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Kindness and compassion, the twin hallmarks of the holiday season, are more important than ever as we bid adieu to a trying 2020.

contents november/december 2020

BY MARIE SPEED

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A Historical Society exhibit salutes the centenary of Delray Beach, the Chamber bolsters its community engagement, and a much-delayed downtown restaurant is through with its quarantine. Plus, a local author’s “beer diet” brings out all the hops, and much more. BY STAFF

23 snapshots

Delray was popping before the world shut down. Here are a few reminders of what our “normal” used to look like.

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BY LYNN KALBER

BY ROBIN HODES

36 50+ things we

103 out & about

Political tumult, life-changing charities, fun cocktails: Even amid global disruptions and a challenging economy, Delray’s wild heart continued to beat during a topsy-turvy 2020.

BY JAMES BIAGIOTTI

Taverna Kyma has been South Palm Beachers’ place for authentic neighborhood Greek for more than a decade.

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BY MARIE SPEED AND JOHN THOMASON

‘Tis the season—and the year—for fresh air, garden gatherings and al fresco dining. Turn the inside out with these trends and accoutrements.

The past year’s notable events pre- and post-pandemic included an uproarious Laugh With the Library, a beloved burger chain’s ribbon cutting, and a National Adoption Day ceremony.

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Celebrating at home this winter? Delray retailers have all the accessories you need for a bright, festive and intimate holiday table.

48 beginner’s

Our review-driven dining guide showcases great restaurants in Delray and beyond.

PHOTOGRAPHY BY AARON BRISTOL

Perennial paradise, hucksters’ clearinghouse, refuge of choice for sleepy retirees and hedonistic partiers—the Sunshine State is all this and much more.

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The founder of the Socially Distanced Supper Club continues to bring new business to Delray’s hardscrabble restaurant industry, and a local comedian’s sobering life story is about more than punch lines. BY JOHN THOMASON

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A retired restaurant manager reinvents herself as a conduit between the food-insecure and the food-abundant—ensuring fewer Delray Beachers “live hungry.” BY RICH POLLACK

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[ Holidays ] CELEBRATING THE SEASON—SAFELY There’s no telling where we’ll be during the holidays; large-scale community events may be canceled. Or people may still opt out of large gatherings completely. But there are still ways to capture that seasonal spirit; here are a few that work, pandemic or not. Drive through Tradewinds Park and see the holiday lights. You never have to leave your car.

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Go to the store for holiday goodies, because we have great food stores, like fresh seafood from Old Dixie, Pop’s and Captain Frank’s, or the Meating Place, Joseph’s, Bedner’s markets.

2 great locations: downtown and the beach

Christmas movies at home never get old, and they are a great way to get all sparkly and warm inside. You know the drill: “It’s A Wonderful Life,” “Elf,” “Love Actually,” “White Christmas,” and on and on. Buy necklaces that light up. Eat things without guilt, like pâté, caviar, sugar cookies, mashed potatoes, ribbon candy, oyster dressing. Drink the first bottle of Beaujolais Nouveau before the New Year. Revisit the days of childhood and drive around to see everyone’s Christmas lights. You can check the Palm Beach Post for especially noteworthy neighborhoods decorated to the nines. Bake cookies. And then do it again.

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Holiday Wishes

This is the season to honor each other—with extra consideration

n this issue we feature our most popular yearly article,“50+ Things We Love About Delray”—our annual sendup of the past year, good and bad. For me, I’m happy it’s finally time to bid goodbye to 2020, but I know in my heart it will linger on; until we have a viable vaccine, life is still going to be far from normal. Sometimes you would not guess this; most of the time, downtown Delray looks like nothing ever happened, with people thronging the sidewalks, most without masks, restaurants busy, business as usual in Fun City. Which is why many of us are still avoiding it. Not just older people, not just people with underlying conditions. Mostly, it’s people who do not want to risk contracting an often asymptomatic and deadly disease and unwittingly transmitting it to others. I call that being careful, listening to science. Being kind. And that kindness should be at the heart of this holiday season, a time we can honor the season thoughtfully, celebrating the joy of it, the twinkling lights, the traditions, all the things that have always brought us together before. Together now is just a little more strategic, a little more mindful. It means supporting local business, but doing it safely in small groups, socially distanced, dining outdoors if at all possible, wearing masks, thinking of others around you. This kind of behavior may do more to celebrate the spirit of the holidays, and to assure the future of this town we love—and the viability of its businesses—than pretending the world is wide open again and we can do whatever we want now. I say let’s do the right thing, take the long view, and pull together. Let’s make this holiday season 2020 one more reason to love Delray, and to care for one another. See you next year!

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LIONFISH ROARS IN

There are a lot of good reasons to check out Lionfish, the new sea-to-table restaurant on the Avenue. In addition to the sustainable seafood, grassfed meats and fresh seasonal ingredients, you’ll find an array of shareable pâtés and cunningly concocted cocktails, including the Atlantic Buzz, made with tequila, citrus and herbs, and the Fugu Delray, for those who take the idea of not drinking alone very seriously. The best reason, however,

might be the opportunity to bite back against an invasive species that is threatening South Florida’s ocean reefs. You see, in our coastal waters, the restaurant’s namesake is a big problem. On your dinner plate, however, lionfish can be a tasty treat, whether served as the centerpiece of a citrus-infused ceviche or fried whole. 307 E. Atlantic Ave., Delray Beach, 561/865-7066, lionfishdelray.com

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CHAMBER REACHES OUT The Delray Chamber, under new leader Stephanie Immelman, is not able to plan very far ahead yet, but wideranging community outreach has been in full swing, with weekly Lunch & Learn webinars (covering everything from marketing during a pandemic to mental health, available online at delraybeach.com/webinars); Delray Morning Live, a live Facebook show on Wednesday mornings at 8:30 a.m.; and virtual grand openings, a scavenger hunt, trivia night and more. “We are reaching more people than ever with our online offerings. Our membership is actually 25 percent above the goal we set back in December.” Immelman says. “Businesses are finding a real value in our Chamber.”

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BREATHING LIFE Pandemic life has hit Delray’s disadvantaged teens and young people harder than most, and the Milagro Center (offering an academic and cultural arts after-school program for underserved children and teens in Delray Beach) decided to do a time capsule project so their voices would be heard— especially during this time of racial division. The title of the project is “I Will Breathe” in memory of George Floyd. “We named it ‘I Will Breathe,’ as opposed to ‘I Can’t Breathe,” to inspire hope among our teens in these very dark times,” says Barbara Stark, president and CEO of Milagro Center.

The capsules were buried this summer and contained poems, masks, gloves, short writing pieces and palm drawings detailing the life experiences of the students that attended the Milagro Center during the difficult challenges of the past several months. “We decided to turn this situation into a positive by helping these students share their fears, their hopes and their dreams,” says Stark, adding that the project will help Milagro Center continue to “create an indestructible sense of self-worth among all of our students.” For more information, visit milagrocenter.org or call 561/279-2970.

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THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES

Debbie Brookes

You still have time to celebrate Delray’s 100th birthday with a photography exhibit at the Delray Beach Historical Society, which is billing it as the “longest, linear, outdoor history exhibit in the world,” circling the DBHS campus and gardens, featuring photographic donations from the community and existing images from the DBHS archive. Take at look at where we’ve been, salute to where we are now and hope for an even brighter future. The exhibit will go on throughout December. 3 N.E. 1st St., Delray Beach, 561/274-9578

NOTABLE OPENINGS & CLOSINGS NEW RESTAURANTS • Hawkers Asian Street Fare, 640 E. Atlantic Ave. • End of the Ave., 1155 E. Atlantic Ave. • Ceasar’s Famous Ribs, 37 S.W. Fifth Ave. • Falafel Time, 149 N.E. Second Ave., B • Kasai & Koori, 25 N.E. Second Ave. • Lionfish, 307 E. Atlantic Ave.

RESTAURANTS THAT CLOSED/ MOVED/REMODELED

• L’acqua, moved to 9 S.E. Seventh Ave. (in the old Cena spot), now Casa L’acqua • Johnnie Brown’s, renovated with new menu/new management, 301 E. Atlantic Ave. • Buddha Sky Bar, under renovation, changing the name of the top restaurant to Table 410; downstairs restaurant will become Buddha Garden, 217 E. Atlantic Ave.

RESTAURANT CLOSINGS • Batch Gastropub • Real Poke • Conte’s Deli

SHOPS THAT CLOSED • Vince Canning Shoes • Fresh Produce • Shining Through • Biba

NEW SHOPS • Vintage Tess, 154 N.E. Fifth Ave • Andre Dupree, 44 E. Atlantic Ave

NEW LOCATIONS

Delray baseball legend Eddie “Red” Odom and Gladiola queen Mary Lee Yates

GUILT-FREE BIBLE FOR BEER DRINKERS Local writer and rugby player Gary Greenberg comes to the rescue with a very pandemic-friendly how-to book: The Beer Diet: How to Drink Beer and Not Gain Weight through Cosmic Press. As the author describes it, “the Beer Diet is not a matter of drinking beer and consuming nothing else, though the concept is intriguing. Rather, it is a blueprint for how beer lovers can drink up without piling on the pounds.” Greenberg says the book “revolves around trade-offs” like drinking water rather than sodas or juices, healthy soups and veggies instead of “ginormous sandwiches” which, you guessed it, “leaves more of your daily calories to spend on beer.” Greenberg also advises 30 to 60 minutes a day to unwind, because stress hormones also pack on the pounds. “Often after work, I sit outside by my turtle pen, sipping a brew, and not doing much in particular other than feeding Stella (the turtle), listening to the wind chimes, and watching birds, squirrels, lizards and other critters. It’s revitalizing.” So be like Gary. Get healthy. Drink more beer. To get an e-copy of his book, visit amazon.com.

CATTING AROUND For people who want a little buzz with their social distancing, try the new CraigCat tours with Palm Beach Adventures. You can rent a two-person powered mini catamaran and buzz around the waterways on your 2.5-hour guided tour from Delray to Boynton and Ocean Ridge and beyond. The craft are easy to use—and “unsinkable”—and tour groups are small. Check out palm-beach-adventures.com

• A Blast from the Past, 812 E. Atlantic Ave. • The Heart of Delray Gallery, 301 N.E. Second Ave., Pineapple Grove

• Coton Frais • Ramona LaRue

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SPOTLIGHT: JEFF AND JULIA KADEL

eff and Julia Kadel started the Miracle League of Palm Beach County, a baseball league for children who struggle with mental or physical disabilities, in 2005. They were excited about kicking off their 15th anniversary season in April, but COVID-19 had other plans. “I didn’t want to use the word ‘canceled,’” Julia says of the spring season. “I knew [the lockdown] was already upsetting the kids, so I just used the word ‘postponed.’” The kids weren’t the only ones having a hard time with the stay-at-home order. “The lack of social interaction with friends, family and neighbors was the hardest part for us,” Jeff says. Julia says she discovered things about herself during those long weeks at home. “I’m really not good at sitting still,” she says. “This whole thing had me at a loss.” For now, The Miracle League is waiting for life to return to normal. “Our main field in Delray Beach, the one we’ve been playing on for 10 years, was just resurfaced. It’s absolutely gorgeous,” Jeff says. He’s not talking about the green of the grass. “Our field is barrier-free, so all of the bases are painted on and the dugouts are wheelchair-accessible.” It took two years to raise the funds necessary for the project, but when the Kadels see one of their amazing athletes rounding third and heading for home, they know it was all worth it. “The smiles get bigger and brighter. The crowd starts cheering even more. You can see that sense of joy and success on these kids’ faces as they come into home plate.” —Christina Wood

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WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE THING TO DO IN DELRAY? JULIA: One of our favorite things is to go

up to the beach, maybe stroll the beach, hit a happy hour (when we can again) and then come home. With all the crazy parking, we got scooters. Once we got the scooters, we felt like teenagers again. We can enjoy downtown when it’s not crazy and then leave when it starts to get crazy. DO YOU HAVE A FAVORITE RESTAURANT? JULIA: Ziree—that’s maybe our sec-

ond home. We’ve been going there so long, they know our anniversary, they know our birthdays. Every time we celebrate something, we go to Ziree. When we’re sad about something, that’s where we go. And if we’re sick, they make awesome soup.

WHAT’S NEXT FOR THE MIRACLE LEAGUE? JEFF: We have another project in the

works, in partnership with the city of Palm Beach Gardens, for another field. If all goes well, we’ll actually have two leagues in two different spots.

DID ANYTHING POSITIVE COME OUT OF THE LOCKDOWN? JULIA: Normally, we’re always running,

so it has been nice doing some home projects. One of the things we really enjoy doing as a couple is cooking. That has been nice. And I beat Jeff at backgammon last night—we hadn’t [played a game] in a really long time.

WHAT DO YOU THINK MAKES DELRAY BEACH SO SPECIAL? JULIA: It’s definitely the people. I

really find the people who live here, the residents, truly come together when there’s a need. I’ve seen it time and time again. We’re lucky and blessed to be residents here.

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The Symphonia kicked off the 2019-2020 season when it hosted “Symphony of the Senses” at Old School Square’s Cornell Art Museum. The Symphonia’s season featured series that celebrated women in music and brought the Symphonia into a new age of immersion and interaction with its audience. Pictured: Jeff Kaye

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Nancy Singer, Jaimie Leigh Griffiths, Carol Eaton and Johnny Mackey enjoy the 2019 Delray Country Hoedown Fundraiser at the Delray Beach Elks Lodge, which featured a live country western band, line dancing, a barbecue and more southern staples.

The fourth-annual Empty Bowls fundraiser was held last December at Old School Square in Delray Beach to benefit the Palm Beach County Food Bank. Pictured are Carol Eaton and Rick Jankee, who served up soup and bread in handmade bowls created by students at local schools.

