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82 out & about Pictorial highlights from Cleveland Clinic’s centennial celebration, Art & Jazz on the Avenue, American Humane’s “Pups4Patriots” dinner dance and more.
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BY RANDY SCHULTZ 48 the vegan revolution Once a gastronomic ghetto, vegan cuisine is now a billion-dollar industry with a ballooning number of adherents. Our roundup of local restaurants, advocates, cooking tips and recipes shows that “plant-based” doesn’t mean “flavor-starved.”
BY CHRISTINA WOOD 21 snapshots We spotted you around town, from a charity golf tournament to an Earth Day cleanup to a “Love Boat”-themed cruise. 22 top 5/calendar A local singer-songwriter shares her life story one chord at a time, a painter’s hallucinogenic images of nature bloom at the Norton, and Wu-Tang & Nas co-headline the year’s most exciting double bill. Plus, street fashion, “Jersey Boys,” the Witches’ Ride and much more.
Delray’s newest boxing club is a knockout of an attraction, our local history enters the online streaming world, and the former Falcon House is reborn—again—with a name befitting its high-flying legacy. Plus, former news anchor Suzanne Boyd is bullish on Delray, an eco-friendly restaurant opens downtown, and more.
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The cost of living in a tourist mecca is a growing concern for Delray Beach’s residents—and the city and its civic institutions are listening.
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BY AARON BRISTOL 34 up close Meet a synchronized swimming superstar whose survival story inspired millions, and a Jamaican-born fiber artist weaving her place in the Delray cultural scene.
BY CHRISTIE GALEANO-DEMOTT 96 connectioncommunity A retired financial advisor channels her expertise and people skills into enriching the livelihoods of area seniors. BY RICH POLLACK contents september/october 2022 38
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BY JOHN THOMASON 38 dine Where there’s smoke, there’s fire: The Ray hotel’s Ember Grill is a hot spot with an imaginative menu.
BY TYLER CHILDRESS 89 dining guide Our review-driven dining guide showcases great restaurants in Delray and beyond.
BY JOHN THOMASON 57 home It’s the season for al fresco innovativeliving—anddesigners reveal best ways to bring the inside out.
BY CHRISTIE GALEANO-DEMOTT 42 SPECIAL REPORT: the housing crisis Our investigative reporter explores how booming inmigration, inflation and antidevelopment sentiment have contributed to a local housing market that is short in supply, high in demand and, for the average homebuyer, impossible to afford.
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FIVETHINGS(MORE) I LOVEDELRAYABOUT [ 1 ] Talking to Bobby Wollenberg on a slow day at Nina Raynor [ 2 ] Takeout from Hunan Gardens [ 3 ] Early Christmas shopping at Spice [ 4 ] Island Fisheries conch chowder from Bedner’s [ 5 ] A slow walk through the Morikami gardens
E veryone says it: It feels as if the world, even in Delray, is upside down these days. And nowhere is this more evident than in the price of real estate— and rent. Randy Schultz explores this state of affairs (page 42), citing aver age local prices that confirm what we’ve all been seeing now for awhile: Not only was Delray “discovered” years ago, but it’s now becoming unaffordable for those of us who knew it when. I remember looking at houses in Lake Ida back in the day, and it was still kind of a “spotty” neighborhood; you can’t touch anything in there for close to a million now. And the same with downtown: Who can afford to set up shop there anymore?
It makes sense that leaders of the DDA and the Chamber would spearhead this initiative, as both have been on the forefront of this entire effort—and this is what they do. Like every day. Here’s hoping the city keeps this effort alive and allows this group to carry our plan for ward, without getting bogged down in city politics or bureaucracy. It’s one chance we have to make our world a little less upside down, and a little more appealing to all of us who live here.
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All of this change roiling Delray, its rising prices and its growing population, and maybe most of all its reputation as a tourism hot spot, is altering the game here, and it prompted the formation of a tourism task force last year to determine how to manage tourism going for ward, preserving our appeal while improving both the local and visitor experience. I am on that task force, and we have recommended that the city fund a strategic tourism plan (there isn’t one now), executed by a designated group, to guide our tourism efforts going forward.
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delray beach magazine 15september/october 2022 hot list NEWS AND NOTES FROM DELRAY BEACH Camera,Lights,Action! boxes,bustlesDowntownandandloveisintheairatVillaAmore! BY CHRISTINA WOODThe Delray Beach Historical Society shoots its new “Historical Backroads” series
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For an organization focused on the past, the Delray Beach Historical Society has been awfully busy embracing new initia tives. At the top of the list are a new You Tube channel and a new documentary series to air on it. “Delray Beach: Histori cal Backroads,” filmed in conjunction with the organization’s oral history partner, Matt Sturgess of 4th Avenue Photogra phy & Video, will explore the stories be hind some of our most treasured locales and historic sites and delve into some lesser known chapters in the city’s histo ry. If you think “Old Delray” refers to the days when gas only cost $3 a gallon, pop some popcorn and get ready to wander down the byways of local history in some very good company. delraybeachhistory. org, 561/274-9578
With climate change heating things up, you have more important things to worry about than calories—like your carbon footprint. Fortunately, you don’t have to sacrifice flavor for sustainability. At least not if you’re dining at Cósta by OK&M. The Avenue’s newest organic and vegan res taurant celebrates fresh, locally sourced ingredients in its breakfast, brunch and dinner offerings and is committed to a sustainable, plastic-free lifestyle. Under the guidance of Chef Coton Stine Guzman, the restaurant uses containers made from renewable resources, such as sugarcane and plant-based bioplastics. They even compost all of the table scraps, not that there are that many, given the abundant flavors found in the Farm Fresh Burrito, gluten-free Cassava Tortillas, Lion’s Mane Burger, Cajun Beauty blackened sweet potato tacos, and more. costabyokm.com, 502 E. Atlantic Ave., Delray Beach, 561/501-6115
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If you are invited to an event at Villa Amore Estate, by all means go! The private estate-turned-event-venue is like a gleaming, sugar-coated slice of Palm Beach, comfortably ensconced on three acres in Delray—on Linton Boulevard just west of Military Trail, if you can believe it. The almost 12,000-square-foot, six-bedroom venue boasts numerous outdoor settings such as the Chandelier Banyan Tree, Sunset Garden and Pool Party Patio, as well as indoor spaces that can accommodate a gathering of up to 150 of your closest friends in elegant style. And, if you want to see how the other 1 percent live, you can rent the estate for up to four nights. villaamoreestate.com
Remember the first day of school and the thrill of opening a crisp new Mead composition notebook full of blank pages just wait ing to be filled? Well, you don’t have to head back to school to enjoy that sense of new beginnings and fresh possibilities. Levenger can help you explore some new prospects of your own with a range of stylish grownup notebooks, including the lightweight, refillable Circa notebook, which features a chic leather-alternative cover in a range of colors. And to fill the pages of your new notebook, the Delray Beach-based online retailer offers a wide selection of fabulous fountain, rollerball and ballpoint pens, including the Classic Majesty Ballpoint pen in swirls of pink. And if you need something to carry all of your new supplies, Le venger offers a backpack—in leather, of course—and a se lection of chic colorful totes.
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“There’s something exciting about gearing up for a new school year with the perfect supplies,” Levenger CEO Margaret Moraskie says. Even if you’re not heading back to the classroom!
These days, the trials and tribulations associated with travel are enough to drive you to drink. So, avoid the hassles and headaches (along with the cramped airline seating!) and indulge in a culinary tour of the world at The Falcon. You might start with the Elote Loco Salad, inspired by the flavors of Mexico, then try the Curry Cauliflower prepared with Indian spices or the Crispy Scallion Pancakes that pay homage to Chinese cooking. The Falcon’s tempting menu of tasty tapas also visits Italy, Japan, Puerto Rico, Lebanon, Denmark, Korea and France. You’ll find more down-home flavors on its Bathrobe Brunch menu, which seems only right. And, if you did bravely venture out into the world, the cozy confines of The Falcon (which formerly housed Death or Glory, Ceviche and the venerable Falcon House before it) and its creative cocktail menu might be just what you need to restore your battered psyche. falcondelray.com, 116 N.E. Sixth Ave., Delray Beach, 561/808-8814
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Take your fitness routine outside the box—and into the ring. The Delray Beach Boxing Club offers high-intensity cardio, muscle-sculpting endurance training and boxing-based fitness classes. You can work out alongside professional boxers without sacrificing the comforts of an upscale gym. Don’t want to break a sweat? You can enjoy the “sweet science” in VIP comfort when Delray Beach Boxing Club teams up with Black Sheep Boxing & Entertainment to present a full card of fights on Saturday, Oct. 8 at 7:30 p.m. at the Delray Tennis Center (201 W. Atlantic Ave.). Headliners include former NFL and UFC athlete Greg Hardy along with Delray-resident and graduate of St. Andrew’s School Steve Gef frard. delrayboxing.com, 2455 N. Old Dixie Highway, Delray Beach, 561/248-1212
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HER FAVORITE THING TO DO IN DELRAY: Eat! I’m a foodie. I just love all the restaurants.
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You’ve heard of Chicago deep-dish pizza and New York-style pizza, but did you know that New Haven, Conn., has its own brand of pizza, too? According to the folks at Ah-Beetz Pizzeria, “What sets New Haven style apart from other styles is its thin crust. Brick oven cooking makes the crust very crispy and chewy throughout using just the right balance of sauce, cheese and toppings. Our coal-fired brick oven cooks at an excess of 800 [degrees], which creates a darker crust known as ‘char.’” We might counter that what sets apizza (pronounced ah-beetz), as it’s known locally, apart is the fact that mozzarella is considered a topping. As are clams. Go figure. ah-beetz.com, 15200 Jog Road, Delray Beach, 561/908-2466
WHAT LOCALS SHOULD KNOW ABOUT DELRAY: It’s not too crowded [downtown]! There is plenty of park ing, you just have to know where to go. There’s free parking; I think that’s another misconception. WHAT NEWCOMERS SHOULD KNOW ABOUT OUR CITY: I think it’s important that people that come into this community understand the history that’s here. There’s a reason we don’t have highrise buildings, and why we don’t have a bunch of chain restaurants, and that’s what makes us special.
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FAVORITES: Brulé has been my favorite for many years. It’s consistently good; local, fresh. And I love City Oyster. I just tried The Grove for the first time, and it was phenomenal. I can’t believe I’ve never been there before.
WHAT HER JOB AT THE DDA IS: My number one thing is to sort of look big picture at all of our front-facing marketing—our website, our social media channels, our print marketing. Does it all fit our brand? Does it all fit the vibe of downtown Delray? Really focusing on that messaging about what makes Delray unique—which is the people, number one—and also sort of that small-town feel. Social media is my wheelhouse. So I’m really focused on our digital channels and how we’re communicating with our locals and our visitors.
FAVORITE PLACE TO GO IN DEL RAY, ASIDE FROM THE RESTAU RANTS: The beach. I love spending time at the beach. And I’m a big yogi; Atha yoga studio, which used to be Anuttara, is here in Delray, and I go there almost ev ery day. And I love the shops; I do almost all my shopping in Delray.
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SUZANNE BOYD Suzanne Boyd moved to South Florida with her then-fiancé 25 years ago. He was going to be working in Boca, and she was starting a job at CBS12 in West Palm Beach. Eventu ally, she moved on from that relationship but, despite the longer commute, Boyd stayed in Delray. “I never left because I loved it so much,” she says. Boyd often shared her enthusiasm for Delray with viewers during her time at CBS12, where she had risen through the ranks to become morning anchor before leaving the news business in 2018. (“I was exhausted! I was getting up at 2:30 in the morning, and I was a single mom. It was crazy.”) Recently, she took on the role of strategic marketing manager at the Delray Beach Downtown Development Authority. “I’ve always loved promoting Delray, and now I get to get paid for it!”
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In honor of Earth Day, Delray Beach-based real estate development firm the Kolter Group partnered with the End Ocean Plastic Foundation to host a Beach Cleanup on April 22. Deputy Vice-Mayor Juli Casale joined members of Kolter’s corporate staff in volunteering to clean up trash along the coast of Delray Beach. Pictured: Deputy Vice-Mayor Juli Casale and Kolter Executive Team.
Staff and musicians from the Symphonia provided violin and cello lessons to members of Delray’s Boys & Girls Club, and on May 19, Club members performed a strings recital to celebrate the culmination of this year’s program. Pictured: Members of the Boys & Girls Club performing at the recital.
Delray’s American Heritage Schools’ Palm Beach Campus Mock Trial Team was named State Champion of the 2022 Florida High School Mock Trial Competition. Led by attorney coaches Ani Porter, Kelly Harris and Adam Mc Michael, the Palm Beach Campus team was the only team to win all tournament rounds. Pictured: The American Heritage School Palm Beach Mock Trial Team.
The Delray Beach Initiative (DBI) hosted an evening on the Love Boat at the Delray Beach Elks Lodge to ben efit the Achievement Centers for Children & Families (ACCF) and Living Hungry. The Love Boat set sail for a one-night cruise, and guests were treated to cuisine from local restaurants and live games.
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Delray’s Achievement Centers for Children & Families’ third-annual Swing to Achieve Golf Tournament was a hole-in-one success at the world-famous Palm Beach Par 3 Golf Course. Funds raised from the &Triciaround.variousbydredseffortsbenefitedtournamenttheACCF’stosupporthunoflocalfamiliesprovidingaccesstoprogramsyear-Pictured:Mike&McKinney,DeidreMichaelNeal.
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BY JOHN THOMASON Top 5 Get out this season for a Tony-winning musical and a Grammy-winning rapper
WHEN: Oct. 14, 8 p.m. WHERE: Arts Garage, 94 N.E. Second Ave., Delray Beach COST: $20-$25 CONTACT: 561/450-6357, artsgarage.org Like in a homegrown version of “Springsteen on Broadway,” local singer-songwriter JD Danner will spelunk her own biography in this explorative and heartfelt concert, comprising both her original tunes and the cover songs that have shaped her. It is an eclectic shape: Danner’s punky bangs and shoulder-length black hair instantly conjure one of her major influences, Joan Jett, but crunchy rock anthems are only part of her diverse oeuvre. Across four albums of original material, Danner also hopscotches between country, folk and blues. Expect to be immersed in her variety of influences, supplemented by anecdotes from her eventful life story, from playing USO tours and being invited to perform at Nashville’s legendary Bluebird Café to coming out as a lesbian after 25 years of marriage.
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“Joseph Stella: Visionary Nature”
“Life in a Song: The JD Danner Story”
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WHEN: Oct. 15-Jan. 15 WHERE: Norton Museum of Art, 1450 S. Olive Ave., West Palm Beach COST: $15 seniors, $18 general museum admission CONTACT: 561/832-5196, norton.org It’s easy to lose yourself in the singular visions of artist Joseph Stella, whether the painting depicts a garden paradise or an industrial urban landmark. While he is best known for the latter— such as his dazzling Futurist representations of the Brooklyn Bridge and Coney Island—this survey explores his earthier contributions. Fusing natural settings with a spiritually transcendent sense of surrealism, Stella’s bold interpretations of flora and fauna were unlike the work of other artists. They were places where the quotidian and the magical shared bucolic real estate, and where familiar imagery took on an aching beauty. A contemporary of Marcel Duchamp and Man Ray, Stella died in 1946, but his legacy, as this touring exhibition indicates, is ripe for rediscovery.
