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CONTENTS FEBRUARY 2018

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Features

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Three From the Heart

More than Hallmark rhymes or rose bouquets, three local couples represent everything Valentine’s Day is about. They share their stories and open their hearts to Boca mag.

By MARIE SPEED

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Into Boca’s Wild Brew Yonder

No longer a craft-beer backwater, South Palm Beach County has become a mini mecca of hops and suds, stouts and IPAs. We see what’s brewing at seven regional providers.

By GARY GREENBERG

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Urban Legends of Florida

Did a former president reveal UFO secrets to a sitcom star? Did a sea serpent munch on teenage divers?

What exactly is a“cannibal cloud?” Explore these and other myths exclusive to the Sunshine State.

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By JOHN THOMASON

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CONTENTS FEBRUARY 2018

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Departments 28 Editor’s Letter

65 #LoveBoca

By MARIE SPEED

71 Home

For this transplant of more refined regions, Florida’s culture of pirates and skunk apes, brimstone orators and outlaw gangsters is worth more than the sum of its crazy parts.

31 The Local

Meet an artist who creates masterpieces with sidewalk chalk, hang 10 at a retro Miami resort, and bite into Boca’s newest depot for Valentine’s candy.

By PEG SAN FELIPPO, ALLISON LEWIS, MARIE SPEED, SHAYNA TANEN and JOHN THOMASON

40: Dress Code: Look stylish for every

downward dog with the season’s trending workout wear. Plus, hoops bring earrings full circle, snakeskin slithers its way into high couture, and vibrant sneakers meld fashion and comfort.

62: City Watch: In a city where contention is par for the course, the sale of Boca Raton’s main golf course proceeded with nary a shank or a divot.

By RANDY SCHULTZ

Boca magazine highlights its partners with a series of fun events that showcase their brands and businesses.

An iconic brand’s British invasion, kitsch-free coastal accouterments, and a gift that will send chills to wine lovers highlight our February design tips. And welcome back, Robb & Stucky!

By ROBIN HODES

75 The Biz

A sea-legged CEO allows you to order up a yacht—plus, meet a cardiac surgeon who touches a nerve and an entrepreneur who sees TV in a new light.

By GARY GREENBERG and JOHN THOMASON

85 Feel Good

Pummeling punching bags isn’t just for MMA fighters—it’s a way for anybody to work out and relieve stress. Additionally, we interview an aromachologist who makes a lot of scents, and we suggest 10 ways to kindle romance on Valentine’s Day.

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117 Backstage Pass

Festival of the Arts speaker Richard N. Haass thinks globally, sharing insights on how to reboot our turbulent geopolitics. Plus, our monthly cultural calendar curates more than 30 A&E events in Palm Beach County.

By JOHN THOMASON

124 Festival of the Arts

What do a violin virtuoso, an extra-terrestrial, a Grammy-winning soprano and a Ghostbuster have in common? They’re all descending on Mizner Park for Festival of the Arts.

145 Dining Guide

Our review-driven guide to the finest dining in South Florida.

Reviews by LYNN KALBER

177 The Scene

You spent the last months of 2017 “going pink,” honoring knights and dames, shopping for a cause and going vintage Havana in a West Boca ballroom.

By SHAYNA TANEN

192 My Turn

The author argues that God’s absence is felt throughout our politics today.

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Check out these bonus items unique to bocamag.com, stories in our February issue and things to do this season: CITY WATCH:

BREWHAHA:

The only place to get the most important Boca and Delray news is bocamag.com. Each Tuesday and Thursday our columnist Randy Schultz updates you on controversial building projects, salacious city council meetings, city developments and more. Visit bocamag.com/citywatch to sign up for biweekly email updates.

You scream, I scream, we all scream for … craft beer. Sunny South Florida loves its beer, and craft breweries are cracking open like ice-cold cans in the Boca area. Read about the people behind the taprooms on page 100, and visit bocamag.com/february-2018 for our staff’s favorite craft brews in the area.

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Don’t miss Boca on everything from FACEBOOK (facebook.com/bocamag) to INSTAGRAM (@bocamag) and TWITTER (@bocamag) for community news, retail trends, foodie updates and much more.

Fitness Friday

BOCA LIVE!: Everything you love about reading Boca is now available on your handy-dandy portable device. We’re introducing podcasts with new episodes coming out every Monday, and our first is all about the Oscars. We’ll chat with local foodies and celebs, share stories of South Florida, and much more.

Tune in on bocamag. com/podcasts and search for Boca Live! on iTunes.

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IT’S AN ARTS FESTIVAL: Festival of the Arts Boca brings world-class artists, musicians, entertainers and thought provokers to Boca Raton each year. Keep an eye out on bocamag.com for reviews of Festival events (you can find the full program on page 124) toward the end of the month and early March.

On the first Friday of every month, visit our Facebook, Twitter and Instagram (don’t forget about our Delray account @delraymag) to enter to win a free one-month membership to PurLife. You’ll have access to the gym and group fitness classes, plus a complimentary fitness evaluation and assessment by one of its world-class trainers. It’s great to be a #BocaMagWinner!

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Mandy Wynne GRAPHIC DESIGNER/PRODUCTION COORDINATOR

Shari Brown CONTRIBUTING WRITERS

Peg San Felippo, Gary Greenberg, Robin Hodes, Randy Schultz, John Shuff CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHER

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FROM THE EDITOR

Love Story

Sometimes the most enduring romance is the one you have with the place you live

By MARIE SPEED

ver since I can remember, Florida has filled me with a spooky kind of wonder.

Before I moved here in seventh grade, I lived in the proper and orderly world of a London suburb, and before that, just outside Washington, D.C., in a place where seasons changed and history was a religion. It was the nation’s capital, the home of the Smithsonian, a place of reverence and good form.

It was nothing like the Florida our family flew into on that early April day so many years ago. We could see from the plane house after house interspersed with bright blue squares—swimming pools!—and an endless sheen of water that was the Gulf of Mexico. There were palm trees, massive oaks draped in Spanish moss, bridges and boats and pelicans. There was phosphorescence off our dock, waterspouts in the summer, sunsets that were blazing red. It was extravagant and mysterious all at once.

In this issue, John Thomason explores some of that Florida mystique in his Urban Legends feature (page 108). Stories like this feel perfectly natural to me now, as growing up here I learned that anything was possible. Like the summer I worked at Webb’s City (“World’s Largest Drug Store”), which had talking mermaids on the fifth floor. In St. Petersburg back then—the sleepy town with green benches, a Maas Brothers and a magic shop—urban myths weren’t even myths; they were everyday life.

There was Screwy Louie, who terrorized us with outbursts of profanity as he punched the air on his daily rounds downtown. (Later we figured out he had Tourette’s, among other disorders.) Or the Lady in Blue, a wispy elderly woman in head-to-toe dark navy blue who rode the same bus route on which her husband had died—every single day. Or Creepin’ Jesus, the Southside prophet who liked to preach the gospel from his decaying front porch.

There was the famous bullet-riddled Al Capone house and the escaped ape from a Tarzan movie with half his face shot off who lurked in the jungles of Weedon Island. There were more, of course, and I never doubted any of them.