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Home for the Holidays Celebrate the season with these festive accents, safely at home PHOTOGRAPHED BY AARON BRISTOL

Candlestick holders, $235, gold throw, $410, both from Excentricities; decanter, $235, glasses, $230 set of six, crystal bowl, $48, all from Spice; large star sculpture, $95, small star sculpture, $70, table, $779 two-table set, all from Sklar Furnishings

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Holly plate, $66, from Vintage Tess; lattice wrapped glasses, $95 set of six, rattan tray, $159, all from Our Boat House; protea white flower, $240, red bromeliads, $115, both from Excentricities; white bowl, $144, palm frond chargers, $28 set of two, green dinner plates, $22 set of two, all from Spice

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Christmas guest towel, $7, from Excentricities; candle, $30, from Our Boat House; Merry dish, $64 each, holly paperweight, $60, large Christmas tree, $300, small tree, $150 each, cake plate, $99, all from Vintage Tess; table, $779 two-table set, from Sklar Furnishings november/december 2020

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Start celebrating again. Savor the season with the flavor and flair of The Atlantic Grille. Delray’s premier holiday dining destination.

You don’t have to make dinner to make it special. To make reservations or carry out for the holidays, call 561.790.8581 or visit TheAtlanticGrille.com.

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Sarge Inside the musical comedian’s tumultuous road to success

ike everybody else, comedian Steven Pickman, aka Sarge, lost some income to the coronavirus—in the form of 37 canceled bookings. But the Boynton Beach resident still shows up to work. I attended my first Sarge performance this past June, a standup show at Boca Black Box in celebration of his 56th birthday. COVID cases were rising, and the audience consisted of exactly 35 socially distanced patrons. But Sarge, galumphing onstage in mock PPE, indisputably killed, delivering rapid-fire, withering material that touched on the absurdity of the zeitgeist (“This may be the last time you laugh before you pick out a coffin”), Boca’s greying population, and his own biography as a biracial Jewish man—“I’m a one-person hate crime waiting to happen.” The diminished audience seemed larger than it was, a testament to Sarge’s ability to own a room no matter its size. “My confidence is so off the charts,” he said, over lunch at Sazio, a week later. “Anybody can perform for 4,000. It takes a thousand times more skill and talent and balls to perform for 40 people.” Sarge would know: In his peripatetic career as a piano-playing musician and comic, he has played to both extremes, performing at stadiums and festivals, intimate nightclubs and bustling cruise ships, while touring with the likes of Donna Summer, the Beach Boys, the Four Tops and Burt Bacharach. Locally, and in more normal times, he keeps a rigorous schedule of appearances. He brought down the stacks last year as the headliner of the Delray Beach Public Library’s annual Laugh With the Library fundraiser. Even while favoring mordant material—“I recently buried my father, and it was tough, because he was still breathing”—Sarge projects genuine contentment from the stage, a rarity among the lion’s share of nihilistic comedians. Sarge’s friend, the late writer-director Garry Marshall, put it this way: “He said,

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“Before I achieved sobriety, I hated my life. I used to say, I love life, just not mine. That was my mantra. Now I love my life exactly as it is.”

‘You’re the only happy comedian I’ve ever seen,’” Sarge recalls. “It’s because my comedy career started after I got sober.” Sarge, who is also a motivational speaker, shares his tale from addiction to sobriety as a kind of talisman—an origin story that’s inextricable from his onstage success. Born in Miami Beach and quickly adopted, Sarge was conceived by an Orthodox Jewish woman and a Black man, and he developed an early identity complex; his beige skin color stuck out among his peers, and he was bullied often. As he grew up, drugs became an escape. He took his first hit of marijuana at a college party at Emory University in Atlanta. As he writes in his autobiography, Black Boychik, “I wish I’d never taken that first hit, because the 11 years that followed were punctuated with thousands and thousands of hits of anything and everything that could be smoked to make you high. That first one was the push out of the plane they give you when you skydive. I fell for over a decade.” Sarge hit bottom in 1988, in New York, after losing his apartment and his job—he was an associate producer for CBS Sports—to his addiction. “On one occasion, I called the only friend I had left, who was named Todd. … I was homeless, and I asked him if I could use his apartment. I went up there and I robbed him. I stole his jewelry, his watches, some stuff his grandfather left him. And I hocked it on 46th Street, to the Orthodox Jewish diamond district. And I fled. “A couple of days later Todd showed up in the part of town where I was hanging out, and he asked me where his shit was. I told him I sold it for drugs—PCP, crack, ketamine. He said, ‘let’s get you some help.’ And 24 hours later, I was in Delray Beach.” Sarge is a model success story from the so-called rehab capital of the United States. After living on the streets for nine months, he arrived here with no luggage—just a bathroom trash bag with some meager belongings—and he’s never touched a drug again, for 32 years. Recovery also paved the way for his career as a comic. On his third day of treatment, he was assigned to think about what he’d always wanted to do with his life. He conjured a memory of his 6-year-old self, sitting with his grandfather at the Catskills, watching Don Rickles kill. “I said to myself, I don’t know what he’s talking about, but I want

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to do that,” Sarge recalls. “Somehow I lost sight of that, and it wasn’t until I had that moment of clearing that it occurred to me: I’ve always wanted to be a comedian. That’s what I decided to do.” Along the way, he has had plenty of time to reflect on the foundations of his talent, and its connection to recovery’s higherpower ethos. “It’s largely because of the spiritual work that I do to connect with people,” he says. “I’m me. There’s no barrier to entry here. When I go onstage, I’m not some character. I’m not some concoction. … That’s how I roll.”

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John Brewer & Iain Patterson The founders of the Socially Distanced Supper Club are still keeping beloved restaurants in business

n its worst night during the coronavirus quarantine this past spring, Tim Finnegans Irish Pub made all of $17 in takeout sales. Owner Lisa Walsh was ready to call it quits, allowing the virus to claim yet another small business in one of the hardest-hit regions in one of the hardest-hit states. That’s when John Brewer called. Brewer is a real estate agent specializing in restaurant properties, and is co-founder of the Socially Distanced Supper Club (SDSC), a Facebook initiative designed to boost orders at select Delray Beach restaurants. He launched the virtual club with his friend Iain Patterson in the wake of a desolate St. Patrick’s Day weekend, a typically gangbusters time for the dining sector. The protocol was simple: He pitched mom-andpop restaurants on the idea of a special menu exclusively for Supper Club members, who would flood them with orders a day or more in advance, turning the restaurant into a de facto catering company for a night. Brewer and Patterson, both Elks Club members with hefty Rolodexes, reached 500 members on the SDSC Facebook page almost immediately, and provided their first partners, J&J Seafood, with a 65-meal evening. The concept swiftly caught on. “We started posting all day long. We would just sit in front of the computer, and post, what do you think about helping restaurants out during this pandemic?” Brewer recalls. “And as we did that, we went from 500 to 2,000 in less than a week. And it was all hyperlocal. We created this platform, where instead of everybody having a hose, putting out a fire all over the place, we put everybody together and said, let’s shoot the hose right here. Let’s all get together and focus on one particular spot, and then we’ll go to another one.” The SDSC next set its sights on Papa’s Tapas, which fed 165 members on its second collaboration with Brewer. That’s when Tim Finnegans’ Walsh, who initially was skeptical of the idea, decided to give it a shot. Tim Finnegans’ second dinner with the SDSC yielded a record 282 orders and a queue stretching on Federal Highway 20 cars deep, with many attendees parking in the back lot for socially distanced tailgating. Walsh

calls it “a life-saver,” adding, “at that time nobody was going anywhere. It brought us through this whole thing.” “Lisa took it to the next level,” Brewer says. “She only accepted cash, and she had a bar set up outside serving $10 Moscow mules. The next time she brought in Irish dancers; [the band] Uproot Hootenany came out and played. She made it as much of an experience as she could, and she nailed it. That’s when I was like, this works. That’s when the restaurants started coming to us.” The national media showed up, too. By the time NBC’s “Today Show” ran a three-minute feature on the SDSC, in May, interest had already spread to other communities. There are now more than 50 chapters around the country, from Gaithersburg, Maryland to Boise, Idaho, to Silicon Valley, California. There are no regulations for these “franchisees” to follow, although it’s an unwritten rule that nobody criticizes the restaurants on social media. “We’re here to support and celebrate our restaurants,” Brewer says. “If they do have a problem, they can email me or message me, and I will let the restaurants know. But we’re not Yelp. We’re the anti-Yelp.” At the time of this writing, the Supper Club’s flagship incarnation was at nearly 16,000 members, and was showing no sign of slowing down even after many dining rooms reopened. Brewer built the club up on an entirely volunteer basis, and the attention it required began eating into his day job. So he has turned the SDSC into a modest profit model, selling affordable social media blitzes for digitally challenged restaurants, which include Guy Fieri-style on-site Facebook Live videos about their operations, promotion on the SDSC’s platforms, and more. These days, its original Facebook page is a clearinghouse for all things culinary among its members, from anniversary announcements to new restaurant postings to members-only deals. Brewer is anything but Pollyannaish about the future of restaurants, citing an article in a business journal that 85 percent of mom-and-pops would close because of COVID. But he’s continuing to do his part to trumpet the intrepid survivors. “We’re able to jog people out of their routines,” he says. “The best compliment we get from our members is, ‘I drove by that place a million times, and never thought to go in there. Now it’s my go-to place for chicken.’”

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It’s all Greek to this South County staple, celebrating more than a decade of authentic Mediterranean flavor

or more than 10 years, you’ve been able to eat traditional Greek food in a setting reminiscent of community dining. Taverna Kyma seats a lot of hungry people, even with the takeout option it has relied on—like other restaurants—during the past several months. Even COVID can’t keep away people eager for homemade hummus and warm pita bread. Our choice of meze plates includes cold, hot, seafood or vegetable, plus salads, saganaki, fresh catch, grilled entrees and kebobs. And family-style menus are intended to feed four or more (starting at $35 a person), but that’s only if nobody is greedy. There’s kefalotyri saganaki ($10), the famous flaming cheese dish, but no flames, alas. Sizzling when it arrives, the large portion satisfies a gooey craving. As does the cold pikilia dish ($17) of spreads: tzatziki, taramosalata (pink, caviar spread), tirokafteri (spicy feta, orange), melitzanosalata (green, eggplant). Missing was dolmades (stuffed grape leaves) that were mentioned on the menu (tirokafteri was substituted). And that’s the way the meal goes, as it does in good Greek restaurants: When specials run out, other items are offered and substituted. It’s not about bad choices; november/december 2020

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it’s the fresh food business, in which Taverna Kyma excels. This is the kind of food Greek mothers cooked for their children. The presentation is ordinary, but the food isn’t. In ordinary times, the noise level was high, but socially distanced diners will find a more mellow, quieter experience sitting outside. The sautéed shrimp meze ($13) is rich with three large shrimp, flavorful and presumably terrific over rice. Fish are served with head and tail on; the branzino can be deboned at the table and is one of the most popular dishes here. Tender lamb ribs ($13) are cooked medium, in a ladolemono sauce (olive oil/lemon) that doesn’t add much flavor. There are platters serving two: seafood platter ($62, lobster, shrimp, mussels, calamari, scallops, tilapia, octopus), and meat platter ($58, chicken, beef, pork, lamb), plus more-traditional single entrées such as pastitsio, moussaka, gyro. After rich food, sweetness is needed, provided by galaktoboureko ($6), in the form of two good-sized honey-covered phyllo rolls dusted with sugar and cinnamon. Or the house-made rice pudding ($7), with vanilla & cinnamon, a prime comfort food. If you’re craving a taste of Greek, put Taverna Kyma on your map.

TAVERNA KYMA 6298 N. Federal Highway, Boca Raton 561/994-2828

PARKING: Parking lot HOURS: Call ahead or go to website for current hours and takeout options PRICES: Mezes, $6-$38; entrées, $20-$38 WEBSITE: tavernakyma.com

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From nasty elections to a boomtown economy to the nightmare of a sweeping pandemic, the last year has had its ups and downs. Especially downs. But Delray is resilient and fun and already on the move again; here are 50-some reasons it still has our hearts. BY MARIE SPEED, JOHN THOMASON AND A SELECT AND COVERT GROUP OF SAVVY OBSERVERS

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BEST NEW RESTAURANTS The rate of new restaurant openings slowed in Delray, and the pandemic has put the brakes on almost everything. Still, people are singing the praises of Rose’s Daughter (169 N.E. Second Ave., 561/2719423), the next enterprise from Suzanne Perrotto, who owns the popular Brulé in Pineapple Grove. Perrotto has channeled the recipes of her mother Rose, who owned a trattoria in New York, serving the old classics (with a modern spin on some menu items) in a small but comfy space where Max’s Harvest used to be. People are also raving about Hawkers Asian Street Fare (640 E. Atlantic Ave., 561/485-4111) for its dumplings alone, and Lionfish is also a new contender for seafood so fresh it ought to be slapped (307. E. Atlantic Ave., 561/865-7066). Meatballs from Rose’s Daughter

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The Quarantini, of course. How else did we get through six weeks of solitary?

BEST RESTAURANT NEWS Hometown restaurants reinvent their business models overnight to function as takeout places to try to survive the COVID lockdown. And their customers rally behind them.

GRAND INDULGENCE You are at home. You cook all the time. You are lonely and bored. But Proper Ice Cream is still kicking, still offering the best artisan-crafted ice cream in the known world. Go on, you deserve it.

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experience to some extent, its culinary character had started to change as we saw a gradual shift from smaller mom-and-pop restaurants to larger ones that are part of a group. Another trend that is taking hold is the food tour, an idea that started years ago with local Lori Durante and her Taste History Tours, where you received a dose of local lore with your stops at various restaurants, and Denise Righetti’s Savor Our City Taste Atlantic Avenue food tour, which also took guests on a progressive tasting along the Ave. The newer Craft Food Tours muscled in this year to offer residents and tourists alike a sampling of authentic local dining “that includes locally sourced ingredients and is representative of the unique blend of culture and spontaneity that the Delray Beach community embodies.”

