competition for a competing, overly territorial fishing guide. McGuane’s slightly dry literary style nicely cuts the melodramatic plot, and the book captures Key West before Duval Street became hellishly clogged with the unholy trinity of Hemingway look-alikes, drag queens and cruise ship passengers. In a deeply improbable development that could only have happened in the ’70s, United Artists hired McGuane to write and direct a movie version of his novel, in spite of the fact he’d never directed so much as a TV commercial. The result was … interesting. excerPt: “Nobody knows, from sea to shining sea, why we are having all this trouble with our republic.”
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A Land Remembered
author: Patrick Smith Published in: 1984 What’s the story? Smith’s novel about one family over a century of Florida history was originally published by Pineapple Press in Sarasota; it has since become required reading in many Florida middle schools. As with much required reading, it can easily be criticized as a collection of anodyne literary bullet points. Spoilage of the Land (Check). Racism. (Check). Loss of the Close Bonds Between Family as Money Intrudes (Check). Unfortunately, it all happens to be true. excerPt: “It is all gone, Sol, just as Lake Okeechobee as we once knew it is gone, and the custardapple forest is gone, and the bald cypress trees are gone. You are trying to capture the fog, and no one can do that.”
Jeff Jacobus
In 2004, as Hurricane Frances was ravaging Palm Beach County, Jeff Jacobus’ wife, Virginia, was dying in the hospital. The Classic Bookshop on South County Road had been her passion for 12 years. When Virginia died, the Palm Beach community waited for the store to close. Ten years later, it’s still there, one of two independent bookstores on the tight little island of Palm Beach. Virginia’s husband learned the book business the hard way— by doing it. Specializing in high-end service for a demanding clientele also has a lot to do with it. “I had to learn how to make it work,” he says. “The worst of it was the 2008 recession; we were about six months away from having to close.” Jacobus has learned to shift with the tides. E-readers have drained away a lot of casual Guard Writtenian of the fiction devotees, while nonfiction seems Word immune. Jacobus cut his fiction list by 50 percent and made up the difference with children’s books and coffee-table books. Today, he’s optimistic about books and bookstores for at least the next 15 to 20 years. “After that,” he says, “who knows?”
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Miami Blues
Mitchell Kaplan
When Mitchell Kaplan founded Books and Books in 1982, independent bookstores were under assault from discounters and the proliferation of chains like Borders and Barnes & Noble. Today, Borders is gone and Barnes & Noble is none too healthy, but independent bookstores are still under assault, this time from an omnivore: Amazon. Mitchell Kaplan has survived it all, indeed flourished, by making his stores—the original is in Coral Gables, there’s one along the Lincoln Road Mall and one in Bal Harbour Shops—a destination for the mind. There is coffee and food, of course, but mainly there are books, thousands and thousands of smart books, carefully chosen for people with the capacity for loyalty. “For the last three or four years, we’ve been on the upswing,” Kaplan says. “For over 25 years, there was a steady erosion of market share for independent bookstores, but now there’s a re-energizing. Independent bookstores run by young people are opening in places like Brooklyn. You can never underestimate the importance of real places— Guard people are social animals. Bookstores are Writtenian of not gonna be knocked out.” Wor
author: Charles Willeford published in: 1984 What’s the story? Beneath his laconic humor, Willeford was a serious moralist. The central joke of Miami Blues revolves around the fact that police detective Hoke Moseley is in much worse shape than the psychopath he’s trying to catch. Hoke has no money, and he keeps losing his false teeth. Freddy Frenger Jr., on the other hand, looks good, works out and is attractive to people, right up until he kills them. The entire book is a deadpan exploration of aberrant values, and if that isn’t crucial to South Florida, what is? excerpt: “[Hoke] took a shower and opened a package of Kools. The mentholated smoke tasted wonderful. A man would be a fool to give up smoking altogether. One cigarette, one, just one, once in a while, couldn’t hurt.”
Tourist Season
author: Carl Hiaasen published in: 1986 What’s the story? Hiaasen reinvented Florida pop fiction by crossing it with Warner Bros. cartoons—relentlessly exaggerated characters of weight and height but no depth, gleefully improbable premises and comic energy. In the process, Hiaasen spawned the careers of a dozen imitators who still clutter the airport paperback racks. The best thing you can say about Tourist Season is that it remains deeply entertaining; the worst is that Hiaasen’s lectures about the spoiled environment mark him as the biggest public scold since … well, since John D. MacDonald. excerpt: “From the Chamber of Commerce point of view, the most essential ingredient was subliminal sex. You cannot sell sun-drenched beaches without showing tanned female cleavage; Middle America hungered for it.”
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The Next Generation Three Florida-based auThors are carrying on The sTaTe’s liTerary TradiTion.
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Mile Zero
auThor: Thomas Sanchez Published in: 1990 WhaT’s The sTory? Sanchez was primed to be the Next Big Thing in 1990. There was a profile in Vanity Fair, and his novel Mile Zero was slated to be the book of the season. It didn’t quite work out that way. Mile Zero got great reviews but failed to catch a commercial wave. In the intervening years, it’s become one of those evergreen stealth books that people press on their friends as something they really need to read. This phantasmagorical tale of the Caribbean diaspora has stayed in print for a quarter century, long after most of the year’s best-sellers (An Inconvenient Woman, The Golden Orange, The Plains of Passage) have been justifiably forgotten. excerPT: “The radio announcer’s voice out of static brought St. Cloud fully awake. He slipped from between Evelyn’s thighs where the dream of the night before shipwrecked him.”
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Shadow Country
auThor: Peter Matthiessen Published in: 2008 WhaT’s The sTory? During the 1990s, the Zen priest and great naturalist writer wrote three novels: Killing Mr. Watson (1990), Lost Man’s River (1997) and Bone by Bone (1999). Cumulatively, they were a mammoth telling of the story of plantation owner Edgar Watson, a particularly nasty piece of work who thrived during Florida’s frontier days, and who was murdered shortly after the hurricane of 1910. It was a lot easier to respect these books than to love them, which Matthiessen seems to have realized only after the fact. Nearly a decade after the release of Bone, he revised and rewrote the three novels into one book, Shadow Country, in the process cutting about 400 pages from the total. The resulting Everglades epic won the National Book Award for fiction. Even so, Shadow Country may be more than you want to know about a snakemean, swamp-running outlaw who deserved his bad end. excerPT: “I nominate hogs to inherit the Earth, because hogs love to eat any old damned thing God sets in front of them, and they’re ever so grateful for God’s green earth even when it’s all rain and mud, and they just plain adore to feed and fuck and frolic and fulfill God’s holy plan. For all we know, it’s hogs which are created in God’s image, who’s to say?”
Prodigiously talented, this 33-year-old native of Miami by way of Stiltsville already has won a MacArthur Grant and been a Pulizer finalist. Her first novel, Swamplandia, was about an amusement park situated in the Everglades. She has energy, poetry and more than a smattering of Ray Bradbury’s magical way with fantasy.
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Jupiter writer, 39, self-published Wool, his dystopic science fiction (is there any other kind?) through Amazon. Millions of copies later he’s the poster boy for bypassing conventional trade publishing and doing it yourself.
brad MelTZer: He writes best-selling thrillers, he writes comic books, he writes children’s books about culture heroes from the past who are in danger of being forgotten, and he even hosts TV shows. This supreme multitasker is only 44. Eat your heart out.
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Jonathan Dickinson’s Journal
author: Dickinson Published in: 1699 What’s the story? In 1696, a Quaker merchant named Jonathan Dickinson was shipwrecked by a hurricane off what is now Jupiter Island. Dickinson had been on his way to Philadelphia with his wife, his children and 10 slaves. The local Indians burned and looted the wreck and took the castaways to their settlement at Jupiter Inlet, where they stripped them of most of their clothes, even as one of the Indian women nursed the Dickinsons’ infant son. The Indians eventually released Dickinson’s party, who made the trek to the Spanish colony at St. Augustine. After further adventures, and no small amount of mercy from a grudging Providence, Dickinson’s party made it to Philadelphia, where he eventually became mayor. Dickinson wrote of his amazing adventures in a travelogue published by the Society of Friends. Moral: The natives of Florida have always been dangerously unpredictable. excerPt: “My wife received several blows and an Indian came and took hold of her hair and was going either to cut her throat or something like it, having his knife nigh her throat. But I looked at him, making a sign that he should not, so he desisted. At which time another Indian came with a handful of sand and filled our poor child’s mouth.”
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The WPA Guide to Florida
authors: Federal Writers’ Project Published in: 1939 What’s the story? The WPA Guides are the literary equivalent of the cathedrals of Europe—great communal achievements. They were only possible because of the large number of fine writers rendered starving by the Depression who were only too happy to work for government wages. The history is mostly impeccable, the sociology is irreplaceable, and—most surprisingly—the writing is surprisingly stylish. excerPt: “From Palm Beach, which has long been the earthly Valhalla of financial achievement, he may detour inland to discover the hidden wintervegetable kingdom on the muck lands along the southern shore of Lake Okeechobee, where Negro workers harvest thousands of carloads of beans and other fresh food supplies.”
William miller When he became director of the Florida Atlantic University library 26 years ago, William Miller had a brainstorm: Books may be repositories of information and, occasionally, works of art, but they are also a commodity, and many libraries have nearly identical collections. To maintain a distinctive collection, what a library needed was a thriving Special Collections division. To that end, FAU now houses the Jaffe Collection, a stunning collection of books as objets d’art, and an equally remarkable collection devoted to recorded sound rarities, much of which is gradually being placed online. “There’s a lot to be said for the printed book,” Miller says. “Studies show that the mental activity of reading a book online is a more superficial reading experience. It has something to do with the rapid scanning that takes place on a screen compared to the way the eye takes in a page of print on paper. “In a deep-case way, physical books are a Guard deeper, richer experience. I think they’ll surWrittenian of the vive long-term, probably as a specialty Word item. Perhaps the best thing about them is they don’t need electricity.”
Palmetto Country
Author: Stetson Kennedy Published in: 1942 WhAt’s the story? In the mid-1930s, Kennedy, a former student of Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings at the University of Florida, roamed all over the state with his friend Zora Neale Hurston gathering material for the WPA Guide to Florida. Palmetto Country essentially consists of outtakes from the Guide, but has had a wider reach than the earlier book. Palmetto Country got a blurb from Woody Guthrie, who knew from folkways. Today it’s a primer in the ancestry of rural Florida. Kennedy saw clearly the strengths as well as weaknesses of the people he wrote about. In later years, he infiltrated the Ku Klux Klan and wrote extensively about the Jim Crow South. He died at the age of 94 in 2011 after a lifetime of preserving bygone Florida. excerPt (interview with the manager of a turpentine camp, where blacks were kept poor by the high prices at the commissary): “With the commissary we makes a gross profit of sixty percent and a net profit of twenty percent. … We don’t hardly have to pay no salaries. The private stores around here do good to make five to eight percent profit. Of course we have to charge the niggers more, but they save in the long run. Just think how much it would cost them to drive thirty miles into town for vittals, if they had cars!” follow the leader
Cross Creek
Author: Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Published in: 1942 WhAt’s the story? Something about the furthest quadrants of America attracts those in need of a new life. Kinnan Rawlings’ memoir of her early years in Florida that followed a bad marriage has never drawn the sales or even critical attention of The Yearling, but it’s so attentive to the details of the cracker life of the last century, and so ecstatically written, that it stands as a true classic. excerPt: “But the magic here, strangely, is not apparent from the road. It is necessary to leave the impersonal highway, to step inside the rusty gate and close it behind. By this, an act of faith is committed, through which one accepts blindly the communion cup of beauty. One is now inside the grove, out of one world and in the mysterious heart of another.”
Last Train to Paradise
Author: Les Standiford Published in: 2002 WhAt’s the story? Florida was going to happen—the state simply had too many desirable geographical and environmental qualities going for it. But when Henry Flagler started injecting serious infrastructure—railroads, luxury hotels, water treatment plants—into the state, he jumpstarted the process of civilization by about 30 years. Because Flagler believed in Florida when no one else really did, he remains the most important single figure in the state’s history, and, as cofounder of Standard Oil, he had the resources to back up that belief. Last Train to Paradise: Henry Flagler and the Spectacular Rise and Fall of the Railroad That Crossed an Ocean is the best biography of Florida’s indispensable man. excerPt: “Still, nothing seemed to appease Ida Alice, who, in an apparent attempt to garner notice, if not approval, took to scheduling an unbroken series of balls and other functions at their winter home, often appearing in increasingly risqué dress. Even a man as wealthy as Flagler had begun to feel the effects of his wife’s prodigious spending.”
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A trio of Destination Hotels & Resorts properties between L.A. and San Diego captures the SoCal spirit with a bit of old-school Hollywood flair. By Kevin Kaminski
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other Earth is ready for her close-up along the coast of Palos Verdes Peninsula. With the sun gently kissing the horizon, an early evening glow has bathed miles of dramatic bluffs—defiantly withstanding one crashing Pacific wave after another—in the kind of ethereal light for which cinematographers drop to their knees in thanks. It’s a made-to-order backdrop that belongs on the big screen—but that guests at Terranea Resort in Ranchos Palos Verdes can experience virtually any day of the year. This is exactly how Southern California casts its summer spell on the East Coast, especially South Floridians dripping and defeated from either 1) relentless afternoon downpours or 2) relentless humidity. SoCal not only gives tourists the best seats in the house for scenes of jaw-dropping natural splendor (and subsequent outdoor activities), it also throws in a little evening sweater
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weather from July to September. For good measure, it teases with enough Hollywood to keep you wondering if, just maybe, you might catch Clooney and Pitt hatching the plot for “Ocean’s Fourteen” at your hotel bar. At least that’s what it felt like during a weeklong summer stretch between San Diego and Los Angeles at three coastal hideaways of Destination Hotels & Resorts. In typical Destination style, each property captured the essence of its surrounding area, which, in this case, went a long way toward explaining why the shadow of Seabiscuit looms as large in Del Mar as the memory of Lloyd Bridges in a wetsuit does at Terranea.
Where the Turf Meets the Surf Long before Bing Crosby started peddling Minute Maid orange juice, he was selling locals in the seaside town of Del Mar on the thrill of horseracing. Crosby was one of the cutlines original founders of a track that would become an American treasure in racing circles
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Dreamin’ Crowds gather cliff-side for sunset cocktails at Nelson’s, part of the sprawling resort complex at Terranea.
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Clockwise, from above: Summer horse-racing season draws more than 16,000 fans per day at Del Mar Thoroughbred Club; outdoor dining at L’Auberge’s popular Kitchen 1540; a rooftop view of the chic, contemporary exterior at L’Auberge.
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(the site is now called Del Mar Thoroughbred Club). He greeted fans at the gate when the track officially opened in 1937; and his rendition of “Where the Turf Meets the Surf” remains one of the track’s slogans. A year later, in a prelude to the horse’s epic November 1938 showdown with War Admiral, Seabiscuit edged Ligaroti (which was co-owned by Crosby) in a match race at Del Mar that had much of the nation, via the radio broadcast, on the edge of its seats—and 20,000 in the stands doing the same. What all this has to do with the contemporary comforts at L’Auberge Del Mar may not reveal itself initially, especially as you’re trying to process the relaxed, upscale spaces that unfold beyond the open-air lobby, from the popular “Living Room” bar and chic outdoor deck area all the way to a pool that overlooks the Pacific. But, soon enough, the links between past and present at L’Auberge converge. The 120room resort, lauded by Condé Nast and Travel + Leisure as one of the best hotels in Southern California, speaks directly to the casual affluence that always has given Del Mar, some 20 miles north of San Diego, its identity. The resort, just like the town, couldn’t be more quaint and hospitable. But both will ask visitors to step outside. And for good reason. Surfers congregate along a parcel of ocean, right about where 15th Street dead-ends, which locals swear produces the best breaks on the coast. Cyclists seem to outnumber motorists, many of them pedaling equipment so over-the-top sophisticated that the bikes, according to a hotel manager, sometimes cost
more than the cars they drive. As for Del Mar’s other storied outdoor pursuit, just know that L’Auberge throws the best pony party that side of the Mississippi. When the summer horseracing season starts in mid-July, L’Auberge hosts an opening-day bash that locals call “the event of the year,” complete with a signature cocktail—the Vodka Julep—to rival the mint juleps served at the Kentucky Derby. The party, one of many events throughout the year at L’Auberge, gives out-of-town foodies a chance to experience what “Del Martians,” as residents affectionately call themselves, already know: that Brandon Fortune, executive chef at the resort’s Kitchen 1540, may be one of the best-kept culinary secrets on the West Coast. The Auburn University grad brings some Southern inspiration to an ever-evolving menu filled with locally sourced ingredients. During our summer visit, his culinary roots revealed themselves in dishes like curried pork cheek gumbo, shrimp-n-grits, and crawfish bisque with corn and crab. It’s just one more reason to place a travel bet on L’Auberge and Del Mar.
