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play [ 36 ]
out & about [ 54 ]
on the avenue [ 19 ]
up close [ 38 ]
dining guide [ 61 ]
Springtime offers a late-season push for fun and festivals; dive in! By Marie Speed
Our new favorite wine bar, a Delray Affair, who’s your Dada and where the wild things are (just up the road) are just a few late-season diversions we’ve got in store for you. By Stefanie Cainto, Bill Citara & John thoMaSon
style [ 30 ]
Springtime is in the pink with an elegant accessories palette. photography By aaron BriStol
dine [ 34 ]
The Great Dane makes a comeback with Out of Denmark. By Bill Citara
On the cOver Kristen Koscielniak, Silk Soap Company PhOtOgraPher: eduardo Schneider
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The Big Lake offers all kinds of road trip possibilities. By Marie Speed
Meet a man with a retiring kind of charm, and a woman with a passion for painting. By John thoMaSon
South Florida is buzzing with galas and events; see who’s hitting the party circuit. By Stefanie Cainto
Delray dining continues to shine; here’s where to get your gourmet fix, thanks to our intrepid food critic.
turn [ 72 ] made in delray [ 42 ] my The author reflects on times past, and
Fun City is about more than bars and beaches; see what people are making here these days. By riCh pollaCk
childhoods lost. By John Shuff
business [ 52 ]
One couple turns a passion for wine into a new Delray business. By riCh pollaCk
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ServiceS directory Delray Beach magazine is published six times a year, with December/January, February, March/April, May/June, July/ August/September and October/November issues. If you have any questions or comments regarding our magazine, call us at 561/997-8683. We’d love to hear from you.
[ subscription, copy purchasing and distribution ]
For any changes or questions regarding your subscription or to purchase back issues, call subscription services at 855/276-4395. To inquire about distribution points, ask for circulation director David Brooks at 877/553-5363.
[ advertising resources ]
Take advantage of Delray Beach’s prime advertising space—put your ad dollars to work in the premier publication of South Florida. For more information, contact Mark Gold (mark@bocamag.com).
[ custom publishing ]
Create a magazine tailored to fit the needs and character of your business/organization. Ideal for promotions, special events, introduction of new services and/or locations, etc. Contact Marie Speed (editor@bocamag.com).
[ story queries/web queries ]
Delray Beach magazine values the concerns and interests of our readers. Story queries for the print version of Delray Beach should be submitted by e-mail to Marie Speed (editor@bocamag.com) or Kevin Kaminski (kevin@ bocamag.com). Submit information/queries regarding our website to Marie Speed (editor@bocamag.com). We try to respond to all queries; but due to the large volume that we receive, this may not be possible.
[ letters ]
Your thoughts and comments are important to us. All letters to the editor may be edited for style, grammar and length. We reserve the right to withhold any letters deemed inappropriate for publication. Send letters to the address listed below, or to Marie Speed (editor@bocamag. com).
[ calendar ]
Where to go, what to do and see in Delray Beach. Please submit information regarding fundraisers, art openings, plays, readings, concerts, dance or other performances to editor Marie Speed (editor@bocamag.com). Deadline for entries in an upcoming calendar section is three months before publication (e.g., to list an event in July/August, submit info by April 20).
[ dining guide ]
Our independent reviews of restaurants in Delray Beach. A fine, reliable resource for residents and tourists. For more information, contact Marie Speed.
[ out & about ]
A photo collage of social gatherings and events in Delray Beach. All photos submitted should be clearly identified and accompanied by a brief description of the event (who, what, where, when); photos will not be returned. E-mail images to people@bocamag.com. Or mail photos to: “Out & About” Delray Beach magazine 5455 N. Federal Highway, Suite M Boca Raton, FL 33487
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[ events ] Swank Table farm brunch
when: March 9, from noon to 4 p.m. on the grounds of Swank Farms in Loxahatchee where: 14311 North Road, Loxahatchee whaT: These elegant yet rustic monthly (in season) al fresco brunches feature a roster of award-winning South Florida chefs and benefit a changing list of charities. Lunches begin with a handcrafted cocktail in the sunflowers, and proceed to a multi-course seated luncheon in a big communal tent—there is entertainment, great new friends and culinary magic. This brunch features Larry LaValley from 3800 Restaurant on Singer Island as well as Anthony Pizzo from Cut 432 in Delray, among other stars. Proceeds benefit Our Daily Bread Food Bank. coST: $155 for more informaTion: 561/202-5648, orders@swankspecialtyproduce.com
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2014 Savor The avenue
when: March 27, 5:30 p.m. where: Atlantic Avenue, Delray Beach whaT: This unique culinary experience involves dining at the longest table in South Florida, one that stretches down the center of Atlantic Avenue. Guests reserve a seat connected to their favorite Delray restaurant (at least 15 are participating this year). Presented by Delray Beach and Boca Raton magazines with the Delray Beach Downtown Development Authority, this sixth annual event is both elegant and delicious. coST: Varies according to restaurant for more informaTion: Contact the Downtown Development Authority, 561/243-1077
The Delray affair
when: April 25 to April 27, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. where: Downtown Delray Beach, from Delray Beach Center for the Arts at Old School Square to the Intracoastal whaT: The 52nd Delray Affair has been nicknamed the “Greatest Show under the Sun”; it’s the largest arts and craft festival in the Southeast United States. The event stretches 12 city blocks and has received numerous awards for its eclectic mixture of fine art, great crafts and funky products from around the world. Last year, artists and crafters from 30 states and 12 countries exhibited at the Delray Affair. for more informaTion: Call 561/279-0907 or e-mail nancy@delraybeach.com
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[ editor’s letter ]
By Marie Speed
made in delray
Delray is making all sorts of things these days, from products to real-life problems.
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hen I first moved here, the only things that were made in Delray were strong drinks at the Sail Inn and, later, those conch fritters by the church ladies. Oh, there were glads and tomatoes, oranges from Blood’s Hammock Groves. But look at us now (page 42)—we have Australian wind instruments, soap, fine fishing reels and more. And that’s not even the half of it. This issue highlights stuff made in Delray, and it seems fitting to note a few other things also being made in Delray these days—starting with traffic. Atlantic Avenue in season is becoming like Ocean Drive when it comes to the bumper-to-bumper effect, and the prospect of Atlantic Crossing threatens to tax our capacity beyond what is reasonable. Talking traffic studies is never sexy, but we’ve got to take this on. I love the idea of developing that site, but there are big issues we have to resolve first. Another thing we seem to making lots of is noise. As in Facebook’s Delray Raw site, which is blowing the whistle on puppy mills, hounding city commissioners, blasting the budget—you name it. And the city is also making people mad; for example, if it’s true that no one can walk around this year with a beer on St. Paddy’s Day, count me among them. The Delray St. Paddy’s Day parade without cold beer is a huge mistake—un-American and un-Irish. And there’s more. We are making a name for ourselves, a reputation for fun. A great downtown; the list is endless. I’m glad we get to be the magazine that is also made in Delray, dedicated to chronicling the people and the issues that define this city. Thanks for being a part of it—and part of the story Delray Beach magazine tells with every issue. See you next time.
5 (MORE) things i lOvE abOut DElRay bEach: 1. Kilwin’s 2. One civilized shot of Cabo Wabo from El Camino 3. That Dottie Patterson is back at the Historical Society 4. Palm Trail 5. Those metal jellyfish at Hand’s
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savoring spring
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It’s springtime in fun city, and that means one last mega-push to pack in as many events into the season as possible—before our snowbird friends wing their way north. We’ve got Savor the Avenue, St. Paddy’s Day, Boca Bacchanal, Swank Farm Sundays, Festival of the Arts—and those are just the hot tickets. Add in the new hometown Saltwater Brewery and a (literal) walk on the wild side, and this season is off to a smashing start.
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spring’s sweet delights Get your musical fix, indulge in cold sweets, play with the tigers and more before the heat of the summer kicks in. By S t e fa n i e C a i n to
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After years of watching Sloan’s Ice Cream pop up both north and south of town, Delray Beach is now home to its own version of ice cream heaven. Satisfy your sweet tooth with a Cookie Monster ice cream cone, an old-fashioned ice cream soda, 30 flavors of jelly beans, a mudslide milkshake or any of the multitude of desserts it carries. Witness the shop’s famous bathroom trick: With the door unlocked, a large window gives customers a full view of what goes on inside; click the lock shut, and the glass fills with fog, offering complete and total privacy. Sloan’s is on East Atlantic Avenue, one block west of the train tracks. (111 E. Atlantic Ave., 561/303-3912)
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You don’t need the luck of the Irish to wholeheartedly celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. Delray Beach is holding its annual St. Patrick’s Day Festival, a two-day party that includes a Celtic Siamsa Party and a charity parade honoring firefighters and paramedics. Think Irish dancing, traditional Irish music, food and beer. The event starts Friday, March 14 at 5 p.m. in the Delray Beach Center for the Arts and continues through Saturday evening. The parade begins at 2 p.m. on Saturday. Take note: This year, open containers won’t be allowed at the parade, but beer still will be sold at other festival events and by participating restaurants. (51 N. Swinton Ave., 561/279-0907)
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Get up-close and personal with a Siberian lynx, a screech owl and a full-grown lion called Aslan during a guided tour of mcCarthy’s Wildlife sanctuary. You don’t have to trek through the forests of Asia or the deserts of Africa to see exotic animals like these. The sanctuary, which is roughly a 40-minute drive northwest from downtown Delray, houses more than 170 animals, many of which you’ve likely never heard of before. Tours are available by appointment Tuesday through Saturday at 11 a.m., noon and 1 p.m. Cost: $25 for adults, $15 for kids. (12943 61st St. N., West Palm Beach, 561/790-2116)
Jam oUt Join Dada every Monday night for The Basement, an open-mic night where musicians can perform and collaborate with other artists. “It’s kind of like that underground rock show in someone else’s basement,” says Bruce Feingold, the executive chef and partner of Dada. “A lot of people are
digging it.” Shows have included, but are not limited to, acoustic acts, full band performances and jam sessions, resulting in an eclectic mix of musical talent. All performers get a free drink from the bar. Sign-up starts at 10 p.m., and music starts at around 11. (52 N. Swinton Ave., 561/330-3232)
Bottoms Up
East Atlantic Avenue tends to steal the spotlight in Delray, but the action is inching west, thanks to Saltwater Brewery, in the old Delray Beach Farm Supply building. Started by five ocean-loving beer connoisseurs—three of whom were born and bred in town—the brewery features an electronic bar with charging stations, a testing room with 20 taps, shuffleboard and TouchTunes (essentially the modern jukebox where you pick songs from a phone app). Saltwater is decorated with co-owner and artist Peter Agardy’s paintings and infused with the founders’ obvious passion for craft beer. Co-owner Chris Gove says what makes the brewery unique is its focus on helping people understand the art behind brewing the perfect drink. Its motto: “Explore the depths of beer.” The brewery works with organizations like Surfrider Foundation to help with the preservation and protection of the ocean. So stop by for a drink or a tour and raise your glass to nature. (1701 W. Atlantic Ave., 561/450-9519)
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SPOTLIGHT: N2 WINEBAR If you cross the Sport of Kings with the Nectar of the Gods, what do you get? Ron Voss, Kyle DeSantis and N2 Winebar. Here’s how it works: Voss grew up in a wine-centric family, residents of Delray since the 1940s, before moving to Kentucky, where he spent some 30 years training racehorses. DeSantis grew up in a wine-centric family that actually owned its own wine shop—Vino DeSantis—in Coral Springs. Voss quit training racehorses to manage the DeSantis family wine shop. When that closed, he teamed up with DeSantis to open N2, a wine bar and retail shop that debuted last October. N2 lives in a one-time storage space in the Hyatt Place Delray Beach, in the burgeoning Pineapple Grove neighborhood. Working with an architect, Voss did most of the design himself, opting for “a darker industrial theme” with exposed ductwork, recycled airplane aluminum accents, industrial-style pendant lights and a bar faced with white subway tile. He and DeSantis installed eight Enomatic wine preserving and dispensing machines, which hold eight wine bottles each and deliver pours of any of three amounts. “N2,” by the way, is the chemical formula for nitrogen gas, which the Enomatic uses to keep oxygen out of open wine bottles. The Hyatt association allows the duo to supplement their modest selection of cured meats and cheeses with dishes from the hotel menu. The whole N2 endeavor turned out to be more complicated than Voss expected when he set out to “open a hole-in-the-wall wine bar” that offered “a better product for a lower price than Avenue restaurants.” Local oenophiles are glad he stuck it out.