WHEN: Sept. 30-Oct. 14 WHERE: Lake Worth Playhouse, 713 Lake Ave., Lake Worth Beach COST: TBA CONTACT: 561/586-6410, lakeworthplayhouse. Theorg “Fun Home” of the title of Alison Bechdel’s extraordinary memoir-turned-musical is short for “funeral home;” she grew up in such a typically solemn place, in a business operated by her father. Growing accustomed to mortality at a young age would benefit Bechdel later in life, as this tragicomic masterpiece of love and death explores. In the show, actors play Bechdel at three stages of her life: As a young girl, as a college student discovering her lesbianism, and as an adult memoirist reflecting on these formative times. Lyricist Lisa Kron and composer Jeanine Tesori weave these temporal strands together in a sad, funny and exhilarating tapestry of modern life that would break ground as the first Broadway musical with a lesbian protagonist, and would go on to win five Tony Awards, including Best Musical, in 2015.
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The Mission (U.K.), the Chameleons and Theatre of Hate WHEN: Sept. 11, 7:30 p.m. WHERE: Respectable Street, 518 Clematis St., West Palm Beach COST: $35 CONTACT: 561/832-9999, themissionuk. Occasionally,eventbrite.comRespectable Street, one of the Palm Beaches’ most historic and industrious rock clubs, will book a show from a landmark band, often of a European vintage, that seldom tours. In this embarrassment of post-punk riches, the venue has scheduled three such acts—a once-in-a-lifetime experience. The Mission (U.K.), formed by two members of the foundational British goth act Sisters of Mercy, has not performed in Florida for 23 years, and has not toured the U.S. at all in nearly a decade. Manchester’s twisty, atmospheric Chameleons live up to their name with a shifting and dynamic sonic palette. Theatre of Hate, the cult-iest of these three cult bands, takes a more punk-rooted approach, and is lauded as a riveting live act. All follow in the musical path blazed by forbears Joy Division, the Cure and Echo & the Bunnymen, and will easily excite their black-clad followers.
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Nas and Wu-Tang Clan WHEN: Sept. 20, 8 p.m. WHERE: iTHINK Amphitheatre at South Florida Fairgrounds, 601-7 Sansburys Way, West Palm Beach COST: $29-$409 CONTACT: 561/795-8883, livenation.com Though remembered fondly as a ‘90s rapper— his stirring 1994 debut Illmatic is one of the foundational albums of this influential decade of hip-hop—Nas has never gone away, remaining in the popular-music firmament while staying true to his conscious East Coast rap vernacular. So potent, in fact, is the music of the middle-aged Nas that he took home his first Grammy for Best Rap Album in 2021, and in 2022 his rhymes helped the character of Ruth Langmore, in “Ozark,” grieve the murder of her cousin. The son of a jazz cornet player, Nas is known as a “rapper’s rapper,” but he’s also a musician’s musician, performing with generous horn and string sections. In this “NY State of Mind” tour, he’ll co-headline with equally important rap royalty, the Wu-Tang Clan, whose own auspicious debut, Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers), was inducted into the National Recording Registry in 2021, and launched solo careers for all nine of its original members.
SEPT. 3-JAN. 22: REGINALD CUNNINGHAM: “BLACK PEARLS” at Boca Raton Museum of Art, 501 Plaza Real, Boca Raton; $10-$12 museum admis sion; 561/392-2500, bocamuseum.org. Washington, D.C.-based photographer and activist Cunningham traveled to Pearl City, Boca Raton’s first settled district, to honor the majority-Black residents of this historic community. “Black Pearls” highlights these contributions, including 10 to 20 large-scale photographs and collected oral histories in audio form.
SEPT. 16: THE SMOOGIES at Arts Garage, 94 N.E. Second Ave., Delray Beach; 8 p.m.; $25-$30; 561/4506457, artsgarage.org. This feel-good, infectiously groovy jazz-funk quartet from Miami, whose multi-instrumen talist musicians have played with Lauryn Hill, Snarky Puppy and others, will perform selections from its 2022 sophomore album People Music.
SEPT. 10: GUEST ARTIST WORKSHOP: HIROMI MONEYHUN at Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens, 4000 Morikami Park Road, Delray Beach; 10 a.m. or 1:30 p.m.; $80 plus $10 materials fee; 561/4950233, morikami.org. Moneyhun, a mas ter artist in the medium of cut paper and a participant in the Morikami’s current “Beyond the Wall” exhibition, leads this course in her intricate style, instructing participants to create a kyo uchiwa, or traditional Japanese paper fan.
SEPT. 16: DAUGHTRY at Kravis Center, 701 Okeechobee Blvd., West Palm Beach; 7:30 p.m.; $35-$349; 561/832-7469, kravis.org. Earning notoriety as a finalist in the fifth season of “American Idol,” post-grunge rocker Chris Daughtry has established one of modern rock’s most popular acts, with his namesake band selling more than 9 million albums on the strength of charttopping, emotionally charged singles like “It’s Not Over,” “Home” and “Over You.”
SEPT. 8-10: TONY HINCH CLIFFE at Palm Beach Improv, 550 S. Rosemary Ave., West Palm Beach; various show times; $25-$35 with a two-drink minimum; andRoastsHethrowbackcameraentire“Onenovatorpalmbeachimprov.com.561/833-1812,Thecomedyinbehindthe2016NetflixspecialShot”—sonamedbecausethespecialwasfilmedinasingletake—Hinchcliffeisamillennialtotheclassicinsultcomic.haswrittenfortheComedyCentralofJamesFranco,JustinBieberRobLowe.
SEPT. 10: NESTOR TORRES at Arts Garage, 94 N.E. Second Ave., Delray Beach; 8 p.m.; $45-$50; 561/450-6457, artsgarage.org. A Grammy nominee and Latin Grammy winner, Torres has brought his melliflu ous mastery of the jazz flute to a range of genres, collaborating with artists as diverse as Herbie Hancock, Gloria Estefan and Dave Matthews.
SEPT. 17: RESPECTABLE STREET’S 35TH ANNIVERSARY BLOCK PARTY at the 500 Block of Clematis Street, West Palm Beach; 7 p.m.; free; 561/832-9999, sub-culture. org/respectable-street. Belgium’s Front 242, a hard-edged quintet that helped pioneer the subgenre of electronic body music, headlines Respectable Street’s annual anniversary party, alongside dozens of additional bands spread across several venues, street vendors and free pizza for early attendees.
SEPT. 21: KISS at iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre, 601-7 Sansburys Way, West Palm Beach; 7:30 p.m.; $26 and up; 561/795-8883, westpalmbeach amphitheatre.com. Twice-postponed due to COVID, the swan-song “End of the Road” tour from the legendary the atrical hard rockers finally commences, with a send-off full of pyrotechnics, aerial stunts, a light show and nearly 50 years of roof-rattling music.
SEPT. 23: BOLD CITY CLAS SICS at Arts Garage, 94 N.E. Second Ave., Delray Beach; 8 p.m.; $35-$40; 561/450-6457, artsgarage.org. Three vocalists, each with their own tenor and flavor, join a drummer and complete string and horn sections to capture the music that “made cities across America come alive”—in this case the Motown favorites and funk-soul classics of Aretha Franklin, Tina Turner, Stevie Wonder, Sly & the Family Stone, the Jackson 5, James Brown and others.
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NOW-SEPT. 25: “BEYOND THE WALL” at Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens, 4000 Morikami Park Road, Delray Beach; $9-$15 museum admis sion; 561/495-0233, morikami.org. In this dynamic survey of the work of five young American artists of Asian descent, outdoor walls are their medium of choice. Explore the eye-popping murals of Boy Kong, Elena Øhlander, Casey Kawaguchi, Hiromi Mizugai Moneyhun and Juuri.
SEPT. 24: DO IT AGAIN—FEATUR ING THE MUSIC OF STEELY DAN at Delray Beach Playhouse, 950 N.W. Ninth St., Delray Beach; 8 p.m.; $37-$45; 561/272-1281, delraybeachplayhouse.com. Virtuoso guitarist Walter Becker departed
OCT. 25-NOV. 13: “JERSEY BOYS” at Maltz Jupiter Theatre, 1001 E. In diantown Road, Jupiter; various show times; tickets TBA; 561/575-2223, jupitertheatre. org. One of the foundational productions in the era of the jukebox musical, this four-time Tony winner charts the historic rise of Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons through two decades of the vocal group’s indelible hits, including “Sherry” and “Walk Like a Man.”
OCT. 27: JIMMY DORE at Palm Beach Improv, 550 S. Rosemary Ave., West Palm Beach; 7 p.m.; $35 with a two-drink mini mum; 561/833-1812, palmbeachimprov. com. This comedian and political commenta tor’s YouTube show has attracted more than a million subscribers on the strength of its host’s scabrous personality and populist niche as a self-described progressive who is critical of the Democratic Party.
SEPT. 30: LUKE BRYAN, RILEY GREEN AND MITCHELL TENPENNY at iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre, 601-7 Sansburys Way, West Palm Beach; 7 p.m.; $42-$504; 561/795-8883, west palmbeachamphitheatre.com.
Bryan, one of country music’s preeminent art ists—his 2013 release Crash My Party scored Album of the Decade from the Academy of Country Music—leads this twang-y, rural triple bill with formidable openers Green and Tenpenny.
OCT. 1: ALICE IN CHAINS & BREAKING BENJAMIN at iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre, 601-7 Sansburys Way, West Palm Beach; 5:30 p.m.; $35-$385; Zen”)staplesmodernthisBenjaminalt-metal(“ManNinetieswestpalmbeachamphitheatre.com.561/795-8883,grungeroyaltyAliceinChainsintheBox,“Rooster”)join2000sstandard-bearersBreaking(“Breath,IWillNotBow”)ontourthroughtheheaviersideofrockhistory.Englishalt-rockBush(“Glycerine,”“Everythingopentheshow.
OCT. 8: ZAC BROWN BAND at iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre, 601-7 Sansburys Way, West Palm Beach; 7 p.m.; $40-$565; theCarolineincludesbackcerts.cancelcontractedAmericanbeenwestpalmbeachamphitheatre.com.561/795-8883,It’satumultuoustwoyearsforthecountryrockerBrown,whoCOVIDtwiceandhadtoorpostponetwoyearsofconHeiscallingthisjaunthisComeTour,amusicallyeclecticbillthatyoungmulti-instrumentalistJonesandgospel-rockersRobertRandolphBand.
OCT. 8-FEB. 3: “A PERSONAL VIEW ON HIGH FASHION & STREET STYLE: PHOTOGRAPHY FROM THE NICOLA ERNI COLLECTION, 1930s TO NOW” at Norton Museum of Art, 1450 S. Dixie Highway, West Palm Beach; $15-$18 museum admission; 561/832-5196, norton. org. Making its museum debut, this col lection from devoted enthusiast Nicola Erni includes more than 300 works documenting the intersection of fashion and street photog raphy, by artists such as Irving Penn, Cecil Beaton, Richard Avedon and more.
OCT. 6: RICH ARONOVITCH at Arts Garage, 94 N.E. Second Ave., Delray Beach; 8 p.m.; $30; 561/4506457, artsgarage.org. From dancing with Charo on “The Tonight Show” to opening for nu-metal rockers Limp Bizkit, Rich Aronovitch’s politically incorrect but self-deprecating humor has appealed to a wide swath of comedy consumers. He concludes Arts Garage’s “Art of Laughter” series, with openers Seetharaman Radhakrishnan and Angela Bellonio Nacca.
OCT. 14-30: “4000 MILES” at Palm Beach Dramaworks, 201 Clematis St., West Palm Beach; various show times; tickets TBA; 561/514-4042, palmbeachdrama works.org. Playwright Amy Herzog delved deeply into her own family history to craft the characters for this 2013 Pulitzer Prize finalist, about a 21-year-old athlete who suffers a loss while on a cross-country bike trip, and finds a respite in the West Village apartment of his blunt 91-year-old grand mother Vera, an avowed Communist.
OCT. 21: “THE GOLDEN GAMES: THE GOLDEN GIRLS MUSICAL GAME SHOW” at Lake Park Black Box, 700 Park Ave., Lake Park; 8 p.m.; $21.50-$31.50; 561/328-7481, lakeparkblackbox.com. Dorothy, Blanche and Rose must traverse America to find their missing compatriot Sophia in this interactive production from a “Golden Girls”-themed drag trio. Audi ence members will become contestants in games such as “Grab That Dough” and “Love Connection.”
OCT. 23: SWEDE FEST PALM BEACH at Lake Park Black Box, 700 Park Ave., Lake Park; 7 p.m.; $12; 561/328-7481, lakepark blackbox.com. Celebrating its eighth year, this festival showcases often-hilarious, no-budget, short remakes of Hollywood films, borrowing its name from the concept launched in the 2008 cult comedy “Be Kind Rewind.” Arrive at 6 p.m. for the “red carpet.”
delray beach magazine 25september/october 2022 this world in 2017, but his presence is all but reborn in the work of Do it Again, a tribute act that fastidiously re-creates the music Becker performed with Donald Fagen in Steely Dan. Expect to hear the band’s polyrhythmic jazz-rock favorites expertly performed by a 12-piece ensemble.
OCT. 19: BOOK DISCUSSION: “THE WAR NURSE” at Society of the Four Arts, 240 Cocoanut Row, Palm Beach; 1:30 p.m.; free but reservations required; 561/655-2766, fourarts.org. Join a spir ited discussion of The War Nurse, a histori cal novel from best-selling author Tracey Enerson Wood, about a superintendent of nurses caring for British troops in World War I France who is forced to confront a potentially career-ending decision.
OCT. 29: WITCHES OF DELRAY ride in downtown Delray Beach; start time TBA; donations accepted to benefit the Achievement Centers for Children & Families; witchesofdelray. org. Celebrating 11 years of “casting a spell on Delray Beach,” this one-of-akind community bike ride welcomes teams dressed in their favorite witchy, paranormal or other themed costumes as they pedal through historic Delray Beach for charity.
Marie and Steve also support the hospital’s frontline staff involved in patient care, donating fresh vegetables to them since the beginning of the pandemic. “It says a lot about the system that people want to stay there, and they’re well taken care of,” says Marie. “As a business owner, I know that having long-term employees really makes all the difference in the world.”
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Marie and Steve Bedner have an evergrowing relationship with Baptist Health’s Bethesda Hospital - these local leaders in agriculture and owners of three Palm Beach County farmer’s markets have supported the hospital since 2011.
