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VOL. 36, ISSUE 8
Features
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The Boca Interview
Pop legend and Miami Beach resident Phil Collins may be enjoying a late-career renaissance, but home, not the road, is where his heart is. by SEAN PICCOLI
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Chefs Stock Your Pantry
Three culinary maestros dish on the must-have ingredients for any home kitchen—plus a few things you don’t need.
by LIBBY VOLGYES
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Women in Black
Seasonal fashion begins with a visit to the dark side. photography by ERNESTO SEMPOLL
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Second Time Around
Move over, Goodwill: Boca’s upscale consignment shops offer luxury brands at a fraction of their original price. by NILA DO SIMON
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Spanish Time Warp Cushnie et Ochs dress, $1,195 and Prada shoes, $750, both from Saks Fifth Avenue; Gucci necklace, $4,350 and bracelet, $8,100, and Roberto Coin earrings, $600, all from Altier Jewelers
On your next trip to Spain, skip the touristy metropolises for a sojourn in historic, picturesque Aragon.
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Departments ON THE COVER PHOTOGRAPHER: Ernesto Sempoll STYLIST: David Fittin/ Artist Management HAIR & MAKEUP: Daphney Antoine MODEL: Aliett Buttelman/Wilhelmina Miami STYLIST ASSISTANT: Keith Schaedel FASHION: Alexander McQueen dress, $1,895 and Prada shoes, $750, all from Saks Fifth Avenue; Gumuchian necklace, $2,800 and Roberto Coin earrings, $600, both from Altier Jewelers JEWELRY PROVIDED BY: Altier Jewelers, 701 S. Federal Highway, Boca Raton, 561/3953462 SHOT ON LOCATION AT: Boca Photo Studio/Jeff Remas Photography, jeffremas.com
34 Editor’s Letter Like the city itself, Boca Raton magazine is changing with the times. by MARIE SPEED
37 The Local
Our brand-new section offers short takes on the best way to experience South Florida in November. We talk turkey with a top toque, spotlight the best A&E events of the month and uncover bartender secrets, along with: 48: Dress Code: In this debut department, we showcase what to wear, carry and spray this holiday season. 64: City Watch: For some local residents, Boca’s influx of student housing does not make for home sweet home. 66: Tribute: Countess de Hoernle set the standard for giving in Boca. Contributors: ALLISON LEWIS, RANDY SCHULTZ, JOHN SHUFF, MARIE SPEED AND JOHN THOMASON
69 Biz
In the debut of our Biz department, the developer who gave us Mizner Park shares insights into his latest potential game-changer. We also chat with Palm Beach County’s No. 1 salesman and a local entrepreneur whose business model is up in the air.
79 Feel Good
We break down why our pets really are our best friends, learn self-defense tactics from a former SWAT Teamer and catch up with a philanthropist dedicated to living mindfully. by LISETTE HILTON
137 Backstage Pass
Our season preview highlights 30 cultural events through next May, from jazz legends to pinball wizards to an astrophysicist’s take on sci-fi movies. We also discuss the charmed but intense life of a classical dancer with Miami City Ballet’s pint-sized ballerina.
191 The Scene
You might just see some familiar faces in our snapshots from talked-about social events in and around Boca Raton. by ALLISON LEWIS
207 Speed Bumps
Boca’s fashionistas are ready to take on the season. by MARIE SPEED
208 My Turn
In this month of thanks, the author reflects on the teachers and mentors who’ve had the greatest impact on his life. by JOHN SHUFF
by JOHN THOMASON
146 Social Calendar
Your guide to this season’s parties and fundraisers. by STAFF
155 Dining Guide
Don’t leave home without it! Our comprehensive guide to the best restaurants in South Florida includes new reviews of Chanson in Deerfield Beach and Josie’s in Boynton Beach. Plus, our longtime food editor finishes his last supper for Boca Raton. reviews by BILL CITARA
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22 Web Extras Check out these bonus items unique to bocamag.com, stories in our November issue of Boca Raton or events in our area this season:
TURKEY TALK: In our inaugural “Local” department, Associate Editor Allison Lewis chats it up with Boca Raton Resort & Club Executive Chef Andy Roenbeck about Thanksgiving dinner tips (page 46). For the perfect combination of sides and wines, head to bocamag.com and click “Web Extras/In the Mag”tab.
DISCOVER THE PALM BEACHES: In our new business section (page 69), Jorge Pesquera, president and CEO of Discover the Palm Beaches, chronicles why Palm Beach County is such a great place to vacation and live. Visit bocamag.com Phil Collins performing at the Fillmore Miami Beach
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FEEL GOOD: Local self-defense instructor and former West Palm Beach SWAT team member John Riddle shares tips from his “Escape to Gain Safety”program on page 84. We wanted firsthand experience, so we asked Riddle to demonstrate a few moves on Web Editor Jason Clary. While it won’t be hard to predict who won, you can see the clip on bocamag.com.
Don’t miss Boca on everything from FACEBOOK (facebook.com/bocamag) to INSTAGRAM (instagram.com/bocamag) and TWITTER (@bocamag) for community news, retail trends, foodie updates— and much more.
BACKSTAGE PASS: We asked Nathalia Arja, a ballerina from Miami, what it takes to be successful. To read about Arja’s journey, visit page 138. To see Arja teach ballet to NFL tight end Rob Gronkowski, visit bocamag.com. FRONT ROW SEAT: We celebrated the last days of summer and the beginning of fall with concerts from Blink-182, Seal and Drake. November is filled with concert action, with shows from Fitz and the Tantrums, Gavin DeGraw, Carrie Underwood and more. Catch the view from the front row with photographer Ron Elkman, who delivers up-close shots of the biggest shows. Click on the“Concert Photos” link under the A&E tab for day-after images. THE BOCA INTERVIEW:
Boca Raton’s social media platforms are the place to be when it comes to special giveaways this season. Check our Facebook, Twitter and Instagram pages for alerts and instructions— and you may be one of our lucky winners.
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Thanks to a new biography and the occasional performance, pop legend Phil Collins is burnishing his legacy from his home base of Miami Beach. Read our interview on page 96 and head to bocamag.com to see some clips of Collins in action.
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Moving on up Boca magazine—like its hometown— continues to evolve and come into its own. By MARIE SPEED
o one is sure when summer drifts into fall here, but this month marks the undeniable launch of Boca’s busy winter season—and the debut of a new look for this magazine. Reinventing ourselves is nothing new; we’ve been doing it every few years since John and Margaret Shuff started Boca Raton in 1981. That’s how good magazines get better—by transforming themselves over time. The same can be said for Boca Raton, which has evolved rapidly during the same time period. In fact, I like to think Boca magazine and its hometown have grown up together, year by year, over the last four decades. That’s why it was gratifying to catch up with Tom Crocker (page 69), who introduced the mixed-use concept to this city with Crocker Center 30 years ago and went out on a limb to develop Mizner Park a few years later—today the de facto town center of Boca Raton. And now he’s doing it again with an area he’s calling Midtown, on and around what we know as Boca Center. These are big dreams, big plans, big changes. It is vision like this that keeps redefining Boca Raton and helps it stay relevant and fresh and compelling. And that’s the goal of our magazine as we redesign pages, change up typefaces and blow up pictures—inviting our readers to come along with us as we transform our own ideas of what a magazine should give you. We know that embracing change is just part of the Boca experience, given we live in a place that is still young, still learning who it is and where it’s going. I remember the controversy surrounding Mizner Park and the buzz a few years later about the sweeping renovations at the resort. I loved it when vintage train cars became a depot and when Nordstrom and Neiman’s came to Town Center. I remember the first movie with a chilled Chardonnay I saw at the Premier Club (“The Perfect Storm”) and when that monster flag was rolled out at FAU’s new stadium. There have been all kinds of firsts and setbacks and debates and confusion ever since I’ve lived here, but everything always seems to settle down and move forward—and get even better. That’s what we try to do. We try to keep changing to reflect the special dynamic that is Boca Raton. And we think the best is yet to come.
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Season’s Greetings Black ties and high heels are telltale signs that the social season has started in Boca. These numbers tell only part of that story.
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Mizner Park’s “iTree” near Lord & Taylor, which goes on display beginning Nov. 23, contains this many lifelike PVC branches—along with 25,000 clear and multicolored LED lights.
785,000 people are fed each year through Feeding South Florida and its partners, including soup kitchens, food pantries, shelters and after school care. The organization offers programs for nutrition education, disaster relief and emergency services. ••••
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30 million Approximately this many copies of The Diary of Anne Frank have been sold since its 1944 publication. A new theatrical production of the diary, which promises a fresh take on Frank’s story, runs Nov. 11-20 at FAU’s Studio One Theatre.
More than 1,100 people attended last year's Veteran's Day concert in Mizner Park, which returns Nov. 11.
1GALLON Recreational fishermen can harvest up to this many stone crab claws per day. The season runs from October 15 to May 15. Only five traps per person per day are allowed, and individuals must carry a saltwater fishing license.
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1. Cummerbund pleats should face up— to catch the crumbs. 2. Never wear silver stud/link sets with a gold watch. 3. Your tie/cummerbund should match the facing on the coat: satin to satin or faille to faille. 4. Evening shoes should be plain-toed shoes in black patent or black suede. 5. For a timeless look, select point (not wing) or shawl collar, a peaked lapel and a one-button tux. 6. Try Google and a vodka to learn how to tie your tie. —John Maus, Owner and haberdasher of note, Maus & Hoffman
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Q: What drives you crazy about the Season? “WORKING MORE HOURS TRYING TO KEEP UP WITH THE INFLUX OF SNOWBIRDS AND PREPARING FOR LOCAL FOOD FESTIVALS AND EVENTS.” —CHUCK GITTLEMAN, CHEF, MAX’S GRILLE IN MIZNER PARK
“I actually so look forward to the social season in Boca every year. I love all the black-tie and charitable events, the community spirit and camaraderie, the outdoor sports and lifestyle, and of course the fabulous weather. … If there is one thing that drives me a little crazy during season, it would be the traffic on Glades Road. But that is a small inconvenience compared to the wonderful benefits of living in Boca.” —INGRID A. FULMER, SENIOR LEASING ADVISOR, OFFICE LEASING, COLDWELL BANKER COMMERCIAL NRT
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“I love ‘season!’ It is such a festive time of year—gorgeous weather, socializing, and the frenzy is infectious. However, the craziest part is when there are so many events on the same night. It is not uncommon to wear an evening gown to a cocktail party and continue on to a black-tie gala. And with polo happening on Sundays, there is not a lot of downtime for me until May.”
—CHRISTINE DIROCCO, PRINCIPLE AND FOUNDER, CHRISTINE DIROCCO COMMUNIQUE
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Things we love about November (on top of Thanksgiving) 1. Election Day. And, better yet, the day after. No. More. Political. Ads.
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2. The prospect of wearing a sweater. 3. The arrival of winter beers at our local breweries and/or digging out the Scotch for a change. 4. Opening the windows when the temperature drops to 70 degrees.
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5. Socks. 6. The fact that hurricane season is officially over. 7. Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade. 8. Chris Evert/Raymond James Pro-Celebrity Tennis Classic at the Delray Beach Tennis Center. 9. Counting alligators on the canal banks as you cross Alligator Alley. 10. The holiday tree lightings at Mizner Park and Old School Square in Delray.
Finally, movies for grown-ups! November is the time of year when serious Oscar contenders finally begin to push superhero sequels out of cinemas. Look out for these three Academy Award hopefuls this month. “Loving.” The title of this historical drama has two meanings. It dramatizes the courtship and marriage of Richard Loving (Joel Edgerton), a white man, and Mildred Jeter (Ruth Negga), a black woman, who were arrested in Virginia in 1958 for violating anti-miscegenation laws. Jeff Nichols, of “Mud” fame, directs. “Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk.” Scheduled to open on Veterans’ Day in IMAX 3D, Ang Lee’s $48 million spectacular is about a 19-year-old Iraq War veteran whose hometown victory tour contrasts with the harrowing realities of war, which unfolds in flashback. The star-studded cast includes Kristen Stewart, Vin Diesel and Steve Martin. “Manchester by the Sea.” Expect this spartan, humanist, bone-scraping drama from writer-director Kenneth Lonergan to resonate with audiences that value character over plot. Casey Affleck plays a man who returns to his hometown after the sudden death of his older brother, assuming guardianship of his nephew while re-establishing contact with his separated wife, played by Michelle Williams.
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46 million The estimated number of turkeys eaten in the United States on Thanksgiving 2012.
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FLIFF WHEN: Nov. 4-20 WHERE: Savor Cinema, 503 S.E. Sixth St., and other Broward County locations ABOUT: The Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival will once again present more than 150 features, documentaries and shorts. COST: Varies per event CONTACT: 954/525-3456, fliff.com
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“Carmen” 1300 Biscayne Blvd., Miami ABOUT: It’s hard to imagine the outcry that met Georges Bizet’s “Carmen”in 1875. Its coterie of gypsies, peasants, smugglers and lower-class factory workers contrasted with the aristocratic milieus of most western operas. But “Carmen”was dirty, sexy and liberated, with a female title character that scandalized the populace by unapologetically choosing between two men: a naïve soldier and a glamorous toreador. Bizet died within months of its premiere and never witnessed its canonization. These days, according to Florida Grand Opera, no opera is more requested or anticipated. COST: $16-$144 CONTACT: 305/949-6722, fgo.org
WHEN: Nov. 12 WHERE: Bayfront Park Amphitheater, 301 Biscayne Blvd., Miami ABOUT: Combine SunFest with the South Beach Wine & Food Festival, and you have some idea of what to expect from this celebration of nutritious cuisine and alternative music. It features games, activities and exhibits; live demonstrations from such top local toques as Michael Schwarz, Richard Blais and Michelle Bernstein; and sets from alt-rockers Capital Cities, St. Lucia and more. COST: Free CONTACT: chipotlecultivate.com
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“The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time” WHEN: Nov. 15-20 WHERE: Kravis Center, 701 Okeechobee Blvd.,
West Palm Beach ABOUT: This Tony-winning adaptation of Mark Haddon’s acclaimed novel is the only nonmusical in the Kravis’ 2016-17 Broadway season, but with the amount of razzle-dazzle onstage, it’s hard to tell the difference. Electrifying special effects and an immersive scenic design place viewers inside the quantum brain of a 15-year-old mathematical genius who resides on the autism spectrum. When he’s accused of killing his neighbor’s dog, he sets out to discover the real culprit, despite opposition from neighbors and his vindictive father. Elaborate video projections and choreography coalesce in a shocking climax. COST: $27-$65 CONTACT: 561/832-7469, kravis.org
Elle King WHEN: Nov. 11 WHERE: Revolution Live, 100 Nugent Ave., Fort
Lauderdale ABOUT: The daughter of comedian Rob Schneider, Elle King has come a long way since appearing in her father’s 1999 comedy “Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo.”With her raspy voice and soaring notes, the 26-year-old singer-songwriter is still reaping the benefits of her stratospheric debut album “Love Stuff,”whose lead single “Exes and Ohs”—a witty, hook-laden and sexually suggestive catalog of the men she’s loved and left—catapulted to No. 1 on the Hot Rock charts. See the tattooed megastar effortlessly weave country, rock and blues in this intimate venue. COST: $28.50 advance, $30 at door CONTACT: jointherevolution.net
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accessible, homespun and modern at the same time. The interior was equally delicious—wide open and light, easy to navigate—with interactive rooms and vast spaces, more-intimate galleries known as “project galleries”and a fine restaurant to boot. A rolling bar emerges on the terrace around noon, and all afternoon people begin drifting into the Adirondack chairs dotting the terrace. I am clearly in love with this building (designed by Swiss architectural firm Herzog & de Meuron), but the museum is very fine as well, housing a collection of modern and contemporary artworks from the Americas and the Caribbean in addition to special exhibitions. The Perez grew out of the
Miami Art Museum ca. 1994 (known originally as Center for the Fine Arts in 1984) but was made possible thanks to a $40 million donation in art and cash from mega Miami developer Jorge Perez. It is proof that Miami’s art scene has arrived—and it’s time to go see it in person. I say thanks to him, to Miami for having this, and to what was a great close-to-home weekend field trip. I like to think of it as my own Sunday In the Park With Jorge.
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Turkey Talk with Chef Andy Roenbeck: No-Fail Tips for a Perfect Turkey Written by ALLISON LEWIS
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I I do, therefore, invite my fellowcitizens in every part of the United States, and also those who are at sea and those who are sojourning in foreign lands, to set apart and observe the last Thursday of November next as a day of thanksgiving and praise to our beneficent Father who dwelleth in the heavens.”
—Abraham Lincoln, Thanksgiving proclamation, Oct. 3, 1863.
n the past 10 years, the Boca Raton Resort & Club has seen a rise in the number of Thanksgiving reservations and attendees. “It’s almost doubled,” says Executive Chef Andrew Roenbeck. All 13 restaurants on the property are likely to sell out on Nov. 24. “It’s the most all-American holiday get-together, whether you cook or not,”Roenbeck adds. The idea of preparing the turkey for family and friends is daunting, but doable. Chef Roenbeck gave us five tips to cook the perfect Thanksgiving turkey this year, sans Norman Rockwell’s 35-pound-turkey-carved-in-front-of-family style.
Go Organic “It’s all about the quality of the turkey,” Roenbeck says. The resort gets organic Pennsylvania Amish turkeys for its annual Thanksgiving meal.
B.R.T. “Tell the butcher to de-bone and B.R.T. the turkey,”Roenbeck says, laughing.“It’s a $5 culinary term that will save you time.” “B.R.T.,”or boned, rolled and tied, asks the butcher to divide the turkey into parts.“People get nervous roasting the whole turkey,”he says, and rightly so. Splitting the meat into pieces ensures even cooking.
Save Bones for Turkey Stock After BRT-ing the turkey, ask the butcher to chop turkey bones into small, manageable pieces.“These get used to make turkey stock and gravy,” Roenbeck says.
Brine It Up “It’s as simple as Googling ‘turkey brine’ and finding recipes,”Roenbeck says. The resort adds oranges and local organic honey to its brine for a South Florida twist. Put turkey pieces into Ziploc bags, cover with brine and set in the refrigerator. Let meat brine 18 to 24 hours, flipping the bags over occasionally.
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Use a roasting pan with racks to cook turkey breasts separately from legs and thighs. Put onions, celery and carrots in the bottom of roasting pan. This allows drippings, or “fond,”to collect in the pan underneath.“We want the drippings. It’s turkey love,” Roenbeck says. Combine turkey stock and fond in a large pan. Simmer on stove for 20 minutes, strain out veggies and put in new pot. Add roux or cornstarch to thicken. Set gravy aside.
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Sparkle Clean lines, simple geometric shapes and choker necklaces are trending big this year. Keep all eyes on you by pairing these picks with any outfit.
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Scent of a woman British makeup magnate Charlotte Tilbury hopes her inaugural perfume will be the olfactory version of Love Potion No. 9.
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et everything your heart desires—love, light, sex, power and positivity—with Scent of a Dream, Charlotte Tilbury’s debut perfume. Simply spritz the scent on the ankles, wrists, neck and behind the ears, and let the “mood-enhancing” auras work their magic. The perfume has a floral-chypre composition that starts with a woodsy base of fire tree, hedione, Ambroxan, amber, Cistus and castoreum musks. From there, it builds with sweet floral notes, including tuberose, jasmine, violet, patchouli and frankincense. Its final touch is notes of lemon, peach, saffron, black pepper and Mandarin bergamot. Scent of a Dream is what Tilbury coins “fleurotic frequency:” The perfume is light and airy, but the fragrance has a deeply seductive charm without actually feeling weighty or cumbersome. This delicate balance of sexy and sweet, along with its originality, is what makes users fall in love with it.
Hormones
Oxytocin and vasopressin are two hormones imperative to love, according to a Charité Neuroscience newsletter article by Judith Houtman. For women especially, oxytocin releases a happy, relaxed feeling through touch. In males, oxytocin levels are lower, and therefore vasopressin plays a
larger role by stimulating attachment. Together, oxytocin and vasopressin are responsible for the chemical components of love and bonding.
Pheromones
Although pheromones exist among various animal species as a means of communication, scientists have yet to
identify a single human pheromone, according to Time. However, scent plays a vital role in sexual attraction. Everyone has an individual smell, called major histocompatibility complex (MHC), that stems from proteins that control the immune system. The thesis suggests that humans literally use their nose to find a mate.
Neurotransmitters
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Stylish scores This fall’s must-have accessory is musically inclined. Striped, patterned, flowered and embroidered, guitar straps are fall’s trendiest handbag adornment. Written by ALLISON LEWIS
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Prada Pionniére canvas-trimmed two-tone leather shoulder bag, $1,940 Available at net-a-porter.com
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Add panache to any handbag by exchanging the original strap for an embroidered one. 1. Valentino Enchanted Wonderland Guitar Strap for handbag, $1,125 Available at Neiman Marcus Town Center and neimanmarcus. com 2. Fendi Embroidery Garden Strap for handbag, $1,850 Available at Neiman Marcus Town Center and neimanmarcus. com
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Bold & beautiful Jill Oscar, makeup artist to the stars, reveals the colors, shades and tones adding cinematic drama to faces this fall. Written by ALLISON LEWIS
“I Celebrity to Watch “Zendaya is relatable to the everyday woman,” Oscar says. The 19-year-old dancer, singer and actress got her start with the Disney Channel in 2010. Her aesthetic look is natural and easy to replicate for fall. To get Zendaya’s look, Oscar suggests using a bronzer as eye shadow, with a brown eyeliner pencil and a chestnut lip.
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love what I do,” says Jill Oscar, a makeup artist at Mane Bar Lash & Hair Extensions (101 Plaza Real S., Boca Raton). The salon, which was started by breast cancer survivor Jeanette Fernandez and a couple of colleagues, helps other cancer survivors regain their natural beauty. Oscar does eyebrow microblading for clients in addition to makeup for weddings, film, television— even the 2012 presidential election. “Makeup is my passion,” says Oscar, a New York City transplant who has lived in Boca Raton for 20 years. When she’s not in Boca, Oscar tries to spend as much time in New York as possible. This keeps her up-to-date on
the latest makeup styles both on and off the runway. Oscar shared some of these trends with Boca Raton, adding that they’re easy to replicate at home.
LIPS
Lip stains, particularly with a matte finish, are great for fall. “It’s all about high drama lips,” Oscar says. She prefers the NARS Velvet Matte Lip Pencil in Train Bleu ($26).
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“Bold, arched brows are huge,” says Oscar, who has seen this trend on the runway. Black eyeliner on the upper and lower lids is fashionable, too. She suggests using MAC’s Powerpoint Eye Pencil ($17).
COLORS
Berry, chestnut and metallic are the three main color trends this year, according to Oscar. “Gold shimmers and is universally flattering,” she says. She advises MAC’s Honey Lust Eye Shadow ($16).
SKIN
Aim for a clean, glowing, luminous look, Oscar says. It’s a ‘70s trend making a comeback. Oscar recommends the Bobbi Brown Retouching Powder in Rose or Pink ($38).
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Sirloin Steak Tartare SAYS WHO: Michelle Rubin WHERE TO FIND IT: Abe & Louie’s WHY IT’S HER FAVORITE: “It’s not on a lot of menus,”Rubin says.“They offer a flavorful, terrific dish if you’re a steak lover!”
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adults on the spectrum, including mindfulness training classes to work on anxiety management techniques, iPad training and a residential summer camp program called SOAR (Summer Opportunity for Adult Readiness). Rubin says an ongoing employment readiness program will be available soon to help students after high school. Additionally, Rubin is a board member for Equine Assisted Therapies of South Florida.
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Bartender Secrets Crafting the perfect cocktail seems like a complicated process unless you’re a professional. But the secret’s out: Anyone can make a deliciously composed cocktail at home. Simply follow the advice from some of the best bartenders in Boca and Delray. Written by ALLISON LEWIS
1. BRETT ROBERTSON Bar manager Kapow! Noodle Bar, 431 Plaza Real, Boca Raton; 561/347-7322 “Simplicity really wins,” says Brett Robertson. Although he's only been in the craft cocktail industry for four years, he has perfected a recipe for success. “It’s a combination of balance, flavor profiles and the quality of products. Don’t overdo it,” he cautions. Robertson’s straightforward approach appears throughout Kapow!’s menu. His latest drink, The Seven Sisters, has four ingredients: Rittenhouse Rye Whiskey, Ginger Snap Liqueur, house-made orgeat syrup and Dugan & Dame Coffee Bitters, served with a gingersnap cookie. Its name was inspired by the seven relatively untouched provinces of Northeast India and the region’s coffee and spice trade. “The house-made orgeat, or almond syrup, provides richness and complexity to this cocktail,” Robertson says. “The coffee bitters provide a dark roast flavor that is subtle but very important.”