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Enomatic magic
At the heart of N2 is the array of Enomatic wine preservation and dispensing machines, seven on the floor and one (soon to be two) behind the bar. Developed in Italy a dozen years ago, the sleek stainless steel machines can hold from two to 16 bottles in a temperature-controlled environment and deliver precise 1-, 3- and 5-ounce pours. To displace oxygen in the bottles, which would rapidly degrade the quality of the wine, the Enomatics use nitrogen gas, which Voss says keeps wine stable for up to 20 days. To use the machines, N2 issues oenophiles a wine card backed by a personal debit or credit card. They swipe it in the Enomatic’s slot, choose their wine and the amount, press a button, then swirl, sip and savor. When they’re done, the amount on their wine card—prices range from under $1 to around $6, depending on the wine and amount—is charged to their debit or credit card. Simple.
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“We want to bring in wines that aren’t in every Total and ABC, which is not easy. We try to work with smaller distributors, and now, when they have something new and exciting, they know to call us up. If everybody comes off the street and orders Mondavi or Jordan it’s not that much fun for us. Or for them. But we’re trying to meet those needs, what people expect, and also the needs of people who want to explore.” —Bill Citara
Brunch & Lunch
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There’s no need to wait until lunchtime to visit your favorite Delray Beach gastropub. Tryst now offers a special brunch menu Thursday through Sunday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Delectable items include crispy rice-crusted challah French toast, Florida dolphin tacos and, of course, endless Bloody Marys and mimosas. (4 E. Atlantic Ave., 561/921-0201)
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High-season highlights in March and April include big events in Delray and bluegrass in Palm Beach.
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“The Elephant Wrestler”
The Golden Dragon Acrobats
When: March 28–29 Where: Kravis Center, 701 Okeechobee Blvd., West Palm Beach About: Performance artist Jacob Rajan is from New Zealand, not India, but that hasn’t stopped him from exploring that country’s traditions and modern-day atmosphere, while adopting a pitch-perfect Indian accent, in this show. The award-winning “The Elephant Wrestler: Your Guru of Chai” finds Rajan inhabiting the character of a humble chai vendor at the Bangalore Train Station, who is challenged by the Hindu gods to solve the greatest mysteries of life. Rajan is an actor, comedian and magician, and he adopts all of these hats in this unique performance piece, which also integrates audience interaction, slapstick, puppetry and live music; most importantly, reviewers have said that this award-winning show never condescends to the Indian archetypes Rajan portrays. Cost: $28 Contact: 561/832-7469, kravis.org
When: March 28–30 Where: Crest Theater, Delray Beach Center for the Arts at Old School Square, 51 N. Swinton Ave. About: Chances are you’ve never seen platespinning, ball-juggling and contortionism quite like it’s performed by the Golden Dragon Acrobats. The only Chinese acrobatics company touring the U.S. full-time, this troupe has been defying gravity since 1985, and its new show, “Cirque Ziva,” marries Cirque du Soleil-style theatrics with centuries-old Chinese tradition. The lighting design will be handled by a veteran of the American Ballet Theatre and the 1996 Summer Olympics, and the props include a gong, chairs, marionettes and giant spinning hoops. But when they’re not dancing or contorting themselves into impossible pretzels, these 25 daring performers essentially act as their own props, creating jaw-dropping human towers of precipitous poise and precision whose only impediment is the venue’s ceiling. Cost: $45 Contact: 561/243-7922, delraycenterforthearts.org
[3] Bluegrass in the Pavilion
When: April 12 Where: Flagler Museum, 1 Whitehall Way, Palm Beach About: In the world of bluegrass, there are few figures more prominent than mandolin player Doyle Lawson, a student of the “founding father” of bluegrass, Bill Monroe. Doyle and his Grammynominated group Quicksilver have released a whopping 35 albums since 1977, including last year’s “Sing Me a Song About Jesus” and its current release, “Roads Less Traveled.” The group once again will perform at the Flagler’s Bluegrass in the Pavilion event, the 10th annual concert for lovers of the fast-picking, harmonic music. They’ll be joined on the intimate outdoor stage by Russell Moore and IIIrd Tyme Out, a group most known for winning the International Bluegrass Music Association’s Vocal Group of the Year an unsurpassed seven consecutive years. Cost: $35 Contact: 561/655-2833, flaglermuseum.us
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From left: “The Elephant Wrestler,” the Golden Dragon Acrobats, Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver, and the Delray Affair
[2] When: April 18–May 11 Where: Arts Garage, 180 N.E. First St., Delray Beach About: The trouble with Doug, in this case, is that Doug is a slug. He used to be an ordinary man, but as his life progresses, he realizes that he’s slowly becoming a gastropod, which, unsurprisingly, comes as a shock to his fiancée and family. This is the premise of prize-winning composer-lyricist Daniel Mate’s modern-day take on Franz Kafka’s “The Metamorphoses,” whose existential angst is replaced here by familial problem-solving and jaunty musical theater. “It deals with issues that all of us are facing today, living in a tough economic environment, trying to figure out what our ‘family values’ are,” says Lou Tyrrell, artistic director at the Theatre at Arts Garage. “The transformation is a metaphor that represents the idea of how does a family function, to deal with any kind of crisis?” Cost: $30–$45 Contact: 561/450-6357, artsgarage.org
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“The Trouble With Doug”
[1] Delray Affair
When: April 25–27 Where: Downtown Delray Beach About: The Delray Affair may be older than the moon landing and the Beatles’ first appearance on Ed Sullivan, but that doesn’t mean it can’t learn new tricks. In 2013, for its 51st year, the Affair took home three awards from the Florida Festivals & Events Association, including a second-place honor for the Best Mobile App. Indeed, the event has grown more tech-savvy through the years, but the mission of the largest arts and crafts fair in the Southeastern United States remains the same: to showcase an eclectic and international selection of handmade items at prices to fit all budgets. Lately, the Delray Affair keywords have been “fun” and “funky,” with tie-dyed T-shirts and colorful sculptural centerpieces sharing a 12-block stretch of downtown Delray with live bands, fresh smoothies and sugary desserts. The event’s organizers are once again planning for record crowds, so arrive early for a coveted parking space. Cost: Free Contact: 561/279-0907, delrayaffair.com delray beach magazine
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CheCk out these other upComing events in Delray BeaCh:
WellFest Delray 2014: A wellness expo featuring cooking demonstrations, expert seminars and exhibitors offering life-enhancing products, at Delray Beach Center for the Arts (March 8–9). 561/243-7922, wellfestdelray.com
Brad Vickers & His Vestapolitans: Vickers’ résumé includes tours and session work for Bo Diddley, Chuck Berry, Odetta and others, and his band’s music spans ragtime, blues and hill country. At Arts Garage (March 15). 561/450-6357, artsgarage.org
“Rhythm of the Dance:” More than 5 million people in 33 countries have seen this dance-andmusic-fueled journey of Irish Celts through history. At Delray Beach Center for the Arts (March 7–9). 561/243-7922, delraycenterforthearts.org
Will Chase: This Broadway talent, whose credits include “Nice Work If You Can Get It” and “The Full Monty,” is most known for his portrayal of Michael Swift on NBC’s “Smash.” At Delray Beach Center for the Arts (March 17–18). 561/243-7922, delraycenterforthearts.org
“Cinema Talk at the Crest: Race in Cinema:” Film clips and a panel discussion will highlight this free series, focusing this night on cinema’s portrayal of ethnic groups, at Delray Beach Center for the Arts (March 12). 561/243-7922, delraycenterforthearts.org
Peter Bernstein: The prolific jazz guitarist, known for his work on the Blue Note Records tribute septet The Blue Note 7, will perform at Arts Garage (March 22). 561/450-6357, artsgarage.org Carmen Bradford: Bradford, born to two worldrenowned jazz musicians, launched her career by joining Count Basie’s band and has gone on to award-winning acclaim as a solo artist. She will perform at Arts Garage (March 25). 561/450-6357, artsgarage.org Hatsume Fair: The Morikami’s largest annual event will celebrate the first bud of spring with three stages of taiko drummers, martial arts demonstrations, bonsai demonstrations, a Japanese tea ceremony and more at Morikami Museum & Japanese Gardens (March 29–30). 561/495-0233, morikami.org
Tony Mendez: The real-life inspiration for Ben Affleck’s character in the Oscar-winning “Argo,” Mendez is a CIA exfiltration specialist whose latest book is Argo: How the CIA and Hollywood Pulled Off One Of The Most Audacious Rescues In History. He will speak at Delray Beach Center for the Arts (March 20). 561/243-7922, delraycenterforthearts.org
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“The Pajama Game:” George Abbott’s bluecollar musical features such tunes as “Hey, There” and “Hernando’s Hideaway,” in a story about a strike at a pajama factory, at Delray Beach Playhouse (March 29–April 13). 561/272-1281, delraybeachplayhouse.com South Florida Symphony Orchestra: Pianist Jeffrey Biegel will join the orchestra for Mozart’s “Symphony No. 35 in D major,” in a program that also includes Schumann’s “Symphony No. 1 in Bb major” at Delray Beach Center for the Arts (March 31). 561/243-7922, southfloridasymphony.org “Sunset Boulevard:” The classic noir about an aging silent-movie goddess and her grip on a second-rate screenwriter comes to life onstage with specially designed sound effects, in a production from Arts Garage Radio Theatre (April 3). 561/4506357, artsgarage.org
Aaron Lazar: The talented star of Broadway’s “The Light in the Piazza” and “A Little Night Music” will sing a cabaret performance at Delray Beach Center for the Arts (April 7–8). 561/243-7922, delraycenterforthearts.org
Story Musgrave: The astronaut, who spent 30 years at NASA and performed the first Shuttle spacewalk on Challenger’s first flight, will speak at Delray Beach Center for the Arts (April 10). 561/2437922, delraycenterforthearts.org