Why I Give: Marie & Steve Bedner
The Bedners were part of the initial campaign to build Bethesda Hospital West, and have chaired several of its fundraising events. “Now we’re reaching a level where the western community is growing rapidly,” says Marie, who is a former Foundation board member and current hospital trustee. “With the new demand, we need to continue to make sure that the support is there from the community.”
“We need to keep nurturing first-ratesupportingandthisfacility.”
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Pillow, $135, candlestick holder, $162, throw, $185, small flameless candle, $75 each, large, $82 each, all from Spice; silver lantern, $289, tic-tac-toe board, $200, outdoor mat, made to order, price available upon request, all from Our Boat House; wood lantern, $139, rope side table, $999, wicker basket, $839, all from Clive Daniel; silk plant, $115, from Sklar
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Brannin describes chemo as “one of the worst, if not the worst thing, I physically experienced.” She found herself unable to shower without passing out. She couldn’t hold down meals, or get out of bed by herself. She lost her hair and about 20 pounds. “My body was deteriorating, and it was really sad to see,” she says. But rather than wallow in self-pity, Brannin approached her treatment with a single-minded goal that some doctors thought impossible—that she’d be competing in the Junior Olympics some eight months later, in June 2022. And, confident that laughter is the best medicine, she documented her cancer journey on TikTok by joking about it—lip-synching hip-hop from her hospi tal bed; offering makeup tips on “how to look less like a cancer patient.”
A cancer scare only hardened this aquatic athlete’s resolve
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“I had been posting for a while, and then one day one of my videos just blew up—3 million views, and then another one got 8 million, 9 million,” she says. “And then I just started continuously posting.
The Coralytes and, Brannin says, “the entire synchro community” sustained her throughout her ordeal. A coach in Florida launched a T-shirt fundraiser, with contribu tions from across the country, that supported her medical bills. Sure enough, after six rounds of debilitat ing chemotherapy, Brannin was declared cancer-free, and was able to swim again for the first time in eight months. Weeks later, she took to the pool in Gainesville for the Junior Olympics. “It was the best feeling ever,” she says. “The idea of being allowed to be back in the water was one of the things that got me through chemotherapy.”
The West Boca High graduate just started her first year at the University of Florida, where she plans to study exploratory STEM—and has joined UF’s synchronized swimming club, where she will no doubt make a splash.
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Caroline Karolinko, head coach of the Coralytes since 2008, describes Brannin as “a ray of light. She almost glows. Even from her hospital bed, she would FaceTime me, and I’d tell her, ‘you’re my hero.’ And as she was inching closer to it, with more positive news, I knew she would be swimming at Junior Olympics. She’s quite the go-getter, when she puts her mind to something.”
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F or the past 12 years, Najla Brannin has been a lynchpin of the Palm Beach Coralytes, the county’s only official youth organization for synchronized swimming. In 2019, she won second place in the U.S. Junior Olympic Cham pionship for Artistic Swimming, and on a local level she earned Coralyte of the Year. It’s fair to say she has lived and breathed “synchro,” to borrow the sport’s argot, attending national conventions and occasionally coaching her fellow-athletes from the team’s home base at Delray Beach’s Aquacrest Pool. Brannin had been elevated to team captain by 2021, the year in which she would face a hurdle far more challenging than a dolphin dive or a continuous spin. She had been struggling with lower abdominal pain for three years, and last October the issue escalated. She went to an emergency room, where an MRI found tumors in her abdomen. A biopsy of the tumors led to a diagnosis of Stage III rhab domyosarcoma, a rare form of cancer, most common in children, that targets soft tissue and hollow organs. When she heard the news, “I was not entirely surprised, because I kept getting tumors and having to get surgery,” recalls Brannin, 18, of Boca Raton. “I also had ovarian cancer in 2018; I didn’t have to have chemotherapy for that one. So it didn’t come as a total shock. I think finding out I had to undergo chemotherapy took more of a mental toll on me.”
“I thought [making videos] would help someone else find comfort in their own experience,” she adds. “I’ve had so many people reach out to me and say, ‘your videos made me smile today.’ I made so many friends through it, and it’s been really comforting.”
“I thought [making videos] would help someone else find comfort in their own experience. I’ve had so many people reach out to me and say, ‘your videos made me smile today.’ ”
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“I create based on what manifests itself to me,” she says. “The colors I pull from my culture, the Caribbean; I create vibrant art to uplift me and evoke some sense of happiness and joy and peace.”
BY JOHN THOMASON
A native of Jamaica, Drummond took her first risk in 1995, leaving her family behind to attend St. Lawrence College, in upstate New York, on an academic scholarship. She played field hockey in college, achieved her bachelor’s in mathematics, and studied computer science and French. She didn’t have the opportunity to explore art seriously until her senior year.
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“My work is so unique; it’s not the traditional oil on canvas or sculpture. I’m using untraditional material, and for a lot of people, it’s an acquired taste.”
These days, her C.V. includes more than 25 group or solo exhibitions in just four years, a remarkably swift ascent. In addition to her original artwork, she sells prints of her work, handbags emblazoned with her imagery, and textiles derived from her finished pieces. She would welcome gallery representation to handle the business side of her art.
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ichelle Drummond was burnt out. Living in Wash ington, D.C., as a federally contracted project manager for 17 years with an art hobby on the side, she decided, circa 2018, that it was time for a career change and a lifestyle change. She favored Florida for its tropical climate, but the connection she would soon establish to Delray Beach was nothing short of kismet.
To tour Drummond’s work is to experience her life story, as her biography and her corpus are intertwined. “Risk Taker 1,” for instance, which displays a hand pressing a button that opens a new opportunity, was completed a year after she left a financially sound career to make art full-time.
Drummond’s specialty is three-dimen sional fiber art whose bright hues echo the Pop Artists of yore—Kandinsky, Lichten stein, Warhol—while occupying a space between representation and abstrac tion. In “Life’s Rhythm,” blue yarn conjures a heart monitor with its ebbs, flows and spikes, suggesting life’s peaks, craters and surprises. In “Let it Roll,” perhaps Drummond’s most meta piece, spools of yarn tumble off an outstretched tongue, suspended in midair. “Navigating the System,” with its swirls of teal and white bands converging into a vortex, resembles both a question mark and a river—an endless flow of uncertainty, a metaphor perhaps for life itself.
“I always liked art, but culturally, that’s not a career to pursue,” she says. “Jamaica is a very conceited environment. If you’re not a doctor or lawyer, your career path is not very respected. It’s a lot of status, money, classism.” So Drummond played the corporate game for nearly two decades, only to find that as a woman of color, she faced hurdles in America too. “There were a lot of biases in corporate. I was tired of fighting—trying to earn recognition when I didn’t necessarily need to earn it. I didn’t think I was being fairly treated in most of the corporate arena, and needed to fight to keep my position, and for respect and acknowledgement. I said, what am I fighting for?” At the time, she made art on the side and gifted the finished works to friends. One of them coaxed her into following this passion full-time, which ultimately inspired the web search that led to Delray Beach and Arts Warehouse.
“My work is so unique, it’s not the traditional oil on canvas, or sculpture,” she says. “I’m using untraditional material … and for a lot of people, it’s more of an acquired taste. I’ve exhibited tremendously, and everyone is fascinated by my work, but I need to find the right audience, and the right person, who would want to collect my work.”
“I found Arts Warehouse before I came down, and I spoke to Grace [Gdaniec, now the Warehouse’s manager],” Drummond recalls. “When I clicked on her website and looked through it and called, Grace said, ‘How did you find us?’ She said, ‘I just hit publish [on the website].’ That was a sign that I was making the rightFourmove.”years later, Drummond still maintains a studio in Arts Warehouse, but her reach extends throughout the city and county. She also runs a pop-up gallery of her work in the SofA District, and she was selected for the final exhibition curated at the Cornell Art Museum in 2021. In March, she premiered her first public art installation, “The Metamorphosis,” inside the Mandel Library in West Palm Beach, becoming the first Black female artist to be awarded a solo, permanent public art commission by the city.
A Delray Beach fiber artist spins her life story into her 3D creations
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[ dine ] BY CHRISTIE GALEANO-DEMOTT EMBER GRILL 233 N.E. Second Ave., Delray Beach; 561/739-1705 PARKING Valet and street parking HOURS Daily 5-10/11 p.m. PRICES $12-$150 WEBSITE embergrilldelray.com BRISTOLAARON
T his month Ember Grill is celebrating its one-year anniver sary. The Ray Hotel’s modern bistro opened with grand fanfare—a beacon of growth for a quaint seaside town evolving into a cool, bohemian destination that didn’t take itself too seriously (flip-flops are still favored by locals and visitors alike)—and it enhanced our culinary chops enough to make neighboring cities take notice.
Helming the kitchen is Joe Zanelli, who has worked with renowned chefs like Michael Mina, Wolfgang Puck and Laurent Tourondel. He has nearly three decades of experience, and relocated from Las Vegas to Delray to launch both Ember Grill and Rosewater Rooftop, the hotel’s second dining concept. Like many others, he faced staffing challenges when the restaurant first opened, garnering harsh comments from patrons that he frankly didn’t deserve. His food at Ember Grill is varied to appeal to a variety of palates and has a few delightful twists. Pick your favorite spirit and you’ll find an in teresting cocktail on the menu. I sipped on the Garden of Eden ($14), a gin-forward drink well balanced with basil, mint syrup and lime juice that was tart and refreshing. (The cocktail menu does change, as one of my favorite cocktails was no longer on the menu when I dined, but I’m sure the bartender would have been gracious enough to re-create it had I asked.)
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We started with the Duck Pancakes ($42) and the Flaming Crab Dip ($26). While a $42 appetizer may seem steep, it’s a generous por tion that’s shareable or could even double as an
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entrée. I was intrigued to find Peking duck on the menu and wasn’t disap pointed. It comes with a stack of airy, crepe-like pancakes, hoisin sauce and sliced scallions. You can tell the kitchen takes pride and patience to prepare this classic dish that comes out crispy on the outside and moist on the inside. The crab dip adds excitement to the evening when it’s lit on fire tableside. I’ve had plenty of crab dips that were more cheese and mayo than crab, but this one was crab-centric, and we slathered it on fluffy naan bread. For entrées, the Maine Lobster & Sweet Corn Ravioli ($28) is an Ember Grill staple. The decadent dish is made with corn pudding stuffed into house-made pasta and topped with a saucy, citrusy beurre blanc. I rarely order chicken out, but our waitress sold us on the Josper Oven Roasted Chicken ($34), touting that its preparation in the wood-burning oven im ported from Spain would not disappoint. The chicken did come out crisp on the outside and tender on the inside, but it wasn’t necessarily a standout. However, the aji verde that complemented it was something I’d happily pour over many other dishes. Also, don’t skip the Loaded Potato Pave ($12) that combines the best of a baked potato and scalloped potatoes into one side dish of paper-thin slices baked and topped with bécha mel and bacon. To end the evening, flashback to yesteryear with an iconic baked Alaska that blazes on your table and smells of marshmallows by the camp fire. Make sure to get all the flavors in one bite— the white chocolate and strawberry ice cream, cake and gooey warm meringue.
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Factors long before the pandemic havecontributed to the Boca-Delrayaffordable housing shortage
lmost everyone in Boca Raton and Delray Beach has a story about the pan demic-era South Florida real estate market that a Palm Beach Post reporter this summer called “unhinged.” Here’s one: Last October, a house on the El Rio canal in southeast Boca Raton sold for $2.2 million. That was $600,000 more than any other sale in that up per-middle-class neighborhood. Here’s another: Todd Weiss is an agent with Exit Realty Mizner in Boca Raton. He was working with a client on a condominium listed at $299,000. One morn ing, Weiss called the seller’s agent for an update. Overnight, the price had gone up Why?$40,000.Accordingto Weiss, it was because the Florida Real Estate Com mission projected that prices would rise another 10 percent. In an “unhinged” market, that’s all it took. Last summer, Delray magazine published an assessment of the pan demic market that had gone from gloom—when so much shut down in March 2020—to boom. At deadline for this article, the boom was continuing, though headwinds were rising. In May, the median home price in Palm Beach County was $615,000. The average price, which is closer to reality for Boca Raton and Delray Beach, had topped seven figures. Again.
By RANDY SCHULTZ
It had been like that for almost two years. Much of it was luck. No hurricanes had hit. Buyers had ig nored warnings about rising seas. Mortgage rates had been low. Technology had enabled distant buyers to take virtual tours. In May, however, the Federal Reserve raised interest rates. The Fed did so again in June. Econ omists predict more increases as long as inflation remains so far above the Fed’s target of 2 percent. Mortgage rates that had averaged roughly 3 percent for most of 2021 were almost 6 percent in June. Though home sales nationally were down year over year in late spring along with homebuilder confidence, South Florida experts remain uncertain about whether this market will reflect those trends. Some analysts said condi tions were shifting back toward a balanced market. As Weiss points out, however, some people consider real estate to be a good investment for inflationary times. Everyone agrees, though, that these have been crazy times. Weiss says homes were selling for “10 percent over asking price and in cash. That was the norm.” He had a bidding war for a $9,000 monthly apartment rental. For all the benefit to sellers and Realtors, however, those countless individual anecdotes of windfalls have disrupted the local market in damaging ways—perhaps for a longManytime.first-time and less-af fluent homebuyers have no chance against out-of-staters who consider inflated prices here bargains compared to New York or Chicago. Weiss had a client who was divorced and just needed something small. He could find the man nothing even as far away as Lake Worth Beach. So after two-plus feverish sales years, other numbers are becom ing more important.
The pandemic real estate boom has created an affordable housing crisis. The causes had been building for years: too little inventory, too little land, restrictive development approval processes, public opposition to development. As with so much else, however, the pandemic brought everything to a head.
In February, the median Todd Weiss Kelly Smallridge Troy McLellan
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Ken Johnson is a widely respected real estate economist at Florida Atlantic University. In late April, he compared conditions now to the market before the 2008 Great Recession and the real estateThoughcrash.it may seem hard to believe, Johnson says the housing market was “more overpriced” in 2007. It was overvalued by 79 percent. Many people were buying houses to flip, not to live in. In the current market of people moving to South Florida full-time or part-time, Johnson says, home prices were a compar atively low 27 percent overvalued as of early summer. But that rush has closed off the housing market to many people and thus pushed rents, which rose very little during the first year of the pandemic, to what Johnson
Kelly Smallridge is executive director of the Business Devel opment Board of Palm Beach County. In that role, she recruits companies to this area. Boca Ra ton has especially benefited from those new jobs. In June, Smallridge participated in a panel discussion at the coun ty’s convention center. Smallridge said lack of affordable housing is causing some businesses to recon sider a move. Not all her target companies pay the same high salaries as financial service firms that have come to the county in large numbers. One executive, Smallridge said, considered build ing an apartment for employees. The cost was too high. Troy McLellan is executive di rector of the Greater Boca Raton Chamber of Commerce. More local companies, McLellan says, are recruiting employees with the promise of working remotely and not having to move. “I’m hearing more from employers,” he says, about the lack of afford able housing.