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2. MARCELL KEYS Beverage director, sommelier Chops Lobster Bar, 101 Plaza Real S., Boca Raton; 561/395-2675 “Don’t be afraid to try something,” says Marcell Keys. Mixology, a trending bar concept, can be replicated at home. Keys defines mixology as blending hard liquor with juice, marmalade or ginger beer, which is what Chops does. Take, for example, the Gold Digger Martini: Citrus vodka and citrus liqueur is blended with lime juice and topped with Champagne. Another way to turn drinks up a notch is with larger ice cubes. Keys recommends two-by-twoinch cubes, which are perfect for a Rob Roy or an Old Fashioned. They keep drinks cooler longer and don’t dilute them as quickly as shaved ice.
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4. JOSE VIDAL Head bartender Dada, 52 N. Swinton Ave., Delray Beach; 561/330-3232 “Bourbon has been super popular the past few years, especially in Delray bars,” says Jose Vidal. Try substituting bourbon as the alcohol base for any number of cocktails. Dada does this with its
house Old Fashioned. However, Vidal advises to proceed with caution. “You taste with the nose and mouth,” he says. “You want the base to complement, not overpower the drink. If a drink’s alcoholic presence is too strong, it ruins the cocktail. “A drink should flow. You want to enjoy it,” Vidal says.
5. MIKE GIGLER Bar manager Honey Delray, 16 E. Atlantic Ave., Delray Beach; 561/2707187 Infusing liquors is a great way to enhance any drink and can easily be done at home. “It requires a recipe, time and sometimes equipment,” says Mike Gigler. Almost everything is made from scratch, including the cucumber-infused gin for Honey’s High House Cooler. The drink combines the house-made gin with mint and lime juice and is topped with Prosecco. Gigler suggests using a vacuum sealer that is mason jar-friendly to infuse at home. “Keep the ingredients and liquor below the water line,” he says. The sealer removes the air, causes a pressure buildup and begins the infusion process. Vacuum sealers help decrease the overall amount of time the infusion process takes.
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“Splurge a little on your spirits,” says Adam Seger. They are the driving force in flavor, and high-end spirits have fewer hangover effects due to the quality products and the distilling process, he says. Seger applies a seasonal cooking approach and a culinary mindset to a bar setting. For example, use fresh, seasonal fruit juice. “It makes a major difference in the quality of the cocktail,” Seger says. Use this juicing guideline: One lime produces one ounce of juice, one lemon produces two ounces of juice and
one orange produces half a cup of juice. “If done well, [in] a fresh cocktail, [you] really don’t know you’ve had booze until you’ve had a couple,” Seger says. It’s especially true of mojitos, Seger’s favorite drink.
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The Student Housing Problem One of the aspects that makes Boca so vibrant—its three colleges—may also be wreaking havoc in residential neighborhoods. Written by RANDY SCHULTZ
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ast March, a Boca Raton resident emailed Mayor Susan Haynie to complain about neighbors violating city code by renting to more than three college students. A response from one of those students to Michael French’s social media post prompted the email to Haynie. “You live in a city with a growing college community,”the Florida Atlantic University student wrote. She added,“Please understand the population you chose to live in.”
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Michael French has lived in his Boca Woods home for 10 years. Even assuming a glacial pace toward graduation, the student hasn’t lived in Boca Woods nearly that long. Nor does the student intend to stay. Her attitude was part cluelessness and part entitlement. Yet French was charitable toward the student and FAU, which he said “adds a certain vitality and quality to the city.” City officials, however, say more homeowners are cramming four or more students into their properties. After sober homes and vacation rentals, illegal student rentals represent another threat to single-family neighborhoods in Boca Raton. FAU—with Lynn University and Palm Beach State College—does add the vitality of which French spoke. Because of changes at FAU, though, demand for off-campus housing will grow, and with it the need for the city and the university to respond. After President John Kelly took over in March 2014, he declared that FAU would reserve its remaining space on campus—and its increasingly tight capital budget—for academic buildings, not dorms. Kelly also wants more four-year students from outside of FAU’s base of Palm Beach and Broward counties. A spokesman says FAU has 4,172 dorm beds at the Boca Raton campus. FAU, he says, “does not presume that most stu-
dents move off campus after their first year. However, as students continue beyond their sophomore year, the percentage of those who remain living on campus does tend to decrease.” Private student housing is big business. Three rental complexes just east of FAU sold last January for $105.3 million. The Preiss Company, which bought University Park, University Village and University View and their nearly 900 beds, is a North Carolina-based investment group that specializes in off-campus housing. Similarly, a Chicago-based group wants to turn eight undeveloped acres on Northwest Fifth Avenue into a complex that could house nearly 700 students. The company bought the property in 2015 for $6 million and wants to increase the density by roughly 800 percent. As of August, however, that project was on hold because of what Boca Raton did four years ago with University Park. In January 2012, the city council debated a new student housing category that would allow four unrelated persons to share an apartment. University Park displaced a tile company in an industrial area north of 20th Street between Dixie Highway and Northwest Second Avenue. City Manager Leif Ahnell recommended that the council reject the proposed amendment. The developers responded, in essence, that University Park would be a CONTINUED ON PAGE 206
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Countess Henrietta de Hoernle 1912-2016 She will be missed by the Boca Raton community and remembered by the people whose paths she crossed and whose lives she changed. Written By JOHN SHUFF
“Give while you
live so you know where it goes.” — Countess de Hoernle
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met the Countess de Hoernle in 1983 at the Boca Raton Hospital Ball. Small in stature, proudly wearing her tiara, she came across as a very disciplined person—no doubt a product of her German homeland. Little was I to know the impact she and her husband Adolph, who died in 1993, were about to have on Boca Raton. The community was about to learn that behind her ostensibly regimented persona was a heart as big as the heavens. The Countess, at the celebration of her 103rd birthday, was emphatic in reminding guests that,“Giving begins at home, and this community is our home.”And give they did. From her estimation, the de Hoernles, who moved here from Bronxville, N.Y. in 1981, handed out more than $40 million to local charities and causes close to their hearts. She always said to me and to everyone,“Give while you live so you know where it goes,”which became her mantra over the years. At the time of her death, the de Hoernle name was on more than 50 buildings in South Florida, primarily in Boca Raton. The genesis of their giving was the sale of Adolph’s company, Stewart Stamping, in 1965, after which the couple traveled extensively before coming to Boca Raton. I recall talking to the Countess one evening about her beloved bridge game. After discussing some responses to various conventions, she leaned over to me and said, “Please call me Rita.”As complex as she appeared, she was a person on a simple mission: to make our community a better place for everyone. Mission accomplished, Countess. I owe Rita a final thank you for the homemade sauerbraten she delivered to our home on two occasions. Es war wunderbar.
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T “At the end of the day, we do this to make a return on our investment and our partners’ investment—that’s goal No. 1—but you can’t go to work with a passion every day unless you have a real interest.” —Tom Crocker
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hey were projects described as “visionary” for their time—Boca Center and then Mizner Park—both built by young developer Tom Crocker of Crocker Partners, and both credited with changing the face of Boca Raton by bringing the early “mixed-use” model of housing-retail-business into the fabric of an affluent but sleepy resort city. Fast forward to 2016 and Crocker is at it again. With almost perfect symmetry, he is poised to redevelop part of the Military Trail corridor anchored by Boca Center into Midtown Boca, just as he helped transform east Boca by building Mizner Park 25 years ago. He has bought back properties he once owned (and sold) plus the old W.R. Grace building and the one next door, and has galvanized other property owners, residents and tenants to buy into a vision of a new urban hub in Boca Raton. “You can buy Boca Center and you can redevelop it, just make it new, put some paint on it and add some new tenants and say ‘OK, done’—building on what was there. But what we are looking at is the evolution of Boca Center into what today you would build here, and that’s what you are ultimately going to see—it’s the next evolution,”Crocker says. He and business partner Angelo Bianco, who is the point man on the project, envision a next-generation vibrant mixed-use pedestrian-friendly neighborhood of retail, business and eventually housing, connected by a new TriRail station and shuttles or trolleys on a loop connected to its various areas. It’s a big idea, and a complicated one. But that’s what Crocker likes; that’s what compelled him to take on the financial risk of building Mizner Park, which was both controversial and uncertain at the time. “That project and the potential for that project held huge interest for me. We’d already built Crocker
Center and spent precious little time thinking about downtown. Back then, before Mizner Park, there had been no major development for 15 years. “To me it was kind of the doldrums. There were two people who were responsible for bringing me in: [land use attorney] Charlie Siemon and [then-CRA chairman] Jamie Snyder. I was at a cocktail party the chamber was hosting, and Jamie told me about the project, and I was intrigued. It was a mall then that had failed and was 50 percent vacant. As I got educated about what the CRA was doing and I bought into the CRA’s vision, I got excited.” Crocker, now 63, says he wasn’t especially “intimidated” by the project at the time, which he attributes to“pure immaturity.” “Because it was a much bigger job than I thought. Worst case we thought we were buying a failed mall we could resurrect and improve—if the plan by the city were to fail. Suffice to say that at the end of the day we were so heavily invested in the city’s plan [that involved passage of a bond referendum to offset infrastructure costs] that we were committed to it. If the city had not voted for doing Mizner, that would have been a big hit for us— and for our company.” ››
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›› These days Crocker, whose company has acquired or built 33 million square feet of real estate from Washington, D.C. to Miami, Houston and Dallas since its early Mizner days, is again focused on his hometown of Boca Raton. “We are capitalizing on Boca’s reputation, which was seeded long before I arrived in the city and will be here long after I am gone. For a relatively small town, we have
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from fishing to golfing to sipping frozen piña coladas. Add to that world-class restaurants and hotels, museums and a wide variety of arts and entertainment, and you can see why the county is an easy sell to outsiders. “The Palm Beaches are the best way to experience Florida,”says Pesquera, 62.“And one of the county’s urban gems is Boca Raton. It offers a naturally preserved beachfront, meticulously maintained parks system,
great shopping venues such as the Town Center mall, and amazing golf courses.” Tourism is Florida’s biggest industry, drawing 30 million visitors a year. In Palm Beach County, it pumps more than $7 billion into the economy and supports 60,000 jobs. “Occupancy at hotels in the county wound up at near record levels for July,”says Pesquera, “proving that our efforts to develop an endless season are continuing to pay off.”
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Who is the happiest of all? Research, in general, suggests dog owners tend to be happier than cat owners, according to Sherman.
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Dr. Ryne Sherman is an associate professor of psychology at FAU, and is the university's most recent recipient of the College of Science's Researcher of the Year. Read his blog at rynesherman. com or email him at rsherm13@fau. edu.
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Having pets can lower cholesterol, triglycerides and feelings of loneliness.
Dogs, cats and other domesticated animals are more than just good company: They can help us enjoy longer, more fulfilled lives.
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Mind Matters Boca Raton’s chief mindfulness guru relaunches her beloved wellness series.
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hat did you do a minute ago? How did you feel about it? Were you there in mind, or just going through the motions in body? Are the precious moments in life passing you by? Boca Raton philanthropist and mindfulness activist Barb Schmidt is leading the revamped “Peaceful Mind Peaceful Life” series at the Christine E. Lynn Women’s Health & Wellness Institute, aimed at empowering women to live fully, through mindfulness and more. Anyone can attend the workshops, which are hosted at least twice a month, to learn from guest speakers who are experts in the life-enhancing powers of achieving inner peace, well-being, forgiveness and happiness. Schmidt says it has long been her goal to help Boca Raton Regional Hospital not only treat sickness, but also help people achieve optimal health. To do that, she says, you have to address the power of the mind. “When the Christine E. Lynn Women’s Health & Wellness Institute opened, it was the perfect opportunity to launch the
A longtime Boca businesswoman and giver, Barb Schmidt is the author of The Practice: Simple Tools for Managing Stress, Finding Inner Peace and Uncovering Happiness.
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program,”she says.“I always say it’s a laboratory. I feel like we’re on the cutting edge.” The 90-minute and 2.5-hour workshops, which range in price from $15 to $30 each, will teach participants about mindfulness, meditation, acupuncture, yoga, tai chi and much more, and will include interactive sessions, where those who attend try out the therapies. Schmidt says she has experienced the effects of mindfulness in her life—a powerful practice that allows her to be present.“If we are mindful, we have a good chance of being present for more of the moments in our lives, which is where we find the joy, the happiness,”she says. Being stressed, scattered and torn in different directions results in our not being present for the moments that make the days and weeks of our lives.“Today we have a great deal of scientific research … that a mind that is running and running and running and never has a chance to rest or pause—all of that anchors in the heart. And as you can imagine, all that stress, all that agitation [can lead to] heart disease, heart attacks,”she says.
Try this Simple Mindfulness Game The next time you have to stand in line and you’re agitated because you have to wait, circle to your mind. Where is your mind? Take a moment to look around. Take a pause, a breath and find your center. Immediately you feel the calm.
There are lots of opportunities to mindfully focus on minutes of time.
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A few upcoming workshops at the Christine E. Lynn Women’s Health & Wellness Institute, 690 Meadows Road, Boca Raton A Mindful Approach to Forgiveness and Healing 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Nov. 5 6-8:30 p.m. Nov. 8
Your Resilient Life: Finding Courage and Freedom 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Dec. 3 6-8:30 p.m. Dec. 6
To register or for more information, call 561/955-7227 or email wiprograms@brrh.com.
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you can’t live without Former West Palm Beach SWAT team member John Riddle teaches women how to break free of danger. It’s called Escape to Gain Safety, and it works like this. ESCAPE = EYES: It’s not pretty, but there’s nothing pretty about being in imminent danger. If an assailant pulls you toward him, gouge his eyes. Use your thumbs and drive them into his eye sockets. This move forces the bad guy to release you in order to protect his eyes. It’s your chance to get away. TO = THROAT: If you think you’re in a life-or-death situation, take the little finger side of your hand and jam it into the assailant’s throat. This is a serious move, which could crush a person’s windpipe and cause suffocation. GAIN = GROIN: A hard knee strike or shin kick to the groin should incapacitate him, giving you the chance to escape.
Give yourself more of an upper hand by carrying pepper spray. Don’t put it in your purse—actually carry it in a ready-to-spray position, if you feel you’re in an unsafe environment. Riddle owns the Progressive Self Defense Systems training facility at 1000 N.W. First Ave., Bays Five and Six, in Boca Raton. For more about self-defense classes, call 561/262-7840 or visit progressiveselfdefensesystems.com.
SAFETY = SHINS: A hard rake down the shin or stomp to the foot should change the assailant’s thought pattern, possibly shifting his balance and giving you yet another out.
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Written by: Rich Pollack | Photography by: Michele Eve Sandberg Featuring Boys & Girls Club of Palm Beach County, Boca Nursing Services, Inc., NAI/Merin Hunter Codman, Minuteman Press of Boca Raton, The Rendon Center for Dermatology and Aesthetic Medicine, The Penn Mutual — Florida Atlantic Agency, Fit Foodz Café, Boca Veterinary Clinic, and The Buzz Agency.
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Boys & Girls Club of Palm Beach County
Mark Casale and Mary Coleman on the job:
Mark Casale and Mary Coleman both have more than 25 years of experience in the non-profit fundraising arena, each having honed their skills while holding a variety of positions. Casale, the clubs’ Vice President of Philanthropy, was a Boys & Girls member himself while growing up in New Jersey and, since coming to Florida, has helped to oversee large capital campaigns for major organizations. Coleman, Director of Philanthropy, has “giving back” in her DNA, having come from a family that always valued charitable service. She began supporting non-profit organizations when she was in the third grade, collecting for UNICEF.
taking care of business:
Founded in 1971, the Boys & Girls Clubs of Palm Beach County operates 13 clubs including one in Boca Raton and the Naoma Donnelley Haggin Club in Delray Beach. The organization serves 8,000 children annually, ages 6 through 18, providing a safe environment and offering a variety of programs promoting education, vocational training, health, leadership and character. “The Boys and Girls Clubs give children an opportunity to realize their full potential,” Coleman said.
claim to fame:
Members of the Boys & Girls Club of Palm Beach County have a high school graduation rate of 100 percent. This year,
members from the Marjorie S. Fisher club in West Palm Beach took first place while competing with teams from across the U.S. in the National Zero Robotics Competition, while a team from the Delray Beach club finished in third place.
reason to call:
“When you give to the Boys & Girls Clubs, you’re making an investment in your community,” Casale said. “You’re providing a safe and positive environment where the focus is on the child’s entire well-being.” Eighty-seven percent of every dollar raised goes directly to programming. The organization’s priority in South Palm Beach County is to secure funding to continue providing academic enrichment opportu-
nities during non-school hours. “Our goal is to help children meet state and local student standards in core academic subjects such as reading and math,” stated Coleman.
words of wisdom:
“When you walk into a Boys and Girls Club, you immediately see the impact of your donation. There’s energy, there’s excitement, the children are safe and right away, you feel the need to be a part of it.”
how to find them: 800 Northpoint Pkwy., Suit 204 West Palm Beach 561-683-3287 http://www.bgcpbc.org/
when to go:
Monday through Friday: 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. during the school year and 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. during the summer and school holidays.
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When you walk into a Boys and Girls Club, you immediately see the impact of your donation. There’s energy, there’s excitement, the children are safe and right away, you feel the need to be a part of it.
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Boca Nursing Services, Inc. Rose Glamoclija, R.N.
on the job:
Rose Glamoclija founded Boca Nursing Services in 1993 while working as a private nurse and recognizing a need for an agency that provided the personalized level of care she believes every patient needs and deserves. With over 35 years of nursing experience, Glamoclija makes it a point to get to know her patients personally and hand-selects members of the Boca Nursing Services team.
taking care of business:
Boca Nursing Services, a familyoperated, private-duty home health agency, offers concierge nursing services through carefully and thoroughly screened care managers, RNs, LPNs, CNAs, aides and therapists. Boca Nursing Services also offers a care-management program, to help reduce the time, stress and additional costs of caring for an older adult, as well as a medication management program. “We’re a one-stop shop,” Rose says.
claim to fame:
At Boca Nursing Services personalized service is more than just a phrase, it is the foundation on which the business is built. Each patient’s requirements are carefully evaluated and a tailored care plan is then developed to address the specific needs of the clients and their families. With its focus on details and the understanding that every patient is unique, Boca Nursing Services helps provide peace of mind to family members who can have
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confidence their loved one is receiving the highest quality of care. “It’s the personal touch that makes the difference,” Rose says.
reason to call:
In addition to offering one-toone attention and providing nurses, aides and others whose qualifications are personally screened by Rose, Boca Nursing Services offers a medicationmanagement program that includes weekly, biweekly or monthly skilled-nursing visits designed to help clients take medications properly and complication free.
words of wisdom:
“Our patients are like family to me and we treat them with love, concern and, most of all, respect. We provide individualized care that patients need and deserve.”
how to find them:
342 E. Palmetto Park Rd. Suites 1 and 2 Boca Raton Phone: 561-347-7566 or 255 Sunrise Avenue, Suite 200 Palm Beach, 33480 Phone: 561-833-3430 www.bocanursing.com
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Know your ownership.
Fountain Square
Ideally located yet modestly priced, Fountain Square amenities include a high-end café, on-site management, 24-hour security and covered parking. Interstate 95, the Florida Turnpike, airports, fine dining and retail destinations are minutes away.
claim to fame: on the job:
“Distinguished tenants seeking first-class amenities in Boca Raton, at a modest price point, need look no further,” said NAI/ Merin Hunter Codman Director of Leasing Richard Brockney. “Our brokerage team has been matching tenants with landlords since 1989 and with four million square feet under management,
we pride ourselves on our reputation for well maintained and managed office facilities.”
taking care of business:
Fountain Square has recently invested over $3 million in property improvements and upgrades transforming it into one of Boca Raton’s premier office complexes.
reason to call:
Located in the prestigious Boca Raton Glades Road corridor, just north of Glades Road on Military Trail, Fountain Square includes three, four-story office buildings totaling 241,000 square feet.
Fountain Square offers the perfect blend of location, convenience and first-class amenities at an outstanding value.
words of wisdom:
ney said. “One aspect of site selection often overlooked is the financial strength of the property owner. Owners with highly leveraged properties may have difficulty making necessary capital improvements when occupancy declines, potentially leaving existing tenants and their employees to endure substandard working conditions.”
how to find them:
2600 – 2700 North Military Trail Boca Raton 561-394-5200 www.mhcreal.com
when to go:
Tours by appointment only Richard Brockney rbrockney@mhcreal.com
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Minuteman Press of Boca Raton
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Mike Orr and Lise Orr on the job:
Taking over a long-time Boca Raton printing business seemed like a natural next step for Mike and Lise Orr, who both had successful careers before purchasing Minuteman Press of Boca Raton in 2008. Mike, with a business consulting background always had a passion for helping small and medium-sized businesses, while Lise had a retail management background and small homebased niche printing business.
taking care of business:
Minuteman Press of Boca Raton offers a broad range of services that go far beyond just printing. With 23 employees and a large facility with the most up-to-date
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equipment, it provides design services We say yes, in addition to a full when other range of digital and shops say no. offset print services. Minuteman Press also offers signs and banners, promotional products, customized apparel and direct mail services.
claim to fame:
In the last year, Minuteman Press served more than 1,800 local businesses while adding about 60 new clients every month. In addition, Mike and Lise were named Boca Raton Chamber of Commerce’s Small Business Leaders of the Year in 2013.
reason to go:
Because it is a one-stop shop
with a large percentage of the work done onsite, Minuteman Press offers timely solutions and unique products very cost effectively.
how to find them:
words of wisdom:
when to go:
“We say yes, when other shops say no. At the end of the day, we provide solutions to our clients so they can be successful.”
1609 NW Boca Raton Blvd. Boca Raton, FL 33432 (561) 392-8626 www.mmpboca.com Monday – Friday 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Saturdays by appointment only
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Rendon Center for Dermatology and Aesthetic Medicine on the job:
Dr. Marta Rendon is the dermatologist who physicians turn to when they seek outstanding care for themselves and their family. A world-renown lecturer, researcher and author who has strived to educate patients and physicians, Dr. Rendon is considered one of the top experts in the world on pigmentation disorders and aesthetic procedures. She is also a past chair of the Department of Dermatology at Cleveland Clinic Florida.
taking care of business:
With a focus on providing outstanding individualized care, the Rendon Center offers a variety of services that harness the latest technology available in their new state-of-the art facility. It is one of the few centers in South Florida offering the SRT-100 laser for skin cancer treatment. Dr. Rendon and her team, of three other physicians and four physician assistants, provides a full scope of dermatological care from treatment for acne to severe systemic diseases. In addition, the center offers an array of aesthetic procedures and skin-care options.
claim to fame:
Dr. Rendon is a leading researcher in the field of dermatology and has published extensively in medical journals and books. She lectures internationally on a variety of topics, ranging from new medications and new treatments to innovations in the field of hair loss. She is the founding president of the American Society of Cosmetic Dermatology and Aesthetic Surgery and a found-
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Dr. Marta I. Rendon, M.D., FAAD, FACP
We provide excellence in individualized dermatological care everyday…
ing member of the Skin of Color Society.
reason to go:
As everyone deserves, and in Boca Raton, expects the BEST, Dr. Rendon and her team dedicate time and training to focus and accomplish incredible results for each patient that enters the practice. Dr. Rendon’s experience and expertise, as well as her commitment to building longterm relationships through trust also sets her apart. Through her dedication to helping others, Dr. Rendon supports several organizations in the area through financial contributions and also host free skin cancer screenings and lectures. In addition, the staff frequently visits local schools, and local non profits to educate on sun protection and skin cancer.
words of wisdom:
“We strive to make our patients feel at home in our center. We provide excellence in individualized dermatological care everyday – whether we’re treating a patient for acne or cancer – in a warm and caring setting.”
how to find them: 1001 NW 13 St., Suite 100 Boca Raton, FL 33486 (561) 750-0544 www.DrRendon.com
when to go:
Monday through Thursday 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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The Penn Mutual – Florida Atlantic Agency Larry Adkins, Jr. ChFC®
er Hornor, Townsend & Kent, Inc., words of wisdom: the agency offers a wide range of “People spend their entire lives Larry Adkins understands the insurance and financial products. building assets and saving responsibility that comes with Key financial services include: for the future but give little providing financial and insurance financial analysis, protection thought to the true risks to services to clients. “We help planning, tax advantaged stratetheir plan. Our job is to make families protect their assets and gies, investment and retirement sure our clients build a solid their income and at the same planning, and estate conservation. foundation today so they have time help them prepare for the the opportunity to have finanfuture,” he said. As managing claim to fame: cial stability tomorrow.” partner of the The Penn Mutual “We’re one of the few firms that – Florida Atlantic Agency, Adkins can do everything from develophow to find them: supervises a team of more than ing a financial strategy to helping 2424 N. Federal Highway, 30 financial representatives, all you achieve your retirement Suite 318 focused on providing their clients goals-and everything in between.” Boca Raton with customized service. 561-314-3100 reason to call: www.pennmutualfl-atlantic.com taking care “Our expertise combined with of business: Larry Adkins is a Registered Representative and Registered Investment Advisor Representative of state-of-the-art concepts helps Florida Atlantic Agency is geared Hornor, Townsend & Kent, Inc. (HTK), Registered Investment Advisor, Member FINRA/SIPC. Florida us develop customized strategies Atlantic Agency is not affiliated with HTK unless to individuals and their families, otherwise noted. HTK is a wholly owned subsidiary that are designed to protect our of The Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company. HTK and business owners, large or does not offer tax or legal advice. Our representaclients’ assets and help them tives are insurance and securities licensed in their small. A full-service financial firm, resident state. Please contact our office for specific prepare for their future financial registration and licensing information. This is not an partnering with their broker/dealoffer or solicitation in any state where not properly needs.” licensed and/or registered.