Mission Accomplished What happens when you give a Hollywood film producer access to the largest man-made island in the United States? In the case of Jack Skirball, it was a chance to carve out his own slice of Paradise. Skirball, who produced Alfred Hitchcock’s “Shadow of a Doubt” (1943) among other movies, first explored Mission Bay and its more than 4,200 acres in the early 1960s. He immediately saw its possibilities as a retreat that could deliver a tropical vacation within a stone’s throw of downtown San Diego. Five decades and a $20 million renovation later, the aptly named Paradise Point remains an ode to Skirball’s original vision, as well as a nod to Bill Hader’s Stefon character on “Satjanuary 2015
urday Night Live.” That’s because this place has everything, starting with 462 California-style bungalow rooms overlooking the lagoon, the bay or any number of lush garden settings—although, to be fair, lush is underselling it. Back in the day, famed landscape architect Frank Rich dropped more than 600 plant species from 20 different countries into the ground, creating a paradise within the Paradise for horticultural enthusiasts. It’s worth taking one of the guided tours offered, if only to identify the dragon tree from Madagascar that bleeds poison. Living amid the hibiscus, the silk trees from Asia, the singer plants (used in massage oils) and the cactus trees with branches that weigh as much as 100 pounds is a veritable Wild Kingdom’s worth of land- and seadwelling creatures—everything from exotic birds and red-eared slider turtles to leopard sharks. That’s not to say humans take a backseat at Paradise Point, which hosts more than 300 events per year, plus an additional 150 weddings (the property has four outdoor wedding venues). The resort features five pools, including one for adults only; a marina with sailboats, paddleboards, kayaks, Jet Skis and other watercrafts available for rent; 14 bonfire pits; five tennis courts; access to nearly 30 miles of cycling and walking paths; and a 7,000-square-foot spa with eight treatment rooms. On the restaurant front, some things never change at Paradise Point, which is a good thing when it comes to the Barefoot Bar & Grill, a casual dining/drinking mainstay since 1962. Originally built to double as a bunker
during the Cuban Missile Crisis, locals like to say that, today, it’s the place to “get drunk but not bombed.” The resort’s signature restaurant, Tidal, includes its own throwback flourishes—like distressed wood repurposed from the original deck of Paradise Point’s famed observation tower (it’s 81 steps to the top, where views of Mission Bay and downtown San Diego await). Then there’s the original Smeg refrigerator that the bar staff fills with Pabst Blue Ribbon. Why PBR? It’s a chance to raise an aluminum can to Karl Strauss, the former master brewer at Pabst, who went on to launch his own company in San Diego in 1989, thus kick-starting the craft beer craze in Southern California. The culinary side of the ledger at Tidal is in the capable hands of chef de cuisine Amy DiBiase, a Johnson & Wales grad who infuses her inventive menu of mostly seafood dishes with Mediterranean influences. Her olive-oil poached halibut, served atop a pan-fried brandade cake, was one of the foodie highlights of the trip. Paradise Point is within shouting distance of SeaWorld and just a short drive from San Diego attractions like its world-renowned zoo. But chances are, you’ll find more than enough to keep you on the island—just as Jack Skirball intended.
Paradise Point features more than 600 plant species.
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From top: One of the eight treatment rooms at Paradise Point; the resort’s legendary Barefoot Bar & Grill
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From left: The spa at Terranea takes relaxation to a new level; the backdrops along the par-3 course make it tough to concentrate on golf. Opposite page: A cliff-side trail at Terranea leads all the way to a hidden cave.
A Site to Behold
If you go Terranea Resort 100 Terranea Way Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif. 310/265-2800 terranea.com Paradise Point 1404 Vacation Road San Diego, Calif. 858/274-4630 paradisepoint.com L’Auberge Del Mar 1540 Camino Del Mar Del Mar, Calif. 858/259-1515 laubergedelmar.com Flights: American Airlines offers direct flights to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) from Palm Beach International Airport in West Palm Beach.
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The problem with checking in at Terranea is that, eventually, guests have to check out. In fact, the only challenge greater than returning the room key is walking through the resort’s Sea Beans Coffee & Sweets shop without ordering one of the freshly made custard-filled cronuts. Terranea, about 30 minutes from LAX, is so perfectly situated amid the natural splendor along the Palos Verdes Peninsula, that it’s hard to imagine this 102-acre oasis was anything but a majestic, Mediterranean-inspired resort. But as longtime SoCal residents recall, this pristine piece of real estate first drew visitors as a theme park. Starting in 1954, 10 years before SeaWorld opened in San Diego, Marineland of the Pacific played host to thousands of dolphin and killer whale shows before finally pulling the plugs on its saltwater tanks in 1986. It didn’t take long for a development company to purchase the land, but the same can’t be said for the process that led to Terranea. It took the better part of 22 years, a few property transfers, approvals from the city of Rancho Palos Verdes and the California Coastal Commission, and resolution for some 300 entitlements involving potential environmental concerns before the doors finally opened in June 2009. It was worth the wait. The 582-room property—including traditional hotel suites, 50 ocean-view casitas and 32 villas that offer up to 2,800 square feet of living space—brings new meaning to the term “retreat.” It all starts, of course, with a coastline so dramatic that Hollywood can’t stay away from it. Movies from “The Aviator” and “Pearl Harbor” to the first three “Pirates of the Caribbean” adventures have called on its bluffs and landscape as a backdrop. Terranea complements the setting with
an array of activities, programs and daily rituals—including the sunset ringing of the “Singing Bowls” on the terrace of the resort lobby, a nightly ceremony meant to promote healing and relaxation. The same can be said for the award-winning 50,000-square-foot spa, complete with 25 treatment rooms (all with views of the Pacific), copper soaking tubs, Swiss showers, a full-service salon, a private Olympic-sized pool, fire pits (of which there are nearly 230 total around the resort) and even a separate Spa Café. The café is one of eight dining venues, including an ode to Lloyd Bridges in all of his scuba-diving splendor. Nelson’s, the only restaurant perched atop one of the cliffs, takes its name from the ex-Navy frogman that Bridges played during his four-season run (1958–61) on “Sea Hunt,” which was filmed in and around Marineland. Executive chef Bernard Ibarra oversees all of the cuisine at Terranea, which sources locally from a nearby 90-acre vegetable farm and its own herb garden, as well as through local fisherman. Ibarra and his team even produce their own sea salt, a product so pure that the official charged with inspecting it asked to keep the test batch for his own kitchen use. The passion and artistry that goes into the cuisine is best exemplified at mar’sel, the resort’s signature fine-dining restaurant that recently hired chef de cuisine Charles Olalia to put an eclectic, contemporary spin on seasonal California dishes from Dungeness crab chaud froid to red snapper in a banana salt crust with pickled papaya. Two other dining experiences of note: Bashi, with its contemporary Asian menu; and Catalina Kitchen, which featured a stunning Friday night seafood buffet that could be complemented with all-you-can-eat snow crab or king crab legs. Terranea even sports a nine-hole, par-3 golf course, made all the more challenging by the endless parade of jackrabbits darting in and out of the brush. Losing sight of the wildlife becomes much easier on the final few holes, which play right into a distant view of the ocean. Like everything else about Terranea, it was the kind of experience that made you want to do it all over again. As soon as possible. january 2015
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Special Event...
You’ll Jump for Joy! Sat., March 7, 2015 at 7:30pm
Daniel Ulbricht, New York City Ballet principal dancer and founder of Stars of American Ballet, brings his troupe of “stars” from New York City Ballet and joins forces with Boca Ballet Theatre to showcase top-notch choreography and performances.
PERFORMANCES
Artistic Directors: Dan Guin & Jane Tyree
EVENTS
The Nutcracker November 28-30
The Sleeping Beauty May 1-3
A Princely Affair October 26
Stars of American Ballet March 7
Summer Repertory August 1-2
Ballet at the Brewery April 10
COMMUNITY PROGRAMS BBT4PD [Parkinson’s]
First Step [at risk youth] College Dance Fair School of Boca Ballet Theatre
Boca Raton’s Ballet Company - bocaballet.org Daniel Ulbricht in “Fancy Free” | Choreography by Jerome Robbins | Photo by Christopher Duggan
Sponsored in part by the State of Florida, Dept. of State, Div. of Cultural Affairs, Florida Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts. Performances and dates subject to change
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Ilana Lopez dances “Concerto for La Donna” for Miami City Ballet in 1998. The image is one of more than 120,000 photographs of dancers, on and off stage, shot by Steven Caras, a former ballet dancer whose second career as a dance photographer has spanned 35 years of international acclaim. Turn to page 156 to read his story—and view more of his stunning images.
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hotlist VocAl trAsh When: Jan. 14 Where: Delray Center for the Arts, 51 N. Swinton Ave., Delray Beach About: The Texas quintet Vocal Trash has been Dumpster-diving for more than a dozen years—not for sustenance but for musical instruments. These masters of percussion established their brand by performing on discarded materials—aluminum trash cans (with the lids for cymbals), water jugs, broom handles—in a variety act that has been affectionately described as “Glee” meets “Stomp.” They’ve since incorporated more traditional rock instruments, but even these have been recycled from unorthodox materials, like the guitars crafted from refurbished toolboxes and gas cans. Triple-threat entertainers, the members of Vocal Trash croon and breakdance their way through original renditions of familiar favorites from “Fever” and “Car Wash” to “Rolling in the Deep” and “I Gotta Feeling,” bringing to their shows an explicit message about the importance of recycling. Because in their case, it’s clear that one person’s trash is another’s music. Cost: $35 ContACt: 561/243-7922, delraycenterforthearts.org
Arlo Guthrie When: Jan. 25 Where: Parker Playhouse, 707 N.E. Eighth St., Fort Lauderdale About: Singer-songwriter Arlo Guthrie has released more than 25 albums, but his set lists have long been dominated by tunes written by his father Woody, the pioneer of protest folk (his mother Marjorie, no artistic slouch, danced professionally with the Martha Graham Dance Company). Woody Guthrie probably spun in his grave when his son became a registered Republican in the Aughts (he’s an avid Ron Paul supporter), but as the carrier of his father’s sonic torch, Arlo’s music is just as straightforward, intimate and affecting, and often just as socially and politically conscious. This year, Arlo will celebrate the 50th anniversary of his most famous single, “Alice’s Restaurant Massacree,” a story-song that inspired its own 1969 film. At 18 minutes and 34 seconds, the “Massacree” consumed the entire A side of Guthrie’s debut LP, but that’s nothing compared to concert versions of the song, which have reached the 45-minute mark, filled with Guthrie’s trademark diversions. The song has rarely been performed over the past decade, so its inclusion this year is a special treat. Cost: $50.15–$61.95 ContACt: 954/462-0222, parkerplayhouse. com
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HEAR THE DANCE Jay Carney When: Jan. 13 Where: Society of the Four Arts, 2 Four Arts Plaza, Palm Beach About: It seems like White House press secretaries have a shorter shelf life than cottage cheese these days, but who can blame them for bailing out? You try standing in front of reporters every day—their gotcha questions in hand, just waiting to rake you over the coals for a policy stance your boss does or doesn’t have. Meanwhile, your only recourse is to spin like a washing machine, even if it means re-interpreting inconvenient facts to fit said boss’s agenda. Being first responder to the White House press corps is not easy regardless of political party, and Jay Carney should be applauded for manning the lectern for longer than any of his recent predecessors. The former Obama Administration spokesman, who fielded questions from 2011 to 2014, has enjoyed a newsworthy life, spending 20 years climbing the ranks at Time, where he covered the military overthrow of Mikhail Gorbachev and accompanied President Bush on Air Force One on Sept. 11, 2001. His Four Arts lecture is titled “Today at the White House and Around the Globe.” Cost: Free for members, $35 nonmembers ContACt: 561/655-7226, fourarts.org
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Twyla Tharp’s Nine Sinatra Songs, Paul Taylor’s Mercuric Tidings and George Balanchine’s Symphony in Three Movements.
Kravis Center - Jan. 23 - 25 Broward Center - Feb. 6 - 8 Tickets from $20! 305.929.7010 877.929.7010 toll free miamicityballet.org
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“SoundS of the timeS: new work” When: Jan. 30–31 Where: New World Center, 500 17th St., Miami Beach About: Back in the primitive days of silent cinema, city symphonies—explorations of a metropolis’ denizens, customs and its literal nuts and bolts, scored to classical music—were common. These days, experimental film artist Bill Morrison has kept the tradition alive, producing city-specific works about Los Angeles and New York with colleague and composer Michael Gordon. This month marks the world premiere of their latest collaboration, a city symphony of Miami Beach commissioned by the New World Symphony. Gordon emerged from New York’s underground punk scene and embraces dissonance and minimalism in his rhythmic compositions, while Morrison is an award-winning artist whose work often employs decaying film stock. Specific details about the program are scant, given the project’s in-development nature, but expect it to be the highlight of this showcase of brand-new work conducted by NWS artistic director Michael Tilson Thomas—one that fully integrates the venue’s immersive projection wall. Cost: $20–$40 ContACt: 305/673-3330, nws.edu
CeleBrity AutoBiogrAphy When: Jan. 28–Feb. 1 Where: Kravis Center, 701 Okeechobee Blvd., West Palm Beach About: It’s hard to believe anybody ever needed to hear the innermost thoughts of Kenny Loggins, David Cassidy and Vanna White. But they, among countless other B- and C-list (and even some linguistically challenged A-list) celebrities have written vacuous tell-alls that have become immovable staples at Goodwills across the country. This award-winning Off-Broadway hit is reviving them: In “Celebrity Autobiography,” comedians and actors read choice passages verbatim from these supposedly sincere memoirs. Only their versions drip with sarcasm and mirth, cutting these figures down a peg and having plenty of fun at their expense. While the lineup of talent for this tour appearance has not been released, previous “readers” have been bona fide celebs themselves, including Alec Baldwin, Christie Brinkley and Tovah Feldshuh. Cost: $38 ContACt: 561/832-7469, kravis.org
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“Bonnie & Clyde” When: Jan. 22–Feb. 8 Where: Slow Burn Theatre, 12811 W. Glades Road, Boca Raton About: It may be a landmark film today, but when “Bonnie & Clyde” debuted in 1967, audiences weren’t ready for it, and neither were a lot of critics. It teemed with uninhibited sexuality, risqué humor and realistically bloody violence—a far cry from Old Hollywood, with its chaste cowboys and theatrical mobsters clutching their sides and collapsing graciously to their demise. Forty-four years later, a Broadway musical based on the iconic outlaws proved equally hard to please everybody. Reviewers were lukewarm, ticket sales stagnated, and the show closed after four weeks. But Boca’s Slow Burn Theatre Company is admired for its ability to both honor and transform offbeat musicals that, for whatever reason, failed to catch fire under the New York spotlight. “Bonnie & Clyde” fits the bill entirely, from its copious gun violence—surprisingly graphic, for the stage—to its colorful song palette, which combines Broadway-style pop with the blues, rockabilly, gospel and country music that proliferated during the Great Depression. Cost: $40 ContACt: 866/811-4111, slowburntheatre.org
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ABRACADABRA Jamy Ian Swiss is: “Dazzling” New York Times “Superlative” Washington Post “Astonishing” Vanity Fair
a magical evening in support of the BOCA RATON MUSEUM OF ART featuring a special performance by world-renowned magician Jamy Ian Swiss Saturday, January 31, 2015 Boca Raton Resort & Club GALA beginning at 6:30 pm cocktails & silent auction, dinner, magic show & after party Co-Chairs: Andrea Kline, Mike Budd Honorary Chairs: Joan and Milton Bagley Jean Spence Award: Martin B. Stein
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AFTER PARTY beginning at 8:00 pm silent auction, magic show, after party with DJ, cocktails & light bites Co-Chairs: Leslie and Scott Farber, Mhegan and Andrew Kravit, Kristen Ross Majhess and Michael Majhess
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hen Steven Caras speaks of the ballet superstars he has danced with and photographed, they no longer seem like people. They take on mythic, godly proportions. Of Mikhail Baryshnikov: “He was one of those prime divine subjects.” Of George Balanchine: “To be a part of [his] kingdom, with those supernatural beings, I was in awe of them.” Marcelo Gomes is “my favorite dancer since Nureyev; he’s ridiculously talented and bigger than life.” And Edward Villella’s “magic as a performer, [his] inexplicable talent, trickled down through the ranks, and no matter what generation of dancers was in there from the ’80s to the present, they were magic.” Caras’ reverence for dancers and choreographers is an extension of his photography, a hobby-turned-vocation he picked up in the 1970s while still dancing in Balanchine’s trailblazing New York City Ballet company. He has since emerged as arguably the world’s pre-eminent ballet imagist, amassing a corpus of 120,000 images—film and digital, black-and-white and color, onstage and off—from more than 50 ballet companies. Baryshnikov is quoted as saying Caras “captures the outer workings of the body while revealing glimpses of the dancer’s inner life.” The dancers under Caras’ lens do tend to resemble otherworldly deities: sugar plum fairies, Greek gods and quixotic travelers frozen in gravity-defying artistry or silhouetted against ethereal backdrops. To really look at these pictures, freed from the context of performance, is to suspend our disbelief at what human bodies can accomplish. “I shoot what I see, and I see such beauty in it,” says Caras, from his elegant, crimson-walled condo in downtown West Palm Beach, his own blown-up images towering above his sofa like monochrome giants. “I was enamored with my surroundings, because I had january 2015
“If the feet aren’t so hot, or one eye is slightly closed, it just goes in the trash bin. It’s either perfect, or it’s a throwaway.”
Enrique Brown, dancing for Ballet Oklahoma, circa 1998
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backstage pass [ SPOTLIGHT ] started so late. I had a lot of catching up to do. It was a constant race with myself, to keep up with these icons. That translates to whatever I see and take photos of, because when I wasn’t dancing, I was watching them in the wings.” Photographing ballet is a precise art, Caras says, and it is through his 14 years as a dancer with Balanchine’s company that he learned to anticipate the perfect shot. “I know what [the dancer] should achieve, and if the feet aren’t so hot, or one eye is slightly closed, it just goes in the trash bin. It’s either perfect, or it’s a throwaway.” Caras himself has not danced professionally since 1983, but he has never left the world of classical ballet. His photographs, which he has been selling and exhibiting for nearly 40 years, continue to turn up in books, publications, posters and private collections. He has operated as a ballet master and instructor for Miami City Ballet (the job that brought him to South Florida, circa 1990), a public speaker, a published author (of 1982’s Ballet Life Behind the Scenes), the artistic liaison for the greatly missed Ballet Florida, and, later, the Palm Beach County director Suzanne Farrell dances for New York City Ballet in 1979
of development for Miami City Ballet, during which time he increased the company’s revenue by 100 percent. Filmmaker Deborah Novak, who directed 2013’s “Steven Caras: See Them Dance,” an Emmy-winning PBS documentary on Caras’ life, called him a “renaissance man.” But Caras’ journey toward becoming one of ballet’s most eclectic ambassadors has not been easy. As a boy growing up in Maywood, N.J., he discovered dance on “The Ed Sullivan Show” and would pin newspaper images of dancers all over his bedroom. After successfully landing a top role in his high school’s production of “Brigadoon,” he decided to pursue ballet seriously after graduation. When word leaked to the rest of his school, he suffered physical and verbal bullying and endured the disapproval of his father, Lou, a New Jersey politician who wanted his son to attend Dartmouth and, implicitly, to be interested in women. “I [grew up] squelching my homosexuality,” Caras says. “Growing up as a Catholic, with the guilt that came with that, it’s a mortal sin to do just about anything, and then add illegal to the mix? I had to hide who I was. And, adding to that burden, I wanted to be a dancer.” Caras persevered, and by the time Balanchine accepted him into corps de ballet, the great choreographer had become a father
Caras titled this photo of George Balanchine’s final appearance on stage “The Last Bow.”
figure and mentor. Caras still winces at that moment in the mid-1970s when Balanchine failed to cast Caras in a cherished role, telling him, “don’t take it personally; I just want to see new faces.” “That was like, ‘Whoa, I’m 26, and I’m an old face,” he recalls. “I do have a shelf life here. The black hair will not be black forever.” Caras retired at 32—not uncommon for classical ballet, which is a young person’s
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field—and it wasn’t long before his fallback, photography, cemented his reputation. These days, he lends his development expertise to West Palm Beach’s Downtown Development Authority, and interviews key figures in dance and culture as co-chair of the Kravis Center’s “Lunch and Learn” series, in addition to his freelance photography. He is also a trustee for his own private charitable foundation and is the founder or co-founder
of two other charities. All the while, he is continuing what has become a years-long project: finding a permanent home for his extensive photographic oeuvre. “Institutions want it, and they make no bones about it,” he says. “I want the institution to understand that with this collection comes me. I’m looking for the angel or angels to acquire this from me and gift it to the institution—to get this out there while I’m
still around and able to further catalog it, to record the stories that go with each of these images and periods. I want them to live on and not be in a drawer somewhere. It was the golden time in ballet in this country; it needs to be preserved and readily accessible.”