In May, the median home price in Palm
In February, the median monthly rent in Boca Raton was $2,813. In Delray Beach, it was $2,548. Economists calculate that people should pay no more than 30 percent of their income toward housing. At that rate, renters in Boca would need to earn about $113,000 a year to afford an apartment. In Delray Beach, they would need to make about $102,000. The average wage in South Florida is about $52,000.
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Beach County was monthly rent in Delray Beach was $ 2 , 548 . calls “all-time highs. That’s the big separation” from 2008. South Florida rents are up nearly 60 percent in the last year. If out-of-state buyers with cash pushed up home prices, similar sources of new money have contributed to drive up rents.
“Temporary COVID relocations,” Johnson says, brought people with “good incomes and savings who wanted to rent until they learned the market. The restric tions where they had lived looked draconian compared to Florida.”
It’s happening with apart ments, not just homes. New owners want to maximize their investment. So rents go up, sometimes after improvements and sometimes just because land lords can do it in this market. Neither Boca Raton nor Delray Beach caps annual rent increases. No state law limits how much land lords can raise prices. In March, Laura Stayshich saw her rent in Boca Raton double. “Landlords,” she says, “don’t seem to care that it’s another human being they are dealing with.”
Another key factor in the pandemic market is investment money. The real estate firm Red fin calculated that 27 percent of South Florida home sales between October and December of last year were to investors. Weiss says it’s happening “all over Boca.” Large investors, which can be large corporations or wealthy individuals, also can outbid locals. Atlanta and Nashville are the most popular investor markets, according to Redfin, but South Florida also ranks high. Investors tend to prefer the same midpriced homes that have become more out of reach during the boom. A Redfin economist said, “The local homebuyer is really in a pinch.”Thenonprofit news site Truth out reported that “Large corpora tions have a huge advantage in the market, as they have the ability to buy homes before they’re even listed for public view, to use algo rithms to determine what homes would be a good investment, and to buy homes with cash. Real estate firms also get lower interest rates than regular homebuyers.”
If affordability is a common problem with houses and apart ments, common factors explain the problem. As planners and Realtors point out, prices and rents are rising because of Economics 101—supply and demand. There’s very little for sale. Ideally, experts say, there should be a five-month supply of homes on the market. In South Florida, that’s been running closer to one Givenmonth.theregion’s population growth, that can seem counter intuitive. But in Boca Raton and Delray Beach, anti-development sentiment has been part of local politics for decades. Boca Raton took the drastic step in the 1970s of capping development at 40,000 units and overall population at 100,000. Though successive court rulings eventually found the cap uncon stitutional, the effect was almost the same. Four-plus decades after the city gave up the legal fight, Boca Raton has roughly 100,000Similarly,people.Delray Beach officials still tout their “village by the sea,” even though the city’s population has grown by roughly 50 percent since 1990, to roughly 67,000. As in Boca Raton, one political faction embraces development as good for the city while another bemoans it. There also have been examples of prejudice against apartments as opposed to homes. In 2012, the hot issue was the Archstone proj ect on East Palmetto Park Road. Residents of the Golden Triangle neighborhood just north of the site opposed theblamedThen-MayorArchstone.SusanWhelchelsomeofthatsentimentonbeliefthatrentalswouldlower
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Menin’s representative, former Commissioner Jordana Jarjura, said Delray Beach’s biggest need is “more housing.”
In 2019, the Delray Beach City Commission approved a plan for the former Office Depot head quarters site on Congress Avenue. Redevelopment of the corridor had been a city priority. The con sortium that bought the 42-acre site wanted to market what could be roughly 1,000 apartments to young families.
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The planning and zoning board, often divided between the city’s political factions, agreed. So did the city commission, unani mously. Last April, there also was no controversy when a developer proposed converting the closed Sherwood Park golf course to single-family homes. Even the neighbors approved.
september/october 2022 property values. The city council approved Archstone, now called Palmetto Promenade, and home values in the Golden Triangle have continued to rise.
Yet Mayor Shelly Petrolia, who has criticized what she considers overdevelopment, voted no. That attitude seemed to have shifted in January of last year. Menin Development pitched a project to convert retail space on Linton Boulevard to a mixed-use project that would add 300 apartments.
In Boca Raton, the debate strong community opposition to development as the city emerged from the Great Recession. The BocaWatch website, now shut down, stoked that opposition.
Residents questioned whether people actually were living in the new downtown rental projects. They were. Residents claimed that new development caused school overcrowding. In fact, the larger cause was young families buying homes from empty-nesters. In 2015, the city council approved Penn-Florida’s plan for University Village, an 80-acre mixed-use project north of Florida Atlantic University on the largest open site remaining in Boca Raton. Scott Singer, then on the council and now mayor, read a 10-minute statement criticizing create a “sovereign nation” in the middle of Boca Raton. Accord ing to the preliminary site plan, University Village would have 800
apartments.Anti-development sentiment in the last decade also killed a proposal by landowners for redevelopment of the Midtown
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Many builders, Johnson recalls, went under during the Great Recession. Like so many parts of the supply chain, the building industry is wary of scaling up without more certainty that the pandemic is mostly past. That will keep inventory low. Solving the crisis will take much more activism by gov ernment at all levels. It could mean limits on rent increases or other forms of tenant pro tection that West Palm Beach and Miami-Dade County have enacted. It could mean incentiv izing property owners to convert less-used office space to housing. It could mean allowing more “micro-apartments.”ButmanyBocaRaton and Delray Beach residents benefit from rising home values. Will there be public pressure? A Boca Raton spokeswoman said in May that the city had received very few complaints about rising rents, all of which officials had referred to the Legal Aid Society. South Florida has shown that the region can build plenty of upper-middle-class and above housing and can draw well-paid executives. We have not shown the same ability to help first responders and those at lower income levels. If you’re sitting on tons of home equity, things might look great. But when you want to sell and stay in the area, where do you go in an “unhinged” market? How will we attract young people if they can’t afford a place to live, even with a roommate? How do we keep service workers?
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delray beach magazine 47september/october 2022 neighborhood that would have added housing where rules didn’t allow it. Crocker Partners, then the main landowner in Midtown, now is pitching a plan that would add housing to the Boca Raton Innovation Campus. Council woman Andrea O’Rourke, one of the strongest Midtown critics, says Crocker is doing a better job with the former IBM headquarters. As noted, though, the crisis isn’t just too little housing; it’s too little affordable housing. Succes sive county commissions have helped to create that crisis.
Boca Mayor Scott Singer taken $ 2.3 billion from that fund. Advocates believe that money could affordable housing units.
For years, Johnson said, Boca Raton and Delray Beach tried to keep the cost of living low even as growth surged. Few people thought about the consequences. Now, he says, “We’re paying the bills.”
In projects of 10 or more homes, builders were supposed to provide an affordable housing component. But rules allowed de velopers to opt out by paying a fee for each affordable housing unit. Many did so because profit from higher prices more than offset the buyout fees. Commissioners have placed on the November ballot a $200 million affordable housing referendum.TheLegislature also deserves blame.In1992, Tallahassee passed the Sadowski Affordable Hous ing Act. Developers pay a fee on every unit, with the revenue going into a fund to help firsttimeYethomebuyers.since1999,when Republi cans took power, the Legislature has taken $2.3 billion from that fund to pay for other projects and balance the budget. Advo cates believe that money could have created 177,000 affordable housingGivenunits.allthose underly ing conditions, the pandemic migration turned housing costs from a problem into a crisis. So
where does South Florida go from here? Johnson is optimistic and pessimistic.Theregion, Johnson says, “is already into the change,” meaning inbound corporate migration. That could turn South Florida into a region with many more high-paying jobs. It also will produce “a prolonged period of unaffordable housing.”
o paraphrase Loretta Lynn, we’ve come a long way, baby. Vegans, which constituted 1 percent of the American population in 2014, now make up 6 percent. The 9.7 million who identify as vegan add up to a 3,000 percent increase since 2004. Whether these individuals choose to forgo animal products for health reasons, environmental motivations—animal agriculture is responsible for 18 percent of all greenhouse gas emissions, more than all transportation emissions combined—or a zeal for animal welfare, one thing is certain: The market has noticed. Those of us over 30 can remember a time when vegan food was the gastro nomic ghetto, the domain of new-age enclaves and health-food stores. Before the revolution, market staples included dry quinoa bowls, raw falafel, gelati nous tofu, and borderline-inedible cheese substitutes. To be both a vegan and a foodie was a Herculean struggle.
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Self-identified vegans have reached an all-time high— and South Florida restaurants are listening
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Spaghetti Squash and Beetballs from Lazy Dog in Boca Raton
KETOTARIAN: This one sounds like a race in “Dune,” but it’s a low-carb, high-fat diet that excludes most an imal products except eggs, ghee and fish—too many sinful inclusions to be veg an-adjacent. The keto diet is, presumably, keeping the Big Ghee lobby in business. REDUCETARIAN: This is the wishy-washiest category of them all: a person who wants to help the planet by giving up meat and dairy, but also likes meat or dairy too much to give them up completely. Hence the reduction part of the name. Reducetarians are the agnostics of the dieting world, and vegan purists are free to sneer, but this is a growing movement with its own nonprofit (reducetarian.org).foundation
Though veganism didn’t become an official term until the mid-20th century, reports date the earliest vegans all the way back to 3300-1300 BCE on the Indian subcontinent, with philosophers such as Parshavnatha and Samantabharda advo cating plant-based diets. Other early proponents included Plutarch and Empedocles, in Greece, and Ovid and Seneca the Younger, in Italy. In 1813, the poet Percy Shelley advised “absti nence from animal food and spirituous liquors;” thankfully, that latter admonishment didn’t catch on as a vegan tenet. Today’s veganism is generally seen to have branched off from traditional vegetarian ism, which took hold in 19th century Britain and the United States. In 1847, the Rev. Sylvester Graham, inventor of the Graham Cracker, founded the U.K.’s pioneering Vegetarian Society. The Hygeian Home Cook-Book, published in 1874, is seen as the first vegan cookbook; its tanta lizing offerings include corn-meal mush, wheatmeal crisps and gruel, but also current staples like sweet potatoes, berry shortcake and the ubiqui tous cauliflower (“cut off the green leaves; cleanse the heads carefully from insects.”) Proto-influ encer Donald Watson, secretary of the Leicester branch of the Vegetarian Society, coined the term “vegan” with the launch of his 1944 newsletter The Vegan News. This spawned the Vegan Society, whose early members included playwright George Bernard Shaw. Naturopath Catherine Nimmo opened the vegan society in the U.S. four years later. As for Watson, he practiced what he preached, living to a meatless 95; by the time he died, in 2005, vegan diets were just beginning their main stream ascent.
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It’s never been easier to make the change, should you so desire; in the following pages, we explore the history of veganism, share a recipe, and explore South Florida’s vibrant vegan dining scene.
Beyond Meat products boasted revenues of $406.8 million in 2020, and the same year, Impos sible Foods saw its valuation increase to $2 billion. Retail sales of plant-based foods overall have crested $4.5 billion. And restaurants, from fine dining estab lishments to fast-food joints, have adapted their menus to meet the moment. Vegan options are available at Dunkin’ Donuts, for goodness sakes.
The Rev. Sylvester Graham
Know Your Terminology
VEGAN: A person who does not eat any food derived from animals and who typically does not use other animal products, especial ly for moral, religious, or health reasons.
VEGETARIAN: A person who does not eat meat, and sometimes other animal products, but allows dairy and eggs into their diet. Veg etarianism often serves as a gateway drug into full-on veganism. PESCATARIAN: A person who does not eat meat but does eat fish and dairy products.
A History of Veganism
The next time you’re discussing nutrition regimens at a party, these helpful definitions can make you sound like an expert.
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Thanks to technology and old-fashioned culinary innovation, vegan cuisine today is worlds apart from soy milk and grano la. Cashew- and turmeric-based cheeses taste like the real thing. Gardein and seitan and jackfruit capture the flavor profiles of their carnivorous inspirations.
Hippocrates Roll
NOTE: Serve with pickled ginger and wasabi paste on the side. In place of soy sauce, use Bragg’s Liquid Aminos.
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INSTRUCTIONS: On a sushi rolling mat, place one nori sheet, shiny side down. Start with spreading half of the carrots across the bottom of the sheet, an inch up from the edge. Distribute the carrots evenly, across the whole width of the nori sheet. Place two of the cucumber sticks on top of the carrots and continue stacking up with half of the avocado slices. Finish up with the clover sprouts. Roll the nori sheet over the stack, using the sushi mat as a support. Moist the end with a bit of water to seal the roll. You can cut the roll into 8 pieces with a sharp knife or eat it as a wrap. (For the technique, check out Chef Ken's Hippocrates TV channel on YouTube.)
MAKES UP 2 ROLLS INGREDIENTS: 2 raw nori sheets 1/2 cup shredded carrots 1 whole avocado, sliced 4 cucumber sticks, cut length-wise, about 1/4 inch thick 1.5 ounces clover sprouts
A raw, plant-based diet is a hallmark of Hippocrates Wellness Institute. “At Hippocrates, our major focus is the healing properties of food,” says Ken Blue, now into his ninth year as executive chef at the West Palm Beach retreat. “Hippocrates, who is regarded as the father of modern medicine, said, ‘let food be our medicine.’ The healing properties of our sprouts and microgreens are magnified, the nutrition is magnified, and it’s much less work for the body to digest. More is going to the phytonutrients, the enzymes, which are in abundance in sprouts and Naturally,microgreens.”sproutsmake an appearance in Blue’s Hippocrates Roll, a rice-less variation on a nori roll.
The Delray Beach Market’s resident vegan vendor’s veggie patty, constructed with love from a Portobello mushroom, beets and black rice, is a powerhouse with or without the added sundried tomato aioli. Eats Darbster Bistro
ROOTS 33 S.E. Third Ave., Delray Beach, 561/562-7000
This unassuming food stand at the western end of Festival Flea Market Mall (it also has a location in Hollywood’s Yellow Green Farmers Market) is the best-kept vegan secret in Broward. The loaded mac ‘n’ cheese, made with simulated Gouda and topped with pesto mushrooms, a ground-up veggie burger and almond-based shredded Parmesan, is a flavor bomb, as are the juicy tacos topped with walnut-based “meat,” chi michurri sauce and a faux-cheese drizzle. Everything is made in house by its sole proprietor, including the delectable sauces, so some patience is required—and rewarded.
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Great Vegan Restaurants
DARBSTER BISTRO 8020 W. Dixie Highway, West Palm Beach, 561/586-2622
The O.G. vegan spot with a view and plenty of covered courtyard tables, Darbster Bistro has been a plant-forward, chef-driven lynchpin for 13 years. The crispy heart of palm cakes with a spicy caper remou lade are to die for, and the beefless Wellington is a hearty, tastebud-fool ing replica of the steak-filled original. There’s happy hour from 5 to 7 weeknights, and dogs are not only welcome but encouraged: Bring your pooch and take 20 percent off an entrée.