Orquesta Aragon: This 15-person ensemble, which is credited with inspiring the New York mambo movement in the 1950s, has become an everevolving institution in Cuban music. It performs at Arts Garage (April 8–9). 561/450-6357, artsgarage.org
Dan Treanor Band: Treanor has performed for more than 45 years with his band, Afrosippi, performing a mix of R&B, world, soul, reggae and rock tunes. For this performance at Arts Garage, he’ll be joined by heartfelt blues singer Erica Brown (April 19). 561/450-6357, artsgarage.org
“Good News!” This musical revue celebrates the songs of DeSylva, Henderson and Brown, who brought us “You’re the Cream in My Coffee,” “The Best Things in Life Are Free” and “The Varsity Drag,” at Delray Beach Playhouse (April 7–16). 561/272-1281, delraybeachplayhouse.com
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From bold to barely there, pink lights up this spring’s accessories. PhotograPhy by aaron bristol
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By Bill Citar a
out of denmark T One of Delray’s oldies but goodies gets a new lease on life. Jorgen and Christian moller
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here may be no second acts in life, as F. Scott Fitzgerald once said. But there certainly are second acts in the restaurant business. Just ask Jorgen Moller. The founder, chef and partner (with son Christian) of Out of Denmark is reprising the enduring success of his original Northern European restaurant some six years after shutting it down to care for his ailing wife. That first Out of Denmark, just south of Linton Boulevard on South Federal Highway, had a run of 13 years before closing in 2006. But when the cancer Monica Moller battled finally took her life last summer, her husband and son decided it was time to get back on the restaurant pony; they opened their second Out of Denmark just a half-mile up the road. The restaurant may be new, but the menu will bring joy to the palates of Moller’s legion of regulars, who packed the original Out of Denmark for a taste of the chef ’s generous three-tiered appetizer platter called Koldt Bord, for his schnitzels and rack of lamb, and for his roasted duck and snapper cooked en papillote. It seems hard to imagine now, given Delray’s downtown revitalization, but back in 1993 areas of the city were less than welcoming. “You couldn’t drive down Atlantic Avenue,” Moller says. “You had to lock your doors.” Not that he didn’t have some experience in dicey urban environments. For many years Moller’s Prince Hamlet on Collins Avenue was one of Miami’s most popular restaurants, serving up to 1,000 dinners a night, until it was destroyed during the riots of the early 1980s. He followed that with Café Danica in Margate, but his home and heart were always out of denmark in Delray, so it was just a matter of time be2275 S. Federal Highway fore his restaurant was too. Delray Beach Moller, now 76, doesn’t work the line at 561/276-2242 Out of Denmark any more. That’s Christian’s restaurantoutofdenmark.com job. But he does look back proudly at the thousands of satisfied customers of his various restaurants, at the challenges faced and obstacles overcome. After all, he says, “I’m a survivor.” march/april
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The Great Dane shares how it’s done. By the NumBers “I’ve always been big on database marketing. I have 17,000 guests in our database. On an average, that’s 34,000 birthday cards, then there’s anniversary cards. Then [all guests] get a thank-you card when they’ve been [to the restaucutline rant]. We sent out 17,000 cards when we opened the restaurant and were jammed every day of the week for the first two months. We do a lot of mailings.” Drive aND Desire “When we hire chefs, the third or fourth question is, ‘Where do you want to be in five years?’ And if they don’t tell me they have the desire to own their own restaurant, I’m really not interested. I want someone who has the drive; if they need help to have their own business, we’ll talk about it, and if we can help we will. I’ve had 14 chefs with me over the years, and all of them have their own restaurants. Most of them are still in business.”
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GettiNG PersoNal “Customer knowledge and understanding—besides good food, quality and consistency—is probably one of the main reasons we’ve survived all these years. It’s not a question of whether you serve from the right or the left. It’s more the personal relationships you develop with your guests.” iN the Details “It’s the little things that count. [Recently,] we had a party of six. They called me to the table and said everything was great. One guy just loved the pickled herring, so we gave him more pickled herring. Then we brought him a mason jar of pickled herring to take home. Twenty years from now, they will remember that. They won’t remember who they were with. But they will remember that was the restaurant that gave them a jar of pickled herring to take home.”
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By marie speed
the lake effect Take a walk on the wild side and discover the Big Water of Lake Okeechobee.
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ou can see it from space, but it’s a little trickier for South Floridians to catch a glimpse of one of our mightiest natural features—Lake Okeechobee. This lake, named for an Indian word meaning “big water,” is vast and mysterious, the site of deadly hurricanes, plane crashes, hundreds of ancient human skeletons (still unexplained) and alligators that grow to a monstrous size. It has its own weather system. Still, getting a glimpse of the lake is not so easy. The large earthen dike rimming Florida’s largest freshwater lake, built after the devastating 1928 hurricane, can often be a visual barrier to a Sunday driver—which makes it all the more important to get out of the car and experience it for yourself. Here are a few ways to get a sense of Lake Okeechobee and its history in the region. It’s an excellent idea to drive around the lake— just to see what’s on the way. You can do it in a day, or stretch it out overnight. Belle Glade, Pahokee and South Bay, situated across miles of cane fields along State Road 98 from West Palm Beach, are small agricultural towns on its southeast corner. They are known alternately for poverty, great football and winter vegetables, but Pahokee has an excellent stopping point at its marina—for a long view of the lake, or overnight camping or accommodations in one of its permanent cottages. (561/924-7832) West of these small towns along the lake is Clewiston, “America’s Sweetest Town,” known for its sugar industry and home to the Clewiston Inn, originally built in 1926, and rebuilt in 1938 after a fire. The Inn is the essence of Southern hospitality, but its best feature may be a 360-degree mural in the Everglades Lounge that features the flora and 36
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Lake O in pOpuLar cuLture Lake Okeechobee figures prominently in many films and books and songs (including iconic Florida folksinger Will McLean's song about the famous 1920s flood, "Hold Back The Waters.") Here are a few references we found from Wikipedia: w Lake Okeechobee serves as the backdrop for the 1951 Gary Cooper film “Distant Drums.”
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fauna of the Florida Everglades. (108 Royal Palm Ave., Clewiston, 863/983-8151) Also in Clewiston is a nationally known fishing destination for lake bass: the family-owned Roland Martin Marina and Resort, billed as the “Number One Florida bass fishing location in the world.” We suggest hiring a guide for this kind of fishing—someone who really knows the lake—but you can rent a boat if you’re game and have a go at it yourself. Boats range from 14-foot V-bottom skiffs to pontoon boats, or even a fully equipped bass boat with a depth finder, GPS, live wells, the works. If you are so inclined, you can make a weekend of it: Roland Martin offers a motel, RVs, two-bedroom condominiums or campsites. (Call 800/473-6766 for more information.) There is little to see in Moore Haven, almost halfway up the western edge of the lake, but the vintage Florida alligator farm, Gatorama, is nearby in Palmdale. (863/675-0623) The 100-foot dike surrounding Lake Okeechobee may obstruct passersby from views of the water, but it’s also part of the 1,400-milelong Florida Trail, designated a National Scenic Trail. Hiking or biking this trail is a stellar way to see the lake country; the trail is well maintained, and the few places you need to skirt either a dam or an interruption in the walkway are clearly marked and accessible. Day hikes are popular, as is the nine-day Big O hike around the lake, offered annually during Thanksgiving week. The best way to learn more about hiking the lake is by visiting floridahikes.com. Another popular lake stop is the rustic Lightsey’s Marina on the Kissimmee Canal near Buckhead Ridge near the town of Okeechobee, at the top of the lake. This longtime seafood place has great views, wildlife and home-style food like catfish, alligator, oysters and hush puppies. This is also a popular boating and kayaking launch point for march/april
w Lake Okeechobee is featured in a pivotal scene in Carl Hiaasen’s 2002 novel Basket Case. exploring the Kissimmee River, which flows into the lake here. (10430 Route 78 W., 863/763-4276) A loop around the lake entails miles of sleepy Florida scrub and hammocks. The Brighton Indian reservation is here, as is the ranch town of Okeechobee, complete with fast food and big box stores. Port Myakka is little more than a lock and a dam on the lake, and Indiantown is still best known for its handsome old Seminole Inn. This is cattle country, wild woods and canals and shell roads with sandhill cranes and alligators. Maybe a few roadside produce stands. Many would find the trip unremarkable. That is, until you see it. Lake Okeechobee, wide and shimmering as far as the eye can see, this strange and massive shallow lake punched like a hole in the center of South Florida, is the quivery center of our region, full of legends and mysteries, hidden from view and blazing blue. It is worth the trip.
w Lake Okeechobee is the setting for much of Zora neale Hurston’s novel tHeIR eyes WeRe WatCHIng god, and the movie of the same name. w Lake Okeechobee and the Everglades are settings in patriCk D. smitH’s novel a Land RememBeRed, “chronicling the effects of modernization upon the lake and the Seminole tribe.” w Lake Okeechobee is mentioned in Hank Williams Jr.’s Hit sonG “Dixie on my minD”: “I’ve always heard lots about the Big Apple/So I thought I’d come up here and see./But all I’ve seen so far is one big hassle/wish I was camped out on the Okeechobee.”
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pati maguire The longtime artist’s paintings continue to make an impression, especially during a stressful year.
