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Our annual roundup of achievements, setbacks and oddities from the past year includes legendary Boca institutions, city news we can use (and lose), menu items we’re ready to retire, and much more.

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We look back at the blockbuster exhibition that surveyed more than 140 years of Florida history—from our Native American ancestors to back-breaking construction projects and pinup queens who helped build the state’s mythology, culture and infrastructure.

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Florida’s reputation for spawning serial murderers has few rivals across the fruited plain. We revisit five notorious killers who have blotted out the Sunshine State.

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Boca’s collective“cons”may be easy to identify, but to be blind to its robust and developing“pros”is missing the bigger picture.

Boca magazine highlights its partners and brand with a series of fun events—including Delray’s dining event of the year, an island-themed“Escape”on Worth Avenue, and an insider’s tour of one of Boca’s retail jewels.

By MARIE SPEED

27 The Local A professional skateboarder shares his extreme road to recovery, a bright high schooler plans a cosmic vacation, and a Boca native publishes a harrowing memoir. Plus, Boca’s best dive spots, all-natural beauty tips, a dance composer whose FAU job is a real “Hoot”and much more.

By CHRISTIANA LILLY

61 Feel Good We explore why there’s a run on Nike’s hottest new racing shoe, offer tips for first-time free divers looking to take the plunge, and discover how to safely exercise in 90-degree temps.

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42 The Look Designer not-for-running shoes, raffia madness and other hot looks are this summer’s obsessions.

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In the early ‘80s, Mitch Kaplan all but created Miami’s literary culture, from his pioneering bookstore chain to the development of the Miami Book Fair. Now, he’s bringing his passion for the written word to moviegoers’ eyes and podcasters’ ears.

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107 Backstage Pass We talk to Elliot Davis, the Norton Museum of Art’s new director, on broadening the contemporary art canon, her“bucket list”

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exhibitions and more. Plus, Fourth of July fireworks, a cinematic sing-a-long fit for a Queen, fiery dancing from Boca Ballet Theatre, and 30-plus more summer happenings.

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115 Eat & Drink Our review-driven guide to the finest dining in South Florida spotlights Sazio and Loch Bar. Plus, our-brand new sections“Table Talk” and“Discoveries”delve, respectively, into the worlds of gourmet comfort food and the best restaurants in unexpected places.

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137 Social The Cowboy Ball lassoed six figures for the George Snow Scholarship Fund, the Boating & Beach Bash hosted another feel-good extravaganza, FAU celebrated 40 years of its College of Nursing, and more.

By CHRISTIANA LILLY

144 My Turn Unlike the gridiron, there’s no instant-replay technology in our daily lives—no do-overs after the fact—which is all the more reason to make the right choice the first time around.

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COMING SOON! We spoke with Elliot Davis, the new director of the Norton Museum of Art, on page 108. To learn more about“Coming Soon!,”the museum’s summer exhibition of movie posters, visit bocamag.com/july-august-2019.

DREAMSELLER In this issue, skateboarder-turned-addict Brandon Novak tells us the story of his rise and fall into years of drug use and homelessness (read all about it on page 40). Get a glimpse of his memoir, "Dreamseller," at bocamag.com/july-august-2019.

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Native American portraits, scenes from the African-American municipality of Eatonville,‘50s pinups, and other pieces of the Sunshine State’s history are among the images the Boca Raton Museum of Art featured in this year’s buzzed-about“Imagining Florida”show. Want more? Visit bocamag.com/july-august-2019.

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The Best Is Yet To Come Our annual Best of Boca issue shows a town on the move Written by MARIE SPEED

am on the tourism committee for the Boca Chamber, which sounds, I know, as about as rah-rah Boca as you can get. But I do not go because I’m some glad-hander; I go because all the other people on the committee know everything that’s going on, and I am a cheap tramp when it comes to intel.

And they have snacks, too.

At our last meeting we had an exercise in marketing in which we broke up into groups to come up with things that were positives about Boca, things that were weaknesses, and what were opportunities as well as threats. Now, I am all over pointing out what’s wrong with a place—it’s always more fun to criticize than it is to talk about the good stuff. But I could not help noticing that the good points outweighed the bad ones, and that the city was on a very gradual trajectory toward a new age, a new sense of what Boca means today.

This is our Best of Boca issue, and it underscores Boca’s evolution—the good, the bad, the ugly.

But the good is rising to the top: the city’s new“sustainability”director, a waterfront plan, the idea of an new arts complex, our own customs facility at our own airport, Tom Crocker’s vision for the Boca Raton Innovation Campus (brilliant). Oh, we’ve got a long way to go in other areas—like downtown—and some of the growth has been flat-out ugly, frankly. And we still have that tired Richie Rich reputation that lands us somewhere between Long Island lockjaw and“Seinfeld.”

But at this meeting, people kept coming back to the idea that Boca has always felt different and looked different than other South Florida cities. They talked about how“green” it was, that there were 17 dive sites right off our coast, that Town Center had concierge services. They talked about our sense of community, and how everybody gets on board with fundraising.

It’s easy to take all this for granted. It’s easy to let the glitz grab the headlines, and overlook a town that is making itself better, that is learning what’s important as it grows. Staying small in a good way, bigger when it counts.

That may be the best thing about Boca, 2019—its struggle to overcome its growing pains and keep on forging ahead.

Here at the magazine, we are glad to be along for the ride.

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SUMMER RULES PAll yard work should be completed before 11 a.m.

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DIVE IN!

It’s time to get out and go under. We’ve got dive spots all along the coast (not to mention stellar snorkeling at Red Reef Park).

“In Boca, we’re so lucky,”says Tony Coulter, captain of the dive boat Diversity and co-owner of SunStar Aquatic Services.“These destinations are literally minutes away. I can put someone on a reef 5 minutes after we leave the inlet.”  The Sea Emperor, a 171-foot hopper barge that was donated to Palm Beach County by a dredging company, is often called Aqua Zoo because it’s home to such a variety of inhabitants, including goliath groupers, moray eels, southern stingrays, nurse sharks and many other fish. The nearby United Caribbean cargo vessel was sold to Palm Beach County for use in its artificial reef program.  The Ancient Mariner, commissioned in 1934 as the Coast Guard cutter Nemesis to chase German submarines, was ultimately sold to the South Florida Divers Club of Hollywood for Broward County’s artificial reef program.

AREA DIVE CENTERS AND CHARTERS INCLUDE: SunStar Aquatic Services Inc., 561/368-9952, thediversity.com, 609 N. Federal Highway, Deerfield Beach; Force-E SCUBA Centers, 561/368-0555, 2621 N. Federal Highway, Boca Raton; Dixie Divers, 954/420-0009, 455 S. Federal Highway, Deerfield Beach

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PCheck your hurricane supply list.

PThe Keys are open for locals.

PYou can never have too many hats.

Locals sound off on issues affecting our community.

Everyone has their own special “Summer of ‘42.”

What summer of your life so far was unforgettable— and why?”

“My ‘Summer of ‘42’ would be 1981 when, as a sheltered 21-year-old college student, I spent a wild and fun summer in colorful Miami with my already college-graduated boyfriend and learned that I could find a future anywhere by myself away from my small town in western New York state.”

—LUANN PROKOS, OWNER, WARNER-PROKOS PHOTOGRAPHY

“In the summer of 2010, my now wife and I hosted a true Mainestyle lobster bake to celebrate our engagement. We invited nearly every friend and family member we had. Who could say no to an escape from the Florida heat in June? The celebration of love— and seafood—has set the bar high for every annual summer trip to Maine since.”

“The Summer of 2017 was one of my best summers, because I was lucky enough to visit Paris and Barcelona with my kids!”

—MARJORIE WALDO, M.ED., PRESIDENT AND CEO, ARTS GARAGE

—ANDREW ROGERS, “HANDY ANDY BOCA”

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ISLAND HIGHLIGHTS It’s summer, and that means we start dreaming of island time—yes, even those of us who get to live that kind of life in South Florida all year round. The word we get from the Bahamas Ministry of Tourism is that business is booming in the islands, and here are a few notes and deals:

 The Coral Sands Hotel on Harbour Island just underwent a major makeover, including renovations to its beachfront cottages. The property also reopened its restaurant, Latitude 25, with its Moroccan-influenced menu.

 Grand Isle Resort and Spa in Grand Exuma has opened a lavish new beach club with a massive lounge, a pool overlooking Emerald Bay, cabanas, daybeds and an indoor and outdoor bar and restaurant.

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 A new deal at Nassau’s boutique Sandyport Beach offers guests 10 percent savings on a threenight stay, 15 percent on a four-night stay, and 20 percent on stays of five nights or more.

 Cape Santa Maria Beach Resort on Long Island is offering four days/three nights at the resort, welcome cocktail and bottle of wine on the first evening, complimentary massage, conch fritters at every evening’s Happy Hour, and complimentary use of kayaks and bicycles.

AND COMING: Richard Branson’s adults-only cruise ship, Virgin Voyages, announced that all voyages will dock in Bimini for “an exclusive experience at The Beach Club,” which will include four concerts with Mark Ronson. Bookings are now open for 2020.

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20to30 Optimal percentage of DEET in bug sprays

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Vampire Weekend “George Noory Live!”

WHERE: Miramar Cultural Center, 2400 Civic Center Place, Miramar WHEN: July 27, 5 p.m.

COST: $45-$109 CONTACT:

954/602-4500, miramarculturalcenter.org George Noory, host of the top-rated paranormal radio show “Coast to Coast AM,” has recently added a live component to his supernatural campfire. For his Florida debut, he welcomes Chip Coffey, a renowned psychic medium; Billy Carson, a scholar of “forbidden” knowledge; and James L. Paris, a motivational speaker. Noory, whose musical tastes lean toward crooners, has even been known to belt out a song or two between interviews.

WHERE: James L. Knight Center, 400 S.E. Second St., Miami WHEN: Aug. 24, 7:30 p.m.

COST: $57.50-$215 CONTACT: 305/416-5978, jlkc.com Indie rock with a world beat, Vampire Weekend is the missing link between preppies and hippies. Formed in the mid-aughts by four students at Columbia University, the band became overnight darlings of the music press, which justifiably adored its marriage of baroque pop, African influences a la Paul Simon’s Graceland, and esoteric lyrics drawn from Ivy League life (early single “Oxford Comma” was about the controversial punctuation mark).

Vampire Weekend only expanded its sonic palette over its next three albums, with its latest release Father of the Bride throwing new ingredients into its irresistible ear candy, like the soul/Britpop fusion of “Harmony Hall.”

The band’s current tour, its largest to date, features up to seven players, with four on keyboards alone. If you snag a seat up front, you might just be able to admire frontman Ezra Koenig’s signature socks-and-sandals combo.

Hugh Jackman: “The Man. The Music.

The Show.”

WHERE: BB&T Center, 1 Panther Parkway, Sunrise WHEN : July 6, 7:30 p.m.

COST: $45.25-$303.29 CONTACT: 954/835-7469, thebbtcenter. com We might as well add “The Myth” and “The Legend” to the title of Jackman’s first arena tour; the guy is so impossibly talented that he sometimes must pinch himself to prove that he’s real.

Jackman’s reputation as an industrious triple-threat entertainer has led him, at age 50, to this live synthesis of his many accomplishments. He’ll sing, dance—he’s become a master tapper— and share stories from his career in show business, backed by a 26-piece orchestra and 30 singers and dancers.

John Cusack and “Say Anything ...” screening WHERE: Broward Center, 201 S.W. Fifth Ave., Fort Lauderdale WHEN: July 26, 7:30 p.m.

COST: $39-$69 CONTACT: 954/462-0222, browardcenter.org

John Cusack had a dozen film credits prior to 1988’s“Say Anything ...”But this landmark teen comedy rocketed him to stardom, and turned the idea of serenading your sweetheart with a boombox blasting Peter Gabriel into a cultural meme before there were memes. The movie’s story—average high schooler falls for valedictorian who’s out of his league, overcomes obstacles, and somehow it all works out—has been often copied but never surpassed.

“Say Anything ...”boasts a 98 percent“Fresh”consensus on Rotten Tomatoes, which is virtually unheard of for romantic comedies. At this unique program, Cusack will appear live following a screening of the movie, in a moderated discussion. He will also field questions from the audience about the film’s backstory and legacy, as well as his extensive movie career, which exceeds 70 titles.

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Whether looking to strengthen or tone your abdominals, or lift your booty for a firmer, sexier look, EMSCULPT is for you! In as few as 4 (30 minute) treatments over the course of two weeks, you can strengthen your abs while losing fat. More importantly, it is non-invasive, requires no drugs and aside from the usual soreness from doing abs, its pain free! Voted the 2019 Patient’s Choice in REAL SELF magazine, it has also been featured on The DOCTORS and the Dr. Oz Show. This FDA approved device has been shown to build muscle and decrease fat by an average or 16% and 19%, respectively.

Our flagship service is WHOLE BODY CRYOTHERAPY, which treats inflammation, pain, stiffness, sleep disorders and helps performance improvement. Three minutes of sub-zero temperatures (-160 F) using safe, cold air in a “true” whole body chamber, leaves you with a rush of endorphins and other pain modulators. This short stay in the cold also boosts your metabolism while strengthening your immune system! Our specialized chamber is equipped with speakers which play your favorite tunes while moving freely about. Unlike our competitors, we DO NOT use liquid nitrogen.

We also offer LOCALIZED CRYOTHERAPY for those specific areas of pain and inflammation. This can be administered a La Carte or in conjunction with Whole Body Cryotherapy.

BOCA CRYO FACIAL is another popular therapy. If you are looking for less wrinkles and puffiness, and want tight skin and a younger look, this is for you! This 10 minute therapy, in conjunction with Whole Body Cryotherapy, has shown to increase collagen production. As one of the most abundant proteins in the body, collagen helps make the skin look younger and fuller without injections and expensive creams.

MAGNETHERAPY is yet another treatment offered, using a state-of-the-art device called the Magnesphere. This is a low level magnetic resonance device which helps relax the body by balancing your Heart Rate Variability or HRV. Our Autonomic Nervous System is divided into Sympathetic (fight or flight) and Parasympathetic (rest and digest) systems. By bringing these two systems into balance, the body begins to heal itself! All of our clients, who have used this device, relax so much that they frequently fall asleep during the session.

Our COMPRESSION THERAPY focuses on the lower body. This pneumatic system, developed by a physician for circulation-challenged patients, inflates sleeves covering your legs. Systematically, the BEFORE compression helps eliminate the by-products of exercise and aids in venous return to the heart. Athletes and weekend warriors, as well as people with circulatory insufficiencies, can benefit from this therapy.

Our SALT THERAPY is a form of therapy which entails relaxing in a room infused with medical-grade salt crystals that are inhaled and help with respiratory issues ranging from asthma, COPD and sinusitis, to mention a few. Salt therapy is a tremendous therapy and healer for skin disorders such as acne and psoriasis.

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Ian was also a three time All-American (Track &Field) while at Maryland and earned an alternate spot on the 1980 US Olympic Track and Field Team.

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Serving the Other Boca A soup kitchen continues to lend more than a helping hand Written by CHRISTIANA LILLY

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DID YOU KNOW… Boca Helping Hands has given the community more than 6,000 bags of groceries.

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n 2005, Gary Peters had no intention of being more than a one-time donor to Boca Helping Hands. Fourteen years later, he’s the president of the board.

It all started in October of that year, when Hurricane Wilma smashed into Florida, killing 62 people and leaving Palm Beach County without power for two weeks.

With stores closed and refrigerated and frozen foods rotting, Peters wondered how people were going to eat.

One of his employees mentioned that his wife volunteered at a soup kitchen called Boca Helping Hands, so he reached out to them. “They served warmed-up food and a very, very, very limited amount of food that they prepared,” Peters remembers. “I was able to reach the director, and I told her I would like to help her financially.”

Peters wrote Boca Helping Hands a check, pleased with himself for helping, and moved on. Later, someone from the charity organized a meeting with him, where he learned its headquarters were less than a mile from his Mizner Park office, that there was a major need for the soup kitchen in Palm Beach County, and that it needed to expand from its tiny 800-square-foot facility.

“Most people didn’t know there was a soup kitchen in Boca Raton,” Peters says. “I didn’t know it.”

Soon enough, Peters was asked to run the board, find a new building for Boca Helping Hands and facilitate the move. In January 2010, the Boca Helping Hands Remillard Family Resource Center opened, named for Arthur Remillard, who made it possible to buy the more-than-14,000-square-foot building.

When Peters first became involved, the nonprofit was only able to feed about 30 people per day a few days a week. When the Great Recession reached its peak, it was serving more than 250 meals a day. Today, Boca Helping Hands serves about 170 full meals a day six days a week, as well as grocery bag distributions. It has opened two additional distribution points in West Boca and Boynton Beach. Beyond food, the group has also introduced training for the community, such as wellness classes, life skills, ESOL and job training.

To make all these goals possible, dozens of volunteers are needed daily, as well as a steady flow of donors to fund these programs. The City of Boca Raton contributes $25,000 a year, and hundreds of people volunteer their time every week to sort and serve food and to keep the facility humming along. There are only 15 full-time employees at Boca Helping Hands.

“It’s super-rewarding to see where we came from to where we are,” Peters says. “It’s a job that needs to be done.”

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Zager, FAU’s Dorothy F. Schmidt Eminent Scholar in Performing Arts and director of its Commercial Music program, joined the university in 2002 with the intent of launching a campus record label. Three years later, Hoot/Wisdom Recordings issued its first album and has continued to release projects from FAU’s students, faculty and staff. The music is available worldwide, on CD and streaming, and has twice been nominated for Grammy Awards. “To have a program like this and not to have something where the students can apply what they’re learning is foolish,” Zager says. “[The label is] the capstone of everything.”

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The Last Days of Disco

An FAU professor’s dance-music legacy is honored, 40 years later Written by JOHN THOMASON

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o label FAU professor Michael Zager’s music career as “eclectic” is to understate the adjective.

From being mentored

by Stephen Sondheim to sampled by Jay-Z, his more than 50 years of work as a performer, composer, producer and arranger have left few musical idioms uncharted.

A graduate of the University of Miami and the Mannes School of Music in New York’s New School, Zager originally intended to pursue musical theatre. But after co-founding jazz rockers Ten Wheel Drive, he shifted gears (sorry) to the pop/rock world, touring stadiums for the next six years.

In 1978, at the height of the bell-bottomed beat of disco, he composed “Let’s All Chant,”an enduring earworm that would go on to sell 5 million copies. In one of the song’s videos, recorded for Spanish television, Zager plays keyboard and grooves to the rhythm while Spandex-clad dancers jazzercise on a platform; on a recorded

track, a singer encourages her listeners to move their bodies.

It’s a fluffy number that evokes the era as well as any other, but the clarinet, harpsichord and trumpet parts Zager inserted into the bridge make it stand out from its synthetic kin.“At first I resisted [recording a disco single],” Zager recalls.“That’s why I wrote that fugue-ish part in the middle, because I was so embarrassed by having those sounds.

“I said to my business partner, ‘if this isn’t a hit, I’m going to kill you.’ But of course, it became a hit all over the world, and I thanked him.”

Zager would go on to discover the 14-year-old Whitney Houston, who sang backup on another dance track,“Life’s a Party.” Still active, Zager has produced 15 gold or platinum records and earned a Grammy nomination for the Spinners’“Cupid/I’ve Loved You a Long Time.” He’s composed music for hundreds of commercials, for clients such as Budwesier, Acura and IBM, and he

literally wrote the book on how to do it; his third edition of Writing Music for Commercials was released in 2015.

But it’s his disco period that came flooding back to the forefront last fall, on the 40th anniversary of “Let’s All Chant,” when he received an award from the Legends of Vinyl Hall of Fame, “in recognition of his lifelong love and passion for dance music.”When he received the notice of his win, he had to look up the organization: “I didn’t know if it was real or not.”

He flew to New York to accept the award—which was presented to him by a Village Person, in costume—and dedicated it to his four-decade writing partner, Jerry Love, who died in 2016.

Looking back on his contributions to disco, he feels the genre has been unfairly maligned.“I had a lot of disco hits, probably 30 as a producer. You had the best singers, the best orchestras, the best musicians in the world, the best engineers, the best of everything. They were incredible records.”

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In the Mouth of the Rat Though I didn’t recognize all of that darkness until later, I knew I wanted to get out of Boca, and I knew I didn’t feel at home.”

— T Kira Madden

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y the time writer T Kira Madden published her biographical essay “The Feels of Love,” about the sexual assault she suffered, at age 12, in the parking lot of the Town Center mall, 17 years had passed since the incident. It wasn’t until she wrote the essay, in 2016, that she told her mother about the assault.

Now that “The Feels of Love” is part of Madden’s 2019 debut, Long Live the Tribe of Fatherless Girls, she’s often asked if revisiting the rape—or her mother’s substance abuse, or her father’s alcoholism and physical abuse, or her eating disorders, or other family shadows her memoir illuminates—proved therapeutic. The answer is an unequivocal no.

“They like to just say it, as if ‘this was healing for you. This was cathartic to you. You must have closed all the boxes now,’” she says.“But it’s not how I feel at all. I couldn’t have written most of the events in the book had I not already gone through the therapy, the conversations, the closing of those boxes before writing it. … To then craft it, and make a piece of art from that experience, is another job entirely. It’s no longer journaling. It’s no longer therapy. It’s just work—work I enjoyed.”