That’s just how it was here, in this impossibly beautiful place where people came to die—and sand dollars littered the beach.

In the decades since I have learned that Florida has skunk apes and hermits, pirate islands and roaming ghosts. It is these legends—the ones that hover between fact and fantasy—that endow Florida with its enduring and endearing weirdness. That’s part of the reason I fell in love with it, and why I still believe in its curious magic.

There is no place like it, and it’s all ours.

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Love Me Do

Whether you give love a bad name, think love is a battlefield, can’t stop fallin’ into love, or love cheesy love songs, February is the month of love.

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“Never invite or bring up an ex at the dinner table with your new potential love-to-be or love of your life,” says Irene Valenti, president and founder of Valenti International, a traditional matchmaking service. “Why would you?”

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Number of calories burned during a one-minute kiss.

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2,077,000 Annual number of marriages in the U.S.

Kimberly’s Florist ordered around 4,000 roses (mostly red but other colors like pink, white and purple, too) for Valentine’s Day last year.

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The oldest person Valenti has matched. He was married after six months of meeting another Valenti client, who was 72.

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The CyberKnife M6. It’s surgery without a knife…a game changer in radiation therapy. There are less than 20 in the entire country. One of them is at the Lynn Cancer Institute at Boca Raton Regional Hospital. For more information, call 561.955.4000 or visit BRRH.com.

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February Style Tips

198 million

South Florida winter lasts about two days at a time, and generally means temps can climb 30 degrees in a day. Here are our tips for looking seasonal—without melting by mid-afternoon:

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- Winter white always works in this season, and is a natural for our sunny winter days.

- Forget wool sweaters; stick to good cotton or a silk blend.

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- Leave the boots behind. Yes, we love our boots, but they just look silly in Florida, no matter how cool and sexy they are.

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- Yes to wraps, shawls, light scarves and jackets; no to coats, parkas and down vests.

- Lose the sweatshirt.

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THREE FEBRUARY FACTS

♥ February is named after the purification ritual Februa, which was a sort of early Roman spring cleaning festival. (And you think we invented this.)

♥ February frequently occurs in lists of the most commonly misspelled words in the English language. Like espresso, or nuclear. ♥ In the U.S., February is National Pet Dental Health month. It is also Hot Breakfast month. So take your dog to breakfast.

GREAT DECLARATIONS OF LOVE FROM THE MOVIES “Love means never having to say you’re sorry.”

—Jenny (Ali MacGraw) to Oliver (Ryan O’Neal), “Love Story”

•••• “I wish I knew how to quit you.”

—Jack (Jake Gyllenhaal) to Ennis (Heath Ledger), “Brokeback Mountain”

•••• “I came here tonight because when you realize you want to spend the rest of your life with somebody, you want the rest of your life to start as soon as possible.”

—Harry (Billy Crystal) to Sally (Meg Ryan), “When Harry Met Sally”

“We’ll always have Paris. We didn’t have, we … we lost it until you came to Casablanca. We got it back last night… Now, now.

Here’s looking at you, kid.”

—Rick (Humphrey Bogart) to Ilsa (Ingrid Bergman), “Casablanca”

•••• “Love don’t make things nice; it ruins everything.

It breaks your heart. It makes things a mess. We aren’t here to make things perfect. The snowflakes are perfect. The stars are perfect. Not us. Not us! We are here to ruin ourselves and to break our hearts and love the wrong people and die.”

—Ronny (Nicolas Cage) to Loretta (Cher), “Moonstruck”

•••• “I will have to tell you: You have bewitched me, body and soul, and I love, I love, I love you. I never wish to be parted from you from this day on.”

—Mr. Darcy (Matthew Macfadyen) to Elizabeth Bennet (Keira Knightley), “Pride & Prejudice”

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35 DON’T MISS THIS MONTH: FEB 3: BOCA RATON REGIONAL HOSPITAL BALL The 56th-annual Hospital Masquerade Ball on Feb. 3 at the Boca Resort is the muckety-muck event of the year—and for good reason. It always has great entertainment, and this year is no exception, as the mighty Temptations will be on hand. Tickets are $500; call 561/955-3249 for more information.

10-day festival of wide-ranging entertainment.

This year’s Festival features a dazzling lineup, including Kathleen Battle, T Bone Burnett and Bill Murray. Visit festivaloftheartsboca.org for a complete lineup and to buy tickets.

FEB. 5-11: BOCA RATON CHAMPIONSHIP This annual golf tournament (televised on the Golf Channel) has become a community tradition, featuring golf greats such as Michael Allen, Fuzzy Zoeller, Nick Price, Scott Hoch, Hale Irwin and many others. Fans under 17 and over 65 may attend for free, and skyboxes and preferred seating are available. Visit allianzchampionship.com for more information. The Old Course at Broken Sound, 1401 N.W. 51st St., Boca Raton.

LEAP YEAR

A person born on Feb. 29 during a leap year (which occurs only every four years) is called a “leapling” and will usually celebrate his or her birthday on either Feb. 28 or March 1 in all nonleap years. The odds of being born on Feb. 29 are 1 in 1,461 (or 0.068 percent), according to the Honor Society of Leap Year Day Babies.

FEB. 23-MAR. 4: FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS BOCA This annual arts extravaganza brings world-renowned artists and authors to Mizner Park for a Festival of the Arts performer Mira Wang

Locals sound off on issues affecting our community.

When or how did you first know your spouse was “The One”?

“I met Mark at a colleague’s going-away party more than 28 years ago. He was tall, dark and handsome with a charming smile and a wicked sense of humor. I immediately knew I was in trouble.”

—VICTORIA RIXON, FLORIDA DIVISION EXECUTIVE, GENSPRING SUNTRUST

“I knew Ted was ‘The One’ about 53 years ago when he said, ‘I’ll take care of you.’ We just celebrated our 50th wedding anniversary.”

—KATE TOOMEY, COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER

“I knew Aurora would be my wife. Once when I looked in her eyes I saw the eternal mystery staring back at me.

It was deep, dark and scary. I knew it would eat me alive.”

—PABLO REAL, MINDFULNESS TEACHER AND FOUNDER, AURORAS VOICE, DELRAY BEACH

“I knew my wife Terry was ‘The One’ during our first date following my first year in law school at Point State Park in Pittsburgh when I recognized that this very smart, accomplished professional was genuine, kind, and as beautiful on the inside as she was on the outside.

—JERRY FEDELE, PRESIDENT AND CEO, BOCA RATON REGIONAL HOSPITAL

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Jerry Seinfeld “Reservoir Dolls” WHERE: Pompano Beach Cultural Center, 50 W. Atlantic Blvd., Pompano Beach WHEN: Feb. 1-18 COST: $19-$39 CONTACT: 954/5457800, ccpompano.org Filmmaker Quentin Tarantino originally conceived his breakthrough “Reservoir Dogs” as a play— which may account for the script’s unusually chatty nature. Twenty-five years after its theatrical release, fans finally get to experience it onstage … but with a lot more estrogen. Adapted

by Erika Soerensen, “Reservoir Dolls” changes the gender of all five of Tarantino’s colorfully named criminal conspirators—now Ms. Pink, Ms. Brown, etc.—and promises to be just as witty and shocking as its inspiration, but with newly embedded feminist irony. Outré Theatre Company will produce the play’s South Florida regional premiere, marking the first time “Reservoir Dolls” will be directed by a woman, Assistant Artistic Director Shannon Ouellette.