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CHANGING FACE OF ATLANTIC AVENUE DINING Even though the pandemic has stalled the Delray dining-in

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Elisabetta’s outdid itself when it took over the old 32 East space, complete with real outdoor upper deck dining, a private room with a fireplace, an awesome bar. And on and on. Great job, to the very last detail.

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Any place that adds a waterfront bar and outdoor Intracoastal dining gets five stars for vision and a huge wave of goodwill from the community. Prime Catch dove right in with a makeover that included a breezy elegant interior, a large outdoor waterfront dining area and an â&#x20AC;&#x153;offshoreâ&#x20AC;? covered bar and docks with a prime view of the Woolbright bridge. We bow to you.

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CONCEPT THAT TOOK OFF THIS YEAR In anticipation of bars opening again, craft cocktails may still be hot, but wine came streaming back this year in Delray with two new wine-centric concepts. Wine House Social (104 N.E. Second Ave., 561/501-0175) is a wine tasting bar with small plates (as well as organic beers and kombucha), a nice lounge-y social area and regular tastings. The Wine Room and Kitchen (411 E. Atlantic Ave., 561/293-9463) is a big place, including the old Arcade Tap Room, now the “speakeasy” bar, and more than 200 wines to taste via enomatic wine tasting machines. There are a couple of bars, serious dining, and a wine and cheese shop, too. It was one of the major new hot spots prepandemic, and we know it will rise again.

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The old Delray Marriott gets a sleek, beach-y makeover of itself into the Opal Grand, and the Sundy House, practically dormant now for years, has new ownership under Pebb Capital and Jason Emmett of Duffy’s. And it also managed to snag James Strine, a locally renowned chef who is putting it on the map again.

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RAMEN LAB for ramen bowls CAESARS’ FAMOUS RIBS for ribs 3G’S GOURMET DELI for pierogies OVER THE BRIDGE CAFÉ for brunch FLYBIRD for chicken pot pies CAJUN CRAB for shrimp and crabs MUSSEL BEACH for mussels ELLIE’S 50’S DINER for Maine lobster night on Tuesdays DRIFTWOOD for deviled eggs (and everything else) CONTE’S for pizza VEG EATS FOOD or the NEW VEGAN for vegan food BRIGHTON’S SEAFOOD SHACK for fish and chips KRUSTACEAN’S for a catfish sandwich ZIREE or FURIN for sushi J&J SEAFOOD for seared snapper or a warm rice salad

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2020 ELECTION HIGHLIGHTS & LOWLIGHTS The Delray Beach Community Forum hosts interviews and live streaming candidate debates; unfortunately, things get sporty in one or two, Julie Casale and Bill Bathurst get in a campaign sign-removing kerfuffle, and the whole election goes down as nasty—the new norm in Delray politics.

and placed on leave, even before an investigation of the charges. And that follows a lawsuit from yet another city manager, Mark Lauzier. (More) lawsuits are sure to ensue, and we are wondering: Who would ever want this job?

THE CITY MANAGER PARADE

THE SET IS UPSET

Outgoing City Manager Neal De Jesus is accused of sexual harassment. His replacement, George Gretsas, barely makes it six months before he is accused of bullying

Still no happy redevelopment progress for West Atlantic after years in the making, and the city appears to discard its name, The Set, despite residents embracing it.

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Matt Shipley and Mark Cassini of Commmunity Greening

DELRAY RAW GETS RAWER Delray Raw becomes action central for political sniping and other routine personal attacks. Many decamp for the more civilized Delray Forum. Most give it all up and just keep asking where the best Chinese food is.

THE CHAMBER COMES BACK Former Delray Marketing Association head Stephanie Immelman takes over the reins of a floundering Chamber, with a new team, a new website, the takeover of Delray Morning Live and other innovations to, as she says, “Communicate, Communicate, Communicate.” A plus for Delray’s business community.

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MAKING A DIFFERENCE: CHARITIES WE LOVED THIS YEAR Roots and Wings is a young charity dedicated to helping elementary school kids in Delray improve their reading skills and awarding the teachers who go above and beyond. Community Greening is an “urban forestry nonprofit” that is all about restoring green to our rapidly developing community; since 2016,

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POLITICIAN WHO STILL GETS WHAT THE CITY NEEDS Ryan Boylston gets top marks for a reason, listening and generally approaching issues with no agenda we can discern. Except perhaps the welfare of Delray Beach.

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it has planted more than 3,000 trees between West Palm and Boca. The nonprofit group Beachkeepers organizes monthly and bi-monthly beach cleanups in Delray and other areas, and works on a daily basis to keep Delray looking good.

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Hats off to Chuck Halberg (left) and Scott Porten (right), who are still volunteering and writing checks for nonprofits, Old School Square, Arts Garage and much more. Their names may not be on buildings yet, but we doubt they care; they are keeping things alive from behind the scenes, which is even better.

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Restaurateur Rodney Mayo, owner of Subculture Group, has to fire 650 employees after closing all his 17 locations due to the ending of dine-in operations from the coronavirus. He promptly forms a new community group. Hospitality Helping Hands, with local nonprofit Living Hungry to feed his employees and other out-of-work restaurant staff and the hungry at Howley’s Restaurant in West Palm Beach. In a matter of weeks, other donors join in, and multiple locations are added. By April, 110,000 meals had been served and

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$250,000 raised—including $14,000 from Delray Beach-based Delivery Dudes, and $25,000 from Boca City Councilman Andy Thomson’s war chest—for relief efforts.

CLUB CLOUT Delray residents John Brewer and Iain Patterson launch a social media initiative called the Socially Distanced Supper Club in which diners get together virtually each time they “meet” by getting takeout from different restaurants that post special menus. More restaurants start getting in on the action, more people sign up and it spreads

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Socially Distanced Supper Club founders Iain Paterson and John Brewer

like wildfire; we checked there were 16,000+ “members” on the Delray site, and seven different cities. Some restaurants credit this “flash mob” initiative as saving them from certain ruin. (See page 32.)

FEEDING FIRST RESPONDERS Future 6, a nonprofit that offers a

surf program for kids, has to cancel its program due to COVID-19 but instead teams up with Driftwood Restaurant in Boynton Beach to contribute up to 500 meals for Boynton Beach first responders and city workers.

DIAPER POWER The Junior League of Boca Raton distributes 100,000 diapers to 19 different nonprofit agencies, helping parents to stay stocked on the supplies they need most when stores are struggling to keep essentials in stock.

Shake hands Go to a rave Use a salad bar Vacation in Wuhan Province Get on a crowded elevator Travel without hand sanitizer Go on a long cruise Rent bowling shoes Share a straw Run out of toilet paper

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PAYING IT FORWARD Global Communication Networks CEO Chris Palermo and his wife Yvette donate enough money to Fit Food Fresh, a home delivery meal service, to provide 1,000 meals to first responders. Fit Food Fresh matches it, doubling the meals provided. A movement is ignited to pay it forward.

Delray’s Achievement Centers for Children and Families teams up with restaurants like 3rd and 3rd and Caesar’s Famous Ribs to distribute thousands of free meals to those in need. The organization has set sup a COVID-19 Emergency Fund, among other programs.

PPE—WITH STYLE Students at the THOS Fashion School of Design (right) in Boca design face masks and distribute them to local hospitals to help offset shortages.

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NOTES FROM A QUARANTINE 1. Happy Hours can be virtual. 2. Working from home works. 3. Schools turned out to be rock

stars, moving on a dime to roll out virtual learning almost immediately.

4. The world of delivery became

our oyster, from Shipt and Instacart to Delivery Dudes Bodega.

5. People innovated. SA made

face shields, Mecca Farms started delivering boxed produce directly to the consumer, Rodney Mayo launched a charity (page 44) to feed laid-off hospitality workers and people in need, schools got breakfast and lunches to kids who needed them.

6. Hand washing became our new obsession.

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7. “Tiger King” was

our new low point on Netflix. And Carole Baskin is now a household name, all you kittens.

8. Every animal in one Palm

Beach County shelter got adopted.

9. The world looked a little re-

freshed: We saw the skies in L.A. turn blue, dolphins return to Venice canals, and a kangaroo bounded through Adelaide, Australia.

10. Drive-by celebrations became the norm, with events like birthdays to graduations commemorated by neighborhood caravans of friends and family in a time when loved ones remained at arm’s length.

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support the financially strapped artists. The venue also hosted virtual bartending classes and a community-centered podcast titled “Six Feet Away” with local business, health and political leaders.

WHEN ART NERDS NEED A BUZZ

RAISE THE ROOF

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Arguably the Avenue’s most eclectic nightlife spot, the Tin Roof has hosted trivia and karaoke, magic shows and emo nights, the occasional nationally touring band and some Gen-X-targeted tribute acts we didn’t know existed: Blink180TRUE and Subliminal Doubt (which plays the music of No Doubt,

just in cause the band’s name is too subliminal). Most impressive of all was this venue’s gung-ho response to the COVID-19 shutdown. Rather than cancel its entertainment slate, the Tin Roof continued to host local bands on its stage and broadcast the concerts on social media. Fans tuned in and contributed the “cover charge” via Venmo to directly

One of Arts Garage’s founding principles—BYO Whatever—has gone by the wayside now that the concert venue/art gallery has its own liquor license and full bar. And we couldn’t be happier with the change, first of all because it’s one less thing to remember to bring from home, and secondly because the mixed drinks are named after famous artists. The “O’Keeffe” consists of Dewars scotch, St. Germaine and club soda; the “Monet” features Makers Mark Bourbon, sweet vermouth and orange bitters. Now if only we had some live performances to enjoy them with …

NEW SCHOOL SQUARE Old School Square finally welcomed a new president and CEO, Shannon Eadon, following the position’s yearand-a-half-long vacancy. She has vowed to bolster the arts epicenter’s programming—including bringing back the Crest Theatre’s muchmissed Lecture Series. Here’s hoping she can reverse what had been a lackluster season at Old School, which had been running with a skel-

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First Friday Art Walk

eton crew—and which had started to suffer from event cancelations long before the coronapocalypse. Meanwhile, Matthew Farmer, the venue’s artistic director for the past five-plus years, was let go amid corona cutbacks. Onward and upward. WALK IT OFF Delray’s status as one of the visual-art hubs of the Palm Beaches has undergone peaks and valleys over the past few years, but our experience strolling one of 2020’s pre-pandemic First Friday Art Walks revealed a robust selection of participating venues—29 to be exact—clustered on Atlantic Avenue, Pineapple Grove and the Artists Alley region. Hit the pavement at sundown, and you’re bound to discover galleries you didn’t know existed—like Whyman Studio and Chase Edwards Contemporary—many of which entice walkers with free wine and snacks. But the most happening place on a First Friday Art Walk has to be Arts Warehouse, which becomes a veritable nightclub complete with a DJ spinning classic EDM, craft drinks for purchase, and art everywhere you look: in the main exhibition place, plus two floors of resident artists opening their studios to the public. These art walks have continued

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BEST DELRAY EVENTS OF THE YEAR

2020 ENTERTAINMENT TRENDS

The Delray Chamber’s Party in Paradise at the Delray Beach Club; Laugh With the Library, Chapter 13 (had we known then how much we would need those laughs later); the Delray Witches Ride; the live concert series at Old School Square, when we could actually do those things.

KARAOKE: At Tin Roof, fearless fans of this bar staple enter their selections into an app. At Rockstar Karaoke, on Sundays at the Silverball Museum, also in Delray, you tell a versatile trio of musicians what you want to sing, and they’ll make—or fake—their way through it for a raucous good time.

BEST REASON TO AVOID ATLANTIC AVENUE Hordes of people without masks— even as coronavirus cases rose.

“virtually,” but of course they are not the same: This is one beloved Delray tradition that requires shoe leather, and we can’t wait for its return.

D CANCELEREALLY WE EVENTSD THIS YEAR MISSdEy’s Day, Delray Affair, St. Pad r the Avenue Savo

TRIVIA FOR THE 21ST CENTURY: The quirky, laid-back trivia night known as Think & Drink features three rounds of general-knowledge questions in a variety of categories both traditional and eccentric, with answers ranging from multiple-choice formats to “name that tune.” Hosts provide an unusually generous gap between question and answer, all the more time to argue amongst your fellow-players or grab another beer—which is the main reason you’re there, after all. Check it out Mondays at Mad Robot Brewing Company in Boca, and Tuesdays at Death or Glory in Delray. BREAKING THE MOLD: If any unorthodox business should have been deemed “essential” during the coronavirus pandemic, it’s Wreck it Fort Laudy, a “rage room” whose participants have 35 minutes to destroy a selection of objects—dead computer hardware, housewares, beer bottles—with an array of blunt objects. In case you were wondering, you wear supplied PPE the entire time, making this stress-relieving diversion safer than a trip to Publix! HOLE IN ONE: Drive Shack’s chief attraction is its sprawling field of green, Wreck It with strategic targets for visitors to use when lobbing golf balls. Drive Shack also includes a patio with lawn games, retro arcade games indoors, and a full-service restaurant and bar.

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Must-Have Attire & Gear

The Weather

1. Two pairs of flip-flops (one nice, one for the beach)

SEASONS: It’s all too common to say South Florida has no seasons, but this is not true. We have a snowbird season from November through April and a take-back-the-neighborhood season from May through the summer. Our winters occur in two-day intervals, the summer is roughly three years long, and there is the Mean Season that peaks between August and November in which we are terrified weekly by roving Cat-5 hurricanes.

2. Sunglasses. Many pairs. And forgo the designer ones; you will lose them in about 36 hours on average. 3. For women, Botox and fillers and the more the better. For men, shave everything. 4. Cooler to keep at all times in the car in case a guy is selling fresh shrimp by the side of the road.

THEN THERE’S THE HEAT. Everyone here from someplace

5. Folding windshield screen.

else (and almost everyone is from someplace else) says, “It’s not the heat; it’s the humidity”—which make most of us want to scream. It is the heat and it is the humidity, but you will get used to this combo, and if you cannot, you should probably move to Tucson where it’s only the heat.