Her craft is evident in every compulsively readable, brutally honest page, with its blunt self-assessments, its disarming detours into absurdist humor, its vivid analogies. In one of her mother’s less lucid moments, she writes,“I lead her back into her bedroom like a horse into a trailer.” She describes her father’s ashtray, sitting next to his passed-out body, as “overflowing with orange filters … like an exotic flower, or a Bloomin’ Onion from Outback.”You will cry, but you’ll also feel uplifted, and there are plot twists right up until the final page.

Much of the memoir is set in Boca Raton, where Madden enjoyed a life of privilege—on the surface. Her father worked in finance, and her uncle is Steve Madden, the fashion designer and businessman.

But Long Live the Tribe reveals the underside of the gloss. Steve Madden, who became involved with Jordan Belfort, aka the Wolf of

Wall Street, would serve prison time for stock manipulation.

(T Kira’s father, who remains unnamed in the book, was also involved with Belfort.) And T Kira, who is Asian-American of Hawaiian descent, would discover that the racial slurs and taunts she would endure in the Boca Raton school system belied the city’s elevated reputation.

“I think there’s a lot of dark humor to Boca Raton,” she says.“I originally wanted The Rat’s Mouth for the title of this book, because the punch line of this beautiful, glossy, vain city having that translation is funny to me. And it feels appropriate to me, that there’s this sharp, darker underside to this city.

“Though I didn’t recognize all of that darkness until later, I knew I wanted to get out of Boca, and I knew I didn’t feel at home.”

Madden did get out. She moved to New York for college, and she teaches writing at Sarah Lawrence.

Now 30, she spoke to me from the café at Books & Books in Coral Gables on the first night of the book tour for Long Live the Tribe; she would remain on the road for another month and a half, the book continuing to earn raves with every passing week.

She’s in a healthy place now, she says. She’s planning a sequel to Long Live the Tribe—it ends on a cliffhanger, after all—after she publishes her first novel, which she describes as a “lesbian horror story about biology.” But being back in South Florida can’t help but resurrect old feelings. “[Florida] feels so true to me, that it is this aching part of me, so much of my becoming,” she says.“At times I feel really disconnected to it, and at times I feel really connected to it. I’m going to have Cuban food before this reading tonight, and that feels like home to me. At the same time, it feels so foreign to me.

“It still has its claws in me. I still hate it. I still want to be here.”

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To Mars and Back

A Boca Raton teen receives an elite opportunity to plan a mission to the Red Planet

It’s not every day you’re going to find someone from Germany or Russia or Poland who’s interested in space, and be able to work with them on a common goal.”

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Cane at the South Florida Science Center’s planetarium

RISING STAR

manned mission to Mars has been the subject of scientific proposals and speculative fiction since the 19th century. And this summer, a Boca Raton teenager will join the list of brilliant minds working to hatch a plan to bring people to Mars.

Connor Cane, 15, was selected as one of two American students among the 50 pupils in the annual United Space School (USS) program, which convenes in Houston July 21-Aug. 5. He’ll join fellow candidates from around the world at venues including the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center and the Houston Museum of Natural Science.

According to the program, Cane and his colleagues will work on a curriculum designed to provide “the structure, knowledge, resources, mentoring and appropriate settings to complete the proposed project: a Manned Mission to Mars.”

Cane, who is dual-enrolled at FAU High School with a career interest in biomolecular engineering, impressed the USS selection committee with his considerable knowledge of space flight, the makeup of Mars, and the logistics of landing a mission there. When he learned of his acceptance into the program, his immediate reaction was “ecstatic joy. I jumped around for about 20 minutes straight.”

The son of another forward-thinking tech mind, Modernizing Medicine founder Dan Cane, Connor remembers traveling with his dad to witness shuttle launches at Cape Canaveral as early as elementary school. In 2012, at age 9, he won a NASA essay contest; he could already write eloquently about

the Mars rover program. His prize included the opportunity to converse live with a Japanese astronaut aboard the International Space Station.“It wasn’t the most scientific question, but I was still in elementary school,” he recalls.

“I asked him how the toilets work in space.”

These days, Cane’s mind is preoccupied by deeper questions about space travel. At USS, he’ll likely be working on the rover team or the lander team.

He’s most interested in the lander, because “it’s an interesting engineering problem. It will have to land the crew safely with all the supplies, and it will have to act as living quarters for the trip, and also be the return vehicle. It’s got to not only bring all their stuff to the planet, but then serve as a place for them to live while they’re on the planet, and then take them back up. It will need fuel for the way down as well as go back up, food, scientific equipment and possibly a cargo area if we want to bring back samples from Mars.”

Cane says his main goal at the USS is “to meet up, learn and interact with like-minded individuals from different cultural backgrounds. It’s not every day you’re going to find someone

from Germany or Russia or Poland who’s interested in space, and be able to work with them on a common goal.”

To that point, Cane believes a venture like a Mars mission could enhance international cooperation. “Space travel is probably going to be one of our unifying forces,” he says.

“Because [if] we set up a base on Mars, it’s going to have to be an international project. When it’s something that far away, and that difficult, one nation alone is not going to be able to do that.”

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From Ramps to Rehab A star skateboarder shares his dizzying descent—and inspiring recovery Written by CHRISTIANA LILLY

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Brandon Novak remembers exactly what he owned when he was 35 and homeless. He doesn’t remember the first time

a growing addiction to drugs.

“I didn’t live the lifestyle where I had to be in when the streetlights went on. I didn’t have a boss that I had to check in with at 9 a.m. and stay at work until 5 p.m.,”Novak says.“The accountability was slim to none.”

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was eventually approved for a credit card. He and two friends in recovery moved into an apartment, and after a year he got his own place. Soon, he was asked to do speaking engagements. When a friend of his relapsed, he was sent to Banyan Treatment Center in Boca Ra-

After doing a lot of work internally, I can see it clear as day [that addiction] had its grips on me. It took me, and I didn’t even know it happened.”

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he tried cocaine and heroin, just that when he was 17 his star had fallen as a professional skateboarder, and he went to rehab the first of 13 times.

“After doing a lot of work internally, I can see it clear as day [that addiction] had its grips on me,” he says. “It took me, and I didn’t even know it happened.”

Born and raised in Baltimore, Novak got his first skateboard when he was 7. A natural athlete, he skated on a mini ramp at a local shop, drawing the attention of neighborhood skaters—including rising star Bucky Lasek, who introduced him to the king of skateboarding, Tony Hawk. By his teens, Novak’s career exploded.

When he was 14, he was signed to the Powell Peralta team and was the first skateboarder endorsed by Gatorade.

He toured the world with Hawk and even starred in a commercial alongside Michael Jordan.

He was on the trajectory to become a superstar, but behind the scenes he was dealing with

ultimatum: Go to rehab or leave the team. Novak chose to leave the team. He was 17 years old.

At the insistence of his mother and girlfriend, he did go to treatment—to prove he didn’t need it. Over the next 20 years, he went to rehab 12 more times, was arrested and overdosed more times than he can count, stole from his friends and family, and prostituted himself to pay for drugs. His mother bought a burial plot for him. (He did have a period of sobriety from 2003 to 2007, when he wrote the book Dreamseller and acted in four movies, including “Jackass.”)

It was the 13th treatment center in Philadelphia that he finally entered with an “open mind and an open heart.” Wearing only torn clothes after being robbed, Novak went through boxes of used underwear in the center’s basement hoping to find something that would fit.

After 90 days, he moved into a sober living house and was hired to wash dishes for $6 an hour. He managed his own money to pay rent and

ton. The center invited Novak to take a tour of the facility. He was immediately impressed when the staff was unable to meet with him right away because they were conducting an intervention with someone wanting to leave treatment.

“If someone would have done that to me, that might have changed the course of my actions, and I might have gone somewhere else in life,” he says.

“That made me really respect Banyan.”

Today, Novak works as the center’s community outreach coordinator, where he talks about his journey with drugs and recovery. He openly shares his cell phone number, ready to answer calls from people who have reached rock bottom. In May, just days before his fourth year of sobriety, he spoke at the STAR Networking Luncheon in Deerfield Beach.

“I wouldn’t take anything back, except one thing: the sleepless nights and the pain that I caused my loved ones,” he says.

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Overdrawn eyebrows, false eyelashes, bold lip colors and winged eyeliner—with the advent of YouTube makeup tutorials and the contouring craze, dramatic makeup has ruled faces for the last few years. However, experts foresee our makeup getting much lighter.“To me, that is not really artistry, because there’s no creativity behind it. It’s just duplicating the same look on everybody,” says Leslie Munsell, a South Florida celebrity makeup artist and the founder of Beauty For Real. What’s up next? More realistic makeup routines, with quicker application times, a lighter hand, neutral colors, and choosing just one feature to pop.“I think that if you’re around long enough, you kind of see things swing back and forth in fashion constantly, and it’s definitely doing that in the world of makeup.”

FASHION

If clothing stores and the closets of fashionistas are any indication, light, comfortable fashion is making a comeback.“This year is all about patterns and bold colors,”says Travis Hutchinson, who oversees the Lord + Taylor Smart Styling Program.

“At Lord + Taylor some of our favorite trends are light graphic tees, cropped pants, wedge sandals, bold colors and the classic shift dress that can be transformed from day to night.” Some colors to be on the lookout for: yellows, blues, hot pinks, and then red and olive as summer gives way to fall. So say goodbye to body-con dresses and impossibly high heels, and hello to looser fits and wedges.

HAIR

Those curls and beach waves you’ve been heating up with a straightener all these years? Just let your hair down and let it go. Women of all hair types are learning to enjoy their hair’s natural texture and body, rather than adhering to whatever trend the industry is dictating.“I actually specialize in curls and helping people embrace their natural curl instead of fighting it,” says Bethany Bartlett-Tomko, a partner at Purstrands Salon in Delray Beach.“I have helped many women go a more natural route with their hair color as well as curls.”Simplifying your hair care routine is not only better for your locks, but think of all the time you’ll save!

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ust a few blocks from bustling South Beach is an oasis in the urban desert, a refuge from menus being shoved in your face and the heavy bass of torrential pool parties. It’s the 1 Hotel, and not only is it a world away from SoBe stereotypes; it’s been embracing an eco-chic ethos since it opened almost half a decade ago.

Walking through the lobby doors, guests are greeted by serene living walls, driftwood furniture, glass terrariums—none of that acrylic decor and gaudy crystal that has become en vogue. Rather, it’s a proudly LEED-certified hotel, and even the smallest details have gone green, down to the cleaning supplies.

The day starts outside for one of Anatomy’s high-intensity in-

terval workouts. The 24-hour gym manages to be cozy and natural as well, with rustic brass fixtures and wooden walls with painted inspirational sayings. But our workout takes us outside on the turf, where we sweat it out by one of the hotel’s four swimming pools and 600 feet of beachfront.

After an hour, we’re sent back inside to Bamford Haybarn Spa for a massage. The spa store is filled with jade rollers, organic cotton clothing, lotions and perfumes.

Each wooden locker is named for a different flower, such as jasmine and lily, and the organic bath products have a soothing sandalwood scent. Massages, salt scrubs and facials are offered on a warm Himalayan salt table, and after treatment, the rejuvenated

lounge on day beds, tucked under blankets and surrounded by a painted forest.

Then, it’s up to the 18th floor for the rooftop restaurant WATR, where the tables are shaded by trees with lanterns hanging from branches. The green movement continues through a meal of Japanese-Peruvian cuisine, with paper straws served with cocktails and to-go waters in cartons. The meal moves out by the pool, with a bowl of Asian pears, strawberries, pineapples and other fruit on ice.

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WHILE YOU’RE THERE: THE FORGE The Malnik family’s landmark steakhouse is celebrating 50 years of serving up decadent dishes, from the Tomahawk steaks to its selection of raw seafood delights. Be sure to take a look around, too—its design is incomparable. 432 W. 41st St., Miami Beach; 305/538-8533; theforge.com

NEW WORLD CENTER Music lovers will find a treasure trove in the center’s calendar, such as performances by the New World Symphony and Nu Deco, an outdoor screening of symphonies projected onto the side of the building, yoga classes, children’s shows and more. 500 17th St., Miami Beach; 305/680-5866; nws.edu

BROKEN SHAKER AT FREEHAND MIAMI Don’t let the fact that this bar is in a hostel fool you—it’s become a mainstay for craft cocktails in a cozy hideaway you’ll have a hard time believing is in South Beach. 2727 Indian Creek Drive, Miami Beach; 305/531-2727; freehandhotels.com/miami/ broken-shaker

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6. Susan and Steven Solomon 8. Death or Glory’s tiki bar inspired the tablescape and menu for the restaurant, including florals by Ready Set Party Events, gold pineapples, tiki carvings and entertainers.

9. The team at Vic & Angelo’s 10. Delray Beach Mayor Shelly Petrolia leads a toast to begin Savor the Avenue.

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“What we need to do is be aware of that, so at times we have to reduce the amount of exposure to the heat or the exercise intensity—we have to throttle that back a little bit to protect ourselves,” Whitehurst says.

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Get heat fit. People who know they’ll be exercising outdoors during the summer months can slowly acclimate to heat stress during a period of a few weeks.

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Drink throughout the day.

Drink fluids regularly throughout the day, but especially when out in the heat. Whitehurst says a sugary drink like Gatorade often isn’t necessary unless an athlete is sweating excessively. Why? One’s normal diet probably covers the salt or electrolytes required to function.

Those who wonder if they might be one of those athletes who needs more can measure their risk by weighing themselves before and after working out.

A decrease in body weight of around or more than 2 percent is a signal to replenish with more than water. So, somebody who weighs 100 pounds and loses 2 or more pounds from sweat during exercise should drink something with electrolytes, according to Whitehurst. “… If I’ve lost 2 percent or 3 percent of my body weight, then I should be concerned and replace my fluids,” Whitehurst says. “For most people, that never happens, unless you’re out in the heat for hours at a time exercis-

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Snack. Maybe. Those who work out moderately hard for more than an hour might need something to eat to help get them through.

Whitehurst says athletes can supplement during exercise with 50 to 90 grams of carbohydrates per hour.

That is equivalent to what you'd find in those little GU-like energy gel packs.“A couple of those per hour is plenty, but that is if you’re exercising at about 70 percent of your capacity,” Whitehurst says.

Consider throwing in the towel if this happens. Getting dizzy, being unable to keep up normal exercise intensity or feeling a spike in heart rate are signals to quit and cool off. Cold is the best way to fight being exposed to too much heat, so consider jumping into a pool or taking a dip in the ocean. The message: Don’t ignore the danger signals.

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SPORT DIVER NAMED THESE THE BEST SPOTS IN THE WORLD FOR FREEDIVING:

• Riviera Maya, Mexico • Kona, Hawaii Island • New Providence, Bahamas • Roatan, Honduras • Gili Trawangan, Indonesia • Sri Lanka • Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands • Long Island, Bahamas

Falling for Freediving Be careful: This underwater trend may take your breath away Written by LISETTE HILTON

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ore people are falling in love with freediving in South Florida, according to Robert Little, a certified free dive instructor who has been teaching locals for about nine years.

South Florida, including the Keys, and the nearby Bahamas are hot spots for the sport, in which people dive into the water and hold their breath to spearfish, take pictures or just admire the scenery.

Freediving isn’t as gear-demanding as scuba diving. All one needs is a mask, snorkel, fins, wet suit and weight belt, according to Little. No heavy tanks or buoyancy compensator device necessary.

And people of just about any age can join in the underwater fun.

Little says the majority of people taking his course intend to spearfish for grouper, wahoo, mahi-mahi, snapper and more.

Freediving is best, he says, around wrecks and reefs because any kind of structure in the water attracts fish.

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gerous. Little takes his students about three miles offshore into the Gulf Stream to teach them the skills and techniques they need to safely enjoy the sport.

The weight belt, for example, needs to be adjusted for individuals so there’s enough weight to help them reach the desired depths and stick around, but not too much weight. After all, free divers have to get back up to the boat or surface, according to Little.

Another tip: “Don’t dive with a snorkel in your mouth. Once you go under water, take the snorkel out of your mouth, because if you do black out for any reason with a snorkel in your mouth, your brain tends to think you’re still trying to breath, and water will go straight into your lungs,” he says.

Body awareness is important for safe freediving. For example, there’s more to holding one’s breath than one might think.

For people who aren’t used to holding their breath and try it, the brain sends a signal to breathe, and anxiety sets in, even though

there’s no real danger. Experienced free divers learn, in essence, to regulate body rhythms, including for the lungs and heart.

But the brain’s tricky. Holding one’s breath for too long can actually cause a euphoric reaction, which signals danger. It’s important to learn these things before diving into the water and spearing your first fish or taking that first photo.

A FEW RESOURCES FOR GETTING STARTED …

• Little teaches at several area dive shops. He can be reached at 954/806-3447 or at robert@ ficfreediving.com.

• Force-E Scuba Center in Boca Raton offers freediving courses, gear and rentals. Force-E Boca Raton is at 2621 N. Federal Highway; call 561/368-0555.

• Spearfishing? First check with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission at myfwc. com for regulations.

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Now that you’re schooled on the latest technology in running shoes, snag a pair and put them to the test at these local summer races.

RUN, SWEAT AND BEERS 5K WHEN: July 18, 7 p.m.

WHERE: South County Regional Park, 12551 Glades Road, Boca Raton COST: $30-$40 DETAILS: At this annual race, participants cross the finish line and enjoy wings, beer and refreshments.

CONTACT: 561/852-3257, laurenk@levisjcc.org LOGGERHEAD TRIATHLON WHEN: Aug. 3, 7 a.m.

WHERE: Carlin Park, 400 Florida A1A, Jupiter COST: $100-$150 CONTACT: 561/746-7111, pbnchamber.com/events DETAILS: More than 600 athletes lace up their running shoes, swimsuits and bicycle helmets for this 34-yearold annual endurance test co-sponsored by Jupiter Medical Center.

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ooking for an edge without having to train harder? A new type of running shoe might help.

The big companies, led by Nike, are engineering what they say is the foam that will propel runners to their next personal best.

Nike’s Vaporfly 4% is leading the charge, according to Mike Stone, manager of the Runner’s Edge in Boca Raton.

Like the name implies, Nike’s shoe, which retails for $250, is supposed to improve speed and running ease by as much as 4 percent.

Nike created the buzz about the coveted shoe, then made it hard to get. But it’s getting easier, according to Stone.“Now

all of the top runners, and even slow runners, have their hands on them and are running faster, apparently,”Stone says.

And there are a couple of scientific studies to help back up the claims.

THE SPEEDY SECRET? Nike’s Vaporfly sits higher than a normal racing flat. It’s not a firm shoe at all, according to Stone.“It’s actually a very soft shoe, but the foam rebounds very quickly as opposed to getting crushed over the miles and losing its responsiveness,”he says.“It’s not as durable as the older foams, but it’s very soft, very light and very responsive.”

Nike claims the shoes help ensure that runners lose less

energy to the ground when they wear these shoes. The Vaporfly 4% also happens to have a carbon fiber plate from heel to toe.

“It’s shaped like a shovel, and if you run on it from heel to toe or midfoot to toe it kind of rocks you forward,”Stone says. That helps with runners’ turnover, making it faster.

Other companies are following with their versions of similar footwear, according to Stone.“Brooks has a new midsole foam they call DNA AMP. Adidas has their Boost foam,” Stone says.

As for those minimalist shoes that once were a craze, the ones with individual toes? They’re passé, according to Stone.

SUMMER’S END 5K FUN RUN WHEN: Aug. 25, 6 p.m.

WHERE: Runner’s Edge, 3195 N. Federal Highway, Boca Raton COST: $15 DETAILS: This casual, untimed race has no awards but plenty of perks, including a pool party following the run with hamburgers, hot dogs and beer.

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Miami’s emissary of the written word continues to turn new pages in his career Written by JOHN THOMASON

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hen Mitchell Kaplan started Books & Books in 1982, Miami was far from a cultural bellwether. Pre-“Miami Vice,” pre-MiMo, pre-Basel, the Miami of the late ‘70s and early ’80s was characterized instead by the Mariel boatlift, tent cities of starving immigrants, racial tensions and drug trafficking, leading to a notorious Time cover story declaring Miami Beach as “paradise lost.”

None of this prevented Kaplan, then 25, from pursuing his dream of becoming a bookseller, even if it meant dropping out of law school after two years. Armed with a B.A. in English, he opened the flagship Books & Books in a 500-square-foot space in downtown Coral Gables with little understanding of how to run a business. As he has said,“I knew more about Neruda and Thomas Pynchon than I did about interest rates or bank charges.”

He learned on the job, and over the past 35 years has built his brand into the premier literary institution in Dade County and beyond. There are additional B&B stores in Miami Beach, Bal Harbour, Miami International Airport, Key West, the Cayman Islands, Pinecrest, even the Adrienne Arsht Center. The newest incarnation opened last year in Coconut Grove.

Kaplan has also been a driving force behind the Miami Book Fair International, which he helped found in 1984, further solidifying Miami’s literary bona fides. Between the Fair and his bookstores, all manner of celebrity authors, artists, politicians, poets and athletes have visited South Florida for intimate conversations, from Jimmy Carter to Maya Angelou, George W. Bush to Allen Ginsberg,

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From left: Mitchell with authors Isaac Singer, Pete Souza, Ta-Nehisi Coates and Annie Barrows

Toni Morrison to Hunter S. Thompson, Anne Rice to Patti Smith.