The InTervIew: Marcelo Gomes whaT: Steven Caras will conduct a Q&A with dance celebrity Marcelo Gomes, principal dancer with American Ballet Theatre where: Kravis Center, 701 Okeechobee Blvd., West Palm Beach when: Feb. 16, 11:30 a.m. CosT: $75, includes lunch ConTaCT: 561/832-7469, kravis.org
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t a special performance of Max Bruch’s “Violin Concerto in G minor, op. 26” last spring at Society of the Four Arts, a dapper Ryohei Yasuda, dressed entirely in white, sat at the piano, his nimble fingers gliding gracefully across the keys. He was providing the sturdy foundation for his son, Taisuke, a music student at Dreyfoos School of the Arts, whose violin solo captured all the nuance of Bruch’s famous composition, from its weeping sections to its fiery finish. The elder Yasuda seemed at home standing away from the spotlight. Though he grew up in his native Japan mastering Bach and Beethoven on his family’s old piano—he can still play Tchaikovsky concertos from memory—he’s accustomed, by now, to his musical life taking a backseat, thanks to his day job. Yasuda is a neuroscientist. In 1998, he received his Ph.D. in physics from Keio University in Yokohama; in his Ph.D. study, according to his official biography, he “demonstrated that the enzyme ATP synthase is a rotary motor made of a single molecule, and its energy conversion efficiency is close to 100 percent,” which sounds really important. Later, he became a post-doctoral fellow at the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory in New York and an assistant professor of neurobiology at Duke University Medical Center. His research has led to numerous awards from organizations such as the Alzheimer’s Association and the Society for Neuroscience. These days he’s making headways into memory loss as scientific director for the Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience, the cutting-edge research center in Jupiter. This all sounds like a far cry from keyboards and tuning pins, études and sonatas. Or is it? Max Planck, like Yasuda, is hoping to find common ground between these seemingly disparate areas of study in its second-annual “Science Meets Music” series, a monthly lecture/concert hybrid beginning Jan. 28 at Max Planck (maxplanckflorida.org/lectures). Topics for this year’s events had not been announced at press time, but last year’s series included “Fantastic Journey: A Guided Tour of the Cerebral Cortex” and “Smelling Your Way to the Good Stuff: Sex, Bugs and Push-n-Pull”—programs supplemented with performances by internationally acclaimed guest musicians, including Yasuda. “I see people from both worlds [music and science], and that’s very interesting and inspiring,” Yasuda says. “Some people will come for the music and discover an untapped interest in science, and vice versa.”
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What are your main areas of research at Max Planck? Understanding the underlying chemical reactions of currents in the brain during memory formation. I want to understand how biochemical reactions control the changes that take place within neurons during the process of forming memories—basically, what kind of molecules are involved. In my lab here, we have developed new technology that allows us to visualize biochemical reactions in a single synapse. Using this technology, we’re trying to follow the precise processes and pathways of molecules in synapses at the moment of memory formation. … Our hope is that insights into normal memory formation will ultimately lead to a greater understanding of memory disorders.
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What is the overarching goal of “Science Meets Music?” We want people to have the opportunity to enjoy both science and art together, and I hope that they can discover the attraction and similarities of science and art. Our main goal is to present the research we are doing here at MPFI and discuss recent scientific topics going on in the world, but by combining this with music, it makes the whole session very inspiring.
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The “left brain” is stimulated by creative activity. Is it really that simple?
Research suggests that functional segregation is not that simple; most tasks are truly done by both hemispheres. I don’t know how many people have tried to measure the activity in the right brain and the left brain while doing science and music, but both require some kind of creativity. I think the scientific process is very similar to creating music, to put forth both ingenuity and beautifulness.
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Are these similarities exclusive to classical music, or could this harmony apply to rock and jazz as well? I think it abides to any music. I know several neuroscientists who play rock very well and jazz very well. I think it’s impossible to say so definitively, but I think that all music probably requires the same from the performer and is translated similarly in the brain.
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Does music serve a similar function as meditation for you, in that it provides a sort of escape from the world of neuroscience? That’s a very interesting question. Practicing music itself is not like meditation; it’s really practice. It’s almost annoying to play the same piece many times over—but I enjoy that process, actually (laughing). Listening to music certainly has a component to meditation; when I play music for an audience and I see their faces after I’ve finished, I can see a sense of peace and relaxation from the music. january 2015
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while you’re there NYY Steak swings for the fences when it comes to its Yankees-themed ambience. Along with an array of images, the restaurant sports an autograph wall of Bronx Bombers past and present—and plates, shaped like baseball diamonds, that feature the numbers of retired Yankees legends.
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ou don’t have to root for the (damn) Yankees to enjoy the steaks at this handsome meatery inside Seminole Casino Coconut Creek, though the USDA Prime beef, procured from the famed Allen Brothers in Chicago and dryaged 21 days in the restaurant’s own aging locker (where it’s proudly displayed), is certainly a home run. Yankees-themed NYY Steak is so serious about steaks that it employs its own in-house butcher, Culinary Institute of America grad and restaurant vet Walter Apfelbaum, who hand-trims each steak daily, setting some aside to age for as long as 60 days. He also makes the restaurant’s cured meats and sausage. As much as it’s known for its beef, NYY Steak also puts out a mean spread for Sunday brunch, a meal of such quantity and diversity that it could feed every player in pinstripes, plus their wives, accountants, trainers, private chefs and groupies. For $75 per person, dedicated brunchers can nosh their way through a quintet of stations—seafood; soup and salad; made-to-order pancakes, eggs and omelets; carving table; and dessert. If those aren’t enough, there’s a roster of house specialties to sample, from grilled black grouper and pecan pie French toast to smoked salmon eggs Benedict and grilled lamb chops. Oh, and a Bloody Mary bar too. Batter up! —Bill Citara
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fairly standard rendition of tuna tartare, cubes of rosy soy and citrus-glazed fish (which could have been better trimmed of sinew) atop a coarse mash of avocado with squiggles of wasabi aioli and a crown of wilted microgreens. The same sweet-spicy aioli made an appearance as a drizzle over an enormous portion of fried calamari, thick-cut rings as big around as truck tires yet remarkably tender, with crisp, gossamer-thin (rice?) flour jackets. Plump, meaty PEI mussels arrived braised in a modestly spicy, robustly garlicky green curry-coconut milk broth. It was another generous portion, made somewhat less so by the number of unopened bivalves lurking at the bottom of the bowl. Duck confit was the least successful of the tapas, the apricot-glazed duck leg flavorful but lacking the plush, meltin-your-mouth texture of a great confit. A pair of leathery crêpes and more wilted microgreens weren’t much help. There’s nothing Asian or particularly adventurous about filet mignon with crab and béarnaise, but when you’ve got gum-tender meat with surprisingly deep, beefy flavor topped with fat chunks of sea-sweet crab and an achingly luscious butter sauce that’s richer than the House of Saud, well … who really gives a shiitake? Molten chocolate cake—plenty of the latter
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It’s impossible for any design to compete with Boca Landing’s spectacular views of Lake Boca and the Intracoastal, but this one certainly comes close. From the dramatic entrance of the hotel lobby, guests stroll down a long corridor lined with modern art on the walls and past a glassed-in wine room, lounge and large, U-shaped bar. From there, they step down into the main dining room, where massive plate-glass windows show off the postcard-perfect setting and an outdoor patio so close to the water that you can flick a breadstick off your table and watch it float away.
but not much of the former—was decent but nothing to text home about. The accompanying hazelnut gelato, on the other hand, was worth a full post on YouTube. Made in-house, it’s indecently rich and creamy in the way only gelato can be, laced with hazelnuts and so irresistible that we ordered another scoop, just to wallow in its cool, velvety, seductive luxury a little longer. If every makeover went this well, we’d all look like Hollywood celebrities. —Bill Citara
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ollywood has nothing on Boca Landing. The celebrity denizens of Tinseltown, whose relentlessly nipped, tucked and injected faces and bodies have seen more work than I-95, are rank amateurs in the makeover department compared to the stunning job done on the old Bridge Hotel and its one-time star restaurant, Carmen’s. After a dozen months and more than $10 million, the worn, tired, bankrupt Bridge was reborn last May as the Waterstone Resort & Marina in a renovation as slick as anything on HGTV. And sad and frayed-around-the-edges Carmen’s, whose decor and menu were as dated as an IBM Selectric, was remade into a chic, contemporary marina-front restaurant with the kind of panoramic water views other restaurants can only drool over. The heavy lifting on the menu was done by executive chef Steven Zobel, late of Fort Lauderdale’s d.b.a./Café, who replaced Carmen’s uninspired Continental-esque cuisine with a roster of small plates, many Asian-inspired, designed to appeal to slightly adventurous and more conservative palates. If you wore a bag over your head and managed to miss the restaurant’s remarkable physical transformation, you’d still know everything was different by the wickedly addictive Parmesan crisps and crunchy breadsticks immediately trotted out to your table, along with little ramekins of earthy truffle and bright-tasting red-pepper butters. The Asian influence is most pronounced in the list of small plates, beginning with a good if
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It’s an easygoing place that melds Southern hospitality with a dash of urban chic, a squirt of sports bar and a shake of good humor. Put it this way: Smoke smokes every other barbecue joint in South Florida. Even its less-successful dishes show off Tyrell’s way with the pit, where he smokes food over a trio of woods for up to 16 hours. Pulled pork was luxuriantly tender and piled high on a bun with tangy coleslaw but needed both salt and a dousing of Smoke’s vinegar-based Carolina sauce. The much-sought-after burnt ends, the trimmings from a barbecued brisket (available only on Wednesday), were generously beefy and smoky but also unpleasantly fatty. Chicken, though, was spot on, so perfectly cooked that a breast was still moist and tender when reheated the next day.
PRICES: Entrées $10–$29 HOURS: Mon., Wed. and Thurs. 5–10 p.m., Fri. 5 p.m.–2 a.m., Sat. noon–2 a.m., Sun. noon–10 p.m. Closed Tues. WEBSITE: eatbbqnow.com Then there are the ribs. Not to put too fine a point on it, but Smoke is to ribs what Michelangelo was to painting church ceilings. Wet or dry, these are competition-style ribs, a welltrimmed St. Louis cut, tender but not falling off the bone, with a thick, rosy bark and seductive smoky-piggy-spicy flavor. There’s more too. Crispy, greaseless housemade potato chips with blue cheese dip, excellent baked beans and potato salad, wickedgood banana-coconut pudding. But keep these two words in mind: Smoke. Ribs. —Bill Citara
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ne word: ribs. Sure, there’s other kinds of barbecue. Pork butt, brisket, chicken, turkey, sausage, even tofu, a crime against man and nature. But when it comes to cooking low and slow, flavoring your protein of choice with the aromatic smoke of a hardwood fire, ribs are the ultimate test—and reward—of the pit-master’s art. So one more word is in order: Smoke. Smoke is the domain of exec chef Bryan Tyrell, late of the renowned Oklahoma Joe’s in Kansas City and an original member of the Slaughterhouse Five world champion barbecue team. Smoke is also the kind of barbecue joint you’ve always hoped for—not a characterless chain outlet with food to match or a dump where the staff wears Hazmat suits.
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boca raton 13 american table —451 E. Palmetto Park Road. contemporary american. This cozy, artfully rustic spot is one of the few restaurants in the U.S. that has a Josper oven, a pricy, charcoal-fired grill-oven hybrid that cooks foods quickly at high heat to retain maximum flavor and texture. It works like a charm on chicken, resulting in remarkably crisp skin and tender meat, as well as on fist-sized shrimp you can customize with one of several sauces. Don’t miss feather-light profiteroles filled with caramel and pumpkin mousse. • Dinner Tues.– Sat. 561/409-2061. $$
abe & louie’s —2200 W. Glades Road. Steaks. This outpost of the Boston steak house cooks up slabs of well-aged, USDA Prime beef like nobody’s business. Two of the best are the bone-in ribeye and New York sirloin. Start with a crab cocktail, but don’t neglect side dishes like steamed spinach and hash browns. • Lunch Mon.–Fri. Dinner nightly. Brunch Sun. 561/447-0024. $$$
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arturo’s ristorante—6750 N. Federal Highway. Italian. Arturo’s quiet, comfortable dining room; slightly formal, rigorously professional service; and carefully crafted Italian dishes never go out of style. You’ll be tempted to make a meal of the array of delectable antipasti from the antipasti cart, but try to leave room for main courses like giant shrimp with tomatoes, cannellini beans, rosemary and an exceptionally well-done risotto. • Lunch Mon.–Fri. Dinner daily. 561/997-7373. $$$ biergarten—309 Via De Palmas, #90. German/pub. Part vaguely German beer garden, part all-American sports bar, this rustic eatery offers menus that channel both, as well as an excellent selection of two-dozen beers on tap
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way. French. With the convivial ambience and hearty good food of an authentic Parisian bistro, this inviting, unpretentious restaurant deserves its local popularity. Mussels are a specialty, and roasted duck is excellent too. • Dinner nightly. 561/368-2340. $$
bonefish grill—21069 Powerline Road. Seafood. Market-fresh seafood is the cornerstone—like Chilean sea bass prepared over a wood-burning grill and served with sweet Rhea’s topping (crabmeat, sautéed spinach and a signature lime, tomato and garlic sauce.) • Dinner nightly. 561/483-4949. (Other Palm Beach County locations: 1880 N. Congress Ave., Boynton Beach, 561/732-9142; 9897 Lake Worth Road, Lake Worth, 561/965-2663; 11658 U.S. Highway 1, North Palm Beach, 561/799-2965) $$ brio tuscan grille—5050 Town Center Circle, #239. Italian. The Boca outpost of this national chain does what it set out to do—dish up big portions of well-made, easily accessible Italian-esque fare at a reasonable price. If you’re looking for bruschetta piled with fresh cheeses and vegetables or house-made fettuccine with tender shrimp and lobster in a spicy lobster butter sauce, you’ll be one happy diner. • Lunch Mon.–Fri. Dinner daily. Brunch Sat.– Sun. 561/392-3777. (Other Palm Beach County locations: The Gardens Mall, 3101 PGA Blvd., 561/622-0491; CityPlace, 550 S. Rosemary Ave., 561/835-1511) $$
butcher block grill—7000 W. Camino Real, #100. Steak house/contemporary american. This casual steak house with a Mediterranean twist and a local, seasonal, sustainable ethos gives the stuffy old-fashioned meatery a swift kick in the sirloin. Beef here is all-natural and grass-fed, delivering big, rich, earthy flavor; the New York strip is 12 ounces of carnivorous pleasure. Seafood, whether raw (tuna crudo) or simply grilled (wild-caught salmon), is palate-
pleasing as well. Don’t miss the fresh mozzarella, made and assembled into a salad at your table. • Lunch and dinner daily. 561/409-3035. $$$
the capital grille—6000 Glades Road. Steaks. This is one of more than three dozen restaurants in a national chain, but the Boca Grille treats you like a regular at your neighborhood restaurant. Steaks, dry-aged if not Prime, are flavorful and cooked with precision, while starters from Wagyu beef carpaccio to a lighter version of the hardy chopped salad are nicely done too. Parmesan truffle fries are crispy sticks of potato heaven; chocolate-espresso cake a study in shameless, and luscious, decadence. • Lunch Mon.–Fri. Dinner daily. 561/368-1077. $$$
casa d’angelo —171 E. Palmetto Park Road. Italian. Angelo Elia’s impeccable Italian restaurant is a delight, from the stylish room to the suave service to the expansive wine list, not to mention food that’s by turn elegant, hearty, bold, subtle and always delicious. Dishes off the regular menu make excellent choices, like char-grilled jumbo prawns with artichoke, arugula, lemon and olive oil. But pay attention to specials like pan-seared snapper and scallops in a spicy, garlicky cherry tomato sauce. • Dinner nightly. 561/338-1703. $$$ the cheesecake factory—5530 Glades Road. american. Oh, the choices! The chain even has a Sunday brunch menu in addition to its main menu, which includes Chinese chicken salad and Cajun jambalaya. Don’t forget about the cheesecakes—from white chocolate and raspberry truffle offerings. • Lunch and dinner daily. 561/393-0344. (Other Palm Beach County locations: CityPlace, West Palm Beach, 561/8023838; Downtown at the Gardens, Palm Beach Gardens, 561/776-3711) $$
chops lobster bar—101 Plaza Real S., Royal Palm Place. Steak, seafood. Steaks are aged USDA Prime—tender, flavorful and perfectly cooked under a 1,700-degree broiler. There’s all manner of fish and shellfish, but you’re here for the lobster, whether giant Australian tails flash-fried and served with drawn butter or sizable Maine specimens stuffed with crab. • Dinner nightly. 561/395-2675. $$$$
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dining guide cuban café —3350 N.W. Boca Raton Blvd.
josephine’s —5751 N. Federal Highway.