FANCY-I NATURALS 2900 W. Sample Road, Pompano Beach, 954/247-5389
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Berger, 53, has been living vegan since 2004, and his friend Brodskaya, 43, made the switch in 2008. For Brodskaya, of Boynton Beach, reading a compelling article about veganism led to her conversion. For Berger, of Boca Ra ton, his cousins arm-twisted him into watching a documentary about the vegan movement, “Peaceable Kingdom.”
Nondescript in everything but the ingredients and the flavor, the stripmall sanctuary for plant-based foodies has generated a loyal following for its seasonally changing menu of locally sourced comfort-food favorites, which work meatless magic on your taste buds. Try the smothered mushroom burger and the banh mi.
“I knew I couldn’t live like that another minute. … I don’t feel like I’ve taken any moral high ground, like I’m better than this person because they’re not vegan. It’s just, I’m living in accordance with my own morals and my own ethics.”
Cuban “pork” empanadas from Parlour Vegan Bakery
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JUICE2U ORGANIC KITCHEN 2101 N.W. 33rd St., Suite 900, Pompano Beach, 954/584-2328
It’s a cold-pressed juice spot specializing in “farm to bottle” liquid nourish ment, but it’s also a vegan scratch kitchen that serves 100-percent organic dish es prepared with love and priced affordably. In the Mac and Not Cheese, a mix of red pepper and nutritional yeast compensate for the missing dairy; the queso and bean dip, made with slow-simmered legumes, is likewise a flavorful de light. Enter the inviting atmosphere, with its avocado-colored floors and pastel painted walls, and shop a variety of health and wellness products in addition to the food, from gemstone jewelry to enzymes, singing bowls and aromatherapy.
Even in non-peak dining hours, this cult favorite has queues nearly out the door, and for good reason. Its soy-based simulations of carnivorous favorites may be second to none in the Palm Beaches, from the generously seasoned and aromatic “chorizo” and “cheese” patties to the variety of em panadas, including spinach, garbanzo and “cheese,” and Buffalo cauliflower and quinoa. The desserts, from elaborate cupcakes to brownies and donuts, make dairy seem obsolete.
PARLOUR VEGAN BAKERY 415 S. Federal Highway, Boca Raton, 561/617-7144
BRODSKAYA, ON HOW VEGAN OPTIONS HAVE EVOLVED: “Even 13 years ago, when I went vegan, there was maybe one kind of soy milk in the store, and you had to use nutritional yeast if you wanted something cheesy. You had to really be creative. There was tofu, but not much else. But now, the variety of foods is in credible, from meat analogues to cheeses and a ton of nut milks. I remember eating something ‘meaty’ at one point, and it tasted like grass. But now, the variety is amazing.”
In 2014, Berger and Brodskaya, who met through shared vegan social circles, started the nonprofit Vegan Education Group to advocate for the cause.
HOW VEGANISM HAS CHANGED BRODSKAYA:
“It allowed me to be my own authentic self. As part of being my authentic self, I don’t have to live according to societal norms, whatever they are, that dictate what I have to eat, what I have to wear.”
VEG EATS FOODS 335 E. Linton Blvd., Delray Beach, 561/562-6673
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BERGER’S PHILOSOPHY FOR GOING VEGAN: “The word speciesism had not been in my lexicon. It’s analogous with racism being a set of unfair double standards that give one race the ability to dominate another, sexism doing the same thing by gender, speciesism doing the same thing by creating a power imbalance between one species and another. So when we have the power, we can dominate, exploit and do what we want without recrimination.
“At the time, I’d been eating steak twice a week. I enjoyed it, and I was horrified that this thing I loved was in someway destroying the environment in a way I had not conceptualized. I wanted to remove myself from that problem immediately. I went vegan cold turkey—or cold tofurkey—that day. I have not looked back.”
Artist and model Allie Kirschner, who is also the marketing direc tor for Passport Media Group in West Palm Beach, had considered going vegan since high school and finally made the transition in August 2019. “Around that time, there were photos of the rainforest on fire going viral on Instagram and Twitter,” recalls Kirschner, 26. “I did my own research and learned they were controlled fires for the beef industry.” [Cattle ranching contributes to an estimated 70 percent of deforestation in the Amazon basin, according to one report.—Ed.]
Bill Clinton, former president Ariana Grande, singer and Boca native Jay-Z, rapper and entrepreneur Morrissey, singer and prima donna Russell Simmons, hip-hop entrepreneur Natalie Portman, actor Woody Harrelson, actor Ellen DeGeneres, talk-show host Joaquin Phoenix, actor and public eccentric Mike Tyson, boxer and actor
HOW BECOMING A VEGAN HAS CHANGED HER LIFE: “In the sense of how it’s changed me physically, I have more energy; my nails are harder. I don’t feel as slowed down after I eat. Internally and emo tionally, it’s made me much more compassionate. The average person doesn’t consider empathizing with an animal to the degree you do a human, but being vegan puts that into perspective, where you see all life as deserving of safety, compassion and love. As a result of expanding your passion to encompass animals, your ability to empa thize with humans just explodes and becomes more massive than it already was. You grow a deeper appreciation for the more beautiful parts of humanity.”
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HER FAVORITE VEGAN DISH: “I can think of 11 restaurants within 15 minutes of where I’m sitting right now [in West Palm Beach]. The only thing I really missed was sushi, [but] PLANTA has a full vegan sushi menu; I love going there for my vegan sushi fill.”
“ALL GREEN” BURGER
The Very Vegan at Offerdahl’s Off-the-Grill
This vegetable appetizer has become fairly ubiquitous on chichi menus, but few do it better, while keeping it vegan, than Andrew Weil’s eco-conscious outpost. Added mushrooms, miso sesame vinaigrette and its most subtle touch, chili pepper threads, lend the dish its unique flair.
WHY HE WENT VEGAN: “I was really into my health. I signed up for some courses that showed you what everything does that you’re putting into your body, and once you see that, you can’t un-see it. So I started systematically eliminating things from my diet to the point where, if I just did a few more things, I’d be vegetarian. So I worked at a school at the time, and one of the most mellow, chill teach ers I knew was vegetarian. She told me about veganism. I said, that’s not far off ... Why don’t I just go full steam?”
THE VERY VEGAN WHERE: Offerdahl’s Off-the-Grill, 17940 N. Military Trail, Boca Raton, 561/995-7355
Former Dolphin John Offerdahl was ahead of the vegan curve at his name sake Florida deli chain. For the health-conscious office worker on the go, this baguette with hummus, spinach, cucumbers, carrots, tomatoes, avocado and sunflower seeds is as flavorful as it is cruelty-free.
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Best Vegan Dishes at Non-Vegan Restaurants
ON HOW THE LIFESTYLE HAS EVOLVED: “Even in 2013, you’d use vegan and vegetarian inter changeably, because not many people knew what vegan meant. You’d have people saying they were vegetarian when everything they were eating was vegan. I feel like the senti ment from these businesses and organizations has shifted completely, whereas now they won’t say vegetarian, because enough people will stay away from it, because they think it might have egg or milk in it. That’s one of the big shifts I’ve seen.
HIS FAVORITE DISH: “I like a rice bowl with a vegan protein crumble. I do a lot with Hodo products, a tofu product out of California. That’s always been my go-to since I was a child; now I get to veganize it.”
WHERE: Lazy Dog, 9636 Glades Road, Boca Raton, 561/489-5607
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WHERE: Doc B’s Restaurant + Bar, 452 N. Federal Highway, Fort Lauderdale, 754/900-2401 No better veggie burger has entered my stomach than this scrumptious house-made blend of rice and kale—yes, even the oft-maligned kale is a knockout when ground into the mixture—with lettuce, tomato, pickle and spicy jalapeño aioli. Make it vegan by eschewing the cheddar cheese.
SPAGHETTI SQUASH AND BEETBALLS
WHERE: True Food Kitchen, Town Center mall, 6000 Glades Road, Boca Raton, 561/419-8105
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Lazy Dog’s hearty spin on mom’s spaghetti with meatballs packs all the flavor but with fewer calories and carbon. Spaghetti squash and zucchini ribbons rest in a pool of olive oil, garlic and pesto, topped with beet-based vegetarian meatballs of the perfect taste and consistency. To keep it vegan, 86 the Romano cheese.
Sean Russell, 40, of Fort Lauderdale is one of our region’s most outspoken vegans. In 2017, he launched SoFlo Vegans (soflovegans. com), a membership-driven organization that provides “promotional services, media content and live events for the veg-friendly community in Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach County.”
Outside Chances
The homeowner, who is an art collector and was looking to create a show-stopping piece of art, designed the semicircle-shaped black Pebble Tec pool. An infinity-edge water feature surrounds the unique design with the spa in the middle.
South Florida’s climate opens our homes to endless outdoor opportunities. These talented designers and architects know this, taking luxe outdoor living to another level.
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2. Jackie Armour crafted this space for her clients to entertain in style. The modern yet casual covered patio has four separate seating areas including the dining table adjacent to the outdoor kitchen. The ceiling’s dark wood paneling contrasts the all-white space, while the patterned tile behind the grill adds interest and is easy to maintain.
1. This resort-style environment was inspired by Biscayne Bay and skyline views, explains Ralph Choeff of Choeff Levy Fischman Architecture + Design. The home blurs the lines between indoor and outdoor, thus satisfying the homeowner’s passion for entertaining. The ipe wood throughout gives the space a softer and more organic feel, while the mid-century modern sunken limestone living room is a fun retro feature.
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delray beach magazine 59september/october 2022 4. In an effort to create a seamless harmony with nature, landscape architect Christopher Cawley incorporated native palms and lush tropical plantings into the modern estate’s landscape. Inspired by those surroundings, the home’s Mediterranean-style guesthouse and pool feature floating daybeds and a metal-slatted cabana made from powder-coated aluminum that resembles wood but made for our tropical climate.
3. House of One founder Brittany Farinas created a multipurpose space for her client to entertain. Inspired by the home’s natural setting, she blended the interior with the outside with natural materials, light-neutral furniture, and accents in rich navy blue. Conceptualized by DOMA Architecture, the ceiling’s wood detail adds to the room’s elegant oasis feel.
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Locally, Stofft is behind impressive builds like the Seagate Hotel and the new Oceans Delray condos. However, while Stofft’s offices are Florida-based, his lifestyle-driven designs can be found across the country in Utah, Montana, California, Maine, West Virginia, Chicago and Wisconsin, as well as down in the Bahamas. “We are very diverse stylistically, and design our projects to fit within the proper context,” Stofft says.
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Randall Stofft grew up in one of the most architecturally inspiring cities in the world: Chicago. Absorbing the creations of renowned architects like Frank Lloyd Wright from a young age, Stofft was destined to follow a similar trajectory. He studied at the University of Arizona and worked for years at an architecture firm in Chicago, namely Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, before moving to South Florida to create his own. In 1988, Stofft founded Randall Stofft Architects in Palm Beach County, where his grandparents and father had already relocated. “The country clubs and waterfronts were all starting to grow,” he recalls of the time. A few years later, he opened a second firm in Naples and later a third in Sarasota. Across those three offices today, Stofft employs about 40 architects, project managers and technicians.
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“With my architectural, technical skills and spatial vision, I knew I could bring a new dimension to Sklar. The goal was to merge furniture customization with today’s technology and advanced design tools to simplify the process for our clients,” explains Harasic.
“We create their unique vision first.We detect their own needs and the needs of the space. Every home has a unique architectural bone that sets important guidelines in the development of a project. It is a very organic process,” notes Harasic.
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Sklar Furnishings is devoted to making every client’s home unique and special. “The ultimate goal is to make people happy in a space they love to live in,” says Camila. “We stay true to our mission statement: Your Space. Your Lifestyle. Your Choice.”
The team at Sklar offers a wide range of customizable modern and contemporary furniture, rugs, décor, lighting and interior design services—all while taking charge of the client from beginning to end.
Born in Bolivia and raised in six countries, Camila Harasic brings her diverse cultural background as well as her architecture experience from Spain to Sklar Furnishings.
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Camila joined the team in November 2020 to expand Sklar’s full-service and design-forward program. “I started to collaborate with our design associates to elevate their projects. We slowly began to turn oneroom jobs into full-scale home projects. A client’s fullscale home project became a multiple homes project. It all starts with a home consultation and a floor plan. We are then able to transform the way people live with the services we offer,” says the architect.
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Achieving a calming closet isn’t just for aesthetics; it can save you the headache and time it takes to get dressed in a disheveled space. The key to organization is creating designated places for everything—hampers for dirty clothes, built-in storage for jewelry and customized shelving with specific sections for short sleeves versus long sleeves.
The closet is one of the first rooms you visit each morning, which is why Lori Hoyt of California Closets says it’s essential for the space to elicit a sense of serenity. “You don’t want to walk into something where your clothes are falling all over, your shoes are underneath your clothes and you can barely see anything,” Hoyt says.
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Hoyt doesn’t just know a thing or two about beautifying closets—she’s a business woman through-and-through. Since she stepped in as president 25 years ago, the company’s yearly revenue has grown from $1 million to $12 million. A true family affair, Hoyt works alongside her brother Scott Schiff and sister Patti Schiff. With a staff of about 40 designers and installers, California Closets also extends its expertise into garages, offices and pantries alike. Projects range from $2,500 to upwards of $400,000, depending on each client’s budget and vision.
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Originally from Connecticut and New York City, Julia began working as a professional stage actress and graduated from Sarah Lawrence College with an MFA. Throughout her career she has traveled extensively, from South Africa, Australia, Japan, Korea, the United States, Canada, the Islands, and to most of Europe. She credits her empathy and understanding of people to the many journeys she has experienced in life. Her business is based on trust, communication, understanding, dedication and deter mination. She represents buyers and sellers on a day to day basis. She always goes the extra mile and thinks outside of the box. She will find you your home or sell it, no matter what. She takes chances and does not miss opportunities. Her strong negotiating skills are an asset to her clients. Each day is a day to make it happen. She has a deep respect and appreciation for the clients she works with. Julia’s real estate transactions include Broward, Palm Beach, St. Lucie and Martin Counties. Julia is driven by the love for her husband John, family and friends. Her goals and interests include living a healthy lifestyle, swimming, the beach, boating, gym, cooking, reading, writing, learning, the outdoors and self improvement. Julia speaks fluent Polish, yet she was born in Connecticut. She taught herself how to read and write Polish at the age of 5. Her passion is Real Estate.
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Now more than ever, protecting our health has become one of our biggest concerns. Sit back, relax and take advantage of the knowledge and advice gathered from some of the area’s top medical experts. Whether you are a tele-call away, or merely exploring ways to improve your well-being, the answers are here for the taking. Stay well and informed....and read on! SPONSORED CONTENT S OUTH F L ORIDA’ S MEDICAL EXPERTS
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A. Depending upon the type of tumor, the most standard surgical care is a craniotomy. However, for glioblastomas we often use 5-ALA, which helps find tumor cells that lie outside the margins of the tumor. The malignant glioma cells turn fluorescent for excellent visualization during surgery.