6. Sunscreen. Duh. And DEET bug spray. 7. Lululemon, whether you work out or not.

THE GULF STREAM is closer to our coast than anywhere in

the world, and we have daily afternoon storms, and we have trade winds. These three factors keep our summers measurably cooler than those, for example, in midtown Manhattan. Or Atlanta. So one last time: Summers get a bad rap here. You will even grow to love them.

8. Umbrella in your car that you will need every day in the summer but will never use. 9. Tervis Tumblers 10. Board shorts and a Nomad T-shirt

Who We Are CITY

DEMOGRAPHIC

KNOWN FOR

SLOGAN

LANDMARK

Boca

New Yorkers, refugees from Miami, Old Boca survivors, hedge funders

mega-houses, duck lips, good restaurants, private wealth managers

“If you’ve got it, flaunt it.”

Boca Raton Resort & Club

Delray

Michigan transplants, Bahamas descendents, kava queens

downtown, private clubs, resort wear, endless Sunday brunch

“Tito’s, please.”

Atlantic Avenue

Fort Lauderdale

Old Florida stalwarts, Russians, boat people

Sprawl, The Strip, Wilton Manors, water taxis

“It’s five o’clock somewhere.”

The Beach

Palm Beach

Manhattan to Newport; Chicago; Pittsburgh

No socks, strong jawlines, trust funds and cocktail hour

“Have it delivered.”

The Breakers

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The Regions: Where we are

Even though most tourists think Florida is all palm trees, beaches and Jimmy Buffett cover bands, the rest of the state couldn’t be any more different.

THE PANHANDLE is actually an appendage of Alabama, with some good old Florida-

boy politics thrown in the closer you get to Tallahassee, which is the state capital that no one can get to from here. The Panhandle used to be known for Apalachicola oysters before the bay was decimated by overfishing, but the beaches, made of fine white sugar sand, are the prettiest in the state.

NORTH FLORIDA is actu-

ally rooted in the South, much like the Panhandle, but its inhabitants are waaaaaay younger than those in South Florida and prone to really good parties, like Florida-Georgia weekend and the TPC at Sawgrass. This region also used to have drivethrough liquor stores that would make you a cocktail for the road, before everyone got so fussy about it. This is where you go for boiled peanuts, Mayport shrimp and fried chicken.

CENTRAL FLORIDA is comprised of several distinct areas, from Orlando smack dab in the center, to the Suncoast—the St. Pete-Tampa area—to the Space Coast (Cape Canaveral) to the east and a whole bunch of semi-rural counties with retirement communities in what used to be big orange groves.

Add in cattle ranches and horse farms, a state prison or two, lots of fast food chains and the University of Florida, and there you have it. People from South Florida typically only go to Central Florida for their biannual trek to Disney or Universal.

THE KEYS are where

South Florida goes to unwind, drink too much or just escape—no matter how many times South Florida thinks it will never go back again because Duval Street is too cheesy. We all know that driving to Key West is almost as good as getting there, crossing bridges from island to island, the water a million shades of lavender and turquoise, the world getting less and less like itself the further south you go. The Keys is a region, but it’s one in your head, too, one that usually

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involves no shoes and happily poor decisions.

SOUTH FLORIDA is everything between Jupiter and Key Largo and includes wildly different worlds, from Miami (crazy, Latin, sexy and congested), Fort Lauderdale (early South Florida tourism in a time warp), Palm Beach (the 1 percent living large), Boca Raton (big houses, foreign cars, lots of New Yorkers), Delray (party town with small-town vibe), etc. South Florida may be at the southern tip of the state, but a huge chunk of its people are from the Northeast—and the islands, and Central and South America. And Middle Earth.

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What We Eat Grouper and mahi sandwiches Stone crabs Bud’s fried chicken Medianoches Two-for-one anything V&S Italian subs Whale fries Conch chowder Honeybells Rock shrimp Really healthy stuff if you are under 28 or believe GMOs are killing us

15 Things To Know 1. Always allow yourself an extra 20 minutes on your commute to allow for bridge openings and closings. 2. Learn what the lifeguard flags mean, and always check for sea lice in the ocean in the summertime; if you go in anyway, make sure you change your suit and shower right away. What are sea lice? No one knows. But they itch like crazy in all the wrong places. 3. If you want to feel like you live in the South Florida melting pot that is our world, turn to WLRN-91.3 on weekdays around 9 p.m. when you are driving home from an event and can listen to the Creole news on Radyo Lekol. 4. You will learn to covet hurricane shutters, even the ugly ones. You will lovingly exercise them once a year, before hurricane season starts. 5. Publix is more than a grocery store; it is our Way of Life. 6. If the temperature drops below 45 degrees, know that iguanas in the trees may fall on your head, cold-stunned. Plan to clean them up in the morning. Better yet, take them out with your .22 and do us all a favor. 7. What also sounds like dead bodies dropping in your yard are coconuts; hire someone to clean them out of your palms before hurricane season. 8. Cold fronts are always the top story on the six o’clock news; opening your windows for the first time since last winter is a genuine moment, like baby’s first steps. 9. Never let your dogs out in the yard alone if you’ve seen a Bufo/Cane toad; if your dog gets ahold of one, rinse its gums immediately and head to the doggie ER. 10. That’s a waterspout, not a tornado; it will likely dissipate before it makes landfall. No need to run to the cellar, which is good since we do not have cellars. 11. Do not feed the seagulls. Not. Ever. 12. Do not touch those pretty blue jellyfish with the long tendrils. 13. The A1A streetlights in Boca are not out; they are just turned off during turtle nesting season. And leave the turtles alone: No flashlight, no petting, no selfies. 14. Once you drive across the county line on I-95 into Miami-Dade County (right about Ives Dairy Road), all bets are off. This is where traffic rules go to die; this is where Mad Max lives. 15. The best oranges known to man are called Honeybells, and they are harvested in January.

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Traditions We Love FANTASY FEST: The annual no-holds-barred parade

in Key West preceding Halloween (at least in normal times)—in which a hefty percentage of participants are almost naked and airbrushed—is a party everyone has to attend at least once.

LOBSTER SEASON: The eagerly awaited mini lobster

season is always the last Wednesday and Thursday in July when it’s legal to catch our favorite local seafood. In our neck of the woods, the limit is 12 lobster per day per person, with a saltwater fishing license and a lobster permit. In terms of size, the carapace (the part you might call the head) has to be larger than 3 inches, and you can’t keep any lobster that is egg bearing.

HAPPY HOUR: There is anecdotal evidence that happy

hour was invented here, but whether you buy that or not, we have certainly perfected it, if only because we have tiki bars, waterfront views and a whole sub-population that is on vacation at any given time of the year. See next item.

BOATS & BAR HOPPING: Whether you are rafting

up a gazillion boats on a sandbar for an al fresco ocean party (this used to happen every weekend somewhere pre-COVID) or motoring from one waterfront restaurant to the next one, it’s all sunshine and salt air and cold drinks and diesel fumes when you barhop in South Florida.

The Dark Side FOR DECADES NOW,

South Florida has been synonymous with scams and fraud and white-collar crime, from Medicare and mortgage fraud to identity theft (193 per 100,000 residents in 2013), phony marriages, Ponzi schemes, boiler room operations, fake tax returns (46 times the national average), even the brazen robberies of mail carriers. No one knows why, but it may be the perfect storm of a whole lot of money, unsuspecting seniors, a transient population and organized crime from a wide range of ethnic groups. Plus, the weather is so nice. An Associated Press report from the New York

Post quoted revered South Florida history professor Paul George as saying the region’s bad reputation dates to the “land speculation boom of the 1920s, when alligator-infested swampland was marketed to Northerners as a slice of tropical paradise.” “It goes back to the roots of Miami. It’s always been a place for starting over again,” George said. “People move here either from the north or the south. People have some anonymity, maybe they think they can pull off something here.”

ENVIRONMENTAL THREATS: Florida is

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about anything it could in its history to annihilate its natural world. From draining the Everglades and developers relentlessly (still) paving paradise to rampant suburban sprawl, overbuilding, water pollution and the onslaught of exotic species (we have annual python hunts), the state has made a mess of itself. If you live here, you know that it’s past time to fight back and reclaim South Florida.

RUDENESS: No, you are not imagining it. In fact, in Florida, people tend to get increasingly less charming the farther south you go. There is

A PHRASE THAT MAKES SOUTH FLORIDIANS REACH FOR A GUN:

“This is how we do it up North.”

also an inverse relationship in Boca Raton between the number of transplanted New Yorkers and the level of civility, a trend that now extends to Fort Lauderdale and Miami. You will get honked at and bullied in the checkout line at most stores, and stealing your parking space is a contact sport. Everyone talks loudly into their cellphones—no matter where they are—and at parties, you may see people routinely shoveling hors d’oeuvres into their handbags. All this is perfectly normal. Our advice? Ignore it. Be nice. Set an example.

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Human Services

MATCHING GIFT

You have the power to help 50% more people in our community with housing, food, medical care, support for those with special needs, and assistance with mental health issues. The Jewish Federations of North America, in partnership with our Federation and many other Federations across the country, will benefit from The Human Services Relief Matching Fund. This matching campaign will end on December 31, 2020. Just imagine what this 50% match means in human terms. If $100,000 enables 20 families to keep a roof over their heads, then the 50% match will enable an additional 10 families to keep their homes. If your gift would normally feed 100 seniors for a month, it will now feed 150 seniors.

Every new or increased gift to our 2021 Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach County Annual Campaign designated to Local Safety Net Services and/or Special Needs will be matched by 50%. Our Federation goal is to raise $1 million to meet this challenge, allowing us to receive $500,000 in matching funds to help our agencies meet immediate needs.

To make a pledge, visit jewishboca.org/makeapledge

For more information, call 561.852.3100.

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OUTDOOR DINING TRENDS Outdoor entertaining will be more popular than ever this year; here’s how to do it in style The holidays are here, and one of the best ways to live your best life this season is in a deckedout, spruced-up outdoor living environment. Whether you’re lounging poolside, grilling and entertaining on the patio, strolling through the garden, indulging in a frozen cocktail, playing lawn games or just enjoying a siesta in the shade, the intel and inspiration found in these pages will help you do anything you want—or nothing at all—in optimal South Florida style.

Socialite-turned-product designer Aerin Lauder’s cream-colored Alma linen tablecloth with botanical print, $375 (not shown), coordinating Alma dinner napkins, $35 each, and large raffia basket, $95, aerin.com

Bunny Williams for Ballard blue Melamine set of four dinner plates, $36.75, and four accent plates, $29.25, ballarddesigns.com

OUTDOOR DINING Dining al fresco is a delight for the senses: Combine with a stylish table setting, handsome seating and your best (unbreakable) tableware, and you’re ready to fire up your top-of-the-line barbecue—and kiss the chef.

Tiffany Collection from Fratelli Guzzini acrylic low tumbler six-piece set, $29.99, tall tumbler six-piece set, $35.99, pitcher, $34.99, bedbathandbeyond.com

Laguna dining set, $2,630, Modani Furniture, 7720 N. Federal Highway, Boca Raton, 561/717-7711, modani.com

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Indoor/outdoor simple string lights in brass finish, $49, from West Elm, westelm.com

Simple 52-inch ceiling fan in brushed nickel wet finish, by Minka Aire, $319.95, available at Capitol Lighting, 7301 N. Federal Highway, Boca Raton, 561/994-9570, 1800lighting.com

Lake City swing chair in spruce with taupe cushion, $720, available through AllModern, allmodern.com

LANAI LUXURY The lanai is the perfect place to relax outdoors with all the comforts of the indoors: plush furniture, attractive lighting, stylish spinning fans and soft, beautiful rugs underfoot.

Woven cast aluminum fire table finished in antique bronze from Oakland Living, $1,140, from Loweâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, Boca Raton, lowes.com

The first choice in pergolas for architects and interior designers, StruXure (formerly Arcadia) offers a unique pivoting profile where interlocking louvers rotate a full 170 degrees and channel rainwater into a patented pass-through gutter system, making theirs the most water-tight on the market. Somfy MyLinkâ&#x201E;˘ technology can be integrated into most home automation systems. Visit struxure. com to find your local dealer. Prices vary.

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Chameleon sculpture hand-blown by the world-renowned art glass studio Borowski, from Sklar Furnishings, Boca Raton, 561/862-0800, sklarfurnishings.com

Intimate balcony garden styled by Christophe Poyet and Emil Humbert, partners at the Monaco-based architecture and design studio Humbert & Poyet. humbertpoyet.com

Triple-tier cast stone Platia fountain by Campania International available in a wide selection of earth-toned finishes, $1,080, from Perigold, perigold.com

Succulents are known for variety in color and shape, are easy to maintain, and are sturdy to work with; they make the perfect plant for any outdoor environment. antoniocabrera.com

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SECRET GARDEN Cascading fountains, sculptures, painterly stools and whimsical benches can make a garden flourish with style all year round.

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Israeli-born artist Boaz Vaadia sculpture, available through Sponder Gallery, the Boca Raton Resort & Club, 501 E. Camino Real, Boca Raton, 561/447-0321, spondergallery.com

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Natural, hand-wrapped rattan and glass hurricanes, $29.99 (small), $79 (large), from westelm.com

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ACCESSORIES With trends and looks like boho, retro and enviro chic, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s something for everyone in outdoor style.

