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style

Entertaining is at the heart of the season.

PHOTOGRAPHY BY AARON BRISTOL

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Hudson at Waterway East is our new favorite port in a storm.

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editor’s letter

BY JOHN THOMASON

Delray begins its own spin on alphabet city—and dogooders are doing more good than ever.

hot list

BY DOROTHY MACDIARMID

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the new philanthropists

A few Delray leaders are redefining what it means to give back.

snapshots

You are everywhere this time of year—and so are we!

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BY TARYN TACHER

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calendar/top five

BY JOHN THOMASON

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home

Discover the new gold standard in today’s home decor.

BY BRAD MEE

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out & about

Delray organizations are spreadng cheer all over town, from happy hour at Apeiro to young professionals holding court at Max’s Social House.

BY TARYN TACHER

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dining guide

Our review-driven guide points you to the best restaurant experiences in Delray and beyond.

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my turn

The author recalls what it was like to cross one mountain with a group of courageous skiers.

BY JOHN SHUFF

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community connection

Bill Bathurst is a very good scout—and a walking tribute to Delray.

BY RICH POLLACK

This season has it all, from hating Hamlet and loving Joe to blue men and a wine and seafood festival.

COVER PHOTO BY: Eduardo Schneider

SOFA rising

BY RICH POLLACK

People who run for beer and mix haircuts with art are just two of our hot holiday finds.

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Delray’s newest neighborhood is changing the downtown skyline.

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up close

Meet the lady bringing our past alive and the new artistic director for the Delray Center for the Arts.

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[ letters ] SO SAD I am literally in tears over the destruction of our city. It’s over and never to return. So sad—and it did not need to happen. But greed wins out in today’s world. I weep for Delray.

For our family, we are moving out of the area and taking our enterprise along. I will forever hold the commissioners and mayor responsible, as will countless other citizens of Delray for the wanton rape of Delray. They just couldn’t leave it alone. ...

With regret and disappointment.

—A Delray Beach resident

Here’s a sampling from our virtual mailbag, which includes responses to Randy Schultz’s “City Watch” column at bocamag.com related to Delray Beach issues and events.

IPIC Delray residents do not “fear change,” but we do feel the need to uphold our development regulations. iPic has not made meaningful changes to its project; had the company done that, instead

of mounting a PR campaign, it would be in a very different spot. It’s also curious that anyone—especially a sitting commissioner—would characterize citizen sentiment as “split down the middle.” The mayor’s recent forum, citizen

comments at P&Z meetings, even comments on dreaded social media are at best 80 to 90 percent against the project; to call that “split” is to ignore the citizens that the commission represents.

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ATLANTIC CROSSING No real debate on development, opposition was overblown. It will be some time before the existing 2,500 units are used up in an area that didn’t even permit residential for decades. The Boca land area is reaching build-out. That being said, there are no such restrictions on land in unincorporated Palm Beach County, Delray Beach, etc.—areas which in some cases are closer to some city residents than other land in Boca.

Delray Beach has a density of 30 units per acre, as does unincorporated Palm Beach County.

Boca has 20 as per its master plan. So the issue is a red herring.

That being said, this follows the faulty line of thinking related to downtown: wherein if development were stopped in Boca, somehow it would be 1970 again, [and] there would be no traffic issues and there would be no fiscal effect on the city. Delray has indicated they are shifting focus to Congress; the fact remains that if quality development or redevelopment is not undertaken in Boca, it will simply be done directly on its borders, so we get all the traffic, and Delray and PBC get the taxes. The concept is to get very high-

quality development while the getting is good.

The recent turmoil in financial markets supports this, because one never knows when the next downturn will happen. We could be back in 2007—perilously close to much higher taxes, which would severely affect our first-class services.

—Glenn E. Gromann

CORRECTION The photo below was incorrectly identified in our September-October issue. Pictured, from left, are Laura, Beth and Roy Simon.

AG RESERVE Thank you, Randy Schultz, for making such excellent points concerning our Ag Reserve and the rampant disregard by our commission of the vote of the people. Our environment and our farmland are being ravaged in the name of development and greed. I urge the public to speak out on this important issue. When the mayor of our PBC commission, Shelly Vana, is quoted as saying she didn’t expect the farmland would be here forever, we the people are in trouble.

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[ editor’s letter ] B Y M A R I E S P E E D

new neighborhoods and the SOG (season of giving) Change accelerates as Delray begins sprouting acronyms

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t seems like just yesterday it was still summer in the city and we were all talking about phantom hurricanes and back-to-school sales. But here it is, the holiday season—again—and I am wondering where the time went. I do that a lot these days, and as Delray continues to change, things feel as if they are speeding up even more. In this issue we take a look at a big change, the new neighborhood known as SOFA (South of Atlantic), which used to be kind of a no man’s land before you got to Ron Weeks’ place (which is gone now) or west, to Kevro’s, the last funky bar near downtown.

When a town starts to be defined by acronyms, you have to know the old days are gone. I am wondering if maybe WOSA (West Of Swinton Avenue) is next, or NOSI (North of Sail Inn) or HORC (Heart Of Rehab Country), along South Federal. However it grows, Delray is embracing a new chapter in its evolution—and I am fascinated with how it’s unfolding.

Change is also taking place when it comes to giving back, as we found out when we talked to the next generation of philanthropists in our community (page 66), people who are less interested in getting a building named after them than making sure every dollar they give is going to the core needs of a charity.

There is less patience with stuffy galas and endless meetings, and more emphasis on knowing how a charity works—and how you can best help. People are more hands-on, and I can’t help but think they are more drawn to people who really need help in their own backyards—rather than massive organizations that are burdened by administrative overhead. What is most encouraging is that people are still giving back; that’s easy to forget in the land of McMansions and Maseratis and private schools and Jimmy Choos.

And it’s not just the privileged or the wealthy who are stepping up. It’s all of us—and this is the perfect time of year to get started. Helping someone else may be the best gift you get this season. Have a great one.

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’tis the season Get ready for the holidays with electric wheels and air yoga—and by running from bar to bar.

Bobby Brown, bartender at Sweetwater Bar & Grill, is a key player in Bar Brawls (page 33)

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[ hot list ] B Y D O R O T H Y M A C D I A R M I D

VINTAGE CHIC Vivo’s Vintage takes

secondhand to new heights with an eclectic mix of furniture, unique decor items and one-of-a-kind collectibles.

Pieces from all over the world have arrived here with a history, and Vivo’s family has lovingly restored them to a second life.

Reduce, reuse and recycle by repurposing vintage and antique furniture. You can also find newer items and furniture from popular outlets like Ethan Allen, Pottery Barn and West Elm. It’s good for a treasure hunt and part of the fun to haggle over price, if you’re game! Vivo’s Vintage says it best: “Re-love it!” Open 10:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Wednesday-Sunday.

1731 N. Federal Highway, Delray Beach, 561/271-6240

Beer Run Two of Delray’s favorite pastimes, exercising and cocktailing, come together in the Delray Beach Running Company’s Tap It On The Ave Pub Run. This evening jog offers athletes samples of a wide selection of draft beers from six stops along Atlantic Avenue: Vintage Tap, Bru’s Room, Johnnie Brown’s, Boston’s on the Beach, Hudson at Waterway East and Park Tavern.

This fun run is the last Wednesday of every month at 6:30 p.m. and begins at the Delray Beach Running Company. Participants receive a unique commemorative Nike Tech shirt to wear during the run.

Register online: rundelraybeach. com/pubrun.html 20 W. Atlantic Ave., Suite 101, Delray Beach, 561/270-7622

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WATERWORLD Get your South Florida salt life on with

H2Flo. This field trip program, which has partnered with Palm Beach County Parks and Recreation, is designed for people of all ages and ranges from water-oriented diversions to art programs. Let H2Flo’s talented, high-energy staff direct your group with surf lessons or a Paint Run (an obstacle course with carnival-style stops for games and prizes), or fishing or art programs. Private parties and lessons are available for one, three or five hours.

Go with the flow in one of the programs offered from H2Flo. goh2flo.com

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A cocktail from The Cooper

VEGAN QUEEN If you thought gluten-free and vegan was just for your diet, think

again. Bella Reina is now offering makeup that is vegan, gluten-free and devoid of harsh chemicals. The team of aestheticians at this posh spa has taken skin care to the next level, creating a natural cosmetics collection that offers great coverage in a whole palette of lush powders and polishes from head to toe based on their “beauty from the inside out” philosophy. Get a fabulous facial and then keep the radiant look going at home with its nontoxic cosmetics and skin care. 815 George Bush Blvd., Delray Beach, 561/404-7670, bellareinaspa.com

Wheels Up

The golf cart movement is up and running with the Delray Golf Cart Association, newly launched by Cindy Freeburn, owner of Exhilaride (a golf cart rental service) and local mom-about-town Jenny Nelson. The group’s mission is to promote safety practices and awareness of street-legal requirements for golf cart owners. It’s also working with city hall to recognize the benefit of golf carts and make our town more cart-friendly. (Think special parking areas!)

Electric golf carts are energy-efficient, which means money saved on gas, less pollution and a smaller carbon footprint, in addition to being a great way to take the tension out of traffic. The group’s first fundraiser, The Mango 500, is a golf cart rally Jan. 23 that will benefit a local nonprofit.

Follow the Delray Golf Cart Association on Facebook, and visit mango500.com for registration details.

Delray After Dark EVENT: Bar Brawls DATE: Wednesday nights from now through Dec. 16 TIME: 9:30 p.m. to 2 a.m.

PLACE: Max’s Social House WHAT IT IS: An 11-week single-elimination tournament featuring 24 local bartenders from Stuart to Fort Lauderdale from such fine establishments as Sweetwater Bar & Grill, 3rd and 3rd, El Camino, Brule Bistro, The Cooper, Hullabaloo, Nitrogen, Kapow!, 13 American Table and the Rusty Hook Tavern compete weekly to concoct the best version of a classic cocktail featuring three mystery ingredients. It’s like a liquid “Iron Chef.”

HOW IT WORKS: The first round is eight weeks long with two bartenders eliminated each week. In each semifinal round, three more competitors will be eliminated, with only two bartenders remaining for the final round (Dec. 16).

WHO’S JUDGING: A panel of three judges comprised of one representative from the U.S. Bartenders Guild board, a local restaurant owner/manager and a media personality.

WHAT IS THERE FOR SPECTATORS TO DO? In addition to Max’s SoHo’s full menu, there will be a gelato stand outside, multiple bars, a photo booth, DJ, ice luge and other surprises each week.

TICKET PRICE: $10, which includes a complimentary drink. And it’s all good fun for a good cause, with proceeds benefiting the Richard David Kann Melanoma Foundation.

PRIZE: The Bar Brawls champion will win an all-expenses-paid trip to the 2016 Tales of the Cocktail in New Orleans.