Cuban. Diners pack this traditional Cuban restaurant for lunch specials that start at $7.95, including slow-roasted pork served with white rice and black beans. Other highlights include the Cuban sandwich and (on the dinner menu only) lechón asado. • Lunch Mon.–Fri. Dinner Mon.–Sat. 561/750-8860. $
Italian. Tradition trumps trendy, and comfort outweighs chic at this Boca favorite. The ambience is quiet and stately but not stuffy, and the menu is full of hearty dishes to soothe the savage appetite, like three-cheese eggplant rollatini and chicken scarpariello. • Dinner nightly. 561/988-0668. $$
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dorsia—5837 N. Federal Highway. Continental. The simple pleasures of the table—good food, personable service, comfortable ambience—are what this modestly stylish restaurant is all about. The menu has a strong Italian bent, evidenced by dishes like a trio of fried zucchini blossoms stuffed with an airy three-cheese mousse, and a cookbook-perfect rendition of veal scaloppine lavished with artichoke hearts, sun-dried tomatoes and a tangy lemon-white wine sauce. • Dinner Tues.–Sun. 561/961-4156. $$
kapow noodle bar—431 Plaza Real. Pan-Asian. This wickedly stylish Asian-inspired gastropub delivers a delicious and inventive punch to the taste buds. Among the hardest hitters are green tea-cured salmon with micro and fried basil and longan berries stuffed with yuzu kosho gelee, and cheesecake springrolls with a banana caramel dipping sauce. • Lunch and dinner daily. 561/347-7322. $
it was the worst of times … Ah, no. Actually, it was just the worst of times. At least for those restaurants that went belly up in 2014. Good or not so much, high-profile and low, well-capitalized or shoestring, one thing the restaurants on this unfortunate roll call have in common is that they’re no longer with us. Thankfully, though, their chefs and/or owners live to fight (or cook) another day. Here are some of the most notable closures of the past year: Boca Raton: Fork & Knife, The Spaniard, 101 Cantina, the Filling Station, Red the Steakhouse, Table 42 (still Gary Rack’s but now Farmhouse Kitchen), Bistro Gastronomie Delray Beach: Ceviche, Union (same owners but now Smoke) Boynton Beach: The Little House, Bad Ragaz/Lucertola Lake Worth: The Cottage West Palm Beach: Barrel & Grain, Top of the Point, Brewzzi, B.B. King’s and Brass Tap
farmer’s table —1901 N. Military Trail. American. Fresh, natural, sustainable, organic and local is the mantra at this both tasty and health-conscious offering from Mitchell Robbins and Joey Giannuzzi. Menu highlights include flatbreads, slow-braised USDA Prime short rib and the popular Buddha Bowl, with veggies, udon noodles and shrimp. • Lunch Mon.–Fri. Dinner nightly. 561/417-5836. $
eight is enough
There’s no skimping on the shrimp at Ke’e, which delivers eight crustaceans as part of a scampi dish served over linguine with garlic, lemon and white wine sauce.
grand lux cafe —Town Center at Boca Raton. American. The Cheesecake Factory’s sister brand is an upscale take on the original formula, with an atmosphere inspired by the great cafes of Europe. The menu offers a range of international flavors, and the specialty baked-to-order desserts are always a big hit. • Lunch and dinner daily; breakfast on Saturday and Sunday. 561/392-2141. $$ the grille on congress—5101 Congress Ave. American. Dishes at this longtime favorite range from tasty chicken dishes and main-plate salads to seafood options like pistachio-crusted snapper or simply grilled yellowfin tuna. • Lunch Mon.–Fri. Dinner Mon.–Sat. 561/912-9800. $$
houston’s—1900 N.W. Executive Center Circle. American. With rustic features like butcher-block tables and comfy padded leather booths, Houston’s has created a “nonchain” feel, although there are more than 40 nationwide. It’s one of the hottest lunch spots in town, hosting business types and power shoppers. The menu is straightforward—big burgers on sweet egg buns, Caesar salad, roasted chicken, filet mignon—but it’s not lacking in ingenuity. • Lunch and dinner daily. 561/998-0550. $$
josef’s table —5030 Champion Blvd. Continental. Josef’s touts itself as offering “the slightest dash of nostalgia,” and that’s a good thing. Though the kitchen does have a timid hand with sauces and seasonings, there’s no quibbling about the execution, whether a light, refreshing “tower” of lump crabmeat with mango, cucumber and tomato; rosy-rare double-cut lamb chops with port wine-mint sauce; pan-seared hogfish with orange beurre blanc; or the richly decadent half-moon chocolate tart. • Dinner daily. 561/353-2700. $$$
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kathy’s gazebo café —4199 N. Federal Highway. Continental. This local stalwart smoothly rolls along with its signature blend of French and Continental dishes. The ornate, formal dining room and equally formal service are anomalies these days but are comforting nonetheless. Classic dishes like creamy lobster bisque, house-made duck paté, broiled salmon with sauce béarnaise and dreamy chocolate mousse are as satisfying as ever. • Lunch Mon.– Fri. Dinner Mon.–Sat. 561/395-6033. $$$ ke’e grill—17940 N. Military Trail. American. The attraction here is carefully prepared food that is satisfying, flavorful and reasonably priced. The fist-sized crab cake is a good place to start, followed by sea bass with a soy-gingersesame glaze. • Dinner nightly. 561/995-5044. $$$
la nouvelle maison—455 E. Palmetto Park Blvd. French. Elegant, sophisticated French cuisine, white-glove service and a trio of (differently) stylish dining rooms make Arturo Gismondi’s homage to the Boca’s storied La Vieille Maison the home away from home to anyone who appreciates the fine points of fine dining. The cuisine showcases both first-rate ingredients and precise execution, whether a generous slab of silken foie gras with plum gastrique, posh lobster salad, cookbookperfect rendition of steak frites and assortment of desserts that range from homey apple tart to exquisite chocolate-raspberry souffle. • Dinner daily. 561/338-3003. $$$
la rosa nautica—515 N.E. 20th St. Peruvian. Expect no ambience, no pretensions, low prices and food that satisfies on a very high level. Good starters include antichuchos, chunks of grilled beef heart, and causa, a terrine-like layering of mashed potatoes and chicken salad. Ceviche and the lomo saltado are among the best in South Florida. • Lunch daily. Dinner Tues.– Sun. 561/296-1413. $$
la tre —249 E. Palmetto Park Road. Vietnamese. For almost two decades, this elegant little spot has been celebrating the delicate, sophisticated flavors and textures of traditional and contemporary Vietnamese cuisine. A house signature, shrimp tossed with coriander curry pesto, is an inspired riff on Vietnamese classics.
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Service and wines match the refinement of the cuisine. • Dinner nightly. 561/392-4568. $$
la villetta —4351 N. Federal Highway. Italian. This is a well-edited version of a traditional Italian menu, complete with homemade pastas and other classic dishes. Try the signature whole yellowtail snapper encrusted in sea salt; it’s de-boned right at tableside. Shrimp diavolo is perfectly scrumptious. • Dinner nightly. (closed Mon. during summer). 561/362-8403. $$ le rivage —450 N.E. 20th St. French. Don’t overlook this small, unassuming bastion of traditional French cookery. That would be a mistake, because the dishes that virtually scream “creativity” can’t compare to the quiet pleasures served here—like cool, soothing vichyssoise, delicate fillet of sole with nutty brown butter sauce or perfectly executed crème brûlee. Good food presented without artifice at a fair price never goes out of fashion. • Lunch Tues.–Fri. Dinner nightly. 561/620-0033. $$
madison’s —2006 NW Executive Center Circle. American. This location is something
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dining guide the boca challenge
the bloody mary
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ould brunch exist without the Bloody Mary? OK, so maybe it’s not a deep existential question on par with, “Why are there trees?” or, “Who stole my wallet!?” But it seems at least worth asking if the much-beloved blend of vodka, tomato juice, spices and celery is the beverage of choice on weekend mornings when people pay exorbitant sums to feast on dishes apt to induce a debilitating food coma by mid-afternoon. With a new generation of mixologists on the bar scene, the iconic Bloody Mary is being reborn. It’s also not just
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for brunch anymore. Some of these innovative cocktails barely resemble the traditional Bloody Mary, others just tweak the basic recipe. Most, however, seem to have two things in common. One, they can get pretty wild with the garnishes (some are more appetizer than cocktail). And, two, they’re really great fun to drink. To judge these new-style Bloodys, we rated their taste, creativity, garnishes and value, averaging the scores to come up with a total. It really was great fun, even if we didn’t get any eggs Benedict.
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Angela Dugan’s “Asian Persuasion” begins with a “shrub,” a blend of tomato juice, sugar and Thai basil that macerates for 48 hours. Soy and fish sauces, ginger juice and pepper vodka are added; the mix is poured into a togarashi-rimmed glass and gilded with a pickled shishito pepper and pork-stuffed gyoza. A touch sweet but killer. And a killer value at $10.
tanzy
A Bloody Mary with an Italian pedigree, the Tanzy Mary boasts San Marzano tomato juice, which gives it a brighter tomato flavor, and a spike of basilinfused vodka that tastes remarkably like summerfresh basil. Accoutrements include a blue cheesestuffed green olive and tiny slices of prosciutto, coppa and braciole threaded on a skewer. Snackalicious. $12
stir bar
The most “normal” of all our Bloody Mary’s, the “Tie Me Up Mary” from the bar at the newish Eau Palm Beach resort gets its brisk, palate-tingling heat from the Thai hot sauce, Sriracha. Pricy, but it is served with a pair of jumbo poached shrimp, a blue cheesestuffed olive, celery stalk and lime wedge. It eats like a cocktail and drinks like a meal. $16
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Kapow!: 431 Plaza Real, Boca Raton, 561/347-7322
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Tanzy: 301 Plaza Real, Boca Raton, 561/922-6699
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Stir Bar: 100 S. Ocean Blvd., Palm Beach, 561/533-6000
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dining guide of a Bermuda Triangle for restaurants, with at least four eateries preceding this local outpost of a Canadian chain that styles itself a “New York grill and bar.” What Madison’s has going for it is an exceedingly handsome and capacious space, as well as service that is as professional as it is personable. • Lunch and dinner daily. 561/994-0808. $$
maggiano’s —21090 St. Andrews Blvd.
Coming Soon
The folks behind Ninja are opening Kanpai this month in downtown Boca, the region’s first “yakiniku”— or Japanese barbecue restaurant.
Italian. Do as the Italians do and order familystyle, sit back and watch the endless amounts of gorgeous foods grace your table. In this manner, you receive two appetizers, two salads, two pastas, two entrées, two vegetables and two desserts. • Lunch and dinner daily. 561/361-8244. $$
mario’s osteria—1400 Glades Road. Italian. This popular spot is swanky in its reincarnation, but the rustic Italian and ItalianAmerican fare keeps with an osteria’s humbler pretensions. Signature dishes like the garlic rolls, lasagna and eggplant “pancakes” are on the new menu, as are posh veal osso buco ravioli in truffle cream sauce and thick, juicy rib-eye served “arrabiata” style. • Lunch and dinner daily. 561/239-7000. $$
matteo’s —233 S. Federal Highway. Italian. Hearty Italian and Italian-American food, served in giant “family style” portions, needs no reinventing. Though there is no shortage of local restaurants cooking in that genre, it’s the details of preparation and service that make Matteo’s stand out. Baked clams are a good place to start, as is the reliable chopped salad. Linguini frutti di mare is one of the best in town. • Dinner daily. 561/392-0773. $$ max’s grille—404 Plaza Real, Mizner Park. Contemporary American. Though its signature California-influenced cookery and “American bistro” ambience are no longer furiously trendy, this stylish restaurant is as popular as ever due to consistently tasty and well-prepared food. Dishes run haute to homey, from seared-raw tuna to meatloaf wrapped with bacon. And don’t miss the luscious crème brûlée pie for dessert. • Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. Brunch Sat.–Sun. 561/368-0080. $$ morton’s the steakhouse —5050 Town Center Circle. Steak house. There’s seemingly no end to diners’ love of huge slabs of high-quality aged beef, nor to the carnivores who pack the clubby-swanky dining room of this meatery. The star of the beef show is the giant bone-in filet mignon, which trumps with unusually deep and meaty flavor. The side of Grand Marnier soufflé is a cloud of luscious, citrus-y beauty that says while beef may be what’s for dinner, I am what’s for dessert. • Dinner daily. 561/392-7724. $$$ new york prime —2350 N.W. Executive Center Drive. Steak house. This wildly popular Boca meatery packs them in with swift, professional service, classy supper club ambience and an extensive wine list. And, of course, the beef—all USDA Prime, cooked to tender and juicy lusciousness over ferocious
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heat. The bone-in rib-eye is especially succulent, but don’t neglect the New York strip or steak-house classics like oysters Rockefeller, garlicky spinach and crusty hash browns. • Dinner daily. 561/998-3881. $$$$
nick’s new haven-style pizzeria—2240 N.W. 19th St., #904. Italian. Cross Naples (thin, blistered crust, judicious toppings) with Connecticut (fresh clams and no tomato sauce), and you’ve got a pretty good idea of the pies coming out Nick Laudano’s custom-made ovens. The “white clam” pizza with garlic and bacon is killer-good; Caesar salad and tiramisu are much better than the usual pizzeria fare. • Lunch and dinner daily. 561/368-2900. $
ninja spinning sushi bar—41 E. Palmetto Park Road. Japanese/sushi. “Whatever floats your boat” isn’t just a saying at this hipster sushi bar. Your sushi really does float on a boat, one of many bouncing along a channel cut into the top of the restaurant’s large, square sushi bar. High notes are the Mexican roll with tempura shrimp and avocado, and the sneakily fiery jalapeño-laced tuna tartare. If sushi doesn’t float your boat, gingery gyoza and crispy fried shrimp with a drizzle of spicy mayo probably will. • Lunch Mon.–Sat. Dinner daily. 561/361-8688. $$
pellegrino’s —3360 N. Federal Highway. Italian. The bold, brash flavors of New Yorkstyle Italian-American cuisine are as in your face as a Manhattan cabbie at this low-key favorite of chef-owner Bobby Pellegrino, nephew to the clan that owns the legendary Rao’s in East Harlem. Pungent smells of garlic, anchovies, tomatoes and peppers fill the air; dishes like the rarely seen spiedini alla Romana, chicken Scarpariello and seafood spaghetti in Fra Diavolo sauce fill your belly. • Dinner Tues.–Sun. 561/368-5520. $$$ p.f. chang’s —1400 Glades Road. Chinese. There may have been no revolution if Mao had simply eaten at the Boca outpost of P.F. Chang’s—the portions are large enough to feed the masses—and the exquisite tastes in each dish could soothe any tyrant. We particularly like the steamed fish of the day, as well as the Szechuan-style asparagus. • Lunch and dinner daily. 561/393-3722. (Other Palm Beach County location: 3101 PGA Blvd., Palm Beach Gardens, 561/691-1610) $$ piñon grill—6000 Glades Road. Contemporary American. The menu seemingly lists every recent trendy dish to come out of modern American restaurant kitchens, but Piñon succeeds with spot-on execution, mammoth portions and reasonable prices. Try the grilled artichokes with a zippy Southwestern-style rémoulade, a pair of giant crab cakes with more of that good rémoulade or a chocolate waffle with raspberry sauce that is the irresistible definition of lusciousness. • Lunch and dinner daily. Brunch Sat.–Sun. 561/391-7770. $$ racks downtown eatery + tavern— 402 Plaza Real. Contemporary American. Though the menu generally falls under
Buzz BiteS ii ThaT’s ITalIan: “Mall” and “fine dining” used to be oxytype morons, but nowadays malls are accommodating shoppers who want more than fast-food burgers, tacos and soft pretzels. At sprawling Town Center mall, DaVinci’s of Boca is the latest example of this trend, taking over and completely renovating the space formerly the longtime home of Legal Sea Foods. Proprietors are Luigi Carvelli and family, whose DaVinci’s on Marco Island is one of the area’s best-known Italian restaurants. There’s nothing mall-like about the decor, which features a 60-foot bar handcrafted from Wisconsin pine, a 3,500-bottle wine room, wood-paneled ceilings, an indooroutdoor bar and a private dining room that seats up to 40. The menu is divided into “Classico” and “Moderno” sections, the former Carvelli family recipes, the latter contemporary expressions of Italian cookery. What that means on your plate are classic dishes like Caprese salad, penne Bolognese and veal saltimbocca, and more modern offerings like fenneldusted tuna crudo with Meyer lemon oil, smoked gnocchi with tomato-basil sauce, and miso and ginger-glazed sea bass with green onion polenta fries. the heading of modern American comfort food, that can mean anything from elegant presentations like the jaw-dropping lobster cobb salad to homier offerings like burgers and pizza, fiery Buffalo-style calamari, succulent chicken roasted in the wood-fired oven and an uptown version of everyone’s campfire favorite, s’mores. • Lunch and dinner daily. 561/3951662. $$
renzo’s of boca—5999 N. Federal Highway. Italian. The buzzword is fresh at Renzo’s. Fish is prepared daily oreganata or Livornese style, sautéed in white wine with lemon and capers or grilled. Homemade pasta is artfully seasoned, and Renzo’s tomato sauce is ethereal. • Lunch Mon.–Fri. Dinner nightly. 561/994-3495. $$
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The Flavor of Delray Comes Alive at the Atlantic Grille Savor deliciously inventive cuisine that takes the contemporary to the extraordinary. Enjoy signature seafood, steaks, pasta and salads, all prepared with finesse and flair.