For 30 more exciting February events, turn to our Backstage Pass calendar on page 120.

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WHERE: Hard Rock Live, 1 Seminole Way, Hollywood WHEN: Feb. 23-24, 8 p.m.

COST: $80-$180 CONTACT: 800/745-3000, myhrl.com

Jerry Seinfeld has forged a career on making the banal interesting: Expiration dates on milk cartons, errant hairs clinging to shower walls and, most recently, the process of calling an Uber all have inspired comedy gold when filtered through Seinfeld’s idiosyncratic personality. The last time I saw him perform, he did 15 minutes on chairs, and another five on truffle oil. In essence, his standup act follows in the tradition of his eponymous ‘90s sitcom, which was famously a“show about nothing.” Even his award-winning streaming series,“Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee,”is a collection of dialogues predicated on the inherently unexciting process of driving to a diner and ordering a cup o ‘joe. Catch Seinfeld’s latest musings about the minutiae of existence, fresh off his first-ever Netflix special.

Jean-Michel Basquiat: “Drawing Into Painting”

Eugene Robinson

WHERE: Kaye Auditorium at FAU, 777 Glades Road, Boca Raton WHEN: Feb. 22, 3:30 p.m.

COST: $35 CONTACT: 561/297-6124, fauevents.com If you know the name Eugene Robinson, it’s most likely on account of his frequent appearances on NBC and MSNBC, where he analyzes the day’s political news in digestible sound bites. He’s one of the elder statesmen of the Beltway punditocracy—a growing field in the Trump era, where cable news ratings have peaked and viewers are insatiable for opinion and invective. But while anybody with a telegenic tie and a nice coif can toss a potshot at a pol, few do it with the insight and forthrightness of Robinson. His distinguished career includes a Harvard fellowship, a Pulitzer Prize and three books. As keynote speaker of FAU’s Larkin Symposium on the American Presidency, Robinson will discuss“Covering the Presidency in the Modern Media Age,”and will sign books following his presentation.

WHERE: Norton Museum of Art, 1451 S. Olive Ave., West Palm Beach WHEN: Feb. 8-March 18 COST: Free CONTACT: 561/8325196, norton.org Back in 1992, Jean-Michel Basquiat’s painting “Dogman”sold for a paltry $60,000 at Christie’s—a far cry indeed from the record-breaking $110 million the artist’s untitled 1982 painting of a skull netted last year at Sotheby’s.

But either of these amounts would have surprised (and perhaps offended) the pioneering street painter, who elevated graffiti to fine art “Dogman” while exploring concepts of class struggle and racial justice. Basquiat died in 1988, far too early to enjoy his historic success, but exhibitions like this one continue to unpack his legacy and discover new revelations.“Drawing Into Painting”showcases“Dogman” along with four early, rarely exhibited drawings whose cultural symbolism forecast his later masterpieces.

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“It’s one thing to be in a studio and paint; it’s a different animal when you’re drawing these things live in front of people.”

—Hector Diaz

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Chalk it Up

Hector Diaz and Ken Mullen take their art to the streets Written by JOHN THOMASON

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t public events, Hector Diaz has been spotted lounging on the neck of a huge, spangled guitar, sitting on an equally giant box of Valentine candy hearts, and perching himself atop the black, skull-andcrossbones flag of a pirate ship.

He was able to do this because none of these creations were real.

Diaz and his longtime colleague Ken Mullen drew them with sidewalk chalk.

Diaz and Mullen are known as the Chalk Guys, and they’ve spent the better part of 20 years perfecting the art of creating transient masterpieces with a child’s toolkit. Their canvas is the pavement we walk daily; the duration of their work expires at the first sign of rain.

“When we’re out there chalking, I love the impermanence of it,”says Diaz, who lives in West Palm Beach.

“That sounds crazy; you put that many hours into something and then it washes away.

“I do love seeing murals on buildings, but 10 years down the road, you’re still seeing the same mural,” he adds.“I love that I can create a

piece and come back year after year and do another piece in that exact same spot and keep reusing that canvas, so to speak.”

Former graphic designers, Diaz and Mullen travel, along with their trusty 48-color box of Koss chalks, to street painting festivals across the country. They’ve created chalk or tempura commissions for clients like Ford, Microsoft and Tyson. But it’s our own Lake Worth Street Painting Festival, which returns this month, on which they built their whimsical, three-dimensional, pop culture-infused brand.

The 23-year-old festival is one of the most prominent of its kind nationwide, attracting 100,000 visitors and 600 artists annually. It’s where Diaz and Mullen, armed with a largely self-taught mastery of perspective, created such mind-bending optical illusions as a faux-LEGO “Star Wars” fighter jet, a re-creation of the Beatles’“Abbey Road” album cover and a stunning homage to the classic photograph “Lunch Atop a Skyscraper,” depicting construction workers resting on a beam

during the building of 30 Rockefeller Plaza.

It typically takes the Chalk Guys two days to complete a drawing—possibly longer if midday showers force them to redo portions of it. But the atmosphere is part of the fun.

“I like the performance aspect of it,” Diaz says.“It’s one thing to be in a studio and paint; it’s a different animal when you’re drawing these things live in front of people. They get a kick out of seeing the process, and they love interacting with the artists. I love the questions—and yes, I get the same two dozen questions a thousand times a day, but it never gets old.”

At the time of this writing, Diaz and Mullen are still mulling over their idea for the next Lake Worth Street Painting Festival. Check out their work Feb. 24-25 in downtown Lake Worth. For information, visit streetpaintingfestivalinc.org.

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Sex in the City A little undercover lace goes a long way

COSABELLA BODYSUIT, Drawer of Lingerie, price upon request SONOMA SLEEPING MASK, Coton Frais, $32 MINNIE ROSE SLIPPERS, Filly & Colt, $100

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FEATHER HOOP EARRINGS, $202 and BIG SILVER HOOP EARRINGS, $100 both from Deborah James GOLD HOOPS, Coton Frais, $38 LARGE CUBIC ZIRCONIA SILVER HOOPS and SMALL CUBIC ZIRCONIA SILVER HOOPS, Elie’s Designer Consignment, $298 per pair

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SANDY DUFTLER GREEN SNAKE BELT, $120 and GABAG.CO BLUE CROCODILE CROSSBODY BAG, $400 both from Filly & Colt

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Say Spaaah

Everyone needs a spa day, even—no, especially—men Written by SHAYNA TANEN

Gregg Beletsky, general manager of Louis Vuitton in Palm Beach, is no stranger to pampering, which is why we asked him what grooming services are essential for feeling your best.

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“There’s certain places men should get groomed that they just don’t think about,” Beletsky says. Eyebrows are one of them.

“Nobody likes these big, wooly brows.” His are perfectly sculpted

by Elle Glass at Frédéric Fekkai in Palm Beach. She’s so good, on her business card she’s called the Brow Doctor.