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SPOTLIGHT: Andy Sziraki

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ith the holiday season bearing down on us, it’s easy to overlook Veteran’s Day (Nov. 11). For one Delray resident, though, it’s not just a day to wave a flag; it’s a day that carries meaning throughout the year.

After losing his younger brother, Cpl. Cory Sziraki USMC, to posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), Andy Sziraki, co-owner of Slash Fitness, has made it his mission to raise awareness of veterans’ issues by actively supporting organizations like Forgotten Heroes and Wounded Warriors. In his unique, lighthearted, fun style, he has raised more than $30,000 by hosting workout challenges and car washes.

INSPIRATION: My brother served four tours overseas and was never the same after. Even though his tour was over, the war was still going on inside him. He ultimately escaped his pain his own way.

(He died in May 2012.)

The number 22 is a number that everyone should know. That’s how many veterans take their own lives each day suffering from PTSD. Soldiers come back from serving their country with no assimilation program to help them get back to a “normal” life. They are literally just left to go out and find a job, seek help, and figure it out for themselves.

HOW HE HELPS: We host fitness events at Slash and have marched in the Delray Beach St. Paddy’s Day parade to benefit HelpOurMilitaryHeroes.org, which builds handicapped-accessible vehicles for veterans who return from war missing multiple limbs. The Connected Warrior Yoga provides treatment and therapy through yoga classes for veterans, especially those with PTSD. The Connected Warriors Gala is Nov. 7 in Boca Raton.

On a less intense level, I give to the Wounded Warrior Project a $19-a-month donation and wear red every Friday for R.E.D. Friday, to remember everyone deployed in the military.

ART & HAIR

At Riot Hair Lounge, it’s a heady mixture of hair salon and art gallery, featuring some of Delray’s rising talent with brushes of all types. The artistry goes beyond the coiffure and has spilled over to the walls and even furniture. This collective of stylists is fun, funky and welcoming. Book an appointment, and catch a rising star.

(Another reason to join the Riot? The abundant parking.) 600 N. Congress Ave., Suite 240, Delray Beach, 561/808-8305, Riothairlounge.com

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“I Hate Hamlet”

Brad Ross: Unbelievable

Blue Man Group

When: Nov. 20–Dec. 6 Where: Lake Worth Playhouse, 713 Lake Ave., Lake Worth About: The iconic part of Shakespeare’s troubled prince of Denmark has attracted everyone from Constantin Stanislavski and Laurence Olivier to Mel Gibson and Kevin Kline. For many actors, playing the title role in what has been described as “the world’s most filmed story after ‘Cinderella’” is a rite of passage. But as humorist and playwright Paul Rudnick reminds us, not everybody is cut out to suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune.

His 1991 comedy “I Hate Hamlet” follows one such actor, a Shakespeare-phobic TV star named Andrew Rally, who, in a lull between screen projects, is offered a role as Hamlet in a stage production. At least he has some supernatural help in his corner: Thanks to his new loft—a gothic-style brownstone once home to a seminal Hamlet, John Barrymore— Andrew is able to summon the late actor in a séance.

Barrymore’s spirit turns out to be as demanding and abrasive as his flesh-and-blood form, debating the young actor about women, art, success, duty and television, and even engaging in a swashbuckling swordfight. By the end, it will answer a fundamental question: To be or not to be Hamlet?

Cost: $29–$35 Contact: 561/586-6410, lakeworthplayhouse.org

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When: Dec. 26 Where: Delray Center for the Arts, 51 N. Swinton Ave., Delray Beach About: If he’s good enough to impress Mickey Mouse, he ought to impress us humble Delray folks. For the past six years, Brad Ross has been the timeless mouse’s magician of choice, performing with Mickey and his cast of characters on the Disney Live! world tours. Along the way, Ross has performed in 25 countries on five continents, earned praise from Rosie O’Donnell, and received a Merlin Award for his eclectic and interactive performances. Not bad for a kid from Scotch Plains, N.J., who took up magic at age 6 on a whim, at a class at his Jewish Community Center. Now he’s a member of four magicians’ societies and the founder of Get Well Magic, a nonprofit that uses magic as a form of rehabilitation for hospitalized children.

“Unbelievable,” a collection of new tricks and illusions Ross has been touring since 2014, offers a broad survey of his talents, from large-scale illusions involving disappearances, fire, levitation and swordplay to close-up tricks with pint-sized audience volunteers.

Cost: $40 Contact: 561/243-7922, delrayarts.org

When: Dec. 8–13 Where: Kravis Center, 701 Okeechobee Blvd., West Palm Beach About: Forget little green men: The Blue Man Group is an alien invasion with genuine rhythm and soul. Conceived in Manhattan in 1987 by a trio of eccentric performance artists, The Blue Man Group has become a cross-cultural icon, mounting productions off Broadway and on cruise ships, in Vegas and at Universal Studios Orlando, at opera houses and on “The Tonight Show.” Wherever they land, the basic formula remains the same: Three guys painted a bright cobalt and wearing bald caps, combining wordless comedy, percussive music and technological wizardry into a stage show with more moving parts than a mad scientist’s mousetrap. This brief West Palm Beach engagement continues the Group’s first national tour, a collection of newly conceived stunts and favorite numbers from its archive. Expect to see neon light shows, massive inflatables and drums that shoot sparks.

Cost: $27 and up Contact: 561/832-7469, kravis.org

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When: Nov. 21 Where: Arts Garage, 180 N.E. First St., Delray Beach About: Guitarist Martin Barre’s live show is a self-described combination of “blues, rock and Tull.” That’s because, for 45 years, until its dissolution in 2014, Barre was a staple in Jethro Tull, the innovative English progrock band. His guitar playing, adopted prodigiously and without lessons—he studied architecture in college, not music, but quickly left the profession because he found it “boring”—was a major factor in Jethro’s amalgam of hard rock, blues and British folk music. Barre is known for composing melodies in his elaborate solos, as opposed to just riffing, and his work on the Tull smash “Aqualung” is regularly cited as one of the 25 best rock solos of all-time. Barre’s sixth solo album, 2014’s “Order of Play,” features 14 Jethro Tull classics, rerecorded with Barre’s four-piece band, and he’ll be playing many of them at this rare tour appearance. It arrives on the heels of his performances on Yes’ Cruise to the Edge, which sails from Miami to Key West Nov. 15-19, so welcome him back to dry land along with vocalist Dan Crisp, drummer George Lindsay, saxophonist/ clarinetist Richard Beesley and bassist Alan Thompson.

Cost: $45 Contact: 561/450-6357, artsgarage.org

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From left: Susan Hatfield, Joe Gillie and Kay Brady

[1] Joe Gillie: Thanks for the Memories

When: Nov. 7 Where: Delray Center for the Arts, 51 N. Swinton Ave., Delray Beach About: It’s hard to imagine the Delray Center for the Arts without Joe Gillie at the helm.

At the risk of some serious ego-massaging, it’s kind of like the Globe Theatre without Shakespeare. But just as the Globe has, in one capacity or another, survived its founder’s company, so too will the DCFA outlast its retiring president and CEO. But before Gillie leaves us for good, the Center is honoring him at this farewell bash—while making him work one last time. Gillie, a singer and actor before he was an organization president, will perform with the very same cabaret trio—completed by Kay Brady and Susan Hatfield Ivison, the latter flying in from Australia for the event—that performed on the Old School Square stage more than 25 years ago. They’ll sing jazz, a “sunshine medley” of happy tunes, and a medley of Gene Kelly numbers that will include, by popular demand, Gillie’s “Singin’ in the Rain” performed in diving flippers. Celebrated singer Avery Sommers, who performed at the Crest Theatre’s inaugural performance in 1993, also will perform, along with Matthew Farmer, the DCFA’s new artistic director. The ticket price includes cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, reserved seating and valet parking.

Cost: $150 Contact: 561/243-7922, delrayarts.org

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On & Off the Avenue

ENJOY THESE OTHER NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER ACTIVITIES IN AND AROUND OUR FAVORITE CITY. NOW THROUGH JAN. 31: “JIMMY

First St.; various show times; $25–$40; 561/450-6357, artsgarage.org. The debut production of the rebranded Theatre at Arts Garage will focus on lust as a weapon. Written by Laura Eason and directed by Genie Croft, “Sex With Strangers” is a twisty, complex thriller about the dangerous attraction between a twenty-something sex blogger and his mentor, an obscure novelist in her 40s.

NOW THROUGH JAN. 3: “GOING PLACES: TRANSPORTATION DESIGNS FROM THE JEAN S. AND FREDERIC A. SHARF COLLECTION” AT NORTON MUSEUM OF ART, 1451 S. Olive Ave., West Palm Beach; $5-$12; 561/832-5196, norton.org.

Gregarious art collector Frederick Sharf and wife Jean have long been obsessed with the explosion of transportation in the mid-20th century, devoting a sizable chuck of their thousands of collectibles to this industrious period of travel history. The Norton showcases their collection of more than 100 model cars, planes and trains at this educational and entertaining exhibition.

NOW THROUGH JAN. 31: “WENDY MARUYAMA: EXECUTIVE ORDER 9066” AT MORIKAMI MUSEUM & JAPANESE GARDENS, 4000 Morikami Park Road; $9–$15 museum admission; 561/495-0233, morikami.org. Maruyama, a third generation Japanese-American artist and furniture maker, created this three-pronged reflection on the titular executive order, which authorized the internment of tens of thousands of American citizens of Japanese ancestry in 1942. The exhibition includes sculptures evoking internment camps, reinterpretations of period photos by Dorothea Lange and Toyo Miyatake, and an installation of 120,000 re-created paper ID tags suspended from the ceiling.

TSUTOMU MIRIKITANI” AT MORIKAMI MUSEUM & JAPANESE GARDENS, 4000 Morikami Park Road; $9–$15 museum admission; 561/495-0233, morikami.org.

As a complement to the “Executive Order” exhibition, the Morikami honors Mirikitani, who lost his friends and family during the internment camps but survived to make art for decades later, inspiring many with his ability to survive hardship through creativity.

NOV. 6: NINA ROMANO AT MURDER ON THE BEACH, 273 Pineapple Grove Way; 7 p.m.; free; 561/2797790, murderonthebeach.com. Author Romano will speak and sign copies of “The Secret Language of Women,” the first book in her Wayfarer Trilogy about star-crossed lovers in China in the late 1800s.

p.m. Sunday; $45; 561/243-7922, delraycenterforthearts. org. The United Kingdom’s premier jive band, recognized for its fresh renditions of standards by Bobby Darin, Louis Armstrong, Dean Martin and more, has performed everywhere from “Britain’s Got Talent” to the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations.

NOV. 20-22: CHRIS EVERT PRO-CELEBRITY TENNIS CLASSIC AT DELRAY BEACH TENNIS CENTER, 201 W. Atlantic Ave.; begins at 11 a.m. all three days; $20–$2,500; 561/394-2400, chrisevert.org. Celebrities in media, television, film and popular music take to the court to raise money for Chris Evert Charities, which so far has donated more than $21.9 million to worthwhile programs in Florida.