Live Entertainment Tuesday: 8 p.m. – 10:30 p.m. Doo-wop, Joey Dale and The Gigolos Wednesday: 7:30 p.m. – 11:30 p.m. Orson Whitfield Thursday: 8 p.m. – 11:30 p.m. Blues Night, Atlantic Blues Band Friday: 8:30 p.m. – 12:30 a.m. Orson Whitfield Saturday: 8:30 p.m. – 12:30 a.m. Orson Whitfield and Emelee Sunday: 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. Acoustic Guitarist
NEW ENTICING WINTER MENUS | NOW OPEN FOR LUNCH 11:00 A.M. – 2:30 P.M.
Ocean-themed specialty cocktails • Moon jellyfish aquarium and shark tank • Sensational seasonal menu Gift cards are available at TheAtlanticGrille.com/GiftCards
Open Daily (Lunch & Dinner) • Daily Happy Hour 4 – 7 p.m. Delray’s Best Brunch Sat. & Sun. 9 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
For information or reservations, visit TheAtlanticGrille.com or call 561-404-1557 At The Seagate Hotel: 1000 E. Atlantic Ave., Delray Beach
dining guide ristorante sapori—301 Via de Palmas, Royal Palm Place. Italian. Sapori features fresh fish, veal and chicken dishes imbued with subtle flavors. The grilled Italian branzino, the veal chop Milan and the zuppa di pesce served over linguine are especially tasty, and the pasta (all 17 kinds!) is available in full and half orders, with your choice of 15 zesty sauces. • Lunch Mon.–Fri. Dinner nightly. 561/367-9779. $$
Get Happy, Part II
The Monday through Friday happy hour at Ruth’s Chris includes $8 food specials— from a USDA Prime burger to a crab BLT with zucchini fries.
ruth’s chris steak house—225 N.E. Mizner Blvd. Steaks. This is a refreshing departure from the ambience common to many steak houses; the room is comfortable, and conversation is possible. Naturally, we come here for the steak (they are sublime), but the lobster and fish are great. All your favorite sides are here, too. • Dinner nightly. 561/392-6746. (Other Palm Beach County locations: 661 U.S. Highway 1, North Palm Beach, 561/863-0660; CityPlace, West Palm Beach, 561/514-3544) $$$
seasons 52 —2300 Executive Center Drive. Contemporary American. The food—seasonal ingredients, simply and healthfully prepared, accompanied by interesting wines—is firstrate, from salmon roasted on a cedar plank to desserts served in oversized shot glasses. • Lunch and dinner daily. 561/998-9952. (Other Palm Beach County location: 11611 Ellison Wilson Road, Palm Beach Gardens, 561/6255852) $$ sushi ray—5250 Town Center Circle. Japa-
tanzy—301 Plaza Real. Italian. Part of the swanky iPic Theater complex (though it does not service the theater), this handsome spot relies on quality ingredients and careful preparation instead of culinary special effects and car chases. The Parma Bar, a sort of sushi bar for meat and cheese fanatics, also does terrific ricotta-stuffed fried squash blossoms. Panseared branzino and massive bone-in veal chop are excellent, and the ethereal rosemary beignets with rosemary-olive oil gelato are luscious and cutting edge. • Lunch Mon.–Fri. Dinner daily. Brunch Sat.–Sun. 561/922-6699. $$$ taverna kyma —6298 N. Federal Highway. Greek/Mediterranean. Few present Greek cuisine better. Expertly prepared dishes cover the spectrum of Mediterranean cuisine, from cold appetizers (dolmades—grape leaves stuffed with rice and herbs) to hot starters (spanakopita, baked phyllo with spinach and feta cheese) to mouthwatering entrées like lamb shank (slow-cooked in a tomato sauce and served on a bed of orzo), massive stuffed peppers or kebobs. • Lunch and dinner daily. 561/994-2828. $$ trattoria romana—499 E. Palmetto Park Road. Italian. This local mainstay does Italian classics and its own lengthy list of ambitious
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nese/Sushi. Impeccably fresh and exactingly prepared sushi and other Japanese specialties are on display. The Nobu-esque miso sea bass gives a taste of this modern classic at a fraction of the price of the original, while the chef’s sushi assortment offers a generous arrangement of nigiri and maki for a reasonable $20. • Lunch Mon.–Fri. Dinner daily. 561/394-9506. $$
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specials with unusual skill and aplomb. The service is at a level not always seen in local eateries. Pay attention to the daily specials, especially if it includes impeccably done langostini oreganata and the restaurant’s signature jumbo shrimp saltimbocca. • Dinner daily. 561/393-6715. $$$
truluck’s —351 Plaza Real. Seafood. This stylish and sophisticated Mizner Park restaurant applies the steak house formula of classy, clubby ambience, formal service and an extensive wine list to seafood from across the nation, with great and consistent success. Crab is the specialty here and there are myriad versions—stone, Dungeness, Alaskan, soft-shell and more. Crispy soft-shells stuffed with crab and andouille are very good, if served without a drizzle of ketchup-y sauce on top. • Dinner nightly. 561/391-0755. $$$
twenty twenty grille —141 Via Naranjas. Contemporary American. You’ve probably licked postage stamps that are larger than Ron and Rhonda Weisheit’s tiny jewel box of a restaurant, but what it lacks in space it more than makes up for in charm, sophistication and imaginative, expertly crafted food. Virtually everything is made in-house, from the trio of breads that first grace your table to the pasta in a suave dish of tagliatelle with duck and chicken confit. Don’t miss the jerk pork belly and grilled veal strip loin. • Dinner daily. 561/990-7969. $$ uncle julio’s —449 Plaza Real, Mizner Park. Mexican. Taking Tex-Mex cuisine gently upscale with better-quality ingredients and more skillful preparation, this colorful eatery offers more than the usual suspects. You can get frog’s legs january 2015
A new addition to Boca Raton, 13 American Table serves New American cuisine with a twist in a casual yet elegant environment.
Mon–Thu: 5:00 pm – 10:00 pm • Fri–Sat: 5:00 pm – 11:00 pm 451 E. Palmetto Park Rd. • Boca Raton, Florida 561.409.2061 • 13americantable-hub.com
dining guide and quail, as well as beef and chicken fajitas, and one of the only palatable tamales around. • Lunch and dinner daily. 561/300-3530. $
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The lowdown: Pretension may fly at some of the more haute spots in Delray, but the well-heeled routine doesn’t play here at the corner of Atlantic and Swinton. Once patrons pass the bullhead dolphin adorning the front entrance, and through a cloud of smoke, they enter an unwritten, unspoken contract. Don’t bother asking for frilly craft cocktails and gastropub appetizers. In return, you’ll be greeted with smiles; your dollar will stretch farther than at any other bar on The Ave; and your clothes will smell like cigarettes when you leave. The trade-off, for most people, is worth it. With only a dozen barstools and about nine small tables, Bull Bar is a throwback. It’s a classic neighborhood bar that, no matter the night of the week, is buzzing with tangible energy. On the night I went, a private investigator clanked “cheers” with his buddy after a long day on the job. A young couple cut loose on the crowded dance floor following their shift at one of the whitetablecloth restaurants down the street. In the corner, a group of co-eds were throwing back a few after a day of classes. If you’re under 30, be prepared for a thorough cross-examination. I faced an easier time crossing the border at customs than I did getting Matt, my friendly bartender with a Kiwi accent, to finally accept my ID. Once proven legit, choose from a no-frills drink menu: beer, call drinks and wine. Three beers are on tap. Goose Island Honker’s Ale is kept as a mainstay, and the Stella and Red Hook Long Hammer will be rotated out seasonally. Matt was kind enough to offer me a sample of the newest IPA. A good variety of bottled domestic, import and craft beer is available, as well. The full bar features everything from lowend house brands to top-shelf Grey Goose
and Johnnie Walker. Recently, Bull Bar ditched its bottled wines in favor of wines on tap— Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Noir and Cabernet—kept at a perfect temperature. Even if you’ve never been inside, there’s something familiar about Bull Bar. The walls are covered in photos of loyal customers, and the owner even celebrates a few “good locals” by posting their names on plaques over the bar. Everybody inside may not know your name, but it feels like they do. And that’s what keeps them coming back.
The inTAngibles: Live music is one of the draws here; local bands rock out on a small stage in the corner nearly every night of the week. On Mondays, Delray musicians Jorge Zarruk and Schuyler Busby host their weekly “Bru-ja-ja” from 9 p.m. to midnight. They call it a “not-quite-open-mic” jam, where they invite professional musicians in the area to collaborate on stage. Every Tuesday, singersongwriter Andre Alderman plays a solo acoustic set. From Wednesday to Saturday, Bull Bar calls in guest artists to take the stage. Acts booked during the weekdays usually play softer, more relaxing music, while on the weekends the bar invites bands known to “party like rock stars.” On Sundays the amps are turned down, and the surround sound is turned up during football season. The games are shown on four flat-screen TVs; if there is a large enough crowd, the bartender will usually order pizza for everyone. Although the bar pulled its dartboards a few months ago during a redesign of the stage, it still brings out cornhole and ring-toss games on some of its slower nights. No matter the night, there is always something going on—including two-for-one happy hour specials every day on beer, wine and well cocktails. edUARdo schneideR
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uncle tai’s—5250 Town Center Circle. Chinese. In an area with more cookie-cutter Chinese restaurants than cookies, Uncle Tai’s stands out for the elegance of its decor, the professionalism of its service and its careful preparation of familiar and less-familiar dishes. The “specialties” section of the menu has exciting dishes, like the Hunan vegetable pie, finely minced veggies sandwiched between sheets of crispy bean curd skin, and Hunan-style lamb, whose seared and succulent meat shows off the kitchen’s skill in the use of wok qi. • Lunch and dinner daily. 561/368-8806. $$$ villagio italian eatery—344 Plaza Real. Italian. The classic Italian comfort food at this Mizner Park establishment is served with flair and great attention to detail. The reasonably priced menu—with generous portions—includes all your favorites (veal Parmesan, Caesar salad) and some outstanding seafood dishes (Maine lobster with shrimp, mussels and clams on linguine). There is a full wine list and ample people-watching given the prime outdoor seating. • Lunch and dinner daily. 561-447-2257. $$ vino —114 N.E. Second St. Wine Bar/Italian. An impressive wine list of some 300 bottles (all available by the glass) offers a multitude of choices, especially among Italian and California reds. The menu of “Italian tapas” includes breaded and fried artichoke hearts, and ravishing ricotta and fig-stuffed ravioli with prosciutto, balsamic syrup and brown butter. • Dinner Tues.–Sat. 561/869-0030. $
West BoCa city fish market —7940 Glades Road. seafood. A multimillion-dollar remodel of the old Pete’s has turned it into an elegant seafood house with a lengthy seafood-friendly wine list, impeccably fresh fish and shellfish cooked with care and little artifice. • Lunch Mon.–Fri. Dinner daily. 561/487-1600. $$
sybarite pig—20642 State Road 7. Contemporary american. A labor of love, pork and beer, everything at the Pig but the coarse-grain mustard is made in-house, from the bread for sandwiches to the eclectic sauces to the variety of terrific sausages. Creamy cotechino, savory duck and subtly spicy “Hellswine” are among the standouts. • Dinner Tues.–Sun. Brunch Sun. 561/883-3200. $ tempura house —9858 Clint Moore Road, #C-112. Japanese/asian. Dark wood, rice paper and tiles fill the space. An appetizer portion of Age Natsu, fried eggplant, is a consummate Japanese delicacy. Don’t miss the ITET roll with shrimp tempura and avocado, topped with spicy mayo, tempura flakes and eel sauce. • Lunch and dinner daily. 561/8836088. $$ villa rosano —9858 Clint Moore Road. Italian. You can be forgiven for imagining
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boynton beach bar louie—1500 Gateway Blvd., #100. eclectic. Attempting to split the difference between happening bar and American café, Bar Louie in the sprawling Renaissance Commons complex mostly succeeds, offering burgers, pizzas, fish tacos and a variety of salads, all at moderate prices and in truly daunting portions. In South Florida’s world of trendy and expensive bistros, this is a welcome relief. • Lunch and dinner daily. 561/853-0090. $
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china dumpling—1899-5 N. Congress Ave., #5. chinese. Chinese restaurants in South Florida are routinely maligned, but this modest little strip-center gem holds its own, year after year. Everything is well-prepared, but the dim sum basket is an instant classic. Meanwhile, the pork dumplings and shrimp dumplings are not to be missed. • Lunch and dinner daily. 561/737-2782. $ prime catch—700 E. Woolbright Road. Seafood. Waterfront restaurants are few and far between in our neck of the woods, and those with good food are even more rare. Prime Catch, at the foot of the Woolbright bridge on the Intracoastal, is a best-kept secret. The simple pleasures here soar—full-belly clams, fried sweet and crispy; a perfectly grilled piece of mahi; or bouillabaisse overflowing with tender fish. Don’t miss one of the best Key lime pies around. • Lunch and dinner daily, Sunday brunch. 561/737-8822. $$
sushi simon—1614 S. Federal Highway. Japanese. It’s been called “Nobu North” by some aficionados, and for good reason. Local sushi-philes jam the narrow dining room for such impeccable nigirizushi as hamachi and uni (Thursdays), as well as more elaborate dishes like snapper Morimoto and tuna tartare. Creative, elaborate rolls are a specialty. • Lunch and dinner daily. 561/731-1819. $$
delray beach 3rd & 3rd—301 N.E. Third Ave. Gastropub. John Paul Kline’s quirky, individualistic, obscurely located little place is one of the most important restaurants in Delray. The menu changes frequently, but hope the evening’s fare includes plump scallops with caramelized mango sauce, stunning delicious roasted cauliflower with Parmesan mousse and bacon, and wicked-good espresso panna cotta on it at your visit. • Dinner Mon.–Sat. 561/303-1939. $$
32 east —32 E. Atlantic Ave. contemporary american. At a time when chefs and restaurants seem to be constantly shouting their own praises, Nick Morfogen and 32 East go quietly about their way of serving thoughtfully
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conceived, finely crafted dishes with a minimum of fuss and artifice. The menu changes daily, but recent examples of Morfogen’s culinary expertise include plump scallops given an elegant bouillabaisse treatment and forktender venison with a terrific Asiago-fig risotto. When the food is this good, you don’t need to shout. • Dinner daily. 561/276-7868. $$$
50 ocean—50 S. Ocean Blvd. Seafood. The former Upper Deck at Boston’s on the Beach is now the more upscale, seafood-oriented spot. The menu ranges from familiar to slightly more inventive, from a classic lobster bisque and crisptender fried clam bellies to rock shrimp pot pie and baked grouper topped with blue crab. The cinnamon-dusted beignets are puffs of amazingly delicate deep-fried air and should not under any circumstances be missed. • Lunch Mon.–Sat. Dinner daily. Brunch Sun. 561/278-3364. $$ angelo elia pizza • bar • tapas —16950 Jog Road. Italian. Nothing on the menu of Angelo Elia’s modern, small plates-oriented osteria disappoints, but particularly notable are the meaty fried baby artichokes stuffed with breadcrumbs and speck, delicate chicken-turkey meatballs in Parmesan-enhanced broth, and Cremona pizza with a sweet-salty-earthy-pungent mélange of pears, pancetta, gorgonzola, sun-dried figs and mozzarella. • Lunch Tues.–Sun. Dinner daily. 561/381-0037. $
atlantic grille—1000 E. Atlantic Ave. Seafood/contemporary american. This posh restaurant in the luxurious Seagate Hotel & Spa is home to a 450-gallon aquarium of tranquil moon jellyfish and a 2,500-gallon shark tank. Savor inventive cuisine that takes the contemporary to the extraordinary. Bold flavors, inspired techniques and the freshest ingredients make every meal a culinary adventure. • Lunch and dinner daily. Brunch Sat.–Sun. 561/665-4900. $$ buddha sky bar—217 E. Atlantic Ave. #3. Pan asian. Don’t miss a meal at this stylish Asia-meets-industrial chic spot with a view of the Delray skyline. Chinese-influenced dim sum is inspired, while rock shrimp tempura and Tokyo beef skewers with twin chimichurri sauces touch the heart and the taste buds. Veggie fried rice is exemplary thanks to the kitchen’s application of wok chi. • Dinner daily. 561/450-7557. $$
burt & max’s—9089 W. Atlantic Ave. contemporary american. Burt Rapoport and Dennis Max have struck gold with their first collaboration in years, bringing an accessible and affordable brand of contemporary comfort food to west Delray. A few dishes from Max’s other eatery, Max’s Grille, have made the trek, like the hearty chopped salad and bacon-wrapped meatloaf. Other dishes are variations on the comfort food theme, from boniato and yuca chips with blue cheese to a stellar truffle-scented wild mushroom pizza. • Dinner daily. Sunday brunch. 561/638-6380. $$$ cabo flats—Delray Marketplace, 14851 Lyons Road. Mexican. Mexican cuisine often has more personas than Madonna. This highly
Buzz BItes III Meat of the Matter: It took a week longer than expected—a mere millisecond in the restaurant biz—but the Palm Beach branch of South Beach’s über-luxe Meat Market (191 Bradley Place, 561/354-9800) opened its doors to carnivores hungry for its patented brand of designer beef dishes and inventive sides. Partners David Tornek and (chef) Sean Brasel have tabbed David Valencia, late of Catch New York and Miami Beach, to head up the kitchen. Valencia’s menu includes a roster of USDA Prime steaks customizable with everything from lobster tail to foie gras, plus a line of “reserved cuts” like A5 Kobe filet mignon and Australian Wagyu tomahawk rib-eye, and house specialties like Wagyu skirt steak with lemongrass, ginger and roasted chili. There’s also piscine delicacies like charbroiled branzino with tomato and fennel stew and sea bass with truffle nage and soybeans. Oh, and a raw bar too, just in case you need some oysters on the half-shell with inventive sauces or a variety of ceviches. Wash them all down with offerings from the enormous wine list or mixological cocktails, or just hang out at the bar and nosh on upscale bar bites like oyster po’ boys and lobster pigs in a blanket. The old Palm Beach Steakhouse spot was redone by Studio ABM of Connecticut, which melded Palm Beach style with South Beach cool, evidenced by vaulted, woodpaneled ceilings, bleached white oak walls, a terrazzo floor inset with mother of pearl and Hermèsinspired tufted leather banquettes.