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Q. What treatments do you perform for brain tumors?
A. The many benefits include no surgical incisions, resulting in reduced risk of infection and quicker recovery time. It’s an outpatient procedure with most patients going home the same day, and there is an immediate and significant reduction in hand tremors with minimum side effects. This truly is a game changer for many who have suffered way too long.
Utilizing computerized guidance and minimally invasive techniques, the doctors actively train in the newest techniques that improve the patient experience and outcomes. The practice features services such as PRP, stem cell therapy, traction, bracing, pain management, HIFU and surgery.
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A. We treat multiple injuries and disorders that can develop in the cervical (neck), thoracic (mid-back) and lumbar (low back) spine. We see age-related degeneration, spinal arthritis, herniated or bulging discs, spinal stenosis, degenerative disc disease, spinal instabilities and slippages, fractures, osteoporosis and malignant spine fractures, traumatic spine fractures, spinal cancer, traumatic injuries related to accidents, falls, and overuse/repetitive use movements, infections and congenital defects.
Q. How do you treat patients with essential tremor or Parkinson’s?
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Q. What are the other benefits of this technology?
T he Brain and Spine Institute of South Florida is the largest multi-specialty neurosurgery group in Palm Beach County, treating a wide array of disorders of the brain and spine, and other aspects of the nervous system. The physician team consists of board-certified neurosurgeons with subspecialty fellowship training, providing conservative care and surgical management for brain- and spine-related conditions.
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A. We are the first practice in the region to use the newest, groundbreaking technology for treating patients with Parkinson’s or essential tremor (ET) using an MR-guided focused ultrasound by INSIGHTEC™. This technology uses sound wave energy to treat brain tissue as the source of the tremor, and no surgical incision or anesthesia is necessary.
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F or nearly 40 years, the world-class trained team of physicians at Orthopaedic Surgery Associates have been providing head-to-toe orthopaedic care for teens to seniors, athletes to weekend warriors, patients who have experienced failed surgeries elsewhere and those seeking the latest techniques in minimally invasive procedures.
A. With a combined expert physician staff of two orthopaedic sports surgeons, two total joint reconstruction surgeons, two hand surgeons, a pain management physician, a spine surgeon, a podiatrist and full onsite x-ray and rehabilitation services, patients can see their desired specialist within a few miles of each other at all OSA’s Boca Raton or Boynton Beach offices.
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A. Yes, Orthopaedic Surgery Associates has therapy services at all three of their locations.
Q. What are the newest procedures patients are seeking?
All physicians are Board Certified and Fellowship trained with specialties including hand, knee, hip, spine and sports medicine. Services include comprehensive evaluation and testing procedures; total knee, hip and shoulder joint replacement, spinal surgery including Kyphoplasty, arthroscopic knee surgery; repair and reconstruction for torn knee ligaments and cartilage; hand and wrist surgery; and a full scope of physical and occupational rehabilitation and pain management ancillary services.
Q. Do they offer physical therapy at all of their locations?
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A. The minimally invasive spinal procedure, Kyphoplasty, is used to treat back pain from compression fractures, osteoporosis or trauma. It is done under local anesthesia in the office, using the precision C-arm computer navigation device, and allows patients to get back to their active lives within days.
Q. Are all services available at its locations?
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A. It depends on the patient’s activities, level of function and pain after the injury, as well as their expectations. The least invasive way to treat these injuries is my first choice, which often involves injections and physical therapy. If surgery is required, I use the latest techniques for repair or reconstruction.
Q. How has the advancement of technology and new innovations changed your practice?
A. I am involved in several activities to meet the demands of the quickly changing surgical field. I participate in assisting to develop and modify existing surgical implants to repair shoulder and knee ligament and tendon injuries and I am also involved in national surgical training of residents on the latest techniques in the operating room.
Q. How does your prestigious NYU training benefit your new practice?
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A. Training and working at one of the premier hospitals in the country in New York City has provided an excellent foundation for the care I provide. I can now take a focused approach as a solo practitioner as patients will have personalized care and short wait times.
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Q. Do patients need to have surgery for a torn rotator cuff or biceps tendon?
fter completing his undergraduate training at Boston University, Dr. Stein earned his medical degree from the University of Pittsburgh, graduating with honors. He then did his orthopedic surgery residency at NYU Langone Medical Center and a sports fellowship at University of Pennsylvania. He practiced orthopedic surgery and sports medicine for 20 years as a professor at NYU and has recently relocated to Florida. At his new Boca Raton practice, he specializes in orthopedic surgery, sports medicine, and knee, shoulder and ankle surgery.
A. Since men now work longer, retire harder, and can maintain muscle mass by exercising, it is important to have their face match their body. Droopy eyes and a sagging neck is a stark contrast from their otherwise sharp, on-the-ball appearance and physique. An eye and neck lift can greatly improve their appearance.
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r. Rafael C. Cabrera is board-certified in general surgery and plastic surgery. He has been practicing plastic and reconstructive surgery in Boca Raton for over two decades and is on staff exclusively at Boca Raton Regional Hospital. Dr. Cabrera received his BA with Distinction from Cornell University in 1985 before graduating from New York University School of Medicine in 1989. He completed his Surgery Residency and Plastic Surgery Fellowship at the New York University Medical Center Institute of Reconstructive Plastic Surgery and the prestigious Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital. Dr. Cabrera also completed the Research Fellowship in Scarless Wound Healing at New York University Medical Center.
A. A good facelift means you look beautifully natural without anyone knowing you’ve had work done. Tightening the muscle layer and ligaments are often necessary to get a more youthful contour. Adding volume with natural tissue, like your own fat and stem cells, will augment and rejuvenate your face by replacing facial deflation associated with aging.
A. No chipmunk-cheeks or duck-lips allowed! Using the correct technique ensures natural-looking results. A multitude of tools are used to regain a more youthful appearance. Over-lasering the face or over-filling the cheeks and lips to hide every last wrinkle is not flattering. Ultimately, patients rely on my expertise, esthetic judgement, trust and integrity.
Q. What defines a good facelift?
Q. What procedures are popular for men?
Q. How do you achieve natural looking results?
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In addition to the practice of general medicine, I am passionate about new therapeutics for disease prevention and treatment, such as endocrine disorders like diabetes and weight management. I join a physician team dedicated to improving patient’s overall wellbeing and longevity and encourage patients to take part in the decision-making process.
Dr. Abruña is the first graduate of an FAU residency program to join the FAU Medicine practice. His goal is to give back to the school that trained him and to the community in which he trained. Dr. Abruña is fluent in English and Spanish and enjoys conversing with his patients in both languages.
Q. What is the FAU Medicine facility like?
Q. What type of care can patients expect in your A.practice?
Q. What makes FAU Medicine unique?
JULIÁN ABRUÑA, MD Primary Care
A. We offer on-site diagnostic services with full laboratory for our patients. Services include adult preventive care, routine check-ups, management of acute and chronic health problems, general medicine, endocrine disorders including diabetes, disease prevention and treatment and geriatric consultations. In addition, our Marcus Institute of Integrative Health provides complete health and wellness under one roof, combining evidence-based, patient-centered approaches.
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A. Our state-of-the-art facility continues to expand, offering patients both primary and integrative healthcare. In addition to a conventional clinic setting, the Marcus Institute houses a demonstration kitchen, community activity space, and holistic care exam suites to treat the whole person.
Dr. Julián Abruña is a primary care physician at FAU Medicine in Boca Raton. He completed his medical education at the UAG School of Medicine in Guadalajara, Mexico and his internal medicine residency at FAU’s Schmidt College of Medicine.
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ROBERT P. NORTON, MD, FAAOS Orthopedic Spine Surgery
FAAOS Florida Spine Associates 670 Glades Road, Suite 200, Boca Raton 7200 W. Camino Real, Suite. 104, Boca Raton 5210 Linton Blvd., Suite 304, Delray Beach 11135 South Jog Road, Suite 5, Boynton Beach 1414 S.E. 3rd Ave., Fort FloridaSpineAssociates.com(561)Lauderdale495-9511
A. Yes, it is my true passion and the future of spine surgery. With this new technology I am able to perform minimally invasive spinal decompression or fusion in an outpatient surgical facility and have patients walk out an hour later in amazement at how functional and pain-free they are. Disc degeneration, herniations of the neck and back, or spondylolisthesis can all be fixed with just a small one-inch incision. Patients recover at home and are often walking several miles just a week post-op!
Q. Do you perform minimally invasive spinal surgery?
A. As the author of the book teaching surgeons how to perform a Kyphoplasty, I can gently do the procedure in about 10 minutes. After numbing the area, a small needle is placed into the broken bone under x-ray guidance. I then inject a small amount of bone “glue” to stabilize the broken bone. This permanent fix serves to relieve broken bone pain and prevent further collapse of the bone so patients don’t become deformed and hunched over. Skilled in the most advanced surgical techniques and emerging technologies, Dr. Robert Norton specializes in all aspects of comprehensive spinal care. His expertise and excellent surgical outcomes have earned him the nickname “Miracle Worker.” His prestigious academic training combined with a passion for teaching and research allows him to take an individualized approach to every patient. His high-quality care is backed by research and evidence-based medicine, with proven and expected results. Dr. Norton has authored multiple publications on a variety of topics related to spine surgery in peer-reviewed journals and textbooks. He has also received several research grants and has presented his research at both national and international conferences.
Q. How do you treat a painful compression fracture?
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ALMAN AND KATZ DENTISTRY Family And Cosmetic Dentistry 7820 Glades Road, Suite 250 Boca Raton (561) almanandkatzdmd@aol.com470-0007
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A. We do a lot with digital dentistry, scanning and 3-D radiographs, updating our practice into the 21st century. We can provide patients with a digital plan for their mouth, so that they can see the end result before the treatment even begins. We also do impressions less and digital models more; patients have been very happy avoiding the goop!
A. With 39 years of expertise, we are renowned for the personalized care we provide from cosmetic and restorative dentistry to advanced services such as implant dentistry and laser dentistry. Our family environment and approach make a trip to the dentist remarkably comfortable and welcoming.
My Ivy League dental training and postgraduate advanced dental education with the Pankey Institute bring an added level of expertise to the practice of well- respected experts, who embrace my enthusiasm and skill set. My contributions will include very transformative cases and the newest technology, tools and gadgets for the best outcomes.
yan Alman practically grew up in a dental office—not as a result of too many cavities, but because his dad has been in the profession for 39 years. Traveling with him on a dental mission trip to Ecuador as an undergraduate student at University of Florida gave Dr. Ryan Alman the chance to work hands-on with underserved patients, solidifying his desire to pursue dentistry full time. “I realized this was something I truly enjoyed, and went on to pursue my dental training at University of Pennsylvania. Dentistry has been in my family for generations, and I’m excited to have recently become a partner of Alman & Katz Dentistry,” says Dr. Alman.
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Dr. Stucken trained with world-renowned surgeons in prestigious programs in Boston and Philadelphia and has provided care to high school, collegiate and professional athletes. Most of his procedures are performed arthroscopically, allowing faster recovery with minimal downtime. He performs more than 400 cases yearly, evenly split between knee and shoulder surgeries, and is the Chief of Staff at Bethesda Hospital.
Q. Do you perform corrective surgery?
A. Most knee and shoulder pain can be resolved with nonoperative treatment and guidance. For patients that do need surgery, our newer techniques such as computer navigation allow faster recovery with minimally invasive surgery. The same personalized and innovative treatments that we use on our professional athletes I also recommend for the rest of my patients.
A. Yes. Many of my patients have already experienced failed surgery elsewhere and are often reluctant to undergo a corrective revision procedure, but these are some of my best outcomes: taking people who are at their worst and giving them their life and active lifestyle back.
Q. Do you offer alternatives to invasive knee and shoulder surgery?
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Q. What should patients expect during a A.consultation? We are offering the latest advances in arthroscopic and computer-navigated surgery. Most knee and shoulder issues do not require surgery, but when they do you want to ensure that you are receiving the best and most up-to-date care. My mission is to provide the most exceptional care, without exception.
Dr. Charlton Stucken is a double board-certified orthopaedic surgeon specializing in sports medicine surgery.
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A. By building a strong foundation to support the eight fundamentals of wellness (exercise, nutrition, sleep, stress management, hormone optimization, brain protection, genetics and creating healthy social interactions), we can alleviate, and in many cases eliminate, many comorbid conditions.
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CCPHP Concierge Physician and fourth-generation doctor, board-certified Dr. Brian Moraes practices a blend of standard medicine, holistic medicine, research and wellness which includes nutrition, weight loss, mental health, stress reduction, hormone balance, advanced lab testing and genetics. With a personalized, people-oriented approach to patient care at Hybrid Medical Solution, Dr. Moraes also offers therapies that include hormone pellets, peptides, body fat analysis, nutritional supplements, gut health, mental health, nutritional and exercise advice, preventive cardiology and clinical trials. Dr. Moraes offers convenient concierge amenities and personalized, preventive care with a priority placed on the patient’s health, well-being and quality of life.
A. The lab tests that we order are more detailed than what most of our patients have ever had performed before. We routinely monitor parameters of health such as IGF-I, LP(a), HRV, body fat percentage, basal metabolic rate, visceral fat levels, muscle mass, free T3, and female testosterone levels, just to name a few.
Q. Why did you decide to transition to the concierge A.model?
The concierge model finally allows me to practice medicine the way I believe medicine should be practiced, with each patient encounter lasting at least 30-60 minutes. Because every person has different expectations for their health, the more time we spend talking to our patients, the more we learn about what their goals and desires truly are.