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NOW THROUGH NOV. 15: “SEX WITH STRANGERS” AT ARTS GARAGE, 180 N.E.

NOV. 7-8: DELRAY BEACH WINE AND SEAFOOD FESTIVAL AT A1A AND ATLANTIC AVENUE; free admission (or $50 for food and wine pairing seminars); 561/278-0424, delraybeach.com. At this fourth annual foodie favorite, fresh and local seafood creations will be available alongside wines poured by experts from wineries in Napa Valley, Sonoma and Italy. Stick around for live music and arts and crafts offered by 150 beachside vendors.

NOV. 21: TURKEY TROT 5K RACE ALONG

NOV. 13: PAUL BARRERE AND FRED TACK-

A1A; 7:30 a.m.; $7–$25; 561/243-7277. Watch the sun rise with every step along the Atlantic coast at this 29th annual Thanksgiving run/walk.

ETT AT ARTS GARAGE, 180 N.E. First St.; 8 p.m.; $45–$60; 561/450-6357, artsgarage.org. Guitarist and vocalist Barrere and guitarist/trumpeter Tackett are longtime members of Southern rock legends Little Feat. Touring as an acoustic duet, Barrere and Tackett reimagine songs from the Little Feat catalog as well as classic blues and country tunes, in a decidedly intimate format.

NOV. 20-22: “SWING TIME WITH THE JIVE ACES” AT DELRAY CENTER FOR THE ARTS, 51 N. Swinton Ave.; 8 p.m. Friday, 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday and 2

NOV. 13 Paul Barrere and Fred Tackett NOV. 6 Nina Romano

NOV. 28-29: THANKSGIVING WEEKEND ART FESTIVAL AT DOWNTOWN DELRAY BEACH AND FOURTH AND ATLANTIC AVENUES; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; free; 561/243-1077, artfestival.com. This 16th annual juried art festival of handcrafted artwork—including glass, photography, painting, mixed media, fiber, jewelry and much more—hosts more than 300 artists exhibiting and selling their work in an outdoor gallery, offering a unique alternative to Black Friday madness.

NOV. 20-22 The Jive Aces NOV. 28-DEC. 13: “HI-HAT HATTIE” AT DELRAY BEACH PLAYHOUSE, 950 Lake Shore Drive; various show times; $30; 561/272-1281, delraybeachplayhouse.com. Larry Parr’s bio-musical is a tribute to Hattie McDaniel, the vaudeville star who broke down racial walls in the entertainment industry by becoming the first AfricanAmerican to win an Academy Award. Includes songs popularized by McDaniel, such as “Old Man River,” “The Birth of the Blues” and “The St. Louis Blues.”

DEC. 3: CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTING AT OUTDOOR PAVILION AT DELRAY CENTER FOR THE ARTS, 51 N. Swinton Ave.; starts at 5 p.m.; free; 561/2780424, 100ftchristmastree.com. Enjoy one of the county’s most celebrated holiday events: the lighting of downtown Delray’s famous 100-foot Christmas Tree at Old School Square, complete with music, live performances from local schoolchildren, and interactive activities.

DEC. 11 44th Annual Holiday Boat Parade 40-year career on Broadway. Expect to hear “Climb Every Mountain,” “The Last Time I Saw Paris,” “Some Enchanted Evening” and many more.

DEC. 10-11: SARGE: “KISS MY MEZUZAH” HOLIDAY SHOW AT DELRAY CENTER FOR THE ARTS, 51 N. Swinton Ave.; 8 p.m. Friday, 2 and 8 p.m.

Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday; $44; 561/243-7922, delraycenterforthearts.org. Triple-threat talent Sarge will combine his accomplished singing, piano playing and stand-up comedy at a “Just for Chanukah” showcase, backed by an all-star band.

DEC. 16-17: “MIRACLE ON 34TH ST.” AT ARTS GARAGE, 180 N.E. First St.; 7:30 p.m.; $15–$25; 561/450-6357, artsgarage.org. Arts Garage’s Radio Theatre series continues with a rendition of the yuletide classic about a 6-year-old girl who meets a departmentstore Santa who believes he’s the real St. Nick. The story will be performed by top actors, scripts in hand, and will be supplemented by vintage sound effects.

PARADE LEAVING THE BOYNTON BEACH INLET SOUTH ON THE INTRACOASTAL TO THE C15 CANAL IN DELRAY BEACH; starts at 5:30 p.m.; free;

STANLEY JORDAN AND VITALI IMERELI AT ARTS GARAGE, 180 N.E. First St.; 8 p.m.; $25–$45; 561/450-6357, artsgarage.org. In this dynamic, genre-clashing performance, four-time Grammy nominee Jordan, a chameleonic guitarist acclaimed for his innovative “touch technique” on his instrument’s fretboard, will join forces with Imereli (pictured), a gypsy jazz specialist who has earned praise as “Europe’s No. 1 Jazz Violinist.”

DEC. 7-16: “SOMETHING WONDERFUL!” AT

561/600-9097, boyntonbeachcra.com. A flotilla of sea vessels, of all shapes and sizes and lit up for the season, drift along the Intracoastal. Viewing areas begin at the Boynton Inlet and continue along the parade road, and viewers are encouraged to bring a new, unwrapped toy to contribute to Toys for Tots. U.S. Marines will stand by dockside to pick up toy donations.

DEC. 12: HOLIDAY PARADE IN DOWNTOWN DELRAY BEACH; 6 p.m.; free; 561/243-7277, my delraybeach.com. The theme of this year’s winter parade is “Holiday Movies,” and it begins east of the Intracoastal and continues west to the fire department.

DEC. 3 Christmas Tree Lighting

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DELRAY BEACH PLAYHOUSE, 950 Lake Shore Drive; various show times; $30; 561/272-1281, delraybeach playhouse.com. A musical revue of songs by Oscar Hammerstein, who helped define the American musical over a

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CENTER FOR THE ARTS, 51 N. Swinton Ave.; 2 and 7 p.m.; $45; 561/243-7922, delraycenterforthearts.org.

Expect lush costumes, a timeless message and 26 beloved carols of the season woven into this Christmastime ghost story. With script adaptation, direction and acting by 40year theater veteran Scott H. Severance.

DEC. 11: 44TH ANNUAL HOLIDAY BOAT

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DEC. 16: “A CHRISTMAS CAROL” AT DELRAY

DEC. 18-20 Atlantic City Boys

DEC. 18-20: ATLANTIC CITY BOYS: “HAPPY HOLIDAYS” AT DELRAY CENTER FOR THE ARTS, 51 N. Swinton Ave.; 8 p.m. Friday, 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday; $45; 561/243-7922, delraycenterforthearts. org. Returning to the Crest Theatre by demand, these classy vocal remixers of hits by the Drifters, the Beach Boys and Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons will adjust their repertory for an all-new program of holiday carols, complete with tight harmonies and precise choreography.

DEC. 10-11 Sarge

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Foxtail, $9.95, napkin, $5.95, place mat, $19.95, silverware, $4.95 each, wine glass, $8.95, and glass tumbler, $7.95, all from Pier 1; salt and pepper shakers, $42, from ACP Home Interiors; Champagne flute, $12.95, napkin ring, $7.95, salad plate, $9.95, and dinner plate, $12.95, all from Z Gallerie; Kat Burki candle, $35.00, katburki.com

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[ dine ] B Y B I L L C I T A R A

Hudson at Waterway East

This reborn Intracoastal restaurant and bar strives to hit the high-water mark.

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f Charles Dickens wrote a review of Hudson at Waterway East, he’d probably title it “A Tale of Two Restaurants.”

One of those restaurants is a generically handsome establishment with an enviable span of frontage on the Intracoastal, staffed by some of the nicest and most pleasant people around.

It also features a chef with both real and reality TV cooking chops who, in his relatively short tenure, has goosed much of the American bistro-esque menu into high gear.

The other of those restaurants, everything else being equal, also features a chef with both real and reality TV cooking chops who, in his relatively short tenure, has not yet goosed the rest of the American bistro-esque menu into high gear.

Of course, Dickens has been dead for 145 years, so he’s not going to be writing anything. But the point is still a fair one. Entrées at Hudson rock— smartly conceived, full of rollicking flavor, executed with a jeweler’s precision and satisfying right down to your toenails. Appetizers and desserts, however, are works in progress (or at least they were at press time).

But first, a few words about Hudson proper. Though the open, airy but surprisingly small dining room won’t win any style points, with 80 feet of covered patio and dockage smack dab on the Intracoastal, it doesn’t have to. Water views are gorgeous, sunsets even more so. Then there’s parking.

Free. Plenty of it. Right in front of the restaurant. If the thought of enduring the downtown Delray parking roulette makes you grind your molars into fine dental dust, this alone may make Hudson worth a visit.

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Clockwise from left: Hudson’s lobster potato skins, chef Paul Niedermann, the popular outdoor deck and bar, and the grilled wahoo and summer squash.

HUDSON AT WATERWAY EAST

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900 E. Atlantic Ave., Delray Beach, No. 22, 561/303-1343 HOURS: Sunday through Thursday 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., Friday and Saturday 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.

PRICES: Entrées $17 to $36 WEBSITE: hudsondelray.com

As for the chef, he’s Paul Niedermann, who comes to Hudson from Laurent Tourondel’s BLT Steak empire, an entrée gained by winning Season Nine of potty-mouthed Gordon Ramsey’s “Kitchen Nightmares” culinary grudge match.

Dickens’ Restaurant No. 2 must have sent out our appetizers. Fish tacos were strewn with a crunchy cabbage-veggie slaw and drizzled with spicy lime emulsion, but the fish (mahi) had, frankly, seen fresher days. A flatbread topped with goat cheese, dried figs, wilted spinach, tangy balsamic onions and truffle honey was more saccharine than the Osmonds, sweeter than either of our desserts.

Lobster potato skins are an obvious crowd-pleaser and a first-rate hangover medication. And Hudson’s version is endearing in a boozy bar-bites kind of way. Thin, crisp potato slippers are loaded with lobster, applewoodsmoked bacon, jalapeño jack cheese and chili-fired aioli. So it really tastes mostly of bacon and cheese; have another martini and you won’t much care.

Then Dickens’ Restaurant No. 1 took over, and we got a taste of what Niedermann can do. In many restaurants, roasted chicken is a throwaway dish, something the kitchen reluctantly cranks out for timid diners who don’t want to order real food. Here, though, the humble clucker is a star.

Half a bird that’s crisp and golden of skin, moist and tender of meat (breast too!), surrounded by a citrusy jus and perched atop a pile of Israeli couscous, it shows just how good this simple dish can be.