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yourself in some rustic Italian hill town as the smells of garlic and tomato sauce waft through the air. Start by sopping up the house olive oil with slices of crusty bread, then move on to a stellar version of clams Guazzetto and delicate fillets of sole done a la Francese. • Lunch Mon.–Sat. Dinner daily. 561/470-0112. $$
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stylized cantina adds another—that of California’s Chicano culture. All your favorite Mexican dishes are there, as well as enormous margaritas, but also niftier items like the terrific tuna tostadas. • Lunch and dinner daily. 561/499-0378. (Other Palm Beach County location: Downtown at the Gardens, 11701 Lake Victoria Gardens Ave., 561/624-0024) $
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is always lively, and alfresco dining is the preferred mode. Entrée choices are enticing, but we went with the penne alla vodka with pancetta, tomato and basil. Also delicious was the costoletta di vitello, a center-cut 14-ounce veal chop lightly breaded and served either Milanese or parmigiana. For dessert, you can’t go wrong with the cheesecake imported from the Carnegie Deli. • Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. 561/274-9404. $$
casa di pepe —189 N.E. Second Ave. Italian. A welcoming staff, familiar Italian dishes done right and moderate prices define this cozy spot with a spacious outdoor patio. • Dinner Mon.–Sat. 561/279-7371. $$
city oyster—213 E. Atlantic Ave. Seafood. This stylish mainstay of Big Time Restaurant Group serves up reasonably priced seafood that never disappoints, such as crabstuffed shrimp with jalapeño cheddar grits, bacon, shiitake mushrooms and warm vinaigrette. • Lunch Mon.–Sun. Dinner nightly. Outdoor dining. 561/272-0220. $$ cut 432 —432 E. Atlantic Ave. Steak house. Hipper decor, a more casual vibe and an inventive take on steak-house favorites make this sleek restaurant just different enough to be interesting. Starters such as ceviche (prepared Peruvian style) and ultrarich oysters Rockefeller are first-rate, while the wet-aged beef is appropriately tender and tasty. • Dinner daily. 561/272-9898. $$$
dada—52 N. Swinton Ave. Contemporary American. The same provocative, whimsical creativity that spawned Dada the art movement infuses Dada the restaurant, giving it a quirky charm all its own. The comfort food with a moustache menu has its quirky charms too, like shake-n-bake pork chops with sweet-savory butterscotch onions, and a brownievanilla ice cream sundae with strips of five-spice powdered bacon. The wittily decorated 1920s-vintage house-turned-restaurant is, as they say, a trip. • Dinner daily. 561/330-3232 $$ d’angelo trattoria—9 S.E. Seventh Ave. Italian. Don’t go expecting the tired old “Italian” culinary clichés at this wickedly stylish spot. Open your palate to more authentic and exciting Roman-style cuisine, like roasted veal bone marrow with brisk caper-parsley pesto, creamy-dreamy burrata with roasted fava beans and watercress salad, the classic tonnarelli cacio e pepe (“cheese and pepper”) and the best gelato this side of a real Roman trattoria. • Dinner daily. 561/330-1237. $$
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deck 84 —840 E. Atlantic Ave. Contemporary American. Burt Rapoport’s ode to laid-back tropical dining is like a day at the beach without getting sand between your toes. Though the restaurant is casual, the kitchen takes its food seriously, whether the steallar flatbreads, the thick and juicy 10-ounce special blend burger or homey apple cobbler. And the waterfront location just seems to make everything taste better. • Lunch Mon.–Fri. Brunch Sat.–Sun. Dinner daily. 561/665-8484. $
dig—777 E. Atlantic Ave. Contemporary American. Recently purchased by a mother-and-daughter team, the vibe here is organic, local and sustainable. Expect dishes ranging from barbecue sea-whistle salmon to lump-crab guacamole. • Lunch and dinner daily. 561/279-1002. $$
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dining guide el camino—15 N.E. Second Ave. Mexican. This sexy, bustling downtown spot is from the trio behind nearby Cut 432 and Park Tavern. Fresh, quality ingredients go into everything from the dusky red chili and tangy tomatillo salsas to the world-class tacos of fish clad in crisp, delicate fried skin and set off by tart pineapple salsa. Cinnamon and sugar-dusted churros are the perfect dessert. And do check out the margaritas, especially the half-and-half blend of smoky mezcal and blanco tequila. • Lunch and dinner daily. 561/865-5350. $$
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fifth avenue grill—821 S. Federal Highway. American. Since 1989, this upscale tavern has been a Delray favorite. The straightforward menu focuses on entrées, especially the famed Allen Brothers beef; choose from numerous cuts and preparations—and add a lobster tail for good measure. • Lunch and dinner daily. 561/265-0122. $$ greek bistro—1832 S. Federal Highway. Greek. Flaky, overstuffed spanikopita and light and delicate beef meatballs should be at the top of your appetizer list, and though entrées don’t always reach those heights, both a long-braised lamb shank and grilled whole snapper are certainly satisfying. And the baklava is great. • Lunch and dinner daily. 561/266-8976. $
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the grove —187 N.E. Second Ave. Contemporary American. Chef-partner Michael Haycook and chef Meghan O’Neal change their menu biweekly, turning out dishes exhilarating in their freshness, creativity and elegant simplicity. An appetizer of octopus with sun-dried tomato tapenade is merely terrific. • Dinner Tues.–Sat. 561/266-3750. $$ henry’s —16850 Jog Road. American. This casual, unpretentious restaurant from Burt Rapoport in the west part of town never fails to delight diners. Expect attentive service and crisp execution of everything—from meat loaf, burgers and fried chicken to flatbreads and hefty composed salads. • Lunch Mon.–Sat. Dinner nightly. 561/638-1949. $$ house of siam—25 N.E. Second Ave., #16. Thai. The nor-
Chef Paul Collange offers a selection of timeless French classics in a warm and friendly environment, which is sure to delight your senses and your palate.
mally riotous flavors of Thai cuisine are muted at this familyfriendly downtown spot, but that seems to suit diners just fine. Dishes, well-prepared and generously portioned, include steamed chicken and shrimp dumplings with sweet soy dipping sauce and crisp-fried duck breast in a very mild red curry sauce. • Lunch Mon.–Fri. Dinner daily. 561/330-9191. $$
il girasole —1911 S. Federal Highway. Northern Italian. This South Florida classic is not trendy, but it offers a level of comfort and consistency that has been bringing people back for 30 years. The food is fine hearty Italian, with excellent service. Try the veal Kristy or the frogs legs. • Dinner Tues.– Sun. 561/272-3566. $$
j&j seafood bar & grill—634 E. Atlantic Ave. Seafood. This local favorite on Atlantic Avenue—owned by John Hutchinson (who is also the chef ) and wife Tina— serves up everything from burgers and wraps to a menu brimming with seafood options. Don’t forget to inquire about the stunning array of 10 specials—every night. • Lunch and dinner Tues.–Sun. 561/272-3390. $$
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la cigale —253 S.E. Fifth Ave. Mediterranean. True culinary professionals turn out gently updated and classically oriented dishes notable for the quality of their ingredients and careful preparation. Sweetbreads in chanterelle cream
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jimmy’s bistro —9 S. Swinton Ave. Eclectic. Best bets are a lovely salad of ripe tomatoes and fresh, milky housemade mozzarella; a rich, elegant version of lusty Cajun etouffee; and caramelized bananas in puff pastry with silken vanilla ice cream and chocolate sauce. • Dinner daily. 561/865-5774. $$
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lemongrass bistro —420 E. Atlantic Ave. Pan-Asian. Casually hip ambience, friendly service, moderate prices and a blend of sushi and nouveau pan-Asian fare make this a popular destination. The quality of its seafood and care in its preparation are what gives Lemongrass its edge. • Lunch and dinner daily. 561/278-5050. (Other Palm Beach County locations: 101 Plaza Real S., Boca Raton, 561/544-8181; 1880 N. Congress Ave., Boynton Beach, 561/733-1344). $
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max’s harvest —169 N.E. Second Ave. Contemporary American. Dennis Max, instrumental in bringing the chef and ingredient-driven ethos of California cuisine to South Florida in the 1980s, is again at the forefront of the fresh, local, seasonal culinary movement. Max’s Harvest soars with dishes like savory bourbon-maple glazed pork belly. • Dinner daily. Brunch Sat.–Sun. 561/381-9970. $$
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the office —201 E. Atlantic Ave. Contemporary American. Your office is nothing like this eclectic gastropub, unless your office sports more than two dozen craft beers on tap and a menu that flits from burgers and fries to mussels. Don’t miss the restaurant’s winning take on the thick, juicy Prime beef burger and simply wicked maple-frosted donuts with bacon bits and two dipping sauces. • Lunch and dinner daily. 561/276-3600. $$
park tavern—32 S.E. Second Ave. Contemporary American. The guys from Cut 432 have done it again with this hip, casual modern American tavern. The menu is tightly focused and tightly executed, whether Maryland crab cake featuring fat chunks of succulent crab or mustard-barbecue pork belly with Carolina gold cheese rice. Don’t miss the behemoth slab of tender, juicy prime rib for a near-saintly $29—or the decadent soft pretzel bites. • Lunch and dinner daily. 561/265-5093. $$
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simple: fresh, honest, inviting food. The husband-wife team of Heinrich Lowenberg and Pamela Lomba delivers with classic and creative dishes, alike. Highlights include housemade capellini and the cocoa-dusted tiramisu. • Dinner daily. 561/303-3647. $$
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prime—29 S.E Second Ave. Steak/Seafood. Prime is aptly named for its heart of the action location, classy neo-supper club decor, extensive wine list and roster of designer steaks. Starters and desserts fare better than entrées, especially plump, crabby Maryland-style crab cakes and indecently luscious chocolate bread pudding. Service is a strong suit too, so with a bit of work this good-looking restaurant will fully live up to its name. • Lunch and dinner daily. 561/865-5845. $$$
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racks fish house & oyster bar—5 S.E. Second Ave. Seafood. Gary Rack, who also has scored with his spot in Mizner Park, certainly seems to have the restaurant Midas touch, as evidenced by this updated throwback to classic fish houses. Design, ambience and service hit all the right notes. Oysters are terrific any way you get them; grilled fish and daily specials are excellent. • Lunch and dinner daily. 561/450-6718. $$$ sundy house —106 S. Swinton Ave. Contemporary American. It’s fine dining served in arguably the most beautiful restaurant and gardens in Delray. Menus are seasonal and imaginative. Try any of the fresh local fish dishes. • Lunch Tues.–Sat. Brunch Sun. Dinner Tues.–Sun. 561/272-5678. $$ follow the leader
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terra fiamma—9169 W. Atlantic Ave. Italian. The pleasures of simple, hearty, well-prepared Italian-American cuisine are front and center at Wendy Rosano’s latest venture. Among the pleasures you should enjoy are delicate, pillow-y veal meatballs in Marsala sauce; lusty chicken Allessandro with mushrooms, spinach and artichoke hearts; and a finely crafted tiramisu that’s as satisfying as it is familiar. • Lunch and dinner daily. 561/495-5570. $$ tramonti—119 E. Atlantic Ave. Italian. With its roots in New York’s Angelo’s of Mulberry Street, this venue is always packed. Homemade stuffed manicotti is aromatic and glorious. Tramonti’s platter for two, containing fillet marsala, veal cutlet with prosciutto, fried zucchini and potato croquettes, is terrific. • Dinner daily. 561/272-1944. $$ tryst —4 E. Atlantic Ave. Eclectic. It’s tough to beat this hotspot with the lovely outdoor patio, well-chosen selection of artisan beers and not-the-usual-suspect wines, and an eclectic “gastropub” menu of small and large plates. Try the crisp-fried rock shrimp with chipotle-mayonnaise sauce. • Lunch Mon.–Fri. Dinner nightly. 561/921-0201. $$ vic & angelo’s —290 E. Atlantic Ave. Italian. God is in the details at this upscale trattoria, and he doesn’t miss much. Ingredients like Buffalo mozzarella, house-made pastas and San Marzano tomatoes are first-rate, and execution is spot on. Try the “Old School” meatball to start, then sample the perfectly cooked veal chop. Portions are substantial, so expect leftovers. • Lunch and dinner daily. 561/278-9570. (Other Palm Beach County location: 4520 PGA Blvd., Palm Beach Gardens, 844/842-2632) $$$
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couco pazzo —915-917 Lake Ave. Italian. Despite the name, there’s nothing crazy about the cooking at this homey eatery. It’s the hearty, soul-satisfying Italian cuisine we’ve all come to know and love. Spaghetti Bolognese is a fine version of a Northern Italian classic. • Dinner nightly. (Tues.–Sun. during summer). 561/585-0320. $$
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paradiso ristorante —625 Lucerne Ave. Italian. A Tomasz Rut mural dominates the main dining room, and there is also a pasticceria and bar for gelato and espresso. Chef Angelo Romano offers a modern Italian menu. The Mediterranean salt-crusted branzino is definitely a must-try. Plus, the wine list is a veritable tome. • Lunch and dinner daily. 561/547-2500. $$$
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safire asian fusion —817 Lake Ave. Pan-asian. This stylish little restaurant offers food that gently marries East and West, plus a roster of more traditional Thai dishes and inventive sushi rolls. Menu standouts include tempura-fried rock shrimp or calamari cloaked with a lush-fiery “spicy cream sauce.” Expect neighborly service and reasonable prices. • Lunch Tues.–Fri. Dinner Tues.–Sun. 561/588-7768. $
LaNtaNa the station house —233 Lantana Road. Seafood. If you’re hungry for Maine lobster, plucked live out of giant tanks and cooked to order, this modest replica of a 1920s train station is the place to go. Lobsters come in all sizes (up to 6 pounds) and are so reasonably priced that getting a taste of one without reservations is highly unlikely. • Dinner nightly. 561/547-9487. $$$
PaLM BEaCh bice—313 Worth Ave. Italian. Bice continues to hold the title of favorite spot on the island. The venerable restaurant offers
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a marvelous array of risottos and fresh pastas and classic dishes like veal chop Milanese, pounded chicken breast and roasted rack of lamb. The wine list features great vintages. • Lunch and dinner daily. Outdoor dining. 561/835-1600. $$$
buccan—350 S. County Road. Contemporary American. Casual elegance of Palm Beach meets modern culinary sensibilities of Miami at the first independent restaurant by chef Clay Conley. The design offers both intimate and energetic dining areas, while the menu is by turn familiar (wood-grilled burgers) and more adventurous (truffled steak tartare with crispy egg yolk, squid ink orrechiette). Dinner daily. 561/833-3450. $$
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café l’europe —331 S. County Road. Current international. A Palm Beach standard, the café has long been known for its peerless beauty, the piano player, the chilled martinis and the delicious Champagne and caviar bar. Try one of its sophisticated classics like Wiener schnitzel with herbed spaetzle, grilled veal chop and flavorful pastas. • Lunch Tues.–Fri. Dinner nightly (closed Mon. during summer). 561/655-4020. $$$
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café boulud—The Brazilian Court, 301 Australian Ave. French with American flair. This hotel restaurant gives Palm Beach a taste of Daniel Boulud’s world-class cuisine inspired by his four muses. The chef oversees a menu encompassing classics, simple fare, seasonal offerings and dishes from around the world. Dining is in the courtyard (not available during summer), the elegant lounge or the sophisticated dining room. • Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. 561/655-6060. $$$
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ous cuisine, attentive servers and a see-and-be-seen crowd are hallmarks of one of the island’s premier restaurants. Indulgences include scrambled eggs with caviar and the Dover sole meunière filleted tableside. When your waiter suggests profiterolles au chocolat or hazelnut soufflé, say, mais oui! • Dinner Mon.–Sat. 561/833-1171. $$$
cucina dell’ arte—257 Royal Poinciana Way. Italian. The wide range of items on the menu and the great quality of Cucina’s cuisine, combined with its fine service, ensures a fun place for a casual yet delectable meal—not to mention being a vantage point for spotting local celebs. • Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. Outdoor dining. 561/655-0770. $$
echo —230A Sunrise Ave. Asian. The cuisine reverberates with the tastes of China, Thailand, Japan and Vietnam. The Chinese hot and sour soup is unlike any other, and the sake list is tops. This offsite property of The Breakers is managed with the same flawlessness as the resort. • Dinner nightly (during season). 561/802-4222. $$$ hmf—1 S. County Road. Contemporary American. Beneath the staid, elegant setting of The Breakers, HMF is the Clark Kent of restaurants, dishing an extensive array of exciting, inventive, oh-so-contemporary small plates. Don’t depart without sampling the dreamy warm onion-Parmesan dip with housemade fingerling potato chips, the sexy wild boar empanaditas, chicken albondigas tacos and Korean-style short ribs. The wine list is encyclopedic. Dinner daily. 561/290-0104. $$ imoto —350 S. County Road. Asian Fusion/Tapas. Clay Conley’s “little sister” (the translation of Imoto from Japanese) is next to his always-bustling Buccan. Imoto turns out Japaneseinspired small plates with big-city sophistication, like witty Peking duck tacos and decadent tuna and foie gras sliders. Sushi selection is limited but immaculately fresh. • Dinner daily. 561/833-5522. $$ leopard lounge and restaurant —The Chesterfield Palm Beach, 363 Cocoanut Row. American. The january 2015
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west pAlm beACh café centro—2409 N. Dixie Highway. Italian.