Senegalese oversized oval basket, $148, winnoby.com

Multicolored indoor/outdoor pillow, made in India, $69.99, burkedecor.com

Seabrook outdoor ottoman, customizable in an array of luxury performance fabrics (here in Coastal Blue), $1,298, serenaandlily.com

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EXQUISITE CUSTOM CABINETRY JACQUES NORMANDIN Canam Cabinet Corporation

y happenstance, several years ago Jacques Normandin visited a showroom of designer cabinets and fell in love with the business. He soon realized that with his advanced degrees and knowledge in engineering from North Carolina State University, combined with his innate artistic talents, he would be satisfied by creating these new products as his next venture. His satisfaction has been more than realized over the last 26 years as president of Canam Cabinet Corporation in Boca Raton, where the exquisite high-end custom cabinetry is designed and manufactured, utilizing the finest wood, medium-density fiber board and acrylic. “I have never done the same design twice, and never will. People come to me because they want unique creations specific to their needs. I personally handle 80 percent of the job on my own because I am the one who has sat down with my clients, asking questions like a therapist would to gain insights into their deepest design and function desires. I have never met such wonderful people who are delighted to pay for my services, thrilled with the outcome, and have become my friends for life,” Jacques says. “From contemporary to classic and Old World styles—cabinets, libraries, restaurants and hotels—I do it all for every taste, space and budget.” When asked if he would consider adding yacht interiors to his portfolio, Jacques replies, ”When approached by the right people, some challenges are hard to refuse!“

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The Face of the FINE ART OF KITCHENS AND BATHS

BARBARA GELLER, ACSD, PKBD The Place For Kitchens and Baths

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t’s not enough to have a kitchen or bath just look good. If they don’t function, they have no purpose in the home,” explains Barbara Geller, president of The Place for Kitchens and Baths. Her undergraduate and graduate education in Fine Arts provided her the aesthetic foundation to visualize the potential beauty in her clients’ spaces. Her decades of expertise as a Certified Kitchen and Bath Designer has enabled her to meticulously decipher every detail of how she is going to use that space. “In these changing times, kitchens have evolved from a gathering place for meals into a home office and often a classroom. When I go to the client’s job site I am focused first on delivering a functional floorplan for the lifestyle they lead now—and will—in the future of the home. Then, the style choices come into play, from modern clean lines to the gold tone hardware and faucets that are making a comeback. “The same applies to bath design: function first. I want my client to be able to reach the on and off controls in the shower without having to get wet. With a movement toward freestanding tubs, I often have to design a deck so they can enjoy the ambiance without mobility issues. After all functionality considerations are mastered, the beauty evolves from my arsenal of endless design possibilities,” Barbara explains. “My work is very gratifying. Making my clients happy is what I love to do.”

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PERSONALIZED RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL DESIGN JASON ALEXANDER J. Alexander Interiors

ason Alexander is more than happy to have his design work for luxury residential and commercial clients associated with his name, but the real gratification for him comes from knowing how well he captured their visions. He is secure enough in his talents to reveal that he is not a degreed designer. “I am a hands-on, self-taught designer, constantly overcompensating to make sure that I am considered just as relevant as degreed designers. As I was recently working on closing a big deal, I was challenged for my lack of formal education. I told the client, ‘I am not going to B.S. you. I don’t have that fancy education. But what I do have is 20 years of hands-on experience and a love of design. So, if you find truth, integrity and hard work valuable, then I am your guy,’” he proclaimed. Jason was hired for his talent, and even more so for his honesty. Throughout the last two decades, Jason has instituted the five-step approach to the design process starting with a consultation; exploring inspiration; working on design development; procuring materials and selections; and the actual creation of the design. “J. Alexander Interiors is a combination of my life experiences that I share along with three talented designers, whom I couldn’t do my craft without. Our energy translates into what we create. Together as a team, we’re all in,” Jason says.

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Boca and Delray magazineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 2020 Top Doctors spotlights select physicians who have been carefully chosen for their standing and contributions to the medical communities in which they serve.

Nathan E. Nachlas, MD Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery of the Face, Nose, and Sinuses SPECIALTY: Rhinology (medical, allergic, and surgical care of the nose and sinuses) MEDICAL SCHOOL: University of Chicago RESIDENCY: Otolaryngology/ Head and Neck Surgery, The Johns Hopkins Hospital FELLOWSHIP: Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Beverly Hills, CA

Melyssa Hancock, MD Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery of the Face, Nose, and Sinuses SPECIALTY: Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery,

Rhinology

MEDICAL SCHOOL: University of Maryland School

of Medicine

RESIDENCY: Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Georgetown University Hospital FELLOWSHIP: Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Richmond, Virginia

The physicians of the Nose and Sinus Institute of Boca Raton have been caring for the South Florida community since 1987. Trained in world renowned institutions, Dr. Nachlas and Dr. Hancock are both double board-certified in Otolaryngology/head and neck surgery and facial plastic surgery. They have remained at the forefront of innovations crafted to optimize allergic, medical, and surgical treatment of the nose, sinuses, and face.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;To address issues of the nose and sinuses, which can lead to obstruction, congestion, headaches, drainage, facial pain, and facial pressure, balloon sinuplasty, by itself or with adjuvant procedures (balloon septoplasty, turbinate reduction, nasal sculpting) are performed in our state-of- the-art office surgical center under conscious sedation administered by a board certified anesthesiologist. This painless approach to surgery optimizes patient comfort and experience. Most patients return to full activity within one to two days. A consultation will help determine which procedures might be right for you. Our physicians are also board-certified in facial plastic and reconstructive surgery, so aesthetic concerns of the nose, eyelids, and face can also be addressed during these procedures,â&#x20AC;? explains Medical Director, Dr. Nachlas.

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Several specialty defining innovations were developed or significantly advanced at the Institute, including computer assisted balloon sinuplasty and nasal sculpting. Dr. Nachlas and Dr. Hancock use a personalized approach to every patient. This has enabled the Institute to continue to occupy a unique leadership role for this type of surgery in the country.

William A. Sunshine, MD, FACR Rheumatology SPECIALTIES: Arthritis and Rheumatic Diseases MEDICAL SCHOOL: Universidad Peruana

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Board-certified rheumatologist Dr. William Sunshine finds purpose in helping others by diagnosing and treating the most complex inflammatory diseases for the last 27 years in his private practice. Dr. Sunshine’s office offers the best of both worlds, as he practices with the personalized care and attention of a solo practitioner, while at the same time leveraging the support of his membership in AARA (American Arthritis and Rheumatology Associates), the largest rheumatology super-group in the nation powered by Bendcare.™.

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Collectively, AARA has created optimal clinical algorithms to support proper pathways of care for chronic inflammatory patients. This empowers each physician to provide consistently highquality care using the latest innovations. With a care philosophy that is built upon creating and maintaining a compassionate partnership with each patient, Dr. Sunshine’s approach to treating rheumatic disease includes an analysis of patient reported outcomes, whereby patients gain an understanding of their disease state and become an active part of the decision-making process. From the moment he greets his patients in the waiting room, it is clear Dr. Sunshine embraces his profession as a physician and sincerely feels a responsibility to support patients in creating individualized treatment plans that meet their goals for optimal health and comfort. Dr. Sunshine has conducted several clinical trials and authored multiple publications in peer-reviewed journals. He has appeared on television, radio and the Internet addressing current topics in rheumatology.

Alexis Morales, DDS Dentistry SPECIALTIES: Prosthodontics DENTAL TRAINING: Javeriana University School of Dentistry, Bogota, Colombia General Dentist DDS RESIDENCY: Granada, General Hospital SPECIALTY TRAINING: Prosthodontics , Nova

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After attending one of the most prestigious dental schools in Latin America, Dr. Morales’ decision to become a prosthodontist was based on the opportunity to practice complex and high demand aesthetic cases. With powerful knowledge and expertise gained with 23 years of dental experience, besides lecturing nationally and internationally for his colleagues, Dr. Morales provides the best treatment for his patients in several areas of restorative dentistry including dental implants, crowns, bridges, full arch restorations and facial cosmetics. “When you come to our office you will see a dedicated group of professionals and staff who will treat you like family in a calm environment, and every treatment will be clearly explained and developed using the latest technology available,” says Dr. Morales.

Dr. Morales strives to provide excellence to his patients with evidence based dentistry offering functionality, longevity and aesthetics. Dr. Morales is a member of the American College of Prosthodontics, Academy of Osseointegration and the Florida Prosthodontic Association.

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Patients who used to dread looking at their smiles in the mirror are given a new lease on life with implant-supported full arch teeth and full mouth rehabilitation. The health benefits of these treatments include the proper chewing of food, stabilization of the face and contours, elimination of bacteria and control or elimination of periodontal disease. Studies have proven that there is a strong correlation between periodontal problems (gum disease) and heart disease and Alzheimer’s disease.

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Dr. Charlton Stucken is a Double BoardCertified orthopaedic surgeon specializing in sports medicine surgery. Dr. Stucken trained with world-renowned surgeons in prestigious programs in Boston and Philadelphia and has provided care to 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. “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 lifestyle back. The athletes whom I care for vary from high-school and collegiate athletes to weekend warriors to seniors looking to stay active.”

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“While it may be intimidating to visit a surgeon’s office, most knee and shoulder pain can be resolved with non-operative treatment and guidance. For those 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,” Dr. Stucken explains. ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY ASSOCIATES 1601 Clint Moore Road, Suite 125 Boca Raton, FL 33487 561-734-5080 ortho-surgeon.com

“My goal is that patients choose my practice in Boca Raton for their surgical care, knowing that I am guided by the belief in providing the most exceptional care, without exception.”

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Q. How does the telemedicine appointment option work? A. Patients can go online or call to schedule a telemedicine video consultation and may be asked to download an app and install it on their phone, tablet or computer. For reference, essential health documents should be handy. Depending upon the case, the patient may be seen for pre-op and post-op visits online or may be advised to visit the office in person if the situation requires. Q. What are the newest procedures patients are seeking? 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.

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s a partner at the Brain and Spine Center South Florida, board-certified neurosurgeon Dr. Evan Packer brings 22 years of extensive clinical training and experience in the latest treatments for brain and spine conditions. Dr. Packer trained under one of the pioneers of neurosurgical spine surgery and also received fellowship training in neurosurgical oncology at the Moffitt Comprehensive Cancer Center and Research Institute in Tampa. Dr. Packer is Medical Director of Neurosurgery at Boca Raton Regional Hospital, treats trauma patients at Delray Medical Center, and has full privileges at the Marcus Neuroscience Institute.

Q. What types of conditions do you treat?

Q. What is your practice philosophy? A. I place a high value on patient satisfaction. I am motivated by the singular purpose of trying to do the right thing for my patients who often have serious, life-threatening problems, and tough disease conditions. I look at what the long-term options and the risk factors are, involving the patient in the decision making process. I will treat with the conservative option first and possibly the bigger surgical option later, only if it is necessary.

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A. My active elective practice is geared toward treatment for spinal disorders. I perform minimally invasive spinal surgery as well as complex trauma surgeries. But what most people probably don’t realize is that as a neurosurgeon, I can also treat everyday problems such as neck pain radiating into your arm, numbness, back or leg pain, or weakness. Just because you see a neurosurgeon doesn’t mean the treatment involves surgery. As neurosurgeons, we constantly work under microscopic conditions, repairing nerves and working around the spinal cord, using the most gentle, tissue-sparing techniques. That kind of training gives a thorough understanding of all spinal issues and how to best treat them with the best outcomes.

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killed 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.

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Q. Do you perform minimally invasive spinal surgery?

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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. How do you treat a painful compression fracture? 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.

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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.

Q. Why defines a good facelift? A. A good facelift means you look beautifully natural without anyone knowing youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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 procedures are popular for men? 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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LLOYD ZUCKER, MD, FAANS NEUROSURGERY

r. Lloyd Zucker, a board-certified and fellowship trained neurosurgeon, continues to expand the scope of neurosurgery care he has provided over the past two decades in Palm Beach County. Dr. Zucker recently added Medical Director of Neurosurgical Services for Delray Medical Center and Good Samaritan Medical Center to his list of titles and affiliations, which include Chief of Surgery, Delray Medical Center; Assistant Affiliate Professor of Clinical Biomedicine Science; Charles E. Schmidt School of Medicine at FAU; and an appointment at the Marcus Neuroscience Institute. Q. What type of ailments and illnesses do you commonly treat? A. I diagnose and treat all neurologic illnesses of the brain and spine including Parkinson’s disease, essential tremor, brain tumors, intracerebral hemorrhages and all types of brain trauma. With fellowship training in complex spinal surgery, I am able to approach all regions of the spine with minimally invasive or open surgery depending on what disease of the spine is being treated.

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A. Surgery for Parkinson’s disease and essential tremor. One is deep brain stimulation which places an electrode within the brain, and the other, called focused ultrasound, uses beams of energy to create a small lesion within the brain that controls the tremors. BrainPath, for tumor surgery, allows us to access areas of the brain which previously were felt to be inoperative.

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oard-certified Neurosurgeon Jeffrey H. Oppenheimer spent his teens working 12hour days in his father’s private butcher shop in Manhattan. A Holocaust survivor, his father worked tirelessly, catering to Jimmy Carter’s Democratic National Convention and celebrities like Barbra Streisand and Joseph Papp. “His work ethic gave me my drive. I attended top schools, graduating with honors, and did a very hard six-year residency and internship at Los Angeles County Hospital, the country’s largest hospital at the time. Before residents had restricted work hours, I would work every second to third night operating on patients with bullet holes in their heads… It shaped me. I am well trained, and there aren’t many problems I can’t handle for patients,” he says.

A. As a solo practitioner, I specialize in minimally invasive spine surgery, the subject of numerous journal articles and neurosurgery textbook chapters I have published. My specialty is being able to take out pathology and problems of the spine, leaving minimal footprints. By doing very small incisions, I am able to provide people the comfort of outpatient treatment and the ability to go home pain-free the same day. Q. How did you become an expert witness? A. As a seasoned neurosurgeon for the past 30-years, I have been retained dozens of times as an expert witness nationwide, by both plaintiff and defense counsel when things go terribly wrong for patients. My firm, Neurosurgery Medlegal Services, represents a variety of issues and cases including brain Injury, medical malpractice, neurosurgery, spine surgery and wrongful death.