Skirt steak is another basic but satisfying number, more tender than many, topped with a mild-tasting chimichurri, crunchy strips of fried november/december 2015

plantain and passable fries dolled up with lime and black pepper.

More refined were two fillets of local snapper, their scored skin roasted and brittle as a seafaring potato chip, the flesh firm but not overcooked.

They arrived hovering over a thyme-infused disc of polenta, itself wearing a cloak of wilted arugula, the whole thing in a pool of silken San Marzano tomato fondue. The pungent elements of a puttanesca sauce—tomato, garlic, olives, anchovies—were chopped up like a salsa and scattered across the fish, a bit of inspiration that took the very good to terrific.

Restaurant No. 2 made a return appearance with desserts. Key lime bars were like a wedge of neutered Key lime pie, and an ice cream sandwich was bland.

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Matthew Farmer He’s succeeding a beloved arts leader, but DCFA’s new artistic director has a formidable résumé all his own.

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ou could almost say that Matthew Farmer came out of the womb with jazz hands and a wireless microphone.

His earliest showbiz memory dates back to age 5, in West Palm Beach, when he would entertain dinner guests with neighborhood theater productions out of his family garage.

He made sets out of spray-painted refrigerator boxes and wrote original music. After seeing the Pirates of the Caribbean ride at Disney World, the young Farmer dreamed about becoming a Disney Imagineer. He became obsessed with animatronics, disemboweling his stuffed animals and replacing their innards with battery-powered clamps, which he would control using a keyboard.

He soon became a bedroom deejay, creating primitive radio talk shows with homemade sound effects and handwritten scripts; he even booked guests. He still has the cassette tapes to prove it. And when his father, Florida restaurateur Michael Farmer, redesigned his Michael’s Pub in Lake Worth, Matthew painted the interiors and exteriors and helped with the woodwork. He saw it as a crash course in theatrical set construction.

All of which is preamble to Farmer’s fertile and multifaceted career in the arts, one that has encompassed everything from professional singer and commercial spokesman (for Johnny Rockets restaurants) to cultural programmer—and which culminates in his recent hiring as artistic director of Delray Beach Center for the Arts.

Farmer joined the Center staff in 2014 and helped program the 2015-2016 season, which runs from November to May. Now, together with new COO Karen Richards and new president/CEO Rob Steele, he’s succeeding Joe Gillie, who retired this year after a quarter-century at the downtown Delray landmark.

“It’s humbling to realize what I’ve been doing for the past 25 years requires three people,” Gillie says. “But that’s growth. It’s hard to let go, but we’ve laid a great foundation over these years, and I think it’ll grow into something greater.”

“I’m ready to take on the challenge, to follow in the footsteps of somebody who’s done such amazing work for this community,” says Farmer, 37. “[Joe is] somebody I’ve looked up to, who helped the redevelopment of Delray Beach. I have known him for many years, [and I] can now feel comfortable getting into a position where I can run free with my creative work.”

Farmer’s job, which includes overseeing the programming at the Cornell

Museum, Crest Theatre, outdoor amphitheater and Vintage Gymnasium, is only the latest step in a sturdy artistic ladder. He graduated from Palm Beach School of the Arts (before it became the Dreyfoos School) as a vocal music major. He continued to study voice and music at Westminster Choir College in New Jersey and then NYU, where he learned everything from musical theater to arts development.

Back in South Florida in the late 1990s, he helped establish the Milagro Center’s then-nonexistent cultural and arts components. While still in South Florida, he briefly hopped on the boy-bandwagon, joining a quintet of well-coiffed, angelically dressed young men called 5th Ring; the group’s Universal Records debut single, the glossy ballad “Can’t Say,” is still available on Amazon in both English and Spanish. (An album never materialized, thanks in part to the label’s financial troubles following 9-11).

Farmer continued to sing at social functions and at churches in Boynton Beach and Lake Worth.

He then became a cruise-ship entertainer, leaving for seven-month stretches on the Celebrity and Seabourn lines. After eight years at sea, he returned to Delray just in time to become Arts Garage’s first program director. After so many years bouncing around Delray’s arts institutions, the opportunity to plant roots at its most significant artistic campus seemed like an inevitable progression.

“The people know me here; I know the people here,” he says. “I know the audience here. I know the city commissioners. And that sparked my attention. … Joe and I see eye to eye, and we’ve got very similar tastes in music and theater. But with my traveling and interest in New Age music and new contemporary music and innovative technologies, I thought I could bring something new and fresh to the table.”

This means balancing the Crest Theatre’s core Baby Boomer demographic with events for younger crowds. Farmer is working to rebrand the Vintage Gym as the Jamnasium. “It’s an audience participation thing,” he says. “People can come in cabaret style, get up and dance, and then maybe see an opera singer, and then maybe it turns into an electronica South Beach-style club mix.

Then maybe somebody gets up and lectures on a master class for students. I want it to be an incubator where it can really be something special, but in a historic environment.

“We’re very special in the fact that we’ve got these historic buildings, not modern cement walls. It’s unique. It gives it that culture that really is special.”

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EDUARDO SCHNEIDER

Farmer is working to rebrand the Vintage Gym as the Jamnasium.

SHORT TAKES Favorite restaurant (after much deliberation): Caffé Luna Rosa Dream booking: “I would love to see Michael Crawford here.

‘Phantom of the Opera’ sparked my dramatic interpretation of being a musical performer.”

Favorite getaway: Mykonos, Greece. “It’s a party town. It’s a seaside village where people enjoy each other’s company, great food and great dancing.”

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EDWARDS’ FAVORITE DELRAY STORY “Coming back here has reminded me of an article my dad wrote for the Historical Society newsletter about 25 years ago. And it was about his memories of Delray. He described Delray through his senses—his memories as a child in terms of the weather, and what blooms or blossoms in what time of year. This beautiful article that reminds me that in August and September, that’s when sea grapes come. My mother made sea grape jelly. My favorite Delray story is appreciating Delray through the seasons, and how that’s documented in our history.”

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Winnie Edwards She’s on a mission to remind Delray of its legacy—in the face of unprecedented growth and change.

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hree hundred and sixty-five days a year, the archives at the Delray Beach Historical Society are kept at a chilly, temperature-controlled 68 degrees, inside a bunker constructed in the mid-2000s that is designed to withstand a Category Five hurricane.

“Only really super-good friends are allowed in here when the Category Five hurricane comes,” jokes Winnie Edwards, the Historical Society’s executive director.

Of course, the precautions aren’t made, per se, for times of climatic crisis.

They were made to preserve the past—the 25,000 indispensable newspapers and photographs and audio recordings and architectural blueprints and vintage signs that, together, tell at least part of the Delray Beach story, from its late 19th-century origins to today.

The 550-square-foot room contains filing cabinets organized by topic—banks, cartoons, churches, race relations, the history of FPL—cross-referenced with significant families: your Simons, your Spadys, your Williamses. It contains every Delray Beach News-Journal from day one.

One shelf is lined with vintage sports trophies, another with donated seashells. It’s a room as funky-historic as Delray itself.

“I love the awkward, organic nature of what’s in there, because that’s our story,” she says.

As the lone full-time employee of the Historical Society, Edwards is not just the public face of the 51-year-old institution; she’s pretty much the only face. She maintains the Society’s three buildings (the Cason Cottage, the ESW Learning Center and the 1926 Exhibit Bungalow and Gift Shop); pays the bills and handles paperwork; spearheads fundraising efforts, historical exhibitions and special events; and builds community relationships. It’s a job she never would have anticipated having five years ago.

Before her appointment as executive director, in 2013, the graduate of Southern Methodist University had built a career in the private sector in the fields of advertising, creative direction and marketing. She’s lived in California, Massachusetts, Colorado, New Mexico and Memphis. When she moved to Delray Beach a few years ago to be closer to family, she had been working for a giant company in the natural-foods business.

“I’d never worked for a nonprofit, let alone run one,” she recalls. “Every day is a surprise, but it’s a great surprise, and I’m so passionate about Delray Beach history.”

Which makes sense, considering her family helped make that history. Her father, Roy Diggans, was the first vice-president of the Historical Society, and her godfather, Bill Guin, was its first treasurer. Both her father and grandfather spent three decades each as the city’s postmaster. And her family owned a sundry shop and soda fountain that eventually became Love’s Drugs.

“There is a certain nostalgia and poignancy to how the world works, and how and why I’m here,” she says. “You can call it fate, but it feels like the right thing.”

Edwards is quick to tell you that she isn’t one for the spotlight. She’s one of the more self-effacing organization heads you’re likely to meet, steering conversations away from herself and toward her nonprofit’s mission, which is to accrue more memberships and continue to modernize the Historical Society.

“The perception is that it’s a high-society type of destination, and it’s hard to get into, and it’s not holistically community-focused,” she says. “So we’re really changing that. We have families with little kids coming to all of our events, and we’ve got the Greatest Generation that is also coming. It’s one of those places in Delray where everyone is welcome and everyone is finding us.”

To that end, Edwards has revitalized the Historical Society as a gathering place for inventive shindigs. As a way to celebrate Delray’s farming history and its current agricultural community, she introduced Winter Harvest, a one-night-only, upscale farmers’ market featuring Delray chefs serving fivecourse meals using only current local farm food.

Next June, the Society will honor mango season with a community event called Mandango, which Edwards hopes will draw more than 1,000 attendees. And this November, with a preview party scheduled for Nov. 14, Edwards is collaborating with the Plein Air Painters of Palm Beach County, whose 65 paintings of iconic Delray Beach landmarks will run for three months at the Society. With so much development threatening historic land, there couldn’t be a better time for an exhibit like it.

“We’re not here to protest,” Edwards says. “[But] think about the impact. The citizens of Delray will be re-introduced to our historic districts, our architectural history. We’re thinking it will really pull at the heartstrings of the citizens, and they’ll realize how special Delray is in a way they may not have thought of before. Connecting people with the current, juxtaposed against our history— that’s the model for us.”

EDUARDO SCHNEIDER

“I love the awkward organic nature of the archives because that’s our story.”

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he distance from Kevin Homer’s Osceola Park home to Delray Beach’s bustling Atlantic Avenue is just three blocks—but it wasn’t always an easy walk, especially at night.

“I would always be looking over my shoulder,” Homer says. “It was dark and dangerous. I would walk with friends, but I’d still cross my fingers.”

However, since early this year, Homer has felt a little more secure as he traverses an area that for years was filled with vacant parcels, empty parking lots and a smattering of office buildings that went dark after hours.

What’s driving the change is a mini-development boom in an area two blocks south of Atlantic Avenue that has been branded as the South of Atlantic or SOFA district.

Bounded by Southeast Second Street on the south, Atlantic Avenue on the north, Southeast Fifth Avenue on the east and the west side of Swinton Avenue on the west, the area had long been passed over by developers and home builders, partially because it wasn’t always seen as desirable. While the four blocks north of Atlantic Avenue were undergoing a renaissance as the Pineapple Grove Arts District, the area to the south was largely ignored, except by nighttime visitors seeking free parking for restaurants and shops.