Because he is clearly not busy enough, Kaplan in 2018 launched an author-interview podcast,“The Literary Life,”which has already attracted more than 30,000 listeners, and he has begun producing movies and TV projects—big-budget book-to-screen adaptations such as“The Man Who Invented Christmas,” about Charles Dickens. In this conversation with Boca, Kaplan discusses the secrets of his success, bookstores’ existential concerns, his summer reading list and more.

What was the literary scene in Miami like prior to Books & Books?

I’m from Miami originally, but I had left Miami in 1972. When I came back to Miami [in the early ‘80s], it was just beginning to have an upswing. You had a number of writers who were very well established, but might not have had a national reputation at that time. You had Charles Willeford, who’s a classic Miami writer. You had two programs that were just getting off the ground—FIU’s writing program and the University of Miami’s writing program—and so I don’t think it was the most vibrant of communities.

And yet, Miami was known at the time as a place which attracted a kind of writer that was writing in the mystery genre.You had Elmore Leonard coming down and spending a lot of time here. It was kind of, catch as catch can. The bottom-line answer to that question is, the writing community was not very focused, and it was not very full.

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And there wasn’t a bookstore like this—a central hub?

I wouldn’t say there was a central literary hub. There were a lot of independent bookstores. At the time I opened, probably 50 percent of all books sold were sold through independent bookstores. The chains were relegated to Walden’s and Dalton’s, and they were in the malls.

What did you do differently with this brand to outlive not only independent bookstores but most chains?

That’s a complicated question. I don’t know if there’s an easy answer. Part of the answer is a kind of stick-to-it-iveness that we’ve had, to deal with the ups and downs, and to bring in supporters of the bookstore who were able to help get us over those rough times. But at the same time, I think we kept very close to our core values, which were really to serve our community. I’m not saying the other stores didn’t, but it’s just something we kept doing over and over again, because that’s what we wanted.

And that means bringing in events, authors?

We do 400 events a year right now. The other thing I have always been cognizant of is we’re creating the notion of the great good place—a place where you could just hang out. That’s one of the reasons why we have a café in our main store, and we have two other cafés in our stores as well.

What was it like getting the Miami Book Fair off the ground in its first year?

People always ask me that—what were the challenges? I was young and a little naïve. I was like, OK, let’s do a book fair; everybody will come. The thing I was confident about was that there were readerships here for the authors we were inviting, because I had a bookstore, and I saw what people were reading. And we went against the grain, and against the myth that Miami was a place where only non-serious people lived.

I knew that we could bring a James Baldwin in and have a very big audience. I knew we could bring a Susan Sontag in and have a very big audience. I was never nervous about that.

The other thing we doubled down on is understanding the diversity of what Miami was, and is. So we tried to create the biggest tent we possibly could. So even that first year, we did programs in Spanish, we did a lot of Ibero-American authors who came, people like Mario Vargas Llosa, Carlos Fuentes. We also brought in writers from the Caribbean, and Haitian writers. This was always a part of what our DNA was.

Are you concerned that millennials and Gen Z are not reading, or certainly not reading enough?

I’d have to look at statistics for that. I’m the wrong person to ask, because all I see are millennials when they come in. Last time we had Joy Harjo, we had 150 people, and half of them were under the age of 30. The

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Kaplan’s Summer Reading List Here’s what Mitchell says to put on your nightstand, or in your beach tote, this season.

“There’s an amazing book coming out at the end of July called The Nickel Boys, by Colson Whitehead. It’s about that scandal that happened in North Florida at an African-American reform school, where a few years ago they found all of these dead bodies.

Whitehead wrote The Underground Railroad, which was a Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. We’re going to bring him down later in July.

thing I’m most concerned about, which is for everybody, is the time that people have to devote to reading, given all of the bombardment of social media, of film. We need those quiet times to be able to reflect and read, and I’m afraid we’re losing a lot of that.

yourself what’s going to replace something, you have to say, what new value is it giving?

I’ve seen more and more people reading on devices— Kindles, iPads.

Actually that’s not really happening, in terms of books. The e-book sales have actually declined. What you’re seeing them read are probably things on Instagram, newspaper articles. But actually, book reading has not grown in the e-book market. What has been growing is audio.

You recently launched a podcast. Why start one?

I’ve always loved radio, even as a kid.

And I was approached by a group that said, “Hey, would you like to do a podcast?” So my idea was to do a podcast in which you’d learn a little bit more about either the writing process or about people who are writers. So I try to take a more human approach to the podcast. It’s not just about their book. It’s about, how did you become a writer? Why’d you become a writer? What road did you go down?

But is there any concern the bookstore will become the next video store, because people don’t need the physical media anymore?

No, I think it’s a little bit different in the sense that … with films, you can download them. With music you can shuffle, and buy individual songs.

You can’t shuffle books. You can’t get a chapter here and a chapter there.

And the actual object of a book is pretty perfect. So when you’re asking

Have you been surprised by certain books that have turned out to be hits, and conversely, expected hits that turn out to be duds?

I’m always surprised. But one thing I do know is that a successful book must have word of mouth to succeed, and this usually starts with a bookseller putting a book in a reader’s hands.

No amount of marketing dollars can create a buzz quite like a book that resonates with readers.

“There’s a book I’m very high on

by Sarah Blake called The Guest Book. It’s one of these multigenerational novels that tells a story of New England in the 20th century leading up to now, and some of the issues we’re dealing with as a country today—racial inequality, wealth inequality—in this generational saga.

“There’s a book out now by Albert Woodfox, and it’s called Solitary.

It’s a nonfiction account of a Black Panther from 1970 who was thrown into jail with three other people in New Orleans for a murder he never committed. And he was in solitary confinement for over 30 years. He just got released two years ago, and this is his story.

“On a more commercial or summer-y read, there’s a new Thomas Harris coming out, and there’s a new Dave Barry book, about his life with dogs.”

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Best New Restaurant

The restaurant scene was largely dormant this year—it seemed as though we lost more than we gained. But this year we are looking forward to a reboot; maybe the new Meat Market at the Renaissance Hotel or Copperfish at Boca Center will shake things up.

And we are hearing great things about Il Mulino.

Places We Hated to See Go

Latitudes seafood

• There will never be another; the world is a more desolate place without Uncle Tai’s

crispy beef.

• The Mizner Food Exodus: Uncle Julio’s, Rack’s, Truluck’s and Junior’s all leave Mizner Park, and the grumbling about steep rent intensifies.

• After 42 years, The Warehouse Pub is sold, and one more piece of old Boca disappears.

Top Date Night Place

We have a zillion, so start making reservations— Oceans 234, Tanzy, Trattoria Romana, Latitudes (Highland Beach), Renato’s or Pizza al Fresco (Palm Beach).

Outrageous Crazy Rich Boca Prices

ones that are à la carte, which is almost all of them) have stratospheric prices these days. The Porterhouse for two at New York Prime is a cool $99 (a baked potato goes for $7.50), and at Lucca in the Resort, spaghetti and meatballs is $32.

Steakhouses (especially

An Idea Whose Time Has Not Come Union 27, marketed as a“social dining club”for successful people about town who would pony up $2,400 to join, nosedives after six months.

The super glam Il Mulino has now opened in that location.

Duck a l'orange from Kathy's Gazebo

OLD BOCA: Eight Survivors Still Kicking 1 Kathy’s Gazebo still has manners (and two kinds of pâté). And we like that.

2 Augy’s has been our staple for Sicilian pizza since the 1970s.

3 Fran’s Chicken Haven is one of Boca’s only

Southern touch points (with great fried chicken); it has been here since the ‘60s and has one of the only neon signs in town.

4 Tom Sawyer has been dishing up country breakfasts for 30 years.

5 Arturo’s, launched in 1983, is Boca’s oldest

Italian restaurant and still offers an elegant and delicious experience. With piano and opera now and then.

6 V&S Deli still has the best sandwiches. Period. Since 1985.

7 We remember when Flanigan’s was called

Big Daddy’s Lounge (it started in 1959); Flanigan’s Guppy’s has been a downtown catcher’s mitt for decades.

8 The Melting Pot has been stirring things up in Boca for more than 27 years.

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Crazy Uncle Mike’s opens in one of the area’s most notorious DRLs (Dead Restaurant Locations), but this time, it might stick. People love this place—the music, the food, the vibe, the crowd, the $3 tacos on Tuesdays.

Plus Tara Abrams, a Lynn U. alumni, is the chef.

"Crazy" Mike Goodwin is also a hands-on owner, with substantial experience. So we may have a keeper.

Crazy Uncle Mike's has become crazy popular since it opened; inset, owner Mike Goodwin

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Bar Crawl For People Who Are Serious About Pool

2019

You can start at the Last Resort Saloon—just over the line in Delray on Federal—and get into the bar-that-still-allowssmoking vibe for the night. This will include pool tables at every stop, bar food, cold beer and TVs. Move next to Firewater in Deerfield Beach, which is a cozy neighborhood spot with TVs and karaoke, then maybe on to the Cabin Sports Bar nearby, another local hangout, before going not such a long, long way to the Tipperary

Pub in the Cove. More pub food, another pool game and you have done the circuit of a die-hard bar crawler.Very un-Boca, very old school.

Still a Deal

Happy Hour is the new early bird special (boomers never think they’re in that dreaded early bird demo), and everyone has a good one these days, including our venerable Max’s Grill—4 to 6:30 p.m. daily with wine specials, half-price beer, signature cocktails and spirits and a nice choice of bar bites.

Foodie Event

We have a million great ones, from Boca Bacchanal to Savor the Avenue in Delray, but the grand prize this year goes to Fla-

Shaking things up at Max's Happy Hour

vors by the Junior League of Boca Raton—an around-the-world extravaganza at The Addison that was as imaginative as it was delicious.

Three Reasons to Head West

• Sushi Yama in Boca’s Garden Shops offers a wide range of sushi, sashimi, rolls and soups

for an entirely spankin’ fresh experience.

• City Fish Market near the Turnpike on Glades Road in Boca is a high-end outpost with a fine menu—including an iced seafood tower for two, which includes everything from ceviche and clams and shrimp to a whole Maine lobster.

The Death or Glory table at Savor The Avenue featured a wild Polynesian theme—complete with music. bocamag.com

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79 Six Great Hangouts That Are Not in Mizner Park

• Apeiro in the Delray Marketplace bills itself as “progressive”Mediterranean cuisine; we have a soft spot for the fisherman’s stew and the lamb burgers.

Local Bar We Love

The Duck, known as the Ugly Duckling in the old days, is consistent, inexpensive and has Kevin Ross and Wolfhawk on most Friday nights.

The Irishmen is another winner, and its annual “Drunk Shakespeare”event benefiting Outré Theatre is one for the ages. Boozy actors doing shots and spouting Shakespeare is just the beginning.

Poolside at Farmer’s Table Funky Biscuit Oceans 234 Tap 42 Waterstone Biergarten The Duck, once known as The Ugly Duckling, is a favorite pub in Boca

Menu Items We Want to Retire •A fried egg on top of everything • Hummus • Pork belly • Brussels sprouts • Bacon

Menu items that never disappoint • Grilled artichokes • Corn chowder • Cuban sandwiches • Stone crabs • Country pâté and toast points

Wolfhawk band, from left, Evan Crocker, lead guitar, Anthony Altieri, drums, Alex Taylor, bass, Jay Brandt, lead singer and Kevin Ross, rhythm guitar

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Missed Opportunity (ies)?

• Crocker Partners pulls out of the Midtown idea when the city stalls yet again, asking for an unprecedented “small area plan,”whatever that is.

The visionary redevelopment of a stagnant swath of Boca is off the table, the corresponding new Tri-Rail station no longer makes sense, and it’s back to square one— with Crocker lobbing a hefty lawsuit against the city for delay tactics.

• The Downtowner takes its wheels elsewhere when the city refuses to engage in a plan to help subsidize the service.

Ariana Ciancio

There is an RFP out now for new“circulators,” but the city is bogged down on figuring how to finance the service. Note to city: Ask Delray.

plan is starting to look like pie in the sky to some council members as price tags tamp down expectations. A workshop is planned.

The Final Straw— Delayed

Projects Parked in Neutral

• The old Wildflower site is still determining what it should be, awaiting the recommendations of yet another consultant • The“student neighborhood”for FAU is in limbo.

• The ambitious downtown campus master

We understand the reasoning against the ban on plastic straws, but we can’t help feeling somewhat disheartened; there must be a viable alternative we can offer. Like only on demand. Mayotte’s right on this one.

The Big Turnaround

The number of Delray’s opioid drug overdoses drops by two-thirds from 2017 to 2018, credited in part to the DBPD’s hiring of full-time advocate Ariana Ciancio, who works directly with the recovery community, including active and recovering addicts, in helping people get on their feet and shutting down patient brokering and other shady practices. The druggie buggies and bad sober homes are beginning to disappear.

Crocker partners Angelo Bianco and Tom Crocker

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Lynn Goes Gourmet

The new Student Center at Lynn University opens—complete with co-working spaces, state-of-the-art meeting spaces, million-dollar views and Christine’s restaurant!

Art Comes Out

Boca launches its Art in Public Places program.

The first project was a mural at the south boardwalk entrance to Gumbo Limbo Nature Center. Artists included Georgeta Fondos, Ivan Roque, Craig McInnis, Tom D’Auria, Kristin Pavlick and Peter Agardy.

Bold Arts Move?

A newly formed “Boca

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Raton Arts District Association,”an outgrowth of the Cultural Consortium, approaches the city about building a performing arts complex on city-owned land east of the Spanish River Library. The project would include four performing arts buildings, a 1,200seat theater, music and dance facilities and a

black box theater. And a hotel and convention center, restaurants, the works. The project would be built through private donations and state, county and corporate funding. The council liked it, but so far the project is still in the conceptual stages.

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It’s Not Over Till It’s Over

In the year since she was arrested and suspended from office, former Mayor Susan Haynie pleads not guilty to the charges. If she is found not guilty before her term ends in March 2020 in her upcoming trial, she could be reinstated as mayor of Boca Raton.

Former Boca Raton Mayor Susan Haynie

The (Sweet) Sounds of Silence

BocaWatch goes temporarily dark after Zucaro loses mayoral bid, although a new group, “For Boca,” has splintered off, and BocaWatch is now back in business.

Both are comparatively muted these days.

More Greening and Tech in Boca Boca hires its first sustainability manager, Lindsey Nieratka, charged with improving the environmental Billi and Bernie Marcus

Dick and Barbara Schmidt

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quality and health of the community and reducing its environmental impact, while making sure that “all community members are experiencing benefits.”The city also hires Pedro Moras, its first Innovation Strategist, to “promote innovation and the use of technology”in city operations, among other things. Note to Pedro: Start with permits, please.

Prescription for Success

The Boca Raton Regional Hospital kicks off its expansion with $123 million in donations toward a $250 million goal. Major donors to date are: Stanley and Marilyn Barry ($10 million), Christine E. Lynn ($15 million),

Christine E. Lynn

$15 million

Pedro Moras

Lindsey Nieratka

Dick and Barbara Schmidt ($10 million), Bernie and Bill Marcus ($15 million) and Elaine Wold ($25 million). Just another example of how Boca puts its money where its heart is.

is still years away from completion, but people are buzzed about it. And the associated residences are already selling well.

The Mandarin Residences will join success stories like Alina and Akoya, which are elevating the luxury housing experience. (Like Boca needs more elevating!)

Most Anticipated Developments

The Mandarin Hotel

Louis and Anne Green

$10 million

Elaine Wold

$25 million

Marilyn and Stanley Barry

$10 million

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Get This Girl on the Stage

Ethel Isaacs Williams, this year’s DIAMOND Award winner and past Chamber board chair, gives a speech at the awards luncheon that bowls everyone over. We knew she was glamorous, we knew she was smart and we knew she could sing—but get ready for one more inspirational speaker on the circuit.

The Rumor That Finally Came True

The Boca Resort is sold to tech titan Michael Dell’s MSD Partners for an undisclosed price. Word is that big improvements are on the way.

Boca Not-So-Fast National?

Not everyone is thrilled with Art Koski’s deal to buy the old Boca Teeca golf course and launch a gold-standard one in Boca. People say it’s too pricey, golf is declining as a sport, etc., etc. Others believe Boca needs a championship course.

All we know is that the deal is far from being done.

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Best Transformation

Driving down Dixie Highway for the first time to visit the Norton Museum of Art—which reopened in February after a $100 million renovation and expansion—our hearts skipped a couple of beats, and we probably held up traffic.

The transformation begins outside, with the sleek new entrance and zen-like water feature housing a permanent sculpture, Claes Oldenburg’s colossal “Typewriter Eraser, Scale X,” a tilting, funky monolith.

Inside, the galleries flow like never before, into a three-story art maze that takes more than one trip to digest it all. Out back, the new sculpture gallery and garden walk beckons. In short, it exceeds the considerable hype—and it’s free on Fridays and Saturdays! (For more on the Norton, read our interview with new director Elliot Davis on page 108.)

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An Institution Turns a New Page

Read all about it: The Palm Beach Book Festival, a staple in West Palm Beach since 2015, migrated south to FAU’s Boca Raton campus this year. The festival offered stimulating discussions and readings with literati from the worlds of fiction, memoir and investigative journalism, including James Patterson, Mitch Albom, Ben Bradlee Jr. and Susan Orlean. Score one for Boca—hopefully the first of many.

Welcome to the Club!

Theatre Lab, FAU’s

professional theatre company, won its first Carbonell Awards this year—besting, in many cases, companies with larger budgets and more abundant resources.

Well-deserved congratulations go out to Dawn C. Shamburger, whose period-evoking, and hilariously flamboyant, attire won Best Costume Design for “The Revolutionists,” and to Niki Fridh, for her unforgettable performance as a bitter, broken, chain-smoking working mother in the evocative memory play “Tar Beach.”

Best One-Hour History Class

Festival of the Arts brought some top marquee events to Boca this year, from Arturo Sandoval to Pink Martini to a “Star Wars”screening with live orchestration. But our No. 1 highlight was presidential historian and former Boca Raton resident Doris Kearns Goodwin.

She was brilliant as usual, and left her audience with a renewed call for “civility, collaboration and compromise”in our body politic, reminding us of the importance of taking the long view and wide view.

From top, James Patterson, Niki Fridh

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Pop-up parties

Black-tie galas

NextDoor

Facebook

Driving

Texting and driving

Cool flats

UGGs

Antarctica

Iceland

“Thank you”

“No worries”

#MeToo

Lean In

Plogging*

Jogging

* Jogging while picking up garbage along the way

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Up-andComing Boca Event

Only in its second year, the Battle of the Bands in Boca was a sell-out and featured five local garage bands starring our friends and neighbors and benefiting the Golden Bell Foundation.

Last year we got to see people like Anne Marie Van Casteren, John Mulhall, George Pet-

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rocelli and many others rocking out. Good?

Better! We’re not even sure they should keep their day jobs.

TOP 5 PLAYS/ MUSICALS

“A RAISIN IN THE SUN” at New City Players New City Players’ scorching and heartbreaking production of Lorraine Hansbury’s masterpiece overflowed with passion, insight, even life lessons.

The season’s buzziest performing-arts event was certainly the first national tour of “Hamilton”at the Broward Center, a tour that, in terms Kafka could appreciate, was pretty much sold out before tickets went on sale. A lucky few won raffle tickets for a handful of seats for select performances, finding a Broward Center that suggested a World Series or a Rolling Stones concert, complete with multiple merch booths and pop-up food and drink vendors. The press has its perks: We sent three staffers to opening night, all of whom appreciated the show’s rich sonic tapestry and symphonic sweep, its colorblind casting, and breathless performances. Consider the“Hamilton”floodgates open: It’s coming to the Kravis Center in January and the Arsht Center in February; only Broadway season subscribers are guaranteed tickets.

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“KING LEAR” at Thinking Cap Theatre This re-imagined “Lear”modernized the 17th century text with dance numbers, imaginative props and live Beatles instrumentals underscoring the action, adding up to a powerful and easily digestible night of Shakespeare.

“WEST SIDE STORY” at Maltz Jupiter Theatre The Maltz spruced up Stephen Sondheim and Leonard Bernstein’s streetwise tragedy with new choreography, dynamite actors, a cinematic set design, and a prologue and epilogue set in contemporary, hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico.

“INDECENT” at Palm Beach Dramaworks A self-reflexive play charting the rise and fall of playwright Sholem Asch’s controversial“God of Vengeance”in the years leading up to and after World War II,“Indecent”was live theatre in all its myriad forms, adding up to an unclassifiable experience that no other medium could replicate.

“THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME” at Zoetic Stage Zoetic’s take on this literary adaptation was whimsical, creative and lovely, from a working mechanical train set to skies blanketed with stars to actors personifying their own props.

“Hamilton”

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“West Side Story”

“Indecent”

TOP 5 ART EXHIBITS

“REMEMBER TO REACT”at NSU Art Museum Offering tapas, not entrees, from the 60 years of this Fort Lauderdale museum’s history, the survey delivered a marvelous assortment of flavor.

“IMAGINING FLORIDA” at Boca Raton Museum of Art This eccentric,

sprawling romp defined the beautiful, messy, conflicted paradise that is Florida. (For highlights from the exhibition, turn to page 88.)