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Fit Foodz Café
Susan Klein
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Healthy eating is now more than just cooked chicken and broccoli.
on the job:
As soon as she opened the doors of Fit Foodz Café five years ago, Susan Klein often heard customers tell her that her one-of-a-kind cozy restaurant specializing in quick, healthy and tasteful meals needed to expand. This year Klein, who expanded the café, added more space, more seats, and doubled the café’s size.
taking care of business:
Fit Foodz Café offers healthy options for breakfast, lunch and dinner that are innovative and creative. Customers also enjoy the warm and welcoming atmosphere where Klein and her staff make it a point to get to know regular
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visitors on a first-name basis.
claim to fame:
Fit Foodz Café has specialty dishes you are not likely to find anywhere else including homemade energy bowls and newly added Acai Bowls that include a variety of toppings. Other favorites include spaghetti squash turkey bolognese and zoodles, pasta-shaped zucchini served with chicken or salmon.
reason to go:
“Not only do we have more than 70 items on our menu and we offer a variety of desserts that are baked in-house everyday,” we also have a selection of meals for those with specialized dietary needs on our weekly 10 meal plan for $80. We also cater
to all lifestyles including, raw, gluten free, vegan, paleo and vegetarian foods.
words of wisdom:
“Healthy eating is now more than just cooked chicken and broccoli. At Fit Foodz Cafe, you’re getting a huge variety of all your favorite comfort foods made healthy.”
how to find them:
9704 Clint Moore Rd., A108 Boca Raton 561-451-1420 fitfoodzcafe.com
When to Go:
Monday – Friday: 8:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday – Sunday: 9:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Take out & Delivery are available
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Boca Veterinary Clinic Dr. Lesley Hack
on the job:
Dr. Lesley Hack, owner and medical director of Boca Veterinary Clinic has been practicing veterinary medicine for over 30 years. Since the clinic opened in 2010 with a staff of just five, it has grown significantly to a staff of 38, including four veterinarians. “We are the perfect size,” she says. “We have depth and expertise but we’ve never lost the personal touch.”
taking care of business:
Boca Veterinary Clinic offers services in a welcoming and professional setting staffed by experienced and caring professionals. The clinic utilizes the latest technology available to diagnose and treat patients and
offers a wide range of services from grooming, doggy daycare and boarding to treatment of complicated medical and surgical cases.
claim to fame:
It is the highest level of care, the experience and the teamwork that sets Boca Veterinary Clinic apart. “We’ve very much about teamwork,” Dr. Hack says, explaining that veterinarians and other staff members gather each afternoon to do formal rounds, going over the treatment of every patient in the hospital. Each veterinarian brings with them a different area of expertise and they are in constant communication with one another, sharing information and advice. “We have created an atmosphere where
we all work well together for the benefit of the patient,” Dr. Hack says.
reason to go:
Open seven days a week, with extended hours Monday through Friday, Boca Veterinary Clinic offers what some clients have described as concierge veterinary care, where clients and staff are in constant communication by phone, by email and occasionally by text. Offering wellness services as well veterinary emergency services, the clinic is frequently the animal hospital where clients come when they haven’t been able to find solutions anywhere else.
words of wisdom:
“Our approach is based on
accurate diagnostics and individualized treatment plans. We treat each patient as a unique individual with unique issues and the members of our staff are in constant communication with our clients and with one another.”
how to find them:
22191 Powerline Road, Suites 14 A & B Boca Raton 561-392-6540 www.bocavetclinic.com
when to go:
Monday – Friday: 7:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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The Buzz Agency
Elizabeth Kelley Grace and Julie Mullen on the job:
Elizabeth Kelley Grace and Julie Mullen are public relations professionals who joined forces to form the Delray Beach-based The Buzz Agency in 2009 after each enjoyed separate, successful careers. Together, they have seen their full service communications firm continue to grow, expanding this year into the town of Palm Beach, following the acquisition of an existing PR firm based there. Grace, who has more than 25 years in the industry, entered the public relations
field in Washington, D.C. and has vast national and international experience. Mullen’s extensive career has also spanned more than two decades, including six as director of marketing and public relations at the Boca Raton Museum of Art, and a stint serving as media liaison for His Holiness The Dalai Lama during a visit to the U.S.
taking care of business:
An award-winning, energetic communications firm specializing in public relations and social media,
The Buzz Agency has continued to grow, both through the addition of new clients and, this year, through the acquisition of a Palm Beachbased firm. “The clients we absorbed complement our strength and our current client roster,” Grace said. “It was the perfect fit.” In addition, the agency hired public relations veteran Enid Atwater to lead its Palm Beach office, bringing even more depth to the 10-person team.
claim to fame:
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Listen, understand, plan and execute.
The Buzz Agency is ranked No. 17 in the tri-county area, based on annual billings, and No. 1 in Palm Beach County, according to the South Florida Business Journal. It is known for its integrative approach to helping clients tell their story using both traditional public relations strategies and social media. “Many of our clients see the value of effective public relations, but supplementing it with strategic social media initiatives really expands the reach and overall performance of the campaign,” Mullen said.
how to find them: 104 W. Atlantic Ave. Delray Beach
101 Bradley Place, Suite 208 Palm Beach 855-525-2899 thebuzzagency.net
when to go: Monday – Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
reason to call:
It’s the results that come from a team approach that sets The Buzz Agency apart. “We understand that our clients deserve a return on their investment and we work hard to ensure they receive meaningful results,” said Mullen.
words of wisdom:
“Listen, understand, plan and execute. Make your clients’ goals your own. Your success is based solely on the success of your clients.”
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It sounds like a South Florida story: A retiree in his 60s who’s had kids and a good career resettles in sunny Miami Beach. But pop-rock statesman Phil Collins has turned the golden-years cliché on its head: He’s here to raise a family, and his presence in South Florida coincides with a new burst of work—a restart for one of the most familiar, if not always celebrated, careers in popular music. In the last year, Collins, 65, has reunited with his ex-wife, Orianne Cevey, and their two school-aged children, sons Nicholas and Matthew, making Miami Beach their shared home and a base for new endeavors. An anchor member of the rock band Genesis, and a solo star of the 1980s who experienced saturation-level fame and then a ferocious critical backlash, the singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist has a memoir, Not Dead Yet, which hit retailers in October. He has overseen reissues this year of his millions-selling solo albums and singles, and is edging back into live performance.
In March, he and a band played seven songs at a fundraiser in Miami Beach benefiting Little Dreams, the foundation Collins and Cevey established back when they were married and living in Switzerland. The benefit was his first real concert in six years— apart from a walk-on in 2014 at his sons’ middle school spring concert. The drummer at the fundraiser? Collins’ son, Nicholas, who recently turned 15.“Nick is an incredibly intuitive and talented drummer,”his father tells Boca Raton. Collins himself was once a fixture behind the drum kit, not only in Genesis but as a one-man ‘80s soundtrack with a veritable airwave fleet of hits including “Sussudio,”“Easy Lover,”“Against All Odds”and “In The Air Tonight.”But physical injuries and back surgery have made it more sensible for him to delegate drumming duties. It was in 2015 that Collins ended a kind of self-imposed exile, relocating from Switzerland to South Florida, where Cevey had moved with the children following the couple’s divorce in 2008. Cevey, 43, was
I’m not going to be pulled away from [family]. Because I spent my whole life being pulled away from that.”
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Do you consider South Florida home? Cevey: I moved here five years ago now, and in the beginning it was not easy. … It’s my home now. I love the people here. I love the weather. I love everything about Florida. It’s really become my home. Collins: Your heart takes you to certain places. For me, Orianne and the boys lived here. … I still have a little house in Switzerland, and I still have a little apartment in New York. This is where the boys go to school. This is home. This is Orianne’s home. It’s a little too hot for me, but I have a beautiful place here and I enjoy it.”
Much has been made of your reconciliation following a divorce. Cevey: We’ve always been very close to each other. We’re friends. So it made sense. When you get older you think differently. To be together is the right thing to do.
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One of your sons, Nicholas, is turning into an accomplished drummer. Cevey: I think he’s very gifted, and he works at it. … He knows that to make it happen in this world, you have to work hard.
Through the Little Dreams Foundation, you’ve met a lot of capable young musicians. Collins: I went to the auditions this last June, and I was pretty stunned by how much talent there was out there. The kids that came and sang, they were really, really strong. Fantastic voices. You could tell, even
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WHATEVER UPS AND DOWNS that Phil Collins and Orianne Cevey have experienced as a couple, the foundation they started together in 2000 has carried on. Little Dreams continues to find and sponsor young musicians, artists and athletes ages 4 to 16 who show great promise but lack the financial resources to develop their talents. Since its inception, Little Dreams has underwritten instruction, training and equipment for 200 children in Europe and 26 children in the United States, says the couple’s publicist. The ranks of designated“Little Dreamers” include singers, figure skaters, aspiring filmmakers and more who have
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won one-year sponsorships through both applications and tryouts. Several alumni have gone on to excel in their chosen fields. They include:
• Swiss motorcyclist Arnaud Tonus, who finished seventh in the 2010 Motocross World Championship.
• French tennis player Alizé Cornet, who won multiple titles on the WTA tour and reached No. 11 in the global rankings in 2011.
• French skier Tessa Worley, a 2013 giant slalom World Champion and a member of the 2010 French Olympic ski team.
• British musician Joni Fuller, a singer, songwriter and recording artist who first gained international fame as the United Kingdom’s contestant in the 2005 Junior Eurovision Song Contest.
Begun in Cevey’s native Switzerland, Little Dreams now has a Miami office that Cevey opened after moving here in 2011. There are chapters in Belgium and Morocco, and Cevey says a Paris branch is coming online soon.
“There’s a lot of kids to be helped in Florida,” Cevey says. “A lot of kids who have talent but not the financial means to be able to realize their dreams. … You can see today that there is more and more need. When we started, we had few kids applying. And now we receive letters every day.”
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You’ve expressed qualms before with the talent-show approach to evaluating musical ability—at least in the context of televised competitions such as “American Idol” and “The Voice.”
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Collins: I’m not a fan, although I do watch “The Voice” occasionally. But I’m not a fan of those kind of shows you mentioned. I frankly feel that the judges become as much a focus as the talent, particularly someone like Simon Cowell, who everybody watched to see how bad, how nasty, he can be. I don’t enjoy that at all. … But here I am sitting as a judge in front of these kids.”
What has it been like to revisit your work for the reissues? Collins: I guess sometimes there are songs … they’re either better than you thought or worse than you thought.
How far back into your own musical career are you prepared to jump, in terms of touring and playing concerts?
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Collins: I don’t want to get back into that particular roundabout that I was on for such a long time. … If I do something, it will be carefully thought-through and small. … I actually mentally retired in 2004 or 2005 with the Final Farewell Tour. I felt I’d done everything I needed to do. And I just wanted to be a dad. … I missed an awful lot of what parents take for granted. I missed the normal stuff, and had more than my fair share of the exciting stuff.
Life sounds quieter now.
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Collins: I’m a quiet guy. I have spent all my life in hotels, on the road, and so right now quiet attracts me. But it doesn’t make good copy.
Your new memoir covers not just your career in Genesis and as a solo artist, but some of the formative moments in British rock that you witnessed. Collins: I played on George Harrison’s first album. I saw Led Zeppelin’s first gig. I saw Jimmy Page play bass with the Yardbirds. I saw Jeff Beck with the Yardbirds: He joined in the afternoon, and I saw him
in the evening. These are huge rock events, and I was in the right place at the right time. It was an amazing era. They’re fantastic memories which I will never forget, with or without a book. But to be able to sort of talk about them [in a memoir] is to be reminded of when everything was new and fresh.
Opposite page, the Little Dreams Foundation open auditions in Hollywood this past June; top, son Nicholas joins Collins and Cevey at the auditions; below, Matt and his parents attend the Little Dreams Benefit Gala in Miami Beach this past March
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FIVE GREAT COOKING HACKS [1] “You don’t need a cake stand, you just flip a colander over and spin it and it does the same thing.”
So here’s the predicament. You want to cook at home but you still want to stay trendy. Cutting-edgy. Ahead of the curve when it comes to the food craze. We hear you. There’s nothing worse than serving up kale chips when everyone knows that cauliflower is this year’s hot vegetable. And yes, we could just go out to eat every night; lord knows there are enough flashy restaurants in Boca to keep us busy for the season. But there’s something to be said for cooking at home. It can be healthier. It’s definitely easier on the wallet, and let’s face it—when you come home after working a 15-hour day, sometimes the only place open is your kitchen. So how do you manage to cook at home while still cooking, well, contemporary? It all starts with a wellstocked pantry. And perhaps a little bit of knowledge gleaned from Boca’s hottest chefs. “I like to eat a lot of grains. Even though I don’t eat a lot of carbs, it helps me plan a meal at the end of the day,”says James Pruitt, executive chef of Farmer’s Table. But we’re not talking yo’ mama’s carbs. Today’s grains, called“ancient grains,”are hard-to-spell whole grains, many of which date back centuries, some as far back as the ancient Egyptians. The benefits of these nutritional powerhouses are high fiber content and unique taste and texture—many of them are even gluten-free. (I’m talking teff, spelt, freekeh, millet, farro, amaranth … it’s a verbacious jungle of possibilities out there.) James Pruitt
-Ron Weisheit
In the wintertime, I have quinoa, Israeli couscous, black rice, sorghum pearls. Grains are SO easy. You can cook them and hold them for four to five days, then add them to your spinach or broccoli. ... Flavor [them] however you want. ”
[2] “Put garlic in a closed jar and shake it (this will apparently remove the skin of the garlic).” -Chuck Gittleman
[3] “Peel ginger with spoons instead of knives.” -Weisheit, James Pruitt
[4] “Make your hollandaise in a blender.” -Gittleman
[5] “Cut your mashed potatoes into smaller cubes before boiling them.” -Pruitt
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“In the wintertime, I have quinoa, Israeli couscous, black rice, sorghum pearls,”Pruitt says.“Grains are so easy. You can cook them and hold them for four to five days. Then add them to your spinach or broccoli. So then you have carbs and vegetables. Boil them with water, salt, pepper, stock. Flavor [them] however you want.” He suggests a Mediterranean dish made with couscous, olives and sundried tomatoes. Or add an Italian flair: tomatoes, mozzarella and basil. Then you’re pretty much ready with a meal on hand. And of course, this Maryland native always keeps his pantry stocked with Old Bay Seasoning (and don’t ever tell him it isn’t trendy). That goes well with the plethora of fresh fish he keeps stocked, especially
after a day of angling. “There’s nothing wrong with a blackened piece of fish,”Pruitt says. Pruitt keeps his eye out on the national trends so that his health-oriented restaurant always reflects consumers’ desires and whims. For example, there’s turmeric: The vibrant, vitamin-rich spice used in curry boasts numerous health benefits, from being a natural anti-inflammatory to increasing antioxidant abilities. Pruitt uses it in his roasted cauliflower, and for the home cook, that’s an easy meal to prepare from the kitchen. “It’s good for the skin, energy, insomnia,”Pruitt says. “I put turmeric in some of my rice. It’s a great coloring agent, but it gives you all those health benefits.”
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You won’t find grains in Chuck Gittleman’s pantry, though. Gittleman, chef at Max’s Grille in Boca Raton, lost 90 pounds on the Paleo diet last year and follows a strict diet of protein and vegetables with very little starch and no sugar. Instead, he’s been incorporating cauliflower rice and embracing healthy oils such as coconut oil, with an occasional appearance of bacon fat. He cooks with duck eggs rather than regular eggs, because the yolk has a better fat content and yields a richer dish. He substitutes grass-fed butter and grass-fed beef for conventional butter and beef and consumes a diet full of avocados, sweet potatoes, seafood and healthy local honey. Local, raw honey has been gaining traction recently for combatting allergies, among other health benefits. You can add it to yogurt or simply grab a spoonful of it (but make sure it’s local). And then there’s the mythical bone broth. The nutrient-dense, insanely delicious, stock-like broth has been popping up at several restaurants, even on the shelves of Whole Foods. Bone broth is created by simmering bones for days as opposed to stock and broth, which is simmered for a much shorter amount
of time. Bone broth is purported to be incredibly good for you and rich in protein and minerals. I remember first hearing about bone broth when my foodie circle discussed bringing it to a friend going through chemo. It’s that sort of magic. Gittleman, formerly at Kapow! Noodle Bar, created a ramen there with bone broth that he’d simmer for three days. His broth was made with chicken feet, but he says you can substitute chicken bones if you can’t find any. “It’s good for the bones, the hair, the nails,” Gittleman says.“It’s basically a stock, but you add an acid to it, like apple cider vinegar. Here we add soy. Mine cooks for three days. It has beef bones, pork bones and chicken feet. Every three to four days I start it. I drink a cup of it a day.” He, like Pruitt, is adding turmeric to the curries; sprinkle it onto your roast chicken or fish dishes at home. And then there’s the carefully curated garden many chefs are using in conjunction with their restaurants. These gardens can fuel an ambitious cocktail program as well as boost the healthy eating factor at home. If you’re interested in jumping on this bandwagon, grab a sunny Chuck Gittleman spot of soil or just bring home some pots from the store and start growing herbs. Basil, cilantro and rosemary are good ones to start with and can easily be added to your dinners. Think rosemary on chicken, steak or roasted veggies; basil added to pasta, tomatoes and cheese; and cilantro on tacos.
[Bone broth] is good for the bones, the hair, the nails. Mine cooks for three days. It has beef bones, pork bones and chicken feet. ... I drink a cup of it a day.”
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107 MUST HAVE UTENSILS A nice pair of tongs. “If you don’t have a towel, you can grab a pair of tongs.” -Ron Weisheit
An 8-inch chef’s knife. “You can use that for chopping, slicing—if you had one general knife, it would be a chef’s knife.” -Weisheit, James Pruitt
A hand-immersion blender. -Weisheit, Pruitt
A timer. “I’m a guy that a timer goes on for everything. One minute too long, and you’re done.” -Weisheit
A good thick cutting board, made out of wood or bamboo. “It’s easier on the knife so it doesn’t dull as fast.” -Chuck Gittleman
A good cast-iron pan. “Just don’t ever wash it. If you need to, you can just put everything in the oven and burn everything off and always season with oil. When I’m done cooking with it, I take a rag and rub coconut oil around it.” -Gittleman
“Those misters are good for vinaigrettes. You don’t want to overdress the salad.” -Gittleman
“A zester or microplane—it will make the citrus pop.” -Pruitt
OVERRATED GADGETS We asked Ron Weisheit and Chuck Gittleman to reveal the most unnecessary kitchen luxuries. • The husband! All he does is dirty stuff. • Garlic roasters. You can just use tinfoil. • The banana slicer • The egg separator • The corncob holder • The pickle grabber • The garlic press • Anything that cuts a strawberry, avocado or banana • The quesadilla maker • Bread machines
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1 pound Maine lobster cooked halfway through with shell removed 4-6 ounces black grouper filet 1 large egg, beaten ½ cup all-purpose flour ½ cup wheat berries, soaked in water overnight 1 red beet, roasted and diced 3 cups chicken stock or water 3 grapefruits, zested and sectioned 1 large kale leaf
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¼ cup pine nuts, toasted 1 red bell pepper, diced 1 garlic clove, peeled and diced 1 tablespoon fresh cilantro, chopped 1 Thai chili, chopped 2 tablespoons Asiago cheese, shredded 1 cup olive oil To begin: • In a small saucepot over medium heat, bring 3 cups chicken stock to a boil, add in the wheat berries,
and simmer for about 45 minutes until tender. • Roughly chop the lobster meat. Season the grouper filet with salt and pepper. Dredge the fish in the flour, brush with the egg, then top with the chopped lobster meat. • Sear the crusted grouper in a sauté pan with a small amount of olive oil over medium-high heat to brown the fish a little bit. Finish cooking the fish in a 350-degree oven for
about 8-10 minutes. To prepare the pesto: • Roughly chop the sectioned grapefruit and set aside. • Place the toasted pine nuts, bell pepper, kale, garlic, cilantro, chili, Asiago and the grapefruit zest in a medium container. Using a hand-immersion blender, slowly drizzle in the olive oil until the oil is incorporated and the ingredients are pureed. Season with
salt and pepper and gently fold in the chopped grapefruit sections. To plate: • Fold the roasted beet into the cooked wheat berries, season with salt and pepper, and place in the center of desired plate. • Place the cooked grouper filet on top of the wheat berries. • Drizzle the grapefruit pesto on top of and around the grouper filet.
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That garden is sure going to come in handy, since just down the street at Twenty Twenty Grille, Executive Chef Ron Weisheit suggests always having fresh herbs on hand, because while not trendy, they’re an integral part of being able to throw together fresh meals in a hurry. He personally uses cilantro and basil the most frequently. Weisheit always has wheat berries soaking in his fridge—and they’re currently on the menu at his small, sophisticated restaurant (so named for the 20 seats inside and 20 seats outside). At home, he adds kale and diced squash to the wheat berries and serves the dish cold to his wife and two adorable children. But over at the restaurant, he kicks it up a notch and serves it with a lobster-crusted black grouper and a kale-grapefruit pesto. “Wheat berries are essentially the whole kernel of the wheat grain,”he explains.“It’s crunchy, and it takes longer to cook.” In the restaurant, Weisheit started experimenting with different types of protein, such as ostrich in his Ostrich Fan Filet. He’s eying the lionfish, anxious to
do his part to curb the frighteningly invasive species. At home, you can purchase this tasty (and ugly) fish at Whole Foods and cook it by lightly pan-frying it for three to four minutes per side. Weisheit suggests serving it with a curried red quinoa crust and a peach-rhubarb chutney, and perhaps pairing it with a buttery white wine. Weisheit also has a few other components on hand at all times to make throwing together meals a cinch: olive oil and infused oils, vinegars and flavored vinegars, mixed greens, salt and fresh pepper and finally, though it might not be the healthiest option, smoked bacon. “It has just a nice smoky flavor,”he says.“You can add it into anything. I always have some curing at home.” How’s that for trendy? Ready to start curing your own meat?
GRAINS: teff, spelt, freekeh, millet, farro, amaranth, quinoa, forbidden rice, couscous, wheat berries FISH: the fresher the better. Get adventurous and pick up a lionfish. SPICES: turmeric, Old Bay VEGETABLES: whatever you’ll eat, but cauliflower is especially hot this year. Avocado, tomatoes, kale, squash, mixed greens PANTRY ESSENTIALS such as sundried tomatoes and good olives GRASS-FED OPTIONS such as beef and butter FRESH HERBS AND SPICES (grow your own!): cilantro, basil, rosemary and mint are great beginnings. The mint might just be for drinks, but hey, why stop with stocking your pantry there? OLIVE OIL, VINEGARS (flavored and regular) SALT AND FRESH PEPPER SMOKED BACON
WEB EXTRA: Check out Chef Weisheit’s recipe for lionfish at BOCAMAG.COM.
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Raffinalla pants, $118, from Barbara Katz; Highline Collective top, $69, from Lord & Taylor; Prada shoes, $750, from Saks Fifth Avenue; Roberto Coin earrings, $600 and Cartier watch, $8,400, both from Altier Jewelers
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Dolce & Gabbana dress, $2,745 and Prada shoes, $825, both from Saks Fifth Avenue; Gucci necklace, $10,500 and Roberto Coin earrings, $600, both from Altier Jewelers
PHOTOGRAPHER: Ernesto Sempoll STYLIST: David Fittin/Artist Management ART DIRECTOR: Lori Pierino ASSISTANT ART DIRECTOR: Valentine S. Fracassi HAIR & MAKEUP: Daphney Antoine MODEL: Aliett Buttelman/Wilhelmina Miami STYLIST ASSISTANT: Keith Schaedel JEWELRY PROVIDED BY: Altier Jewelers, 701 S. Federal Highway, Boca Raton, 561/395-3462 SHOT ON LOCATION AT: Boca Photo Studio/Jeff Remas Photography, jeffremas.com
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Five consignment shops in Boca Raton offer thrifty solutions for the upscale shopper. Written By NILA DO SIMON • Photography by AARON BRISTOL
Brands like Chanel, Louis Vuitton and Dolce & Gabbana don’t come cheap—unless you know where to look. Thanks to Boca’s diverse array of consignment outlets, savvy shoppers are saving thousands on high-end merchandise, from jewelry and handbags to furniture, art and children’s couture. We spotlight five local suppliers of luxe hand-me-downs—one of which saw its products make it all the way to HBO.