But a resurgent real estate market, shrinking availability of undeveloped land in the downtown area and the interest of big-time developers breathed new life into SOFA. “Within five years you will see a substantially completed and occupied SOFA district,” says Richard Jones, a Delray Beach architect who is not only designing many of the projects within the district but also gets credit for creating the SOFA name. “It will be a great place to live and work.”

Already, plans for about 450 residential units and a smattering of retail space are in the works for the SOFA district, which will have a mix of both rental units and condominium apartments.

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“WITHIN FIVE YEARS YOU WILL SEE A SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLETED AND OCCUPIED SOFA DISTRICT.”

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Top: Osceola Park neighborhood Bottom: SOFA Delray Beach 2 building

the projects include:

• SOFA DELRAY BEACH 1: 117 rental apartments between Southeast Third and Fourth avenues and south of Southeast First Street, expected to be completed before year’s end.

• SOFA DELRAY BEACH 2: 55 rental units between Southeast Second and First avenues, south of Southeast First Street. It is expected to be completed by early next year.

• 111 FIRST DELRAY: 76 condominium units on Southeast First Avenue, just south of Southeast First Street, expected to open at the end of 2017. The project also will include 4,500 square feet of retail space.

• THE METROPOLITAN: 48 condominium units on Southeast Third Avenue, just north of Southeast First Street, expected to be completed by the end of 2017. The project will include 5,000 square feet of rental space.

• UPTOWN DELRAY: 150 rental units between Southeast Fourth Avenue and U.S. Highway 1, north of Southeast Second Street. The project also will include 8,000 square feet of retail on Federal Highway.

• SOFA DISTRICT OFFICE BUILDING: 20,000 square feet of Class A office space on the northeast corner of Southeast First Street and Second Avenue. november/december 2015

In all, Jones estimates that developers have invested close to $250 million into the SOFA district, with more likely to come as remaining parcels are developed. Wellknown in Delray Beach, Jones has been a driving force behind the rehabilitation of an area that had become neglected over time.

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“NEW DEVELOPMENTS SOUTH OF ATLANTIC WILL BALANCE OUT THE SEASONAL NATURE OF OUR DOWNTOWN.”

the office, I saw the area as an underutilized void in the heart of our downtown. There were boarded-up buildings, empty lots and a lot of crime in the area.”

With Delray’s popularity on the rise, Jones looked to the future and came up with the name SOFA soon after he discarded an earlier choice—SOFAT—for obvious reasons. “We saw an opportunity to take an area that was undesirable and brand it in a way that would give it an allure of being an attractive place to live and work,” Jones says.

One of the first to see the potential of the area was Miami’s Related Group, led by developer Jorge Perez.

The group spent about $7 million to buy property south of downtown, according to the Sun Sentinel, and later turned down an offer to sell the property for $10 million a short time later.

“We love being pioneers,” says Arturo Pena, vice president of development for the group, explaining that the company saw the future in the SOFA area. “There’s just a magic on Atlantic Avenue, and that’s one of the big selling points.”

Rental units in the group’s SOFA buildings will range in average price from $1,800 a month for a studio apartment to about $2,800 a month for a two-bedroom, twobath unit. To comply with Delray Beach requirements, Related Group will be incorporating 19 units that meet the city’s affordable-housing standards.

While a few small office buildings— including one that housed a Department of Corrections office—and some older homes converted into offices were demolished as part of the revitalization of

the area, as much as 50 percent of the property housing the new four- and five-story residential units was vacant. Among the few businesses that will remain in the area is Kevro’s Arts Bar, just south of the Related Group’s SOFA Delray Beach 2. While there have been issues with access to the eight-year-old bar during construction, owner Kevin Rouse says he’s glad to see SOFA coming into its own.

“All these years without a neighborhood we struggled,” he says. “Now the neighborhood is here.”

Rouse says that early on, customers would shy away from walking to and from the arts bar—a combination art gallery and bar—because it was dark and isolated at night. “It was a no-man’s land,” he says. “There were no businesses, and it was all vacant land.”

It was so bad, Rouse says, that he put up lights of his own on the street so his customers would feel safer.

Those light fixtures came down with construction, however, and getting to Kevro’s became a bit more of a challenge. Rouse worked with representatives of the Related Group, which is building SOFA 2 right up against the bar’s property line, and concessions were reached.

To liven up his courtyard, Rouse won the right to paint a mural on one of SOFA’s outside walls. The Related Group has also promised to help clean up the area once construction is complete. november/december 2015

Clockwise, from left: The Metropolitan, 111 First, SOFA district office building and Felipe Vergara. Insets: Cary Glickstein (this page) and Kevin Rouse (opposite page)

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“What’s needed in Delray is housing to serve the retail sector,” he says.

Both Morton and Felipe Vergara, a founding member of SOFA Partners, which is developing 111 First Delray, believe there is a pent-up demand for condominium units downtown. “There hasn’t been a new-construction condominium project in downtown Delray Beach for quite some time,” Vergara says.

Buying a condominium downtown comes with a substantial price. Units in 111 First Delray will cost anywhere between $400,000 and $800,000. With traffic already an issue and with the addition of as many as 900 new residents, Randal Krejcarek, Delray Beach’s director of environmental services, predicts traffic patterns will change, and residents in the area will seek out alternative modes of transportation.

“There probably will be some increase in traffic, but it’s not going to get to the point where there’s gridlock,” he says.

For property owners like Kevin Homer of the Osceola Park neighborhood and Rouse of Kevro’s, the building boom in SOFA not only means a safer and better-traveled path to downtown; it also means skyrocketing property values.

“People are knocking on my door to buy my house for quadruple what I paid for it,” Homer says.

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“We and the contractors responded quickly to resolve the issues,” Pena says. “It’s just being a good neighbor.”

Today, Rouse is welcoming SOFA 2 and all the changes that are coming to his neighborhood. “Second Avenue is the second main drag in Delray Beach,” he says. “Now it will bring Atlantic Avenue right to Kevro’s.”

While many in city hall and throughout the business community welcome the growth of SOFA and the potential for nighttime activity, Delray mayor Cary Glickstein and some business leaders would like to see more office space built in the area.

“The new developments south of Atlantic will help support our merchants by balancing out the seasonal nature of our downtown,” Glickstein says. “But we have also lost prime office re-development land that would provide the missing ‘third leg of the stool.’

“I am hopeful we will see more creative office development there to capture a large number of these new residents with compelling employment opportunities so they remain in our downtown—day and night—and their cars stay parked at home and off our roads leading in and out of downtown.”

Still, developers such as Michael Morton, whose Morton Group is behind the planned 48-unit Metropolitan condominium, believe residential development will benefit the downtown economy by providing homes for retail customers.

FOR SOME PROPERTY OWNERS, THE BUILDING BOOM IN SOFA MEANS SKYROCKETING PROPERTY VALUES.

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It’s no longer all about charity balls and names on buildings— a new generation of givers wants hands-on results.

Story by Emily Minor Photography by Eduardo Schneider

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ven in these times of online charity campaigns, divided political policies and an often-finicky Dow, philanthropy in America continues to thrive. Indeed, charitable giving—which dates back to Socrates—reached $358 billion last year. That’s billion, with a “B.”

So why does philanthropy still matter, perhaps now more than ever? Can only the über wealthy give back? (Um, that’s a big “no.”) And how—and why—have our nation’s philanthropic habits changed since our mothers’ doe-eyed Junior League days of the 1950s and ’60s?

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Look Local.

Look Green.

JESTENA BOUGHTON, Colony Hotel & Cabana Club

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e doubt that Plato thought about preserving trees and water and local jobs when he dabbled in philanthropy all those centuries ago, although he might have. He was that kind of guy. But for Jestena Boughton, a third-generation Floridian whose family has owned the Colony Hotel & Cabana Club

back were super basic: gift certificates for a night or two away from home. “I found that what’s appreciated is just a little one-night stay away,” she says. “People love the idea of a getaway.”

She’s always supported the local PTA, elementary school, cancer run.

But Boughton knew something else about how she was going to give

“I’d always considered myself to be a modernist, and here I was turning into a historical preservationist.” for decades, being local and being green were paramount to her moving home—and giving back.

A renowned landscape architect, college professor and lecturer, Boughton left Delray Beach in 1974.

She had things to do! Twenty years later, she returned. Her parents gone. The city just on the verge of revitalization. And the old family hotel in need of some serious TLC. “I’d always considered myself to be a modernist,” she says. “And here I was turning into a historical preservationist.” She jumped into the role with all she had, determined to get the property out of the red and then give back to her hometown.

“As soon as I started getting out of debt, I began inching into philanthropy,” she says. Her M.O.?

Start small; start local. And preserve whatever you can. “I knew from the beginning I would run the property as a green hotel,” she says.

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back; she was going to lob it right off the top of hotel profits. She wanted no part of fancy—and time-consuming—board meetings and galas.

“There are a lot of people out there who put on wonderful events that are amazing,” she says. “I don’t have time for that. We are running a tight ship here, and having events takes a huge amount of time.”

So she chose very, very wisely.

And the modernist girl with the pretty hippie hair began preserving the past. Recently, she gave $5,000 for the city’s historic house museums. “They were quite appreciative,” she says, modestly.

“I think a lot of people are philanthropic toward people-centric organizations. Things for children.

Things for diseases,” adds Boughton, who sleeps well at night (usually) knowing she’s holding up history and Earth, little by little.

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Have Some Fun

BECKY WALSH, Delray Beach Public Library, Board of Directors

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on’t get the wrong impression about Becky Walsh and her fundraising efforts for the Delray Beach Public Library—which, by the way, isn’t actually run by the city because it’s a nonprofit. Who knew?

Walsh takes her work seriously.

After all, providing good library service hails back to some of our earliest philanthropists—people

helped to raise nearly $1 million for her local library. “It’s just a fun night,” she says. “It’s not stressful.

There’s no ball. There’s no live auction. We wanted to get away from the drudgery of a ball, where you have to dress up, you have to do this and you have to do that.”

Entertained by comedians and other oddballs of entertainment, patrons can relax, wear something casual, even drink a Budweiser.

“It’s not stressful. There’s no ball. There’s no live auction. We wanted to get away from the drudgery of a ball, where you have to dress up.” like Ben Franklin and Andrew Carnegie. But with all the—shall we say, stuffy—fundraisers out there, Walsh knew years ago she wanted to do something more fun, and more relaxed.

So she and her fellow big-thinkers started “Laugh With the Library,” an annual event that she really believes is “the most talked-about night of the charitable season.”

“That’s what they call it,” she says simply, about the public’s reviews of her night of comedy and fun.

Since Laugh With the Library started a decade ago, Walsh has november/december 2015

“It’s great food and great drinks, and people are blown away when they see all the stuff that we do,” she says.