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restaurant offers excellent food in a glamorous and intimate club-like atmosphere. In fact, it’s advisable to make early reservations if a quiet dinner is the objective; the place becomes a late-night cocktail spot after 9. The menu is equally decadent. • Breakfast, lunch, tea and dinner daily. 561/659-5800. $$
nick & johnnie’s—207 Royal Poinciana Way. Contemporary American. Expect flavorful, moderately priced California-esque cuisine in a casual setting with affordable wines and young, energetic servers. • Lunch and dinner Mon.–Sat. Breakfast Sun. 561/655-3319. $$
renato’s —87 Via Mizner. Italian with continental flair. This most romantic hideaway is buzzing in season and quietly charming all year long with Italian classics and a Floridian twist—like the sautéed black grouper in a fresh tomato and pernod broth with fennel and black olives and the wildflower-honey-glazed salmon fillet with crab and corn flan. • Lunch Mon.–Sat. Dinner nightly. 561/655-9752. $$$
ta-boó—2221 Worth Ave. American. This self-described “American bistro” is less typical “American” restaurant or classical French “bistro” than it is posh-casual refuge for the see-andbe-seen crowd in and around Palm Beach. The eclectic menu offers everything from roasted duck with orange blossom honey-ginger sauce to dry-aged steaks and an assortment of pizzas. • Lunch and dinner daily. 561/835-3500. $$
trevini ristorante —290 Sunset Ave. Italian. Maitre d’ Carla Minervini is your entrée to a warm experience, complemented by a stately but comfortable room and excellent food. • Lunch Mon.–Sat. Dinner nightly. 561/833-3883. $$$
pAlm beACh gArdens café chardonnay—4533 PGA Blvd. Contemporary American. This longtime stalwart never rests on its laurels. Instead, it continues to dish finely crafted American/Continental fare with enough inventiveness to keep things
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There are many things to like about this modest little osteria—the unpretentious ambience, piano nightly after 7 p.m., the fine service, the robust portions and relatively modest prices. And, of course, the simple, satisfying Italian cuisine. The kitchen breathes new life into hoary old fried calamari, gives fettucine con pollo a surprisingly delicate herbed cream sauce, gilds snowy fillets of grouper with a soulful Livornese. • Lunch Mon.–Sat. Dinner daily. 561/514-4070. $$
leila—120 S. Dixie Highway. mediterranean. Flowing drapes and industrial lighting complete the exotic decor in this Middle Eastern hit. Sensational hummus is a must-try. Lamb kebab with parsley, onion and spices makes up the delicious Lebanese lamb kefta. • Lunch Mon.–Fri. Dinner Mon.–Sun. 561/659-7373. $$ marcello’s la sirena—6316 S. Dixie Highway. Italian. You’re in for a treat if the pasta of the day is prepared with what might be the best Bolognese sauce ever. Another top choice is the chicken breast, pounded thin and filled with fontina and prosciutto. • Dinner Mon.–Sat. (closed Memorial Day–Labor Day). 561/585-3128. $$ pistache —101 N. Clematis St. French. Pistache doesn’t just look like a French bistro, it cooks like one. The menu includes such bistro specialties as coq au vin and steak tartare. All that, plus guests dining al fresco have views of the Intracoastal Waterway and Centennial Park. • Brunch Sat.–Sun. Lunch and dinner daily. 561/833-5090. $$
rhythm café —3800 S. Dixie Highway. Casual American. Once a diner, the interior is eclectic with plenty of kitsch. The crab cakes are famous here, and the tapas are equally delightful. Homemade ice cream and the chocolate chip cookies defy comparison. • Dinner Tues.–Sun. 561/833-3406. $$
rocco’s tacos —224 Clematis St. mexican. Big Time Restaurant Group has crafted a handsome spot that dishes Mexican favorites, as well as upscale variations on the theme and more than 200 tequilas. Tacos feature housemade tortillas and a variety of proteins. Madeto-order guacamole is a good place to start. • Lunch Mon.–Fri. Dinner nightly. 561/650-1001. (Other Palm Beach County locations: 5250 Town Center Circle, Boca Raton, 561/416-2133; 5090 PGA Blvd., Palm Beach Gardens, 561/6230127) $
table 26°—1700 S. Dixie Highway. Contemporary American. Take a quarter-cup of Palm Beach, a tablespoon of Nantucket, a pinch of modern American cookery and a couple gallons of the owners’ savoir faire, and you have
Eddie Schmidt’s and Ozzie Medeiros’s spot. The menu roams the culinary globe for modest contemporary tweaks on classically oriented dishes. Try the fried calamari “Pad Thai.” • Dinner daily. 561/855-2660. $$$
browArd county CoConUt CreeK nyy steak—Seminole Casino Coconut Creek, 5550 N.W. 40th St. steak house. The second incarnation of this New York Yankeesthemed restaurant swings for the fences—and connects—with monstrous portions, chic decor and decadent desserts. The signature steaks, dry-aged for 21 days, are a meat lover’s dream; seafood specialties include sautéed sea bass, Maine lobster and Alaskan king crab. Don’t miss the NYY Steak 151 volcano for dessert. • Dinner daily. Brunch Sun. 954/977-6700. $$$$
deerFIeld beACh tamarind asian grill & sushi bar —949 S. Federal Highway. Asian. Quiet and soothing, this multicultural venue serves sushi, sashimi, yakitori and wide-ranging Japanese appetizers. • Lunch and dinner daily. 954/428-8009. $$
Fort lAUderdAle 15th street fisheries—1900 S.E. 15th St. seafood. Surrounded by views of the Intracoastal, this Old Florida-style restaurant features seafood and selections for land lovers. We love the prime rib. • Lunch and dinner daily. 954/763-2777. $$ 3030 ocean—Harbor Beach Marriott Resort, 3030 Holiday Drive. American. The menu is heavy on seafood and changes several times a week. We recommend the sautéed Florida red snapper or the indulgent butter-roasted Maine lobster. For dessert, try the popular roasted banana crème brûlée. • Dinner nightly. 954/765-3030. $$$
bistro 17—Renaissance Fort Lauderdale Hotel, 1617 S.E. 17th St. Contemporary American. This small, sophisticated restaurant continues to impress with competently presented food. The menu is surprisingly diverse. • Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. 954/626-1748. $$
bistro mezzaluna—1821 S.E. 10th St. Italian. The bistro is all Euro-chic decor—mod lighting, abstract paintings. It also has good food, from pastas to steaks and chops and a wide range of fresh seasonal fish and seafood. Don’t forget the phenomenal wine list. • Lunch and dinner daily. 954/522-6620. $$ bongusto ristorante—5640 N. Federal Highway. Italian. This is a well-kept secret, featuring dishes that will meet the standards of those who savor authentic Italian. Involtini cajanuary 2015
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hat happens when you marry two of America’s favorite foods? If you’re Tom Prakas and David Tran (inset)—the folks behind Rhino Doughnuts & Coffee (126 N.E. Second St., Boca Raton)—you take a peanut butter and jelly sandwich and wed it to the doughnut, instantly doubling the appeal of each to big and little kids alike. It’s one of an array of designer doughnuts offered by Rhino, which also has three shops in Broward County and several more on the way. Sweet, salty, crunchy, chewy … a taste of your childhood all grown up. Really, what’s not to like? Except maybe that you only ordered one instead of a dozen. —Bill Citara
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[3] Smooooth: Knead your dough until it’s smooth and creamy textured. “It can’t be coarse or grainy” if you want your doughnuts to come out right.
[4] Let it roll (and rest): Roll out your doughnut dough to a thickness of about three-eighths of an inch and make sure it’s level. Punch out individual doughnuts with a circular cutter, but before that, be sure to let the dough rest for five minutes or so.
[5] Oil’s up! “A good doughnut doesn’t soak up oil,” Tran notes. “It floats on top of the oil.” Rhino uses palm oil, which has no trans fats, heated precisely to 350 degrees (use a
thermometer, don’t guess). Oil that’s too hot will burn the doughnuts on the outside while leaving the insides undercooked. Oil that’s too cold will give you greasy, soggy donuts. Yuck.
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ful food at extremely reasonable prices. Zuppa de pesce is a wealth of perfectly cooked seafood over linguini in a light tomato-based sauce. • Lunch and dinner daily. 954/524-1800. $
café martorano—3343 E. Oakland Park Blvd. Italian. Standouts include crispy calamari in marinara sauce and flavorful veal osso buco. Our conclusion: explosive flavor, attention to all the details and fresh, high-quality ingredients. Waiters whisper the night’s specials as if they’re family secrets. • Dinner daily. 954/561-2554. $$
indigo —Riverside Hotel, 620 E. Las Olas Blvd. Seafood. Enjoy delightful al fresco dining while sampling fresh seafood and exotic specialties. Dependable choices like ahi tuna are joined by more intriguing seafood dishes; landlubbers will enjoy a selection of steaks and chops. • Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. 954/467-0671. $$
canyon—1818 E. Sunrise Blvd. Southwestern.
johnny v—625 E. Las Olas Blvd. American.
Billed as a Southwestern café, this twist on regional American cuisine offers great meat, poultry and fish dishes with distinctive mixes of lime, cactus and chili peppers in a subtle blend of spices. The adobe ambience is warm and welcoming, with a candlelit glow. • Dinner nightly. 954/765-1950. $$
Johnny Vinczencz made his mark at Boca’s Maxaluna and Max’s Grille and (the former) De La Tierra at Delray’s Sundy House. Now in his own restaurant on Las Olas Boulevard, Vinczencz has evolved. As for the impressive wine list, Johnny V has more than 600 selections. • Lunch and dinner daily. Outdoor dining. 954/761-7920. $$
casablanca café —3049 Alhambra St.
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A Lauderdale mainstay since 1974, Sea Watch still turns heads with its chilled Seafood Tower ($32) of king crab, lump crab meat, Gulf shrimp, cold water oysters and clams.
American, Mediterranean. The restaurant has an “Arabian Nights” feel, with strong Mediterranean influences. Try the peppercorndusted filet mignon with potato croquette, Gorgonzola sauce and roasted pepper and Granny Smith relish. • Lunch and dinner daily. 954/764-3500. $$
casa d’angelo —1201 N. Federal Highway. Italian. Many dishes are specials—gnocchi, risotto and scaloppine. The veal chop is grilled and blanketed in a thick layer of Gorgonzola. A delightful pasta entrée is the pappardelle con porcini: thick strips of fresh pasta coated in a light red sauce and bursting with slices of porcini mushrooms. • Dinner nightly. 954/5641234. $$ chima—2400 E. Las Olas Blvd. Steaks. The Latin American rodizio-churrascaria concept—all the meat you can eat, brought to your table—is done with high style, fine wines and excellent service. The sausages, filet mignon, pork ribs and lamb chops are very good. • Dinner daily. 954/712-0581. $$$ eduardo de san angel—2822 E. Commercial Blvd. Mexican. Try master chef Eduardo Pria’s pan-sautéed Florida blue crab and yellow corn cakes. As far as soups go, there’s the pasilla-chile-flavored chicken broth with fresh “epazote” (fried corn tortilla strips, sliced avocado, sour cream and homemade cheese). The pan-seared beef tenderloin filet mignon is sublime. • Dinner Mon.–Sat. 954/772-4731. $$$
emunah café—3558 N. Ocean Blvd. Kosher, organic. Don’t let the New Age “spirituality” throw you off. Focus on the fresh, organic ingredients that are incorporated into inventive sushi, soups and salads and (mostly) Asian-influenced entrées. • Lunch and dinner Sun.–Thurs. Sat. late evening hours. Closed Fri. 954/561-6411. $ il mulino —1800 E. Sunrise Blvd. Italian. This modest, unpretentious Italian restaurant doesn’t attempt to reinvent the culinary wheel. Instead, it dishes up big portions of simple, hearty, flavor-
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sea watch—6002 N. Ocean Blvd. Seafood. For a right-on-the-beach, welcome-to-Florida dining experience, there’s Sea Watch. Decked out in a pervasive nautical theme, this is definitely tourist country, but it’s pretty and on the beach. The perfect entrée for the indecisive: Sea Watch medley, with lobster tail, jumbo shrimp and scallops broiled in butter, garlic and white wine. • Lunch and dinner daily. 954/781-2200. $$ shula’s on the beach—Sheraton Yankee Trader, 321 N. Fort Lauderdale Beach Blvd. Steaks. This steak house on the beach provides what could be the best ocean view in two counties. Meat is the focus, with a compact menu of all your faves, as well as your new favorite steak, Mary Anne: two mouthwatering 5-ounce filets in a creamy cognac and shallot sauce. • Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. 954/355-4000. $$ sublime—1431 N. Federal Highway. Vegetarian. Not only does the menu offer an alternative to animal agriculture, the company’s profits support animal welfare. The haute vegetarian cuisine delivers with dishes like mushroom ravioli. • Dinner Tues.–Sun. 954/539-9000. $ sunfish grill—2775 E. Oakland Park Blvd. Seafood. Think inventive, sophisticated food, the kind that made the original Pompano Beach restaurant a major destination. Its take on tuna tartare is still the gold standard, and you can’t go wrong with entrées like onion-crusted salmon or the grilled Atlantic swordfish. • Dinner Tues.– Sat. 954/561-2004. $$
Buzz Bites iv Two New for wesT Palm: There’s never a dull moment in West Palm Beach, where restaurants keep opening (and sometimes closing) at a furious pace. Fanciers of fine French pastries will be happy to see Paneterie (205 N. Clematis St., 561/2232992), a cheery little bakerybistro from Thierry Beaud and Patrick Leze, who also own the well-regarded Pistache and PB Catch. Aside from an array of sweet treats from croissants and brioche rolls to cookies and macarons, there’s a selection of hot and cold sandwiches, as well as panini, plus a handful of composed salads, quiches and daily specials. Speaking of Pistache, its onetime chef Julian Gremaud had opened his own restaurant in a downtown West Palm space once home to Barrel & Grain and before that, Gratify. Avocado Grill (125 Datura St., 561/623-0822) offers a menu of small plates and sushi, with many ingredients sourced from local purveyors. Not surprisingly, avocados are plentiful, as are bites from the raw bar and inventive sushi rolls. The avocado theme carries over into the decor, which features lots of avocado green, a bar faced with hand-made tile, bistro-esque furnishings and extensive use of recycled materials.
timpano italian chophouse—450 E. Las Olas Blvd., #110. Italian. Sink yourself into oversized booths with elegant white tablecloths and prepare to dive into excellent signature bone-in steaks. The menu includes chops and a diverse array of fresh fish and pasta dishes. • Lunch Mon.–Fri. Dinner daily. 954/462-9119. $$
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dining guide New American. Chef-owner Michael Wagner reinvigorates quintessentially American dishes with exacting technique and inventive flavor combos. Short ribs braised in CocaCola come with indecently rich, tarragonlaced creamed corn. • Dinner Tues.–Sun. 954/927-9851. $$
taverna opa—410 N. Ocean Drive. Greek. Bring all your friends here and order a million mezes (Greek appetizers). Try the keftedes, Greek meatballs, and the lamb chops or snapper, which is filleted at the table. Don’t be surprised when your waiter pulls you up on the table to dance. • Dinner nightly. 954/9294010. (Also: 270 E. Atlantic Ave., Delray Beach, 561/303-3602). $$
LAUDERDALE-BY-THE-SEA blue moon fish company—4405 W. Tradewinds Ave. Seafood. This is one of the best spots in Broward County for waterside dining. Choose from a raw bar and fish nearly every which way, as well as daily, seasonal fish specials. • Lunch and dinner daily. Brunch Sun. 954/267-9888. $$$
LIGHTHOUSE POINT le bistro —4626 N. Federal Highway. Modern French. The menu modern and healthy— 98-percent glutin-free, according to chef/ owner Andy Trousdale. Check out the prix-fixe menu, which includes pan-roasted duck to beef Wellington. • Dinner Tues.–Sun. 954/9469240. $$$
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seafood world—4602 N. Federal Highway. Seafood. This seafood market and restaurant, more suited to a pier, offers some of the freshest seafood in the county. Its unpretentious atmosphere is the perfect setting for the superb king crab, Maine lobster, Florida lobster tails and much more. Tangy Key lime pie is a classic finish. • Lunch and dinner Tues.–Sun. 954/942-0740. $$$
POMPANO BEAcH calypso restaurant —460 S. Cypress Road. caribbean. This bright little dining room and bar (beer and wine only) has a Caribbean menu that is flavorful, imaginative—and much more. Calypso offers a spin on island food that includes sumptuous conch dishes, Stamp & Go Jamaican fish cakes and tasty rotis stuffed with curried chicken, lamb or seafood. • Lunch and dinner Mon.– Fri. 954/942-1633. $ darrel & oliver’s café maxx—2601 E. Atlantic Blvd. American. The longstanding institution from chef Oliver Saucy is as good now as when it opened in the mid-1980s. The peppered sea scallops appetizer is a must, as is Café Maxx’s cheese plate. Main courses offer complex flavor profiles, such as the sweetonion-crusted yellowtail snapper on Madeira sauce over mashed potatoes. Parts of the menu change daily. • Dinner nightly. 954/7820606. $$$
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WESTON cheese course—1679 Market St. Bistro. Locals love the made-to-order bistro sandwiches on fresh baguettes, daily quiche selections and cheese plates. Favorites include the applewoodsmoked bacon with goat cheese brie sandwich. • Lunch and dinner daily. 954/384-8183. (Other location: Mizner Park, 305 Plaza Real, #1305, Boca Raton, 561/395-4354.) $
MIAMI-DADE county AvENTURA bourbon steak—19999 W. Country Club Drive. Steaks. Michael Mina’s elegant steak house in tony Turnberry Isle features impeccable service, an encyclopedic wine list and a roster of USDA Prime Angus, Wagyu and Kobe steaks. Try the feather-light beignets accompanied by cookbook-perfect crème brûlée and chocolate pot du crème. • Dinner Mon.–Sun. 786/279-6600. $$$$
BAL HARBOUR the palm — 9650 E. Bay Harbor Drive. Steaks. The portions are giant, but you’ll surely clear your plate of 3- to 7-pound jumbo Nova Scotia lobster or a tender filet mignon. S&S cheesecake shipped from the Bronx is pure heaven. • Dinner nightly. 305/868-7256. $$$
cOcONUT GROvE bizcaya grill—Ritz-Carlton, 3300 S.W. 27th Ave. European-American. The versatile menu features “simply grilled” items. The boldly flavored menu also offers “house specialties,” contemporary takes on bistro fare. • Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. 305/644-4670. $$
cORAL GABLES caffe abbracci—318 Aragon Ave. Italian. The dining room is handsome and understated, a fitting ambience for Miami’s movers and shakers. That’s just part of the draw of Abbracci, though the regional Italian fare has achieved its own status as some of the best in the Gables. You can’t go wrong with the porcini risotto or the pounded veal chop “tricolore.” • Lunch Mon.–Sat. Dinner nightly. 305/4410700. $$ la palme d’or—The Biltmore, 1200 Anastasia Ave. French. Chef Philippe Ruiz emphasizes modern French fare from the southern regions of France, doing so with classic technique and light-handed manner. The portions are relatively small, encouraging five courses, and guests may design their own custom tastings, with a wide variation in price. • Dinner Tues.– Sat. 305/445-1926, ext. 2400. $$$$
ortanique on the mile—278 Miracle Mile. caribbean. Menu highlights include tropical mango salad, spicy fried calamari salad, Caribbean ahi tuna with wasabi potatoes and jerk-spiced Cornish game hen. • Lunch Mon.– Fri. Dinner nightly. 305/446-7710. $$$
pascal’s on ponce—2611 Ponce de Leon Blvd. French. When Pascal Oudin ran the kitchen at the Grand Bay Grand Café, his tropical take on French cuisine earned him national acclaim. Now, he offers a more streamlined, but still contemporary, French menu. We definitely suggest the sea scallops, which are topped with short ribs and served with truffle sauce. • Lunch Mon.–Fri. Dinner Mon.–Sat. 305/444-2024. $$$$
MIAMI azul—500 Brickell Key Drive. Contemporary American. The kitcheon tricks out its luxurious Asian-European-Contemporary American menu with flashes of “molecular gastronomy.” Look for dishes like brioche-crusted yellowtail snapper with cuttlefish, chorizo brandade and squid ink “charcoal.” While looking out over the stunning expanse of Biscayne Bay from the chic, elegant dining room, look over the equally stunning wine list, which reads like an encyclopedia of the world’s great vintners. • Dinner Mon.–Sat. 305/913-8288. $$$$
michael’s genuine food & drink—130 N.E. 40th St. American. At James Beard award-winning chef Michael Schwartz’s unpretentious restaurant, you’ll get plenty of genuine satisfaction from genuinely delicious food, exactingly prepared and simply presented. Wood-roasted double yolk farm egg and crispy pork belly are divine. Surprisingly, all the desserts from rock star pastry chef Hedy Goldsmith aren’t rock-star quality, but dining here is such a genuine pleasure it almost doesn’t matter. • Lunch Mon.–Sat. Dinner nightly. Brunch Sun. 305/573-5550. $$
michy’s —6927 Biscayne Blvd. contemporary American. There’s a lot to like about Michy’s. Dishes like creamy truffled polenta with poached egg and bacon are lovely. The wine list is exciting and exceptionally well-chosen, and service is on a level rarely seen in South Florida restaurants. • Dinner Tues.–Sat. 305/759-2001. $$$
romeo’s café—2257 S.W. Coral Way. Northern Italian. There is no menu per se. After ascertaining your food allergies and preferences, Romeo will dazzle you with six courses. We loved the lightly breaded sea bass with lima beans, the risotto with scallops and cilantro, and the penne with capers and porcini mushrooms. Excellent service and a good wine list. • Lunch Tues.–Fri. Dinner Tues.–Sun. Prix fixe six-course menus. 305/859-2228. $$$$ versailles —3555 S.W. Eighth St. cuban. Versailles has been one of Calle Ocho’s most popular restaurants since 1971. This is goodto-the-last-black-bean Cuban with a menu the size of the Old Testament. It’s also one of the better people-watching spots in town. • Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. 305/444-0240. $ january 2015
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dining guide joe’s stone crab —11 Washington Ave.