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121 Legacy Estate & Home Furnishings Consignment YEAR OPENED: 2014 SPECIALIZES IN: New and gently used high-end furniture and accessories, including indoor and outdoor home items WHAT WE FOUND: A 10,000-square-foot retail space that displays potential groupings from brands including Brown Jordan, Calligaris and Bernhardt, merchandised together to better envision how pieces from different brands could fit together seamlessly. In addition, home décor pieces from brands such as Lalique and Baccarat dot the store, and there’s even a display case of costume jewelry. WHAT THE OWNER SAYS ABOUT HER STORE: “Once, we got an Andy Warhol watercolor painting of a shoe,” says owner Nancy Rosenthal. “A consigner brought me in a ton of things, including a bunch of loose pieces of art, and that Warhol painting was included in the lot. I couldn’t tell if it was real, but the art dealer who eventually bought it seemed very happy about the purchase.” 2980 N. Federal Highway, Suite 1, Boca Raton, 561/409-2126, legacyfurnitureconsignment.com Owner Nancy Rosenthal
Consignment stores share an acronymic lingo. Some terms you might hear at a shop like this include BOR (buy outright), COG (cost of goods) and OTB (open-tobuy budget).
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122 Serendipity YEAR OPENED: 1995 SPECIALIZES IN: Luxury clothing, jewelry, shoes and handbags WHAT WE FOUND: Fashioned like a traditional designer boutique, this intimate store with warm hues is full of luxury handbags, including those by Hermes, Chanel and Louis Vuitton, as well as racks full of high-end clothing. WHAT THE OWNER SAYS ABOUT HER STORE: “Once, I walked into a consignor’s closet, and it was a dream,” says owner Lisa Stark. “There were so many Hermes and Chanel bags, around 50-75 bags. I couldn’t believe what I was seeing. There were limited-edition bags that she just didn’t want anymore. And they were all in mint condition—some even had tickets on them! Another time, unbeknownst to me, ‘Sex and the City’ stylist Patricia Field walked into my store. She looked around and told me who she was, and started picking things up for the girls in ‘Sex and the City.’ Months later, I saw several of the outfits on ‘Sex and the City.’” 2200 Glades Road, Boca Raton, 561/338-0656, consignmentboca.com
Serendipity made CBS Miami's list of the top five consignment stores in South Florida—the only shop north of Fort Lauderdale to make the cut.
Top left, shoppers browse the luxe clothing at Serendipity; right, owner Lisa Stark
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124 Past Perfect Consignment YEAR OPENED: 1971 SPECIALIZES IN: Interesting luxury furniture, lighting and accessories. The store can even ship furnishings anywhere in the world, including a recent shipment of a buffet table to Moscow and an expensive rug to Belgium. WHAT WE FOUND: A 9,000-square-foot store full of high-end, one-of-a-kind furnishings (and there’s also an accompanying 12,000-square-foot showroom that houses overflow stock). In addition to the furniture, there are also 1,300 pieces of art, including a signed, framed Romero Britto painting, as well as complete sets of fine china. Upon entering the store, be sure to look up, because there are 140 chandeliers hanging from the ceiling. WHAT THE OWNER SAYS ABOUT HIS STORE: “I worked on Wall Street for 40 years, and now I feel like I’m trading furniture instead of trading stocks,” says owner Bennett Mostel. “There was a new homeowner from Gulf Stream who didn’t want the outdoor pieces that came along with his home purchase. There were 31 pieces in total, which amounted to $160,000 at the normal retail rate. But in our store, I sold all the pieces for $25,000.” WHAT LOYAL CUSTOMERS ARE SAYING ABOUT PAST PERFECT CONSIGNMENT: “I’d say three-quarters of my Boca Raton house is furnished by Past Perfect’s furniture,” says Marvin Sharfstein. “I bought my dining set new from Robb and Stucky, and it basically cost me the same amount as my entire house cost me. I found Bennett’s store by accident, when a few bar stools caught my eye. And then I started looking around and saw really high-end furniture that was practically new, so I bought a leather couch, a dinette set, and it went from there. The three spare bedrooms I have are entirely furnished from Past Perfect.” 99 N.E. Mizner Blvd., Boca Raton, 561/338-5656, pastperfectconsignment.com
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Mousing Around
For the past 46 years, one retail shop has been the go-to destination for bargain hunters looking for a deep discount on luxury apparel, accessories, dishware and even small electronics. Just a short walk from the tony shops of Worth Avenue, The Church Mouse (374 S. County Road, Palm Beach; 561/659-2154) is a resale store bursting with new and like-new items from brands such as Ferragamo, Jimmy Choo, Dolce & Gabbana and more. The store relies solely on donated goods, including those from the wealthy residents of Palm Beach. Housed in a one-story stand-alone building, the 4,500-square-foot Church Mouse is open during the fall and closes before summer, grabbing shoppers who are looking for fine designer goods at the height of season. The store is owned by The Episcopal Church of Bethesda-bythe-Sea, and proceeds are given as grant money to local charities. Now that’s a guilt-free way to shop!
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129 Encore Plus YEAR OPENED: 2009 in Deerfield Beach before moving to its current location in Boca Raton in 2011 SPECIALIZES IN: Designer handbags, with a focus on Chanel, Hermes and Louis Vuitton; costume jewelry; and designer gowns WHAT WE FOUND: A chic 1,500-square-foot store that has shelves loaded with different designer handbags from consignors as far away as Monaco and Switzerland, as well as racks of apparel grouped by designer. The back of the store is designated for gowns, fur coats and vintage pieces, and there’s even an on-site seamstress who specializes in fitting those vintage items.
WHAT LOYAL CUSTOMERS ARE SAYING ABOUT ENCORE PLUS: “I could shop anywhere in the world, but not only are the prices unbelievable at Encore Plus, but the things they have are amazing,” says Bonnie Gross, a Chicago resident who frequents Boca Raton. “Ninety percent of all my new things are from there. From purses and bags to shoes and designer everything, I have so many Carolina Herrera, Etro, Cavalli, Gucci and Versace items from here.”
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WHAT THE OWNERS SAY ABOUT THEIR STORE: “We never know what we get,” says Chantal Gaudreau, who co-owns the store with Ayla Habibi. “Once, we had a customer consign 200 Hermes neckties. We normally don’t do men’s items, but in that case we did!”
Owners Chantal Gaudreau, left, and Ayla Habibi
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Know your roots: ”consignment” comes from the French “consignor,” meaning “to hand over or transmit,” and the Latin “consignare,” which means “to affix a seal.”
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Take a detour from the big cities and immerse yourself in the intimate cafes, caves and cobblestones of Aragón. By KATIE WILSON
Spanish Time Warp Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar with the Puente de Piedra in the foreground, Zaragoza
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There’s a voice in my head telling me that I need to make big-name destinations the priority while traveling, but I know better. I have learned over and over again that a trip usually doesn’t become memorable at the foot of a major landmark but in the quieter nooks and crannies of the itinerary. That’s when things really get good. When I put down the guidebook and slow down, simply to take it all in. When I successfully communicate with a local, even if I was a little nervous to start the conversation. Or when I stop at an unglamorous café for a bit of sustenance and not much more, and wind up with a plate of food so soulful and nuanced—so rich with a sense of place—that I dream of that first bite for years to come. This, I know, is real travel—when we are making memories so vivid they will never be hard to recollect. And this, I believe, is exactly what makes Spain’s autonomous community of Aragón so special. It is full of those unexpected surprises where all the good stuff happens, cooing the stories of days gone by and waiting for us to come find the magic. Tucked away from most tourist circuits, the region stretches across the northeast corner of the country and is where real Spain ambles along with unassuming authenticity. Where old men sit in the sun at the same time every afternoon, canes between their legs.
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Where life slows down and the Old World can still be found, nearly untouched. Aragón’s capital, Zaragoza, feels like “Baby Bear” to me—juuust right. When the circus that is Barcelona is too much and the sleepy farming pueblos are too little, Zaragoza is the perfect middle ground. It offers big-city pleasures—art, food, history, nightlife—while remaining accessible and charming in all the ways we want Spain to be: winding lanes flanked with wrought iron balconies, sunny plazas and polished women in fur coats. Its landmarks present a rich sampling of Spain’s history, and there’s plenty to see, but I go to Zara-
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How to Get There
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goza to get lost in El Tubo. This is a neighborhood of alleyways and pathways almost entirely made up of small but mighty tapas bars (I said TAPAS, not TOPLESS), and where I have spent many indulgent, laughter-filled days with friends, nibbling and sipping my way from one end to the other. There are claims that Zaragoza boasts more tapas bars per capita than any other city in Spain, and El Tubo is where you’ll see that proclamation come to life. At the heart of the city is the Basílica de Nuestra Seňora del Pilar, sizable both as a physical landmark and as a spiritual anchor of the faithful Catholic in Spain. It showcases Romanesque, Gothic, Mudéjar and Baroque styles and graces the city’s skyline with an impressive bevy of domed towers. While inside, be sure to catch a lift up to the North Tower for excellent views of the city and to kiss the small exposed portion of the original pillar as a quick way to be initiated as an honorary Aragonese. For the best view of the basilica and its towers, head over to the Puente de Piedra, a charming bridge stretching over the Ebro River and a great spot to watch locals visit. Don’t miss: The Aljafería, which was built in the 11th century as a pleasure palace for Spain’s Islamic rulers. The first time a friend brought me here, I thought we were passing by a block of ‘80s-built office buildings before learning that we had arrived at our destination. Don’t be discouraged by the bland exterior. I promise that the striking Islamic art and architecture you’ll find inside is anything but boring. Dining and drinking: Why commit to one restaurant when you can try a little of everything in El Tubo? Don’t miss Bodegas Almau, a classic favorite for locals established in 1870, where the house vermouth is poured straight from big oak barrels; Taberna Doña Casta for a gourmet selection of croquetas, a Spanish bar-food staple; and El Champi for an unforgettable skewer of mushrooms and local beer served in jelly jars. Stay: Hotel Sauce has a fun name and a homey, boutique-hotel ambience. Its central location, reasonable prices and warm customer service make it a top choice to land after a day of playing tourist. Or gorging on tapas. (hotelsauce.com/en)
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CLOCKWISE FROM TOP: Puente de Piedra, inside the Aljafería Palace, Plaza Santa Marta and Aljafería Palace from the outside, all in Zaragoza
Flights from the U.S. usually land in Barcelona or Madrid, both of which are within two or three hours of the region of Aragón. Once in Spain, buses, trains and flights are widely available, but reaching smaller villages like Albarracín and Alquézar is easier with a car. Rental rates are reasonable and highways are easy to travel. Pay the extra fee for a GPS, as road signs are less clear and navigating is more confusing off the main thoroughfares. And don’t forget that a rental car will be manual unless otherwise specified.
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Spain’s hour of vermouth is nestled in the center of the weekend’s sweet spot: Tasks at home are done, and the afternoon stretches out ahead, promising languid moments in the sun and an open-windowed siesta. It is a relished pre-lunch ritual gathered with friends and family, punctuated with the clink of an ice cube in a glass and double-cheek kisses, olives and preserved sardines dripping at the end of a toothpick. It is dignified daytime drinking, enough to whet the appetite but never slipping into sloppiness. Vermouth is an aromatized wine, fortified with a distilled spirit like brandy and then flavored with botanicals such as cinnamon, citrus peel, coriander and—most importantly—wormwood, which imparts a bitter taste. Martini Rosso is an Italian brand of vermouth but is widely available in Spain; housemade vermouth is also frequently an option. To do as the Spaniards do, find a sunny terrace at about 1 p.m. on a weekend day and order a “vermú rojo,” which is darker in color and sweet, or a “vermú blanco,” which is dry and white. If there’s an in-house “casero” option, go with that. Ask for a plate of olives, sardines or cockles and a bag of ham-flavored chips, and put your toothpick to work, stacking one thing on top of the other and even swirling the skewer in your beer. When you feel that first faint hint of an awakened appetite, it’s time for lunch!
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An hour or two south of Zaragoza in the province of Teruel is Albarracín, a carefully preserved village acclaimed for being Spain’s most beautiful. Once the capital of a Moorish kingdom, Albarracín weaves a blush-colored tapestry that marries the country’s Muslim influence and the easily recognized spirit of the Middle Ages. Clustered cobblestone lanes, quiet pockets with ivied window frames and snoozing cats and the omnipresent 11th century walls enclosing the village capture a specific moment in time—the essence of a period in history that is hard to find anywhere else. The best way to enjoy the town is to ditch your cute shoes and prepare for short but trying uphill walks. I tried to sport a pair of small heels to go with my dinner outfit and was one tumble away from needing a piggyback ride. Trust me on this: Go with flats, meander the lanes and in no time you will have the lay of the land and a real sense of place. A visit to Albarracín is less about an impressive array of landmarks and more about the collective feeling of being there. Small details—a lizard-shaped door knocker, a glowing wrought iron lantern—trigger the imagination and transport visitors back in time. Go slow, get lost and remember what it feels like to amble. Don’t miss: A walk along the Guadalaviar River provides a peaceful respite; Andador Visitas Guidas does tours for about €10, but organize at least a day beforehand for an English-speaking guide. And the Fundación Santa María de Albarracín hosts a lovely, free concert series throughout the year.
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Dining and drinking: Options are few, but it’s hard to go wrong with what there is, which is mostly a hearty array of stick-to-your-ribs local specialties and authentic Aragonese dishes. Be sure to try Jamón de Teruel—which is a denomination of origin-protected ham—and any type of deer or wild boar stew. Aben Razin is a dive-y pub off of the main plaza, but its cozy, cavelike interior and antique décor give it character and make it an authentic stop for a caña—a draught beer—or a copa di vino. Rincón del Chorro is a higher-end restaurant with a menu any foodie would love. Visiting Alquézar always makes me feel like I’m living the good life. Like I’m the kind of effortlessly beautiful gal who does adventure sports in the morning and drinks sparkling wine in the evening, and then wakes up the next day refreshed and ready to do it all over again. The town’s elegant tidiness and coordinating cobblestone lanes ignite my fairytale notions, and activities like canyoning and picturesque gorge hiking
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Restaurant Etiquette 101
Hopping tapas bars or stopping for a “copa” between activities is a must if you want to truly do as the locals do, no matter where you are in the country. Here are a few tips for making your way in Spain’s bar scene: Spaniards are, very generally speaking, small but loud and not afraid to take up space. Don’t be intimidated or insulted by a bit of pushiness; it’s part of the culture. Sidle up to the bar, make pointed eye contact with the server and place your order. In most spots, you’ll place your order at the bar, find a place to sit or stand and the server will bring you your food and drinks. To pay the bill, head back to the counter. As hard as it is to break the habit, tipping is truly an uncommon occurrence. If anything, locals might leave their change, but no more than a 50cent euro. Napkins and crumbled cigarette boxes on the floor of a tapas bar isn’t a sign of uncleanliness, it’s actually a sign that you’ve found a popular place to eat. To make your order, say “Me pongas un … por favor?” If you fill in the blank with “caña,” you’ve got whatever lager beer on tap coming your way. A “copa de tinto” means a glass of house red; “copa de blanco” of house white. A “café solo” will be a hearty shot of espresso, and a “café Americano” gets you a larger, less intense cup of coffee. When in doubt, smile, make an effort and use hand signals. “Please,” “thank you” and a bit of modesty go a long way.
feed the fantasy. Its position on the Somontano Wine Route seals the deal; I’m practically Gwyneth Paltrow. The Ruta de las Pasarelas del Río Vero is a trail that winds down from the town center through a tree-lined canyon and follows footbridges over the Vero River. Caves, waterfalls and an abundance of Pre-Pyrenees flora make this relatively easy hike a true pleasure and an ideal spot for a summer dip. Down the road you’ll find a cluster of three bodegas (or wineries) where you can sample wines and take guided tours. Make sure to sip “Secastilla,” a garnacha at Viñas del Vero, and“Alquézar,”a lightly effervescent rosé at Bodega Pirineos. A stop at Bodegas Lalanne completes the trifecta. Don’t miss: Back in town, meander through the Colegiata de Santa María, a 10th century castle-monastery with a serene cloister and fresco-painted walls. Stay: Rates at Villa de Alquézar start at €65 a night, and the hotel features a pool, hot tub and massage services. With its top-notch views and understated elegance, it perfectly embodies the spirit of Alquézar.
CLOCKWISE FROM OPPOSITE PAGE: The town of Albarracín, Viňas del Vero vineyard, Casa de la Julianeta
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Take 5: Nathalia Arja Miami City Ballet’s tiny ballerina lives large onstage. Written by JOHN THOMASON
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t the age of 4, Nathalia Arja was already weighing career options in her native Brazil. The daughter of professional dancers who met through ballet—her mother even launched a ballet school—the pint-sized Nathalia originally didn’t take to the form. She wanted to pursue television instead, and staged mock newscasts at home. It took another year to revisit ballet, and by the ripe age of 5, she knew what she wanted to do. After excelling at countless Brazilian ballet competitions, Arja joined Miami City Ballet’s school at age 15. When she moved here, she didn’t speak a word of English, relying on Brazilian friends and Google Translate to help understand her teachers, and it was a challenging transition: She often left the studio in tears. But she picked up the language as well as the choreography, and by her third year in school she was already dancing in the company’s corps, prized for her feathery movements and fearless strength. She was promoted to soloist in 2014, and despite (or because) of her diminutive 5 feet and 2 inches, she’s stirred hearts in powerhouses ranging from “Don Quixote”to Paul Taylor’s “Mercuric Tidings”to Alexei Ratmansky’s “Symphonic Dances.” Her work in the latter earned praise from none other than Mikhail Baryshnikov, who shadowed a rehearsal and named Arja his favorite performer in the show. Arja, who currently appears in “Giselle,”shares insights from a life that’s always been en pointe.
I say it's almost like an army. You have to have discipline, you have to go to sleep early, you have to watch what you eat. You have to be willing to sacrifice a lot of things for ballet.”
On practicing:
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We come in every day, so that when you go to learn the choreography, your body knows what to do, because you’ve worked on it in class. We come in Mondays through Fridays. Classes
start at 10 and we go to 11:30. And from 11:30 to 2:30, we have four different ballets. I’m going from ballet shoes to flat shoes to barefoot, from Paul Taylor to Balanchine. Then we stop and have a lunch break
from 2:30 to 3:30. And then from 3:30 to 6:30 we’re back again.
On learning choreography: Class is important, because learning combinations in class is an exercise for when a choreographer comes and has to teach you something in two weeks. I tell a lot of the younger kids, you might not like to take class, but trust me: Your brain is exercising. Your teacher shows you a combination once, and then you have to do it. I say it’s almost like an army. You have to have the discipline, you have to be focused, you have to go to sleep early, you have to watch what you eat. You have to be willing to sacrifice a lot of things for ballet.
On the importance of acting: In this company, we have a lot of full-length ballets like “Giselle,” “Swan Lake” and “Romeo and Juliet,” and these are [heavy on] acting. If you come to see the ballet, you don’t understand how many turns or how high the leg goes—you want to understand the story. And what I find hard about classical ballet is having the audience come with you in this journey. In “Giselle,” there’s this one part where she has to act crazy. There are no steps, just her going crazy. So it has to be a great crazy! It’s like watching a movie. We have to show them, with no lines, that we’re suffering, that we’re in pain, and that’s hard.
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On the short career of a dancer: My mother said,
ent things. I thankfully have never been on a diet. I was born like that. My family were all very tiny people. But I like to eat pasta before a show, because I feel like pasta gives me that strength. But because I’m Brazilian, I always have some rice and beans in my food.
One, you have to face when it’s over, and two, you have to be already thinking about your Plan B. Ballet is in my DNA, so I don’t think I could ever be away from that. And I know that my next plan in life is to be a teacher. I want to share everything I’ve learned.”
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I F YO U G O WHAT: The full-length 19th century ballet “Giselle” WHERE: Kravis Center, 701 Okeechobee Blvd., West Palm Beach WHEN: 8 p.m. Nov. 11, 2 and 8 p.m. Nov. 12, 1 p.m. Nov. 13 COST: $20 and up CONTACT: 305/929-7010, miamicityballet.org
Arja in MCB's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" (top) and "Year of the Rabbit" (bottom)
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It’s Show Time From November through June, the stars align in South Florida. It’s when celebrities descend for talks and premieres, when the best art graces our walls, and when the most acclaimed plays put an extra spring in our floorboards. Your options can seem unlimited, and that’s where Boca comes in. Mark your cultural calendars for these 30 wide-ranging events—from modern-dance icons and jazz virtuosos to pinball wizards and cosmic film criticism.