For Walsh, her foray into charity work really took off when she connected with the library. She’d given her time to the Junior League before. But she wanted something more down-to-earth, more earnest, more approachable. The library was her great find. Walsh has been with it since 2004; she’s also on the board of directors.

Today, she’s part of “Foothold on the Future”—a campaign to raise

millions for the expansion of the children’s library. And who did they turn to for a recent promotional video on their efforts? South Florida funnyman Dave Barry, the noted Miami Herald humorist.

Walsh—obviously a woman who enjoys a good one-liner, or two— says the work is challenging.

“These days, there are so many more causes to give to,” she says. So

she often thinks about her favorite inspirational quote from—get this—Muhammad Ali: “Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on earth.”

“Isn’t that just great?” she says.

For information about the library, visit delraylibrary.org, or call 561/266-0194. Its annual Laugh With the Library fundraiser is scheduled for Feb. 5, 2016. delray beach magazine

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PHILANTHROPY: A Retrospective

Create Capitalism

The word “philanthropy” comes from the Greek word philanthropos, which means “man-loving” or “love of humanity.”

In his will, the Greek philosopher Plato leaves his farm to a nephew with instructions that the proceeds support students and faculty at the academy he founded.

FRANK MCKINNEY, The Caring House Project

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f you’ve ever heard of Frank McKinney—that tall, wiry Fabio lookalike who writes books and builds mansions and shows up every Sunday at his local parish to usher for early Mass—then his view on philanthropy won’t surprise you.

“I call myself a philanthrocapitalist,” says McKinney, who has lived with his wife in the same rather modest house in coastal Delray Beach for nearly two

self-sufficient communities that revolve around plant nurseries, chicken farms, animal husbandry, fishing cooperatives and schools.

Once McKinney got so successful that he knew he wanted to give back to the world, he also knew he’d do things a little differently. That is, hands-on—and well beyond writing a check. “I graduated from high school with a 1.8 grade point average,” he says. “I’m a simpleton.

I had to choose the most obvious

“We can build a whole house for eight people in under four grand. I buy everything local to help the local economy.” decades. “Charity doesn’t work.

It’s free enterprise and capitalism that frees individuals and cities and countries from the bondage of poverty.”

So about 12 years ago, McKinney—a self-made guy who’s earned his fortune from mostly realestate investments—went to one of the poorest places on Earth: Haiti.

And he built a village where dozens of Haitian families could live and work. “That first year, I could hardly get 10 people to go with me,” he says.

“Today, there’s a waiting list.”

For his venture, called The Caring House Project, McKinney hires Haitians from the island to build his projects. It’s not like Habitat for Humanity, where volunteers show up and swing a hammer, he says. “That takes work away from the people who need it.” Instead, when McKinney and his investors finish a building in Haiti, they leave behind sustainable, november/december 2015

problem in the world and attack it.” He estimates that by the end of this year, The Caring House Project will have built housing for 10,000 homeless people outside of the United States.

For McKinney, philanthropy is a no-brainer, although the way that he gives back took some finessing.

He knew he had to create jobs, community and life purpose for the people at the receiving end. “We can build a whole house for eight people in under four grand,” he says. “I buy everything local to help the local economy.”

His investors are only on the trips to watch, something he calls immersion philanthropy. “It’s more experiential,” he says. “With our charity, you see the before and after.”

For information about The Caring House Project, visit frankmckinney.com, and click on Caring House Project.

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Philanthropy disappears during the Middle Ages.

(Imagine that.)

Upon his death in 1637, minister John Harvard leaves his estate to start a new school in Cambridge, Mass. Hello Harvard.

Benjamin Franklin and 50 friends start The Library Company of Philadelphia in 1731, the country’s first successful circulation library, so that “people of moderate means can better themselves through reading.”

James Smithson, a British scientist, leaves his estate to a nephew in 1836, stipulating that upon his nephew’s death the money pay for “an establishment for the increase and diffusion of knowledge among men.” It is today’s Smithsonian Institution.

The 1800s were important years. Children’s Aid Society.

New York Philharmonic. Boys & Girls Club. American Red Cross. United Way of America. Salvation Army. Sierra Club.

All were started in the 1800s through philanthropic means.

We love this one! A woman named Margaret Olivia Sage starts the first truly modern-day charitable foundation when her wealthy (and stingy) husband dies in 1906. She uses his millions for a bevy of charities, mostly educationrelated.

Gifting takes off in the early 1900s with names we still recognize today. Andrew Carnegie. John D. Rockefeller.

Henry Ford. In 1988, a newspaper is created to cover the country’s charitable sector. It is called The Chronicle of Philanthropy.

Bill and Melinda Gates step into big-time philanthropy with a $200 million pledge in the late 1990s to connect American libraries to the Internet. Today, the couple has given away more than $30 billion to national and global causes.

Millennials start to push philanthropy toward online giving, where donations can be made with one click. The technique is used for charities and events big and small: bowl-athons, walks, 5K runs, but also nonprofits that pay into global issues like drinking water, education and human rights.

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Include the Middle Class

TANDY ROBINSON, Impact 100 Palm Beach County

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he idea is so simple, Tandy Robinson might wish she’d thought of it herself: Appeal to women of all walks of life to give less than $100 per month. Women who work; women who don’t; women who are mothers, grandmothers, fur mommies.

Transgender women. New college grads. Women who are old and frail and remarkably wise. And then meet annually to discuss where the money should go.

And that, in a nutshell, is Impact 100, a female-centric charity that uses individual $1,000 donations to collect millions for change.

“It’s perfect,” says Robinson, who started the local chapter four years ago. “It allows for anyone to be that kind of big philanthropist.”

Indeed, in just four years, Impact

they probably have, Steele reckoned back in 2001, is the ability to write a check each year for $1,050. (In South Florida, that first $1,000 goes directly to Impact 100 coffers, and the $50 goes to the Community Foundation of Palm Beach and Martin Counties, which acts as Impact 100’s administrative arm.)

Throughout the year, charities apply for the Palm Beach County grant money, and the review process is rigorous. Impact 100 board members visit applicant sites, review financial records, interview staff and volunteers, and examine the nonprofit’s plan for the money. The fine print demands the grant money be spent on programs, not buildings, and the programs have to be implemented within two years.

Robinson says the charity defi-

“Impact 100 allows anyone to be that kind of big philanthropist...Women tend to want to roll up their sleeves and be part of it.”

100 Palm Beach County has given away $1.12 million, and it’s done so in $100,000 grant increments. Why? Members believe $100,000 is enough money to make a real difference on any given problem or issue.

Founded nationally in 2001 by Cincinnati businesswoman Wendy Steele, the organization beckons busy but good-hearted women who might not have hundreds of hours to give to gala committees and board meetings. They might not have $10,000 for a table at the big gala. But what 72

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nitely plays into women’s affection for doing the right thing. “Women tend to roll up their sleeves and want to be a part of it,” she says.

And the annual meeting when they decide on the grant recipients is said to be a raucous debate. For the startup, Robinson relied on friends Cindy Krebsbach and Lisa Mulhall, both of whom are still on the board. “This idea of pooling our money and being very strategic, it’s different,” Robinson says. “And it’s very, very powerful.” november/december 2015

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Gold and brass finishes will continue to shine this year, making lustrous, jewelry-like statements throughout the home. Far from the gaudy and glaring accents of the 1970s, these finishes are more elegant than extravagant.

If you’re looking for a simple and eye-catching way to update your decor, go for the gold.

With its gold-leaf finish, the River Stone cocktail table by Phillips Collection adds surprising form and glamorous shimmer to the sitting area of this master suite.

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LET IT SHINE

Gold and its many incarnations make a winning statement in everything from furnishings to fixtures. Better still, it can adapt to any room style—plus, it mixes with other metals, giving those elements a fresh look and broad appeal.

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Gold enriches a modern lamp and accessory on this accent table with a similar gold finish.

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Subtle gold trim embellishes a Dessin Fournir chair, and gold accents adorn a table

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If gold and brass finishes seem stuffy and staid, use them on streamlined contemporary furnishings and fixtures to give them instant modern appeal.

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community dancers: Brian Altschuler, Peg Anderson, Elias Janetis, Frank McKinney, Holly Meehan, Chris Nichols, Donna Parlapiano and Wendy Sadusky. The event raised more than $324,000 for the George Snow Scholarship Fund.

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DECK 84 LABOR DAY WHERE: Delray Beach WHAT: Deck 84’s fifth-annual Labor Day celebration

featured live music and drink specials—all weekend— and is quickly becoming party central for this holiday.

Jah Steve and Counterfeit Crew

Shaina Wizov and Amber Clark

Gabriela Lanchares Honey Ackerman

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CHEF VS. CHEF

WHERE: Delray Beach WHAT: This weekly bracket-style throwdown

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at Max’s Harvest pits 16 top South Florida chefs in an original summer series with a duration of 15 weeks—until the top chef is crowned. (The series was still underway as of this writing).

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HAPPY HOUR AT APEIRO

WHERE: Delray Beach WHAT: This popular Mediterranean

restaurant hosted a delicious happy hour this summer, featuring some of Chef Blonsky’s innovative bites.

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Leanne Griffith, James J. Eaton and Ron Gilinsky

SEEK IN THE CITY SCAVENGER HUNT CLOSING PARTY

WHERE: Delray Beach WHAT: The closing party for this year’s Seek in The City scavenger hunt was at

Saltwater Brewery. The Chamber-sponsored scavenger hunt involved five-person teams racking up clues all over Delray—and benefited the Campaign for Gradelevel Reading and the Council for Educational Change.

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Elizabeth Burrows and Ryan Boylston

YPAD (YOUNG PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION OF DELRAY BEACH) WHERE: SoHo in Delray Beach WHAT: This business networking group for professionals under 40 has monthly events

including socials, speakers, entrepreneurial group discussions and mentorship opportunities.

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RETURN TO WOODSTOCK WHERE: Elks Lodge, Delray Beach WHAT: The Delray Beach Initiative is a group of business owners

dedicated to enhancing the lives of local children. Recently the group hosted a “Return to Woodstock” party to benefit Family Promise of South Palm Beach County, a program that provides temporary shelter, meals and supplies to homeless families in transition.

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About a gazillion great Delray spots—from Deck 84 and Blue Anchor to Cut 432, Buddha Sky Bar, Racks Fish House + Oyster Bar, The Office, Vic & Angelo’s, Sazio and many more—are included in DD’s stable of fine dining. All you do is call, wait 45 minutes and a personable young dude will show up at your door with a hot gourmet meal happily snuggled in a plastic thermo box. Delivery is $5 ($7 if you use a card) and more if you order from several places.

Did we mention we LOVE this idea? So maybe it’s only for special occasions, or when you need to give yourself a break. But it’s worth the indulgence—like having a private chef—and it works.