“BEYOND THE CAPE!: COMICS AND CONTEMPORARY ART”at Boca Raton Museum of Art This playful and provocative exhibition explored the connection between graphic novels and contemporary artists, showcasing 40 artists inspired by, rooted in, or subverting the time-honored aesthetic of panels and captions, heroes and villains.

Top 10 Concerts of the Year: Father John Misty at Fillmore Miami Beach David Byrne at Fillmore Miami Beach Drake at AmericanAirlines Arena Travis Scott at AmericanAirlines Arena Classic Albums Live: Abbey Road at Old School Square Pavilion III Points Festival in Miami Nu Deco Ensemble at Mizner Park Amphitheater Jeff Tweedy at Parker Playhouse Vince Staples at Revolution Live Leon Bridges at Fillmore Miami Beach

“TECH EFFECT”at Cornell Art Museum This worldly, postmodern group exhibition was among the Cornell’s most ambitious shows to date, with more moving parts than a Rube Goldberg machine.

“Tech Effect” Chitra Ganesh's “City Inside Her” at "Beyond the Cape!" exhibit

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State of the Art A pictorial look back at “Imagining Florida,” the past year’s blockbuster exhibition

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ith this being our Best of Boca issue, we thought it only fitting to take a second look at one of the Boca Raton Museum of Art’s most admired and talked-about exhibitions.

Running through the height of season (November to March), “Imagining Florida: History and Myth in the Sunshine State” was chockablock with history and novelty, beauty and kitsch, nature and industry.

Assembling more than 200 paintings and photographs from the mid-18th century to 1969, the selections were invariably infused with wonder (at the landscapes, once unspoiled) or curiosity (at the people and the fauna). As Executive Director Irvin Lippman told me during my visit to the show, the images are“eclectic and diverse, as Florida has been and continues to be.”

Plenty of others agreed with my enthusiasm

for this exhibition, and the sense of place it evoked. The exhibit inspired more than 35 articles and reviews, the most of any show in recent memory. While exact audience numbers for “Imagining Florida” could not be quantified at the time of this writing, attendance and memberships spiked during the run, and the 220-page catalog the museum created from scratch sold out its print circulation of 750 copies.

In the following photo essay, we revisit a few of the exhibition’s standouts—from regal portraits of Native American warriors, to evocative scenes of life and faith in the African-American municipality of Eatonville, to the pinup fad of the 1950s. The credits are accompanied by background information on the artists—all of whom helped shed new light on a place that painter George Catlin once called “a dark and sterile wilderness.”

— John Thomason

ABOVE: Frank Schoonover, “Micco, Chief of the Seminoles,” and Charles Bird King, “Portrait of Julcee-Mathla, a Seminole Chief.” Both painters were among the first artists after European colonization of Florida, but before statehood, to depict Native Americans in the state.

LEFT: Williams James Harris, “The Ocklawaha.”

This early photographer helped establish Florida as a place of natural mystery and wonder, capturing dreamy, lushly colored landscapes that could almost pass for paintings.

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Jules Andre Smith, chronicler of culture and faith in Eatonville, opposite: “Church Scene, Eatonville;” Clockwise, from top, this page, “Citrus Pickers,” “Street Scene, Eatonville,” and “Eatonville Post Office.”

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Left, Hans Hannau, “Seminole Indian, Everglades, Florida.” One of Florida’s little known but prolific photographers, this Austrian immigrant produced dozens of picture books of South Florida and the Caribbean Islands.

Above, Bunny Yeager, “Bettie Page—At Africa USA—Boca Raton, FL.” The queen of pinup photography, Yaeger thrived with the reign of men’s magazines in the 1950s.

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Citrus crate designs from unknown artists such as: “Crescent City,” “Dixie Delite” and “Florida Cowboy” were pasted onto otherwise anonymous fruit crates to enhance their appeal when auctioned at northern markets. Manufacturers used these colorful labels from early 1900s through just after World War II. In the 1950s, they were replaced by pre-printed cardboard boxes.

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onceived, collected and installed over a three-year period, “Imagining Florida” came to us thanks to a group effort led by Boca Raton Museum of Art Executive Director Irvin Lippman, who sought to create a “powerful time capsule” of Florida history and mythology, and PNC Bank, which provided funding through its PNC Arts Alive initiative. It would not have come together without the insight and creativity of its guest curators, Dr. Jennifer Hardin and Gary Monroe. An expert on American art, Hardin curated the installation of the paintings, prints, drawings and watercolors from the late 18th to mid-20th centuries, while Monroe handled the photography portion.

“The artists represented here explored Florida in differing times and under diverse circumstances and socio-cultural environments: scientific laboratory, wilderness, Eden, escape, respite, reflection, reportage, curiosity and playground,” Hardin wrote, about the challenge of curating the exhibition.“Many of these concepts informed and compelled their visual responses to the state. Florida is richly complex and remains an important place in American visual culture.”

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Ted Bundy

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Theodore Robert Bundy was the archetype of the serial killer, the cunning psychopath whose disarming appearance—he was often called“charming,”“handsome” and“intelligent”—concealed a sadistic compulsion to kill—repeatedly—for sexual gratification.

Though serial killers were nothing new, they became a phenomenon in the 1970s: Gacy, Son of Sam, the Hillside Strangler and, ultimately, Ted Bundy dominated national news cycles, suggesting an emerging, and terrifying, trend. Indeed, the term“serial killer”first appeared in the 1980s, having been coined only after this burgeoning epidemic launched new fields of study devoted specifically to this type of crime.

A key facet of the exploration into serial offenders has been the question of nature vs. nurture, and in Bundy’s case, it would almost seem that he was born evil. At the mere age of 3, Bundy’s idea of fun was to surround his sleeping stepsister with kitchen knives, waiting for her to wake up, delighting in her terror with an arctic grin.

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a cast on his arm who needed help carrying his books. Once a complicit victim was securely in Bundy’s web (i.e., his ’68 Volkswagen Beetle), she would soon become a missing person.

Bundy got off on inflicting grievous injury upon his victims, whom he raped before—and sometimes after—death. As his appetite grew more insatiable, his m.o. grew more brazen and he became less careful. After appearing on the radar of investigators, he moved from the Pacific Northwest to Utah, where he continued killing and was eventually captured.

Remarkably, he escaped from custody not once, but twice; the first time from the second-story window of the courthouse law library during a recess in his 1977 preliminary hearing, and the second time that same year from his jail cell.

Bundy went on the lam and ended up in Tallahassee, Florida. Only a week after his arrival, he broke into the FSU Chi Omega sorority house in the mid-

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Florida’s reputation for weirdness and #FloridaMan stories may have gained momentum after the infamous 2000 presidential recount. Since then, we’ve had face-eating bath salt junkies, barefoot python hunters, all manner of political malfeasance and more. Florida is its own epic Carl Hiaasen novel, respun as an apocalyptic horror movie.

But the state has long beckoned as a land’s end for wrongdoers and creeps, and among Florida’s dubious distinctions is that the state has churned out an unenviable assortment of some of the nation’s most notorious serial murders.

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dle of the night and surprised four of the residents in their beds with a savage blitz that left two dead.

Bludgeoning, garroting and sexually assaulting the young women left him unsated, and shortly after leaving the house, he broke into a nearby apartment and attacked another FSU student with such brutality that her injuries resulted in lifelong disabilities.

The following month, he landed in Jacksonville, where he abducted, raped and murdered 12-yearold Kimberly Leach. Authorities spotted him days later in a stolen vehicle and took him into custody.

Despite representing himself at trial with an almost flamboyant cockiness, Bundy was found guilty and sentenced to death, a sentence that was carried out in Florida’s electric chair on January 24, 1989.

Aileen Wuornos

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Left, mug shot of Aileen Wuornos; below, her Florida trailer home; bottom, Jackelyn Giroux, producer and writer of “Damsel of Death,” a film about Wuornos with Aileen’s reallife lover, Tyria Moore

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An overwhelming percentage of serial murders are men. There are a few random cases of women with a genteel knack for poisoning, but serial murdering “black widows” are a small club indeed.

Aileen Wuornos, then, was an exceedingly rare anomaly. And a study in grey.

The inversion of the typical prostitute killer, Wuornos was a prostitute who killed her clients. And depending on what you believe, she was a would-be target who turned the tables on at least one of her victims.

That victim was her first, Richard Charles Mallory, whom she shot to death in his ’77 Cadillac on November 30, 1989. She would later claim that Mallory sodomized and tortured her, promising that her death was imminent, before she pulled a handgun from her purse, shot him to death and then robbed him. Mallory’s lifelong history of sex offenses, incarceration and diagnosis as a likely sociopath tended to corroborate Wuornos’s testimony, though it was never introduced at trial.

Wuornos would go on to murder six additional men until her arrest in January 1991.

Abandoned by her biological mother shortly after her birth, Wuornos was primarily raised by her grandfather, as her biological father—a pedophile whom she never met—languished in prison for child rape and hanged himself when Aileen was 12. Her grandfather sexually abused and regularly beat her, and after she gave birth to a child (who was later surren-

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Bobby Joe Long It was around 2 a.m. on November 3, 1984. Lisa McVey, 17, had just worked a double shift at a Tampa Krispy Kreme and was bicycling home when a car drove by her and blew its horn. Odd, she thought, as the car then pulled into a church parking lot and idled. As McVey pedaled past the parking lot, she was yanked from her bike by what she thought was a gang of men, and forced into the car. She soon

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dered for adoption) at 13, she was ostracized by her community and peers. She began living in the woods near her home and having sex for money, which would remain her vocation until her 1991 arrest.

During her highly publicized trials, opportunists materialized around her in the guise of supporters.

She was represented pro bono by local attorney Steve Glazer, aka“Dr. Legal”in his TV ads, a doobie-rolling, guitar-strumming troubadour who mounted an incompetent and self-serving representation of Aileen.

Simultaneously, Aileen was “adopted”by Arlene Pralle, a born-again she-wolf breeder who believed she saw Aileen’s soul through her eyes in newspaper photos, and who ended up collecting substantial payouts for media interviews. The only person Wuornos loved and felt loved by—her lover and sometime accomplice Tyria Moore—testified against her, while selling story rights to Republic Pictures.

Even the cops were cashing in, as three Marion County sheriff’s deputies had reportedly entered negotiations with Republic. The 1992 TV movie that resulted was one of several films about Aileen Wuornos, including two remarkable Nick Broomfield documentaries, and“Monster,”in which Charlize Theron’s portrayal of Wuornos won her an Oscar.

Wuornos was executed by lethal injection on October 9, 2002.

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appetite. It was the textbook perfect storm of factors that led to him being a domestic batterer, and it was the dissolution of his marriage that paved the final stretch of road to his homicidal crime spree.

After being confronted with the evidence, Long confessed, not only to the Tampa serial murders but also to a series of assaults in South Florida in which he would respond to classified ads and then rape the women he found home alone.

Bobby Joe Long was on Florida’s death row since 1986, and executed by lethal injection on May 23 of this year. Surviving victim Lisa McVey now works as a sheriff’s deputy for Hillsborough County.

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realized she was alone with a lone stranger.

The stranger blindfolded her and pressed a gun to her head, threatening to kill her if she didn’t comply with his every command. He took her to an apartment and proceeded to rape her repeatedly over a 24-hour period.

Fearing for her life, McVey tried to appeal to her kidnapper’s ego—and the speck of humanity she hoped he had. She had to get home to care for her sick father, she told him, but she knew he was a good guy deep down, and she wanted to be his proper girlfriend. She promised she wouldn’t tell anyone what happened.

The tactic worked, and McVey was deposited by the kidnapper near her home.

Police investigating the kidnapping didn’t think to connect it to the serial slayings that had been plaguing the Tampa area since spring of that year. Those victims were mostly prostitutes, whose bodies were cropping up in vacant lots and wooded areas on the outskirts of town. In most cases, the victims had been bound and strangled. Distinctive tire impressions and unique red carpet fibers linked the murders, which by Halloween of that year numbered eight.

To the surprise of investigators, lab results from the McVey kidnapping revealed the same unique red fibers, connecting her abduction to the previous murders.

McVey had been smart in multiple respects. During the ordeal, she noted every detail she could: the make and model of her captor’s car, the color of the interior and type of seats, and the fact that he had stopped to make an ATM withdrawal. Investigators compared lists of those who’d made ATM withdrawals that night with registered owners of red Dodge Magnums, and this quickly led them to 31-year-old Bobby Joe Long. A cursory inspection of his vehicle revealed the same distinctive tires that had left impressions at multiple body dump sites. Police descended upon Long as he was leaving a matinee showing of the Chuck Norris film “Missing in Action.”

The details of Bobby Joe Long’s life forecast his future behavior. Throughout much of his childhood, Long had slept in the same bed with his mother, a barmaid who dressed provocatively and brought home strange men on a regular basis. Born with Klinefelter syndrome, Long began developing breasts as a teenager.

He had also suffered multiple head injuries, as both a child and an adult, the most severe being a motorcycle accident that plunged him into a brief coma, from which he awoke with an insatiable sexual

Ottis Toole

Ottis Toole was a lifelong transient whose velvety unctuousness would make even an armadillo’s skin crawl. A kind of parasitic shadow human, Toole’s name almost never appears outside of two contexts: the infamous 1981 murder of Adam Walsh, and as the partner in crime to murderer Henry Lee Lucas.

Toole was born March 5, 1947 in Jacksonville, to an alcoholic father who deserted his family after the birth of Ottis, their fifth child. He grew up in a low-income neighborhood and was raped regularly from the age of 6 by a family friend. Meanwhile, his unfit mother frequently dressed him in girls’ clothing. A pyromaniac and serial arsonist by the time adolescence arrived, he dropped out of school in the

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ninth grade. Barely literate and borderline mentally retarded, Toole—by his own account—became a male prostitute and killed his first victim, a would-be client, at the age of 14.

Toole hitchhiked the U.S. throughout his 20s, returning to Jacksonville in 1975. There, he met a fellow drifter named Henry Lee Lucas at a soup kitchen. The two became lovers and lived together at the home of Toole’s parents, where Lucas befriended Toole’s intellectually impaired niece, Becky Powell.

In the early 1980s, Lucas traveled with Powell to California, where he ended up working for and living at the residence of 82-year-old Kate Rich. After being caught defrauding her, Lucas murdered the elderly woman and then fled to Texas, where he killed Powell during an argument. He was eventually taken into custody and confessed to those and hundreds of other murders, implicating his companion Ottis Toole in many of them.

Around the same time, Toole was charged with arson and murder in the death of George Sonnenberg, whom he’d trapped inside a house before setting it

ablaze. Following Henry Lee Lucas’s example, Toole also began confessing to multiple crimes. Among them was the murder of Adam Walsh.

Their confessions thrust the two men into the global spotlight as perhaps the most prolific serial killers in U.S. history. But Lucas may have ultimately been purely a serial confessor, and not a serial murderer, and Toole likely emulated this baseless braggadocio. It’s perhaps no coincidence that Toole first implicated himself in the Walsh murder the day after a TV movie about the Walsh case had aired, which Toole may have watched in prison.

Toole, who died in 1996, was officially named the murderer of Adam Walsh in 2008, and the Hollywood Police Department formally closed the Walsh case. However, some problems remain with Toole’s candidacy.

Largely lost to time are descriptions of a muscular, mustached olive-skinned man in his 20s, who had been seen in the parking lot outside the Sears from which Adam went missing, forcing the boy into a blue van—one that matched the description of a van seen parked late at night near the Turnpike mile marker where Adam’s severed head would later be discovered. A man was observed walking toward the canal bank with a bucket in hand.

Two separate composites were generated from the accounts of two distinct witnesses—one an adult, and one a child. The sketches closely resembled each other, and tend to rule out Ottis Toole as the individual observed.

Danny Rolling In late summer 1990, as the University of Florida was oiling the gears for its fall semester, a dark force crept into the Gainesville area in the form of a hulking 36-year-old drifter from Louisiana named Danny Rolling. Fresh off the Greyhound bus from his hometown of Shreveport, Rolling pitched a tent in the woods near the University of Florida and began prowling and peeping into the windows of nearby student apartments.

This proclivity was familiar for Rolling, a seasoned criminal who’d served a collective eight years for multiple armed robberies and escaped from prison twice. He was also an accomplished burglar. And

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a rapist. And, by the time he arrived in Gainesville that summer, a multiple murderer.

The primary antagonist in Rolling’s life had been his brutish father, who had physically and emotionally abused Danny beginning in early childhood.

During a heated argument on May 18, 1990, Danny seized his father’s handgun and shot him in the stomach and between the eyes. The elder Rolling survived, and Danny fled the area with a stolen identity, crime-spreeing his way to Florida alternately on

buses and in stolen vehicles. Now smoking crack and subsisting on armed robberies, Rolling was a loose cannon of the most terrifying kind.

The footprint of Rolling’s presence in Gainesville first became evident on the afternoon of August 26, when authorities found the bodies of 17-year-old University of Florida freshmen Christina Powell and Sonja Larson inside the apartment they shared. Both had been raped, stabbed to death and posed. The next day, the decapitated body of Christa Hoyt, 18, was found posed in a sitting position on her bed, with her excised nipples beside her and her head on a nearby shelf.

The same day Hoyt was discovered, Rolling gained entry into the apartment of Manuel Toboada and Tracy Paules, both 23. Rolling first killed Toboada before heading upstairs, where he bound, raped and fatally stabbed Tracy, whose body he posed before exiting.

Rolling was arrested the following month while fleeing the attempted robbery of a Winn-Dixie store, and police noted he was wanted in Shreveport, where a triple murder he committed exhibited similarities to the Gainesville crimes. His DNA was collected and was ultimately matched to all of the Gainesville murders.

While awaiting trial, Rolling began courting a self-described true crime journalist named Sondra London, who was a bridge to another of Florida’s most prolific serial murderers: Gerard John Schaefer, a one-time sheriff’s deputy responsible for the deaths and disappearances of dozens of women. (London had dated Schaefer when the two were still in high school, later reconnecting with him as he served out a life term.) Rolling and London claimed to be in love and became briefly engaged, while Schaefer fumed over the perceived betrayal. Schaefer was murdered by a fellow inmate in 1994; Rolling was executed by lethal injection in 2006. London remains single.

Top and left, Danny Rolling led from his holding cell after a mental competency hearing; being fingerprinted after being convicted for robbery in Marion County; photo from an interview with Rolling

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YOUNG ADULTS GO "ALL IN" AT CASINO NIGHT FUNDRAISER WITH THE JEWISH FEDERATION OF SOUTH PALM BEACH COUNTY About 100 young adults at the casino night fundraiser, “All In for Jewish Federation,” at Old School Square enjoyed casino games, a live DJ, mingling with friends old and new, and learning about the Federation’s life-saving work. The annual event was chaired by Darin and Scott Filhaber. The Young Adult Division (YAD) brings together young people in the Boca Raton, Delray Beach and Highland Beach areas who are interested in getting more involved, meeting new peers, learning leadership skills and making a difference here, in Israel and across the globe. Whatever your interests, check out YAD at facebook.com/YoungAdultDivision, or contact Liana Konhauzer at 561.852.5015 or lianak@bocafed.org!

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or Elliot Bostwick Davis, bigness isn’t new.

During her 18 years at the helm of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA), she organized largescale retrospectives of household names like Rothko, Homer and Hopper. Moreover, she oversaw the creation of the Art of the Americas wing, a monumental endeavor that included the display of 5,000 works of art over 130,000 square feet, representing four floors, 49 galleries and 3,000 years of art history. Dubbing the wing“startling, stimulating and beautiful”upon its 2010 unveiling, the New York Times raved,“the museum has pushed the study of American art in new directions.”

“There are lots of ways into this collection, starting with our ‘Typewriter Eraser’ out front. We have this incredible symbol of creativity. I think in this community, it looks like a palm tree, or like an artist’s brush—it’s this great symbol.”

And now, Davis is ours. In March, she succeeded the retiring Hope Alswang as director and CEO of the Norton Museum of Art, inheriting an institution that had just undergone its own seismic growth—a complete redesign, 59,000 additional square feet, a sculpture garden, a full restaurant. It was even completed by the same architecture firm—Foster + Partners— that designed the MFA’s Art of the Americas wing.

But Davis hopes the Norton, for all its grandeur, remains an accessible space.“We need to be welcoming, if we’re going to get people engaged with our program,”she says.“That’s the main difference, having worked for two much older museums, like the Met and the MFA. They do present as temples of the muses, and they are intimidating. People come into the Met and go, ‘where am I going to go?’ It’s too big. You have to feel you’re empowered to cover the museum, or at least the first floor, in a day.”

What sold you on taking this job?

I think the excitement of thinking about a part of the country where you have perhaps fewer opportunities for the broader public to get to

cultural institutions than the Northeast. But I also thought it would be a great laboratory to think about the questions that face art museums—how we engage our audiences broadly, of all ages, of

many different backgrounds and walks of life.

This area had the pillars of those questions—the diverse communities and the resources to make it happen.

In terms of the current and potential audience here in South Florida, is the patronage here different from that of Boston?

I’m learning still about the community here, but what’s struck me is the number of amazing private collections, great philanthropy and interest in really broadening the community, and presenting the best programs that will engage the community through art.

What are some trends in contemporary art that may manifest here at the Norton?