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“Last year The Wine Room Kitchen & Bar welcomed Chef Blake Malatesta with open arms. Local Food with Global Flair was always Chef Malatesta’s approach to his culinary journey and now it is flourishing under the Barrel Ceiling of this Delray Beach Gem” says Owner Bruce Simberg. What can be better than Food and Wine together? Malatesta says: “It’s a no brainer! Dozens of champagnes to choose from-of course we have caviar on the new menu, Delicious Burgundies yearn for a Coq Au Vin (a French Classic of roasted Chicken), Big Cabs demand our signature 50 oz Tomahawk (butchered exclusively for The Wine Room Kitchen & Bar). A crisp white Chablis is my pick for our new Escargot dish.” A plethora of small plates with a diversity of flavors will appeal to any taste. Charred Octopus, Hand Cut Steak Tartare or Brussels Sprouts are only a few delicious choices. As you explore the new menu, you will be pleasantly surprised by Fresh, Sustainable Local fish that changes daily, Free range Poultry, Heritage Pork and Game along with Grass Fed, Grass Finished Beef and unique vegetables, all sourced from our Sunshine State. Lunch and Brunch dishes follow the same fresh approach to the ingredients: from Brunch Staples like Steak and Eggs and WRKB Benedict to Lunch favorites such as Crispy Chicken Sandwich & 10 oz Triple-Cut WRKB Burger. “What can be more enjoyable than a chilled glass of Rose with Shrimp n’ Grits under the Florida Sun on a Sunday!”, Malatesta says. When asked what the Chef’s plans are for the future of The Wine Room Kitchen & Bar, he responded:humbly“We are already living it. I spent my first six months here building a cohesive restaurant family. One person does not make a restaurant successful, it’s a collective effort that requires dedication and commitment from the whole team. Now that we’ve built a great one, we can focus on enhancing our guests’ experience through Our Chef’s Wine Pairing Dinners. It is a completely unique culinary journey for our Patrons, during which they can expand their knowledge of Wine and Local Ingredients. Look out for unique Chef Collaborations, Roof Top Gardens and Secret Speak Easy Menus…Shh, don’t tell anybody. Malatesta says; “We are not here to cook pretentious food; We are here to present delicious and unique dishes that highlight the World of Wine. The goal is to make it evident that there is Love, Dedication and Care in every tasty bite.” There is always something new for you to discover every day at The Wine Room Kitchen & Bar in Delray Beach. 411 E. Atlantic Avenue Suite C Delray Beach, FL 33483 (561) 243-9463
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WHAT: Supporters of Cleveland Clinic Florida were treated to a luxurious night hosted by Kathryn and Leo Vecellio aboard the M/Y Lady Kathryn V yacht for a cocktail reception celebrating the organization’s 100th anniversary. Nearly 100 guests were greeted with Champagne and hors d’oeuvres before making their way to the formal Main Salon, where they were treated with a grand piano performance. Cleveland Clinic Florida is a nonprofit, multi-specialty health care provider that integrates clinical and hospital care with research and education.
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WHERE: M/Y Lady Kathryn V, docked in Palm Beach
WHAT: On May 25, the Delray Beach Downtown Development Authority partnered with the Downtown Merchant and Business Association to host Art & Jazz on the Avenue. Guests strolled the neighborhood south of Atlantic Avenue and enjoyed dancing to live music on two stages, art, live muralists and special merchant promotions. The jazzy event highlighted local artists and businesses and will return again with uniquely themed events occurring in different downtown neighborhoods.
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WHERE: Downtown Delray Beach Crowds dancing to live music
Guests lounging and strolling merchant tents Papa’s Pilar rum tasting Painting at Art & Jazz on the Ave Bad Apples Brass Band
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WHAT: Puppy love was in the air in Palm Beach during a celebration for American Humane’s Pups4Patriots program and its recent graduating class of service dogs. Guests celebrated man’s best friend with cocktails on the patio of Club Colette, where they mingled with Pups4Patriots teams of veterans who served tours in Afghanistan and Iraq. After cocktails, a decadent dinner of salmon and caviar, filet mignon and pommes frites was served, along with a Kahlua souffle with crème Chantilly for dessert. Following the delicious meal, guests hit the dance floor for a performance by the Danny Beck Band. The Pups4Patriots initiative finds dogs in need of forever homes and provides the training needed for them to be lifesaving service dogs for veterans suffering from PTSD and traumatic brain injury.
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Mike Bundrick and service dog Justice, and service dog Lois Pope, Dr. Robin Ganzert, Kris Morgan and service dog Andi, Michael Blankshain and dog Bam
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WHAT: Local law firm Lesser, Lesser, Landy & Smith hosted an evening reception to benefit the Hanley Foundation, the nonprofit statewide leader in adolescent substance use prevention and education. More than 100 guests attended the opulent affair and were treated to a decadent meal and live entertainment from the Pavilion Grille, one of South Florida’s leading event destinations. During the festivities, Hanley Foundation CEO Jan Cairnes announced the second-annual Brice Makris Brunch to take place on December 11, which will be hosted by the Hanley Foundation and chaired by John and Michelle Makris.
Marty Haberer, Steven Clarfield and Cindy Bergman
BOCA RATON RECEPTION FOUNDATIONHANLEY
Gloria Hollis, Gina Franano and Lori Stoll Jan Cairnes, Steve Clarfield, Gary Lesser and Turner Benoit
Steve Clarfield, Amy Gottlieb and Gary Lesser
SPOTLIGHTS
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Bonnie Picon, Michelle Pallack and Terri Price
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The pink (yes, pink)-hued deviled eggs topped with smoked trout roe set the bar pretty high for the rest of the apps, and all lived up to the challenge. The crawfish hand pies were deliciously flakey and filled with savory crawfish tail meat and a creamy, spicy Cajun sauce, and the oysters were as briny and perfect as if picked straight from the sea. But the real standout was the cornbread: soft, warm and sweet with honey butter that melted on the surface. We decided to split two entrees, the catfish courtbouillon and the fried chicken and waffles. The catfish was cooked to perfection and served in a metal dish atop rice and bathed in a creamy, spicy Creole sauce. As for the chicken and waffles, you could barely see the bottom of the plate. The chicken was fried crispy and tender, and the cornbread cheddar waffles were equal parts sweet and savory. If you’re craving a unique dining experience to celebrate this Halloween season and don’t mind a bit of a drive, Voodoo Bayou is the place to go.
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Clockwise from above, deviled eggs, chicken and waffles and the interior of Voodoo Bayou ‘T is the season for chills and thrills, and we’ve found the perfect place to spookify your dining experience in celebra tion of Halloween. While its location in PGA is a drive that requires zen-like patience, enjoying Voodoo Bayou’s inspired take on traditional Cajun fare in a full-on Gothic cathedral setting is well worth the trip north. There is an air of medieval awe as you walk under the spiked-bottom chandeliers of the outdoor seating area and into a dimly lit space adorned with memento mori-style paintings of skulls and painted wooden sculptures of crucifixes, angels and demons. The walls glimmer with red lights while a soft green glow emanates from the high stainedglass windows behind the bar. We were seated below two ornately painted wooden sculptures of alligators and had a perfect view of the small stage that sat in the corner by the entrance.Westarted with one of Voodoo’s specialty cocktails, the Snake Oil Salesman, a spicy elixir of tequila, Ancho Reyes liqueur, lime juice and agave, and opted for an appetizerheavy meal, starting with a dozen raw oysters, deviled eggs, cornbread and crawfish hand pies. The appetizers arrived just in time as a band took the stage and started a guitar riffladen cover of “Uptown Funk.”
dining guide Your resource for Greater Delray Beach’s finest restaurants
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Cabana El Rey—105 E. Atlantic Ave. Cuban tropical. Little Havana is alive and well in Delray. The menu is a palette-pleasing travelogue, including starters like mariqui tas (fried banana chips) and main courses such as seafood paella (think mussels, shrimp, clams, conch, scallops and octopus).
Atlantic Grille —1000 E. Atlantic Ave. Seafood/ Contemporary American. This posh restaurant in the luxurious Seagate Hotel & Spa is home to a 450-gallon aquarium of tranquil moon jellyfish and a 2,500-gallon shark tank. Savor inventive cuisine that takes the con temporary 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. $$
Burt & Max’s—9089 W. Atlantic Ave. Contemporary American. This bastion of contemporary comfort food in west Delray is approaching local landmark status, forging its own menu while borrowing a few dishes from Max’s Grille, like the hearty chopped salad and bacon-wrapped meatloaf. Other dishes are variations on the comfort food theme, including a stellar truffle-scented wild mushroom pizza. • Dinner nightly. Sunday brunch. 561/638-6380.
90 delray beach magazine september/october 2022 DELRAY BEACH 3rd and 3rd—301 N.E. Third Ave. Gastropub. This quirky, individualistic, obscurely located little place is one of the most important restaurants in Delray. The menu changes frequently, but hope the evening’s fare includes plump scallops with caramelized mango sauce, stunning delicious roasted cauliflower with Parmesan mousse and bacon, and wicked-good espresso panna cotta on it at your visit. • Lunch Wed.-Fri., Brunch Sat. and Sun., Din ner Mon.-Sat. 561/303-1939. $$ 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 lob ster 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 amaz ingly delicate deep-fried air and should not under any circumstances be missed. • Lunch Mon.-Sat. Dinner nightly. Brunch Sun. 561/278-3364. $$ Amar Mediterranean Bistro —522 E. Atlantic Ave. Lebanese. From the moment you step inside, there’s a familial feeling, a hidden gem that everyone is drawn to. Amar is a quaint bistro amidst the buzzy Atlantic Avenue that serves Lebanese food. But this isn’t your typical hummus and pita joint. Here, the proprietor’s family recipes take center stage alongside Mediterranean favorites that have been elevated with slight tweaks.
Bamboo Fire —149 N.E. Fourth Ave. Caribbean. The Jacobs family joyously shares its Latin and Carib bean culture through food that’s bursting with bright island aromas and flavors. Tostones, plantain fries and jerk meatballs share the menu with curry pork, oxtail and conch. • Dinner Wed.-Sun. 561/749-0973. $ Beg for More Izakaya—19 S.E. Fifth Ave. Japa nese Small Plates. The large sake, whisky and beer menu here pairs beautifully with the small plates full of everything except sushi. No sushi. And that’s fine. Try the takoyaki (octopus balls), the crispy salmon tacos and anything with the addictive kimchi, such as the kimchi fried rice. There are pasta, teriyaki and simmered duck with bok choy dishes—or 16 varieties of yakitori (food on skewers). You’ll be back to beg for more. • Lunch and dinner daily. 561/563-8849.
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Brulé Bistro—200 N.E. Second Ave. Contemporary American. The regular menu of this Pineapple Grove favorite always has satisfying dishes. Its specialties include crab tortellini with black truffles, chicken meatballs with coconut broth and cashews, plus signature dessert pistachio crème brùlée. Spirits and house cocktails steeped in speak east style are paired with an ever-changing menu. Outside tables offer the best option for conversation. • Lunch and dinner daily. 561/274-2046.
Casa L’Acqua—9 S.E. Seventh Ave. Italian. You’ll get what you pay for here: very good Italian food in the cozy converted house that is a refreshing change from busy Atlantic Avenue. The antipasti (bread, balsamic/ honey dipping sauce, Parmesan chunks, bruschetta) are so good, they could be dinner. But save room for the pollo Parmigiana, the scallopine piccate al limone, the four kinds of risotto, and dessert. • Lunch and din ner daily. 561/563-7492. $$$ City Oyster—213 E. Atlantic Ave. Seafood. This styl ish mainstay of Big Time Restaurant Group serves up reasonably priced seafood that never disappoints, such as shrimp and grits with a jumbo crab cake. This is the place to see and be seen in Delray, and the food lives up to its profile. • Lunch Mon.–Sun. Dinner nightly. Outdoor dining. 561/272-0220. $$
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Caffe Luna Rosa—34 S. Ocean Blvd., Delray Beach. Italian. This multiple Delray Beach-award winning restaurant has sparkling service, comfort food taken to a higher level, and a setting just steps from the Atlantic. Open since 1993, and a success since then, they dish up big flavors in a tiny space, so call for reservations. Try the calamari fritto misto, then the rigatoni pomodoro and leave room for dessert. Or come back for breakfast. • Open daily from breakfast through dinner. 561-274-9404. $$
Angelo Elia Pizza • Bar • Tapas— 16950 Jog Road. Italian. Nothing on the menu of Angelo Elia’s modCern, small plates-oriented osteria disappoints, but particularly notable are the meaty fried baby arti chokes 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, sun-dried figs and mozzarella. • Dinner nightly. 561/381-0037.
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The Grove —187 N.E. Second Ave. Contemporary American. The Grove, which has been tucked inside the tranquil Pineapple Grove District for nearly a decade, continues to surprise diners with its vibrant dishes. The upscale but casually comfortable nook has an international wine list that spans the globe and a seasonal menu that’s succinct and well-thought-out.
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Big T’s Deli at the Delray Beach Market—33 S.E. Third Ave. American. This is the real deal, a New Jersey/Philly/NY deli run by two bona fide award-winning chefs (Tony “Big T” G and his son Michael) who were successful restaurateurs in the Northeast before joining the carefully curated Delray Beach Market team. This is your catcher’s mitt for all-day breakfast, hand-crafted sandwiches made from top-quality deli meats (try Nana’s hand-rolled meatballs on a torpedo roll, the Philly Steak, the legendary pastrami). Go ahead. Swoon. It’s like coming home. Open daily for breakfast, lunch and dinner. 561/247-1860. $ Flybird—335 E. Linton Blvd., #B-13. American. Celebrity Chef Michael Salmon (yes, that’s his real name) has cooked in fine restaurants in New York (and for people like Jackie O), starred on the Food Network and more—and it shows in this low-key chicken place that specializes in char-grilled chicken (and chicken pot pies on occasion) as well as downhome sides like mac and three cheeses, mashed potatoes and gravy and Peruvian corn. A hit since it opened, Flybird is still soaring. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat. 561/243-1111. $ Over the Bridge Café—814 E Atlantic Ave. American. True to its name, this favorite brunch spot is just to the west of the bridge on East Atlantic Avenue. It offers both traditional favorites and unique spins on brunch cuisine, and dishes like the sunrise crabcake will help you get out of bed in the morning. Frozen cocktails like the Orange Creamsicle are a particular favorite on hot days, and affordable snacks are available for canine guests joining outdoor diners. Breakfast and brunch daily. 561/403-5581. $ Ramen Lab Eatery—25 N.E. Second Ave., # 114. Asian. Offering traditional Japanese ramen dishes alongside more contemporary favorites like poke bowls and bao buns, this sister restaurant to the Boca location of the same name has become an Asian food staple just off of Atlantic Avenue. Don’t miss happy hour from 3-6 p.m. every day, with half off all drinks and select appetizers. Lunch and dinner daily. 561/455-2311. $ Sandwiches by the Sea—1214 E. Atlantic Ave. Deli. Without a website to tout its menu, this definition of a hole-inthe-wall deli has nonetheless built a 40-year word-of-mouth reputation on the quality craftsmanship and lightning-speed service of its subs, hoagies and burgers. Pop in after a beach day for an unsurpassed potato salad or Italian combo. Breakfast and lunch daily. 561/272-2212. $ Sazio Express—1136 E. Atlantic Ave. Italian/American. This baby sister restaurant to the popular Sazio in central downtown Delray has a loyal following for casual lunching and early bites from a menu designed to dangle your favorites before your eyes. Pizzas by the slice or whole (including grandma pizza), heroes (roast beef and gorgonzola, anyone?), wraps, salads, wings, cheese fries, chicken tenders. OK, just stop. Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. 561/276-2657. $ Veg Eats Foods—335 E. Linton Blvd. Vegan. This is delightful sanctuary for plant-based foodies has generated a loyal following for its seasonally changing menu of locally sourced comfort-food favorites, which work meatless magic on your taste buds. Try the smothered mushroom burger and the banh mi, made with pea protein-based sausage. Lunch daily. 561/562-6673. $$
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Deck 84—840 E. Atlantic Ave. Contemporary Ameri can. Burt Rapoport’s ode to laid-back tropical dining is like a day at the beach without getting sand between your toes. Though the restaurant is casual, the kitchen takes its food seriously, whether the stellar flatbreads, the thick and juicy 10-ounce special blend burger or homey sea sonal cobbler. And the waterfront location just seems to make everything taste better.