Top 5 Dance & Opera FLORIDA GRAND OPERA’S “BEFORE NIGHT FALLS” AT ARSHT CENTER
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er Jorge Martin’s fiery adaptation of exile poet and dissident Reinaldo Arenas’s memoir of the same name premiered in 2010 to wide acclaim. The story, which was also adapted for film in 2000, follows Arenas’ evolution from poverty-stricken
TWYLA THARP 50TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR AT BROWARD CENTER
Feb. 13, 2017 Tharp has been reinventing choreography for a half-century, in venues ranging from Broadway to Hollywood. She’s celebrating this milestone not with a greatest-hits tour but with two brand-new works infused with the athleticism, rigor and harmonious contradictions that have defined her oeuvre. “Preludes and Fugues” combines Bach and ballroom in a colorfully costumed 12-dancer ensemble piece, and “Yowzie” is a raucous celebration of New Orleans jazz. 201 S.W. Fifth Ave., Fort Lauderdale; 954/462-0222
child in the Cuban countryside to his emigration to the States in the 1980 Mariel boatlift to his final years in New York City. It’s fast-paced, politically potent and imbued with Latin dance rhythms. Contact: 1300 Biscayne Blvd., Miami; 305/9496722
MIAMI CITY BALLET’S PROGRAM III AT KRAVIS CENTER
When: Feb. 24-26, 2017 What: Miami City Ballet will be the envy of the
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classical dance world in February when it unveils a new work by premier choreographer Alexei Ratmansky: “The Fairy’s Kiss,” a 45-minute narrative ballet for 25 dancers, adapted from Hans Christian Andersen’s dark fairy tale “The Ice-Maiden.” It will be
preceded by two eclectic works: George Balanchine’s “Walpurgisnacht Ballet,” which marries music from “Faust” with kitschy movement; and Christopher Wheeldon’s turbulent “Polyphonia.” Contact: 701 Okeechobee Blvd., West Palm Beach; 561/832-7469
REGGIE WILSON’S FIST AND HEEL PERFORMANCE GROUP AT KRAVIS CENTER
When: May 5-6, 2017 What: Provocative
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Top 5 Jazz & Classical STANLEY CLARKE AT BROWARD CENTER
When: Dec. 4 What: Legend has it that as a schoolboy, Stanley Clarke arrived late to music class, selecting the acoustic bass because it was one of the few instruments that wasn’t already picked. Fate worked to his favor: Over an eclectic 40-year career, this jazz fusionist has become the foremost virtuoso of this undervalued instrument as a soloist, bandleader and sideman whose collaborators have ranged from Al Jarreau to
BODYTRAFFIC AT DUNCAN THEATRE
Feb. 17-18, 2017 The program for the winter tour of this bold L.A. collective has not been announced as of this writing, but modern dance devotees could do no wrong with a repertory as strong as Bodytraffic’s. Its hybridized works include “Kollide,” which combines hip-hop and ballet into a fluid stew; “The New 45,” a comic ode to big-band jazz and Harry Belafonte; and “A Trick of the Light,” a colorful tribute to the “green flash” that’s visible just before the sun disappears from view at sunset. 4200 S. Congress Ave., Lake Worth; 561/868-3309
CHICK COREA AND GONZALO RUBALCABA AT ARSHT CENTER
Feb. 24, 2017 Across a career that stretches back to 1962, jazz keyboardist Corea has accumulated 61 Grammy nominations, the fourth-most in the awards’ history—and at 75, he shows no signs of slowing down. A member of Miles Davis’ band in the late ‘60s, he helped hatch the electric jazz fusion movement and has since mastered genres ranging from avant-garde to children’s music, bebop to symphonic works. He’ll be joined on this tour by another esteemed pianist, the Afro-Cuban phenom Rubalcaba. 1300 Biscayne Blvd., Miami; 305/949-6722 Michael Jackson to Beck. Contact: 201 S.W. Fifth Ave., Fort Lauderdale; 954/462-0222
“A BRITISH INVASION: THE BOSTON POPS PLAY THE BEATLES” AT BROWARD CENTER
When: Feb. 1, 2017 What: “America’s Orchestra” has a rich history of translating the Fab Four in symphonic style, as evidenced by the classic Arthur Fiedler-conducted recordings, which referenced Tchaikovsky in “Penny Lane” and found Richard Strauss in “Eleanor Rigby.” Keith Lockhart will conduct this batch of Beatles favorites, along with other compositions from the British Islands, including Handel, Elgar and Benjamin Britten’s “The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra.” Contact: 201 S.W. Fifth Ave., Fort Lauderdale; 954/462-0222
group returns with another exciting season of rarely played material, none more so than in Program 4. Marina Radiushina, a prizewinning Ukrainianborn pianist, will become the group’s fifth member during Gabriel Faure’s ethereal “Piano Quintet No. 1 in D minor” and Anton Arensky’s tumultuous “Piano Quintet in D major.” David Diamond’s “Adagio for Strings” rounds out the program. Contact: 525 E. Atlantic Ave., Delray Beach; 561/276-4123
THE SYMPHONIA BOCA RATON AT ROBERTS THEATRE
take about 12 hours. But for a modest $57 per ticket, music lovers can partake in the orchestral history and geography of the City of Light thanks to the Symphonia Boca Raton. Grammy nominee Alastair Willis will guest-conduct the symphony through an “impression of Paris” encompassing the city’s traditions in ballet, opera, theater, concert halls and Red Light District. The program will feature Debussy, Bizet, Ibert, Ravel and more. Contact: 3900 Jog Road, Boca Raton; 866/6874201
When: Feb. 19, 2017 What: Flights to Paris run approximately $2,500 and
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DELRAY STRING QUARTET’S PROGRAM 4 AT COLONY HOTEL
When: Feb. 19, 2017 What: This local super-
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iconic story about a deaf, dumb and mute child who becomes a pinball wizard to deal with a traumatic childhood. Featuring 20 scenes and more than 30 Who songs, it marks the ambitious return to Boca for Outre Theatre Company. Contact: 503 S.E. Mizner Blvd., Boca Raton; 561/394-2626
Top 5 Plays “MOTHERLAND” AT FAU THEATRE LAB
When: Jan. 27-Feb. 12, 2017 What: Theatre Lab, the new-play incubator launched by director Lou Tyrrell, opened its first season in 2015 solely with staged readings. For its second season, the company has graduated to full productions, thanks to a complete renovation of its performance space in FAU’s Parliament Hall. The three-play season will close with this new work by Allison Gregory, a modern spin on Bertolt Brecht’s “Mother Courage and Her Children” about a food truck entrepreneur trying to raise her kids in a morally corroded world. Contact: 777 Glades Road, Boca Raton; 561/297-6124
“DISGRACED” AT MALTZ JUPITER THEATRE
When: Feb. 12-26, 2017 What: A Muslim apostate, a politically correct liberal, a Zionist-leaning Jew and a conservative black woman gather at a contemporary dinner party, the outside world imploding around them. What could possibly go wrong? In Ayad Akhtar’s challenging, beautifully written drama, prejudice, injustice and tribalism come to a head during the play’s colossally disastrous climax. Save up your gasps; you’ll need them. Contact: 1001 E. Indiantown Road, Jupiter; 561/575-2223
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“CUDDLES” AT THEATRE AT ARTS GARAGE
Nov. 13-Dec. 3 What: Like you, we’re over the vampire fad by now. But Joseph Wilde’s “Cuddles” is no ordinary example of blood-sucking schlock. It’s a disturbing psychodrama about a teenage vampire named Eve, who resides in a squalid dungeon, sustained by the veins of elder sister Tabby. By day, Tabby works in the corporate rat race, whose cutthroat implications parallel a vampire’s need to suck the world dry. This satirical look at contemporary consumerism is biting in more ways than one. 180 N.E. First St., Delray Beach; 561/450-6357, artsgarage.org
“ALL THE WAY” AT ACTORS’ PLAYHOUSE
When: March 22-April 9, 2017 What: You’ve seen the HBO movie adaptation; now immerse yourself in the award-winning source material by playwright Robert Schenkkan. Lyndon Baines Johnson, fresh off the assassination of President Kennedy, attempts to wangle passage of
the Civil Rights Act of 1964 from a divided and intransigent Congress. Supporting characters include Martin Luther King Jr., J. Edgar Hoover and Lady Bird Johnson, in this wonkiest of recent American plays. Contact: 280 Miracle Mile, Coral Gables; 305/4449293
“THE CRIPPLE OF INISHMAAN” AT PALM BEACH DRAMAWORKS
When: May 19-June 18, 2017 What: The “cripple” of Martin McDonagh’s 1997 hit is a broken-bodied dreamer named Billy, whose parents drowned shortly after his birth and who hides his rage by staring vacantly at fields of cows in the Irish countryside. But it’s a comedy! The gonzo humor pivots
on the real-life visit of documentary filmmaker Robert Flaherty to the island of Inishmaan, in the early ‘30s, for an ethnographic documentary about its primitive people, with Billy seeing the director’s appearance as his ticket to Hollywood. Contact: 201 Clematis St., West Palm Beach; 561/514-4042
“WEST SIDE STORY” AT THE WICK
When: Jan. 12-Feb. 19, 2017 What: It’s Shakespeare taken to the streets, in the epic musical that gave us “Maria,” “America” and “Somewhere.” Stephen Sondheim and Arthur Laurents’ ageless masterwork, supported by majestic choreography by Jerome Robbins and a lavish, operatic score from Leonard Bernstein, constitutes an unparalleled dream team of virtuosi in their respective fields. No matter how many times you’ve seen it, “West Side Story” continues to change minds and pierce hearts. Contact: 7901 N. Federal Highway, Boca Raton; 561/995-2333
Top 5 Musicals “THE WHO’S TOMMY” AT SHOWTIME PERFORMING ARTS
When: Dec. 1-18 What: From a story originally conceived as a double-album by The Who in 1969, Pete Townshend helped elevate “Tommy” into a stage musical in the early ‘90s, which dramatizes his band’s
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When: Jan. 19-Feb. 5, 2017 What: Spoiler alerts are hardly necessary for this musical tribute to the star-crossed ocean liner. Maury Yeston and Peter Stone’s Broadway production opened in 1997, six months prior to James Cameron’s Oscar-winning film, and it also accrued formidable awards, thanks to its compassionate understanding of the class structure of the ship’s passengers, each strata democratically doomed by the pitiless iceberg. Expect this to be the most lavish production of Slow Burn Theatre’s season. Contact: 201 S.W. Fifth Ave., Fort Lauderdale; 954/462-0222
“SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE” AT ARSHT CENTER
When: Jan. 19-Feb. 12, 2017 What: On the heels of his acclaimed productions of “Assassins” and “Passion,” Zoetic Stage director Stuart Meltzer will continue his annual modernist production of a Stephen Sondheim classic. “Sunday” is the composer-lyricist’s tribute to French post-Impressionist Georges Seurat, chronicling his perfec-
tionism, insecurities and romantic foibles as he tries to complete his masterpiece “A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte.” Contact: 1300 Biscayne Blvd., Miami; 305/949-6722
“NINE” AT STAGE DOOR THEATRE
When: April 28-June 11, 2017 What: How do you make a musical about writer’s block? Maury Yeston’s “Nine” is one way. Adapting freely from Federico Fellini’s classic “8 1/2,” it’s set largely inside the convoluted head of a famous film director suffering artistic burnout and sexual estrangement. His fantasies, memories and amorous conflicts bounce around his noggin like pinballs, each realized onstage with theatrical flair. Contact: 8036 W. Sample Road, Margate; 954/3447765
HILAREE O’NEILL AT CREST THEATRE AT OLD SCHOOL SQUARE
Feb. 16, 2017 Taking literally the “Sound of Music” directive to “Climb Ev’ry Mountain,” O’Neill has devoted her career to doing just that. She began skiing at age 3 in the Cascade Mountains of her native Washington State, and she hasn’t put them down since, from cutting turns on volcanoes in Russia and Mongolia to becoming the first woman to scale two 8,000-meter peaks—Everest and Lhotse—in 24 hours. Dealing with the traffic on Atlantic Avenue may be another story. 51 N. Swinton Ave., Delray Beach; 561/243-7922
Top 5 Lectures/ Comedy/Solo Theatre NEIL DEGRASSE TYSON AT BROWARD CENTER
When: Nov. 16 What: As director of New York’s Hayden Planetarium and host of Fox’s “Cosmos” edutainment series, Tyson is the closest thing the world of astrophysics has to a rock
A.O. SCOTT AT SOCIETY OF THE FOUR ARTS
Feb. 28, 2017 Scott has been chief film critic for the New York Times since 2004. He’s a witty, erudite and observant critic, whose tastes lean as much toward perfectly executed family fare as they do meandering art-house experiments. An accomplished book critic as well, Scott will discuss his chosen art form and his recent book Better Living Through Criticism, his eloquent defense of a career spent in the shadows of artists and clowns. 2 Four Arts Plaza, Palm Beach; 561/655-7227
star. Now, like real rockers, he’s going on tour, as a starry-eyed film critic: In “An Astrophysicist Goes to the Movies,” he’ll break down the scientific blunders—including his now-notorious dissection of the Oscar winner “Gravity”—as well as the refreshing accuracies in sci-fi staples from “Star Wars” to “The Martian.” Contact: 201 S.W. Fifth Ave., Fort Lauderdale; 954/462-0222
HASAN MINHAJ AT BROWARD CENTER
When: Dec. 10 What: In his day job, Minhaj is a “Daily Show” senior correspondent, bringing wit and commentary to topics ranging from papal visits to presidential politics. But he’s also a gifted standup comedian and monologist, as evidenced by his one-man show “Homecoming King,” touring the nation after its 2015 Off-Broadway premiere. It explores his autobiography as a first-generation Indian-American straddling two worlds in the U.S., where he grew up as “the one brown speck in [his] class photo.” Contact: 201 S.W. Fifth Ave., Fort Lauderdale; 954/462-0222
MICHAEL BESCHLOSS AT FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY
When: Feb. 22, 2017 What: For its annual Symposium on the American Presidency, FAU couldn’t have selected a more informed voice on the subject than Beschloss. NBC News’ official presidential historian has influenced and inspired world leaders through nine books about presidents in turmoil, from Kennedy’s dealings with Khrushchev to Roosevelt and Truman’s tenures during World War II. He will address “Critical Moments in the American Presidency.” Contact: 777 Glades Road, Boca Raton; 561/297-6124
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Top 5 Art “TRANSPHYSICS: ISTWA, LANDSCAPES, PAISAJES” AT ART AND CULTURE CENTER When: Nov. 5, 2016-Jan. 8, 2017 What: This exhibition with an inscrutable title grows more accessible when you understand its subject matter: four generations of South Florida artists whose work is formed by—and informs—our geography, our climate, our multicultural community. Revered artist William Cordova curated this historical survey, which includes work by pioneering outsider artist Purvis Young, the ethnobotanist
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“FABRICATED” AT CORNELL ART MUSEUM
When: Feb. 2-May 14, 2017 What: Just as glass gets a bad rap, so can fiber art, with its reputation for pillows, plush dolls and yarn balls. That’s not the case with the extraordinarily detailed, thoughtful and witty artists selected for “Fabricated,” the Cornell’s showcase of all things stitched, sewn, cut and glued. This increasingly respected medium is showing up everywhere from street art to haute
galleries, and these artists remind us why. Contact: 51 N. Swinton Ave., Delray Beach; 561/243-7922
“CATHERINE OPIE: 700 NIMES ROAD” AT NSU ART MUSEUM
When: Feb. 12-June 18, 2017 What: 700 Nimes Road is the Bel-Air address of the late Elizabeth Taylor, and it’s where Opie, a revered
portraitist, spent six months in 2011, around the time of the actress’ death. Opie never met Taylor but captures her essence and her duality—the glamorous public image and the self-effacing private philanthropist—in some 3,000 images of Taylor’s possessions and décor. Contact: 1 E. Las Olas Blvd., Fort Lauderdale; 954/525-5500
“PEN TO PAPER: ARTISTS’ HANDWRITTEN LETTERS” AT NORTON MUSEUM OF ART
Amy Gross' "Spora Mutatus," from "Fabricated"
gia O’Keeffe dot her “i”s? How did Winslow Homer cross his “t”s? These are questions that probably don’t keep you up at night, but they reveal much about these famous artists, as this exhibition documents. It explores the penmanship of artists from Mary Cassatt to Isamu Noguchi—from casually jotted notes to decorative calligraphy. Contact: 1451 S. Olive Ave., West Palm Beach; 561/832-5196
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“GLASSTRESS” AT BOCA RATON MUSEUM OF ART
Jan. 31-July 2, 2017 What: Glass sculpture isn’t just reserved for lovely fluted vases and Pop Art hearts. Long dismissed as an outlet for commercial beauty, glass can match the sociopolitical concerns and provocative depth as more widely respected mediums, as the Venice-based organization Glasstress has been proving since 2011 with its biennial exhibitions. The Boca Museum will showcase upwards of 25 installations by Glasstress artists, which integrate performance, video, photography and video games into works that transcend the pristine gleam of the medium. 501 Plaza Real, Boca Raton; 561/392-2500
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Marleen Forkas presents
The Nutcracker in loving memory of Harold Forkas
Boca Ballet Theatre continues to captivate audiences with its beloved version of this holiday classic. Clara’s dream unfolds as the Nutcracker Prince, Mouse King and Sugar Plum Fairy all come to life in the sparkle of Co-Artistic Director Dan Guin’s artistic vision.
Ask About The Gingerbread Ball
Fri., November 25, 2016 at 7:00pm Sat., November 26, 2016 at 2:00pm & 8:00pm Sun., November 27, 2016 at 2:00pm
Let your little ones meet Clara, Sugar Plum Fairy, and other magical characters at the post matinee children’s party. Tickets sold separately.
Featuring American Ballet Theatre’s
For Tickets 561.995.0709 available online 24/7 at
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Performances held at Olympic Heights Performing Arts Theater 20101 Lyons Road, Boca Raton, FL Artistic Directors: Dan Guin & Jane Tyree
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Grayson Davis
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NOVEMBER 5, 2016 Hearts & Soles Gala Benefit Dinner
Organization: American Association of Caregiving Youth When: 6 p.m. Where: The Polo Club of Boca Raton, 5400 Champion Blvd., Boca Raton How Much: $175 per person Contact: 561/391-7401, aacy.org or email info@aacy.org Details: Dinner with Keith Byars; Rita and Frank Barbieri, honorary chairs; Debralyn and Ronnie Belletieri, co-chairs.
NOVEMBER 6, 2016 Keep Memories Alive— Walking with the Stars
Organization: FAU When: 9 a.m. Where: Town Center at Boca Raton, 6000 Glades Road, Boca Raton How Much: $40 before the event or $50 on the day of the event Contact: Call 561/297-4066 or email nurchearts@fau.edu. To register online, visit fauf.fau.edu/memories. Details: This is the 11th time Florida Atlantic University’s Caring Hearts Auxiliary of the Louis and Anne Green Memory and Wellness Center within the Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing will host the mall walk. The event will begin at the north entrance of the mall.
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NOVEMBER 6, 2016 Moving Day Boca Raton
Organization: South Palm Beach County Chapter, National Parkinson Foundation When: 8 a.m. Where: FAU Stadium How Much: Free (movingdaybocaraton.org to register) Details: Moving Day is the National Parkinson Foundation South Palm Beach County’s annual fundraising walk event. It is a fun and inspiring fundraiser that unites families, friends and communities both large and small in the fight against Parkinson’s disease. This celebration of movement will feature a family-friendly walk course, a kids area, a caregivers relaxation tent and a special Movement Pavilion featuring yoga, dance, Tai Chi, Pilates, etc.
NOVEMBER 9, 2016 Walk of Recognition
Organization: The Boca Raton Historical Society & Museum When: 5:30 p.m. Where: The Addison, 2 E. Camino Real, Boca Raton How Much: TBA Contact: Call 561/395-6766 or visit bocahistory.org.
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Details: Walk of Recognition 2016 will recognize this year’s new inductees and honor the leadership and legacy of all Walk of Recognition recipients. Those who wish to salute a favorite legend in the program or become a sponsor may contact the Boca Raton Historical Society & Museum.
NOVEMBER 10, 2016 Women of Grace Luncheon
Organization: Bethesda Hospital Foundation When: 10:30 a.m. reception, 11:30 a.m. luncheon Where: Mar-A-Lago, 1100 Ocean Blvd., Palm Beach How Much: $160 Contact: bethesdahospitalfoundation.org/ index.cfm?fuseaction=events.details&content_id=76 Details: Join Chairwoman Nicole Pasqual in recognizing women volunteers in the community for their selfless acts of kindness and service toward others.
NOVEMBER 16, 2016 The Alice & Pete Dye Golf & Bridge Invitational
Organization: Wayside House When: 9 a.m. Where: St. Andrews Club, 4475 N. Ocean Blvd., Delray Beach How Much: Golf—$800 per foursome or $200 per person. Bridge— $100 per person Contact: Ann Weinwurm at aweinwurm@waysidehouse.net or visit waysidehouse.net Details: Includes lunch and prizes
NOVEMBER 18, 2016 Woman Volunteer of the Year
Organization: Junior League of Boca Raton When: 10:30 a.m. reception and silent auction/raffle; 11:30 a.m. luncheon Where: Boca Raton Resort & Club, 501 E. Camino Real, Boca Raton How Much: Ticket levels are Silver, $95; Gold, $150; Platinum, $250. Tables: $1,140, $1,800 and $3,000. Each table seats 12. Contact: Call the Junior League office at 561/620-2553 or email WVOY@jlbr.org for more information. Details: This luncheon will celebrate local women in the community and recognize nominees from nonprofit organizations throughout Palm Beach County for their dedication and expertise as volunteers. The Junior League of Boca Raton promotes volunteerism and seeks to further the potential of women.
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NOVEMBER 19, 2016 Chris Evert/Raymond James Pro-Celebrity Tennis Classic
Organization: Chris Evert Charities When: 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. Where: Delray Beach Tennis Center, 201 W. Atlantic Ave., Delray Beach How Much: Varies according to seat location Contact: chrisevert.org Details: Join Chrissie at the Delray Beach Tennis Center for a fun-filled day of great tennis action. Each year, well-known personalities join Chrissie for fun, fast-paced, competitive matches to raise money to help at-risk families throughout Florida.
NOVEMBER 19, 2016 27th Annual Pro-Celebrity Gala
Organization: Chris Evert Charities When: 6 p.m. Location: Boca Raton Resort & Club, 501 E. Camino Real, Boca Raton How Much: $750 Contact: chrisevert.org Details: Chrissie invites you to attend the 27th Annual Pro-Celebrity Gala. As well as showcasing great daytime entertainment, the Pro-Celebrity offers the elegant Annual Pro-Celebrity Gala with dinner, dancing and exhilarating live and silent auctions.
NOVEMBER 29, 2016 2016 Holiday Trunk Show Preview Cocktail Party
Organization: Boys & Girls Club When: 6 - 8 p.m. Where: The Seagate Hotel & Spa, 1000 E. Atlantic Ave., Delray Beach How Much: $85 Contact: Visit bgcpbc.org or email specialevents@bgcpbc.org for tickets and information.
NOVEMBER 29−DECEMBER 1, 2016 2016 Holiday Trunk Show
Organization: Boys & Girls Club When: 6 p.m. Nov. 29 (Preview Party); 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 30-Dec. 1 (Holiday Trunk Show). Where: The Seagate Hotel & Spa, 1000 E. Atlantic Ave., Delray Beach How Much: Free Contact: Visit bgcpbc.org or email specialevents@bgcpbc.org for tickets and information. Details: The three-day Holiday Trunk Show welcomes more than 30 specialty vendors featuring jewelry, clothing, accessories, crafts, toys, gourmet foods and more. Enjoy refreshments at the preview cocktail party and get a sneak peek at the vendors before the show opens to the public. There will also be a special performance by our club members.
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NOVEMBER 30, 2016 Sandler Family Major Gifts Event
Organization: Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach County When: 6:30 p.m. Where: The Polo Club of Boca Raton, 5400 Champion Blvd., Boca Raton How Much: $135 Contact: 561/852-3160 or email erinm@bocafed.org Details: An elegant, informative and inspiring evening to celebrate donors with $10,000plus household contributions to the Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach County’s 2017 Annual Campaign.
DECEMBER 2, 2016 Wee Dream Ball
Organization: Florence Fuller When: 6 - 11 p.m. Where: Boca West Country Club, 20583 Boca W. Drive, Boca Raton How Much: $300 Contact: 561/391-7274 ext. 134 or email alagerstrom@ffcdc.org Details: FFCDC provides child and family education and support services for low-to-moderate-income families in southern Palm Beach and northern Broward Counties.
DECEMBER 4, 2016 Empty Bowls Hunger Relief Annual Event
When: 11 a.m - 2 p.m. Where: Old School Square, 51 N. Swinton Ave., Delray Beach How Much: $25 Contact: oldschoolsquare.org/ events/empty-bowls Details: Empty Bowls is a one-day event for local hunger relief at which amateur and professional potters join star chefs to help fill “empty bowls” in our community.
DECEMBER 4, 2016 Connoisseur Concert 1
Organization: The Symphonia When: 3 p.m. Where: Roberts Theater at Saint Andrew’s School, 3900 Jog Road, Boca Raton How Much: $50-$84 Contact: Contact t thesymphonia.org or by calling 866/687-1201 or emailing tickets@thesymphonia.org. Details: The Symphonia’s performances and outreach programs feature acclaimed conductors and soloists.
DECEMBER 8, 2016 JFS 2016 Annual Gala: “Fly Me to the Moon”
Organization: Ruth & Norman
Rales Jewish Family Services When: 6:30 - 11 p.m. Location: St. Andrews Country Club, 17557 Claridge Oval W., Boca Raton How Much: $500 Contact: ralesjfs.org/events/ jfs_2016_annual_gala Details: This night of dining and entertainment will include an auction and recognize Jane and Alan Cornell with the Humanitarian of the Year Award and Christine E. Lynn/Boca Raton Regional Hospital with the Corporate Leadership Award.
DECEMBER 10, 2016 Annual Jacob’s Ladder Award Gala
Organization: Jewish Adoption and Foster Care Options (JAFCO) When: 7 p.m. Where: The Polo Club of Boca Raton, 5400 Champion Blvd., Boca Raton How Much: $325 Contact: jafco.org/events/annualjacobs-ladder-award-gala/ Details: This evening is dedicated to raising funds for abused and neglected children and those with developmental disabilities in our community. The evening will feature a cocktail reception, fine dining, dancing, live and silent auctions and an honoree awards ceremony, as well as a heartwarming presentation about JAFCO’s lifesaving work.
DECEMBER 11, 2016 14th Annual Lynn Gingerbread Holiday Concert
Organization: Lynn University When: 3 p.m. Where: Boca Raton Resort & Club, 501 E. Camino Real, Boca Raton How Much: $35 Contact: events.lynn.edu/upcoming/event/ 14th-annual-gingerbread-holiday-concert Details: Kids of all ages will enjoy holiday classics performed by the Lynn Philharmonia. This annual event raises scholarship funds for the conservatory’s deserving and talented student musicians from all over the world.
JANUARY 11, 2017 Lion of Judah Luncheon
Organization: Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach County When: 10:30 a.m. Where: The Polo Club of Boca Raton, 5400 Champion Blvd., Boca Raton How Much: $95 Contact: 561/852.6058 or email francescal@bocafed.org Details: This inspiring luncheon featuring Nancy Spielberg, documentary film artist and
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JANUARY 21, 2017 55th Annual Hospital Ball
Organization: Boca Raton Regional Hospital When: 6:30 - 11:30 p.m. Where: Boca Raton Resort & Club, 501 E. Camino Real, Boca Raton How Much: $500 per person Contact: 561/955-4142, email kthomann@ brrh.com or register at donate.brrh/ball Details: Honorary Chair Joan Wargo will salute the Golden Guild, individuals whose support of the hospital have made its incredible growth possible: Jean Blechman, Louis and Anne Green, Irving and Barbara C. Gutin, Christine E. Lynn, Bernie and Billi Marcus, Harvey and Phyllis Sandler, Richard and Barbara Schmidt and Elaine J. Wold.
FEBRUARY 4, 2017 Building Hope Gala
Organization: Food for the Poor When: 6:30 p.m. Where: Boca Raton Resort & Club, 501 E. Camino Real, Boca Raton How Much: $300 Contact: 888/404-4248 or email events@foodforthepoor.com Details: The evening will feature cocktails, a silent auction, fine dining, dancing and the opportunity to change the lives of families in desperate need. The silent auction will feature unique designer jewelry, vacations, original art, golf foursomes and much more.
FEBRUARY 17, 2017 Eat, Drink and Be Giving!