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Anton Borja, D. O. is the Director for the Marcus Institute of Integrative Health at FAU Medicine. Board-certified in family medicine, Dr. Borja combines decades of expertise utilizing eastern and western approaches to address the health and wellness of mind, body and spirit to optimize vitality. Dr. Borja attended Yo San University of Traditional Chinese Medicine and earned his medical degree at A.T. Still University, School of Osteopathic Medicine in Arizona. He served as Division Director of Integrative Medicine at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, and as Medical Director of Integrative Oncology at the James Comprehensive Cancer Center. Q. How do you merge conventional and integrative treatment practices? A. Conventional medicine uses primarily pharmaceutical treatments, focused on diagnoses such as diabetes, hypertension, aches and pains. Integrative health also examines patients’ diet, stress, exercise levels and lifestyle. We use non-pharmaceutical tools like acupuncture, osteopathic manipulation, nutrition guidance and mind-body practices in conjunction with conventional medicine tools, leveraging all available evidence-based treatments.

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Q. What role can integrative medicine play with the opioid crisis?

N. ANTON BORJA, D.O. Marcus Institute of Integrative Health at FAU Medicine 880 N.W. 13th St., Suite 400 Boca Raton (561) 566–5FAU FAUmedicine.org

A. Integrative medicine has seen an increase in referrals for non-pharmaceutical, non-conventional approaches to pain as a result of the opioid crisis. Options for treatment of pain such as acupuncture have been available for a long time, but unfortunately, we have been behind other countries in using these important treatments. Q. How does your integrative oncology background serve your patients? A. Integrative treatments can be very effective in decreasing side effects related to cancer treatments such as nausea and vomiting from chemotherapy, and muscle aches and joint pains. We propose a concurrent use of evidencebased integrative treatments together with standard cancer treatment to promote the patient’s overall well-being. Sponsored Content

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Self-taught and unapologetically self-promotional, David Rosenberg didn’t grow up in the diamond industry but has certainly made his mark as a world-renowned Diamantaire. In just two decades, he has risen from an eager entrepreneur to his dR brand, which garners acclaim from the trade and the distinguished clientele that frequent Rosenberg Diamonds & Co to experience the man as much as the inventory. The rarest, most important and sought-after diamonds, gems, exquisite jewels, a mesmerizing display of large stones and D Flawless diamonds, a kaleidoscope of natural fancy color diamonds, treasured heirlooms once owned by royalty, and celebritycommissioned designs all grace his elegant boutique. Rosenberg attributes his prestigious standing in the industry to the relationships he has been fortunate to forge with vendors, collectors and colleagues; his astute artistic eye and business sense, and an unyielding foundation of honesty and integrity core values−“a winning combination for success,” he says. The immaculately groomed Rosenberg, decked out in his fine signature dR monogrammed shirt, belt and custom shoes says, he takes nothing for granted and is extremely thankful for the gift of good health and the enjoyment of life’s simple, priceless pleasures. He also finds tremendous gratification fulfilling the diamond dreams of clients who frequently travel worldwide to make his acquaintance, marvel at his inventory and seal the deal with a handshake and the word Mazal. “A vendor recently came to my store and offered me one of his prized stones from his important collection; a sixcarat D Flawless pear-shaped diamond. I admired it closely and then proceeded to pull out a whole set of matching pairs of D Flawless pear shapes ranging from three to 12-carats each that I had put aside to make several pairs of earrings. ‘I am extremely fortunate to have such items in my inventory,’ I commented. With the utmost respect and a bit of sarcasm in his voice, the vendor looked me straight in the eyes, chuckled and said, ‘Of course you do! Why wouldn’t you? You are David Rosenberg!” ROSENBERG DIAMONDS & CO 561-477-5444 RosenbergDiamonds.com

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The Florida Spine Associates team of renowned board-certified spinal surgeons and pain management physicians provides patients with world-class comprehensive spine care. Dr. Robert Norton completed advanced training in spine surgery at the New York University Hospital for Joint Diseases, one of the most sought-after and prestigious spine fellowships in the country. He obtained specialized instruction in the surgical and non-operative management of complex spinal conditions and minimally invasive spine surgery by several pioneers in the field. Dr. Philip Saville received his medical degree at the University of Leicester in England. He is the practiceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first physician to train at the top orthopedic institute, Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City. Dr. Brian Burrough is a board-certified anesthesiologist with subspecialty certification in pain medicine and a Masterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Degree in physical therapy. His approach to spine-related pain, from basic back pain to cancer spinal metastasis, is to treat patients with the goal that long-term medication will be unnecessary. Dr. Michael Auerbach is a double boardcertified anesthesiologist and pain medicine specialist treating arthritic and neurologic conditions of the spine and joints, postlaminectomy pain, headaches, and many painful conditions. Dr. Arthur Germain is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon specializing in diagnosis, non-invasive treatment, rehabilitation of spinal conditions, and complex cases where previous treatment was unsuccessful. Dr. Seth MacMahon is a double board certified anesthesiologist and pain medicine specialist who graduated from the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and completed his anesthesiology residency at the Ochsner Clinic in New Orleans. He provides minimally invasive and non-interventional treatment options for complex pain conditions. FLORIDA SPINE ASSOCIATES 561-495-9511 Floridaspineassociates.com

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Apple Insurance & Financial Services is a fullservice brick-and-mortar insurance agency that helps individuals and companies make informed decisions that create value and manage risk. They are a leading agency for Florida Blue insurance statewide. Their goal is to guide individuals and families to obtain competitive rates for their insurance needs, along with assisting companies to achieve their goals and secure their staff through their newly expanded Group Benefits Division. Meet the Group Benefits Division: Marc Fine joined forces with insurance industry leader Rick Jultak and formed Apple Insurance as a partner in 2010. They have grown exponentially and have solidified themselves as one of the top all-inclusive insurance agencies, specializing in health and Medicare through Florida Blue. Marc took charge of the expanded Group Insurance Division, bringing together a team of experts to continue providing unparalleled service to current and future clients. Robert Beegel joined during the expansion as Director of Employee Benefits. He brings more than 30 years’ experience and is a CSA-certified Senior Advisor, AHIP Long Term Care Professional and Voluntary Benefits expert. Allison Jericho is a Senior Account Executive of Group Insurance Sales. She brings a 20-year track record with an impressive background as a top sales agent for Aetna in New York. She brings a level of professionalism, commitment and dedication which is used to provide the “‘A’ for Apple service” organizations seek when entrusting Apple with their insurance needs. John Byrnes is a Senior Account Executive who brings more than 20 years’ experience from the floor as a Senior Commodity Broker for the New York Stock Exchange. He believes that every business is unique, and therefore will never give a one-size-fits-all solution. Carmela Papai is considered the customer service face of the Group Division, with 25 years’ experience specializing in group administration. She works closely with the Group Department Division to make clients feel they are part of the Apple family. APPLE INSURANCE & FINANCIAL SERVICES 561-692-4724 appleinsurance.com

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Founded in 1980, Kelley Kronenberg is a multi-practice business law firm with more than 175 attorneys and 11 locations throughout Florida and the United States. Michael J. Fichtel, Principal Partner and Chief Executive Officer. Having joined the firm upon admission to the bar in 1987, achieving partnership under the original leadership in 2010, Michael was selected to serve as CEO. He seized the opportunity to implement his vision of expanding and diversifying the firm to one of national acclaim. Understanding that the firm’s strength is dependent on the foundation of its talent, the business model focuses on attracting the industry’s finest, and offering a compensation structure that maximizes earning potential. Michael is unwavering in his commitment to the firm’s transformation, leading with diplomatic and decisive leadership, a keen sense of business intuition, and the endless pursuit of innovative legal and business solutions. Howard L. Wander, Principal Partner and Chief Operations Officer. Howard serves as Chair of the Property and Casualty, Personal Injury, and Regulated Substances Practices. As COO, with more than 30 years of business experience, he focuses on revenue generation and profitability, identifying, driving, and generating new business opportunities, while expanding upon current business relationships and partnerships. Acting as a catalyst to new business, he is actively involved in ongoing developments and is instrumental in the firm’s evolution from a local to statewide to national platform. Howard serves as co-marketing partner, overseeing public relations, business development, judicial, political, and philanthropic activities across the U.S. Howard’s entrepreneurial vision has led to several successful business practices within the firm. Heath S. Eskalyo, Principal Partner and Chief Financial Officer. Heath has been instrumental in the firm’s growth, transitioning from a statewide focus to one with national reach. As CFO, Heath focuses on profitability and business development efforts, utilizing more than 30 years of experience and savvy business acumen, positioning the firm to act as disruptors in the legal industry with a progressive sales model that fosters revenue generation and expansion. A civil trial litigator, he focuses on workers’ compensation, insurance fraud, civil liability, construction law, occupational accident and other insurance claims. As a driver of new and ongoing business, Heath serves as co-marketing partner, overseeing public relations, business development, judicial, political, and charitable activities. KELLEY KRONENBERG 1-800-484-4381 KKLaw.com

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For nearly 40 years, the world-class trained team of physicians at Orthopaedic Surgery Associates, Inc. (“OSA”) has 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 minimallyinvasive procedures, including Kyphoplasty, which is used to treat back pain from compression fractures, osteoporosis or trauma. This game-changing treatment is done under local anesthesia in the office, using precision C-arm computer navigation. It allows patients to get back to their active lives within days. All physicians in the practice are board-certified and fellowship-trained with specialties including hand, knee, hip, spine, and sports medicine. Services include comprehensive evaluation and testing procedures; total shoulder, hip and knee joint replacement; fracture care, spinal surgery, arthroscopic knee surgery; repair and reconstruction for torn knee ligaments and cartilage; hand, wrist and elbow surgery, foot and ankle surgery and a full scope of physical and occupational rehabilitation, PRP, pain management ancillary services. With a combined expert physician staff of two orthopaedic sports surgeons, two total joint reconstruction surgeons, two hand surgeons, 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 either OSA’s Boca Raton or Boynton Beach office. Go online or call to schedule a visit or telemedicine video consultation. ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY ASSOCIATES, INC 561-395-5733 • 561-734-5080 ortho-surgeon.com

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The 561 Faces of Board Certified Dental Excellence and Safety South Florida Center for Periodontics & Implant Dentistry

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Maintaining good oral health is critical to maintaining good general health. Yet surprisingly, about 47 percent of Americans have some degree of periodontal disease, even though many already see a dentist. Treating and managing these problems early is vital, according to the team of board-certified periodontists at South Florida Center for Periodontics & Implant Dentistry, who excel at managing periodontitis (gum disease) or permanently replacing teeth with dental implants. In 2002, they trademarked TeethToday® to immediately reverse years of dental problems, allowing patients to predictably leave the office with new, fixed, implant-supported teeth. Their motto is “No one leaves our office without teeth!” The dentists are known for implementing technology to improve results and minimize healing time. One example is they helped create, test and obtain FDA approval for the world’s first robotic system for precise implant placement. They use lasers, advanced imaging, digital bite analysis and other technology, and offer sedation. While the office has always been meticulous about infection control through universal precautions, they recently redoubled those efforts and implemented new measures to protect against the spread of airborne diseases like coronavirus. Their multi-tiered approach to minimize droplet and aerosol production and pathogenesis also includes regular hospital grade sanitization and fogging, use of antiseptic rinse and irrigation, high powered aerosol and droplet vacuums, meticulous surface decontamination, air filtration and significant attention to scheduling for social distancing. With all these measures in place, they are able to provide the full scope of services for which they are renowned, and provide patients with the confidence to have all their dental needs met. Now, more than ever, optimizing dental health is important for maintaining dental health. New information suggests that people with gum inflammation (periodontitis) may be predisposed to worse complications with COVID-19. You don’t need a referral to call the office for an evaluation or periodic maintenance. SOUTH FLORIDA CENTER FOR PERIODONTICS & IMPLANT DENTISTRY 561-912-9993 flsmile.com

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The 561 Face of Incredible Weddings and Events Anna Hess Events Anna Hess Love is always in the air when Anna Hess is at work. That’s because creating the most memorable wedding celebrations is what she has built her self-named elegant event business around. “I am passionate about designing weddings. I love working with couples in love while creating the best day of their lives with their closest friends and family,” says Anna, a certified event planner in Delray Beach. Wedding venues have undoubtedly changed, but Anna’s involvement and meticulously delivered creative contributions to these milestone events has not. “In light of these times, I am doing a lot of elegant intimate events. People are still celebrating. Love is not going to stop,” she says emphatically. “It’s just being celebrated temporarily on a smaller scale. People are still booking, they’re just taking their guest lists down. Big scale events are evolving into more intimate ones, like on a private yacht, and everything is still incredibly beautiful and special, with safety as the number one concern,” Anna explains. She is already booking spring and summer 2021 weddings, bar/bat mitzvahs and celebrations. “It’s going to be a lit year,” she assures. Anna enjoys being part of the South Florida event industry and has immersed herself in local associations and networking opportunities. She is most proud and passionate about being part of the Once Upon a Wedding charity that fulfils wedding dreams for terminally ill patients. ANNA HESS EVENTS 561-573-8903 Annahessevents.com

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The 561 Face of Compassionate Nursing Care Boca Nursing Services Home safety has always been important to us, but never as important as now, during COVID. Therefore, all the precautionary measures have been implemented to ensure your safety and well-being. When the quality of life youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve known is compromised by illness, you want the highest caliber of care. And since none of us know when that time will come, we are often overwhelmed when it does. At times like these, you need to rely on the comfort and connection to people who will be there for you when you need it most. Rose Glamoclija, RN, the founder and Administrator of Boca Nursing Services, and a Registered Nurse for more than 30 years, understands. She knows the chemistry between caregivers and patients is paramount, especially when patients are vulnerable and out of their elements. With compassion and concern for every person Boca Nursing Services serves in the surrounding four counties, Rose provides guidance and resources for families needing in-home support and nursing care. Patients are treated with the highest level of respect for their rights, personal beliefs, and privacy. Rose oversees and supervises the entire operation and personally reviews all qualifications and experience prior to selecting each Registered Nurse, Licensed Practical Nurse, Certified Nursing Assistant, home health aide, live-in caregiver, and therapist for hire. The concierge private duty nursing care is made available in the comfort of home, a hospital room, during facility stays and while residing at assisted living or rehabilitation facilities. Rose prides herself on the community support she receives and the generations of patients who recommend her services to their friends and families, year after year. Â BOCA NURSING SERVICES, INCÂ 561-347-7566 BocaNursing.com