STAPLE NAILS

Beletsky believes hands and feet should never be neglected. And when he wants something special, he goes to The Breakers for the 80-minute Energizing Pedicure, complete with Tibetan singing bowls, massage, warm towels and more. “It’s a luxury and a treat,” he says.

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f you’re anything like my dad, your hands are like sandpaper. Your skin might have gotten one too many sunburns. And your feet? Well, let’s not go there. It’s possible the women in your life have hogged the spa spotlight for too long—now’s the time to man up and treat yourself.

There’s nothing to be afraid of, and boy, does it feel soooo good.

These are some of our top picks for men’s spa services, from macho to serene and everything in between.

BE HOPPY

We’ve all dreamed of swimming through a pool of liquid that is not water: pudding, Jell-O, sangria. At The Maui Spa & Wellness Center in Boca Raton you can take a“Beer Bath” in a copper tub, which has anti-inflammatory effects, and even sip on a beer if you so choose.

The $80 treatment includes 25 minutes in Maui’s infrared sauna and steam room, then it’s off to the tub for its skin-softening, hydrating and firming benefits. You can’t get drunk from the bath, but you will be inebriated with relaxation.

Maui also has a men’s facial, pedicure and foot treatment.

2100 N.W. Boca Raton Blvd., Boca Raton; 561/395-7733 themauispa.com

MAJOR MANSCAPING

Eau Spa arguably has the most spa services tailored specifically to men in Palm Beach County; The“MENu” has more than a dozen treatments. Like being silky smooth? Eau has an “Ode to the Body Builder’s Back Wax”for $75, and they’ll go for as long as it takes. If you’re a go-big-or-gohome kinda guy,“The Big Daddy” (a whopping $675) includes a 30-minute body scrub, 90-minute massage, 60-minute facial, a mani-pedi and a bottle of Champs for gramps, if he’s into that.“Eau Spa is a spa on crack,” says one fan.

100 S. Ocean Blvd., Manalapan; 561/540-4960 eauspa.com

BLADES OF GLORY

Straight razor shaves are making a comeback.

Any good barbershop will do them, but for a shave that’s a cut above the rest, you need to visit The Art of Shaving in Palm Beach Gardens. The brand is dedicated to facial and head hair removal and grooming, with specialty products designed to create the best shave ever. The Royal Shave at the Barber Spa starts with a hot towel and shave oil. Then you’re lathered with shaving cream (with a brush, just like they used to do!) and shaved with a straight razor ‘til you’re smooth as a baby’s bottom. After another hot towel, an after-shave mask and after-shave balm, you’re all done and should be feeling dapper as hell.

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Sweeter Than Sugar Boca’s newest candy shop has us feeling like kids again Written by SHAYNA TANEN

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ugarfina isn’t your average candy store. It’s not the fantastic candy shoppe with the overflowing soda taps and spools of candy buttons that Charlie Bucket stops into on his way home from school.

While geared toward adults, it’s not 50 Cent’s version of a candy shop either.

Devoid of kitsch and decidedly simple, Sugarfina at Town Center is Boca’s newest gourmet candy shop, and if you’re the chocolate-and-flowers kind of gal, you’ll want pretty much everything from this store for Valentine’s Day—including the Sweetheart Caramels, made with Fuji apple and white chocolate, and the Royal Roses in cherry, strawberry, raspberry and black currant flavors.

I am a candy lover and food lover, so Sugarfina’s promise of a premium artisan candy selection from around the world excites me in ways that touch the core of my being. If you’re not quite as tickled as I am, you and your partner will still love the all-natural, gourmet selections for their uniqueness and novelty.

IF YOU GO Sugarfina Town Center mall, 6000 Glades Road, Suite 1084, Boca Raton (on the first floor, next to Bloomingdale’s); 561/394-8170 Sugarfina.com

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This store, with 25 locations in the U.S., has a heart-melting backstory. Co-founders Rosie O’Neill and Josh Resnick were on their third date, a screening of “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory,” when they decided that adults should enjoy candy just as much as any kid. They traveled the world eating candy and were inspired to open a store as magical as Willy Wonka’s factory—one that also focuses on premium ingredients and a global perspective.

“My favorite thing is the way the candy connects to the customer,” says Chip Adams, Sugarfina’s district manager for the Midwest.“It makes adults feel like children again when they’re in the store.”

The candy I’ve sampled is superb. Everything tastes like its description.

Grapefruit Atomic Sours are crusted in a

mouth-puckering shell and filled with a surprisingly true-to-flavor citrus gummy. Rosé gummies taste like Sunday brunch. And while I’ll always love the gross ‘90s candy of my youth, like Fun Dip and SweeTARTS, there’s always room for new favorites.

I honestly can’t think of anything I’d want more for Valentine’s Day than a massive make-it-yourself Bento Box (the eight-piece, please!), Sugarfina’s version of a box of chocolates.

So yeah, just a hint.

Champagne gummy bears in dark chocolate from Sugarfina

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Caramelized Grilled Sea Scallops SAYS WHO: Joanna Marie Kaye WHERE TO FIND IT: Seasons 52 WHY IT’S HER FAVORITE: Whenever there’s a family birthday or anniversary, we inevitably end up at Seasons 52. My husband and I try to stay healthy, and this is one restaurant that seems able to provide healthy choices without sacrificing flavor. I love the simplicity of this dish. The scallops are prepared with an unpretentious lemon-butter sauce. You can actually taste the scallops! Served alongside them are a tasty risotto with butternut squash and a generous helping of broccolini. You don’t feel weighed down when you’re done. I usually have room for one of their signature shot glass desserts.

ABOUT JOANNA: Before becoming director of Festival of the Arts Boca, Kaye worked in public broadcasting and hosted “Classical Variations” on WXEL-FM radio. Each year, she interviewed guest artists for the Festival, including Joshua Bell in 2008 and Itzhak Perlman in 2009 (Perlman is returning this year). In addition to the Festival duties, Kaye is a singer, and her husband, Jeff, is a professional trumpet player and bandleader of the Boca Symphonia. They have a son, Josh. In her free time, Kaye enjoys long walks with her pup, Gidget.

WHERE IT IS: Seasons 52, 2300 N.W. Executive Center Drive, Boca Raton, 561/998-9952

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South Florida’s connections to Napa Valley are stronger than you might think Written by PEG SAN FELIPPO

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hile wine country may seem like a long way from here, as the third largest wine-consuming state in the U.S. behind California and New York, Florida—and South Florida in particular— has sturdy connections to numerous west coast wineries. Here are just a few.

Honig 2015 Sauvignon blanc with hamachi (yellowtail) jalapeño sushi rolls

Shadowbox 2013 chardonnay with spicy Thai food

WillaKenzie Estate 2016 pinot blanc with stone crab claws Bottle prices from these wineries range from $18-$110 and are available at Wine Watch, Crown Wine & Spirits and Virginia Philip Wine Shop & Academy.

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“Growing up, I always thought I’d be a professional skim surfer,” says Erik Kramer, winemaker at WillaKenzie Estate Winery in Willamette Valley, Oregon. Kramer spent his youth in South Florida followed by college at Florida State, with a major in geology. His degree led him to work in the oil industry in Texas, but his wife’s job transfer to the Pacific Northwest introduced him to the world of winemaking. Prior to working at WillaKenzie, Kramer has made wines for two other well-known Oregon wineries: Adelsheim and Domaine Serene. He now oversees the winery’s 22,000-case production of pinot noir, pinot blanc and pinot gris. Kramer says he misses South Florida and hopes to return someday. In the meantime he does make periodic trips to visit family.“Being there when I was young gave me the opportunity to enjoying being outside,”he says.