All of us have been seeing this hope to broaden the canon. That is something we’d like to continue to do. [All kinds of artists need] to be part of the story. For special exhibitions, or temporary exhibitions, we can be experimenting with lots of topics, and see how the audience responds.

What artists are on your bucket list for large-scale exhibitions here?

Right now we have “O’Keeffe: Living Modern” for late fall. It brings together Georgia O’Keeffe’s full life and her art, and her presentation of herself as an artist with her clothing and ephemera. It’s much more about her personal accoutrements, how she wore certain hats, scarves, dresses, her image. It’s about her identity as an artist. In a video where she spoke, she said,“There were many people working, and I was just incredibly lucky.” … We think about her as such a superstar, but she was humble.

Do you have a fiveor 10-year-plan for where you want the Norton to be?

I think with art institutions, three to five years is probably about right, because by 10, unless you’re looking to build a new facility, that’s a longer endeavor. Given how rapidly the field can be changing, and our society is changing, you’d be revisiting it each year.

But it’s three main areas: building programming, and that means everything we do—the exhibitions, the offerings for the public, the outreach in education—building the collection, and then creating a sustainable future for the Norton.

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“Falling Waters, Soaring Kites” at Morikami Museum, 4000 Morikami Park Road, Delray Beach; $9-$15 admission; 561/495-0233, morikami.org. Waterfalls and kites, two subjects of much poetry, art and ritual dating back centuries in Japanese history, are the focus of this dual exhibition. An array of delightful, colorful kites will be displayed alongside prints, paintings and lacquerware depicting famous waterfalls.

“Beyond the Cape! Comics and Contemporary Art” at Boca Raton Museum of Art, 501 Plaza Real, Boca Raton; $10$12 admission; 561/3922500, bocamuseum.org.

Asserting the artistry of comic books and graphic novels, this exhibition showcases artists who subvert the form and traverse both the traditional art and comic book worlds. Video, photography, sculpture, drawings and tapestries will be featured, along with a reading room and a gallery of rare comics.

John Ransom Phillips: “Lives of the Artists” at Boca Raton Museum of Art, 501 Plaza Real, Boca Raton; $10-$12 admission; 561/3922500, bocamuseum.org.

New York artist Phillips shows his unorthodox “portraits” of subjects ranging from Vincent Van Gogh to William Blake to Federico Fellini.

Favoring humor, symbolism and imagination over realism, Phillips distills his fellow-artists’ essences in ways that perhaps only he fully understands.

Sam Anderson and Michael Dean: Contemporary Sculpture at Boca Raton Museum of Art, 501 Plaza Real, Boca Raton; $10-$12 admission; 561/392-2500, bocamuseum.org. These two sculptors begin with materials historic to the medium—concrete, steel, clay and wood— and integrate more unorthodox elements, from linen, paper and found books, in Dean’s case, to light and sound, in Anderson’s works.

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“Romeo and Juliet” at Carlin Park, 750 South A1A, Jupiter; various show times; free with donations welcomed; 561/762-8552, pbshakespeare.org. For its annual Shakespeare in the Park summer production, the Palm Beach Shakespeare Festival mounts the Bard’s timeless tale of star-crossed lovers for the first time since 2003, in a rendition that will place renewed emphasis on the author’s poetic words.

Under the Boardwalk Game Night at Mizner Park Amphitheater, 590 Plaza Real, Boca Raton; 7 to 10 p.m.; free; 561/393-7700, mizneramp.com. Play beach games and boardwalk-themed activities while enjoying the selections of a live DJ and the offerings of food-truck favorites at this family gathering, part of the City of Boca Raton’s “Summer in the City” festivities.

Sushi & Stroll Summer Walk at Morikami Museum, 4000 Morikami Park Road, Delray Beach; 5:30-8:30 p.m.; $5-$8; 561/495-0233, morikami.org. Stroll tranquil Japanese gardens, enjoy traditional Japanese food, play oversized lawn games, shop vendors and listen to the Japanese drum music of Fushu Daiko in this summer tradition.

“Footloose the Musical” at Lake Worth Playhouse, 703 Lake Ave., Lake Worth; various show times; $29-$38; 561/586-6410, lakeworthplayhouse.org. A Tony-winning pop-rock score elevates this explosive musical based on the 1984 film, about a high school boy who moves from Chicago to a small farming town, falls in love with a local girl and disrupts her preacher father’s infamous ban on dancing.

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“Seven Solos” at Cornell Art Museum, 51 N. Swinton Ave., Delray Beach; $5-$8; 561/243-7922, oldschoolsquare.org.

Prepare to be immersed: At this departure from the Cornell’s typically busy group exhibitions, seven artists each created a single brand-new, site-specific installation, which will collectively fill the Cornell’s six galleries plus the Margaret Bloom atrium space.

Fabulous Fourth at Spanish River Athletic Complex at De Hoernle Park, 1000 N.W. Spanish River Blvd., Boca Raton; 6:30 to 9:30 p.m.; free; 561/367-7073, myboca. us. Bring a blanket and/ or lawn chairs for Boca’s signature Independence Day spectacular, complete with carnival rides, games and crafts, food and drinks, and a knockout fireworks celebration to conclude the festivities.

“Sister Act” at Studio One Theatre at FAU, 777 Glades Road, Boca Raton; various show times; $27; 561/297-6124, fauevents.com. In this upbeat musical based on the hit Whoopi Goldberg comedy, a nightclub singer and gangster’s moll flees a crime scene, enters the witness protection program, and ends up hiding out in a convent, where cultures clash and viewpoints evolve.

Train and Goo Goo Dolls at Coral Sky Amphitheatre, 601-7 Sansburys Way, West Palm Beach; 7 p.m.; $24 and up; 561/795-8883, westpalmbeachamphitheatre.com. Pop-rock powerhouses for more than two decades, Train brings megahits like “Calling All Angels” and “Drops of Jupiter” to a bill that also includes Goo Goo Dolls (“Iris,” “Black Balloon”) and blue-eyed soul sensation Allen Stone.

Purple Madness: A Prince Tribute at Boca Black Box, 8221 Glades Road, Suite 10, Boca Raton; 8 p.m.; $35-$45; 561/483-9036, bocablackbox.com. This tribute act is led by charismatic frontman Bobby Miller, a vocally gifted avatar of paisley and purple. As a Prince impersonator, Miller is dead-on accurate, to the point that you’re basically watching the man himself, reincarnated in puffy shirts, feather boas and round sunglasses.

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Bill Philipps at Palm Beach Improv, 550 S. Rosemary Ave., Suite 250, West Palm Beach; 1 p.m.; $22; 561/8331812, palmbeachimprov. com. At this gallery reading, psychic medium Philipps, who purports to have seen dead people since age 14, will deliver messages from past loved ones. A HuffPost contributor with a national profile, Philipps’ gentle and direct communication style has won over believers and skeptics alike.

New Found Glory at Revolution Live Outdoors, 100 S.W. Third Ave., Fort Lauderdale; 6 p.m.; $28-$32; 954/4491025, jointherevolution. net. This four-piece poppunk band hailing from humble Coral Springs conquered South Florida in the late ‘90s and has since enjoyed Gold-selling success on major labels, forays into new wave and hardcore music, and an ever-expanding fan base over the course of nine albums.

Long Beach Dub Allstars at Culture Room, 3045 N. Federal Highway, Fort Lauderdale; 7:30 p.m.; $20; 954/564-1074, cultureroom.net. Founded by ex-members of Sublime, this creative sextet from California plies much of the same sonic ground, playing a groove-laden goulash of dub, ska and rock. The Aggrolites and Mike Pinto will open the show.

“Bring It!” Live at Broward Center for the Performing Arts, 201 S.W. Fifth Ave., Fort Lauderdale; 8 p.m.; $46.75$56.25; 954/462-0222, browardcenter.org.

The Dollhouse Dance Factory, the Jackson, Mississippi-based hiphip youth group featured in five season of the Lifetime series “Bring It!,” hits the road for a new interactive show, featuring the dancers’ trademark infusion of “motivation, inspiration and formation.”

Cirque du Soleil: “Corteo” at BB&T Center, 1 Panther Parkway, Sunrise; various show times; $59-$185; 954/8357469, thebbtcenter. com. The funeral cortege for a beloved clown is the setting for Cirque’s latest aerial spectacle, in which a melancholy retreat transforms into a joyous cavalcade of lively memories, complete with gravity-defying acrobatics, and, of course, whimsical clowning.

Cirque du Soleil: “Corteo”

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6x6 Exhibition & Sale at Cornell Art Museum, 51 N. Swinton Ave., Delray Beach; 6 to 8 p.m.; free to attend; 561/2437922, oldschoolsquare. org. The work of artists who donated original pieces contained within a 6-inch-by-6-inch frame will be sold at this sixth-annual fundraiser.

Artworks in a variety of media will be offered.

“Bohemian Rhapsody” Sing-a-Long at Mizner Park Amphitheater, 590 Plaza Real, Boca Raton; 7 to 10 p.m.; free; 561/393-7700, mizneramp.com. Enjoy an encore presentation of the Oscar-winning Freddie Mercury biopic at this interactive screening, which encourages fans to sing along and stomp their feet to Queen’s operatic rockers and stadium-ready anthems.

Dave Matthews Band at Coral Sky Amphitheatre, 601-7 Sansburys Way, West Palm Beach; 8 p.m.; $61 and up; 561/795-8883, westpalmbeachamphitheatre.com. The best-selling college rockers embark on their annual summer pilgrimage to West Palm Beach, performing selections from 2018’s Come Tomorrow along with jammed-out versions of earlier cuts, in a set list that changes nightly.

“Howl’s Moving Castle” at Morikami Museum, 4000 Morikami Park Road, Delray Beach; 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.; $5 plus museum admission; 561/495-0233, morikami.org. An ordinary teenage girl’s life is thrown into chaos when a mysterious wizard sweeps her off her feet and transports her to his magical moving castle— around the time a conniving witch turns the girl into a 90-year-old woman—in this Academy Award-nominated fantasy from Hayao Miyazaki.

“Spirited Away”

Bill Maher

“Bohemian Rhapsody” Sing-a-Long

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“Spirited Away” at Morikami Museum, 4000 Morikami Park Road, Delray Beach; 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.; $5 plus museum admission; 561/495-0233, morikami.org. The Morikami concludes its summer of cherished Hayao Miyazaki films with this Oscar-winning masterpiece about a girl who is whisked away from an abandoned carnival site and forced to toil in a surreal, otherworldly bathhouse for nonhuman beings—not all of them friendly.

Bill Maher at Fillmore, 1700 Washington Ave., Miami Beach; 8 p.m.; $62-$98.50; 305/6737300, fillmoremb.com.

The Resistance comes to Miami Beach in the form of the provocative, Emmy-winning host of HBO’s “Real Time,” whose latest standup set will preach largely to the converted while exploring social topics beyond the political purview of his weekly series.

Boca Ballet Theatre: “Bohemian Heat” at Countess de Hoernle Theatre at Spanish River High School, 5100 Jog Road, Boca Raton; 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday; $30-$40; 561/995-0709, bocaballet.org. Boca Ballet Theatre’s eclectic summer program includes “Bohemian Rhapsody,” a new work from a pair of upstart choreographers; plus director Dan Guin’s excerpts from “Raymonda” and two contrasting works from David Parsons, “Caught” and “Sleep Study.”

Heart and Elle King at Coral Sky Amphitheatre, 601-7 Sansburys Way, West Palm Beach; 7 p.m.; $28 and up; 561/7958883, westpalmbeachamphitheatre.com.

Sisters Ann and Nancy Wilson’s Heart recorded the longest span of Billboard 200-charting albums ever for a female-fronted rock band, on the strength of hits like “Alone” and “Barracuda.” Kindred spirit Elle King, the soulful and witty songwriter behind “Exes and Ohs,” opens things up.

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Korn and Alice in Chains at Coral Sky Amphitheatre, 601-7 Sansburys Way, West Palm Beach; 6:30 p.m.; $32 and up; 561/795-8883, westpalmbeachamphitheatre.com. Two of the ‘90s most iconic fusers of metal and alternative rock share a co-headlining ticket. Nu-metal pioneers Korn bring 26 years of angst, funk and squall to the stage, while Alice in Chains’ slow-burning, sludgy grunge palette continues to impress long after the passing of co-founder Layne Staley.

Special EFX Featuring Chieli Minucci at Funky Biscuit, 303 S.E. Mizner Blvd., Boca Raton; 5:30 and 8:30 p.m.; $35-$55; 561/395-2929, funkybiscuit.com. Prolific composer, guitarist and arranger Minucci has been a vital force in the smooth jazz world for more than 35 years, releasing 31 original albums and winning three Emmys for his television scores. He’ll play two shows in Boca with his longtime fusion group, Special EFX.

Why Don’t We at Mizner Park Amphitheater, 590 Plaza Real, Boca Raton; 7:30 p.m.; $39$80; 561/393-7700, mizneramp.com. This all-American boy band is an R&B-infused throwback to the NSYNC/ Backstreet Boys glory days of shiny, synthetic pop. Among its five heartthrob vocalists is Daniel Seavey, who at 14 was the youngest finalist in the 14th season of “American Idol.”

Dine Out Downtown Delray Restaurant Week at many downtown restaurants; various times depending on the special; various prices; 561/243-7922, downtowndelraybeach.com.

Explore Delray’s eclectic and award-winning cuisine at a lower cost during this fourth-annual promotion, which includes multicourse prix fixe lunch and dinner menus, wine and beer pairing dinners, juicing and nutrition classes, cocktail-making and cooking classes, and more.

311 and Dirty Heads at Coral Sky Amphitheatre, 601-7 Sansburys Way, West Palm Beach; 6 p.m.; $44 and up; 561/795-8883, westpalmbeachamphitheatre.com. Positive vibes and an eclectic mix of garage-rock riffs and slick pop chords infuse the more than 30-year oeuvre of reggae-rockers 311, who seem to be on the road more than long-haul truckers. Dirty Heads, party rockers plying a similar soundscape, make for an ideal opener.

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Florida Georgia Line

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Umphrey’s McGee at Fillmore, 1700 Washington Ave., Miami Beach; 7 p.m.; $30; 305/6737300, fillmoremb.com.

From the campus of Notre Dame, where its founders met in 1997, to stages around the world, this genre-hopping jam band has explored rock, metal, funk, jazz, blues, reggae, electronic, bluegrass and folk over the course of its dozen studio albums. Miami’s Magic City Hippies will open the show.

Josh Blue at Boca Black Box, 8221 Glades Road, Suite 10, Boca Raton; 7 and 9 p.m.; $25-$35; 561/483-9036, bocablackbox.com. The Season Four winner of “Last Comic Standing,” this wild-haired comic has excelled in standup despite and because of his diagnosis of cerebral palsy. As the self-deprecating comedian told CNN, “people are always going to stare at me, so I might as well give them something to stare at.”

Chris MacDonald’s “Memories of Elvis” at Broward Center for the Performing Arts, 201 S.W. Fifth Ave., Fort Lauderdale; 1:30 and 7:30 p.m.; $51.47; 954/462-0222, browardcenter.org. Elvis impersonator MacDonald, a dead ringer for the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll, will pay tribute to Presley’s legacy with this theatrical production. He’ll perform songs from the many eras of Elvis’ career, supplemented with costume changes, backup singers, dancers and an eightpiece concert band.

Florida Georgia Line at Coral Sky Amphitheatre, 601-7 Sansburys Way, West Palm Beach; 7 p.m.; $48 and up; 561/795-8883, westpalmbeachamphitheatre.com. This chart-topping, crossover country duo from Nashville cheekily acknowledges its reputation for integrating rock and hip-hop elements into its sound on this “Can’t Say I Ain’t Country” tour with openers Dan + Shay and Morgan Wallen.

The Chris Thomas Band at Arts Garage, 94 N.E. Second Ave., Delray Beach; 8 p.m.; $35-$45; 561/450-6357, artsgarage.org. Channeling the dance moves and vocal chops of a classic crooner, singer Thomas leads a seven-piece big band through a program called “Sinatra to Soul,” where standards from Dean Martin and other Rat Packers rub shoulders with compositions popularized by Michael Buble and Harry Connick Jr.

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Maryland crab cakes and fried oysters from Loch Bar; moules-frites

uzo Bay’s sister, Loch Bar, has moved in across the plaza at Mizner Park. It’s a metal, glass, brass, leather booth kind of place, with a raw bar on one side, and a long bar on the other that is two deep during happy hour. A decibel-busting happy hour carries over into dinner hours. Add live music most nights, plus TVs, and that means sights and sounds ricochet around like laser beams, forcing us to shout across the table.

Open since November and also owned by the Atlas Restaurant Group, Loch Bar specializes in seafood and offers literally hundreds of whiskeys. There are two locations now, in Baltimore and Boca, with Houston opening soon.

I’m not sure what diners wear in Baltimore, but the Boca clothing guidelines are quite specific, so be forewarned: No hunting apparel allowed. None. Don’t even think about it. No camouflage, unless you’re active military.

Now that we have that out of the way, let’s talk seafood.

Too few restaurants have fried oysters on the menu, so it was a treat to see them here. There are two per serving ($7), with flavorful breading, nestled in oyster shells on top of a slightly spicy Old Bay rémoulade.

Going with the mollusk theme, we ordered the moules-frites ($18), a bountiful portion with 16 large, clean-flavored mussels in our choice of white wine, butter and garlic broth. They disappeared quickly.

Onto the Maryland crab cake entrée ($39), with baby greens and more Old Bay rémoulade, which didn’t have as much spice as the oysters. The cakes are all crab, little filler. Since Loch Bar hails from Maryland, we were relieved to find a signature dish that lived up to its reputation.

The only flavor loss during the evening was the grilled Atlantic

swordfish entrée ($30), which came with a nest of potato slices, roasted cherry tomatoes, peas, cheese, Parmesan and fregola parsley pasta drizzled with a sweet balsamic reduction. Those saved the dish, because the swordfish—a small, overly thick cut—was as dry as a January beach.

We were hoping the desserts ($8 each) would combat the dryness of the fish, but the apple crisp and chocolate chip cookies were mediocre. We’d go back for the fried oysters, mussels and crab cakes. And we’d bring earplugs.

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PRICES: Entrees (outside market price) $15-$39 WEBSITE: lochbar. com/boca-raton

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ometimes when trying a new restaurant, I pretend I’m a tourist seeing everything through sun-glazed eyes, behind rose-colored glasses, thrilled at visiting beach heaven.

If I stumbled upon Sazio, a small venue along a too-busy, too-noisy, too-scrambled Atlantic Avenue, I would have felt the whole vacation was worth it. You can sit and watch the wild world of Delray walking by. You can order from a menu that has all the Italian standards and then some. You are served very good food from a staff that is professional, albeit a bit overworked.

Sazio is a refuge from corporate restaurants. Opened 17 years ago (there were only handful of good restaurants on Atlantic Avenue then), it stood up for itself while big money opened big dining spaces relying on big crowds.

Prices are reasonable at Sazio.

Leftovers are popular. There are no reservations taken.

Dishes are fairly traditional, from stuffed eggplant to baked ziti and Tuscan snapper. The servings are large. Service can be spotty, but the response was swift when things were requested.

You need to ask for bread before dinner, and it’s worth it. The crunchy breadsticks (this is not Olive Garden) arrive with a simple sauce that’s beautifully concocted: salt, pepper, garlic, oregano and pureed sun-dried tomatoes in an olive oil base. It looks like a rich sauce. Instead it’s delicate and addictive, a great combination.

The standards include linguine with white clam sauce (lots of tiny clams in shells, flavorful sauce with garlic and basil; $22.95), ravioli Sazio (silver dollar-sized fresh ravioli packed with seasoned meat;

$20.95), grilled skirt steak (covered with tasty tri-color peppers and onions, with two sides; $25.95) and the pizza Caramellato (the smaller size was still large, with caramelized red onions, mozzarella, bacon, scallions and goat cheese; $18.95). The pasta was al dente, the sauces fresh, bright and noteworthy.

Desserts—a single, large cannoli and an enormous, hand-sized piece of tiramisu—were rich and sweet but not outstanding. The entrees were the reason we will return. And we’ll also try little sister Sazio Express, a block from the beach on Atlantic Avenue, with pizzas (by the slice or whole pies), salads, sandwiches and wraps.

Both venues offer inside and outside seating, with dogs welcome on the patios.

Sazio means“satisfied”in Italian.

We were.

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Clockwise from top: seasonal salad, pasta pescatore and Tuscan snapper filet

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Inside-out quinoa burger from True Food Kitchen

“Give the people what they want and then go get a hamburger.”

Judy Garland

“Is it a good hot dog? That’s all I want to know …”

Anthony Bourdain

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“I love a Hebrew National hot dog with an ice-cold Corona—no lime.

If the phone rings, I won’t answer until I’m done.”

Maya Angelou

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t’s a matter of construction.

There are the classic hot dogs and burgers, with classic condiments to match. And then there are the more-frequent architects with new drafting plans.

With dozens of new building materials for the July Fourth spread, you can add another 6-foot table to your buffet to hold them all, or you can dip into new ideas at local restaurants.

Witness the inside-out quinoa burger at True Food Kitchen, accompanied by hummus, tzatziki, avocado, red onion, feta, tomato and lettuce. It’s a gluten-free, vegetarian option alongside the very good hamburger and turkey burger on the menu.