Organization: Child Rescue Coalition When: 6 - 10 p.m. Where: The Seagate Country Club, 3600 Hamlet Drive, Delray Beach How Much: $275-$400 Contact: 561/208-9000 or visit childrescuecoalition.org/events Details: This inspirational evening will feature an elegant dinner, cocktails, awards presentation and live and silent auctions. After dinner, guests are invited to attend an intimate VIP after-party featuring fine spirits and hand-rolled cigars. Proceeds benefit thousands of law enforcement investigators who rescue countless children from online sexual exploitation.
FEBRUARY 18, 2017 The Caridad Call to Heart Ball Organization: Caridad Clinic When: 6 - 11 p.m.
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Where: Eau Palm Beach Resort & Spa, 100 S. Ocean Blvd., Manalapan How Much: $350, VIP $500 Contact: 561/853-1622 or email gmarquez@caridad.org Details: This elegant dinner and dancing event benefits the beloved Caridad Clinic, which has offered medical and dental care and social outreach to the working poor in our community for more than 25 years through an army of volunteer doctors.
FEBRUARY 21, 2017 AVDA’s 10th Annual Heart of a Woman Luncheon
Organization: AVDA When: 10:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Where: Boca Raton Resort & Club, 501 E. Camino Real, Boca Raton How Much: $150 per person; tables, $1,500 Contact: Monique Force, 561/265-3797, email at mforce@avda-fl.com or avdaonline.org Details: AVDA’S Heart of a Woman Luncheon celebrates the courage of women overcoming abuse. This year’s event will feature Michelle Knight, the first of three women abducted by Cleveland kidnapper Ariel Castro, who will recount the story of her captivity, and the inner strength and capacity for hope that has helped her rebuild her life.
FEBRUARY 20-23, 2017 2017 Spring Boutique & Trunk Show
Organization: Wayside House When: February 20, 2017 (Preview 6 - 8 p.m.) February 21-23, 2017, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Where: Old School Square, 51 N. Swinton Ave., Delray Beach How Much: The preview party ticket is $100. The actual show is a $5 entrance fee. Contact: Ann Weinwurm at aweinwurm@waysidehouse.net or waysidehouse.net Details: The ticketed wristband allows multiday attendance.
FEBRUARY 24, 2017 Cowboy Ball
Organization: The George Snow Scholarship Fund When: 6 - 11 p.m. Where: Mizner Park Amphitheater, 590 Plaza Real, Boca Raton How Much: $175 Contact: Contact Debi Feiler at the George Snow Scholarship Fund, 561/347-6799. Details: The all-new Cowboy Ball is back for its 24th year, and it’s going to be more exciting than ever at its new venue, Mizner Park Amphitheater. The evening includes an
open bar, a wide variety of food, a sizzling live band, fiddle player, line dancing and a few more surprises.
MARCH 2-12, 2017 11th Annual Festival of the Arts Boca
Organization: Schmidt Family Centre for the Arts Where: Mizner Park Amphitheater, 590 Plaza Real, Boca Raton How Much: Call for pricing. Contact: Call 866/571-2787 or check festivalboca.org for full lineup; tickets on sale Nov. 1 at festivalboca.org. Details: Dazzling and diverse performing arts and authors are featured at this 11-day festival.
MARCH 11, 2017 2017 Unicorn Ball
Organization: Unicorn Children’s Foundation When: 6 p.m. - midnight Where: Boca West Country Club, 20583 Boca West Drive, Boca Raton How Much: $300 per person Contact: Brett Dean, 561/620-9377, ext. 302 or email brett@unicornchildrensfoundation.org Details: The Unicorn Children’s Foundation is dedicated to building support, acceptance and opportunity for individuals and families challenged by neurodiversity.
MARCH 12, 2017 JARC Florida’s 31st Annual Gala
Organization: JARC When: 6 p.m. Where: Boca West Country Club, 20583 Boca West Drive, Boca Raton How Much: $250 per person Contact: Fallon Gechter, 561/558-2572 or email fallong@jarcfl.org Details: JARC provides programs and services to educate and empower individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
MARCH 15, 2017 Granting Wishes
Organization: Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach County When: 5:30 p.m. Where: Boca Rio Golf Club, 22041 Boca Rio Road, Boca Raton How Much: $85 Contact: 561/852-3114 or email shiellet@bocafed.org Details: The Jewish Federation and members of the community enjoy cocktails and heavy hors d’oeuvres before the announcement of this year’s grant recipients, and celebrate the work done to empower Jewish
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women and children locally, in Israel and around the world. The guest speaker will be Ellen Brazer, author of The Wondering Jew and other publications.
MARCH 25, 2017 Boca Bacchanal
Organization: The Boca Raton Historical Society & Museum When: 7 - 10 p.m. Where: Mizner Park Amphitheater, 590 Plaza Real, Boca Raton How Much: From $125 Contact: bocabacchanal.com Details: A festive weekend that celebrates food and wine through a grand tasting and private vintner dinners. Proceeds benefit the Boca Raton Historical Society and Museum.
APRI 1, 2017 FAU President’s Gala
On Pineapple Grove, just off Atlantic Avenue 25 NE, 2nd Ave. #110, Delray Beach, FL 33444
Right Beside El Camino! (561) 266-3538
Organization: FAU When: 6:30 p.m. Where: Martin F. and Jane Greenberg Foundation Tower at FAU Stadium, FAU Boulevard, Boca Raton How Much: $250 Contact: faugala.info Details: The gala, which provides scholarship funds, will offer gourmet dining, an open bar and live entertainment.
APRIL 28TH, 2017 Celebration of the Arts
Organization: Lynn University When: 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. Where: Keith C. and Elaine Johnson Wold Performing Arts Center, 3601 N. Military Trail, Boca Raton How Much: From $15 Contact: lynn.edu/events Details: The sixth annual Celebration of the Arts showcases the talents of Lynn faculty, students, staff and alumni with live music, an indoor art gallery and Celebration Unplugged, an open-mic show of dance, poetry and contemporary music.
APRIL 28TH, 2017 Men With Caring Hearts
When: 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. Where: Boca West Country Club, 20583 Boca West Drive, Boca Raton How Much: $125 Contact: Alana Lagerström at 561/391-7274 ext. 134 or email alagerstrom@ffcdc.org. Details: The Men with Caring Hearts Awards Luncheon honors outstanding South Florida male volunteers nominated from more than 25 nonprofit agencies.
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f climate scientists are to be believed, in the future rising sea levels will leave much of South Florida’s coastline under water, creating new and exciting beachfront communities in Little Havana, Sunrise and Pembroke Pines. These cautions certainly haven’t deterred Edward Walson, the jet-setting film producer who owns the uber-luxe Royal Blues Hotel in Deerfield Beach. The hotel seems more appropriate to tony Palm Beach than shortsand-flips Deerfield, and its chief restaurant, Chanson, follows suit. Not that this is a bad thing, as anyone who’s sipped flutes of chilled Veuve Clicquot while gazing out at the ocean through the glass walls of Chanson’s cozy, only modestly opulent dining room can attest. You will be treated royally by Chanson’s personable and efficient staff. You will dine very well too, though not always consistently. As of this writing, newly arrived chef Michael
Schultz is putting his stamp on the menu, which skews French and seasonal and expensive. So go with the flow and order the ravishing duo of foie gras. A lobe of perfectly scored and seared melt-in-your-mouth duck liver shares star billing with twin rounds of even better terrine, set off by threads of balsamic syrup and Lilliputian asparagus tips cosseted with truffle oil and sea salt. If your cardiologist is tut-tutting on your shoulder, you might forgo the foie and instead opt for the ahi tuna trio, the reddish-bronze fish presented as coarsely chopped tartare with black sesame seeds, thin slices fanned over what tasted like sweet potato puree and wasabi-crusted, seared-raw loin with a beguiling smoked soy sauce. Price excepting, entrees don’t quite reach those heights. A turf ’n’ turf pairing of Wagyu rib-eye and braised short rib will set you back $48, rather much for rib-eye
that was curiously flavorless and seemingly bereft of salt. The braised short rib, however, was carnivorous joy. Roasted Maine lobster was a few dollars less for a parsimonious amount of admittedly succulent crustacean. Sadly, an overdose of sweet corn puree smothered every other flavor in its sleep. Then there were s’mores, a far cry from those blackened bits of campfire memories, but s’mores deconstructed and meticulously rebuilt. Borne to the table under a glass dome hazy with smoke, when uncovered it shows itself to be a pillow of ethereal housemade marshmallow, quenelle of chocolate ganache, cashmere-smooth vanilla ice cream and triangles of bittersweet chocolate, all surrounded by a scattering of graham cracker crumbs. It’s ridiculously luscious and enough to make you forget all about the coming watery apocalypse.
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From top: porcini ravioli and snapper romesco
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es, that really was Mark Militello you may have seen in the kitchen of this old-school Italian joint in a sprawling East Boynton strip mall. One of the founding fathers of South Florida cuisine, before anyone considered that South Florida might actually have a cuisine, in recent years Militello has been something of a restaurant doctor, applying his not inconsiderable skills to eateries looking to move their dining needle upward. Thankfully, for Josie’s longtime patrons and, indeed, anyone jonesing after the restaurant’s tried-and-true Italian-American staples, that doesn’t mean move the needle weirder (or, to put it more chastely, edgier). You can still get a pair of beefy short-rib meatballs big enough to play soccer with, doused with a fresh-tasting tomato sauce and dollop of milky ricotta; the signature veal Bersaglieri, thin-pounded veal medallions enrobed in a lemony white wine sauce and gilded with artichoke hearts, olives and roasted red peppers; or the wickedly indulgent porcini ravioli, an umami-bomb of wild mushrooms, pancetta and a gallon or two of cream (just kidding about the cream) that’s rich enough to be taxed at the full 39.6 percent. One dish you certainly won’t find on many South Florida menus is an upmarket version of cioppino, the real San Francisco treat and one of the country’s great excuses to eat Dungeness crab (not that an excuse is needed). Josie’s cioppino is a rather more refined take on its rustic San Francisco parent, dispensing with the original’s Dungeness and heavier,
tomato-centric broth in favor of a bronze, saffron-burnished lobster stock, a whole lobster tail, scallops, clams and (tough, rubbery) calamari. Oh, and if you and your tapeworm work your way through all that seafood, there’s a tangle of linguine lurking beneath the shimmering broth.
But perhaps your sweet tooth is calling. Cannoli or tiramisu? Cheesecake or Key lime pie? Try crème brûlée instead, appropriately lush and creamy under a brittle caramelized sugar hat, itself hidden by a topping of syrupy Italian cherries. It’s a move of the needle, but you won’t get stuck.
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DINING GUIDE Palm Beach County 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 pricey, 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 nightly. 561/409-2061. $$ Abe & Louie's—2200 Glades Road. Steakhouse. All Americans are endowed with certain inalienable rights, among them the right to a thick, juicy, perfectly cooked steak. At this posh, comfortable (and expensive) meatery, the USDA Prime steaks are indeed thick, juicy and perfectly cooked, also massively flavorful and served in enormous portions. Don’t miss the New York sirloin or prime rib, paired in classic steakhouse fashion with buttery hash browns and uber-creamy creamed spinach. Chased with an ice-cold martini or glass of red wine from the truly impressive list, it’s happiness pursued and captured. • Lunch/brunch Sun.-Fri., dinner nightly. 561/447-0024. $$$ Chef Anthony Fiorini of 13 American Table
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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 fresh jumbo shrimp grilled in hot marinara sauce. • Lunch Mon.–Fri. Dinner nightly. 561/997-7373. $$$ Biergarten—309 Via De Palmas, #90. German/ Pub. Part vaguely German beer garden, part all-American
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sports bar, this rustic eatery offers menus that channel both, as well as an excellent selection of two-dozen beers on tap and the same number by the bottle. The food is basic and designed to go well with suds, like the giant pretzel with a trio of dipping sauces and the popular “Biergarten burger.” • Lunch and dinner daily. 561/395-7462. $
Boca Landing—999 E. Camino Real. Contemporary American. No Hollywood celebrity has gotten a better face-lift than Boca’s aging Bridge Hotel, now the sleek, contemporary Waterstone Resort & Marina. The hotel’s new signature restaurant, Boca Landing, is equally stunning, showing off its prime waterfront location and views. The mostly small-plates menu features Asian-inflected tuna tartare, green curry mussels and fried calamari. Probably the best dish, though, is the thoroughly continental filet mignon with crab and béarnaise, with wickedly luscious house-made hazelnut gelato coming in a very close second. • Dinner nightly. 561/368-9500. $$ 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. Lunch on Saturdays. 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) $$
Brio Tuscan Grille —5050 Town Center Circle, #239. Italian. The Boca outpost of this national chain does what it set out to do—dish up big portions of well-made, easily accessible Italian-esque fare at a reasonable price. If you’re looking for bruschetta piled with fresh cheeses and vegetables or house-made fettuccine with tender shrimp and lobster in a spicy lobster butter sauce, you’ll be one happy diner. • Lunch Mon.–Fri. Dinner nightly. Brunch Sat.–Sun. 561/392-3777. (Other Palm Beach County locations: The Gardens Mall, 3101 PGA Blvd., 561/622-0491; CityPlace, 550 S. Rosemary Ave., 561/835-1511) $$
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FRESH. NOT FADS. A lot has happened over 25 years. We’ve seen trends come and go, witnessed the birth of the internet age, and watched fashion change— then change again. What remains consistent however, is our steadfast commitment to a unique, quality dining experience. It’s our passion, and we’re honing the experience for our next 25 years, with new flavors and renovations. Max’s Grille. Still cooking.
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Bill’s Swan Song Boca Raton’s longtime food critic reflects on picking up his last check.
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y first trip to Palm Beach County to review restaurants for Boca Raton magazine was a week or so after an unwelcome visitor named Wilma tore across South Florida like the Wicked Witch with a blowtorch and a chainsaw. My wife and I had moved from the San Francisco Bay Area to South Florida—the Keys, actually—a couple years earlier, and while like most Californians I took earthquakes with several grains of artisanal, hand-harvested sea salt, hurricanes were something else entirely. The only place we could get a reservation was a sketchy hotel in a sketchy part of West Palm Beach, populated mostly by people you really didn’t want to meet at
a wine from Charles F. Shaw was the epitome of the California winemaker’s art. Our friends, the kind of hardcore cork dorks who are on the mailing lists of uber-exclusive wineries like Harlan Estate and Screaming Eagle, were polite enough not to laugh in the waiter’s face and point out that virtually any wine on the planet was better than Charles Shaw—aka,“TwoBuck Chuck”—especially at the extortionate price of $30 a bottle. They immediately called and told us we must be crazy for having left one of the country’s prime dining destinations for such a hopeless culinary wasteland. Well, we’re a wasteland no longer. In fact, based on multiple return trips to San Francisco, the
For 10-plus years it’s been my privilege and good fortune to discover [Palm Beach County's dining renaissance] and write about it for this magazine, to watch the local restaurant scene grow in sophistication and diversity.”
midnight in a dark alley. My wife made me wedge a chair under the doorknob before we went to bed. It might have seemed an inauspicious beginning, but I was thrilled for the opportunity. The explosion in the number, quality and ambition of restaurants that I’d spent more than two decades chronicling in the Bay Area was on the cusp of happening here, even if sometimes it seemed scheduled for later rather than sooner. One story says it well. Friends from Berkeley who came to PBC often had dinner at a Delray Beach restaurant, where the waiter attempted to convince them that
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food at restaurants in Boca Raton and Delray Beach and West Palm and Boynton is just as good—and in many cases better—than that at some of the Bay Area’s most-celebrated touchstones. For 10-plus years it’s been my privilege and good fortune to discover that and write about it for this magazine, to watch the local restaurant scene grow in sophistication and diversity, to see South Florida become a dining destination in its own right, no apologies needed. It’s also been my privilege to feast on the efforts of some supremely talented restaurateurs and chefs—Burt Rapoport and
Dennis Max, Nick Morfogen and Clay Conley, Gary Rack and the guys behind Cut 432 and Park Tavern, Joey Giannuzzi and Anthony Fiorini. There are others, too, more than I have space here to name. Speaking of good fortune and privilege, I can’t pass on this chance to thank John and Margaret Mary Shuff for their confidence in me and kindness over the years, and to everyone I’ve worked with at Boca Raton—especially Marie Speed, the best editor I’ve ever had and a great friend. And thanks most of all to you, my readers. Whether you thought I was a wise observer of the local restaurant scene or a witless moron who shouldn’t be allowed within a thousand yards of a stove, I would never have been able to make a living eating and drinking without you. As you might have already guessed, this is my last issue for the magazine. Almost 29 years to the month after my first restaurant review was published, I’m toddling off to retirement, looking forward to enjoying life in the Keys, to a hoped-for second career as an abstract artist, to cooking and gardening and traveling and finally learning to play slide guitar. It’s been a great ride, but it’s time to satiate new appetites.
Bill Citara
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Butcher Block Grill—7000 W. Camino Real, #100. Steakhouse/Contemporary American. This casual steakhouse 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. $$$
The Capital Grille—6000 Glades Road. Steaks. This is one of more than three dozen restaurants in a national chain, but the Boca Grille treats you like a regular at your neighborhood restaurant. Steaks, dry-aged if not Prime, are flavorful and cooked with precision, while starters from Wagyu beef carpaccio to a lighter version of the hardy chopped salad are nicely done too. Parmesan truffle fries are crispy sticks of potato heaven; chocolate-espresso cake a study in shameless, and luscious, decadence. • Lunch Mon.–Fri. Dinner nightly. 561/368-1077. $$$
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 chargrilled 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. $$$
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As a side dish, Dorsia serves the durable vegetable "burned," with garlic and olive oil, or "spicy," with red pepper.
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The Cheesecake Factory —5530 Glades Road. American. Oh, the choices! The chain even has a Sunday brunch menu in addition to its main menu, which includes Chinese chicken salad and Cajun jambalaya. Don’t forget about the cheesecakes—from white chocolate and raspberry truffle offerings. • Lunch and dinner daily. 561/393-0344. (Other Palm Beach County locations: CityPlace, West Palm Beach, 561/802-3838; Downtown at the Gardens, Palm Beach Gardens, 561/776-3711) $$ 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 lobster. • Dinner nightly. 561/395-2675. $$$$ Cuban Café —3350 N.W. Boca Raton Blvd. 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. $
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srael Johnson doesn’t teach classes in the proper way of cooking perfectly crisp, tender, delicious fried chicken and airy, golden waffles. But he certainly could. The former university professor, now proprietor of a pair of Bay Bay’s Chicken & Waffles (in West Palm Beach), has now opened a third branch of his down-home specialist in fried yardbird bedded down on a crusty Belgian waffle, this one in Boynton Beach (326 N. Congress Ave., 561/364-1187). The Boynton Bay Bay’s comes four years after Johnson opened his first chicken ‘n’ waffle house on Okeechobee Boulevard. It occupies 1,900 square feet of space in what used to house a pizzeria, now dressed up in vibrant orange walls with distressed brick accents and giant photos of Bay Bay’s dishes, along with industrial-style pendant lighting and big, comfy black leather booths. The menu, not being broke, needs no fixing. So look for Johnson’s signature buttermilk-marinated chicken coated with a mildly piquant custom spice blend and waffles that come in all manner of guises, from plain to pecan to peanut butter and jelly. There are a handful of other choices, too—wings, shrimp ‘n’ grits and barbecue ribs (Thursday through Sunday). But tucking into a plate of Professor Johnson’s fried chicken is just about the best homework assignment around.
Davinci’s of Boca—6000 Glades Road. Italian. Expect carefully prepared Italian fare that will satisfy both traditionalists and the more adventurous. The former will like crisp, greaseless fried calamari and hearty lasagna made with fresh pasta. The latter will enjoy creamy burrata with prosciutto, tomato jam and arugula and a branzino served with spinach, clams and shrimp. • Lunch and dinner daily. 561/362-8466. $$ 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 nightly. 561/961-4156. $$
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aking croissants, like playing golf, is all about the technique. Get it right and you will amaze your friends, confound your enemies and have something really good to eat. Get it wrong and you’ll be pitching a couple thousand dollars worth of clubs into a water trap and cursing the very notion of propelling a tiny ball over great distances to an equally tiny hole in the ground. Without getting too technical about it, making croissants involves multiple foldings of a rich, eggy dough over a perfectly symmetrical slab of butter, creating thin layers of each like the world’s tastiest piece of plywood. When baked, the moisture in the butter turns to steam, causing the layers of dough to puff up and resulting in the airy, delicate pastry we love to eat and hate to try to make ourselves. Luckily, we have a trio of local French bakeries to help with the former and relieve us of the frustration of doing the latter. To give the bakeries a thorough testing—and because we just can’t eat too many croissants—we sampled plain, almond and chocolate croissants from each. They were judged on the most basic criteria: taste and texture, followed by value, with their scores averaged to come up with a total. It will take days on the treadmill to work them all off, but it was worth every rich, luscious, decadent calorie.
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TOTAL THE DISH: The near-perfect croissants, flaky and golden crusts giving way to airy, delicate insides. The almond croissant, drizzled with almond paste and showered with sliced almonds and powdered sugar, was the star. Regular, $2.70; Almond, $4.20; Chocolate, $2.80
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THE DISH: This trio of croissants certainly looked the part, and tasted it too. Its downfall was texture, with interiors more dense and cake-y than the thin layers of pastry that characterize the very best croissants. Regular, $2.40; Almond, $3.10; Chocolate, $2.90
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THE DISH: The croissants at this modest little Delray bakery truly were the Pastries of the Gods. Gossamer layers of buttery pastry beneath light, flaky exteriors made each bite an ethereal treat. The chocolate croissant was huge and ridiculously delicious. Regular, $3; Almond, $3.50; Chocolate, $3.50
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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. • Breakfast Mon.–Fri. Lunch Mon.–Fri. Dinner nightly. Brunch Sat.–Sun. 561/417-5836. $ 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 Name Game
Fries to Caviar's Jimmy Mills discovered his restaurant's whimsical moniker when he saw the phrase in a magazine, filing it away for future use.
The Grille On Congress—5101 Congress Ave. American. Dishes at this longtime favorite range from tasty chicken entrees and main-plate salads to seafood options like Asian-glazed salmon or pan-seared yellowtail snapper. • Lunch Mon.–Fri. Dinner Mon.–Sat. 561/912-9800. $$ Houston’s—1900 N.W. Executive Center Circle.
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Contemporary American. Convenient location, stylish ambience and impeccable service are all hallmarks of this local outpost of the Hillstone restaurant chain. There are plenty of reasons why this is one of the most popular business lunch spots in all of Boca, including menu items like crab cakes, the mammoth salad offerings and the tasty baby back ribs. • Lunch and dinner daily. 561/998-0550. $$$
Chocolate tart from Josef’s Table
Jimmy's Fries to Caviar —6299 N. Federal Highway. Contemporary American. Going one better than soup to nuts is Jimmy Mills’ latest endeavor, an easygoing, affordable bistro in the old Darbster space that really does offer fries, caviar and more. Four varieties of fish eggs are shown off nicely crowning a quartet of deviled eggs, while the thick-cut fries complement a massively flavorful, almost fork-tender hanger steak in the classic steak frites. Lobster bisque is indecently rich and luxurious, ditto the Grand Marnier-infused chocolate mousse. Dinner Tues-Sun. 561/617-5965. $$ Josef’s Table —5030 Champion Blvd. Continental. Though the kitchen does have a timid hand with sauces and seasonings, there’s no quibbling about the execution, whether a light, refreshing “tower” of lump crabmeat with mango, cucumber and tomato; rosy-rare double-cut lamb chops with port wine-mint sauce; panseared hogfish with orange beurre blanc; or the richly decadent half-moon chocolate tart. • Dinner nightly. Lunch Mon.–Fri. 561/353-2700. $$$ Josephine’s —5751 N. Federal Highway. Italian. Tradition trumps trendy, and comfort outweighs chic at
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here may not yet be enough Beer Trade Cos. to fill a six-pack, but the recently debuted Boca Raton BTC (2151 N. Federal Highway, 561/362-0447) is one big step on the way. The Delray Beach-based purveyor of fine suds is said to be eyeing further expansion opportunities, betting that its formula of hundreds of serve-yourself craft beers and menu of slightly chef-ified pub grub has got plenty more juice left in it. The Boca location reprises many of the design elements of its Delray parent, from the giant owlish mural by artist Paul Mericle to the flat-screen TVs on the walls to the communal tables for more convivial imbibing. There’s also a covered outdoor patio with tables and bench seating. The menu reprises old favorites, too—a variety of grilled cheese sammies, custom-blend burgers, Buffalo-style crab cake sliders and, of course, wings, which can be dressed with any of a quartet of sauces. Oh, and don’t forget the beer. More than 300 bottles. It truly isn’t just for breakfast anymore.