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his past year was a rough one for artist Pati Maguire. Last “You try to find something that other people don’t see,” Maguire says. June, she was in her studio in Delray Beach, painting an “Everybody wants to paint a beautiful sunset, but you try to find that bush impressionistic vision of the Colony Hotel when she got or piece of sand that’s catching the light, or a footprint or a piece of weed or the call: Her father, who was living in Venezuela, had some root, or the moment the sky changes from a rainy day to an opening in passed away at 93. the clouds. When you’re painting en plein air, you’re recording a moment in “I remember I grabbed my brush, put a couple more history of the time and place.” strokes, and thought, I don’t know what I’m supposed to do,” Maguire The art world took notice: Maguire has been a full-time, paid fine artist recalls, showing me her representation of the pale yellow monument. “Of for the past 10 years, where she works in a 1947-vintage cottage across from course, I flew back [to Venezuela] … but for a second, it was like I was comCannery Row, which she shares with three other artists. Her works line the pletely in shock. This painting will always mean something to me.” walls of the Cornell Museum, Delray Beach City Hall, Living Room Theaters Five months later, another painting of a Palm Beach at FAU and Artist’s Haven in Fort Lauderdale. County destination captured a moment of creativity in a And most recently, her painting of last year’s Savor the trying time. Her mother was in hospice, in the final days of Avenue—with the western light smattering the trees and LOCAL COLOR her battle with pancreatic cancer. Pati decided she needed the centerpieces of the world’s longest dining table, along Maguire is frequently some sunshine, so, for a therapeutic hour, she stole away to Atlantic Avenue—was chosen as this year’s official event inspired by the county she Mizner Park to paint its soothing salmon architecture. poster. Her original painting will be auctioned off the lives in, and she’s painted Losing both parents in one year is tragic, a fate we night of Savor, March 27, with all proceeds benefiting the the following locales: don’t wish on our enemies—but Maguire’s art helped her construction of the new Delray Beach Pavilion. Lake Ida through it, as it has helped her through everything. Even as Maguire is no stranger to charitable work. She’s on the Atlantic Avenue Bridge a little girl, growing up in her native Buenos Aires and later board of In the Pines, a nonprofit housing development Green Cay Caracas and Rio de Janeiro, she drew all the time; it’s how for low-income farm workers; she’s a member of Impact she “dealt with stuff.” And her parents fully supported her 100; and she’s been nominated for the Junior League of Gumbo Limbo artistic pursuits, taking her to museums where she would Boca Raton’s Woman Volunteer of the year. Nature Center see her first Rembrandt, Vermeer, Monet and Gauguin. When asked about her greatest honor, it’s this element Vic & Angelo’s Years later, these influences still infuse her paintings, along of her life—her giving to those in need—that first comes The Sundy House with the bold colors of Vincent Van Gogh, whose work to mind, before her artistic accolades. And it’s helped her Jupiter Inlet she discovered as a teenager in Brazil. “I understand Van look at the bright side of things, even in a year as difficult North Beach Gogh,” she says. “He went from Amsterdam to France and as 2013 was. got blown away, and his paintings changed. That’s what hap“I’m going to get a little emotional because of my parTo see many of pened to me. I got blown away by color and modernism.” ents … but to be a nurturer in any way, shape or form Maguire’s paintings, It was around this time, with Pati still in high school in is an honor,” she says. “I don’t think people realize how visit patimaguire.com. Brazil, that she met Steven Maguire, an American college much you get out of giving. And I’m not talking about boy. They fell in love and moved to Boca Raton in 1993 to monetary giving or attending a ball for charity. I’m talking escape an economic recession. They relocated to Delray about six years later, about wiping somebody’s butt when they can’t do it for themselves. It’s an and they’re still together after 42 years. absolute privilege to be able to do that for somebody in your family. Wherever she is, Maguire spends most of her time trying to capture the “My granddaughter was sick for two days last [year]. I had no time. I had light—and immortalize a moment in time using oil and canvas. She started just spent eight weeks caring for my mom. And part of me was saying, I out mostly with commissioned portraits, but she’s becoming an accomplished need to catch up, I need to get my paintings into some shows, or I won’t have plein air painter—meaning that she prefers to work outdoors, battling the work next year. And my other part said, are you kidding me? Your grandoccasional elements while striving for authenticity of detail in her landscapes. daughter needs you. There’s nothing else that really matters.”
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michael matriccino Delray’s longest-running maitre d’ is finally calling it quits—or is he?
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f Martin Scorsese had come across Michael Matriccino when he was preparing “Goodfellas,” there’s no doubt this gregarious ItalianAmerican bon vivant would have turned up in the movie. He looks like somebody who stepped out of that world, with his regular appearances at Tramonti’s, his slicked-back hair, his charcoal shirt and tie and the four rings on his fingers, each of them a statement piece trying to outstate the others. But Matriccino is an actual good fella—and a model employee who has spent the past 35 years at the head of the Ocean Room in the venerable Delray Beach Club, where he has served as its maitre d’. He has become known for his tireless work ethic—always showing up an hour before start time—and for creating an atmosphere of calm and harmony from his captains on down. While the Delray Beach Club has been his longest employer, Matriccino has spent virtually his entire life in the hospitality business. And in March, after 67 years of service to South Florida customers, the 82-year-old headwaiter will organize his final table. “I love the business, and I love all the members, and it makes me happy to do something like this,” Matriccino says. “At one time, I knew everybody who came through the door, but now, we’ve got so many new members, I can’t remember half of their names.” “It’s rare that anybody stays in jobs for 35 years, let alone in one place,” says Shane Peachey, general manager at the Delray Beach Club, who was 4 when Matriccino collected his first paycheck there. “He’s brought us entertainment, old-school style … he’s been great.” Matriccino grew up in Freeland, Pa., where his father was a miner and his mother a garment worker—pretty much the only jobs around if you wanted to work in Freeland. But Michael had no interest in following his father’s lead— “too many rats and mice running around”—nor was he the best student, dropping out of a Catholic high school as a sophomore (“I had some problems with the nuns”). He wanted to be where things happened, so he drove to Las Vegas on a job
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tip for a race track that never materialized; instead, he ended up working a night shift at the Flamingo Hotel, his entrée in the hospitality business. It wasn’t long until he relocated to Florida—for the weather, naturally—and took a job as a seasonal dishwasher at The Breakers in Palm Beach, working for $100 a month and room and board. “At that time, they had everything silver. The marble was from Italy. You don’t see a place like that anymore,” he recalls. He cultivated his talent at subsequent positions at the Hollywood Beach Hotel, where he graduated from busboy all the way to catering manager, and later at the Boca Raton Resort & Club, where he managed events in the convention center. That’s where he met Tony Bennett, Ella Fitzgerald and Frank Sinatra. “You couldn’t get near [Sinatra’s] room,” he says. “But he was a big spender. He’d buy a Coke and leave a hundred-dollar tip.” But the hours at the Resort were excruciating, and in 1978, he left to join the wait staff at the Delray Beach Club at just $200 a week. As luck would have it, the club’s maitre d’ position opened the very next season; Matriccino has held the post ever since. Matriccino doesn’t “work the desk” as much as he used to, but it’s safe to say he’s still a workaholic, focusing on special occasions at the club. When it comes to weddings, 14-hour days are typical. His work schedule has been something of a double-edged sword for Matriccino, who cites his job as the reason his lone marriage collapsed. “I got divorced because of this business,” he recalls. “Working at the Hollywood Beach hotel, I wouldn’t get home until 2 or 3 in the morning, and then I’d go back to work at 7. It’s a tough job.” And yet, even after he retires, Matriccino can’t see a future without service, of one kind or another. “I’m a little afraid to even retire,” he says. “I’ve worked all my life; I never golf or fish, or nothing. People say, ‘Mike, you’re going to find it tough.’ I don’t know. I might get something in another place, just being a host or a greeter, because if not, I’ll go crazy.”
“I’m a little afraid to even retire. ... I might get something in another place ... because if not, I’ll go crazy.”
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“This business is not as fancy as it used to be,” Matriccino says. “We still give service, but I used to love the tableside. In Hollywood, we’d cook the whole meal for them. You’d get stuck at one table, and one party of eight can take your whole night away from you—salads, appetizers, everything. And they don’t have many places like that anymore, because it’s very expensive.”
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“This is what I’m meant to [do]. I love the creativity, and I love making the jam. It’s very fulfilling.”
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an king. h t e r o m s are ma t u o b a re hese folk a s r e n w k what t s c h n e i d e R o s s e n i us ars—loo y e d u a R d o b s ’ y a r l De hes and b t o g R a P h y B beac o l l a c k • P h o hP By Ric
o maybe we’re not a manufacturing hub like Houston or Nashville or Salt Lake—but we’re still making more than whoopee here in Delray. In fact, we’re home to several companies and individuals who produce a variety of items—everything from handcrafted bowls to high-end fishing reels and metal parts used by NASA. Here are just a few of the products made in Delray and the people who make them.
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Pascale’s -The Delray Beach Jam Company Maker of: Handcrafted jams, preserves, marmalades and hot sauces available at: The Fresh Market in Boca Raton and three of the chain’s other South Florida locations, Delray Beach GreenMarket, The Olive Taste of Delray, Ancient Olive, and stores in West Palm Beach and Palm Beach the story: Were it not for the two mango trees and a lychee tree in her yard, Pascale TroupinCastania might never have started Pascale’s—The Delray Beach Jam Company. A French-trained private chef who grew up in a family of fine cooks and pastry chefs in France, Troupin-Castania landed in South Florida more than a decade ago after several years working as a chef on private yachts. Soon after moving to Delray Beach she discovered she was surrounded by mango trees in her yard. In no time, she was making mango lime ginger jam and giving it to her friends and neighbors as gifts. A friend who owned a catering business was so impressed with Troupin-Castania’s creations that he ordered more. About four years ago he persuaded her to begin selling her jams at
the West Palm Beach Green Market. “The first time I went, we sold out,” she says. Since then she has transformed her passion into a business that has grown so rapidly she took over a small bakery a few blocks off Atlantic Avenue two years ago. The bakery became the kitchen where her jams, marmalades, preserves and hot sauces are made. Making only small batches at a time and using only copper pots, Troupin-Castania now makes as many as 40 different products that are sold for between $10 and $12, not just locally but in stores in a few other states. What separates her jams from those you might find in the grocery store is that they are made from fruit purchases from local farms whenever possible and include no preservatives or chemicals. “Every batch is different,” she says, “because every fruit is different.” This summer, Troupin-Castania was recognized with the prestigious 2013 “Cordon d’Or– Great Taste in Florida Award” from the Florida Culinary Academy. delray beach magazine
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Creative Woodturnings Maker of: Decorative and functional bowls, vases and Lazy Susans available at: Forms Gallery in Delray Beach the story: It’s not uncommon to find Tim Carter driving through Delray Beach neighborhoods with an eye out for tree trunks or limbs put out by the side of the curb. What others see as yard trash, Carter sees as the raw material for his unique handcrafted bowls and vases—functional accessories as well as works of art. Rescuing a piece of wood destined for a landfill or worse and transforming it into a translucent salad bowl or vase has been Carter’s passion since he took up woodturning as a hobby back in the 1970s while pursing a successful career in auto finance. Although he still works as a consultant to the auto industry, Carter has been spending more and more time in his workshop over the last seven years, producing pieces that will sell at prices ranging from $100 to $700. “It’s very therapeutic,” he says. “It’s relaxing, but at the same time it is very physically demanding.” There’s also an inherent danger that comes with working with saws and high-speed lathes that requires intense concentration. In creating his unique pieces, which include Lazy Susans, Carter gets to combine his craftsmanship with his creativity. It’s not unheard of for him to use hard-to-find woods and minerals such as malachite to give his pieces a distinct look. “It’s not unusual for me to wake up in the middle of the night with an idea,” he says.