Boca Raton’s Federal Burgers offers traditional burgers (the hangover burger has a fried egg and bacon, onions and cheese) along with turkey, salmon, veg-

etable, bison, Wagyu and lamb burgers. Publix, depending on the location, has house-made salmon burgers, as does Whole Foods. Of course, we’re famous for the Boca Burger, one of the first successful meat-tasting veggie burgers.

The vegetarian restaurants New Vegan in Delray Beach and Darbster in West Palm Beach have more ways to satisfy a burger craving: kale burger, falafel burger, mushroom burger, beet chickpea burger, curry chickpea burger, and an herb burger with cashew cheese.

The Impossible Beef brand of plant-based “meat” has opened a world of healthful alternatives for carnivores who still want beef flavor and texture. Harvest Seasonal in Delray Beach has Impossible BBQ Burgers; BurgerFi has Beyond Burgers (same idea), as well as a VegeFi burger from quinoa and a vegan Beyond Burger.

Hot dogs are undergoing wholesale renovations, too. Toppings run the gamut from Boca’s The Red Boat K-Town dog (diced kimchi) and Saigon dog (pickled daikon) to Gourmet Killer Dogs’ vegan sausage. There are turkey dogs everywhere, and if you add cranberry sauce and mashed potatoes, you’d have a Thanksgiving dog.

When hot dogs become sausages, there is more to love, more meat in the bun and more combinations available. Boca’s Hotdog-Opolis has almost two weeks’ worth of different tastes, if you limited yourself to one per day. A few on the menu: elk, bacon and cheddar sausage; pheasant cognac sausage; rabbit, white wine and herb sausage; wild boar sausage; smoked buffalo sausage.

Peter Allen said it best:“Everything old is new again.”

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DINING GUIDE Palm Beach County BOCA RATON Abe & Louie’s—2200 Glades Road. Steakhouse.

All Americans are endowed with certain inalienable rights, among them the right to a thick, juicy, perfectly cooked steak. At this posh, comfortable (and expensive) meatery, the USDA Prime steaks are indeed thick, juicy and perfectly cooked, also massively flavorful and served in enormous portions. Don’t miss the New York sirloin or prime rib, paired in classic steakhouse fashion with buttery hash browns and uber-creamy creamed spinach. Chased with an ice-cold martini or glass of red wine from the truly impressive list, it’s happiness pursued and captured. • Lunch/ brunch Sun.-Fri., dinner nightly. 561/447-0024. $$$$

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Arturo’s Ristorante—6750 N. Federal

Lobster bomb from Bluefin Sushi and Thai

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Highway. Italian. Arturo’s quiet, comfortable dining room; slightly formal, rigorously professional service; and carefully crafted Italian dishes never go out of style. You’ll be tempted to make a meal of the array of delectable antipasti from the antipasti cart, but try to leave room for main courses like the veal shank served on a bed of risotto. • Lunch Mon.–Fri. Dinner nightly. 561/997-7373. $$$

Biergarten—309 Via De Palmas, #90. German/ Pub. Part vaguely German beer garden, part all-American sports bar, this rustic eatery offers menus that channel both, as well as an excellent selection of two-dozen beers on tap and the same number by the bottle. The food is basic and designed to go well with suds, like the giant pretzel with a trio of dipping sauces and the popular “Biergarten burger.” • Lunch and dinner daily. 561/395-7462. $$ Bluefin Sushi and Thai—861 N.W. 51st St., Suite 1. Sushi/Thai. Arrive early for a table at this Asian hot spot—it’s popular with no reservations for parties fewer than six. Don’t skip the tempura lobster bomb, big in both size and taste. The ginger snapper will impress both Instagram and your stomach. Try the chicken satay and pad Thai. Bluefin offers a variety of dishes from multiple cultures, all well done. • Lunch and dinner daily. 561/981-8986. $$

Boca Landing —999 E. Camino Real. Contemporary American. The Waterstone Resort & Marina’s signature restaurant, Boca Landing, offers the city’s only waterside dining and shows off its prime location and views. Heavy on small plates, the menu features tuna crudo, fried calamari and a killer cheese and charcuterie board. Probably the best dish, though, is the charred filet mignon with a red wine bone marrow reduction, with wickedly luscious house-made hazelnut gelato coming in a very close second. • Dinner nightly.

561/226-3022. $$$ Bonefish Grill—21065 Powerline Road.

Seafood. Market-fresh seafood is the cornerstone, like Chilean sea bass prepared over a wood-burning grill and served with sweet Rhea’s topping (crabmeat, sautéed spinach and a signature lime, tomato and garlic sauce.) • Dinner nightly. Lunch on Saturdays.

Brunch on Sundays. 561/483-4949. (Other Palm Beach County locations: 1880 N. Congress Ave., Boynton Beach, 561/732-1310; 9897 Lake Worth Road, Lake Worth, 561/965-2663; 11658 U.S. Highway 1, North Palm Beach, 561/799-2965) $$

Brio Tuscan Grille —5050 Town Center Circle, #239. Italian. The Boca outpost of this national chain does what it set out to do—dish up big portions of well-made, easily accessible Italian-esque fare at a reasonable price. If you’re looking for bruschetta piled with fresh cheeses and vegetables or house-made fettuccine with tender shrimp and lobster in a spicy lobster butter sauce, you’ll be one happy diner. • Lunch Mon.–Fri. Dinner nightly. Brunch Sat.–Sun. 561/392-3777. (Other Palm Beach County locations: The Gardens Mall, 3101 PGA Blvd., 561/622-0491; CityPlace, 550 S. Rosemary Ave., 561/835-1511) $$

Burtons Grill & Bar —5580 N. Military Trail.

New American. Known for its reliable food as well as its non-gluten, Paleo and “B Choosy” kids menu, the first Florida location for this restaurant is deservedly crowded, so make reservations. Don’t miss the General Tso’s cauliflower, the pan-seared salmon (Paleo), the crab cakes or the Key lime pie. Popular half-portions are available, too.

• Lunch and dinner daily. 561/465-2036. $$

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Butcher Block Grill—7000 W. Camino Real.

Steakhouse/Contemporary American. This casual steakhouse with a Mediterranean twist, an all-kosher menu, and a local, seasonal, sustainable ethos gives the stuffy old-fashioned meatery a swift kick in the sirloin.

Beef here is all-natural and grass-fed, delivering big, rich, earthy flavor. Seafood, whether raw (tuna tartare) or simply grilled (wild-caught salmon), is palate-pleasing as well. • Lunch and dinner daily. 561/409-3035. $$$

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The Capital Grille —6000 Glades Road.

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Steaks. This is one of more than three dozen restaurants in a national chain, but the Boca Grille treats you like a regular at your neighborhood restaurant. Steaks, dry-aged if not Prime, are flavorful and cooked with precision, while starters from the pan-fried calamari to the restaurant’s signature spin on the Cobb salad are nicely done too. Parmesan truffle fries are crispy sticks of potato heaven; chocolate-espresso cake a study in shameless, and luscious, decadence. • Lunch Mon.–Fri. Dinner nightly. 561/368-1077. $$$

Casa D’Angelo —171 E. Palmetto Park Road.

Italian. Angelo Elia’s impeccable Italian restaurant is a delight, from the stylish room to the suave service to the expansive wine list, not to mention food that’s by turn elegant, hearty, bold, subtle and always delicious. Dishes off the regular menu make excellent choices, like chargrilled jumbo prawns with artichoke, arugula, lemon and olive oil. But pay attention to specials like pan-seared snapper and scallops in a spicy, garlicky cherry tomato sauce. • Dinner nightly. 561/996-1234. $$$

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Casimir French Bistro —416 Via De Palmas, Suite 81. French. Take a trip overseas without leaving the city and enjoy excellently prepared traditional French dishes, such as duck l’orange or beef bourguignon, or go with Cajun chicken and veal Milanese.

The comfortable dining room is a Parisian experience, as is the apple tarte tatin. • Lunch and dinner daily.

561/955-6001. $$$

The Cheesecake Factory —5530 Glades Road. American. Oh, the choices! The chain has a Sunday brunch menu in addition to its main menu, which includes Chinese chicken salad and Cajun jambalaya. Don’t forget about the cheesecakes, from white chocolate and raspberry truffle offerings.

• Lunch and dinner daily. 561/393-0344. (Other Palm Beach County locations: CityPlace, West Palm Beach, 561/802-3838; Downtown at the Gardens, Palm Beach Gardens, 561/776-3711). $$

Chez Marie French Bistro—5030 Champion Blvd. French. Marie will greet you at the door of this nicely decorated, intimate, classic French restaurant tucked in the corner of a strip shopping area. From escargot encased in garlic butter, parsley and breadcrumbs to a tender duck a l’orange to an unforgettable crepe Suzette, you’ll be in Paris all evening. Voila! Also on the menu: pan-seared foie gras, tasty SeagateHosp-AtlanticGrill_BRM JA19.indd 1

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My go-to food is pad Thai. I love eating it, and I love making it. It’s my comfort zone.”

— Chef Patrick

CITY OYSTER 213 E. Atlantic Ave., Delray Beach 561/272-0220 cityoysterdelray.com

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Chef Patrick

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uphot Bhisittrakulporn decided he liked working with food when he was a food specialist (a cook) in the U.S. Army. That was after Chef Patrick (as he’s called), born in Bangkok, Thailand, moved to Boca Raton at age 10 when his father helped open a restaurant in Mission Bay. He graduated from Olympic Heights High School, Palm Beach Community College and FAU. “I started helping out when I was 13 in the kitchen, doing what I could,” he recalls.“I didn’t really like (the business) at first, because my dad and mom spent so much time [away] from the family.”

Luckily for SoFla, Chef Patrick took some baking classes when he was stationed overseas, and gained a newfound respect for the profession. From there, he worked at Miami’s Sushi Rock and China Grill, West Palm’s Palm Sugar and Palm Beach’s Echo, and is now creating sushi at Delray’s City Oyster.

What’s the newest sushi trend?

There’s the susharito—sushi and burrito mixed together. And then there’s the sushi doughnut, which looks like a doughnut and you top it with different ingredients. But I like to stick with the basics. I don’t like to go all crazy.

Is there an ingredient you’ve never used that you want to use in sushi?

I think foie gras; it’s very expensive. The taste is very subjective, kind of like uni (sea urchin)—either you like it or you hate it.

Do you have any hobbies?

I spend a lot of time with my wife and 2-year-old daughter. We garden. Anything outdoors.

What advice do you give your employees?

I like to work in a family setting, so everyone has to respect one another.

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Cosa Duci

onion soup, seabass Bouillabaisse, coq au vin, rack of lamb, salads and more desserts. • Dinner nightly. 561/997-0027. $$

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Chops Lobster Bar —101 Plaza Real S., Royal Palm Place. Steak, seafood. Steaks are aged USDA Prime—tender, flavorful and perfectly cooked under a 1,700-degree broiler. There’s all manner of fish and shellfish, but you’re here for the lobster, whether giant Nova Scotian tails flash-fried and served with drawn butter or sizable Maine specimens stuffed with lobster. • Dinner nightly. 561/395-2675. $$$$

Italian Artisan Bakery & Café

Cuban Café —3350 N.W. Boca Raton Blvd., Suite B-30. Cuban. Diners pack this traditional Cuban restaurant for lunch specials that start at $7.95, including slow-roasted pork served with white rice and black beans. Other highlights include the Cuban sandwich and (on the dinner menu only) lechón asado. • Lunch Mon.– Fri. Dinner Mon.–Sat. 561/750-8860. $ DaVinci’s of Boca —6000 Glades Road.

Italian. Expect carefully prepared Italian fare that will satisfy both traditionalists and the more adventurous.

The former will like crisp, greaseless fried calamari and hearty lasagna made with fresh pasta. The latter will enjoy creamy burrata with prosciutto, bacon jam and arugula and a branzino served with spinach, clams and shrimp. • Lunch and dinner daily. 561/362-8466. $$

Domus Italian Restaurant—187 S.E. Mizner Blvd. Italian. The “Best Spaghetti & Meatballs Ever” dish is pretty darn close to being just that. The burrata with tomato carpaccio, melt-in-your-mouth Dover sole almondine, orecchiette con sausage and linguine vongole are part of a very good menu. From Sicilian fish salad to veal piccata, a light calamari fritti to chicken Parmesan, you can find something for all appetites. Save room for the tartufo. • Dinner nightly. 561/419-8787. $$$

Dorsia—5837 N. Federal Highway. Continental.

The simple pleasures of the table—good food, personable service, comfortable ambience—are what this modestly stylish restaurant is all about. The menu has a strong Italian bent, evidenced by dishes like a trio of fried zucchini blossoms stuffed with an airy three-cheese mousse, and a cookbook-perfect rendition of veal scaloppine lavished with artichoke hearts, sun-dried tomatoes and a tangy lemon-white wine sauce. • Dinner nightly. 561/961-4156. $$

In Italy all roads lead to Rome…

In Boca Raton all roads lead to Cosa Duci!

Come discover a hidden gem filled with pastries, cookies, espresso, gelato, cappuccino, daily lunch menu, wine and an authentic Italian family!

We change our menu daily!

Visit our site to see what mamma is cooking today: www.cosaduci.com

Farmer’s Table —1901 N. Military Trail.

American. Fresh, natural, sustainable, organic and local is the mantra at this both tasty and health-conscious offering from Mitchell Robbins and Joey Giannuzzi.

Menu highlights include flatbreads, slow-braised USDA Choice short rib and the popular Buddha Bowl, with veggies, udon noodles and shrimp. • Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. 561/417-5836. $$

Frank & Dino’s —39 S.E. First Ave. Italian.

141 NW 20th Street B-21 Boca Raton • 561.393.1201 Baking for a good cause: A portion of our proceeds will benefit research for Multiple Sclerosis.

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soundtrack. So, too, are traditional Italian dishes such as Dentice oreganata, capellini Pomodoro and tiramisu. But you may want to get there early for one of the longest happy hours around (11:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. weekdays) for Damiano meatballs, filet mignon sliders or antipasto misto between lunch and dinner. • Lunch Mon.-Fri.; dinner nightly. 561/218-4636. $$$

Take the Edge Off

We know the Gazebo is famous for its classic fine cuisine and its exemplary service, but we also hear it has the most generous drink in town. Not that we would notice.

Gary Rack’s Farmhouse Kitchen—399 S.E. Mizner Blvd. American. Natural, seasonal, sustainable.

You’ll enjoy the varied menu, and won’t believe it’s made without butters or creams. Try the too-good-to-be-true buffalo-style cauliflower appetizer, the seared salmon or buffalo burger, and have apple skillet for dessert. Healthy never tasted so good. • Lunch and dinner daily. 561/826-2625. $$

Grand Lux Cafe —6000 Glades Road, inside Town Center at Boca Raton. American. The Cheesecake Factory’s sister brand is an upscale take on the original formula, with an atmosphere inspired by the great cafes of Europe. The menu offers a range of international flavors, and the specialty baked-to-order desserts are always a big hit. • Lunch and dinner daily; brunch on Saturday and Sunday. 561/392-2141. $$

The Grille On Congress—5101 Congress Ave. American. Dishes at this longtime favorite range from tasty chicken entrees and main-plate salads to seafood options like Asian-glazed salmon or pan-seared yellowtail snapper. • Lunch Mon.–Fri. Dinner Mon.–Sat. 561/912-9800. $$

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Houston’s—1900 N.W. Executive Center Circle.

Gary Rack’s Farmhouse Kitchen

Contemporary American. Convenient location, stylish ambience and impeccable service are hallmarks of this local outpost of the Hillstone restaurant chain. There are plenty of reasons why this is one of the most popular business lunch spots in all of Boca, including menu items like Cajun trout, the mammoth salad offerings and the tasty baby back ribs.

• Lunch and dinner daily. 561/998-0550. $$$

Jimmy’s Fries to Caviar —6299 N. Federal Highway. Contemporary American. Going one better than soup to nuts defines Jimmy Mills’ Boca restaurant, an easygoing, affordable bistro in the old Darbster space that really does offer fries, caviar and more. Four varieties of fish eggs are shown off nicely crowning a quartet of deviled eggs, while the thick-cut fries complement a massively flavorful, almost fork-tender hanger steak in the classic steak frites.Try the seasonal soups as well. • Dinner Tues.-Sun. 561/617-5965. $$

Josephine’s—5751 N. Federal Highway. Italian.

Tradition trumps trendy, and comfort outweighs chic at this Boca favorite. The ambience is quiet and stately but not stuffy, and the menu is full of hearty dishes to soothe the savage appetite, like three-cheese eggplant rollatini and chicken scarpariello. • Dinner nightly. 561/988-0668. $$ Kapow! Noodle Bar—431 Plaza Real. PanAsian. This Asian-inspired gastropub delivers an invenbocamag.com

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tive punch to the taste buds. Among the hardest hitters is its angry shrimp dumplings and the char sui pork belly bao bun. The Saigon duck pho is yet one more reason to go.

• Lunch and dinner daily. 561/347-7322. $$

Kathy’s Gazebo Café —4199 N. Federal Highway. Traditional French. Elegance, civility and very good food meet here for dinners that last at least two hours, and it’s worth it. Try the Dover sole (pricey, but it won’t disappoint), the escargot, coq au vin if it’s a nightly special, gazpacho, duck, veal, lobster and more. Don’t forget the rich, well-crafted desserts. Classical dining at a longtime standard; jackets recommended. • Lunch Mon.-Fri. Dinner Mon.-Sat. 561/395-6033. $$$

Ke’e Grill—17940 N. Military Trail, Suite 700.

Traditional American. In this busy dining scene for more than 30 years, you will find a lot of seafood (fried calamari, blue crab cakes, yellowtail snapper Francaise and lots more), a few steak, chicken, lamb and pork options, and a quality house-made apple crisp. Your traditional choices are baked, fried, breaded, grilled, broiled, sauteed. With Provencal, Francaise, maple mustard glaze, toasted macadamia nut pesto and piccata twists. A consistent crowd for a consistent menu. • Dinner nightly. 561/995-5044. $$$ La Nouvelle Maison—455 E. Palmetto Park Blvd. French. Elegant, sophisticated French cuisine, white-glove service and a trio of stylish dining rooms make Arturo Gismondi’s homage to Boca’s storied La Vieille Maison the home away from home to anyone who appreciates the finer points of elegant dining. The cuisine showcases both first-rate ingredients and precise execution, whether a generous slab of silken foie gras with plum gastrique, posh lobster salad, cookbook-perfect rendition of steak frites and an assortment of desserts that range from homey apple tart to bananas Foster with chocolate and Grand Marnier. • Dinner nightly. 561/338-3003. $$$

La Villetta —4351 N. Federal Highway. Italian.

This is a well-edited version of a traditional Italian menu, complete with homemade pastas and other classic dishes. Try the signature whole yellowtail snapper encrusted in sea salt; it’s de-boned right at tableside.

Shrimp diavolo is perfectly scrumptious. • Dinner nightly. (closed Mon. during summer). 561/362-8403. $$$

Le Rivage —450 N.E. 20th St., Suite 103. French.

Don’t overlook this small, unassuming bastion of traditional French cookery. That would be a mistake, because the dishes that virtually scream “creativity” can’t compare to the quiet pleasures served here—like cool, soothing vichyssoise, delicate fillet of sole with nutty brown butter sauce or perfectly executed crème brûlee.

Good food presented without artifice at a fair price never goes out of fashion. • Dinner nightly. 561/620-0033. $$ Louie Bossi’s —100 E. Palmetto Park Road.

Italian. This jumping joint serves terrific Neapolitan pizza (thin crust), but don’t miss the other entrées. Start

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127 with a charcuterie/cheese plate and grab the amazing breadsticks. All breads and pastas are made on the premises. Other faves include the carbonara and the calamari, and save room for house-made gelato. Unusual features: Try the bocce ball court included with the retro Italian décor. • Lunch and dinner daily, weekend brunch. 561/336-6699. $$$

Luff’s Fish House —390 E. Palmetto Park Road.

Seafood. A renovated 1920s bungalow houses this shipshape restaurant, in addition to two large, outdoor deck and patio areas. It’s known for familiar dish names with new tweaks: smoked fish-hummus dip, falafel fish fritters, crab guacamole, mussels in coconut curry broth, plus the paella on Sundays only. Don’t leave without the enormous slice of the Key lime pie, topped with meringue on a graham cracker crust. • Lunch and dinner daily.

561/609-2660. $$ Madison’s—2006 N.W. Executive Center Circle.

American. This location is something of a Bermuda Triangle for restaurants, with at least four restaurants preceding this local outpost of a Canadian chain that styles itself a “New York grill and bar.” What Madison’s has going for it is an exceedingly handsome and capacious space, and service that is as professional as it is personable. • Lunch and dinner daily. 561/994-0808. $$$

Maggiano’s—21090 St. Andrews Blvd. Italian.

Do as the Italians do, and order family-style: Sit back and watch the endless amounts of gorgeous foods grace your table. In this manner, you receive two appetizers, a salad, two pastas, two entrées and two desserts. The menu also includes lighter takes on staples like chicken parm, fettuccine alfredo and chicken piccata. • Lunch and dinner daily. 561/361-8244. $$ Mario’s Osteria—1400 Glades Road, Suite 210. Italian. This popular spot is swanky, but the rustic Italian fare keeps with an osteria’s humbler pretensions.