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. $$
Kapow Noodle Bar —431 Plaza Real. PanAsian. This wickedly stylish Asian-inspired gastropub delivers a delicious and inventive punch to the taste buds. Among the hardest hitters is tuna poke with sesame citrus soy-marinated ahi tuna, crispy wontons and habanero cucumber cream—not to mention cheesecake springrolls with a banana caramel dipping sauce. • Lunch and dinner daily. 561/347-7322. $
Kathy’s Gazebo Café —4199 N. Federal Highway. Continental. This local stalwart smoothly rolls along with its signature blend of French and Continental dishes. The ornate, formal dining room and equally formal service are anomalies these days but are comforting nonetheless. Classic dishes like creamy lobster bisque, house-made duck paté, broiled salmon with sauce béarnaise and dreamy chocolate mousse are as satisfying as ever. • Lunch Mon.–Fri. Dinner Mon.–Sat. 561/395-6033. $$$
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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-ginger-sesame glaze. • Dinner nightly. 561/995-5044. $$$
La Ferme—9101 Lakeridge Blvd. French/MediDessert Island
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terranean. Classic style and classically oriented French cuisine come together at this elegant yet comfortable restaurant in a west Boca shopping mall. Though there are a few Asian and Italian-inflected dishes on the menu, at its heart Le Ferme (“the farm”) is as French as the Eiffel Tower. Start with gougères, cheesy pastry puffs filled with béchamel; don’t miss the unconscionably savory cassoulet; and finish with a tux-n-tails version of pineapple upside-down cake that takes a classic one better. • Dinner nightly. 561/654-6600. $$$
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 finer points of elegant 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, cookbook-perfect rendition of steak frites and an assortment of desserts that range from homey apple tart to bananas Foster with chocolate and Grand Marnier. • Dinner nightly. 561/338-3003. $$$
La Rosa Nautica—515 N.E. 20th St. Peruvian. Expect no ambience, no pretensions, low prices and food that satisfies on a very high level. Good starters include antichuchos, chunks of grilled beef heart, and causa, a terrine-like layering of mashed potatoes and chicken salad. Ceviche and the lomo saltado are among the best in South Florida. • Lunch and dinner daily. 561/296-1413. $$
La Tre —249 E. Palmetto Park Road. Vietnamese. Sea bass from La Nouvelle Maison
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. Service and wines match the refinement of the cuisine. • Dinner nightly. 561/392-4568. $$
La Villetta—4351 N. Federal Highway. Italian.
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French cookery. That would be a mistake, because the dishes that virtually scream “creativity” can’t compare to the quiet pleasures served here—like cool, soothing vichyssoise, delicate fillet of sole with nutty brown butter sauce or perfectly executed crème brûlee. Good food presented without artifice at a fair price never goes out of fashion. • Dinner nightly. 561/620-0033. $$
The Little Chalet—485 S. Federal Hightway. Continental/Steakhouse. This clubby faux chalet touts both its pricy pedigreed beef and that once-hip culinary staple of the 1950s and ’60s, fondue. The latter offers a unique taste experience, especially if you go for the three-course prix fixe fondue dinner for two. It starts off with a choice of cheese fondues; we suggest trying the Parmesan, cherry tomato and fresh basil. Entrée fondues feature beef, chicken and shrimp cooked in a burbling consommé, to be dabbed with any of seven different sauces. Dessert fondues are all about the chocolate; try the decadent chocolate-peanut butter. • Dinner nightly. 561/325-8000. $$$
Madison’s—2006 N.W. Executive Center Circle. American. This location is something of a Bermuda Triangle for restaurants, with at least four eateries preceding this local outpost of a Canadian chain that styles itself a “New York grill and bar.” What Madison’s has going for it is an exceedingly handsome and capacious space, as well as service that is as professional as it is personable. • Lunch and dinner daily. 561/994-0808. $$
Maggiano’s—21090 St. Andrews Blvd. Italian. Do as the Italians do and order family-style, 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. The menu also includes lighter takes on staples like chicken parm, fettuccine alfredo and chicken piccata. • Lunch and dinner daily. 561/361-8244. $$ Mario’s Osteria—1400 Glades Road. Italian. This popular spot is swanky in its reincarnation, but the rustic Italian and Italian-American fare keeps with an osteria’s humbler pretensions. Signature dishes like the garlic rolls, lasagna and eggplant “pancakes” are on the new menu, as are butternut squash ravioli and thick, juicy rib-eye served “arrabiata” style. • Lunch and dinner daily. 561/239-7000. $$ Matteo’s—233 S. Federal Highway. Italian. Hearty
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. $$
Italian and Italian-American food, served in giant “family style” portions, needs no reinventing. Though there is no shortage of local restaurants cooking in that genre, it’s the details of preparation and service that make Matteo’s stand out. Baked clams are a good place to start, as is the reliable chopped salad. Linguini frutti di mare is one of the best in town. • Dinner nightly. 561/392-0773. $$
Le Rivage —450 N.E. 20th St. French. Don’t overlook this small, unassuming bastion of traditional
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urf’s down in West Palm Beach, but the folks at Sub-Culture restaurant group are rolling with the punches. Or to put it another way, the surfthemed Longboards restaurant on Clematis Street should reopen by year’s end as the second branch of Mizner Park’s Kapow!, the trendy Asian-fusion spot that five years after its debut is more popular than ever. The much larger West Palm site will keep the same menu as its Boca counterpart, though the look should be completely different (I certainly wouldn’t mind seeing another mural by Michael“Pooch”Pucciarelli). This may not be the last punch thrown by Kapow!’s trio of Vaughan Dugan, Rodney Mayo and Scott Frielich, who are reportedly looking around for other sites to expand the concept.
modern American bistro is a true local classic. The food and decor are both timeless and up to date, the ambience is that of a smooth-running big city bistro. Service is personable and proficient. The menu is composed of dishes you really want to eat, from grilled artichokes with rémoulade to wild Alaskan salmon with citrus beurre blanc to the wickedly indulgent crème brûlèe pie. It’s a classic. Just like Max’s Grille. • Lunch Mon.–Fri. Brunch Sat–Sun. Dinner nightly. 561/368-0080. $$
Morton’s The Steakhouse —5050 Town Center Circle. Steakhouse. There’s seemingly no end to diners’ love of huge slabs of high-quality aged beef, nor to the carnivores who pack the clubby-swanky dining room of this meatery. While the star of the beef show is the giant bone-in filet mignon, seasonally featured is the American Wagyu New York strip. Finish off your meal with the blueberry white chocolate bread pudding. • Dinner nightly. 561/392-7724. $$$ Artful Cuisine
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New York Prime —2350 N.W. Executive Center Drive. Steakhouse. 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 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 nightly. 561/998-3881. $$$$ Nick’s New Haven-Style Pizzeria —2240 N.W. 19th St., #904. Italian. Cross Naples (thin,
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blistered crust, judicious toppings) with Connecticut (fresh clams and no tomato sauce), and you’ve got a pretty good idea of the pies coming out of Nick Laudano’s custom-made ovens. The “white clam” pizza with garlic and bacon is killer-good; Caesar salad and tiramisu are much better than the usual pizzeria fare. • Lunch and dinner daily. 561/368-2900. $
Ninja Spinning Sushi Bar —41 E. Palmetto Park Road. Japanese/sushi. “Whatever floats your boat” isn’t just a saying at this hipster sushi bar. Your sushi really does float on a boat, one of many bouncing along a channel cut into the top of the restaurant’s large, square sushi bar. High notes are the Mexican roll with tempura shrimp and avocado, and the sneakily fiery jalapeño-laced tuna tartare. If sushi doesn’t float your boat, gingery gyoza and crispy fried shrimp with a drizzle of spicy mayo probably will. • Lunch Mon.–Sat. Dinner nightly. 561/361-8688. $$
Pellegrino’s—3360 N. Federal Highway. Italian. The bold, brash flavors of New York-style 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 lobster and crab ceviche, the chicken paillard or the chocolate and “cherried” waffle with ice cream, which is the irresistible definition of lusciousness. • Lunch and dinner daily. Brunch Sat.–Sun. 561/391-7770. $$ Racks Downtown Eatery + Tavern— 402 Plaza Real. Contemporary American. Though the menu generally falls under the heading of modern American comfort food, that can mean anything from elegant presentations like the jaw-dropping lobster cobb salad to homier offerings like burgers and pizza, fiery Buffalo-style calamari, succulent chicken roasted in the wood-fired oven and an uptown version of everyone’s campfire favorite, s’mores. • Lunch and dinner daily. 561/395-1662. $$
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Rafina—6877 S.W. 18th St. Greek. If you find the ambience of most Greek restaurants to be like a frat party with flaming cheese and ouzo, this contemporary, casually elegant spot will be welcome relief. Food and decor favor refinement over rusticity, even in such hearty and ubiquitous dishes as pastitsio and spanakopita. Standout dishes include the moussaka, the creamy and mildly citrusy avgolemono soup and the precisely grilled, simply adorned (with olive oil, lemon and capers) branzino. • Lunch and dinner daily. 561/409-3673. $$ Ristorante Sapori—301 Via de Palmas, Royal Palm Place. Italian. Sapori features fresh fish, veal and chicken dishes imbued with subtle flavors. The grilled Italian branzino, the veal chop Milanese and the zuppa di pesce served over linguine are especially tasty, and the pasta (all 17 kinds!) is available in full and half orders, with your choice of 15 zesty sauces. • Lunch Mon.–Fri. Dinner nightly. 561/367-9779. $$
Ruth’s Chris—225 N.E. Mizner Blvd. Steakhouse. Not only does this steakhouse favorite emphasize its New Orleans roots, it also distinguishes itself from many of its competitors by just serving better food. The signature chopped salad has a list of ingredients as long as a hose but they all work together. And how can you not like a salad topped with crispy fried onion strings. Steaks are USDA Prime and immensely flavorful, like a perfectly seared New York strip. The white chocolate bread pudding is simply wicked. • Dinner nightly. 561/392-6746. $$$$ Sapphire Indian Cuisine —500 Via de Palmas. Indian. Raju Brahmbhatt’s modern, sophisticated restaurant will smash any negative stereotypes of Indian cuisine or the restaurants that serve it. It’s sleek and stylish, with a well-chosen wine list and a staff that’s eager to please. The food is elegant and refined and alive with the complex blend of spices that makes Indian cuisine so intriguing. Try Bagarey Baigan, plush-textured, thumb-sized baby eggplants in a lush coconut-curry sauce. • Lunch and dinner daily. 561/362-2299. $$
Seasons 52—2300 Executive Center Drive. Contemporary American. The food—seasonal ingredients, simply and healthfully prepared, accompanied by interesting wines—is first-rate, 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, 561/625-5852) $$ Sushi Ray —5250 Town Center Circle. Japanese/ Sushi. Impeccably fresh and exactingly prepared sushi and other Japanese specialties are on display. The Nobu-esque miso sea bass gives a taste of this modern classic at a fraction of the price of the original, while the chef’s sushi assortment offers a generous arrangement of nigiri and maki for a reasonable $20. • Lunch Mon.–Fri. Dinner nightly. 561/394-9506. $$ November 2016 Bols_brm1116.indd 1
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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 quattro formaggio fiocchi and spiced pear. Savory grilled skirt steak and massive bone-in veal chops are excellent, as are the braised Angus beef short ribs with toasted pearl barley and collard greens. For dessert, try the Almond Basket, which includes fresh berries and your choice of a trio of sorbets. • Lunch Mon.–Fri. Dinner nightly. Brunch Sat.–Sun. 561/922-6699. $$$
Tap 42—5050 Town Center Circle. Gastropub. This hugely popular nouveau-Industrial gastropub is not for the faint of eardrums when packed, but don’t let that discourage you. The kitchen here executes the hell out of a short, simple all-day menu. Grilled salmon chopped salad with tomatillo ranch dressing is delightful, as is guacamole studded with fat chunks of bacon and charred corn. Same goes for decadent shrimp mac-n-cheese. The wicked-good chocolate bread pudding with salted caramel sauce would be the envy of any Big Easy eatery. Lunch Mon.–Fri. Brunch Sat.–Sun. Dinner nightly. 561/235-5819. $
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Greek/Mediterranean. Few present Greek cuisine better. Expertly prepared dishes cover the spectrum of Mediterranean cuisine, from cold appetizers (dolmades—grape leaves stuffed with rice and herbs) to hot starters (spanakopita, baked phyllo with spinach and feta cheese) to mouthwatering entrées like lamb shank (slowcooked in a tomato sauce and served on a bed of orzo), massive stuffed peppers or kebobs. • Lunch and dinner daily. 561/994-2828. $$
Trattoria Romana—499 E. Palmetto Park Road. Italian. This local mainstay does Italian classics and its own lengthy list of ambitious 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 nightly. 561/393-6715. $$$
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and sophisticated Mizner Park restaurant applies the steak house formula of classy, clubby ambience, formal service and an extensive wine list to seafood from across the nation, with great and consistent success. Crab is the specialty here and there are myriad versions—stone, Dungeness, Alaskan, soft-shell and more. Crispy softshells stuffed with crab and andouille are very good, if served without a drizzle of ketchup-y sauce on top. • Dinner nightly. 561/391-0755. $$$
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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 nightly. 561/990-7969. $$
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Uncle Julio’s—449 Plaza Real, Mizner Park. Mexican. Taking Tex-Mex cuisine gently upscale with better-quality ingredients and more skillful preparation, this colorful restaurant offers more than the usual suspects. You can get honey chipotle chicken fajitas, as well as beef fajitas, and one of the only palatable tamales around. • Lunch and dinner daily. 561/300-3530. $ Uncle Tai’s—5250 Town Center Circle. Chinese. In an area with more cookie-cutter Chinese restaurants than cookies, Uncle Tai’s stands out for the elegance of its decor, the professionalism of its service and its careful preparation of familiar and less-familiar dishes. The “specialties” section of the menu has exciting dishes, like the Hunan vegetable pie, finely minced veggies sandwiched between sheets of crispy bean curd skin, and Hunan-style lamb, whose seared and succulent meat shows off the kitchen’s skill in the use of wok qi. • Lunch and dinner daily. 561/368-8806. $$$
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. $$
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Vino —114 N.E. Second St. Wine Bar/Italian. An impressive wine list of some 200 bottles (all available by the glass) offers a multitude of choices, especially among Italian and California reds. The menu of “Italian tapas” includes roasted red peppers with Provolone, as well as ricotta gnocchi with San Marzano tomatoes. • Dinner Tues.–Sat. 561/869-0030. $
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City Fish Market—7940 Glades Road. Seafood. A multimillion-dollar remodel of the old Pete’s has turned it into an elegant seafood house with a lengthy seafood-friendly wine list, impeccably fresh fish and shellfish cooked with care and little artifice. • Lunch Mon.–Fri. Dinner nightly. 561/487-1600. $$
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
141 NW 20th Street B-21 Boca Raton • 561.393.1201 Baking for a good cause: A portion of our proceeds will benefit research for Multiple Sclerosis.
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in-house, from the bread for sandwiches to the eclectic sauces to the variety of terrific sausages. Roasted bone marrow and wagyu duck fat burgers, along with subtly spicy “Hellswine,” are among the standouts. • Dinner Tues.–Sun. Brunch Sun. 561/883-3200. $
Tempura House —9858 Clint Moore Road, #C112. 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. 561/883-6088. $$
Villa Rosano —9858 Clint Moore Road. Italian. Burger Bargain
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You can be forgiven for imagining yourself in some rustic Italian hill town as the smells of garlic and tomato sauce waft through the air. Start by sopping up the house olive oil with slices of crusty bread, then move on to a stellar version of clams Guazzetto and delicate fillets of sole done a la Francese. • Lunch Mon.–Sat. Dinner nightly. 561/470-0112. $$
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. $
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—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 and 3rd—301 N.E. Third Ave. Gastropub. This 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. There are trendier, flashier, more celebrated restaurants than this beacon of vibrant modern American cuisine in downtown Delray, but there are no better restaurants anywhere in South Florida. The menu changes daily, but still look for items like the sublime black truffle-Gruyère pizza and the venison-wild boar sausage duo, which is the stuff of carnivorous fantasies. For
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either Boca Raton nor Delray Beach have been hotbeds of Indian cuisine. Lukewarmbeds, maybe. Coolbeds, even. But now both cities have new Indian restaurants, so the climate for fans of this gloriously flavorful and diverse cookery is definitely getting sunnier. In Boca the newbie is Boca Indian Grill (20449 State Road 7, 561/465-3446) in the Mission Bay Plaza. The restaurant itself is handsome if sparely decorated, with hardwood floors and rust-colored booths and a TV mounted on a wall. The menu draws dishes from North and South India, and offers both a buffet and a la carte dining. In addition to a large selection of vegetarian dishes, it also offers a roster of vegan preparations. In Delray the new addition is Saffron & Curry (2222 W. Atlantic Ave., 561/270-2069), which serves up all the familiar dishes of Indian cuisine along with a handful of dishes dubbed “Indochinese,” from chili chicken to egg fried rice. The dining room’s saffron-colored walls give the space a warm, sunny look, and there’s even a tiny stage for live Indian music.
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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 nightly. 561/381-0037. $ Apeiro Kitchen & Bar —14917 Lyons Road. Mediterranean. West Delray diners have another reason to stay in their neighborhood with this stylish, contemporary Mediterranean eatery. Apeiro’s menu spans the entire Mediterranean, with dishes like Moroccan-spiced lamb ribs, 14-ounce double-cut pork chops, and fluffy meatballs adorned with tomato sauce, ricotta and pesto. The apple crostata, baked in a wood-burning oven, is one of the best desserts in town. • Dinner nightly. 561/501-4443. $$
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. $$
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Buddha Sky Bar —217 E. Atlantic Ave. #3. Pan Asian. Don’t miss a meal at this stylish Asia-meets-industrial chic spot with a view of the Delray skyline. Chinese-influenced dim sum is inspired, while rock shrimp tempura and Tokyo beef skewers with twin chimichurri sauces touch the heart and the taste buds. Veggie fried rice is exemplary thanks to the kitchen’s application of wok chi. • Dinner nightly. 561/450-7557. $$
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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, including a stellar truffle-scented wild mushroom pizza. • Dinner nightly. Sunday brunch. 561/638-6380. $$$
Cabana El Rey —105 E. Atlantic Ave. Cuban tropical. Little Havana is alive and well in Delray. The menu is a palette-pleasing travelogue, including starters like mariquitas (fried banana chips) and main courses such as seafood paella (think mussels, shrimp, clams, conch, scallops and octopus). • Lunch and dinner daily. 561/274-9090. $$ Cabo Flats—Delray Marketplace, 14851 Lyons Road. Mexican. Mexican cuisine often has more personas than Madonna. This highly 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 crispy tuna tacos. Try the restaurant’s famous avocado fries with garlic and cilantro, and finish off with Captain Crunch deep-fried ice cream. • Lunch and dinner daily. 561/499-0378. $
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Caffé Luna Rosa—34 S. Ocean Blvd. Italian. This favorite is always lively, and alfresco dining is the preferred mode. Entrée choices are enticing, but we went with the housemade pasta with pancetta, tomato and basil. Also delicious was the costoletta di vitello, a center-cut 14-ounce veal chop lightly breaded and served with San Marzano tomato sauce. For breakfast, indulge in a crab meat benedict, and for dessert, you can’t go wrong with the cheesecake imported from the Carnegie Deli. • Dinner nightly. Brunch Sunday. 561/274-9404. $$
Cena—9 S.E. Seventh Ave. Italian. Like death and taxes, heat and humidity, Italian restaurants are a certainty in these parts. Most prize comfort and satisfaction over feats of culinary derring-do, as does this small but stylish restaurant in a space once occupied by one of Angelo Elia’s stable of eateries. Tender artichoke bottoms bathed in garlicky olive oil are a worthy starter, as is a salad of peppery arugula with figs and mild, creamy goat cheese. Sun-dried tomato-crusted halibut with Chianti sauce is a break from the familiar. Tiramisu, though as familiar as apple pie, is exceptionally well-done. • Dinner Tues.-Sat. 561/330-1237. $$ 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 shrimp and grits with jumbo crab cake and jalapeño cheddar grits. • Lunch Mon.–Sun. Dinner nightly. Outdoor dining. 561/272-0220. $$
Cut 432—432 E. Atlantic Ave. Steakhouse. Hipper decor, a more casual vibe and an inventive take on steakhouse favorites make this sleek restaurant just different enough to be interesting. Starters such as ceviche (prepared Peruvian style) and ultrarich oysters Rockefeller are first-rate, while the wet-aged beef is appropriately tender and tasty. • Dinner nightly. 561/272-9898. $$$ 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 brownie-vanilla 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 nightly. 561/330-3232 $$
Deck 84—840 E. Atlantic Ave. Contemporary American. Burt Rapoport’s ode to laid-back tropical
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dining is like a day at the beach without getting sand between your toes. Though the restaurant is casual, the kitchen takes its food seriously, whether the stellar flatbreads, the thick and juicy 10-ounce special blend burger or homey seasonal cobbler. And the waterfront location just seems to make everything taste better. • Lunch Mon.–Fri. Brunch Sat.–Sun. Dinner nightly. 561/665-8484. $
El Camino —15 N.E. Second Ave. Mexican. This sexy, bustling downtown spot is from the trio behind nearby Cut 432 and Park Tavern. Fresh, quality ingredients go into everything from the tangy tomatillo salsas to the world-class tacos of fish clad in crisp, delicate fried skin and set off by tart pineapple salsa. Cinnamon and sugar-dusted churros are the perfect dessert. And do check out the margaritas, especially the half-and-half blend of smoky mezcal and blanco tequila. • Lunch and dinner daily. 561/865-5350. $$
Fifth Avenue Grill—821 S. Federal Highway. American. Since 1989, this upscale tavern has been a Delray favorite. The straightforward menu focuses on entrées like lamb osso buco and tenderloin brochette teriyaki. Add a lobster tail for good measure. • Lunch and dinner daily. 561/265-0122. $$
The Grove —187 N.E. Second Ave. Contemporary American. Chef-partner Michael Haycook and chef Meghan O’Neal change their menu biweekly, turning out dishes exhilarating in their freshness, creativity and elegant simplicity. An appetizer of octopus with olive oil, crushed potato aioli and lemon is outstanding. • Dinner Tues.–Sat. 561/266-3750. $$ 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. $$
House of Siam —25 N.E. Second Ave., #116. Thai. The normally riotous flavors of Thai cuisine are muted at this family-friendly downtown spot, but that seems to suit diners just fine. Dishes, well-prepared and generously portioned, include steamed chicken and shrimp dumplings with sweet soy dipping sauce and crisp-fried duck breast in a very mild red curry sauce. • Lunch Mon.–Fri. Dinner nightly. 561/330-9191. $$
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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 more than three decades. The food is fine hearty Italian, with excellent service. Try the veal Kristy or the calves brains. • Dinner Tues.–Sun. 561/272-3566. $$
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Lemongrass Bistro—420 E. Atlantic Ave. Pan-
Ave. Seafood. This local favorite on Atlantic Avenue— owned by John Hutchinson (who is also the chef) and wife Tina—serves up everything from burgers and wraps to a menu brimming with seafood options. Don’t forget to inquire about the stunning array of 10 specials—every night. • Lunch and dinner Tues.–Sat. 561/272-3390. $$
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). $
Jimmy’s Bistro —9 S. Swinton Ave. Eclectic.
Mastino —25 N.E. Second Ave. Italian/pizza.
Best bets are a lovely salad of ripe tomatoes and fresh, milky house-made mozzarella; a rich, elegant version of lusty Cajun etouffee; and caramelized bananas in puff pastry with silken vanilla ice cream and chocolate sauce. • Dinner nightly. 561/865-5774. $$
La Cigale —253 S.E. Fifth Ave. Mediterranean.