“I’m fortunate to have found a career that makes time outside a requirement.”

Winery founders Sara and Monty Preiser, along with Eydie and Ira Holz, have lived in the Boca Raton area for more than 25 years and have operated Shadowbox Cellars for 10. The Preisers, who took their first trip to Napa in 1999, loved the area immediately.

Connecting with the owner of Rombauer Vineyards when they first arrived didn’t hurt either.

“It was like hitting the jackpot the first day in the casino,” recalls Monty. Although they started making Napa cabernet sauvignon in 2007, their first commercial release was fewer than 100 cases of cabernet in 2009. The business has steadily grown and now produces 800 cases of seven different wines.

When asked why they stay in Florida, Preiser says “the standard of living is high without being overly expensive, and there are top-notch restaurants here, such as Arturo’s in Boca Raton. It’s also great to have the option of a variety of cruise lines so close by, which we take advantage of frequently.”

Stephanie Honig, of Honig Vineyard & Winery in Rutherford, California, comes to Fort Lauderdale frequently to visit family. A graduate of FIU, Honig’s South Florida ritual is to head directly to either Rainbow Palace or Sushi Song.“Both have great food and offer late hours, which works well when I’m coming in on evening flights from California,” Honig says, adding,“besides having such a nice diversity of cuisines to choose from, I have always enjoyed the culture here.” Honig Vineyard currently produces 80,000 cases of cabernet sauvignon and sauvignon blanc and distributes to 25 countries worldwide.

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"The Surf Club had the hush of money and the cool serenity of a European cathedral leavened with a dose of all-American decorative pizzazz."

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Turn back time at a remodeled 1930s social club in North Miami Beach Written by ALLISON LEWIS

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t’s usually best to avoid living in the past. Except at The Surf Club, an iconic Prohibition-era haven in North Miami Beach.

The once-secluded social club for celebrities like Elizabeth Taylor, Winston Churchill and The Duke and Duchess of Windsor is now a modern-day retreat for South Florida’s aristocratic elite.

When Harvey Firestone opened The Surf Club on New Year’s Eve in 1930, it quickly garnered attention from domestic and international nobility. Spirits flowed freely, albeit behind closed doors, as did live music, parties and social engagements. Following Parisian architect and designer Joseph Dirand’s luxurious renovations, The Surf Club today is a Four Seasons property boasting 77 guest rooms, 30 hotel residences and 121 private residential apartments in three buildings overlooking a serene waterfront.

Peacock Alley, the club’s famous loggia, maintains its former sophisticated charm. The long, airy

Mediterranean hallway has a bank of arched windows, classic potted palms and dark wood beams overhead. Warm ocean breezes slip in whenever a resort attendant opens the oversized wrought iron door. And the past is always nearby, thanks to a wall of preserved invitations and photos.

Walk a few paces to the left and you’re at Le Sirenuse Champagne Bar, in The Surf Club’s original ballroom. As the name suggests, the bar is known for its extensive, high-end Champagne selections.

It’s the place to order a“Winston Churchill” with Dom Pérignon Champagne, plum-infused Cocchi Rosa, orange bitters and a sugar cube. Sit at the wavy green lava stone bar, or choose a surrounding table with bottle service and soft, elegant chairs with a poolside view.

Step outside and take advantage of the complimentary beach cruisers available to guests. Turn left at the slightly sandy, slightly graveled path and leisurely ride to

a boardwalk that juts out into the ocean. It’s the perfect late-afternoon break before sitting down to an opulent dinner at Le Sirenuse.

Authentic southern Italian cuisine shines at Le Sirenuse Miami, the sister location to the original Michelin-star restaurant in Positano, on Italy’s Amalfi Coast.

Beneath meticulously restored dark beams and painted ceilings, diners enjoy a selection of flavorful, seasonal dishes and whiteglove hospitality by Chef Antonio Mermolia. Pasta lovers will want the fagottello Genovese with beef ragu, black truffle and a mozzarella reduction; the lamb chops are just as delicious. End the night with a healthy scoop of gelato or a slice of tiramisu before retiring to an airy oceanfront suite. Did you know the drapes close at a single tap of the iPad? It’s modern living ­(with a vintage pedigree) at its best, and a privilege to be sure. Go ahead and join the club.

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Easy rounds Boca’s golf course sale was a smooth shot from almost the outset

B M O R E C I TY WAT C H

Randy Schultz, former editorial page editor at the Palm Beach Post and a Boca resident, reports on city, county and statewide issues twice a week at bocamag.com.

Catch his popular “City Watch” blog every Tuesday and Thursday for the latest buzz about Boca and beyond.

oca Raton gets accused often of being politically apathetic. That certainly was true with the sale of the city’s main golf course.

Consider that the roughly 200 acres represent one of Boca Raton’s major public assets and provide one of the major public amenities. The 27-hole course is about one-third larger than Sugar Sand Park.

Yet the debate over whether to sell the course drew relatively few speakers to the city council chambers.

Residents packed the chambers for decisions on Chabad East Boca and whether to ban private holiday displays.

Not so for votes on the golf course.

Yet some residents were very interested.

I heard regularly from golfers who wanted the city to keep the course open. They like the subsidized rates for residents that make 18 holes cheaper than at the county-owned Osprey Point farther west and much cheaper than at the private Deer Creek Golf Club in Deerfield

Beach. They can see a direct return from their property taxes.

Those golfers, though, didn’t come to the council meetings. Just one guy—the same guy— faithfully rose each time to argue for the course.

So with the council having approved the sale last November, let’s review how things moved in barely two years from feelers on the course to selling the course and creating a new course in the north end of Boca Raton. Let’s also imagine what those decisions could mean.

In mid-2015, the city had received a couple of inquiries from developers about the western course. The council had held no policy discussions. The developers just knew that few 200acre chunks of open land remain in South Florida.

City staff noted the offers. It was no big deal.

Then, however, more offers came in. The offers started rising. The council got interested. Municipal windfalls in the tens of millions of dollars are as rare as open land.

Meanwhile, residents of Boca Teeca had begun worrying that the Ocean Breeze course in their community might be developed and take away their open space.

It happened with the Mizner Trail course at Boca Pointe.

Boca Teeca dates back nearly 50 years, to a time when the retirement dream in the Northeast was to buy a Florida condo and play golf every day. Eventually, however, age kicked in and attitudes shifted.

Fewer in Boca Teeca wanted to pay for golf memberships. When the requirement to join the club ended, membership cratered and the course deteriorated.

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Cristino Jewelers also carries a large selection of diamond engagement rings and diamond anniversary bands.

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The iconic British brand Liberty Fabrics is best known for its lively florals and abstract patterns that breathe life into any room. Anthropologie is a multifaceted company that operates more than 220 stores in the U.S., Canada and Europe, including our very own here at Boca Town Center. This largest partnership to date includes a more than 40-piece Liberty for Anthropologie collection, with the heritage prints appearing on furnishings as well as numerous other home categories. Here’s a sneak peek at how Liberty for Anthropologie can add sophistication, whimsy and wonder to any chosen space.