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The 561 Face of Hospitality Boca Grove Golf & Tennis Club Jennifer M. Jolly, CCM

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Grace under pressure is no new concept for Jennifer Jolly. For close to two decades, she has been behind the scenes and in front of the camera at some of the most exclusive private clubs in Florida. Her colorful expertise—ranging from engineering to beekeeper—has paved the way for her newest venture as General Manager of Boca Grove Golf and Tennis Club. Jennifer made her debut in the club industry at Harbor Ridge Yacht and Country Club in 2002, honing her natural ability to cultivate relationships and create a thriving club culture. She would go on to grow and fine-tune her skills at Willoughby Golf Club in Stuart and Sawgrass Country Club in Ponte Vedra Beach. She earned the distinction of certified club manager in 2010, one of only 61 female general managers earning the CCM designation in the country. Jennifer came to Boca Grove as the director of marketing in June 2018, was promoted to the director of operations in 2019, and is now general manager. A graduate of Michigan State University, Jennifer received her degree in engineering and owned a successful software company before redirecting her talents to private clubs. She is a certified sommelier and has served on the boards of numerous charities; nearest to her heart are Navy SEALs Fund and Equine Assisted Therapies of South Florida. BOCA GROVE GOLF & TENNIS CLUB 561- 487-5300 bocagrove.org

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The 561 Face of Mortgage Lending CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC Ryan Brandenburger An early education in delivering the highest level of customer service while working in the hospitality industry during college paved the way for Ryan Brandenburger’s success in the mortgage business. After obtaining his real estate license in 2002 and his mortgage broker license in 2003, Ryan put his knowledge and people-pleasing demeanor to work, providing FHA, Conventional, Jumbo and VA financing for both residential and commercial lending at CrossCountry Mortgage. “Customer service is key. In the mortgage business, we do not control the products, but we can control the process and how we treat our clients,” Ryan explains. “Being a part of the process when people are buying a home, their most prized possession, is one of the most rewarding things about my job.” With 17 years of experience, working his way from the loan originator to owner of a mortgage company and branch manager, Ryan is focused on three components he attributes to his success: “First, I explain every detail of the home loan to my customer. I stay on track throughout every step of the process, and make sure they get to the closing table as quickly as possible. Second, I am always looking to expand my relationships with real estate agents, financial planners and home builders. Whether they are new in the business or seasoned, we intertwine with them to navigate through the products and process. And of course, my staff. I wouldn’t be where I am today without the amazing people I get to work with every day,” he says. Photo Aaron Bristol

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The 561 Faces of Glamorous Comfortable Couture Baciami Showroom Sandra Simone

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Strikingly fashionable and sensuously simple, CEO and Designer Sandra Simone’s custom designs featured in her Baciami Showroom reflect the joyful zest for life and the passion of love. Even the name Baciami—which means “Kiss Me” in Italian—reflects the allure of the wardrobe ensemble in sleek lines that are provocative yet sophisticated, and as comfortable as loungewear you yearn to slip on. Sandra’s wanderlust has taken her to exotic locales and top design houses around the world, returning with an artistic arsenal of inspirations that transform into the statement-making apparel she creates. From mini and midi skirts to flowing bold dusters and chic takes on hoodies, joggers and flared pants, the styles are effortlessly exquisite and the stares are inevitable. “I am committed to making you ready to take on the world,” says Sandra. “Each piece I design is a reflection of art, beauty and glamor; as individual as the person wearing it, and feeling it! All garments are made with the utmost love and proudly manufactured in the USA.” The personalized service you can expect is by appointment only at Baciami. Sandra invites you to bring your friends along for the royal treatment, wine and champagne included. Each flattering design can be made to body-hugging perfection or luxuriously loose, with the professional expertise of the on-premise seamstress. Give your body and your wardrobe a long-lasting “kiss” with the fabulously affordable designer wear from Baciami! BACIAMI SHOWROOM 954-205-7310 Baciamimoda.com

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The 561 Face of One-Stop Dermatologic Care R.S.B. Dermatology, Inc Robert S. Bader, MD

R.S.B. DERMATOLOGY, INC 954-421-3200 Drbader.com

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Dr. Robert Bader’s dermatology practice, R.S.B. Dermatology, Inc., bears his initials, a testament to the pride he takes in his versatile Ivy League training, board-certified expertise, and the personal connection he forges with his patients. Dr. Bader graduated from The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences with Distinction and is fellowship trained in Mohs’ and Dermatologic Plastic Surgery from Affiliated Dermatology, a program affiliated with Columbia University. “Along with comprehensive, full scope dermatologic care, I am able to perform both Mohs’ surgery, reconstructive, and cosmetic procedures in my office during one appointment, saving my patients the time, travel and expense of dealing with different specialists and separate costly insurance co-pays,” says Dr. Bader. Among the many facial procedures Dr. Bader performs, which includes fillers, toxins, age spot treatments, chemical peels, CO2 laser resurfacing, acne scar treatments, scar revisions, microneedling with radiofrequency, and blood vessel removal, he also treats spider veins on the legs and performs laser hair removal and truSculpt iD, the most advanced 15-minute non-surgical fat reduction device available that also tightens the skin. “I want my patients to look more youthful, have a natural appearance, and not look fake after any cosmetic procedure,” says Dr. Bader. “I have my patient’s best interests in mind, am cost conscious, and strive to give patients the best experience possible,” he adds.

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The 561 Face of Personal Injury Law Ovadia Law Group, PA Abraham S. Ovadia

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Abe Ovadia grew up in Boca Raton with his mother and his older brother. He attended FAU and later earned his law degree from FIU College of Law in Miami. After law school, he opened his first office out of his mother’s apartment, filing lawsuits against insurance companies that wrongfully chose not to pay doctor’s bills. He filed more than 1,000 claims that first year. Fast forward 10 years later. Abe now has law offices in Boca Raton, Doral, and Fort Myers with seven attorneys working for him. Abe handles a large amount of personal injury cases while offering each client one-on-one personalized service. He also provides lectures for Florida doctors regarding state and federal laws. Abe has also opened his own MRI centers, Tesla MRI. “By opening my own state-of-the-art centers, I can ensure my clients who have suffered injuries can have the best image quality from the latest technology,” he explains. Telsa MRI is open in Boca Raton and Fort Myers with plans for more Florida locations. Abe believes in giving back. Each year during the holidays he personally buys and distributes hundreds of toys to needy kids, and donates food to hungry families. He returned to his Alma Mater, FIU College of Law, a few years ago with a $400,000 gift to enhance the university’s career planning and placement office, which now bears his name. OVADIA LAW GROUP, PA 800-674-9396 WeSetTheStandards.com

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The 561 Face of Buzzworthy PR and Digital Communications The Buzz Agency Elizabeth Kelley Grace Julie Mullen When Co-Founders Julie Mullen and Elizabeth Kelley Grace joined forces in 2009, The Buzz Agency focused on traditional media relations. But it didn’t take long for the partners to see an untapped market in the growing field of social/ digital media. “We dove in to learn everything we could about these emerging tools. Now, nearly 12 years later, our team’s collective experience, along with the diversity of our services, has really set us apart,” explains Julie. Buzz helps its client partners adapt and evolve by developing innovative communications initiatives designed to keep their businesses moving forward. “They look to us for creative strategies, especially as many have been forced to shift in-person activities to the virtual world,” says Elizabeth. From developing a Facebook Live video series with musicians from The Symphonia, to creating an interactive, virtual presentation for members of the Family Law Section of The Florida Bar, to implementing new digital communications tactics for Aviation Week Network’s international clients, Buzz continuously works to effectively and resourcefully grow its clients’ digital footprints. Buzz has certainly ‘gone digital,’ but traditional media outreach is still a key component on its service menu. “We work nonstop to provide journalists topical stories that will resonate with their readers, viewers and listeners,” says Julie. “Yes, the media landscape is changing, but there are still plenty of creative ways to share news and make some noise on our clients’ behalf.” Photo Aaron Bristol

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The 561 Face of the Fine Art Portrait Experience V V Portraits Veronica Tejera Virginia Carrocio

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Through the eyes and diverse talents of Interior Designer and Fine Art Photographer Virginia Carrocio and Portrait Artist and Fine Art Photographer Veronica Tejera, emotions are captured, stories are told and memories are created to last a lifetime. What began as a friendship and shared passion for art evolved into V V Portraits Studios, where masterpieces of mixed media rendered in realistic and sublime splendor are born. From grandchildren to families and partners, the images are alive with wonderment, serving as priceless additions in any home. Creating these high-end works of art is an intensive labor of love. Meticulous planning includes meeting with the clients, understanding their unique styles and surroundings, providing wardrobe and color scheme options, setting the ideal backdrop for the shoot, and framing and placement in the perfect spot. The grand finale is a “Reveal Party” where the portrait subjects and their invited friends and family gather around in anticipation of viewing the elegantly draped and covered finished portrait. Veronica and Virginia share details of the journey that led to the final creation, and bestow a name upon the treasured piece, leading up to an explosion of tears and applause when it is revealed. The artists summarize the experience best in their own words: “We believe...in meaningful art for design impact, in art pieces that tell your story, in the emotional experience of creating a Legacy of Love.” V V PORTRAITS 954-937-0484 vvportraits.com

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LAUGH WITH THE LIBRARY WHAT: The Delray Beach Public Library hosted its annual Laugh With the Library event at the Opal Grand Oceanfront Resort and Spa on Atlantic Avenue, inviting hundreds of guests to enjoy live comedy and support the library’s programming and outreach efforts. It was the event’s 14th year, with a headlining standup comedy set by local comedian Sarge Pickman and a “call to the heart” by J.D. Dickenson in honor of the late architect Robert Currie. WHERE: Opal Grand Oceanfront Resort and Spa

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[ out & about ] BURGERFI GRAND OPENING IN DELRAY BEACH

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Delray Beach Mayor Shelly Petrolia

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WHAT: On June 12, BurgerFi celebrated the grand opening of its newest South Florida location on Linton Boulevard in Delray Beach. The new restaurant is the franchiseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s third in Delray and 51st in Florida. Delray Beach Mayor Shelly Petrolia, Socially Distanced Supper Club Founder John Brewer, BurgerFi executives and Delray Beach Chamber of Commerce members gathered at the location for its ribbon-cutting. To celebrate the opening, BurgerFi donated 10,000 of its VegeFi patties to local nonprofit organization Feeding South Florida to help support families in need in the community.

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SOUTH FLORIDA SCIENCE CENTER DONATES 3D-PRINTED PPE WHAT: In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, the South Florida Science Center and Aquarium devoted its resources to create more than 1,000 3D-printed face shields, which it then donated to local first responders. The Science Centerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s educators delivered the protective equipment to frontline workers and other nonprofits throughout Palm Beach County and as far north as Orlando. Organizations such as Boca Raton Regional Hospital, the West Palm Beach Fire and Police Departments, FoundCare and the Palm Beach Zoo all received donations. Lt. Demo Villalobos of the West Palm Beach Fire Department

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QUANTUM IN THE COMMUNITY WHAT: The Quantum Foundation recently allocated $250,000 to local grassroots nonprofits including Restoration Bridge International to help provide basic necessities to those in need during the COVID-19 pandemic. The money is being used for rent assistance, food distribution, toiletries and other basic needs throughout Palm Beach County. WHERE: Palm Beach County Susan Marie from Restoration Bridge hands out food

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dining guide

Your resource for Greater Delray Beach’s finest restaurants

Lionfish

307 E. Atlantic Ave., Delray Beach, 561/865-7066

he lower-case lionfish is, ecologically, a bad dude—accounting for 93 percent of the invasive population of the Western Atlantic Ocean. The upper-case Lionfish, on the other hand, is anything but invasive. Occupying the former home of Luigi’s (among about one million other restaurants), this long-awaited sea-totable restaurant from Clique Hospitality has finally opened. Clique Hospitality is the same group of young West Coast transplants who also reimagined the adjacent Johnnie Brown’s earlier this year, and who postponed Lionfish’s initial April 2020 grand opening, waiting patiently for the pandemic to subside. When it didn’t, Clique’s founders settled on fall anyway. By opening during a recession, Lionfish is, more like the mighty salmon, hoping to swim against the culinary tide. Remnants of Luigi’s are nonexistent; the restaurateurs gutted the building down to its struts and created an inviting space with warm coastal colors, paintings of lionfish on the walls, rattan light fixtures and homey, throw pillow-ed banquettes. The piece de resistance may be the impressive vaulted ceiling, a former

showcase of Tiffany glass now covered with canvas artwork of Florida fauna and flora. With Executive Chef Johnny Demartini, formerly of Max’s Harvest and Social House, at the helm, Lionfish’s menu is both approachable and sophisticated, threading a needle between fine and casual dining. “Local” and “sustainable” are the buzzwords here, with Demartini sourcing ingredients from South Florida purveyors, and borrowing liberally from Asian and American cuisines. In homage to In-N-Out Burger’s “Animal Style” preparation, Lionfish serves its steak tartare as a bunless, deconstructed burger topped with lettuce, Beemster cheese, caramelized onions, special sauce and, finally, a mountain of shoestrong fries on top. The fries crunch against the spoon-soft tartare, creating textured marvels of flavor. The Tableside Hot Rocks, meanwhile, makes for a fun and interactive experience, with diners heating slabs of tender Australian Wagyu and king oyster mushrooms on steamy stones to their desired temperatures. I found myself easily devouring the tuna pizza—only nominally related to its Italian

namesake, it’s created on an ultra-thin housemade tortilla, with truffle mustard aioli replacing traditional tomato sauce and negating any lingering “fishiness”—and the crispy rock shrimp, delicious thanks to their crispy coating and spicy, Japanese-style aioli. The place wouldn’t be called Lionfish if it didn’t serve the predator of the same name, which is presented whole after being spearfished in the Atlantic—surrounded by lemon, capers, arugula, tomatoes and a tasty dipping sauce. My party absolutely adored it, and we all appreciated the public service it entailed: The good Lionfish eliminating the bad lionfish, one dinner order at a time. —John Thomason

IF YOU GO PARKING: On the street HOURS: Mon.-Fri., 4 to 11 p.m.; weekends, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. PRICES: Entrees $16-$45

“No Way!” Vegan Sliders from Lionfish

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$$ Moderate: $18 to $35

aquarium of tranquil moon jellyfish and a 2,500-gallon shark tank. Savor inventive cuisine that takes the contemporary to the extraordinary. Bold flavors, inspired techniques and the freshest ingredients make every meal a culinary adventure. • Lunch and dinner daily. Brunch Sat.–Sun. 561/665-4900. $$

$$$ Expensive: $36 to $50

The Banyan—189 N.E. Second Ave. American.

$$$$ Very expensive: $50+

Snuggled under its namesake banyan tree in Pineapple Grove, this modern restaurant boasts a bright pink neon bar with bright cocktails, too. Try the purple Aviation gin cocktail paired with the Maryland crab bites or the Yum Yum Shrimp with spicy-sweet sriracha aioli. Sliders, tacos, mac trios and flatbreads do not disappoint. Order the crème brûlée cheesecake if it’s available. • 561/563-8871. $$

Buddha Garden—217 E. Atlantic Ave. #3. Pan Asian.