While pizza from the restaurant’s oak-fired oven may be the focus, Mastino also dishes an array of small plates, from an achingly rich mac-n-three cheeses to a hearty “Old School” meatball with tomato sauce and ricotta to plump littleneck clams in a garlicky white wine-olive oil broth. • Lunch Fri.–Sun. Dinner daily. 561/921-8687. $
True culinary professionals turn out gently updated and classically oriented dishes notable for the quality of their ingredients and careful preparation. Sweetbreads in chanterelle cream sauce are glorious; a barely grilled artichoke with mustardy remoulade is gloriously simple. Watching your server skillfully debone an impeccably fresh Dover sole is almost as satisfying as eating it. • Dinner Mon.–Sat. 561/2650600. $$
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 nightly. Brunch Sat.–Sun. 561/381-9970. $$
The Office —201 E. Atlantic Ave. Contemporary American. Your office is nothing like this eclectic gastropub, unless your office sports more than two dozen craft beers on tap and a menu that flits from burgers and fries to mussels. Don’t miss the restaurant’s winning take on the thick, juicy Prime beef burger and simply wicked maple-frosted donuts with bacon bits and two dipping sauces. • Lunch and dinner daily. 561/276-3600. $$ Out of Denmark—2275 S. Federal Highway. Danish/Continental. Reprising the restaurant he closed in 2006 to care for his ill wife, chef-owner Jorgen Moller is back with his signature brand of Danish-inflected and continental dishes. The look, feel and menu remain very old school, the way his loyal patrons like it. The restaurant is perhaps best known for its Danish koldt bord, an array of small bites served on a three-tiered stand. Entrées are more familiar; both rack of lamb and Wiener Schnitzel are well-prepared and flavorful. • Dinner Tues.–Sun. 561/276-2242. $$$ Park Tavern—32 S.E. Second Ave. Contemporary American. The guys from Cut 432 have done it again with this hip, casual modern American tavern. The menu is tightly focused and tightly executed, whether Maryland crab cakes featuring fat chunks of succulent crab or the
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Prime —29 S.E Second Ave. Steak/Seafood. Prime is aptly named for its heart of the action location, classy neo-supper club decor, extensive wine list and roster of designer steaks. Starters and desserts fare better than entrées, especially plump, crabby Maryland-style crab cakes and indecently luscious chocolate bread pudding. Service is a strong suit too, so with a bit of work this good-looking restaurant will fully live up to its name. • Dinner nightly. 561/865-5845. $$$
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. $$$ Smoke —8 E. Atlantic Ave. Barbecue. With famed pit master Bryan Tyrell manning the smoker, this joint smokes every other barbecue spot in South Florida. Pretty much everything that comes out of Tyrell’s threewood smoker is good, but his competition-style ribs are porky-smoky-spicy heaven, the Sistine Chapel of rib-dom. Crisp-greaseless house-made potato chips, meaty baked beans and plush-textured banana-coconut pudding are also excellent. The ambience is an inviting blend of Southern hospitality, urban chic and sports bar. • Lunch and dinner daily. 561/330-4236. $$
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. $$
Taverna Opa—270 E. Atlantic Ave. Greek. Yes, you can order a side of belly dancing and napkin tossing with your moussaka and baklava at this chain. But the moussaka and baklava are very good; so is the rest of the food at the downtown Delray outpost. Also worth your while (and appetite) are appetizers like melitzanosalata, whipped eggplant with orange zest and roasted red pepper, and tarama, a creamy emulsion of bread, olive oil and salmon roe. Whole grilled bronzino is finished with lemon and orange juices for a citrusy flavor boost, while tongue-tying galaktoboureko goes baklava one better by adding vanilla-scented custard to golden, flaky phyllo. • Dinner nightly. 561/303-3602. $$ Terra Fiamma—9169 W. Atlantic Ave. Italian. The pleasures of simple, hearty, well-prepared Italian-American cuisine are front and center at Wendy
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Tramonti—119 E. Atlantic Ave. Italian. In a world
a classic outpost of authentic Italian cookery. Not trendy hardly means stodgy, however, as evidenced by expertly crafted, robustly flavorful dishes like the signature spiedini di mozzarella Romana, spaghetti al cartoccio and braciole Napoletana. Torta della nonna is a triumph of the highly refined simplicity that lies at the heart of true Italian cuisine. • Lunch Mon.–Sat. Dinner nightly. 561/272-1944. $$$
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Tryst—4 E. Atlantic Ave. Eclectic. It’s tough to beat
Rosano’s latest venture. Among the pleasures you should enjoy are delicate, pillow-y veal meatballs in Marsala sauce; lusty chicken Allessandro with mushrooms, spinach and artichoke hearts; and a finely crafted tiramisu that’s as satisfying as it is familiar. • Lunch and dinner daily. 561/495-5570. $$
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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 fried green tomato caprese. • Dinner nightly. Brunch Sat.–Sun. 561/921-0201. $$
Vic & Angelo’s—290 E. Atlantic Ave. Italian. Giving old-school Italian eateries a modest jolt of more contemporary cuisine and more youthful ambience has proved a winning formula for V&A. Best bets include succulent little baked clams, lusty and hugely portioned rigatoni with “Sunday gravy,” and lemon and caper-scented chicken cooked under a brick. Tiramisu is delicious, as is the Italian version of doughnut holes, zeppole. • Lunch Mon.–Fri. Brunch Sat.–Sun. Dinner nightly. 844/842-2632. $$
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Safire Asian Fusion—817 Lake Ave. PanAsian. 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.” Among the newer items are panang curry and duck noodle soup. 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. $$$
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restaurant offers a marvelous array of risottos and fresh pastas and classic dishes like veal chop Milanese, pounded chicken breast and roasted rack of lamb. The wine list features great vintages. • Lunch and dinner daily. Outdoor dining. 561/835-1600. $$$
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 nightly. 561/833-3450. $$
Café Boulud—The Brazilian Court, 301 Australian Ave. French with American flair. This hotel restaurant gives Palm Beach a taste of Daniel Boulud’s world-class cuisine inspired by his four muses. The chef oversees a menu encompassing classics, simple fare, seasonal offerings and dishes from around the world. Dining is in the courtyard (not available during summer), the elegant lounge or the sophisticated dining room. • Dinner nightly. 561/655-6060. $$$
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. $$$
Chez Jean-Pierre —132 N. County Road. French. Sumptuous cuisine, attentive servers and a seeand-be-seen crowd are hallmarks of one of the island’s premier restaurants. Indulgences include scrambled eggs with caviar and the Dover sole meunière filleted tableside. When your waiter suggests profiterolles au chocolat or hazelnut soufflé, say, mais oui! • Dinner Mon.–Sat. 561/833-1171. $$$ 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. $$
Echo—230A Sunrise Ave. Asian. The cuisine reverberates with the tastes of China, Thailand, Japan and Vietnam. The Chinese hot and sour soup is unlike any other, and the sake list is tops. This offsite property of The Breakers is managed with the same flawlessness as the resort. • Dinner nightly (during season). 561/802-4222. $$$
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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 house-made fingerling potato chips, the sexy wild boar empanaditas, chicken albondigas tacos and Korean-style short ribs. The wine list is encyclopedic. Dinner nightly. 561/290-0104. $$
Imoto —350 S. County Road. Asian Fusion/Tapas. Clay Conley’s “little sister” (the translation of Imoto from
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Jové Kitchen & Bar —2800 S. Ocean Blvd. Contemporary Italian. Jové is named for the Italian god of the sky, and when the folks at the tony Four Seasons decided to remake their premier restaurant,
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they reached high to offer the kind of food, service and ambience that would appeal to both their affluent older clientele and a younger, hipper, foodie-oriented crowd. Mission accomplished with dishes like the inventive take on octopus marinated and grilled with baby fennel, red pepper sauce, artichoke and olives. Desserts sparkle too. • Dinner nightly. 561/533-3750. $$
Leopard Lounge and Restaurant—The Chesterfield Palm Beach, 363 Cocoanut Row. American. The 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. $$
Meat Market—191 Bradley Place. Steakhouse.
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“Meat Market” may be an inelegant name for a very elegant and inventive steakhouse but there’s no dissonance in its food, service or ambience. Multiple cuts of designer beef from multiple sources can be gilded with a surprising array of sauces, butters and upscale add-ons. Whole roasted cauliflower is an intriguing starter, while a meaty Niman Ranch short rib atop lobster risotto takes surf-n-turf to a new level. Cast your diet to the winds and order the dessert sampler. • Dinner nightly. 561/3549800. $$$$
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Nick & Johnnie’s —207 Royal Poinciana Way. Contemporary American. Expect flavorful, moderately priced California-esque cuisine in a casual setting with affordable wines and young, energetic servers. Keep your wallet happy with five-dollar dessert specials. • Lunch and dinner Mon.–Sat. Breakfast Sun. 561/655-3319. $$ 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. $$$
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Ta-boo —2221 Worth Ave. American. This self-described “American bistro” is less typical “American” restaurant or classical French “bistro” than it is posh-casual refuge for the see-and-be-seen crowd in and around Palm Beach. The eclectic menu offers everything from roasted duck with orange blossom honey-ginger sauce to dry-aged steaks and an assortment of pizzas. • Lunch and dinner daily. 561/835-3500. $$ Trevini Ristorante —290 Sunset Ave. Italian. Expect a warm experience, complemented by a stately but comfortable room and excellent food. • Lunch Mon.–Sat. Dinner nightly. 561/833-3883. $$$
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Café Chardonnay—4533 PGA Blvd. Contemporary American. This longtime stalwart never rests on its laurels. Instead, it continues to dish finely crafted American/Continental fare with enough inventiveness to keep things interesting. The popular herb-and-Dijon-mustard rack of lamb, regular menu items like duck with Grand Marnier sauce, and always superlative specials reveal a kitchen with solid grounding in culinary fundamentals. • Lunch Mon.–Fri. Dinner nightly. 561/627-2662. $$
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WEST PALM BEACH Café Centro—2409 N. Dixie Highway. Italian. There are many things to like about this modest little osteria—the unpretentious ambiance, piano Thursday through Saturday during season, 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 nightly. 561/514-4070. $$
Grato —1901 S. Dixie Highway. Italian. “Grato” is Italian for “grateful,” and there is much to be grateful for about Clay Conley’s sophisticated yet unpretentious take on Italian cookery. Anyone would be grateful to find such delicate, crispy and greaseless fritto misto as Grato’s, ditto for lusty beef tartare piled onto a quartet of crostini. Spinach gnocchi in porcini mushroom sauce are a revelation, so light and airy they make other versions taste like green library paste. Don’t miss the porchetta either, or the silken panna cotta with coffee ice cream and crunchy hazelnut tuille. • Dinner nightly, Sunday brunch. 561/404-1334. $$
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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. $$ Marcello’s La Sirena—6316 S. Dixie Highway. Italian. You’re in for a treat if the pasta of the day is prepared with what might be the best Bolognese sauce ever. • Dinner Mon.–Sat. (closed Memorial Day– Labor Day). 561/585-3128. $$ Pistache—1010 N. Clematis St., #115. 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. $$
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plenty of kitsch. The crab cakes are famous here, and the tapas are equally delightful. Homemade ice cream and the chocolate chip cookies defy comparison. • Dinner Tues.–Sun. 561/833-3406. $$
Rocco’s Tacos—224 Clematis St. Mexican. Big
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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 nightly. 561/855-2660. $$$
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5550 N.W. 40th St. Steakhouse. The second incarnation of this New York Yankees-themed restaurant swings for the fences—and connects—with monstrous portions, chic decor and decadent desserts. The signature steaks, dry-aged for 21 days, are a meat lover’s dream; seafood specialties include Maine lobster and Alaskan king crab. Don’t miss the NYY Steak 151 volcano for dessert. • Dinner nightly. Brunch Sun. 954/977-6700. $$$$
Tamarind Asian Grill & Sushi Bar —949 S. Federal Highway. Asian. Quiet and soothing, this multicultural venue serves sushi, sashimi, yakitori and wide-ranging Japanese appetizers. • Lunch and dinner daily. 954/428-8009. $$
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. $$ 3030 Ocean—Harbor Beach Marriott Resort, 3030 Holiday Drive. American. Now led in the kitchen by Adrienne Grenier of “Chopped” fame, the new-look 3030 has a farm-to-table focus, along with an emphasis, as always, on locally sourced seafood. • Dinner nightly. 954/765-3030. $$$
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. $$ Bistro Mezzaluna—1821 S.E. 10th Ave. Italian. The bistro is all Euro-chic decor—mod lighting, abstract paintings. It also has good food, from pastas to steaks and chops and a wide range of fresh seasonal fish and seafood. Don’t forget the phenomenal wine list. • Lunch and dinner daily. 954/522-9191. $$
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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 capricciosi—tender-rolled veal stuffed with spinach, prosciutto and fontina cheese—is satiating, while the whole yellowtail snapper is an equal delight. • Dinner nightly. 954/771-9635. $$
Café Emunah—3558 N. Ocean Blvd. Kosher, organic. Don’t let the New Age “spirituality” throw you off. Focus on the fresh, organic ingredients that are incorporated into inventive sushi, soups and salads and (mostly) Asian-influenced entrées. • Lunch and dinner Sun.–Thurs. Lunch Fri. 954/561-6411. $
Café Martorano—3343 E. Oakland Park Blvd. Italian. Standouts include crispy calamari in marinara sauce and flavorful veal osso buco. Our conclusion: explosive flavor, attention to all the details and fresh, high-quality ingredients. Waiters whisper the night’s specials as if they’re family secrets. • Dinner nightly. 954/561-2554. $$
Canyon—1818 E. Sunrise Blvd. Southwestern. 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. $$
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Casablanca Café —3049 Alhambra St. American, Mediterranean. The restaurant has an “Arabian Nights” feel, with strong Mediterranean influences. Try the peppercorn-dusted filet mignon with potato croquette, Gorgonzola sauce and roasted pepper and Granny Smith relish. • Lunch and dinner daily. 954/764-3500. $$
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Casa D’angelo —1210 N. Federal Highway, #5A. Italian. Many dishes are specials—gnocchi, risotto and scaloppine. The marinated grilled veal chop is sautéed with wild mushrooms in a fresh rosemary sauce. 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. 954/564-1234. $$
Chima—2400 E. Las Olas Blvd. Steaks. The Latin American rodizio-churrascaria concept—all the meat you can eat, brought to your table—is done with high style, fine wines and excellent service. The sausages, filet mignon, pork ribs and lamb chops are very good. • Dinner nightly. 954/712-0580. $$$
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CHEF VS. CHEF WHAT: On Wednesdays this past summer, Max’s Harvest hosted Chef vs. Chef, where 16 of South Florida’s top chefs competed for a chance to win the grand prize. The series ran for 15 weeks. WHERE: Max’s Harvest, Delray Beach
BOCA RATON MAYORS BALL WHAT: The second-annual Boca Raton Mayors Ball will be hosted by the Rotary Club of Downtown Boca Raton on Oct. 8 at Broken Sound Club. The black-tie gala will include live music performed by the Steve Chase Band and a red carpet reception. Funds raised will support the needs of nonprofit organizations in Boca through the Rotary Club’s “Service Above Self” grant application program.
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SOUTH FLORIDA BOOK FESTIVAL WHAT: New York Times best-selling author Brenda Jackson and Harlequin senior editor Glenda Howard visited Delray Beach as part of the South Florida Book Festival. Jackson and Howard discussed romance writing and shared how to find success in the literary business. S. James Guitard, senior vice president for Literally Speaking Events, presented Jackson with the 2016 South Florida Book Festival and Literary Conference Angel Literary Award. WHERE: The Spady Cultural Heritage Museum
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WHITE COATS-4-CARE WHAT: The sixth-annual White Coats-4-Care reception, sponsored by Kaye Communications, drew 220 attendees this year, including students and leaders from the Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine at FAU. A total of $47,000 was raised to help students receive the tools necessary to start their medical education, and a portion of proceeds went to scholarships at the College of Medicine.
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Serves 4 people Chicken Breast 4-10 ounces airline (aka frenched) chicken breast 4 cups water ¼ cup organic cane sugar 1 tablespoon salt (not iodized) ¼ white onions 2 bay leaves Salt and pepper 2 tablespoons sunflower oil • In a large bowl, mix water, sugar, salt, onion and bay leaf. • Place chicken breast in the bowl and place in the refrigerator for 12 to 24 hours. • Take chicken breast out of brine and dry with a towel. • Preheat a sauté pan on medium-high heat to get hot. • Season chicken on both sides with salt and pepper.
• Add oil to sauté pan and place chicken breast skin-side down and away from you so you don’t splash oil on yourself. • Sear the skin until golden brown, flip to flesh side and place in a 350-degree preheated oven for 20 to 25 minutes until internal temperature reaches 160 degrees. Coconut Curry Broth 1 tablespoon sunflower oil 2 tablespoons chopped onion 2 tablespoons chopped celery 2 tablespoons chopped carrot 1 tablespoon scallions 1 teaspoon chopped ginger 5 basil leaves 1 tablespoon organic cane sugar 1 tablespoon yellow curry paste 1 teaspoon yellow curry powder 8 ounces coconut milk 4 ounces vegetable stock Salt and pepper
• In a warm sauté pan, add oil, celery, carrots and ginger until tender. • Add all the remaining ingredients and simmer for 25 minutes. • Pull off the stove and puree until smooth. Turmeric Cauliflower 1 head cauliflower 2 tablespoons sunflower oil 1 tablespoon turmeric powder 1 teaspoon yellow curry powder Salt and pepper • In a mixing bowl, add oil and dry spices and whip. • Cut cauliflower into florets and mix with oil. • In a preheated oven at 425 degrees, place cauliflower on a sheet pan and roast for 20 minutes until golden brown.
Forbidden Rice 1 cup black rice 2 cups water 1 cup coconut milk Salt and pepper • Presoak rice submerged in water for 30 minutes. • In a large pot, add water, salt and pepper. • Add coconut milk. Bring to a boil, then add rice. • Bring that to a boil, then cover and simmer for 25 minutes. • Let it rest off the heat for 5 minutes.
KAPOW!
RAMEN NOODLE BOWL pictured on page 107 • Combine all in a large stockpot
Serves 1 person
Ramen Stock 1 pound beef bones 1 pound pork neck bones 1 pound chicken feet or bones 1 smoked ham hock 1 piece of 4-by-2-inch kombu, rinsed (edible kelp—you can find it at Whole Foods or an Asian market) 2 ounces Hondashi soup stock (Can be purchased online or at an Asian market) 2 cups dried shiitake mushrooms 1 cup scallions, white part whole 1 ½ cups onion ½ cup celery ½ cup carrots Water
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and cover with water until it covers all the ingredients. Bring to a boil and simmer for 48 hours, adding more water as needed. • Strain through a fine mesh strainer and discard the solids. Tare Seasoning for Ramen ½ pound chicken bones 2 cups soy sauce ½ cup garlic 2 tablespoons ginger 1 cup sake ½ cup mirin 1 ounce Hondashi ¼ cup sugar • Roast chicken bones. Deglaze
• In a stockpot, sauté garlic and
To assemble the dish
ginger. Add the roasted bones, sake and all the brown bits to the stock pot and add remaining ingredients. Reduce by half by cooking over medium-low, approximately 40 minutes.
• Boil noodles according to packet
Noodles 4 ounces ramen noodles 2 ounces bok choy 2 ounces mung bean sprouts 1 ounce scallions 1 poached egg Nori, ¼ sheet, cut into triangles (1 serving per bowl) Grilled steak, chicken or roasted pork (6 ounces/serving)
choy, scallions, bean sprouts and poached egg and top with meat of choice. Ladle 8 ounces of hot ramen stock. Garnish with toasted nori.
directions.
• Sauté bok choy in neutral oil for
2-3 minutes until just wilted.
• Ladle 1-ounce tare into warm
bowl.
• Add noodles. Garnish with bok
with sake, scraping up all the brown bits from the bottom of the pan.
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one-off. Such “student housing” could happen only on parcels of at least 10 acres; University Park is 10.6 acres. The previous FAU administration also opposed University Park. The then-vice president for facilities noted that FAU was developing its Innovation Village dorm project, with which University Park might compete. After securing changes, the council approved University Park. Haynie, who was on the council, voted in favor. She said the intent was to direct students to one part of the city, rather than have them disperse into neighborhoods. Unlike many college towns, Haynie said, Boca Raton until then had no such student housing law. The approval created“four behind the door.” In traditional apartment complexes—some of which also attract students—owners lease space. In University Park, the lease goes by the bed. It’s one student for one bed. The lawsuit by the Fair Housing Center of the Greater Palm Beaches alleges that the ordinance crafted for University Park discriminates against students with children. The lawsuit also covers University Village and University View. The council told CAV Core, which owns those eight acres near FAU, to wait until the lawsuit is resolved. Meanwhile, Haynie said student rental problems are especially concentrated in Caldwell Heights— south of J.C. Mitchell Elementary School—and Esterly, which adjoins FAU’s southeastern boundary. Just one property in Caldwell Heights generated dozens of code enforcement complaints in the last year, mostly for cars parked illegally, poor maintenance and trash not picked up. Esterly residents, Haynie said,“literally have been invaded” by student renters. The neighborhood is self-contained, with many cul-de-sacs that could be gathering places for parties. As with sober houses, the real estate crash of 2007-08 exacerbated this problem. Absentee homeowners—some with multiple properties— turned residences into businesses. French asked Haynie what she and the council intended to do. One response, Haynie said, is a rental registration program that she hopes will come before the council this year. Another response is more code enforcement officers, which Boca Raton has hired. Another is possible academic sanctions by FAU of student violators. Still another, of course, is approving more student-centric housing in the 20th Street Corridor that Boca Raton and FAU want to make into that student district. The need for a solution is clear. Boca Raton, though, wants to frame the debate this way: We have a growing student population. Those in that community should understand the population they choose to live in.
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Fashion season is here South Florida’s fall fashionista is alive and well. Written by MARIE SPEED
his is the issue we always celebrate fashion—after the long last zombie-like days of an endless summer. By this time of year vacations are long over, your skin is roughly the color and texture of faded Corinthian leather, and you no longer know where you left your regular shoes. You are not shopping online for cute sweaters; you are wondering when you can open a window, for god’s sake. But this is not true of everyone. In Boca, there are whole subsets of women who are way ahead of the game, firmly in grasp of a whole new dizzying array of fashion trends and Pantone colors and look books and hemlines. These are the women who live for trunk shows, who practically have their own parking spaces at Saks, who already bought fresh fall wardrobes in New York just last month (including boots, which we can wear maybe 3.5 hours a year). You know these women. They are always a size 2, have discreet facelifts and never eat anything but small chicken salads and maybe a Triscuit. They are what I would
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call the Women of Style in Boca—and they are always done. D-O-N-E. Buffed and coiffed and dermabraised, with the kind of posture you learn in Catholic school. But there are others, too, like the stylish Pink Sky girls. I have named them after the pink sky on the alien planet Jodie Foster visits in “Contact,” so one could conceivably ask them: “What color is the sky on your planet?” I say this because they live in a parallel universe relative to most average women where they have unwaveringly embraced the deadly serious vocation of looking hot—no matter what. This means surgically installed ginormous breasts, regular Botox treatments, bluewhite dental veneers, lip fillers, Brazilian waxes, tummy tucks. The preferred fashion for this group is anything that was once called tight but is now described as form-fitting—bandage dresses, play suits, skinny jeans—paired with fiveinch strappy heels. And this, too: Pink Sky girls always post selfies with other Pink Sky girls on Facebook, usually with the caption: “So! Much! Fun!” So we know that at
least two demographic groups are ready for the season—and good for them. We are a town, after all, that puts a premium on style, on looking good. Even those of us who still secretly believe in cargo pants and Love That Red lipstick get the allure of fall fashion. It’s at least as exciting as the temperature maybe dropping to 80 degrees.
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Remember those who have influenced your life. Written by JOHN SHUFF
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he sights and sounds of the holidays are soon to be upon us, evoking stories and memories of family and friends over the years. This year I find myself reflecting on those
people who have made a difference in my life. There are so many of them—teachers, coaches, bosses, long-forgotten childhood buddies. I invite you to jog your own memory about those
I have to count my family in this group of people who have reached out. ... My wife, Margaret Mary, and children, David and Molly, have devoted themselves the last 41 years to making my life with MS as normal as possible.”
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who took the time to give of themselves to help you traverse the ups and downs of life’s journey. They may not be living, but you will remember them as people who gave a damn. They are the people who believed in you even though, at the time, you may not have believed in yourself. The first people I think of are my parents, who continually encouraged a moody teenager to do his best. Later, there was Dan Burke, the CEO of Capital Cities/ ABC (I was the company’s CFO), who stepped in early in my career. When I wrote a few tortured memos to the senior management, he suggested I go to his son’s English teacher at New York’s Rye High School to improve my writing skills, telling me as tactfully as he could that I “spoke much better”than I wrote. From that day on I wrote a paper a week for
three months, each critiqued by the English teacher and each one just a little bit better than the one written a week before. Slowly but surely, I watched myself evolve as a better communicator. Will Bass, my high school basketball coach, was another person who cared enough to help me. In fact, he pushed me hard. He was an inveterate disciplinarian who emphasized tough practice sessions, repeating over and over again one of the team’s directives: “If you practice hard you will be prepared.” And he was right. Our team got better. I got better. Finally, I have to count my family in this group of people who have reached out with a steady and consistent show of support. My wife, Margaret Mary, and children, David and Molly, have devoted themselves the last 41 years to making my journey through life with MS as normal as possible. Gandhi once said,“There is more to life than increasing its speed,”which was his way of saying we should all slow down, maybe smell the roses. This holiday season, downshift your engine, cool your jets and put life into perspective by thinking about those who have had a lasting impact on you. Thank them by writing a note, picking up the phone, making a personal visit. Just keep in touch; you’ll be glad you did, and it might be the nicest gift they receive. Happy Thanksgiving.
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