GOT TO HAVE For romance at the ready, the Plum wine dispenser is a February “must have.” Plum is the first appliance that automatically identifies, chills and preserves your wine perfectly for up to 90 days. Plum’s molded outer shell curves around a hidden base, giving it a timeless look in a black and stainless steel color palette that complements other appliances and works well with any room design.

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Pier 1 Imports, a leading retailer of exclusive home décor and furniture, is pleased to present rugs and pillows from Magnolia Home by design celebrity Joanna Gaines. The assortment is now available on pier1.com and in stores (including the one in Boca for those who want immediate gratification). The warm and cozy look is apropos to this time of year, with an assortment of plush, durable fabrics and rustic wool blends to spark endless design possibilities. The collection includes more than 40 rugs and pillows in store, with more than 110 additional styles and size extensions available online. The versatile pieces are functional and beautiful, allowing customers to create a space that reflects their own character. Each pillow and rug was inspired by Gaines’ simple and fresh style.

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If you haven’t seen the newly unveiled Robb & Stucky showroom in Boca, drop everything and go! The design-obsessed will be awestruck at how tastefully it’s been curated, and how it allows interior visions to run wild. Not to be missed is the spectacular Bernhardt Interiors Boutique, specially created with designers in mind. “We at Robb & Stucky are thrilled to have the Bernhardt Interiors Boutique as part of our merchandise mix in our new Boca Raton showroom. Their eclectic use of materials, finishes and styles fit perfectly into our aesthetic and reinforces our ‘on trend’ point of view,” says Robb & Stucky Creative Director Mark Stuart.

Adds Roger Turnbow, V.P. of Upholstery Merchandising for Bernhardt,“Bernhardt Interiors’ collection is designed to be a curated assembly of unique items that work in harmony to create a tranquil and luxurious home. ... The materials and finishes represent our take on modern, industrial, organic and textural that are intended to complement each other for a holistic approach to design … versatile and harmonious at the same time.”

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A new space that reflects a new life can be a challenge because it involves memories and change.

“The home, while still about family, establishes a new identity and can be a place of tranquility,”says Herrera. Herrera works to establish an intimate relationship with her clients, which she considers the key to the discovery of their needs.“The most gratifying aspect of my job is helping my clients realize their new dream homes and create a space that is uniquely reflective of their personalities.”

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What Happens in Vagus For a Boca-based heart surgeon/inventor, vagus nerve stimulation inspired a buzz-worthy tech product "People with ADD report profound mind focus. I have this huge contingent of poker players who use [Nervana]; it gets them in the zone.”

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hen he’s not slicing open hearts as Boca Raton Regional Hospital’s chief of cardiac surgery, Dr. Richard Cartledge is busy conjuring new ways to make his job—and the jobs of countless other medical professionals—easier.

For more than two decades, Cartledge has been inventing medical devices that streamline surgical processes. He has more than 100 patents to his name. His breakthrough invention, the ThermaCor 1200, is a rapid infusion pump that supplies fluids to trauma patients, keeping them alive en route to a hospital. The pump has saved lives in the Sandy Hook and San Bernardino terrorist attacks.“It’s one of those technical medical devices, so people don’t hear about it,”Cartledge says.

He’s hoping his latest invention—headphones that help alleviate stress— will perk the ears of a wider audience. Nervana, Cartledge’s first consumer product, is a wearable audio device that stimulates the vagus nerve by sending electrical pulses to the brain through the ear canal. The vagus is the longest nerve in our nervous system, running from the brainstem to the colon, and vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) has been scientifically proven to treat disorders such as epilepsy.

But what are the ancillary benefits of tickling this important nerve? A controlled study of implanted VNS on epilepsy patients found that some experienced euphoria as a side effect.“Ever since I saw that ‘euphoria’ term in the research paper, I thought, how amazing would it be if I could get stimulation to that nerve without an incision?” recalls Cartledge.“So I bought a couple cadavers, and my engineers and I would go down to the lab at the University of Miami, and we’d follow the vagus nerve branch by branch all the way down, looking for the nerve or its branches that might come close to the skin’s surface. And I found one that branches off and supplies sensory information from the ear canal.”

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›› electrical current through the ear canal. It feels a bit like Pop Rocks bursting in your ear, but the best part about Nervana is that it’s engineered to synchronize to music of your choice: You can connect your phone or tablet to the device, and the electrical pulse will groove to the beat. As for the kind of music that works best, Cartledge’s response is surprising: “Heavy beats, heavy refrains, and lots of variations. Hard rock is great.”

Cartledge unveiled Nervana at the 2016 Consumer Electron-

ics Show in Las Vegas, where tech-savvy early adopters fell under its spell.“It gave them a euphoric, tangible experience on their first use after about 10 minutes of running the signal,” he says.“That’s not common in the community. Now that thousands of units are out there, I’ve polled people—it’s not for getting high.”

This hasn’t stopped a torrent of online reviews with sensationalistic headlines like “These Headphones Will Give You a High Like Cannabis”(The Metro U.K.),

and“Headphones That Make You High?” (Ask.Audio) Cartledge says these reviews paint an unrealistic picture of the customer experience. The most common effects are anxiety and stress reduction.

“People with ADD report profound mind focus. I have a huge contingent of poker players who use it. A Buddhist master meditator told me, ‘I don’t need to use my techniques to get into the meditative state. I just flip the switch, and I’m there.’”

An Illuminating Startup An entrepreneur lights the path for a new way of watching television Written by GARY GREENBERG

"While people primarily buy our products to enhance their TV viewing, having a positive effect on the eyes is a great perk.”

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igital marketing whiz Kate Reddy wants to change the way you watch TV. With smart backlighting technology developed by her electrical engineer husband Rekefh, Reddy’s Boca Raton-based startup DreamScreen enhances the TV viewing experience in a way that’s literally easy on the eyes.

“Numerous studies by the American Eye Institute and others show that backlighting reduces digital eyestrain,”says Reddy.“While people primarily buy our products to enhance their TV viewing, having a positive effect on eyes is a great perk.”

The DreamScreen consists of LED light strings that attach to the back of a TV screen or computer monitor and illuminate the wall behind it. This creates a halo effect of colored light that softens the contrast between the dynamic images on the screen and its static surroundings. The lights are wired into the HD or 4K signal, so they change in a way that complements whatever you are watching.

“It’s gotten a great response, and business is growing,” says Reddy.“We have a really high following in the video game/YouTube world. Gamers love that immersive home theater experience.”

Reddy’s marketing is as cutting-edge as the product. She taught herself Google Analytics to learn how to optimize the DreamScreen website for search engines.“If you type in keywords for anything related to smart TV backlighting, our website will come up at the top of the page,”she says.

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count. She launched her first Kickstarter campaign in January 2016 and raised $300,000. She also turned to Kickstarter last April to secure funding for an upgraded unit.“We funded our first project in two days, and the second in two hours,”Reddy recalls.