Beg for More Izakaya—19 S.E. Fifth Ave. Japanese 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. $$

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. $$

Brulé Bistro—200 N.E. Second Ave. Contemporary American. The regular menu of this Pineapple Grove favorite always has satisfying dishes. Its specialties

Cabana El Rey—105 E. Atlantic Ave. Cuban tropical.

DINING KEY $ Inexpensive: under $17

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., Dinner 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 lobster bisque and crisp-tender fried clam bellies to rock shrimp pot pie and baked grouper topped with blue crab. The cinnamon-dusted beignets are puffs of amazingly delicate deep-fried air and should not under any circumstances be missed. • Lunch Mon.-Sat. Dinner nightly. Brunch Sun. 561/278-3364. $$

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 speakeast style are paired with an ever-changing menu. Outside tables offer the best option for conversation. • Lunch and dinner daily. 561/274-2046. $$

Don’t miss a meal at this stylish Asia-meets-industrial chic spot with an upstairs view of the Delray skyline. Chinese-influenced dim sum is inspired, while rock shrimp tempura and Tokyo beef skewers with twin chimichurri sauces touch the heart and the taste buds. Veggie fried rice is exemplary thanks to the kitchen’s application of wok chi. • Dinner nightly. 561/450-7557. $$

Little Havana is alive and well in Delray. The menu is a palette-pleasing travelogue, including starters like mariqui-

Angelo Elia Pizza • Bar • Tapas— 16950 Jog Road. Italian. Nothing on the menu of Angelo Elia’s modern, small plates-oriented osteria disappoints, but particularly notable are the meaty fried baby artichokes stuffed with breadcrumbs and speck, delicate chicken-turkey meatballs in Parmesan-enhanced broth, and Cremona pizza with a sweet-salty-earthypungent mélange of pears, pancetta, Gorgonzola, sundried figs and mozzarella. • Lunch Tues.-Sun. Dinner nightly. 561/381-0037. $ Mediterranean. West Delray diners have another reason to stay in their neighborhood with this stylish, contemporary Mediterranean eatery. Apeiro’s menu spans the entire Mediterranean, with dishes like Moroccan-spiced lamb ribs, 14-ounce double-cut pork chops, and fluffy meatballs adorned with tomato sauce, ricotta and pesto. The apple crostata, baked in a woodburning oven, is one of the best desserts in town. • Dinner nightly. 561/501-4443. $$

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Apeiro Kitchen & Bar—14917 Lyons Road.

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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. $$ Casa L’Acqua—9 S.E. Seventh Ave. Italian. You’ll get what you pay for here: very good Italian food in the cozy converted house that is a refreshing change from busy Atlantic Avenue. The antipasti (bread, balsamic/honey dipping sauce, Parmesan chunks, bruschetta) are so good, they could be dinner. But save room for the pollo Parmigiana, the scallopine piccate al limone, the four kinds of risotto, and dessert. • Lunch and dinner daily. 561/563-7492. $$$

City Oyster—213 E. Atlantic Ave. Seafood. This stylish mainstay of Big Time Restaurant Group serves up reasonably priced seafood that never disappoints, such as shrimp and grits with 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. $$ 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. 561/272-9898. $$$

Dada—52 N. Swinton Ave. Contemporary American. The same provocative, whimsical creativity that spawned Dada the art movement infuses Dada the restaurant, giving it a quirky charm all its own. The comfort food menu has its quirky charms, too, like shake-n-bake pork chops with sweet-savory butterscotch onions, and a brownie-vanilla ice cream sundae with strips of five-spice powdered bacon. The wittily decorated 1920s-vintage house-turnedrestaurant is, as they say, a trip. • Dinner nightly. 561/330-3232. $$ Deck 84 —840 E. Atlantic Ave. Contemporary American. Burt Rapoport’s ode to laid-back tropical dining is like a day at the beach without getting sand between your toes. Though the restaurant is casual, the kitchen takes its food seriously, whether the stellar flatbreads, the thick and juicy 10-ounce special blend burger or homey seasonal cobbler. And the waterfront location just seems to make everything taste better. • Lunch Mon.–Fri. Brunch Sat.–Sun. Dinner nightly. 561/665-8484. $

El Camino—15 N.E. Second Ave. Mexican. This sexy, bustling downtown spot is from the trio behind nearby Cut 432 and Park Tavern. Fresh, quality ingredients go into everything from the tangy tomatillo salsas to the world-class 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 margaritas, especially the smoky blend of mezcal and blanco tequila. • Lunch and dinner daily. 561/8655350. $$

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Harvest Seasonal Grill & Wine Bar—1841 S. Federal 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. $$ Henry’s—16850 Jog Road. American. This casual, unpretentious restaurant in the west part of town never fails to delight diners. Expect attentive service and crisp execution of everything—from meat loaf, burgers and fried chicken to flatbreads and hefty composed salads. • Lunch Mon.–Sat. Dinner nightly. 561/638-1949. $$ 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. $$ J&J Seafood Bar & Grill—634 E. Atlantic Ave. Seafood. This local favorite on Atlantic Avenue— owned by John Hutchinson (who is also the chef) and wife Tina—serves up everything from burgers and wraps to a menu brimming with seafood options. Don’t forget to inquire about the stunning array of 10 specials—every night. • Lunch and dinner Tues.–Sat. 561/272-3390. $$ 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 laid-back, comfortable venue. • Dinner nightly. 561/865-5774. $$

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The Grove—187 N.E. Second Ave. Contemporary American. Chef and sommelier Michael Haycook and Dining Room Manager Paul Strike change their menu biweekly, turning out dishes exhilarating in their freshness, creativity and elegant simplicity. An appetizer of octopus with olive oil, crushed potato aioli and lemon is outstanding. • Dinner Tues.–Sat. 561/266-3750. $$

Joseph’s Wine Bar—200 N.E. Second Ave. Mediterranean-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 Joseph 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. • Lunch Mon.–Sat. Dinner nightly. 561/272-6100. $$

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tas (fried banana chips) and main courses such as seafood paella (think mussels, shrimp, clams, conch, scallops and octopus). • Lunch and dinner daily. 561/274-9090. $$

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La Cigale—253 S.E. Fifth Ave. Mediterranean. Popular 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, seafood crepes. Nice outdoor seating if weather permits. • Dinner Mon.–Sat. 561/265-0600. $$

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. • Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. 561/278-6241. $$$

Lemongrass Bistro—420 E. Atlantic Ave. PanAsian. Casually hip ambience, friendly service, moderate prices and a blend of sushi and nouveau pan-Asian fare make this a popular destination. The quality of its seafood and care in its preparation are what gives Lemongrass its edge. • Lunch and dinner daily. 561/2785050. (Other Palm Beach County locations: 101 Plaza Real S., Boca Raton, 561/544-8181; 1880 N. Congress Ave., Boynton Beach, 561/733-1344). $

The Office—201 E. Atlantic Ave. Contemporary American. Your office is nothing like this eclectic gastropub, unless your office sports more than two dozen craft beers on tap and a menu that flits from burgers and fries to mussels. Don’t miss the restaurant’s winning take on the thick, juicy Prime beef burger and simply wicked maple-frosted donuts with bacon bits and two dipping sauces. • Lunch and dinner daily. 561/276-3600. $$

Park Tavern—32 S.E. Second Ave. Contemporary American. 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. $$ Prime—29 S.E Second Ave. Steak/Seafood. Prime is aptly named for its heart of the action location, neo-supper club decor, extensive wine list and roster of designer steaks. Starters and desserts fare better than entrées, especially the Maryland-style crab cakes and luscious chocolate bread pudding. Service is strong so with a bit of work this restaurant will fully live up to its name. • Dinner nightly. 561/865-5845. $$$ Racks Fish House + Oyster Bar—5 S.E. Second Ave. Seafood. Gary Rack, who also has scored with his spot in Mizner Park, certainly seems to have the restaurant Midas touch, as evidenced by this november/december 2020

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updated throwback to classic fish houses. Design, ambience and service hit all the right notes. Oysters are terrific any way you get them; grilled fish and daily specials are excellent. • Lunch and dinner daily. 561/450-6718. $$$

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. From the mushroom arancini to the tiramisu, you will be glad Owner/Chef Suzanne Perrotto is in the kitchen. Indoor and outdoor seating. • Dinner Wed.-Sun. 561/271-9423. $$

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. • Dinner Mon.-Sat. Brunch Sunday. 561/274-7258. $$$ Sazio—131 E. Atlantic Ave. Italian. This long-lived venue on crowded Atlantic Avenue is a reason to sit down and take a breath. Then take up a fork and try the linguine with white clam sauce or the ravioli Sazio or grilled skirt steak or pretty much anything on the menu. Prices are reasonable; leftovers are popular. • Lunch and dinner daily. 561/272-5540. $$ 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. • Lunch Tues.–Sat. Brunch Sun. Dinner Tues.–Sun. 561/272-5678. $$

Taverna Opa—270 E. Atlantic Ave. Greek. Yes, you can order a side of belly dancing and napkin tossing with your moussaka and baklava at this chain. But the moussaka and baklava are very good; so is the rest of the food at the downtown Delray outpost. Also worth your while (and appetite) are appetizers like melitzanosalata, whipped eggplant with orange zest and roasted red pepper, and tarama, a creamy emulsion of bread, olive oil and salmon roe. Whole grilled bronzino is finished with lemon and orange juices for a citrusy flavor boost, while tongue-tying galaktoboureko goes baklava one better by adding vanilla-scented custard to golden, flaky phyllo. • Dinner nightly. 561/303-3602. $$

Terra Fiamma—9169 W. Atlantic Ave. Italian. The pleasures of simple, well-prepared Italian-American cuisine are front and center here. Enjoy the delicate,

Sazio is also about more than pasta, with fresh and flavorful seafood as well.

pillow-y veal meatballs in Marsala sauce; lusty chicken Allessandro with mushrooms, spinach and artichoke hearts; and a finely crafted tiramisu that’s as satisfying as it is familiar. • Lunch and dinner daily. 561/495-5570. $$

Tramonti—119 E. Atlantic Ave. Italian. 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 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. $$$ Veg Eats Food—334 E. Linton Blvd. Creative Vegan. This is comfort food for everyone; the dishes will impress carnivores, too. Smell the fresh coconut vegetable curry soup, which tastes as good as it sounds. Try the grilled brawt sausage, the Ranch chixn, the banh mi and a Ruben—all from plant-based ingredients that will fool your taste buds. You’ll want to take home some of the prepared meals after you’ve visited, too. • Lunch daily. 561/562-6673. $ delray beach magazine

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[ community connection ] B Y R I C H P O L L A C K

Sharon Bebout

“It’s a great thing to be able to give back, especially when there are so many people out there who don’t have the ability to feed their children. It makes me feel better about myself and helps us express gratitude for the all the help we’ve received over the years.”

Volunteer Office Manager, Cason United Methodist Church; Food Distribution Coordinator

THEN:

Longtime Delray Beach resident Sharon Bebout spent most of her career in the restaurant business, working for a restaurant management company, American Restaurant Marketing Group, and later serving as a catering and banquet manager for Jupiter’s Harpoon Louie’s. She held a similar position at Grandy’s, an upscale fast-food restaurant group and, along with her husband, also owned and operated a national restaurant franchise in Delray Beach.

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After retiring in 2012, Bebout helped her husband with a small handyman business, and in 2019 began doing volunteer office work at Delray Beach’s Cason United Methodist Church, where she is a member. One day of volunteering grew into two and then three, and before long she became the unofficial volunteer office manager. With the arrival of COVID-19—and the church’s alignment with the non-profit Living Hungry—her responsibilities evolved, and she began coordinating food distribution, first with hot

meals and later with the distribution of close to 3,000 food boxes each week. “Sharon is a spark plug who never says no,” says Maura Plante, founder of Living Hungry. “She’s fearless, unstoppable and undaunted when it comes to taking on bigger and bigger challenges.” Now 74, Bebout serves as a conduit helping to connect members of the community who need food to those who provide it. Her tasks twice a week involve scheduling and confirming food pickup times and helping to ensure 10- and 20-pound food boxes are property distributed.

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