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“If I could, I would be out here eight hours a day, five days a week or more. It’s just something I really enjoy.”
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Silk Soap Company
“This never feels like a job to me. When I’m making my soaps I’m not thinking about anything else but what I’m doing.”
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Makers of: All-natural craft silk soaps available: Online at thesilksoapco.com The sTory: When it came to soap, nothing seemed to be the right fit for Kristen Koscielniak. Challenged with oily but sensitive skin, Koscielniak found that most soaps designed for oily skin were too harsh, while soaps for people with sensitive skin just weren’t doing the job. So she did the next best thing; she started making her own soap. From that personal experience has come the Silk Soap Company, a one-woman business that makes craft soaps, cocoa butters, bath salts and bubble baths with all-natural ingredients. An artist and a teacher from Indiana who spent five years in England, Koscielniak first waded into the art of soapmaking while overseas, using a kit for guidance. “I wanted to make Christmas presents for my friends and, as an art teacher, you kind of dabble in everything,” she says. When she returned to the U.S. and moved to Delray Beach about a year ago, Koscielniak decided to get serious about soapmaking and began doing extensive research into the craft. Since then, she has been building her business, making soaps using silk, pure powder and natural products. Today she produces them using a variety of bases including olive oil, goat milk and oatmeal with natural colorants and scents. “Goat milk is my favorite, because it has a lot of natural enzymes,” she says. By adding the silk to her soaps and including a little extra coconut oil, Koscielniak is able to produce a soap that is tough enough to take care of her oily skin but still soft enough for her sensitive side. Priced at $6 per bar for regular size and $3 a bar for smaller sizes, the soaps are now gaining in popularity, with Koscielniak shipping to customers in other parts of the country who use them as gifts at baby showers, weddings and other occasions.
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Furst Handbags & Jewelry Makers of: Ladies fine evening, sport and day bags and very fine jewelry using precious or semi-precious materials available at: Furst, 123 N.E. Second Ave., Delray Beach the story: Ronald and Flavie Furst work in very different mediums but share a talent for creating distinctive pieces that stand out among typical mass-produced products. Ronald Furst, who made his first leather belt while still in his teens because he couldn’t find one he liked (and later went on to write a book about leather and then run a successful boutique in Manhattan) now designs and makes unique women’s handbags by hand. Flavie Furst, who started making jewelry for her dolls when she was a child in France, is now making fine jewelry for real people. The couple, who met at a trade fair in Bologna in 1996, have been selling their creations in Delray Beach for eight years in Pineapple Grove, where visitors can actually see handbags and jewelry being created. A designer who created accessories for some of the top names in France and internationally, Flavie Furst works in silver and gold and with stones, creating pieces available in the store as well as custom orders. A recent favorite is a bracelet made of macramé and diamonds. Flavie Furst jewelry can range in price from $300 to $3,000-plus for pieces using gold and $40 to $500 for pieces in sterling silver. Ronald Furst, whose lightweight handbags are made from materials imported from Italy and Spain, designs with unique textures and color combinations. Furst bags are all original sizes and shapes made to proportions that customers like. “What makes my bags unique is the simplicity of form,” Furst says. “They all function very well because of that.” With best-sellers in the $400 to $450 range, the bags appeal to a wide clientele diverse in age and income. “The person who carries my bag has selfconfidence and an artistic sense,” he says.
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“I have a passion for what I do, and Flavie has a passion for what she does. Our customers appreciate that and join with us.”
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“My dad’s an inventor. If there’s something he needs, he just designs it and builds it.”
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Tibor Reel Corporation Maker of: High-end fly-fishing reels available at: Bass Pro Shop in Dania Beach, online sites and tackle shops throughout the Florida Keys the story: Tibor reels may be one of Delray Beach’s best-kept secrets. Hidden on a small road off of Congress Avenue, just a few blocks from Atlantic Avenue, is a 25,000-square-foot manufacturing plant where some of the world’s finest fly reels are created and shipped all over the world by a workforce of about 30 people. Started by Tibor “Ted” Juracsik, Tibor Reel Corporation shares the building with Ted Juracsik Tool & Die, a company he founded more than 50 years ago that makes small machine parts for several industries and for NASA. But it is the high-end fly fishing reels that have given the company worldwide acclaim and helped earn Juracsik an international reputation as the man who revolutionized fly fishing by making reels that could withstand the saltwater environment. “My dad liked to fish in Florida, and he would hang out in tackle shops,” says his daughter, Marianne Juracsik-Papa, vice president and marketing director for the company. “One day he was in the Keys, and a man came in and was complaining about his fly reel being corroded.” That man turned out to be fishing legend Billy Pate. Juracsik told Pate he could come up with a reel that would solve the problem, and two years later, in 1976, the Billy Pate Fly Reel was introduced. Since then, the company has introduced a full line of reels, 16 in all, which come in six different colors. “These are the Rolexes of fishing reels,” Juracsik-Papa says. These days, Ted Juracsik lives in Chokoloskee near the Everglades, leaving the day-to-day operations of the factory to the family. Still, his reputation as an inventor and innovator in the fly fishing business continues to spread throughout the world.
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ZWA Studio
“One of the reasons I’m making didgeridoos is for the love of the sound and to share the healing power that gave me my life back.”
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Makers of: Didgeridoos, aboriginal musical instruments available at: SoFLo Music School the story: Franczwa Immelman was in bed recovering from a brain aneurysm that had him hospitalized for several months in his native South Africa when he saw a program on television about Australian aboriginals and the didgeridoos they played. Originally made from tree branches that were hollowed out by termites, didgeridoos are played by blowing air into a mouthpiece—usually made from beeswax—causing an amplified vibration inside the wood. The vibration is considered by many to have a holistic healing power. “The vibration was intriguing,” he said. “I felt strongly that I had to create one for myself.” Still bedridden, Immelman persuaded a friend to cut down a branch he could see from his bedroom window and to create a tool he could use to fashion his own didgeridoo. “It took me nine days to make the first sound, but after that I figured it out right away,” he said. “I saw how much the vibration was healing me.” Soon, Immelman was making more didgeridoos and selling them at curio shops and game reserves. He also shipped some of his instruments to California and London. “I started a business from my bed,” he says. Fast forward more than 15 years later, and Immelman is now living in Delray Beach, where he continues to work in wood as a custom-furniture builder. At the same time, he’s back to making didgeridoos both as musical instruments and also as an art form. His pipes, as he calls them, come in a variety of sizes and range in price from $50 to $600 and beyond, based on size and quality. While some people will purchase a didgeridoo as a decorative accessory, Immelman says there are many who buy it as a musical instrument. “We can make them in different pitches, and people can bring me a tree trunk and we can make a didgeridoo as a lasting memory of the tree,” he says.
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Rustic Rooster Makers of: High-quality custom furniture available at: Rustic Rooster, 200 N.E. Second Ave., Delray Beach the story: Ray Mendez was running his first furniture store, carrying imported merchandise from overseas, when he realized there had to be a better way. It wasn’t so much that the furniture wasn’t good, but that it just took too long to get here. “When I imported furniture it would take six months to get a piece,” Mendez says. “I decided I could make it myself, and the customer would have it in just a few weeks.“ Now, more than 15 years later, Mendez is making much of the furniture found in Rustic Rooster, a store he and his wife, Michelle, operate in Pineapple Grove. In addition, he creates custom pieces with another expert furniture maker in a warehouse just a short drive from the store. Rustic Rooster’s furniture is all high quality, but it shares a rustic, almost hand-hewn feel, whether it is a wall unit, dining room table, bed or nightstand. And, he says, they do it all. “We’re one of the few stores that can make just about anything imaginable,” Mendez says. For example, a few months ago, a customer asked Mendez to make a round table to hold a vintage nautical steering wheel in the middle, covered by glass. The piece is one-of-a-kind, made completely to the specifications of the customer. march/april
“We’re proud to be able to make quality furniture in America. I love the fact that we’re making furniture here.” —Ray Mendez
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the wine wave The Wine Wave 900 E. Atlantic Ave., Suite 3 561/276-2076 thewinewave.com
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small sign behind the register at The Wine Wave says it all about how Delray’s new boutique wine shop came to be: “All Because Two People Drank Wine.” Those two people were Lindsey Gasparini and Jeremiah Flores, co-workers at a cancer diagnostic laboratory who met at a conference and began a very long-distance relationship. With Gasparini working out of the company’s Miami sales office and Flores based in California, the couple found themselves making a lot of cross-country trips. When they did get together, a bottle of wine was never far away. “We found ourselves drinking wines from different places,” Gasparini says. “We discovered that we both like learning about wines.” A couple of years into the long-distance relationship, Flores was online looking for business opportunities when he discovered that Dave Spitzer, owner of Delray Beach’s Old Vines wine and liquor store, was retiring and had put his store up for sale. The couple, whose shared passion for entrepreneurship matches their shared love of wine, jumped at the chance. They reopened the store in June, giving it a new name, a new look and putting an enhanced focus on quality wines, Champagnes and craft beers. While neither Flores nor Gasparini brought a background in wine retailing to the store, both have business backgrounds and are putting them to work. Gasparini, who has an MBA from Nova Southeastern University, handles a lot of the back-office responsibilities, from paying the bills to keeping the books.