Signature dishes like the garlic rolls, lasagna and eggplant “pancakes” are on the new menu, as are butternut squash ravioli and thick, juicy rib-eye served “arrabiata” style. • Lunch and dinner daily. 561/239-7000. $$ Matteo’s—233 S. Federal Highway, Suite 108.

Italian. Hearty Italian and Italian-American food, served in giant “family style” portions, needs no reinventing.

Though there is no shortage of local restaurants cooking in that genre, it’s the details of preparation and service that make Matteo’s stand out. Baked clams are a good place to start, as is the reliable chopped salad. Linguini frutti di mare is one of the best in town. • Dinner nightly.

561/392-0773. $$

Max’s Grille —404 Plaza Real. Contemporary American. After 24 years in Mizner Park, This modern American bistro is a true local classic. The food and decor are both timeless and up to date, and the ambience is that of a smooth-running big-city bistro.

Buzz Bites I Still Plenty of Amore For La Villetta

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hen a restaurant is open for more than 20 years, is still doing a booming business and diners of all ages rave about the dishes, attention should be paid. We thought it was time to revisit Boca’s La Villetta.

The short version: still good.

The service is five-star, the food right up there, too. With Chef/Owner Maria Constanza heading the kitchen, all control points were checked before the pork chop special arrived. It was a 14-ounce, double-boned, moist, tender chop ($36.95) sautéed in the same white winebased sauce it’s served with. It’s enough for two, or one lucky leftover recipient.

The chef, who first opened venues in Montreal, opened Casa Cacciatore in 1985 in Pompano, and then moved with partner Salvatore Sellitto in 1992 to open La Villetta. It continues to be the best Boca restaurant you’ve never heard of, even after all these years.

This is classic Italian fare, with a select menu and all the dishes honed to sate appetites. It’s known for the full yellowtail snapper baked in salt and deboned at the table (it falls off your fork), but the Sunday gravy gets a shout, too, being rich, smooth and about as decadent as it can get. From the (deceptively) simple dishes to the richer recipes, this spot is worth the money and earns the accolades it receives.

If Chef Maria continues her magic in the kitchen, there’s no reason La Villetta won’t be around another 20 years.

The restaurant is open Tues.-Sun. from 5:30 to 10:30 p.m. Call 561/362-8403 or visit lavillettaboca.com.

—Lynn Kalber

Morton’s The Steakhouse—5050 Town Center Circle, Suite 219. Steakhouse. There’s seemingly no end to diners’ love of huge slabs of high-quality aged beef, nor to the carnivores who pack the clubby-swanky dining room of this meatery. While the star of the beef show is the giant bone-in filet mignon, seasonally featured is the American Wagyu New York strip. Finish off your meal with one of the decadent desserts.• Dinner nightly.

561/392-7724. $$$$

New York Prime —2350 N.W. Executive Center Drive. Steakhouse. This wildly popular Boca meatery Monday, Monday packs them in with swift, professional service, classy supper club ambience and an extensive wine list. And, of course, the beef—all USDA Prime, cooked to tender and juicy lusciousness over ferocious heat. The bone-in rib-eye is especially succulent, but don’t neglect the New York strip or steak-house classics like oysters Rockefeller, garlicky spinach and crusty hash browns. • Dinner nightly. 561/998-3881. $$$$ Nick’s New Haven-Style Pizzeria —2240 N.W. 19th St., Suite 904. Italian. Cross Naples (thin, blistered crust, judicious toppings) with Connecticut (fresh clams and no tomato sauce), and you’ve got a pretty good idea of the pies coming out of Nick Laudano’s custom-made ovens. The “white clam” pizza with garlic and bacon is killer-good; Caesar salad and tiramisu are much better than the usual pizzeria fare. • Lunch and dinner daily. 561/368-2900. $$

Ouzo Bay Greek Kouzina—201 Plaza Real. Greek-American. This sleek Mizner Park destination combines Maryland and Greek dishes, reflecting the flagship Ouzo Bay in Baltimore. You’ll find classic Greek dishes done right here: the spanakopita, dolmades and baklava are excellent. A large variety of fish are flown in daily and served whole or deboned, but always well prepared. Try the crab cakes with your ouzo. Opa! • Lunch and dinner daily. 561/757-0082. $$$

P.F. Chang’s —1400 Glades Road. Chinese.

There may have been no revolution if Mao had simply eaten at the Boca outpost of P.F. Chang’s—the portions are large enough to feed the masses—and the exquisite tastes in each dish could soothe any tyrant. We particularly like the steamed fish of the day, as well as the Szechuan-style asparagus. • Lunch and dinner daily. 561/393-3722. (Other Palm Beach County location: 3101 PGA Blvd., Palm Beach Gardens, 561/691-1610) $$

Prezzo —5560 N. Military Trail. Italian. A reincarService is personable and proficient. The menu is composed of dishes you really want to eat, from the applewood bacon-wrapped meatloaf to the wickedly indulgent crème brûlèe pie. • Lunch Mon.–Fri. Brunch Sat–Sun. Dinner nightly. 561/368-0080. $$

nation of a popular 1990s Boca venue, this version has updated the dining room, kept the yummy oven-baked focaccia bread slices, and added a 21st-century taste to the menu. Don’t miss the tender bone-in pork chop, thin-crust pizza and seafood specials. Vegetarian and gluten-free choices are on the menu, too. • Lunch Mon.-Fri. Dinner nightly. 561/314-6840. $$ July/August 2019

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Feast on these unlikely destinations for quality food Written by LYNN KALBER

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ext time you’d like a meal at someplace different—really different—think about a museum, the zoo, a furniture store or a movie theater. And yes, they have good food and drinks. Plus a little more.

THE RESTAURANT AT THE NORTON Gaze at a Claude Monet painting, wander the sculpture gardens and then take a bite of your Florida chopped

TROPICAL CAFÉ AT PALM BEACH ZOO Watch the Chilean flamingos, a few different duck species, a sandhill crane and a large, mellow capybara from your air-conditioned seat as you dig into some mahi tacos.

This is the Palm Beach Zoo’s Tropical Café, where you can have a meal while wildlife wanders next to your window.

The café has an outdoor counter for those who want to order there, wait and take

menu is more than plentiful and includes tidbits such as lobster rolls, filet mignon sliders, spicy tuna on crispy rice, buttermilk fried chicken, salads, desserts and all the popcorn you can eat. And it’s all really tasty. IPIC Delray Beach, 25 S.E. Fourth Ave., 561/3595844; IPIC Boca Raton, 301 Plaza Real, 561/299-3000 RESTORATION HARDWARE What’s not to like about combining furniture shopping

Palm Beach County has a reputation as a serious foodie haven—and now that deliciousness is spreading to any and all places people go, from museums to movies to furniture stores...

From top, chicken paillard at The Restaurant at the Norton, mahi tacos at Tropical Cafe, lobster roll at IPIC

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salad, with citrus, hearts of palm, fennel, radish, orange vinaigrette and more tasty morsels. Appreciate the art in nature, and the nature in art.

You’re at the newly expanded and renovated Norton Museum of Art in West Palm Beach.

Executive Chef David Schiraldo heads The Restaurant, where works of gastronomic art are prepared by the Constellation Culinary Group, a national catering organization. The menu includes dishes such as salads, small bites and more, plus desserts.

Seating is inside or outside, and you can make reservations through OpenTable.

Hours: Lunch: 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday. Dinner, Friday only, 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Brunch, Sunday only, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The Restaurant at the Norton, 1450 S. Dixie Highway, West Palm Beach; 561/832-5196.

food to the outside tables. But go inside, where you have table service, A/C, a larger menu and an ever-changing ringside seat. The menu includes sandwiches, salads, wraps, soups, sides, a kids’ menu and drinks including beer and wine. Dishes are made with local produce from county farms and sustainable food sources.

Hours: zoo open daily 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Tropical Café open 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. 1301 Summit Blvd., West Palm Beach; 561/547-9453.

IPIC If you had to decide on a meal to serve guests sitting in darkness, without utensils, you’d have an idea of what IPIC Entertainment’s culinary artists have to consider for their movie theater customers. Is it an easy handful? Will it drip?

Can you eat it without taking your eyes off the screen?

The eat-while-you-watch

and mimosa sipping? Those crisp white slipcovers look all the more luxurious after a lunch of rainbow trout and Sauvignon blanc.

That’s part of the appeal of West Palm Beach’s Restoration Hardware, a huge place in the middle of the Okeechobee Boulevard median. Also appealing in the Rooftop Restaurant is the novelty, the attentive service and the beautiful surroundings. You shop in the clean and well-heeled Restoration vignettes showing off rooms you’d gladly move into your abode, and then eat well in a setting reminiscent of a Parisian garden atrium.

A couch and a cabernet?

Score.

Restaurant hours: Mon.Sat., 10 a.m.-8 p.m.; Sun., 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Rooftop Restaurant at Restoration Hardware, 560 Okeechobee Blvd., West Palm Beach; 561/804-6826.

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Rafina—6877 S.W. 18th St. Greek. If you find the ambience of most Greek restaurants to be like a frat party with flaming cheese and ouzo, this contemporary, casually elegant spot will be welcome relief. Food and decor favor refinement over rusticity, even in such hearty and ubiquitous dishes as pastitsio and spanakopita.

Standout dishes include the moussaka, the creamy and mildly citrusy avgolemono soup and the precisely grilled, simply adorned (with olive oil, lemon and capers) branzino. • Lunch and dinner daily. 561/409-3673. $$ Ristorante Sapori —301 Via de Palmas, Royal Palm Place. Italian. Sapori features fresh fish, veal and chicken dishes imbued with subtle flavors. The grilled Italian branzino, the veal chop Milanese and the zuppa di pesce served over linguine are especially tasty, and the pasta (all 17 kinds!) is available in full and half orders, with your choice of 15 zesty sauces. • Lunch Mon.–Fri. Dinner nightly. 561/367-9779. $$

Ruth’s Chris —225 N.E. Mizner Blvd., Suite 100.

Steakhouse. Not only does this steakhouse favorite emphasize its New Orleans roots, it also distinguishes itself from its competitors by just serving better food.

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strings? Steaks are USDA Prime and immensely flavorful, like a perfectly seared New York strip. The white chocolate bread pudding is simply wicked. • Dinner nightly. 561/392-6746. (Other Palm Beach County locations: 651 Okeechobee Blvd., West Palm Beach, 561/514-3544; 661 U.S. Highway 1, North Palm Beach, 561/863-0660.) $$$$

Seasons 52 —2300 Executive Center Drive.

Contemporary American. The food—seasonal ingredients, simply and healthfully prepared, accompanied by interesting wines—is first-rate, from salmon roasted on a cedar plank to desserts served in oversized shot glasses. • Lunch and dinner daily. 561/998-9952. (Other Palm Beach County location: 11611 Ellison Wilson Road, Palm Beach Gardens, 561/625-5852.) $$

Six Tables a Restaurant—112 N.E. Second St., Boca Raton. American. Chef/owner Jonathan Fyhrie has a unique, elegant, one-seating, prix-fixe dinner and only six tables. The decor reflects the food, which is innovative in unexpected but attractive ways.

Open since 2004, this restaurant’s staying power proves the pull of a beautiful space, amazing food and special attention from a talented staff. The velvety lobster bisque is a signature dish. The night’s options can include rack of lamb, filet au poivre, wild Scottish king

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salmon, crispy duck and more, all done beautifully. Plan on a two-to-three-hour dinner. It’s worth it. • Dinner nightly. 561/347-6260. $$$$

Sushi Ray —5250 Town Center Circle, Suite 111.

Japanese/Sushi. Impeccably fresh and exactingly prepared sushi and other Japanese specialties are on display. The Nobu-esque miso sea bass gives a taste of this modern classic at a fraction of the price of the original, while the chef’s sushi assortment offers a generous arrangement of nigiri and maki for a reasonable $22. • Lunch Mon.–Fri., dinner nightly.

561/394-9506. $$ Tanjore Indian—500 Via de Palmas. Indian. Six different kinds of naan bread let you know this isn’t your usual Indian menu, and the naan itself is a light bite of heaven.

House-roasted and ground spices help make the seafood, chicken, lamb and vegetarian dishes memorable. Try the Angarey tandoori chicken and the side dish of aromatic white rice with cumin seeds. Smooth rice pudding with candied almonds and raisins let you end the meal with a sweet light bite. • Lunch and dinner daily. 561/288-5800. $$ Tanzy—301 Plaza Real. Italian. Part of the swanky iPic Theater complex (though it does not service the theater), this handsome spot relies on quality ingredients

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and careful preparation instead of culinary special effects and car chases. The Parma Bar, a sort of sushi bar for meat and cheese fanatics, also does terrific quattro formaggio fiocchi and spiced pear. The scarletta pepper steak and bone-in pork chops are excellent, as are the braised Angus beef short ribs with toasted pearl barley and collard greens. For dessert, try the red velvet bread pudding and your choice of a trio of sorbets. • Lunch Mon.–Fri. Dinner nightly. Brunch Sat.–Sun. 561/922-6699. $$

Tap 42—5050 Town Center Circle, Suite 247.

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Gastropub. This hugely popular nouveau-Industrial gastropub is not for the faint of eardrums when packed, but don’t let that discourage you. The kitchen here executes the hell out of a short, simple all-day menu. Grilled salmon chopped salad with tomatillo ranch dressing is delightful, as is guacamole studded with fat chunks of bacon and charred corn. Same goes for decadent shrimp mac-n-cheese. The wicked-good chocolate bread pudding with salted caramel sauce would be the envy of any Big Easy eatery. • Lunch Mon.-Fri. Brunch Sat.-Sun. Dinner nightly. 561/235-5819. $

Taverna Kyma—6298 N. Federal Highway.

Greek/Mediterranean. Few present Greek cuisine better. Expertly prepared dishes cover the spectrum of Mediterranean cuisine, from cold appetizers (dolmades— grape leaves stuffed with rice and herbs) to hot starters (spanakopita, baked phyllo with spinach and feta cheese) to mouthwatering entrées like lamb shank (slow-cooked in a tomato sauce and served on a bed of orzo), massive stuffed peppers or kebobs. • Lunch Mon.-Fri. Dinner nightly.

561/994-2828. $$ Temper Grille —9858 Clint Moore Road.

American tapas. Even though it’s a tapas place, the portions are large, so plan to share your dishes or take home leftovers. Try the Temper Yakisoba noodles spicy or hot, lamb pops, shrimp bites and steak chimmis. • Dinner Tues.-Sat. 561/717-8081. $$ Trattoria Romana—499 E. Palmetto Park

Happy Together

City Fish Market’s daily happy hour (even on weekends) includes $3 draft beers and $7 specialty cocktails like the Key Lime Pie Martini and Hawaiian Cosmo Martini.

Road. Italian. This local mainstay does Italian classics and its own lengthy list of ambitious specials with unusual skill and aplomb. The service is at a level not always seen in local restaurants. Pay attention to the daily specials, especially if they include impeccably done langostini oreganata and the restaurant’s signature jumbo shrimp saltimbocca. • Dinner nightly. 561/393-6715. $$$

True —147 S.E. First Ave. American. True is the only place in South Florida to eat authentic Baltimore crab cakes. This small, unpretentious venue reminds us of a Key West food shack. The food is fabulous. Try anything with crab (crab dip, crab soup, crab sliders), but don’t miss the bacon-wrapped dates, beef brisket sliders and Fetacomply salad.• Dinner Tues.-Sun. 561/417-5100. $$ True Food Kitchen—6000 Glades Road.

Eco-chic health food. This chain was co-founded by

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Dr. Andrew Weil, the health food guru, so dishes here reflect the “anti-inflammatory” diet he prescribes. You’ll find some delicious items that won’t require a loosening of the belt. The menu is seasonal and changes regularly, so if the terrific edamame dumplings are available, grab them. Same for the burger, herb hummus and desserts.

There’s bound to be something for all tastes.• Lunch and dinner daily. Brunch Sat.-Sun. 561/419-8105. $$

Twenty Twenty Grille —141 Via Naranjas, Suite 45. Contemporary American. You’ve probably licked postage stamps that are larger than Ron and Rhonda Weisheit’s tiny jewel box of a restaurant, but what it lacks in space it more than makes up for in charm, sophistication and imaginative, expertly crafted food. Virtually everything is made in-house, from the trio of breads that first grace your table to the pasta in a suave dish of tagliatelle with duck and chicken confit.

Don’t miss the jerk pork belly and grilled veal strip loin.

• Dinner nightly. 561/990-7969. $$$ Villagio Italian Eatery —344 Plaza Real. Italian. The classic Italian comfort food at this Mizner Park establishment is served with flair and great attention to detail. The reasonably priced menu—with generous portions—includes all your favorites (veal Parmesan, Caesar salad) and some outstanding seafood dishes (Maine lobster with shrimp, mussels and clams on linguine). There is a full wine list and ample people-watching given the prime outdoor seating. • Lunch and dinner daily. 561-447-2257. $$ Vino —114 N.E. Second St. Wine Bar/Italian. An impressive wine list of some 200 bottles (all available by the glass) offers a multitude of choices, especially among Italian and California reds. The menu of “Italian tapas” includes roasted red peppers with Provolone, as well as ricotta gnocchi with San Marzano tomatoes.

• Dinner Tues.–Sat. 561/869-0030. $$

WEST BOCA Boon’s Asian Bistro —19605 N. State Road 7. Japanese/Thai. This is one of two Boon’s (the other is in Delray Beach), and it’s where the rush to eat excellent sushi started. The fast-moving staff is choreographed to deliver dishes such as shrimp pad Thai that’s light, delicate and happily filled with shrimp. The Thai fried rice is unusually delicate too, with lots of egg, and is some of the best around. The sushi rolls are as fresh and inventive (try the Daimyo roll) as they are beautifully presented. Go early or call for a reservation. • Lunch Mon.-Fri. Dinner nightly. 561/883-0202. $$

City Fish Market—7940 Glades Road. Seafood. A multimillion-dollar remodel of the old Pete’s has turned it into an elegant seafood house with a lengthy seafood-friendly wine list, impeccably fresh fish and shellfish cooked with care and little artifice. • Lunch Mon.–Fri. Dinner nightly. 561/487-1600. $$

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131 Ditmas Kitchen—21077 Powerline Road. Contemporary kosher. This west Boca restaurant is named after a Brooklyn avenue in a district known for its food. Here you’ll find very good casual food, and no dairy products are used. Try the Hibachi salmon, all-kale Caesar salad, the shnitzel sandwich. • Dinner Sun.-Thurs. 561/826-8875. $$$

La Ferme—9101 Lakeridge Blvd. French/Mediterranean. Classic style and classically oriented French cuisine come together at this elegant yet comfortable restaurant in a west Boca shopping mall. Though there are a few Asian and Italian-inflected dishes on the menu, at its heart Le Ferme (“the farm”) is as French as the Eiffel Tower. Start with the foie gras terrine and proceed to lamb rack or pan-seared salmon with braised baby artichokes.

C’est délicieux. • Dinner nightly. 561/654-6600. $$$ Oliv Pit Athenian Grille—6006 S.W. 18th St. Modern Greek. The owners’ goal of bringing together the best of Greek cooking under one roof, much like the melting pot that is Athens, is covered here in an extensive menu. The best way to enjoy the food is to share it: the Pikilia trio with tzatziki, spicy feta and eggplant spread is a starting place. Try the mix grill platter and the hearty red Greek wine. End the night with a unique, velvety frappe cappuccino. • Lunch and dinner daily. 561/409-2049. $$ Tempura House —9858 Clint Moore Road, #C-

Buzz Bites II Special Months for Special Meal Deals Are Here Aug. 1-7: The fourth-annual Dine Out Downtown Delray week will run Aug. 1-7, and promises prix-fixe lunches and dinners, along with culinary classes.

Dozens of restaurants will be signed up to participate. Reservations are mandatory for this week of specials. Boca’s special dining month is in September— so save room!

Aug. 1-Sept. 31: Miami Spice offers a two-month restaurant special program, for all of August and September. Participating venues are listed at miamiandbeaches.com/offers/temptations/miami-spice-months. Expect three-course prix-fixe lunches for $23 and dinner for $39.

—Lynn Kalber

The Venu —8794 Boynton Beach Blvd. Modern European/American. A comfortable supper club vibe with better-than-average food. Live entertainment supplements large portions, with dishes such as braised wild boar pappardelle, grilled salmon and arancini.

Happy hour portions are large, too; desserts are decadent. Worth a trip to west Boynton Beach. • Dinner Mon.-Sat. 561/200-0222. $$

This quirky, individualistic, obscurely located little place is one of the most important restaurants in Delray. The menu changes frequently, but hope the evening’s fare includes plump scallops with caramelized mango sauce, stunning delicious roasted cauliflower with Parmesan mousse and bacon, and wicked-good espresso panna cotta on it at your visit. • Dinner Mon.-Sat. 561/303-1939. $$

can be forgiven for imagining yourself in some rustic Italian hill town as the smells of garlic and tomato sauce waft through the air. Start by sopping up the house olive oil with slices of crusty bread, then move on to a stellar version of clams Guazzetto and delicate fillets of sole done a la Francese. • Lunch Mon.-Sat. Dinner nightly. 561/470-0112. $$

Driftwood —2005 S. Federal Highway. Modern American. Take food combos that sound unusual (popcorn sauce, avocado chocolate ice cream) but that taste wonderful and you’ve got Chef Jimmy Everett’s ideas on the table. They don’t last long, because they

Sushi Simon —1614 S. Federal Highway.