Not to mention that Delivery Dudes is now delivering your beverage of choice if the bar at home is dry.

It’s a win-win and a great way to sample Delray fine dining when you can’t hit the Avenue. There are delivery boundaries, so check the service area first.

Jayson Koss, owner, Delivery Dudes

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DINING KEY $ Inexpensive: under $17 $$ Moderate: $18 to $35 $$$ Expensive: $36 to $50 $$$$ Very expensive: $50+ DELRAY BEACH Paul Kline’s quirky, individualistic, obscurely located little place is one of the most important restaurants in Delray. The menu changes frequently, but hope the evening’s fare includes plump scallops with caramelized mango sauce, shrimp and chorizo skewers with corn puree, stunning delicious roasted cauliflower with Parmesan mousse and bacon, and wicked-good espresso panna cotta. • Dinner Mon.–Sat. 561/303-1939. $$

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 Potana Farm crispy squash blossoms on eggplant caponata and Greek-style locally speared black grouper with red beet hummus and tzatziki.

When the food is this good, you don’t need to shout.

• Dinner daily. 561/276-7868. $$$ 50 ocean—50 S. Ocean Blvd. Seafood. The former Upper Deck at Boston’s on the Beach is now the more upscale, seafood-oriented spot. The menu ranges from familiar to slightly more inventive, from a classic lobster bisque and crisp-tender fried clam bellies to rock shrimp pot pie and baked grouper topped with blue crab. The cinnamon-dusted beignets are puffs of amazingly delicate deep-fried air and should not under any circumstances be missed. • Lunch Mon.–Sat. Dinner daily. Brunch Sun. 561/278-3364. $$

angelo elia pizza • bar • tapas—16950 Jog Road. Italian. Nothing on the menu of Angelo Elia’s modern, small plates-oriented osteria disappoints, but particularly notable are the meaty fried baby artichokes stuffed with breadcrumbs and speck, delicate chicken-turkey meatballs in Parmesan-enhanced broth, and Cremona pizza with a sweet-salty-earthypungent mélange of pears, pancetta, gorgonzola, sundried figs and mozzarella. • Lunch Tues.–Sun. Dinner daily. 561/381-0037. $

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3rd & 3rd—301 N.E. Third Ave. Gastropub. John

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apeiro kitchen & bar—14917 Lyons Road. Mediter-

buddha sky bar—217 E. Atlantic Ave. Pan Asian.

ranean. Burt Rapoport has another winner, and west Delray diners have another reason to stay in their neighborhood with the debut of this stylish, contemporary Mediterranean eatery. With former Chicago toque David Blonsky as chef and partner, Apeiro’s menu spans the entire Mediterranean, with dishes like Moroccanspiced lamb ribs, 14-ounce double-cut pork chop and fluffy meatballs adorned with tomato sauce, ricotta and pesto. The apple crostata, baked in a wood-burning oven, is one of the best desserts in town. • Dinner daily.

561/501-4443. $$

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 Tokyo beef 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. 561/665-4900. $$

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. 561/274-2046. $$

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 restaurnat, Max’s Grille, have made the trek, like the hearty chopped salad and baconwrapped meatloaf. Other dishes are variations on the comfort food theme, including 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. The menu is november/december 2015

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, mouthwatering seafood, chicken and beef entrees.

Vic & Angelo’s serves up delectable, rustic Italian cuisine, including soulsatisfying 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.

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201 E. Atlantic Ave. • Delray Beach • 561-276-3600 theofficedelray.com

290 E. Atlantic Ave. • Delray Beach • 561-278-9570 4520 PGA Blvd. • Palm Beach Gardens • 561-630-9899 vicandangelos.com

[ dining guide ] 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. $$$

a palette-pleasing travelogue, including starters like mariquitas (fried banana chips) and main courses such as seafood paella (think mussels, shrimp, clams, conch, scallops and octopus). • Lunch and dinner daily.

561/274-9090. $$

cabo flats—Delray Marketplace, 14851 Lyons Road.

Mexican. Mexican cuisine often has more personas than Madonna. This highly stylized cantina adds another— that of California’s Chicano culture. All your favorite Mexican dishes are there, as well as enormous margaritas but also niftier items like the crispy tuna tacos. • Lunch and dinner daily. 561/499-0378. $

dada—52 N. Swinton Ave. Contemporary American. The same provocative, whimsical creativity that spawned Dada the art movement infuses Dada the restaurant, giving it a quirky charm all its own. The comfort food with a moustache menu has its quirky charms too, like shake-n-bake pork chops with sweetsavory butterscotch onions, and a brownie-vanilla ice cream sundae with strips of five-spice powdered bacon. The wittily decorated 1920s-vintage houseturned-restaurant is, as they say, a trip. • Dinner daily.

561/330-3232. $$

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 house-made pasta 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 with San Marzano tomato sauce. • Brunch and dinner daily. 561/274-9404. $$

d’angelo trattoria—9 S.E. Seventh Ave. Italian.

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 with freshtasting 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

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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. $$

deck 84—840 E. Atlantic Ave. Contemporary Ameri-

mally 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. $$

el camino—15 N.E. Second Ave. Mexican. This sexy, bustling downtown spot is from the trio behind nearby Cut 432 and Park Tavern. Fresh, quality ingredients go into everything from the tangy tomatillo salsas to the world-class fish tacos clad in crisp, delicate fried skin and set off by tart pineapple salsa. Cinnamon and sugar-dusted churros are the perfect dessert. And do check out the margaritas, especially the half-and-half blend of smoky mezcal and blanco tequila. • Lunch and dinner daily. 561/865-5350. $$

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the grove—187 N.E. Second Ave. American. 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. $$$

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. $$

can. 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 stellar flatbreads or the thick and juicy 10-ounce special blend burger. And the waterfront location can’t be beat. • Lunch Mon.– Fri. Brunch Sat.–Sun. Dinner daily. 561/665-8484. $

mainstay of Big Time Restaurant Group serves up reasonably priced seafood that never disappoints, such as shrimp and grits with jumbo lump crab cake, jalapeño cheddar grits, asparagus and peperonata. • Lunch Mon.–Sun. Dinner nightly. Outdoor dining. 561/272-0220. $$

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. $

can. Since 1989, this upscale tavern has been a Delray favorite. The straightforward menu focuses on entrées, especially the famed Allen Brothers beef; choose from numerous cuts and preparations—and add a lobster tail for good measure. • Lunch and dinner daily.

561/265-0122. $$

house of siam—25 N.E. Second Ave. Thai. The nor-

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 calves brains. • Dinner Tues.–Sun. 561/272-3566. $$ j&j seafood bar & grill—634 E. Atlantic Ave. Seafood. This local favorite on the Avenue—owned by John Hutchinson (also the chef) and wife Tina—serves up everything from burgers and wraps to a menu brimming with seafood options. Don’t forget to inquire about the stunning array of 10 specials—every night. • Lunch and dinner Tues.–Sat. 561/272-3390. $$ jimmy’s bistro—9 S. Swinton Ave. Eclectic. Jimmy’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 november/december 2015

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[ dining guide ] 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. $$

short rib with killer mac-n-cheese. Banana cream pie is so ridiculously luscious you’ll wish they served it in a gallon bucket instead of a mason jar. 561/501-4332. $$

la cigale—253 S.E. Fifth Ave. Mediterranean. This

ican. 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 to mussels. Don’t miss the restaurant’s winning take on the thick, juicy Prime beef burger and simply wicked maplefrosted donuts with bacon bits and two dipping sauces. • Lunch and dinner daily. 561/276-3600. $$

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. $$

latitudes ocean grill—2809 S.Ocean Blvd., Highland Beach. Contemporary American. This seaside restaurant at the Delray Sands 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. $$ lemongrass bistro—420 E. Atlantic Ave. PanAsian. 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. $

the office—201 E. Atlantic Ave. Contemporary Amer-

park tavern—32 S.E. Second Ave. Contemporary American. The guys from Cut 432 have done it again with this hip, casual modern American tavern. The menu is tightly focused and tightly executed, whether Maryland crab cake featuring fat chunks of succulent crab or a behemoth slab of tender, juicy prime rib for a near-saintly $29—or the decadent soft pretzel bites. • Dinner daily, brunch Sat. and Sun. 561/265-5093. $$

the porch—85 S.E. Sixth Ave. Italian. The concept is simple: fresh, honest, inviting food. The husband-wife team of Heinrich Lowenberg and Pamela Lomba delivers with classic and creative dishes, alike. Highlights include house-made capellini and the cocoa-dusted tiramisu. • Dinner daily. 561/303-3647. $$

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.

• Dinner daily. 561/865-5845. $$$ racks fish house + oyster bar—5 S.E. Second Ave. Seafood. Gary Rack, who also has scored with his spot in Mizner Park, certainly seems to have the restaurant Midas touch, as evidenced by this updated throwback to classic fish houses. Design, ambience and service hit all the right notes. Oysters are terrific any way you get them; grilled fish and daily specials are excellent. • Lunch and dinner daily. 561/450-6718. $$$ scuola vecchia—522 E. Atlantic Ave. Neapolitan pizza. This bright pizza and wine place makes a certified and serious Neapolitan 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. $

smoke—8 E. Atlantic Ave. Barbecue. With famed pit master Bryan Tyrell manning the smoker, this joint smokes every other barbecue spot in South Florida.

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mastino—25 N.E. Second Ave. Italian/pizza. While pizza from the restaurant’s oak-fired oven may be the focus, Mastino also dishes an array of small plates, from an achingly rich mac-n-three cheeses to a hearty “Old School” meatball with tomato sauce and ricotta to plump littleneck clams in a garlicky white wine-olive oil broth. • Lunch Fri.–Sun. Dinner daily. 561/921-8687. $ max’s harvest—169 N.E. Second Ave. Contemporary 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 savory bourbon-maple glazed pork belly, goat-cheese croquettes with red chili-guava jelly and grilled local swordfish with orange cumin vinaigrette. • Dinner daily. 561/381-9970. $$ max’s social house—116 N.E. Sixth Ave. Gastropub. Dennis Max has hit on a winning formula at this residence-turned-restaurant that has seen its share of incarnations. Expect inventive farm-to-fork small plates, artisan cocktails and craft beers, and a hip, urban vibe.

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[ dining guide ] Terra Fiamma’s chicken Allesandro

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 CRISTINA MORGADO

the name, there’s nothing crazy about the cooking at this homey eatery. It’s the hearty, soul-satisfying Italian cuisine we’ve all come to know and love. Spaghetti Bolognese is a fine version of a Northern Italian classic.

• Dinner nightly. (Tues.–Sun. during summer). 561/5850320. $$ three-wood smoker is good, but his competition-style ribs are porky-smoky-spicy heaven, the Sistine Chapel of rib-dom. Crisp-greaseless house-made potato chips, meaty baked beans and plush-textured banana-coconut pudding are also excellent. The ambiance is an inviting blend of Southern hospitality, urban chic and sports bar.