Flores, a captain in the Marine Corps Reserves, who saw active duty in Iraq and Afghanistan and also has an undergraduate degree in business, puts his strong organizational and analytical skills to work. He also capitalized on his knowledge of how his father’s vineyard in Chile operates. Together, Flores and Gasparini are learning more about the entire business and about wines as well. “We don’t pretend to know everything about wine, but we’re learning,” Gasparini says. To compete with big-box wine stores and grocery stores, The Wine Wave not only makes it a point to carry popular wines but also those that aren’t easily available—all at competitive prices. “We have the usual suspects,” Gasparini says, “but we aim to carry what you’re not going to find in other places.” Another quality that sets The Wine Wave apart from chain stores is the lengths Gasparini and Flores will go for their customers. In addition to regular deliveries, The Wine Wave offers dockside delivery, and the couple helps customers find favorite bottles of wine elsewhere if they’re not in stock. For convenience, the store is open seven days a week, from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday through Thursday, and 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Fridays. The Wine Wave also offers weekly Thursday evening wine tastings, featuring eight to 10 different selections. There’s a tasting fee of between $5 and $10, which is waived with the purchase of two bottles of wine or a bottle of Champagne. The Wine Wave is building a loyal clientele and continuing to grow—all because two people enjoyed drinking wine together. march/april
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Jeremiah Flores and Lindsey Gasparini
JEREMIAH’S WINE PICKS • Emiliana Coyam Red Blend 2010, Chile: Made with biodynamic grapes, it finds a balance in the marriage of raspberry and spicy earth notes typical to Chilean wines. • Lewis Cellars 2010 Napa Valley Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon: Cab lovers dream • Epoch Estate Red Blend 2010, Paso Robles, California: Emerging region in California producing some exciting Rhone and Bordeaux style wines march/april
• Llama Malbec 2012, Argentina, Old Vine Malbec: Great value under $20 • L’Opale De La Presqu’île De Saint-Tropez Rosé: Best-selling French rosé, versatile enough for lunch or the beginning of dinner
LINDSEY’S WINE PICKS • Daou Cabernet Sauvignon 2012: A fantastic up-and-coming vineyard in Paso Robles that is making phenomenal wines. It drinks well above its price point of only $23.99. • Deerfield Ranch Red Rex 2008: A fruit-
forward, full-bodied, complex and velvety red blend; predominately Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah, this is a gem from Sonoma. • L’Oliveto Chardonnay 2012: A very smooth Chardonnay that drinks more like an Old World Chardonnay from France • Biokult Grüner Veltliner 2012: This is an organic, crisp, refreshing white wine from Austria. • Guido Porro Barolo, Caterina Vineyard 2008: An earthy, robust wine from the Kermit Lynch portfolio, this wine overdelivers for the price. delray beach magazine
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American Red Cross Beach Bash Kickoff Reception WHERE: Palm Beach ABOUT THE EVENT: Beach Bash committee members gathered at Testa’s to finalize plans for the 2013 Beach Bash, which honored the late Palm Beach fashion designer Lilly Pulitzer. The reception honored the members’ hard work on the seventh annual Beach Bash. [ 1 ] Alex Ives and Crissy Poorman [ 2 ] Bruce Sutka and Mary Victoria Falzarano [ 3 ] Bobby Leidy and Dabney Mercer [ 4 ] Amanda Boalt and Samantha Marulli [ 5 ] Andrew Steel and Kelly Ring
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TERRA FIAMMA
9169 W. Atlantic Ave., Delray Beach, 561/495-5570
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ome things are eternal. Like death. And Joan Rivers. Also the appeal of simple, hearty, well-made ItalianAmerican cuisine. The truth of that last one is as obvious as the crowds clogging the hostess stand at Terra Fiamma, Wendy Rosano’s hipper, more stylish Delray Marketplace redux of her late, lamented Cucino Mio. Terra Fiamma (“earth” and “fire”) doesn’t aspire to reinvent the culinary wheel, rather than
carefully execute familiar dishes and gently tweak others, dishing them up in generous portions at reasonable prices. It’s an approach that, like the food itself, never gets old. Take, for example, meatballs. Terra Fiamma offers four: traditional beef, spicy pork, veal with Marsala sauce and Buffalo chicken. The veal meatballs are simply as good as they can get, almost creamy, pillow-y orbs in a Marsalatouched, mushroom-strewn demi. If it ever does start raining meatballs, hope that it rains these. Pizza is another house specialty, both traditional New York from a gas-fired oven and Neapolitan style from a wood-burning hearth. The Rustico is a slightly heftier take on the classic Margherita, adding feta, Kalamata olives, arugula and prosciutto
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Terra Fiamma aims to refine traditional Italian favorites, like the Neapolitan pizza above.
to the basic tomato, basil and mozzarella. It’s a good effort that could have been better had the thin crust gotten crisper and blistered in a hotter oven. Farfalle pasta arrives Abruzzi style—that is, in a cream-enriched, vodkainflamed tomato sauce. The huge portion hides a handful of butterfly shrimp and a lot of sun-dried tomatoes that, frankly, kind of overdid the tomato thing. Chicken Allessandro takes the basic chicken (or veal) paillard, plus garnishes and sauce, and endows the cutlets with a profusion of spinach, mushrooms and artichoke hearts in a delicate sauce given only a faint tomato kiss.
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if You Go Price ranGe: Entrées $16–$30 hours: Mon. 4–10 p.m., Tues.–Thurs. 11 a.m.–10 p.m., Fri.–Sat. 11 a.m.–11 p.m., Sun. 11 a.m.–10 p.m. Website: terrafiamma.com
Desserts are similarly straightforward, both in conception and presentation. Which hardly negates the pleasure of a finely wrought tiramisu, a square of airily whipped mascarpone crowning fervid espresso-soaked ladyfingers in a checkerboard of chocolate and caramel squiggles. It too is likely to be as eternal as Joan Rivers, though truly in much better taste. —Bill Citara
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[ dining guide ] Dining Key $ Inexpensive: under $17 $$ Moderate: $18 to $35 $$$ Expensive: $36 to $50 $$$$ Very expensive: $50+ delray beach 3rd & 3rd—301 N.E. Third Ave. Gastropub. John Paul Kline’s quirky, individualistic, obscurely located little place is one of the most important restaurants in Delray. The menu changes frequently, but hope the evening’s fare includes plump scallops with caramelized mango sauce, shrimp and chorizo skewers with corn puree, stunning delicious roasted cauliflower with Parmesan mousse and bacon, and wicked-good espresso panna cotta. • Dinner Mon.–Sat. 561/303-1939. $$
32 east—32 E. Atlantic Ave. contemporary american. At a time when chefs and restaurants seem to be constantly shouting their own praises, Nick Morfogen and 32 East go quietly about their way of serving thoughtfully conceived, finely crafted dishes with a minimum of fuss and artifice. The menu changes daily, but recent examples of Morfogen’s culinary expertise include plump scallops given an elegant bouillabaisse treatment and fork-tender venison with a terrific Asiago-fig risotto. When the food is this good, you don’t need to shout. • Dinner daily. 561/276-7868. $$$
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brulé bistro—200 N.E. Second Ave., Suite 109. american. This chic and casual bistro tucked away in the Pineapple Grove district of Delray Beach serves modern American cuisine, artisan wines, craft beers and hand crafted cocktails. This intimate neighborhood bistro has the culinary IQ of a very fine restaurant. It is local Delray at its best, with entrées like Snake River Kobe flank au poivre to Maine lobster bisque with fennel pollen. • Lunch and dinner Mon.–Sun. 561/2742046. $$
50 ocean—50 S. Ocean Blvd. Seafood. The former
buddah sky bar—217 E. Atlantic Ave. Pan asian.
Upper Deck at Boston’s on the Beach is now the more upscale, seafood-oriented spot. The menu ranges from familiar to slightly more inventive, from a classic lobster bisque and crisp-tender fried clam bellies to duck confit egg rolls and well-executed potato-crusted grouper. The cinnamon-dusted beignets are puffs of amazingly delicate deep-fried air and should not under any circumstances be missed. • Lunch Mon.–Sat. Dinner daily. Brunch Sun. 561/278-3364. $$
Don’t miss a meal at this stylish Asia-meets-industrial chic spot with a view of the Delray skyline. Chineseinfluenced dim sum is inspired, while rock shrimp tempura and Wagyu tenderloin skewers with twin chimichurri sauces touch the heart and the taste buds. • Dinner Wed.–Sun. 561/450-7557. $$
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 deliciously 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. 561/6654900. $$
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burgerfi—6 S. Ocean Blvd. american. The burger at this snappy oceanfront bistro—all-natural Black Angus beef—is A big hit, whether a single “All the Way” burger or the $10 Ultimate Cheeseburger, which is a pair of ground brisket burgers, plus Swiss and blue cheeses. You can customize your burger too, choosing from a roster of free add-ons like mayo, relish and grilled onions, and from a list of “premium” toppings. • Lunch and dinner daily. 561/278-9590. $ burt & max’s—9089 W. Atlantic Ave. contemporary american. Burt Rapoport and Dennis Max have struck gold with their first collaboration in
years, bringing an accessible and affordable brand of contemporary comfort food to the underserved denizens of west Delray. A few dishes from Max’s other eatery, Max’s Grille, have made the trek, like the hearty chopped salad and bacon-wrapped meatloaf. Other dishes are variations on the comfort food theme, from crispy potato and taro chips with ranch dipping sauce to a stellar truffle-scented wild mushroom pizza. Dinner daily. Sunday brunch. 561/638-6380. $$$
cabana el rey—105 E. Atlantic Ave. cuban tropical. Little Havana is alive and well in Delray Beach. The menu is a palette-pleasing travelogue. Mariquitas (fried banana chips) are a tasty way to start your meal. For dinner, seafood paella is a winner, with mussels, shrimp, conch, octopus, scallops and clams. And the churrasco is terrific. • Lunch and dinner daily. 561/274-9090. $$
caffé luna rosa—34 S. Ocean Blvd. Italian. This favorite is always lively, and alfresco dining is the preferred mode. Entrée choices are enticing, but we went with the penne alla vodka with pancetta, tomato and basil. Also delicious was the costoletta di vitello, a center-cut 14-ounce veal chop lightly breaded and served either Milanese or parmigiana. • Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. 561/274-9404. $$
casa di pepe—189 N.E. Second Ave. Italian. A welcoming staff, familiar Italian dishes done right and moderate prices define this cozy spot with a spacious outdoor patio. Two could share the fist-sized meatball march/april
The names will bring you in… but the food will bring you back!
Vic & Angelo’s serves up delectable, rustic Italian cuisine, including soul-satisfying house-made pastas, crispy, thin-crust pizzas, refreshing salads, fresh fish and seafood, and enticing veal and chicken dishes, in a warm and welcoming setting.
The Office is a modern American gastropub that serves delicious, gourmet comfort food, in a setting reminiscent of a luxurious home office. Menu favorites include an array of juicy burgers, inventive salads, swell sandwiches, wonderful appetizers and mouthwatering seafood, chicken and beef entrees.