Japanese. It’s been called “Nobu North” by some aficionados, and for good reason. Local sushi-philes jam the narrow dining room for such impeccable nigirizushi as hamachi and uni (Thursdays), as well as more elaborate dishes like snapper Morimoto and tuna tartare.

Creative, elaborate rolls are a specialty. • Lunch and dinner daily. 561/731-1819. $$

3rd and 3rd—301 N.E. Third Ave. Gastropub.

Villa Rosano—9858 Clint Moore Road. Italian. You

Bar Louie —1500 Gateway Blvd., #100.

Eclectic. Attempting to split the difference between happening bar and American café, Bar Louie in the sprawling Renaissance Commons complex mostly succeeds, offering burgers, pizzas, fish tacos and a variety of salads, all at moderate prices and in truly daunting portions. In South Florida’s world of trendy and expensive bistros, this is a welcome relief. • Lunch and dinner daily. 561/853-0090. $

food. Waterfront restaurants are few and far between in our neck of the woods, and those with good food are even more rare. Prime Catch, at the foot of the Woolbright bridge on the Intracoastal, is a best-kept secret.

The simple pleasures here soar—a perfectly grilled piece of mahi or bouillabaisse overflowing with tender fish.

Don’t miss one of the best Key lime pies around. • Lunch and dinner daily, Sunday brunch. 561/737-8822. $$

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112. Japanese/Asian. Dark wood, rice paper and tiles fill the space. An appetizer portion of Age Natsu, fried eggplant, is a consummate Japanese delicacy. Don’t miss the ITET roll with shrimp tempura and avocado, topped with spicy mayo, tempura flakes and eel sauce. • Lunch and dinner daily. 561/883-6088. $$

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Prime Catch—700 E. Woolbright Road. Sea-

taste terrific. Try the smoked swordfish, the lobster with pickled okra, ricotta dumplings, the burger with gouda, the grilled octopus and pastrami’d chicken breast with roasted cabbage. • Brunch Sun. Dinner Tues.-Sun. 561/733-4782. $$

Josie’s Italian Ristorante—1602 S. Federal Highway. Italian. Famed chef and South Florida culinary godfather Mark Militello is back at Josie’s after a brief stint at Boca’s Prezzo, and his magic in the kitchen of this cozy, old-school Italian restaurant is duly noted. His influence is evident in the daily specials, but old favorites like beefy short rib meatballs, an upmarket version of the classic San Francisco cioppino, and Josie’s signature veal Bersaglieri (veal medallions with artichokes, olives and roasted peppers in lemon-white wine sauce) don’t fail to satisfy either. • Lunch Mon.Sat. Dinner nightly. 561/364-9601. $$

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. $$ Angelo Elia Pizza • Bar • Tapas— 16950 Jog Road. Italian. Nothing on the menu of Angelo Elia’s modern, small plates-oriented osteria disappoints, but particularly notable are the meaty fried baby artichokes stuffed with breadcrumbs and speck, delicate chicken-turkey meatballs in Parmesan-enhanced broth, and Cremona pizza with a sweet-salty-earthy-pungent mélange of pears, pancetta, Gorgonzola, sun-dried figs and mozzarella. • Lunch Tues.-Sun. Dinner nightly.

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Apeiro Kitchen & Bar —14917 Lyons Road.

Mediterranean. West Delray diners have another reason to stay in their neighborhood with this stylish, contemporary Mediterranean eatery. Apeiro’s menu spans the entire Mediterranean, with dishes like Moroccan-spiced lamb ribs, 14-ounce double-cut pork chops, and fluffy meatballs adorned with tomato sauce, ricotta and pesto. The apple crostata, baked in a wood-burning oven, is one of the best desserts in town. • Dinner nightly. 561/501-4443. $$ Atlantic Grille—1000 E. Atlantic Ave. Seafood/ Contemporary American. This posh restaurant in the luxurious Seagate Hotel & Spa is home to a 450-gallon aquarium of tranquil moon jellyfish and a 2,500-gallon shark tank. Savor inventive cuisine that takes the contemporary to the extraordinary. Bold flavors, inspired techniques and the freshest ingredients make every meal a culinary adventure.

• Lunch and dinner daily. Brunch Sat.–Sun. 561/665-4900. $$

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

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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. $$

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Though the restaurant is prized for its diverse and top-of-the-line meats, Cut 432’s chef will prepare custom meals for vegetarians upon request.

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Batch Gastropub —14813 Lyons Road.

Gastropub. Definitely try the homemade batches of cocktails on tap, which give this west Delray gastropub its name. The artisanal mixes boast ingredients such as H.M. Tonic No. 22—the crisp, tangy part of a very good gin and tonic. The heirloom tomato and feta salad is a highlight with Champagne vinaigrette dressing.

Also popular are the brisket and short rib burgers, the avocado toast and the chicken Caesar. But the drinks are what you’ll remember. • Brunch Sat.-Sun. Dinner nightly. 561/877-0000. $$ 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. $$ Brulé Bistro —200 N.E. Second Ave. Contemporary American. The menu changes daily but some faves here include filet mignon carpaccio, seared tuna poke, seared diver scallops, slow-cooked lamb pappardelle, and more. Oh, and the Meyer lemon tart? ‘Nuff said. Outside tables offer the best option for conversation. • Lunch and dinner daily.

561/274-2046. $$

Buddha Sky Bar —217 E. Atlantic Ave. #3. Pan Asian. Don’t miss a meal at this stylish Asia-meets-industrial chic spot with a view of the Delray skyline. Chinese-influenced dim sum is inspired, while rock shrimp tempura and Tokyo beef skewers with twin chimichurri sauces touch the heart and the taste buds. Veggie fried rice is exemplary thanks to the kitchen’s application of wok chi. • Dinner nightly.

561/450-7557. $$

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. $$ Cabana El Rey—105 E. Atlantic Ave. Cuban tropical. Little Havana is alive and well in Delray. The menu is a palette-pleasing travelogue, including starters like mariquitas (fried banana chips) and main courses such as seafood paella (think mussels, shrimp, clams, conch, scallops and octopus). • Lunch and dinner daily. 561/274-9090. $$ Cabo Flats—Delray Marketplace, 14851 Lyons Road. Mexican. Mexican cuisine often has more personas than Madonna. This highly stylized cantina adds another—that of California’s Chicano culture.

All your favorite Mexican dishes are there, as well as enormous margaritas, but also niftier items like the crispy tuna tacos. Try the restaurant’s famous avocado fries with garlic and cilantro, and finish off with Captain Crunch deep-fried ice cream. • Lunch and dinner daily.

561/499-0378. $ 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. $$ 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 steakhouse favorites make this sleek restaurant just different enough to be interesting. Starters such as ceviche (pre-

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pared 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 Amer-

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ican. The same provocative, whimsical creativity that spawned Dada the art movement infuses Dada the restaurant, giving it a quirky charm all its own. The comfort food with a moustache menu has its quirky charms, too, like shake-n-bake pork chops with sweet-savory butterscotch onions, and a brownie-vanilla ice cream sundae with strips of five-spice powdered bacon. The wittily decorated 1920s-vintage house-turned-restaurant is, as they say, a trip. • Dinner nightly. 561/330-3232. $$

Deck 84—840 E. Atlantic Ave. Contemporary American. Burt Rapoport’s ode to laid-back tropical 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. 561/865-5350. $$

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American. Since 1989, this upscale tavern has been a Delray favorite. The straightforward menu focuses on entrées like lamb osso buco and tenderloin brochette teriyaki. Add a lobster tail for good measure. • Lunch and dinner daily. 561/265-0122. $$ The Grove —187 N.E. Second Ave. Contemporary American. Chef 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. $$

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. $$

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t’s not even 2 miles from West Palm Beach’s Southern Boulevard to Okeechobee Boulevard along South Dixie Highway. But if you traveled from one to the other by eating your way along the route, it would take you weeks.

That’s because there are 20 worth-astop restaurants in a relatively short area, and another under construction. That’s not counting fast food outlets, folks. Or the Civil Society Brewing Company that just opened (425 Kanuga Drive). Or all of the restaurants in Rosemary Square (formerly known as CityPlace).

Most are right on Dixie, but a handful gather together in a corner cluster at Belvedere, and a couple are a half-block off Dixie. Two are new in 2019: Todd’s and The Restaurant at the renovated and expanded Norton Museum. They are all worth finding, for their chefs, their menus, their atmosphere.

STARTING AT SOUTHERN, FROM SOUTH TO NORTH: 1. Rhythm Café, 3800 S. Dixie Highway. The granddaddy of them all at 31 years old, and still going strong.

Pasta from Grato “Serving the fabulous, and shunning the dreary”is the motto at this very good American cuisine restaurant.

2. Mazie’s, 3815 S. Dixie Highway. New World comfort food.

3. Cholo Soy Cocina, 3715 S. Dixie Highway. Andean street food.

4. Belle & Maxwell’s, 3700 S. Dixie Highway. Modern American.

5. City Diner, 3400 S. Dixie Highway. Upscale diner food.

6. Maison Carlos, 3010 S. Dixie Highway. French and Italian favorites.

7. Kitchen, 319 Belvedere Road. Contemporary American brasserie.

8. Sushi Jo, 319 Belvedere Road. Japanese.

9. Jo Bistro, 319 Belvedere Road. All-natural cuisine.

10. Great Wraps, 2409 S. Dixie Highway. Wraps, sandwiches, salads.

11. Joy Noodles, 2200 S. Dixie Highway. Asian fusion.

12. Todd’s by Todd English at EmKo, 2119 S. Dixie Highway. Contemporary American.

13. Grato, 1901 S. Dixie Highway. Italian.

14. Table 26, 1700 S. Dixie Highway. Global American cuisine.

15. The Restaurant at The Norton, 1450 S. Dixie Highway. Modern bistro.

16. Serenity Garden Tea House & Cafe, 316 Vallette Way (just off Dixie Highway).

Traditional tea house.

17. The Regional Kitchen & Public House, 651 Okeechobee Blvd. Southern/Mediterranean cuisine.

18. Restoration Hardware, 560 Okeechobee Blvd. Modern American.

19. Hilton WPB Galley, 600 Okeechobee Blvd. Modern American.

20. Ruth’s Chris Steak House, 651 Okeechobee Blvd. Steakhouse.

21. Hive Café and Bakery, under construction and expected to open end of 2019/start of 2020.

—Lynn Kalber

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. This South Florida classic is not trendy, but it offers a level of comfort and consistency that has been bringing people back for more than three decades. The food is fine hearty Italian, with excellent service. Try the veal Kristy or the calves brains. • Dinner Tues.–Sun. 561/272-3566. $$

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. $$

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. $$

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. Pan-Asian. Casually hip ambience, friendly service,

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moderate prices and a blend of sushi and nouveau panAsian 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. $$ Park Tavern—32 S.E. Second Ave. Contemporary American. Check out the high-top seating or bar stools during an excellent happy hour menu that includes deviled eggs, pork sliders, chicken wings and a happy crowd. Entrees are generous and well executed. Try the fish and chips, one of six burgers, fish tacos and more. • Dinner nightly. Brunch Sat.-Sun. 561/265-5093. $$

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Prime—29 S.E Second Ave. Steak/Seafood. Prime is aptly named for its heart of the action location, classy neo-supper club decor, extensive wine list and roster of designer steaks. Starters and desserts fare better than entrées, especially plump, crabby Maryland-style crab cakes and indecently luscious chocolate bread pudding. Service is a strong suit too, so with a bit of work this good-looking restaurant will fully live up to its name. • Dinner nightly.

561/865-5845. $$$

Racks Fish House + Oyster Bar—5 S.E. Second Ave. Seafood. Gary Rack, who also has scored with his spot in Mizner Park, certainly seems to have the restaurant Midas touch, as evidenced by this updated throwback to classic fish houses. Design, ambience and service hit all the right notes. Oysters are terrific any way you get them; grilled fish and daily specials are excellent.

• Lunch and dinner daily. 561/450-6718. $$$ 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. $$$

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In order to build innovative and informative new exhibits that will document Boca Raton’s history—from pre-colonization to the present day— the BRHS needs to raise funds from individuals just like you.

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COWBOY BALL BOATING AND BEACH BASH/DIAMOND AWARD YMCA BREAKFAST/LOVE TO GIVE BACK EAT, DRINK AND BE GIVING GALA FAU COLLEGE OF NURSING ANNIVERSARY

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Community Service Award Recipient John C. Tolbert and Tim Snow

Jeremy Rodgers, Mandy Rodgers, Andy Thomson, Sal Saldaña, Donna Biase and Troy McLellan

COWBOY BALL WHAT: In a true Boca tradition, more than 400 guests attended the 37th-annual cowboy-themed soiree benefiting the George Snow Scholarship Fund, raising $100,000 for scholarships and scholar support services. Guests were ushered into the Snow Ranch, fit with dinner from Mission BBQ, lasso demonstrations, whiskey tasting, line dancing, a silent auction and an old-time photo booth. John C. Tolbert, the president and managing director of the Boca Raton Resort & Club, was awarded the Community Service Award, and Cendyn was given the Corporate Community Service Award. The event was chaired by Victoria Matthews, and the honorary chairs were Samantha and Cliff Vassallo.

WHERE: Mizner Park Amphitheater Kristina Gregg and Steve Gregg

Matthew Maschler

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139 BOATING & BEACH BASH WHAT: The American Disabilities Foundation hosted its 11th-annual outdoor extravaganza, with more than 6,000 people attending. Children, teens, adults, seniors and wounded warriors came out for the free event, which included a concert, barbecue lunch, boat rides and attractions on the beach that were accessible to all. Over the course of five hours, 2,000 rides were coordinated.

Melody Steele-Martin and her daughter, Katelyn, after enjoying a boat ride

Volunteer yacht captains and volunteer assistants helped guests take half-hour rides on the Intracoastal Waterway.

PHOTO BY CARLOS ARISTIZABal

WHERE: Spanish River Park

Superheroes and movie characters entertained guests with dance parties and picture taking.

DIAMOND AWARD LUNCHEON

Ethel Isaacs Williams, fourth from right, takes a photo with past DIAMOND winners and Chamber President Troy M. McLellan, far left.

PEARL Award winner Casey Hill, DIAMOND winner Ethel Isaacs Williams and Troy M. McLellan

WHAT: The Greater Boca Chamber of Commerce and 300 guests celebrated the community’s women with the 13th-annual Diamond Award Luncheon, recognizing a professional woman who is Dedicated, Inspiring, Accomplished, Motivated, Outstanding, Noble and Driven (DIAMOND).

This year’s award was presented to Ethel Isaacs Williams, the senior vice president of development and public affairs at Kaufman Lynn Construction.

She is also the immediate past chair of the chamber’s board of directors and is a member of many civic and professional groups. Every year, the PEARL Award is given to an inspiring young woman from the chamber’s Young Entrepreneurs Academy; Casey Hill, a student at Boca Raton Community High School, earned the award through her passion for music.

WHERE: Boca Raton Resort & Club

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Olympic icon Dara Torres served as a keynote speaker for the event.

Dara Torres and YMCA of South Palm Beach County CVO Chris Warren

YMCA INSPIRATION BREAKFAST WHAT: The YMCA of South Palm Beach County invited hundreds of members of the community for its 17th-annual Inspiration Breakfast. After a hearty meal, keynote speaker Dara Torres addressed the sold-out crowd of 500 people.

A five-time Olympic swimmer and 12-time medalist, she currently lives in Parkland and serves as an inspirational speaker and commentator. The event raised more than $225,000 for the Y’s Financial Assistance Program and drowning prevention initiatives.

WHERE: Office Depot Headquarters

Boca Raton Rotary President Michael Walstrom, YMCA of South Palm Beach County President and CEO Jason Hagensick, and event chair Rosie Inguanzo-Martin

LOVE TO GIVE BACK

Models from Nina Raynor

WHAT: It was an evening of interior design, jewels and fashion at Robb & Stucky’s showroom, with the latest in home looks, jewelry from Jay Feder and gowns

by Nina Raynor. The event, which featured a runway show

by Nina Raynor, benefited Place of Hope, a children’s organization aiding foster children, the homeless and victims of domestic violence.

AARON BRISTOL

WHERE: Robb & Stucky

Pat Thomas and Terry Fedele

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141 EAT, DRINK AND BE GIVING GALA WHAT: The Child Rescue Coalition put on its fourth-annual gala, where it announced that a record 11,000 arrests of child predators and the rescue of more than 2,500 children were conducted in the last five years. During the seated dinner, kidnapping survivor Elizabeth Smart served as the keynote speaker, discussing her personal story and the advocacy work she engages as an adult. Law enforcement officers who have made an impact in the field were also recognized. The 200 guests raised more than $275,000, which will support the coalition’s law enforcement training, technological developments and rescue efforts of children suffering from sexual exploitation and abuse.

WHERE: Delray Beach Marriott Alex Ortiz, Silvia Ortiz and Chris McDonnell, former constable with Peel Police Canada

Gala honorees Detective Kevin West and Detective Constable Tom Farrell

Carly Asher Yoost, Judith Asher, Desiree Asher, Susan Doyle and Katie Doyle

Angie Wiltse and Bill Wiltse, president of Child Rescue Coalition

Jim and Cathy Madden, Champions Club members and associates of title partner TransUnion, enjoy the gala.

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Dean Marlaine Smith, philanthropist Christine E. Lynn, FAU President John Kelly, Dean Emeritus Anne Boykin, FAU Provost Bret Danilowicz, Vice President of Institutional Advancement Danita Nias

Paticia Liehr, event co-chair, and Angelo Liehr

FAU COLLEGE OF NURSING TURNS 40 WHAT: To honor 40 years of educating nurses, Florida Atlantic University’s Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing threw a celebration at the college. During the event, the college’s namesake, Christine E. Lynn, Dean Emeritus Anne Boykin, Ph.D., and Dean Marlaine Smith, Ph.D., were honored for their contributions to the college. The event was co-chaired by Terry Fedele, who also serves as the advisory board chair of the College of Nursing, and Patricia Liehr, Ph.D., the associate dean for nursing research and scholarship.

Karen Wisdom-Chambers, Karethy Edwards and Faye Postell

WHERE: Florida Atlantic University

Somi Panday, Elizabeth Adenmosun, Bandana Neupane Poudel, Supavadee Thiengtham, Kathleen Muniz, Pat Liehr, May Grace Rosenzweig and Suzie Kaye

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Instant Replay

Time to put decisions where they belong: to each of us Written by JOHN SHUFF

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hile basking in a hot shower the other morning, I had my portable radio volume turned up to the max to override the swoosh of water bouncing off my shoulders. I was listening to Fox Sports Talk on 640-AM. The hosts take on any sports subject—usually something that has occured the previous day.

The morning after the 2018 NFC Championship game, the 640 sports gurus had conniption fits over a critical play with one minute and 43 seconds left in the matchup between the Rams and Saints. The game was a nail-biter. With the score tied at 20, on third and 10, the Saints’ quarterback, Drew Brees, threw a pass to receiver Tommylee Lewis at the Rams’ 7-yard line, who was knocked down by Rams cornerback Nickell Robey-Coleman.

There was no flag, no interference, no call—period. This has been characterized as the worst (no) call in NFL history. All the world saw the play, including the seven referees who said they didn’t. Never saw it—all seven.

This flimsy excuse should alone be the reason none of them referee again; not one of them came forward to call pass interference.

The broadcast networks tape every play and deploy instant replay to review questionable ones, plus coaches’ challenges. However, to the surprise of everyone, there was no review of obvious pass interference, and the Rams eked out a 26-23 victory. If instant replay wasn’t used in this game, then I say we just eliminate it and leave decisions up to the mortal human beings who make them.

Let’s face it: to make a mistake is human, and the no-call in

Rams cornerback Nickell Robey-Coleman breaks up a pass intended for Saints wide receiver Tommylee Lewis during the NFC Championship Game.

the Saints game was a big one, illuminated for all the world to see. Every one of those referees, like the rest of us, must live with the consequences of making a bad decision. Like me: I don’t have instant replay in my life—and I wish I did. I’d love it for some of the decisions I’ve made; I’m my own referee, and I’d jump at the chance for a do-over now and then.

The bad news is the world doesn’t work that way. At birth you are given the gift of free will, the ability to choose between alternative courses of action. Bottom line, don’t blame your poor decision-making on others. A man I once worked for told me,“Reasoned thought should precede judgment.”In other words, carefully examine the alternatives presented, ask questions and then

make the decision that best meets your objective.

We all pay for the bad decisions we make. None of us can escape the onus of a choice that goes south. It’s painful, the emotional price tears you up inside, you go to sleep berating yourself. There is nothing anyone can do but learn from bad decisions and take responsibility and ownership for them. As radio commentator Neal Boortz reminds us,“The key to accepting responsibility for your life is to accept the fact that your choices, every one of them, are leading you inexorably to either success or failure, however you define those terms.”

Forget instant replay; let’s face the consequences of human error.

That’s truly the essence of living.

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I don’t have instant replay in my life—and I wish I did. I’d love it for some of the decisions I’ve made; I’m my own referee, and I’d jump at the chance for a do-over now and then.”

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