Meanwhile, she’s not only a new business owner, but also a new mom.“We launched our Kickstarter campaign and then found out we were going to have a special surprise,”says Reddy of now 1-year-old son Julian.“We didn’t plan on launching a business and a baby in the same year, but it’s worked out great.”

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The Amazon of Yachts Yachtico revolutionizes the charter boat business Written by GARY GREENBERG

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"The hot spots are the Mediterranean, Caribbean and Thailand/Malaysia.

I’m not only Yachtico’s CEO; I’m also a customer.”

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n 2011, German tech entrepreneur Steffen Bruenn was looking for an untapped market to dive into, and he found it in the crystal waters of paradise.

“I really like to build digital services to solve real-world problems,” says Bruenn, who’d already created and sold two tech startups.“There was virtually no technology in the yachting business, especially the charter segment. I started Yachtico to fill that need.”

The privately held company now has some 1,200 charter boat partners worldwide, and travelers can book anything from a small houseboat in Europe to a 70-foot catamaran in the Caribbean through the Yachtico website.

“Our search engine can filter through 16,000 yachts in a fraction of a second,” boasts Bruenn.“The goal is to give customers the best tools to choose a yacht for their vacation.”That includes photos, prices and real-time availability, along with potential itineraries, tips and personal experiences from clients.

“The hot spots are the Mediterranean, Caribbean and Thailand/ Malaysia,”says Bruenn, who favors a run along Sardinia’s Costa Smeralda.

“I’m not only Yachtico’s CEO; I’m also a customer.”

Weekly prices for the yachts range from $1,200 to $20,000 depending on size, location and season, but the average rate for a six-person sailboat is $5,000.

Yachtico brought Bruenn, 42, his wife and two kids from Berlin to the States, and the company has settled in the Research Park at Florida Atlantic University.“We ended up here because the yachting industry is very popular in Florida, and Boca Raton is a very good city for a business,” says Bruenn.“It’s also a safe place to raise kids.”

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10 Ways to Treat Your Significant Other

Find the perfect activity to do with your special someone this Valentine’s Day Written by ALLISON LEWIS

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alentine’s Day, lauded as one of the biggest Hallmark holidays in existence, is almost here. More red rose bouquets and mushy, romantic cards are sold on Feb. 14 than any other day of the year.

Whether you get a case of the “feels”or would rather just skip to Feb. 15, everyone deserves a little pampering. That’s why we created a list of 10 ways to spoil your significant other—OK, and maybe yourself or your furry friend, too. We won’t judge.

1. TAKE A COOKING CLASS TOGETHER AT SUR LA TABLE. It’s a great way to stimulate the senses and improve your kitchen skills.

Classes start at $69 with a variety of times and themes. Call 561/9537670 to make reservations.

2. BOOK A COUPLE’S MASSAGE AT HIS OR HER FAVORITE SPA. Your S.O. will appreciate this gesture and built-in relaxation time.

3. INDULGE A SWEET TOOTH with chocolates from Hoffman’s, Palm Beach Confections or Chocolates By Mr. Roberts. Dark chocolate is high in antioxidants and is an aphrodisiac.

4. LAUGH YOUR PANTS OFF AT PALM BEACH IMPROV. Leading standup comedian Iliza Shlesinger (performing Feb. 14-16) covers politics, pop culture and more in her headlining show. She has appeared on “The Today Show” and“The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon,”and has a Netflix special called “Confirmed Kills.”

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6. ACTIVATE THAT HEART RATE. Go for a walk along the beach, snorkel at the Boca Inlet, bike along A1A or take an outdoor yoga class.

7. VISIT A NEW EXHIBIT at the Boca Raton Museum of Art, Cornell Art Museum or Norton Museum of Art. 8. SPLURGE ON A MOVIE AT IPIC THEATERS. Those luxurious reclining chairs, deliciously creative culinary options and seat-side service are worth the price of admission. Call 561/299-3000 for more information.

9. LISTEN TO LIVE MUSIC AT A NEARBY VENUE. There’s plenty to choose from, and it makes for a fun evening out.

10. ENJOY A PIE AT THE PIZZA AL FRESCO COURTYARD UNDER THE STARS ON PALM BEACH. Choose from more than 20 pizza options (we recommend the Caprese) and the extensive wine list, and let the roving violinist serenade you. Now that’s amore.

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At Boca Raton Regional Hospital’s Lynn Cancer Institute, you’ll find a host of the region’s most accomplished cancer specialists. Like S. Forrest Dodson, MD, FACS, a nationally recognized leader in the surgical treatment of complex diseases and cancers of the liver, pancreas, gallbladder and bile ducts.

It’s expertise like this that’s making us the leading network of specialists in the region. And all of these clinicians practice at Boca Raton Regional Hospital — designated as a Best Regional Hospital by U.S. News & World Report.

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usband-and-wife duo Allan and Cecilia Prince are kicking up their fitness intensity—literally.

Together they own and operate IntensityX3 Fitness & Kickboxing, with two locations in Boca Raton. Their goal is to help people break into what Allan calls“fitness kickboxing.”

“Part of the problem we saw,”he says,“is there’s lots of kickboxing and fighting places. But they’re geared toward people who want to fight. The environment is totally different than general-population fitness-goers who want to do a kickboxing workout.”

Kickboxing at IntensityX3 uses punching bags, boxing gloves and a lot of internal motivation to burn 590 or more calories in a 50-minute class. For many first-timers, it can seem a bit daunting, but the Princes and their training staff provide introductory classes to help clients wade in slowly.

“I think people come in, and they’re a little intimidated, but

then they realize, ‘Hey, I really like punching stuff,’”Allan says.

Additionally, kickboxing is therapeutic and is proven to relieve stress.“There are therapies that use kickboxing elements where you really let out that aggression,” Allan says.“Cortisol is related to a lot of weight gain issues. I think there’s something extra special when you really blow off the steam.”

Although Allan has 15 years of fitness and training experience, his journey to start IntensityX3 began five years ago, when he merged more-traditional fitness regimens with kickboxing to create IntensityX3 Fitness & Kickboxing.

“The ‘X’ is the exercise component. And the ‘3’ is the formula: Fight, Flight and Lift,”he says.

“Fight”represents the kickboxing aspects; “Flight” refers to cardiovascular, conditioning and interval training; and “Lift”is the resistance and strength training part of the program. Together, these exercise combinations help

people build lean muscle and learn self-defense movements. For some, it’s a life-saving therapy.

“One woman told us she lost her husband. She did therapy, she did medication, and nothing was helping until she found a community, until she started punching a bag,”Allan says.

Cecilia Prince worked at Rosetta Stone, eventually joining IntensityX3 full-time to manage the front desk and operations. She has a teaching degree and a love for languages and travel.

“She’s amazing,”Allan says of his wife.“She has an amazing personality and is a really caring person. The educator side of her makes it that much better, how she’s communicating and connecting with people.”

Currently, Cecilia works parttime at IntensityX3 and enjoys being a full-time mom to the Princes’ 19-month-old son, Lucas, and their newborn baby girl, Lily.

“It’s a wild ride for sure, but we’re having a blast,”Allan says.

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The Nose Knows

How scent influences our emotional responses Written by ALLISON LEWIS

Women have a better sense of smell than men.