• Lunch & Dinner Served Daily • • Early & Late Happy Hour at Indoor & Outdoor Bars • • Brunch Served Saturday & Sunday • • Indoor and Outdoor Dining •
• Lunch & Dinner Served Daily • • Early & Late Happy Hour at Indoor & Outdoor Bars • • Dine Indoors or on the Patio •
290 E. Atlantic Ave. • Delray Beach • 561-278-9570 4520 PGA Blvd. • Palm Beach Gardens • 561-630-9899 vicandangelos.com
201 E. Atlantic Ave. • Delray Beach • 561-276-3600 theofficedelray.com
[ dining guide ] numerous cuts and preparations—and add a lobster tail for good measure. • Lunch and dinner daily. 561/2650122. $$
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greek bistro—1832 S. Federal Highway. Greek. If you care more about well-prepared, generously portioned and fairly priced food than Opa!-shouting waiters, you’ll love this modest little restaurant. Flaky, overstuffed spanikopita and miraculously light and delicate beef meatballs should be at the top of your appetizer list, and though entrées don’t always reach those heights, both a long-braised lamb shank and grilled whole snapper are certainly satisfying. And the baklava is great. • Lunch and dinner daily. 561/266-8976. $
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the grove—187 N.E. Second Ave. American.
with fresh-tasting tomato sauce and dollop of milky basil, before moving on to house-made linguine with clams, tender veal Francese and one of the best versions of tiramisu this side of Veneto. • Dinner Mon.–Sat. 561/279-7371. $$
city oyster—213 E. Atlantic Ave. Seafood. This stylish mainstay of Big Time Restaurant Group serves up reasonably priced seafood that never disappoints, such as crab-stuffed shrimp with jalapeño cheddar grits, bacon, shiitake mushrooms and warm vinaigrette. • Lunch Mon.–Sun. Dinner nightly. Outdoor dining. 561/272-0220. $$ crepes by the sea—145 N.E. Fourth Ave. Casual French/American. This casual and comfy spot off the Avenue offers breakfast and lunch salads, crepes and sandwiches, and morphs into to a tapas and wine bar for dinner in the evenings. This is when things get really interesting as the café ups its game to include a cheese-and-salumi board, and small plates ranging from $4 to $17. Menu selections here can be as humble as real pommes frites (french fries to you) and bruschetta to a bresaola carpaccio or a chicken Francese. • Lunch and dinner daily. 561/243-2004. $ cut 432—432 E. Atlantic Ave., Delray Beach. Steak house. Hipper decor, a more casual vibe and an inventive take on steak-house favorites make this sleek restaurant just different enough to be interesting. Starters such as ceviche (prepared Peruvian style) and ultrarich oysters Rockefeller are first-rate, while the wet-aged beef is appropriately tender and tasty. • Dinner daily. 561/272-9898. $$$
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d’angelo trattoria—9 S.E. Seventh Ave. Italian. Don’t go here expecting all the tired old “Italian” culinary clichés; open your palate to more authentic and exciting Roman-style cuisine, like roasted veal bone marrow with brisk caper-parsley pesto, creamy-dreamy burrata with roasted fava beans and watercress salad, the classic tonnarelli cacio e pepe (“cheese and pepper”) and the best gelato this side of a real Roman trattoria. • Dinner daily. 561/330-1237. $$ deck 84—840 E. Atlantic Ave. Contemporary
The Grove offers excellent food, the kind that gives hope that our part of South Florida can be a culinary destination on par with the best in the country. There’s excellent service too, and an equally commendable wine list, one that boasts by-the-glass selections actually worth drinking. The menu changes biweekly and, like the restaurant, lacks even a crumb of pretension— and is uniformly excellent. • Dinner Tues.–Thurs. 561/266-3750. $$$
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. $$
American. Burt Rapoport’s ode to laid-back tropical dining is like a day at the beach without getting sand between your toes. Though the restaurant is casual, the kitchen takes its food seriously, whether the steallar flatbreads, the thick and juicy 10-ounce special blend burger or homey apple cobbler. And the waterfront location can’t be beat. • Lunch Mon.–Fri. Brunch Sat.–Sun. Dinner daily. 561/665-8484. $
house of siam—25 N.E. Second Ave. Thai. The
dig—777 E. Atlantic Ave. Contemporary American.
il girasole—1911 S. Federal Highway. Northern Italian. This South Florida classic is not trendy, but it offers a level of comfort and consistency that has been bringing people back for 30 years. The food is fine hearty Italian, with excellent service. Try the veal Kristy or the frogs legs. • Dinner Tues.–Sun. 561/2723566. $$
Proprietor Robert Greenfield has turned the former Greenfield’s restaurant into organic-healthy-sustainable DIG (“Doing It Green”). Luckily, diners don’t have to suffer in pursuit of gastronomic rectitude with dishes like plump pan-seared diver scallops with pineapplemango salsa, and luscious chocolate mousse cake. The four different greens mixes at the salad bar are crisp and pristinely fresh. • Lunch Mon.–Sat. Dinner daily. 561/279-1002. $$
fifth avenue grill—821 S. Federal Highway. American. Since 1989, this upscale tavern has been a Delray favorite. The straightforward menu focuses on entrées, especially the famed Allen Brothers beef; choose from
normally riotous flavors of Thai cuisine are muted at this charming, family-friendly spot, but that seems to suit diners just fine. Dishes, well-prepared and generously portioned, include steamed chicken and shrimp dumplings with sweet soy dipping sauce and crisp-fried duck breast in a very mild red curry sauce. • Lunch Mon.–Fri. Dinner daily. 561/330-9191. $$
j&j seafood bar & grill—634 E. Atlantic Ave. Seafood. This local favorite on the Avenue—owned by John Hutchinson (also the chef) and wife Tina—serves up everything from burgers and wraps to a menu brimming with seafood options. Don’t forget to inquire about the stunning array of 10 specials—every night. • Lunch and dinner Tues.–Sun. 561/272-3390. $$ march/april
jimmy’s bistro—9 S. Swinton Ave. Eclectic. Jim-
lemongrass bistro—420 E. Atlantic Ave.
my’s cheerily unpretentious atmosphere applies to the eclectic menu, which flits from China to Italy to New Orleans at will. Best bets are a lovely salad of ripe tomatoes and fresh, milky house-made mozzarella; a rich, elegant version of lusty Cajun etouffee; and caramelized bananas in puff pastry with silken vanilla ice cream and chocolate sauce. • Dinner daily. 561/865-5774. $$
Pan-Asian. Casually hip ambience, friendly service, moderate prices and a blend of sushi and nouveau pan-Asian fare make this original Lemongrass and its three younger siblings some of the most popular restaurants around. The quality of its seafood and care in its preparation are what gives Lemongrass its edge. • Lunch and dinner daily. 561/278-5050. $
la cigale—253 S.E. Fifth Ave. Mediterranean. This
max’s harvest—169 N.E. Second Ave. Contempo-
kitchen turns out gently updated and classically oriented dishes notable for the quality of their ingredients and careful preparation. Sweetbreads in chanterelle cream sauce are simply glorious; a barely grilled artichoke with mustardy remoulade is gloriously simple. • Dinner Mon.–Sat. 561/265-0600. $$
rary American. Restaurateur Dennis Max, instrumental in bringing the chef- and ingredient-driven ethos of California cuisine to South Florida in the 1980s, is again at the forefront of the fresh, local, seasonal culinary movement. Max’s Harvest soars with dishes like plump Cedar Key clams with house-made tasso, savory bourbon-maple glazed pork belly, and crispy-skinned wild sockeye salmon with yuzu-truffle vinaigrette. • Dinner daily. 561/381-9970. $$
latitudes ocean grill—2809 S.Ocean Blvd., Highland Beach. Contemporary American. This seaside restaurant at the Holiday Inn has long been an unfussy local favorite—with a jaw-dropping view. Think gold standard faves like calamari, mom’s chicken soup, stuffed portabello, steaks, chops, the always-great yellowtail snapper. • Breakfast, lunch and dinner Mon.–Sat. Brunch Sun. 561/278-6241. $$
to mussels. Don’t miss the restaurant’s winning take on the thick, juicy Prime beef burger and simply wicked maple-frosted donuts with bacon bits and two dipping sauces. • Lunch and dinner daily. 561/276-3600. $$
prime—110 E. Atlantic Ave. Steak/Seafood. Prime has a 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. • Lunch and dinner daily. 561/865-5845. $$$
scuola vecchia—522 E. Atlantic Ave. Neopoli-
the office—201 E. Atlantic Ave. Contemporary
tan pizza. This bright pizza and wine place makes a certified and serious Neopolitan pizza—according to standards set forth by The Associazone Pizzaliola Napolentani (APN). That means light flavorful dough, spanking fresh imported ingredients—and about as far away as you can get from the American smeary cheesy greasy version. • Lunch and dinner Tues.–Sun. 561/865-5923. $
American. It’s a safe bet that your office is nothing like this eclectic gastropub, unless your office sports red leather and cowhide chairs, more than two dozen craft beers on tap and a menu that flits from burgers and fries
sundy house—106 S. Swinton Ave. Contemporary American/Mediterranean. It’s always been historic, with a changing lineup of top chefs. These days the Sundy
Come experience a new season at Sundy House! We can’t wait to show you around. Our new menus are seasonally driven and are always fresh from sea, farm and garden. Each of our guest rooms and cottages are uniquely themed and impeccably appointed. There’s always something new to explore along our one-acre Taru Garden path and our Happy Hour in the Atrium and Star Bar is fast becoming Delray’s treasured gathering place. Lunch, Dinner, Sunday Brunch, Happy Hour/Live Music & Special Events 106 S. Swinton Ave. Delray Beach 561.272.5678 sundyhouse.com sundyhouse_dbm1213.indd 1
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[ dining guide ] House menu is a “soulful” blend of Mediterranean flavors and Southern comfort food—served in arguably the most beautiful restaurant and gardens in Delray. Menus are seasonal and imaginative. • Lunch Tues.–Sat. Brunch Sun. Dinner Tues.–Sun. 561/272-5678. $$$
tramonti—119 E. Atlantic Ave. Italian. With its roots in New York’s Angelo’s of Mulberry Street, this venue is always packed. Homemade stuffed manicotti is aromatic and glorious. Tramonti’s platter for two, containing fillet marsala, veal cutlet with prosciutto, fried zucchini and potato croquettes, is terrific. • Lunch Mon.–Sat. Dinner nightly. Outdoor dining. 561/272-1944. $$
tryst—4 E. Atlantic Ave. Eclectic. It’s tough to beat this hotspot with the lovely outdoor patio, well-chosen selection of artisan beers and not-the-usual-suspect wines, and an eclectic “gastropub” menu of small and large plates. Try the crisp-fried rock shrimp with chipotle-mayonnaise sauce. • Lunch Mon.–Fri. Dinner nightly. 561/921-0201. $$ union—8 E. Atlantic Ave. Pan-Asian. This downtown purveyor of “Asian comfort food” has brought in wacky-maki expert Candyfish Gourmet Sushi as a sort of restaurant-within-a-restaurant. Union dishes like salt-and-pepper calamari and pot stickers with panang curry sauce are well-prepared, and Candyfish’s sushi rolls blend all manner of fish and shellfish in different combinations. Dinner Tues.–Sat. 561/330-4236. $$ vic & angelo’s—290 E. Atlantic Ave. Italian. Vic’s Buffalo mozzarella, house-made pastas and San Marzano tomatoes are first-rate, and execution is spot on.