• Lunch and dinner daily. 561/330-4236. $$

sundy house—106 S. Swinton Ave. Contemporary American/Mediterranean. It’s always been historic, with a changing lineup of top chefs. These days the Sundy 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. $$$ terra fiamma—9169 W. Atlantic Ave. Italian. The

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 fried green tomato caprese. • Dinner nightly, brunch Sat. and Sun. 561/921-0201. $$

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. We are especially partial to the deservedly famous “John’s mom’s meatball.” Portions are substantial, so expect leftovers. • Lunch and dinner daily. 561/278-9570. $$$

pleasures of simple, hearty, well-prepared Italian-American cuisine are front and center at Wendy Rosano’s latest venture. Among the pleasures you should enjoy are delicate, pillow-y veal meatballs in Marsala sauce; lusty chicken Allesandro with mushrooms, spinach and artichoke hearts; and a finely crafted tiramisu that’s as satisfying as it is familiar. • Lunch and dinner daily.

561/495-5570. $$

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tramonti—119 E. Atlantic Ave. Italian. With its roots

china dumpling—1899-5 N. Congress Ave. Chinese.

The dim sum basket is an absolute must-try. Meanwhile, the pork dumplings and shrimp dumplings are not to be missed. • Lunch and dinner daily. 561/737-2782. $

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

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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. $

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. $

LANTANA the station house—233 Lantana Road. Seafood.

If you’re hungry for Maine lobster, plucked live out of giant tanks and cooked to order, this modest replica of a 1920s train station is the place to go. Lobsters come in all sizes (up to 8 pounds) and are so reasonably priced that getting a taste of one without reservations is highly unlikely. • Dinner nightly. 561/547-9487. $$$

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[ dining guide ] cucina dell’ arte—257 Royal Poinciana Way.

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Italian. The wide range of items on the menu and the great quality of Cucina’s cuisine, combined with its fine service, ensures a fun place for a casual yet delectable meal—not to mention being a vantage point for spotting local celebs. • Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. Outdoor dining. 561/655-0770. $$

echo—230A Sunrise Ave. Asian. The cuisine reverberates with the tastes of China, Thailand, Japan and Vietnam 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. $$ imoto—350 S. County Road. Asian Fusion/Tapas.

Clay Conley’s “little sister” (the translation of Imoto from Japanese) is next to his always-bustling Buccan.

Imoto turns out Japanese-inspired small plates with big-city sophistication, like witty Peking duck tacos and decadent tuna and foie gras sliders. Sushi selection is limited but immaculately fresh. • Dinner daily.

561/833-5522. $$

crowd. The venerable restaurant offers a marvelous array of risottos and fresh pastas and classic dishes like veal chop Milanese, pounded chicken breast and roasted rack of lamb. The wine list features great vintages. • Lunch and dinner daily. Outdoor dining. 561/835-1600. $$$

buccan—350 S. County Road. Contemporary American.

Casual elegance of Palm Beach meets modern culinary sensibilities of Miami at the first independent restaurant by chef Clay Conley. The design offers both intimate and energetic dining areas, while the menu is by turn familiar (wood-grilled burgers) and more adventurous (truffled steak tartare with crispy egg yolk, squid ink orrechiette).

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

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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. • Dinner nightly (closed Mon. during summer). 561/655-4020. $$$

chez jean-pierre—132 N. County Road. French.

Sumptuous cuisine, attentive servers and a see-andbe-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. $$$

jové kitchen & bar—2800 S. Ocean Blvd. Contemporary Italian. Jové is named for the Italian god of the sky, and when the folks at the tony Four Seasons decided to remake their premier restaurant, they reached high to offer the kind of food, service and ambience that would appeal to both their affluent older clientele and a younger, hipper, foodie-oriented crowd. Mission accomplished with dishes like the inventive take on octopus marinated and grilled with fennel, red pepper sauce and artichokes. Desserts sparkle too. • Dinner daily. 561/533-3750. $$ 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. $$

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nick & johnnie’s—207 Royal Poinciana Way. Contemporary American. Expect flavorful, moderately priced California-esque cuisine in a casual setting with affordable wines and young, energetic servers.

Try the short-rib 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. $$

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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. $$$ ta-boo—2221 Worth Ave. American. This selfdescribed “American bistro” is less typical “American” restaurant or classical French “bistro” than it is poshcasual refuge for the see-and-be-seen crowd in and around Palm Beach. The eclectic menu offers everything from roasted duck with orange blossom honeyginger sauce to dry-aged steaks and an assortment of pizzas. • Lunch and dinner daily. 561/835-3500. $$ trevini ristorante—290 Sunset Ave. Italian. This is great Italian and an overall warm experience, complemented by a stately but comfortable room and excellent ambiance. We love the crispy fillet of herbcrusted sole in a rich, buttery sauce and the veal scallopini in a lemon caper Chardonnay sauce. • Lunch Mon.–Sat. Dinner nightly. 561/833-3883. $$$

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café centro—2409 N. Dixie Highway. Italian.

This modest little osteria has an unpretentious ambience, piano nightly after 7 p.m., fine service, robust portions and relatively modest prices. And, of course, simple and well-wrought Italian cuisine. • Lunch Mon.–Sat. Dinner daily. 561/514-4070. $$ leila—120 S. Dixie Highway. Mediterranean. Flowing drapes and industrial lighting complete the exotic decor in this Middle Eastern hit. Sensational hummus is a must-try. Lamb kebab with parsley, onion and spices makes up the delicious Lebanese lamb kefta. Take your Turkish coffee to the patio for an arguileh (water pipe) experience. • Lunch Mon.–Fri. Dinner Mon.–Sun. 561/659-7373. $$

marcello’s la sirena—6316 S. Dixie Highway. Italian. You’re in for a true Italian treat if the pasta of the day is prepared with what might be the best Bolognese sauce ever. There are countless other top choices at this cozy mainstay, which opened in 1986, including the chicken breast, pounded thin and filled with fontina and prosciutto. • Dinner Mon.–Sat. (closed Memorial Day–Labor Day). 561/585-3128. $$ pistache—101 N. Clematis St. French. Pistache doesn’t just look like a French bistro, it cooks like one.

The menu includes such bistro specialties as mussels mariniere, coq au vin and steak tartare. All this, plus views of the Intracoastal Waterway and Centennial Park for those dining al fresco. • Brunch Sat.–Sun. Lunch and dinner daily. 561/833-5090. $$

rhythm café—3800 S. Dixie Highway. Casual American. Once a diner, the interior of this spot along the area’s Antique Row is eclectic and kitschy. The crab cakes are famous here, and the tapas are equally delightful. • Dinner Tues.–Sun. 561/833-3406. $$

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American. Take a quarter-cup of Palm Beach, a tablespoon of Nantucket, a pinch of modern American cookery and a couple gallons of the owners’ savoir faire, and you have Eddie Schmidt’s and Ozzie Medeiros’s spot. The menu roams the culinary globe for modest contemporary tweaks on classically oriented dishes. Try the fried calamari “Pad Thai.” • Dinner daily. 561/855-2660. $$$

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Giving thanks 2015 Being grateful for life’s little lessons.

“When it comes to life, the critical thing is whether you take things for granted or take them with gratitude.”

-G.K. Chesterton

The author at The National Ability Center in his “sit ski”

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was a moody kid, a contrarian, prone to venting my frustrations on my dad. He didn’t let me get away with all that complaining, fixing his steely blue eyes on me and saying time and time again, “I cried because I had no shoes until I met a man who had no feet.”

It is a sentiment that has resonated with me for a lifetime, especially this time of year—16 words that always manage to remind me what I am grateful for. They put my life into perspective, and have helped define who I am.

In winter of 1988 I made up my mind to learn how to ski. Unable to walk, I joined a program at Park City Handicapped Sports (Known today as The National Ability Center). My instructor was a Vietnam vet whose right leg had been blown off by a land mine.

After strapping me into my “sit ski” he tethered himself to the rear of it and off we went. The run down the mountain’s trails was thrilling and exhilarating. At age 48 it was an experience that I would never trade for anything.

However, what defined this experience was not the run down the mountain; it’s what happened in the locker room afterward. This crowded space was not filled with your typical après-ski crowd. There was a young woman with slurred speech and jerky movements, the result of a head injury; a youngster with cerebral palsy; a smiling, teenage blind girl who was being assisted by one of the volunteers.

I remember how my instructor exchanged his heavy ski prosthesis for his regular one. The stump left by the surgeons was red and irritated, but he never complained about his discomfort as he methodically placed his swollen stump into his prosthesis, his lifeline to walking.

I’ll never forget that day. Parents hugged their kids as they came into the room from the slopes. Everyone acted if they had just climbed Mt. Everest, their sense of accomplishment radiating from their wind-burned faces.

That day was my epiphany, when I really understood what my dad was telling me with his 16-word admonition. It was the day that I realized that I had made it down that mountain—made it down the slope of adversity—

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with children and young adults who would never enjoy the experiences I had had before being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. It was the day I saw how each of us coped with our handicaps, scuttling feelings of self-pity and concentrating on self-esteem.

This Thanksgiving and every day you live, thank God you can see the sunlight when you awake, as there are many who are blind. When you sit down to a meal give thanks, for there are many who are hungry. Give thanks for your family and your friends, for many are alone. Give thanks for your job and co-workers, for there are many with no job.

Thank God for his most precious gift, your life. Treasure it each day, and take nothing for granted. Find your way down the mountain no matter how difficult.

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Bill Bathurst

Board Member, Delray Beach Historical Society; Founding Board Member, Human Powered Delray

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one of Delray Beach’s pioneer families (the McMurrians), has deep roots in the community many of his close family members and cousins still call home. A graduate of Atlantic High School, Palm Beach State College and the University of Florida, Bathurst worked in brand management for Fortune 500 companies across the country before returning to Delray Beach in 1999 as a real estate broker. Active in the Boy Scouts, with two sons who are Eagle Scouts, Bathurst became district chairman for the Boca/Delray branch of the organization, serving in that volunteer position for four years.

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Bathurst, whose day job is broker associate for Golden Bear Realty, is on the board of the Delray Beach Historical Society, as well as Human Powered Delray, an organization he helped to create that works to make it safer, easier and more fun to walk and bike in Delray Beach. He is on the Dean’s Advisory Board at Palm Beach State College and also is involved with the Coastal Conservation Association’s South Palm Beach County chapter. In addition, Bathurst is the founder of The Reef, an online initiative designed to help entrepreneurs in Palm Beach County showcase their efforts and connect with investors, advisers and service providers.

“Delray is where my roots are. I know where it has come from, and I know where it’s going. I’m passionate about maintaining and preserving what we have and about telling the story of historic Delray. I’m also passionate about what makes Delray Beach special.”

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