• Lunch and dinner Wed.Mon. 561/270-3156.
$ El Camino—15 N.E. Second Ave. Mexican. This sexy, bustling downtown spot is from the trio behind nearby Cut 432 and Park Tavern. Fresh, quality ingredients go into everything from the tangy tomatillo salsas to the world-class fish tacos clad in delicate fried skin, set off by tart pineapple salsa. Cinnamon and sugar-dusted churros are the perfect dessert. And check out the mar garitas, especially the smoky blend of mezcal and blanco tequila.
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• Lunch Mon.–Fri. Brunch Sat.–Sun. Dinner nightly. 561/665-8484.
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Eathai—1832 S. Federal Highway. Thai. If you’re craving approachable and affordable Thai food, put Eathai at the top of your list. While you can expect to find curries, noodles, soups and fried rice on the menu, the dishes here aren’t the typical ones you’ll find around town. Indulge in the Thai chicken French toast or crispy duck breast with lychee curry sauce or oxtail basil fried rice to savor the true talent of owner and chef Sopanut Sopochana.
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• Dinner Tues.–Sat. 561/266-3750. $$$$ Harvest Seasonal Grill & Wine Bar—1841 S. Fed eral Highway. American. You don’t have to worry about calories (most dishes are under 500), you don’t have to worry about finding something you haven’t tried before (new items are added every three months) and freshness is the silent ingredient throughout. Try the pesto Caprese flatbread, the supergrain salad and the steak or salmon or chicken. Desserts offer big tastes in small jars. • Lunch and dinner daily; brunch on weekends. 561/266-3239. $$ Henry’s—16850 Jog Road. American. This casual, unpre tentious restaurant 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. $$ Il Girasole—2275 S. Federal Highway. Northern Italian. If you want Northern Italian in a low-key atmosphere, and nobody rushing you out the door, this is your spot. Start with something from the very good wine list. Try the yellowtail snapper, the penne Caprese and the capellini Gamberi, and leave room for the desserts. Reservations recommended. • Dinner Tues.–Sun. 561/272-3566. $$ J&J Seafood Bar & Grill—634 E. Atlantic Ave. Seafood. This local favorite on Atlantic Avenue—
Dada—52 N. Swinton Ave. Contemporary Ameri can. 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 menu has its quirky charms, too, like shake-n-bake pork chops with sweet-savory butter scotch onions, and a brownie-vanilla ice cream sundae with strips of five-spice powdered bacon. The wittily decorated 1920s-vintage house-turned-restaurant is, as they say, a trip.
92 delray beach magazine september/october 2022 Cut 432—432 E. Atlantic Ave. Steakhouse. 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 nightly. 561/330-3232.
Latitudes—2809 S. Ocean Blvd. Modern American You should come for both the sunset and the food. This oceanfront restaurant is a gem tucked inside the Delray Sands resort. From the airy, bubbly interior to the raw bar, the décor is soothing and fun. Try the lobster and crab stuffed shrimp, the miso-glazed Skuna Bay salmon, the branzino or the veal Bolognese.
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september/october 2022 owned by John Hutchinson (who is also the chef) and wife Tina—serves up everything from burgers and wraps to a menu brimming with seafood options. Don’t forget to inquire about the stunning array of 10 specials—every night.
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• Break fast, lunch and dinner daily. 561/278-6241. $$$ Lemongrass Bistro—420 E. Atlantic Ave. Pan-Asian Casually hip ambience, friendly service, moderate prices and a blend of sushi and nouveau pan-Asian fare make this a popular destination. The quality of its seafood and care in its preparation are what gives Lemongrass its edge. • Lunch and dinner daily. 561/278-5050. (Other Palm Beach County locations: 101 Plaza Real S., Boca Raton, 561/544-8181; 1880 N. Congress Ave., Boynton Beach, 561/733-1344).
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Lionfish—307 E. Atlantic Ave. Seafood. Focusing on sustainable and locally sourced ingredients, Lionfish’s menu is diverse while its coastal décor is both stylish and comfortable. Choose from oysters, octopus, specialty sushi rolls, fresh catches and, of course, the namesake white flaky fish in a variety of preparations, including whole fried and as a bright ceviche. Make sure to save room for the Key Lime Pie Bombe dessert. • Dinner nightly. Brunch weekends. 561/639-8700. $$$
• Lunch and dinner Tues.–Sat. 561/272-3390.
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The Office—201 E. Atlantic Ave. Contemporary American. Your office is nothing like this eclectic gastropub, un less your office sports more than two dozen craft beers on tap. Don’t miss the restaurant’s winning take on the thick, juicy Prime beef burger and simply wicked maple-frosted donuts with bacon bits and two dipping sauces. • Lunch and dinner daily. 561/276-3600.
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• Lunch Mon.–Sat. Dinner nightly. 561/272-6100.
La Cigale—253 S.E. Fifth Ave. Mediterranean. Popu lar venue since 2001, with Greek and Italian dishes and more. Highlights are seafood paella, roasted half duck and grilled jumbo artichoke appetizer. Lots of favorites on the menu: calf’s liver, veal osso buco, branzino, sea food crepes. Nice outdoor seating if weather permits.
$$ Joseph’s Wine Bar—200 N.E. Second Ave. Mediter ranean-American. Joseph’s is an elegant, comfortable, intimate nook in Delray’s Pineapple Grove, and an ideal place for a lazy evening. This family affair—owner Jo seph Boueri, wife Margaret in the kitchen, and son Elie and daughter Romy working the front of the house—has all tastes covered. Try the special cheese platter, the duck a l’orange or the rack of lamb.
Dinner Mon.–Sat. 561/265-0600.
$$ Jimmy’s Bistro —9 S. Swinton Ave. Contemporary American. This small gem off noisy Atlantic Avenue is big on taste and ambience, and has been busy since 2009. You can travel the world with dumplings, conch fritters, pork schnitzel, rigatoni Bolognese, étouffée and more. Reservations are recommended at this laidback, comfortable venue.
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$$ Park Tavern—32 S.E. Second Ave. Contemporary American. Check out the high-top seating or bar stools during an excellent happy hour menu that includes deviled eggs, pork sliders, chicken wings and a happy crowd. Entrees are generous and well executed. Try the fish and chips, one of six burgers, fish tacos and more. • Dinner nightly. Brunch Sat.-Sun. 561/265-5093. $$ 1841 S Federal Hwy Unit 400, Delray Beach, Florida 33483 | 561.865.5673 for
Salt7—32 S.E. Second Ave. Modern American. All the pieces needed to create a top-notch restaurant are here: talented chef, great food, excellent service. From the pea risotto to the crab cake to the signature steaks and a lot more, this is a venue worth the money. Thanks goes to Executive Chef Paul Niedermann, who won TV’s notorious “Hell’s Kitchen” show, and his talent is displayed here on the plate.
Tramonti—119 E. Atlantic Ave. Italian. In a world where restaurants chase trends with the relentlessness of Casanova in full Viagra heat, Tramonti stands out as a classic outpost of authentic Italian cookery. Not trendy hardly means stodgy, however, as evidenced by expertly crafted, robustly flavorful dishes like the signature spiedini di mozzarella
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Racks Fish House + Oyster Bar—5 S.E. Second Ave. Seafood. Gary Rack, who also has scored with his spot in Mizner Park, certainly seems to have the restaurant Midas touch, as evidenced by this updated throwback to classic fish houses. Design, ambience and service hit all the right notes. Oysters are terrific any way you get them; grilled fish and daily specials are excellent.
• Dinner Mon.-Sat. Brunch Sunday. 561/274-7258.
$$$ Rose’s Daughter—169 N.E. Second Ave. Italian While not your traditional Italian trattoria, it is a place to find new favorites and revisit old standbys updated with delicious ingredients and high standards. Try the Monet-colored lobster risotto, or housemade pasta, pizza, bread and desserts. .
94 delray beach magazine september/october 2022 Prime—29 S.E Second Ave. Steak/Seafood. Prime is aptly named for its heart of the action location, neo-sup per club decor, extensive wine list and roster of designer steaks. Starters and desserts fare better than entrées, especially the Maryland-style crab cakes and luscious chocolate bread pudding. Service is strong so with a bit of work this restaurant will fully live up to its name.
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Sazio—131 E. Atlantic Ave. Italian. This long-lived venue on crowded Atlantic Avenue is a reason to sit down and take a breath. Then take up a fork and try the linguine with white clam sauce or the ravioli Sazio or grilled skirt steak or pretty much anything on the menu. Prices are reasonable; leftovers are popular. • Lunch and dinner daily. 561/272-5540. $$ Sundy House—106 S. Swinton Ave. Contemporary American. It’s fine dining with a new chef and rave reviews here, served in arguably the most beautiful restaurant and gardens in Delray. Menus are seasonal and imaginative. Try any of the fresh local fish dishes.
Terra Fiamma—9169 W. Atlantic Ave. Italian. The pleasures of simple, well-prepared Italian-American cuisine are front and center here. Enjoy the delicate, pillow-y veal meatballs in Marsala sauce; lusty chicken Allessandro with mushrooms, spinach and artichoke hearts; and a finely crafted tiramisu that’s as satisfying as it is familiar. • Lunch and dinner daily. 561/495-5570. $$
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• Lunch Tues.–Sat. Brunch Sun. Dinner Tues.–Sun. 561/272-5678. $$
• Dinner Wed.-Sun. 561/271-9423.
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• Dinner nightly. 561/865-5845.
Taverna Opa—270 E. Atlantic Ave. Greek. Yes, you can order a side of belly dancing and napkin tossing with your moussaka and baklava at this chain. But the moussaka and baklava are very good; so is the rest of the food at the downtown Delray outpost. Whole grilled bronzino is finished with lemon and orange juices for a citrusy flavor boost, while tongue-tying galaktoboureko goes baklava one better by adding vanilla-scented custard to golden, flaky phyllo. • Din ner nightly. 561/303-3602. $$
$$ Yellowtail—7959 W. Atlantic Ave. Asian. Chef and partner Andrew Marc Rothschild has cooked in notable international kitchens including France’s Michelin-starred Au Crocoile and Palm Beach’s the Breakers—and he’s bringing that elevated experience and cuisine to Delray Beach. What sets Yellow tail apart from the plethora of other sushi joints is its fully customizable menu with its impressive variety of not-so-basic proteins. Yes, there is chicken and shrimp for your pad Thai or curry, but there’s also duck, lobster, squid and scallops. You can also ramp up your maki with eel, prawns and sea urchin, to name just a few.
september/october 2022 Romana, spaghetti al cartoccio and braciole Napoletana. Torta della nonna is a triumph of the highly refined simplicity that lies at the heart of true Italian cuisine. • Lunch Mon.–Sat. Dinner nightly. 561/272-1944.
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$$ LAKE WORTH BEACH Couco Pazzo—915-917 Lake Ave. Italian. Despite the name, there’s nothing crazy about the cooking at this homey eatery. It’s the hearty, soul-satisfying Italian cuisine we’ve all come to know and love. Spaghetti Bolognese is a fine version of a Northern Italian classic. • Dinner nightly. (Tues.–Sun. during summer). 561/585-0320.
$$$ Vic & Angelo’s—290 E. Atlantic Ave. Italian. People watch ing is a staple ingredient here, a complement to the Italian fare. The wine menu is robust, mainly grounded in Italy but with choices from around the world. Larger than personal pies, thin-crust pizzas are family-friendly while you won’t want to share the Quattro Formaggi Tortellini, fluffy purses filled with al dente pear and topped with truffle cream. If you have room for dessert, the classic sweets include cannoli and a tiramisu.
$$ Paradiso Ristorante—625 Lucerne Ave. Italian. A Tomasz Rut mural dominates the main dining room, and there is also a pasticceria and bar for gelato and espresso. Chef Angelo Romano offers a modern Italian menu. The Mediterranean salt-crusted branzino is definitely a musttry. Plus, the wine list is a veritable tome.
• Dinner Tues.-Sun. 561/501-6391.
PALM BEACH Bice—313 Worth Ave. Italian. This venerable restaurant of fers a marvelous array of risottos and fresh pastas and classic dishes like veal chop Milanese, pounded chicken breast and roasted rack of lamb. The wine list features great vintages. • Lunch and dinner daily. Outdoor dining. 561/835-1600. $$$ Buccan—350 S. County Road. Contemporary American. Casual elegance of Palm Beach meets modern culinary Miami at this hot restaurant by chef Clay Conley. The design offers both intimate and energetic dining areas, while the menu is by turn familiar (wood-grilled burgers) and more adventurous (truffled steak tartare with crispy egg yolk, squid ink orrechiette). • Dinner nightly. 561/833-3450. $$$
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NOW: Having retired in 2010, Nixon wasn’t sure what the next chapter of her life would look like. She stumbled on a book, Encore by Marc Freedman, about retirees wanting to stay actively engaged through working or volunteering. With that in mind, Nixon became a certified retirement coach, helping older people define their later years. In 2016 she started Encore Palm Beach County, part of a national network of Encore programs, all with the goal of helping people over 50 use their skills and life experiences to im prove their communities. With a vibrant website, monthly Zoom educational programs and Nixon’s seemingly endless energy, Encore offers resources for finding job opportuni ties, provides links to nonprofits looking for volunteers, and recently began connecting groups of retirees to nonprofits that need help. “My life has come full circle,” she says.
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Founder and Chair Encore Palm Beach County
“While working as a financial planner, I saw that although people knew they had to save for retirement, they needed help visualizing what that retirement would look like. With Encore, we’re connecting people over 50 to new work and volunteer opportunities, because being engaged in community life and purposeful activity is critical to healthy aging.”
THEN: Rosemary Nixon’s professional life is sprinkled with transitions and celebrated milestones, crossing lines limiting opportunities for women in the early 1970s. Early in her career, Nixon put her master’s degree in public admin istration to work while serving as a city planner for a small Connecticut municipality. “It didn’t matter to me that I was doing something I’d never done before,” she says. A short time later, she took on the task of starting an RSVP (Retired Senior Volunteer Program) in Hartford, connecting those 55 and older to volunteer services in the community. Her next challenge was, as its executive director, to rescue a financially floundering Hartford YWCA. Along the way she was recog nized as the area’s highest-paid woman business executive. Leaving the nonprofit world for banking in the late 1970s, Nixon again broke barriers, becoming the area’s first female commercial lender. Semi-retiring to Florida in 1994 with the plan to dabble in real estate, Nixon instead ended up landing a job as a financial advisor helping many of her clients plan for retirement.
96 delray beach magazine september/october 2022 [ community connection ] BY RICH POLLACK
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