MiaMi beach barton g. the restaurant—1427 West Ave. contemporary american. Barton G., an event impresario with a flair for serious theatrics, has fashioned his unique restaurant with fun and interesting fare. Choices include popcorn shrimp—served with real popcorn in a movie-theater container. Desserts look like props from “Pee Wee’s Playhouse.”• Dinner nightly. 305/672-8881. $$$ casa tua—1700 James Ave. Northern italian. This 1925 Mediterranean Revival property with an oft-changing menu showcases simple, sophisticated ingredients that typify the best of Italian cooking. • Dinner Mon.–Sat. Outdoor dining. 305/673-1010. $$$$
escopazzo —1311 Washington Ave. italian. Escopazzo is consistently cited as the best Italian restaurant on South Beach—but patrons also dig the health-conscious vibe; the restaurant bills itself as organic, with a raw foods component on the menu. Pasta is the star here, hand-rolled and tossed with far more alluring partners than meatballs or clams—as in pumpkin ravioli with white-truffle cream sauce and pappardelle with buffalo-meat ragoût. • Dinner nightly. 305/674-9450. $$
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or superb salt-baked branzino, dishes deliver the kind of soulful satisfaction all the “fusion cuisine” in the world can’t match. • Lunch Mon.–Fri. Dinner nightly. 305/531-2228. $$$
smith & wollensky—1 Washington Ave. Steaks. Mammoth cruise ships pass by large picture windows, while a stream of waiters carry thick, juicy, dry-aged steak— filet mignon, prime rib, N.Y. sirloin and rib-eye. Creamed spinach and onion rings are textbook sides. • Lunch and dinner daily. 305/673-2800. $$$$
sushisamba dromo —600 Lincoln Road. eclectic. Blend the influence of Japanese immigrants on Peruvian and Brazilian cuisines, add a dollop of Caribbean and a dash of South Florida, and you’ve got exciting and satisfying food. Sushi doesn’t get any more glamorous than when combining ahi with shiso leaf and a slab of foie gras. • Lunch and dinner daily. Brunch Sat.–Sun. 305/673-5337. $$$
sardinia—1801 Purdy Ave. italian. The food is exactingly prepared, extraordinarily fresh and always delicious. Whether a selection of high-quality salumi, tube-like macaronis with veal meatballs in a lusty tomato sauce,
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The Bell Estate | 3862 Princeton Estate | $35,000,000 | This palatial home is all about living and entertaining on a very grand scale. The 27,000 sf estate features 8 bedrooms, 16 bathrooms, the Star Trek theatre, “Call of Duty” room, a ballroom, a basketball court and a resort-style outdoor entertainment area. Featured on CNBC, CBS News and many others. Must see to believe! Web# RX-10040636.
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Highland Beach | $7,900,000 | Brand new sensational duplex penthouse condominium unit with over 6,300 sf of living space together with over 5,000 sf private rooftop terrace located on one of South Florida’s finest beaches. 5 ensuite bedrooms, 2 powders rooms, media room, office, 1,000 bottle temperature controlled wine room, oceanfront billiard area with exquisite onyx wet bar. Gourmet chef’s kitchen with SubZero and Wolfe appliances. Private rooftop terrace with splash pool, gated entry, private elevator and four garage spaces. Maintenance fee: $5200/mo. Exclusive listing.
Trieste at Boca Raton | $799,000 and $995,000 | Desirable East Boca Raton gated community. Two tri-level townhouse units feature private elevator, fenced private backyard and two car garage. Ranging in size from 3,787 to 4,011 SF, marble flooring, expansive great room and impact glass throughout. Natural gas appliances. Maintenance fee is $525/month. Web# RX-10080419 and RX-10088405
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THE SANCTUARY OF BOCA RATON 700 Osprey Point Circle | Boca Raton | $15,500,000 Opulence abounds from the first glimpse of this architectural masterpiece. Quietly situated on the largest canal in The Sanctuary, complete with 258± ft of deep water dockage. Web# RX-10077553. Tracy Roddy 954.383.7555
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WhERE: Boca Raton ABOuT ThE EvENT: Boca West Country Club rolled out the red carpet for attendees of the 41st annual Women of Distinction breakfast. Hosted by Soroptimist International of Boca Raton/Deerfield Beach, the event honored 32 nominees for their accomplishments and dedication to volunteering. More than 250 guests enjoyed a breakfast buffet and ceremony, where each nominee received a bouquet of roses and congratulatory plaque. [ 1 ] Helen Babione, Jan Dymtrow and Jan Savarick
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out&about IMPACT 100 GRANT TRAINING
Where: Boca Raton About the event: More than 80 nonprofits joined representatives of Palm Beach County’s Impact 100 for training that, ultimately, could benefit those organizations. During the event, which was hosted at the Vegso Center, charities learned how they could qualify for one of the grants awarded during the annual Impact 100 ceremony; this year’s event will be held at Lynn University on April 16. Last year, three $100,000 grants were given to local charities.
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Where: West Palm Beach About the event: United Way of Palm Beach kicked off its annual fundraising campaign with Breakfast of Champions, a signature event attended by 350 of the organization’s supporters. Guests enjoyed breakfast at the Kravis Center, as well as a “Family Feud”-themed trivia game. True to the charity’s values, the event wrapped up with a foodpacking project, where 120 volunteers prepared healthy, bagged meals for 10,000 local families in need.
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January 17, 2015 Christine e. Lynn, honorary Chair Celebrating the “Year of the Woman” at Boca Raton Regional Hospital and the new Christine E. Lynn Women’s Health & Wellness Institute opening Summer 2015 Recognizing outstanding physicians who exemplify the very best in women’s healthcare: Karrie L. Bataskov, MD • Joseph A. Colletta, MD • Louise Morrell, MD • Jane E. Rudolph, MD Kathy Schilling, MD • Jane D. Skelton, MD • Geoffrey J. Zann, MD
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AKOYA PREVIEW
Where: Boca Raton About the event: Local brokers took an inside look at Akoya, a luxury condominium project set inside Boca West Country Club. Guests viewed renderings, floor plans and samples of kitchen units at the Akoya sales center, then enjoyed a reception at the Boca West spa, where they were treated to hors d’oeuvres, desserts and drinks.
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AN OFFICIAL PGA CHAMPIONS TOUR EVENT
I T A L L S TA R T S I N B O C A THE OLD COURSE AT BROKEN SOUND | FEBRUARY 2-8, 2015 | BOCA RATON, FLORIDA
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CARS & COFFEE
Where: Boca Raton About the event: Lamborghini Palm Beach partnered with Madison’s New York Grill & Bar for a special edition of the dealership’s monthly Cars & Coffee event. More than 20 exotic and supercar owners enjoyed complimentary Presecco and lunch during this social event.
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January 24th, 2015 - 6:00-11:00 PM Red Reef Park, Boca Raton Join us in honoring those that are “Helping the Leaders of Tomorrow Today.”
Community Service Award
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Where: Palm Beach Gardens About the event: The Gardens Mall celebrated its inaugural Craving Fashion, a foodie and fashion event featuring more than 25 local restaurants. Guests enjoyed informal modeling and music by DJ Risi. The event benefited the Palm Beach Gardens Police Foundation.
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you can look that fear in the eye and say, “Screw you, you bastard.”
How did your body of work culminate in tHis Huge book about acHieving financial freedom? wHy did you want to write about tHat? I wrote this book because I hit a point in 2008. I saw all of my childhood pain in everyone around me, from my barber to billionaire clients. Nobody was unaffected by it. Two years later everyone was talking about how everything was going to change, but still, nothing changed. I watched this documentary called “Inside Job” narrated by Matt Damon—a play-by-play about how the world economic system was almost destroyed by a small group of people. The punishment was we put them in charge of the recovery and gave them all our money that they lost. At the end of that film, you are either really
depressed or really angry ... I thought there’s got to be a solution. You know what? I have access to the most powerful financial people on earth. … I started the journey then. … I wanted to write the definitive book on this, one that would level the playing field, that would put you back in control, that would give you basic financial stability so you would not have to worry if you take these seven steps—you can take it one step at a time, get momentum and absolutely get there.
wHat matters most to you tHese days? Making a difference. My wife. We’ve been together 15 years—she is the greatest thing in my life. My family [Robbins has four children]. Feeding people, helping people in prison, doing the projects I do [through the Anthony Robbins Foundation and his other companies]. Getting fresh water to kids in India. This year my biggest goal is to feed 55 million people—and I am
working toward 100 million, partnering with Feeding America. When you are grateful, there is no fear—you cannot be fearful and grateful simultaneously. When you are grateful, there is no anger. I train my nervous system to make that emotional muscle—gratitude—be the basis of my life in appreciation. January 2015 issue. Vol. 35, No. 1. The following are trademarks in the state of Florida of JES Publishing Corp., and any use of these trademarks without the express written consent of JES Publishing Corp. is strictly prohibited: Savor the Avenue; Tastemakers of Delray; Tastemakers at Mizner; Florida Style and Design; Delray Beach magazine; Boca Raton, South Florida At Its Best; bocamag.com; Florida Table; Boca Raton magazine. Boca (ISSN0740-2856) is published eight times a year (September/October, November, December, January, February, March/ April, May/June and July/August) by JES Publishing Corp. Editorial, advertising and administrative offices: 5455 N. Federal Highway, Suite M, Boca Raton, FL, 33487. Telephone: 561/997-8683. Please address all editorial and advertising correspondence to the above address. Periodicals postage paid at Boca Raton, Fla., and additional mailing offices. Subscriptions: $14.95/8 issues, $19.95/14 issues. Single copy $5.95. No whole or part of the content may be reproduced in any manner without prior written permission of Boca magazine, excepting individually copyrighted articles and photographs. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Boca magazine, P.O. Box 820, Boca Raton, FL 33429-9943.
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The Other Reading List
SometimeS a few non-literary textS get to the real florida Story.
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read Scott Eyman’s list of must-read books about Florida in this issue (page 136), and I agree with most of them, but there are a few he left out that I have to mention. Like Michael Grunwald’s The Swamp, maybe the best history of Florida I’ve ever read, filtered through the changing fortunes of the Everglades. Or Joan Didion’s Miami. Or The Everglades: River of Grass by Marjory Stoneman Douglas (tough to read, but you have to give it a shot, out of deference alone.) And then there are all the other books I have read over the years about Florida, the small non-literary texts I’ve collected, mostly first-person narratives by people who couldn’t write their way out of a gator hole. And I think that’s what I like about them. Like Totch, by Totch Brown. He’s gone now, but Totch was a largerthan-life moonshining, alligator-poaching, marijuana-importing Everglades native who lived in Chokoloskee when I met him. I’d read his book about growing up in the swamp and his subsequent adventures, and I couldn’t put it down. Totch had never read a book in his life, but that didn’t stop him from writing one, and it was a doozy. He wasn’t writing about Florida; he was Florida. He wrote the way he talked, plain and simple but intent on telling a good story, the way people used to tell stories to each other. He was to the point, like when he recalled the Everglades back in the day, when outlaws would “shoot a man down just as quick as they’d knock down an egret, especially if he came between them and the plume birds.” He was risky and raw and cagey but he loved his home, that neck of the woods that time forgot—the Ten Thousand Islands. On the day I spent with him, we went out on his boat and he showed me ancient Indian shell mounds, and the Old Ed Watson homestead (on whose story Shadow Country is based, included on Eyman’s list). We saw places he had outrun park rangers and hidden moonshine stills. He even sang a song he’d made up as we drifted down Lostman’s River.
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I’ve read The Gladesmen, Everglades Lawmen, The Story of the Chokoloskee Bay Country. I even bought a cookbook once, a pamphlet really, called Prop Roots, published by Everglades City High School so I could learn to make sea grape jelly. Most of the books I love about Florida are about how it was, either oral histories like Totch’s or recollections from people who lived here when it was still wild and scary and rich with wildlife and mystery, when the Everglades harbored pirates like Jose Gasparilla, lost Indian villages, or Mr. Seeley, a hermit who lived on Dismal Key in the 1960s. These are the Florida stories that illuminate the state’s eternal weirdness and haunting beauty, its history as the oddball cousin to the upper 48. Scott Eyman’s reading list is a beautiful start to understanding Florida. Add in the more rustic books written by the backwoods people who lived it, and you’ll be hopelessly in love. Totch was. Here is the song he sang to me on the river that long-ago day: When I came down to Lostman’s River And I looked across the Everglades I knew right then that Mother Nature Had made a place for me to stay If you’re coming down to Lostman’s River Lostman’s River And you don’t know how to find This place Let the trade winds ride as you come by Drift right in on the rising tide I’ll be standing by on the riverside.
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The Resolution Set goalS—and get your life in gear.
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very New Year’s Eve, as the clock strikes midnight, I plant a big one on my wife and then make ridiculous promises to myself: Never take another drink, skip all desserts, lose every one of those excess pounds. These annual promises are called resolutions and are rituals of self-improvement designed to make our lives better. They are also an exercise in futility for the most part. For example, my wish list of resolutions is usually longer than my arm. Where do you start with so many faults? Picking just one item from this shopping cart of personal foibles and carrying through on my promise to change it is a monumental challenge for me. I have always failed miserably. In fact, there have been only two times in my life when I have made a personal vow for self-improvement and achieved it. The first was in Detroit in 1971. At that time, I smoked three to four packs of Pall Malls every day. When I ran out, I prowled the streets outside our apartment at night looking for butts. I was hooked—big time—and I hated my lack of resolve in confronting this addiction. My wife, Margaret Mary, who rarely complains about anything, finally laid down a rare edict shortly after our first child was born. Tired and bored with my 10-year-old smoking binge, she said, “There will be no more smoking in this house.” No more, no mas, nada. To rub salt in my wounds, she ceremoniously washed the living room sheer drapes and then showed me
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the sludgy brown water created by years of smoke. “Our child will not have this in his lungs,” she said. From that day on, I have never had another cigarette touch my lips. Never. Not in 40-plus years. The second time was in the mid-1990s when I made a resolution not to drink liquor for a year. And I did it. I felt really good physically and was proud that I abstained from something I had really enjoyed. After a year, however, even Margaret Mary begged me to finally have a drink as she noted that I had become “a really boring person.” I now know that successful goal-setting is achievable. In fact, the basis of a rewarding career and personal life is choosing and achieving the right goals. By now you have made those New Year’s resolutions, knowing full well that life’s rewards and successes don’t just happen. To obtain true success, we must identify the prize—and then work to reach it. This new year, don’t get discouraged if you’ve already blown your resolve; try again. Renew your commitment to goals that will make you a happier person, both physically and mentally. Taking this seriously will help you evaluate where you are in your life, where you think you want to be and the goals you should set to get there. Onward and upward! Happy New Year!
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