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Try the “Old School” meatball to start, the whole-wheat tagliatelle with garlic and chili-infused olive oil and the perfectly cooked veal chop. Portions are substantial. • Lunch and dinner daily. 561/278-9570. $$$
boynton bEAch bäd ragaz—1417 S. Federal Highway. bavarian. The Swiss municipality of Bad Ragaz is known for the healing powers of its thermal waters. This Bäd Ragaz is known for the healing powers of a different liquid: beer, some two dozen on tap and another 50 or so by the bottle. The sudscentric food has its hits and misses, but is generally on target more than not. Good choices are the Black Forest ham-stuffed mushrooms, generously portioned smoked trout salad, and crispy and golden Vienna veal schnitzel. • Dinner Tues.–Sun. 561/336-3297. $$ bar louie—1500 Gateway Blvd. Eclectic. Attempting to split the difference between happening bar and American café, Bar Louie mostly succeeds, offering burgers, pizzas, fish tacos and a variety of salads, all at moderate prices and in truly daunting portions. • Lunch and dinner daily. 561/853-0090. $
china dumpling—1899-5 N. Congress Ave. chinese. The dim sum basket is an absolute must-try. A choice of signature steamed dumplings are likewise spot on. The steak kew is delicious, and the clay pot casseroles are mighty enticing. • Lunch and dinner daily. 561/737-2782. $
little house—480 E. Ocean Ave. contemporary American. There are lots of big flavors coming out of
Chrissie Benoit’s Little House. But size as well as culinary boundaries haven’t really mattered to Wolfgang Puck alum Benoit. She cheerfully casts them aside to turn out such disparate dishes as a rich, cheesy savory bread pudding, plush India butter chicken that would be a hit in New Delhi, slow-roasted pulled pork sandwich with smoky chipotle cole slaw, and pineapple upside-down cake that may be the best you’ve ever tasted. • Lunch and dinner Tues.–Sat. Sun. brunch. 561/420-0573 $
prime catch—700 E. Woolbright Road. Seafood. Simple pleasures soar—full-belly clams, fried sweet and crispy, or a perfectly grilled piece of mahi or bouillabaisse overflowing with tender fish. Don’t miss one of the best Key lime pies around. • Lunch and dinner daily, Sunday brunch. 561/737-8822. $$ sushi simon—1614 S. Federal Highway. Japanese/sushi. Local sushi-philes jam the long, narrow dining room for a taste of such impeccable nigirizushi as hamachi and uni (only on Thursdays), as well as more elaborate dishes like the sublime snowy snapper Morimoto and opulent tuna tartare. Creative and more elaborate rolls are a specialty. This is arguably some of the best sushi in Palm Beach County. • Lunch and dinner daily. 561/731-1819. $$ LAkE worth couco pazzo—915-917 Lake Ave. Italian. Despite the name, there’s nothing crazy about the cooking at this homey eatery. It’s the hearty, soul-satisfying Italian cuisine we’ve all come to know and love. Spaghetti Bolognese is a fine version of a Northern Italian classic; house-smoked mozzarella—breaded, fried and presented with a tangy tomato-basil fondue—is equally tasty. • Dinner nightly. (Tues.–Sun. during summer). 561/585-0320. $$
paradiso ristorante—625 Lucerne Ave. Italian. A Tomasz Rut mural dominates the main dining room, and there is also a pasticceria and bar for gelato and espresso. Chef Angelo Romano offers a modern Italian menu. The Mediterranean sea bass branzino is definitely a must-try. Plus, the wine list is a veritable tome. • Lunch and dinner daily. 561/547-2500. $$$ safire asian fusion—817 Lake Ave. Pan-Asian. This stylish little restaurant offers food that gently marries East and West, plus a roster of more traditional Thai dishes and inventive sushi rolls. Menu standouts include tempura-fried rock shrimp or calamari cloaked with a lush-fiery “spicy cream sauce.” Expect neighborly service and reasonable prices. • Lunch Tues.–Fri. Dinner Tues.– Sun. 561/588-7768. $ aaron bristol
LAntAnA the station house—233 Lantana Road. Seafood. If you’re hungry for Maine lobster, plucked live out of
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[ dining guide ] giant tanks and cooked to order, this modest replica of a 1920s train station is the place to go. Lobsters come in all sizes (up to 8 pounds) and are so reasonably priced that getting a taste of one without reservations is highly unlikely. • Dinner nightly. 561/547-9487. (Other location: 1544 S.E. Third Court, Deerfield Beach, 954/420-9314) $$$
PALM BEACH bice—313 Worth Ave. Italian. Bice continues to hold the title of favorite spot on the island for the see-and-be-seen crowd. The venerable restaurant offers a marvelous array of risottos and fresh pastas and classic dishes like veal chop Milanese, sautéed chicken breast and stuffed rack of lamb. The wine list features great vintages. • Lunch and dinner daily. Outdoor dining. 561/835-1600. $$$
buccan—350 S. County Road. Contemporary American. Casual elegance of Palm Beach meets modern culinary sensibilities of Miami at the first independent restaurant by chef Clay Conley. The design offers both intimate and energetic dining areas, while the menu is by turn familiar (wood-grilled burgers) and more adventurous (truffled steak tartare with crispy egg yolk, squid ink orrechiette). But they’re all good. Dinner daily. 561/833-3450. $$
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. • Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. 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 see-and-be-seen crowd are hallmarks of one of the island’s premier restaurants. Indulgences include scrambled eggs with caviar and the Dover sole meunière filleted tableside. When your waiter suggests profiterolles au chocolat or hazelnut soufflé, say, mais oui! • Dinner Mon.–Sat. 561/833-1171. $$$
cucina dell’ arte—257 Royal Poinciana Way. Italian. The wide range of items on the menu and the 68
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great quality of Cucina’s cuisine, combined with its fine service, ensures a fun place for a casual yet delectable meal—not to mention being a vantage point for spotting local celebs. • Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. Outdoor dining. 561/655-0770. $$
echo—230A Sunrise Ave. Asian. The cuisine reverberates with the tastes of China, Thailand, Japan and Vietnam and is spec-ta-cu-lar. Crispy jumbo shrimp with soybean plum sauce is delectable, the Chinese hot and sour soup is unlike any other, and the Mongolian beef tenderloin is perfection. Sake list is also tops. This offsite property of The Breakers is managed with the same flawlessness as the resort. • Dinner nightly (during season). 561/802-4222. $$$
hmf—1 S. County Road, Palm Beach, American. This posh Adam Tihany-designed space in the historic Breakers resort, an icon of Old Palm Beach, offers imginative small plates and hand-crafted cocktails in an atmosphere reminiscent of the 1950s. Open daily from 5 p.m. 561/290-0104, $$
leopard lounge and restaurant—The Chesterfield Palm Beach, 363 Cocoanut Row. American. This is British Colonial decadence at its finest. 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. $$
nick & johnnie’s—207 Royal Poinciana Way. Contemporary American. Expect flavorful, moderately priced California-esque cuisine in a casual setting with affordable wines and young, energetic servers. Try the shortrib or jerk chicken quesadillas as appetizers, and don’t miss the four-cheese tortellini as a main course. • Lunch and dinner Mon.–Sat. Breakfast Sun. 561/655-3319. $$ renato’s—87 Via Mizner. Italian with continental flair. This most romantic hideaway is comfortably 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-honeyglazed salmon fillet with crab and corn flan. • Lunch Mon.–Sat. Dinner nightly. 561/655-9752. $$$
ta-boó—2221 Worth Ave. American. This selfdescribed “American bistro” is less typical “American” restaurant or classical French “bistro” than it is posh-casual refuge for the see-and-be-seen crowd in and around Palm Beach. The eclectic menu offers everything from roasted duck with orange blossom honey-ginger sauce to dry-aged steaks and an assortment of pizzas. • Lunch and dinner daily. 561/835-3500. $$
trevini ristorante—290 Sunset Ave. Italian. Maître d’ Carla Minervini is your entrée to a warm experience, complemented by a stately but comfortable room and excellent food. We love the crispy fillet of herb-crusted sole in a rich, buttery sauce and the veal scallopini in a lemon caper Chardonnay sauce. • Lunch Mon.–Sat. Dinner nightly. 561/833-3883. $$$ PALM BEACH gArdEns cabo flats—11701 Lake Victoria Gardens Ave. Mexican. Mexican cuisine often has more personas than Madonna. This highly stylized cantina adds another—that of California’s Chicano culture. All your favorite Mexican dishes are there, as well as enormous margaritas, but also niftier items like the terrific tuna ceviche in “tomatillo broth.” • Lunch and dinner daily. 561/624-0024. $
café chardonnay—4533 PGA Blvd. Contemporary American. This longtime stalwart never rests on its laurels. Instead, it continues to dish finely crafted American/Continental fare with enough inventiveness to keep things interesting. The popular herb-and-Dijon-mustard rack of lamb, regular menu items like duck with Grand Marnier sauce, and always superlative specials reveal a kitchen with solid grounding in culinary fundamentals. • Lunch Mon.–Fri. Dinner daily. 561/627-2662. $$
wEst PALM BEACH b.b. king’s blues club—550 S. Rosemary Ave. American. The restaurant at this club-dining spot won’t leave you singing the blues, but it will leave you wishing for more of the lusty flavors of its Southern/New Orleans cuisine. Punch up the flavors of pan-fried catfish and shrimp with jambalaya sauce and chicken-fried chicken on a bed of mac ’n’ cheese, and you could let the good times roll. Buffalo wings and banana bread pudding are good bets. • Lunch and dinner daily. 561/420-8600. $
cabana las palmas—533 Clematis St. nuevo Latino. This colorful restaurant is a treat for the palette and palate. Must-orders include mariquitas, thin, crispy plantain slices that are the irresistible Cuban answer to potato chips; cookbook-perfect ceviche of shrimp, octopus and calamari that shows how chili heat can be both fiery and subtle. • Lunch and dinner daily. 561/833-4773. $$
café centro—2409 N. Dixie Highway. Italian. There are many things to like about this modest little osteria—the unpretentious ambience, piano nightly after 7 p.m., the fine service, the robust portions and relatively modest prices. And, of course, the simple, satisfying Italian cuisine. The kitchen breathes new life into hoary old fried calamari, gives fettucine con pollo a surprisingly delicate herbed cream sauce, gilds snowy fillets of grouper with a soulful Livornese. • Lunch Mon.–Sat. Dinner daily. 561/514-4070. $$ march/april
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stand the consequences of his or her behavior. The following passage from the book 100 Ways to Build Self Esteem and Teach Values, by Diana Loomans, might provide you with a roadmap in the rearing of your kids. Cut it out and place it on your refrigerator door. Reading it daily may help you connect with your kids and ultimately circumvent your wishing you could replant those emotional seeds: If I had my child to raise over again, I’d finger paint more and point the finger less. I’d do less correcting and more connecting. I’d take my eye off my watch and watch with my eyes. I would care to know less and know to care more. I’d take more hikes and fly more kites. I’d stop playing serious, and seriously play. I’d run through more fields and gaze at more stars. I’d do more hugging and less tugging. I would be firm less often, and affirm much more. I’d build self esteem first, and the house later. I’d teach less about the love of power, and more about the power of love. —Diana Loomans John and Margaret Mary Shuff own Delray Beach magazine.
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