Humans have 450 olfactory receptors that interpret odor molecules to process different smells.

The nose can detect more than 10,000 types of smells.

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he key to attraction is literally under your nose.

Or, more likely, it’s wafting

into it.

Farah Abassi, an aromachologist, studies the emotional impact that scent makes on individuals.

She studies how the aromas we breathe in can trigger memories and influence behavior.

“Scent bypasses cognitive reasoning,”Abassi says. For example, the perfume Grandma wears can evoke a feeling of nostalgia.“We have an emotional reaction [to scent] before we process,”she says.

“Everyone is different.”

At 15, Abassi began working with essential oils and aromatherapy at a shop in Vancouver, Canada, her hometown. Her experience there fueled a passion and helped her get comfortable mixing fragrances for clients.

After an initial career path away from olfaction, Abassi got back into aromachology full-time in Boca. But she didn’t get to South Florida by chance; she found love in Miami thanks to a friend’s introduction to a colleague. Fast-forward several years, and Abassi is the founder of Aroma360, a scent branding and marketing company that helps clients design custom fragrances for their home or business.

For Abassi,“creating an emotional connection and deepening

that response”is what makes scent so powerful. Try setting the mood this Valentine’s Day with a fragrance that has rose, vanilla, sandalwood or patchouli—four aphrodisiac qualities that Abassi says make people“infatuated by scent.”Vanilla evokes trust, while rose and patchouli date back to ancient times and practices, Abassi says. She recommends using Wicked Game, a fragrance from her True Romance collection, to boost the love factor when the mood strikes.

“It’s the epitome of romance, liked by men and women. It creates a cozy, comforting environment,”Abassi says.

Other scents to try from her collection include Endless Love, Kiss by a Rose and Seduction. But remember: Smell is not a onescent-fits-all type deal. Follow your nose (and your partner’s) and let those feelings lead you to the perfect aroma.

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m the Heart Local couples prove yet again that love really does conquer all Written by MARIE SPEED

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n this day and age, the notion of an old-fashioned love story is quaint at best. There are serial marriages and long-term relationships without marriage and blended families and every permutation in between.

But we found that running like a heart line through most of these relationships is the steady pulse of love, of finding the right person to share a life with.

Here are a few local couples who overcame challenges and differences to forge bonds that they believe can weather any storm.

Romantic? Yes. True? Made us believe.

John and Adrianne Lipscomb

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hey couldn’t be any more different. Or alike.

He’s an only child from a blue-collar New Bedford, Mass., family, she’s one of six kids from a farming family in Belle Glade. He still has a New England accent; her southern drawl could melt ice cubes. And these days, after 54 years of marriage, they can finish each others’ sentences.

Bob and Frances Bourque met in 1961 at St. Louis University on the second day they were there. He was a first-year med student; she had transferred from another school.

Both happened to be at the same fraternity party on a Saturday night, and he says that she was “fun,”that she laughed at his jokes. By Tuesday she received a handwritten letter

humor. Years later when I was going through some stuff, I saw that card and I thought, How remarkable!

That was exactly what attracted us to each other. We were fun, we’ve never stopped having fun.”

Bob says,“It just kind of grew on me. I wasn’t knocked off my horse like Paul, but it was fun. That first year [of med school] was killer, and we’d go out on a Friday night and just have fun.”

You can see it in them now. He’s 78, she’s 76, but the kids they were back then are still there, a smile flashing beneath the silver hair and the laugh lines, a gesture, a roll of the eyes.

They are retired now, he from a successful OB/GYN practice in Delray, where he was everyone’s “baby

spread my wings,” she says.“And he encouraged me and he pushed me, and I never would have been able to accomplish what I did [without him]. It was always a partnership.

We were always doing it together.”

Both had cancer—his was prostate, 20 years ago; hers was pancreatic, a decade ago. She says that made her “look at life a little differently,” made her more sensitive. He says,“We got over it.”

Bob says she still surprises him; Frances says she still gets a fluttery feeling when she hears him come home.“When I hear people talk about when they lay in bed at night and that person is missing, it scares me because I am so accustomed to the realization that he will be here in a minute. … I will lose so much

“We recognize the value of each of us independently, but more importantly as a team. I think our team is better than any piece of us individually.” from him, despite the fact that she lived less than a mile away.

“The letter said that I was ‘bad news,” Frances recalls.“I looked that up in Webster’s and wrote him a little response on all the things I thought ‘bad news’ meant. And from that point on…”she trails off.

Neither knows exactly if there was a single moment they knew, but Bob bought her a tennis racket when he went home for Christmas break, ostensibly a gift—but in hindsight, a flimsy excuse to see her again. They were pinned that April, and Frances sees it now as a natural fulfillment of what she’d been looking for.

“When I was about 18 I had written down all the things I wanted in a man, and No. 1 was a sense of

doctor,”and she, from her years as an activist and, most notably, the engine and vision behind redeveloping Old School Square.

They were married in Belle Glade July 9, 1963, and reared their family in Delray, while Bob was starting his practice.“She was the impetus behind my doing what I did,”Bob says.

“I wanted to have my own practice.

She came into the office and [made it] unlike any other doctor’s office— it was painted sort of flashy; in the bathroom she put perfumes. Her being out in the community kind of polished me—everybody knew her, and if they knew her they knew me.

That really worked out very nicely.”

And Bob returned the favor when Frances became involved with Old School Square.“He allowed me to

of me when he does go—me is he.

It’s true. I don’t know how to function without my sounding board, and I know he’s the same way.”

Both of them believe that the other has made them a better person; Frances says,“We recognize the value of each of us independently, but more importantly as a team. I think our team is better than any piece of us individually.”

Still, both of them point to the family as their ultimate touchstone, where they“get their juice.”

On what advice they would give couples who want their marriages to last, Bob says it’s simple.“Get married with the idea you are going to stay married. No matter what.

And ‘no matter what’ covers a lot of bases.”

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heir first weekend away together was at Death Row, at Potosi Correctional Institution in Missouri. They had come a long way before then, from their own time served in lives that were broken to a shared mission to help others battle their own demons.

John and Adrianne Lipscomb are an unlikely pair. He is from a prominent St. Louis society family; she was born addicted to heroin and removed from her parents as an infant. They grew up on opposite sides of the track, but those sides somehow converged—and became a whole new rail line.

But first there were the tough

both John and Adrianne “became our mothers,” as Adrianne describes it. They each got addicted— he to alcohol, she to opioids. And that is, of course, how they met: in a St. Louis 12-step program they both attended.

Today, John, 58, is a sales associate with Corcoran Group, having sold his successful invisible fence company. Adrianne, who has three daughters from a previous marriage, is 55 and semi-retired from a career in pharmaceutical sales. After a 12-year courtship and a 10-year engagement, they were married six weeks ago on the beach across from where they now live in Ocean Ridge.

But at the beginning, Adrianne

derailed when John first met the daughters, and the controlled chaos that was Adrianne’s household.

“I am very quiet,” John says.“The first time I walked into her house, the St. Bernard was barking, the girls were yelling—the way they communicate is yelling—and I came that close to walking out the door; I was in shell shock.”

He says that was the biggest challenge—the daunting prospect of a blended family—but they all eventually moved into John’s house, and since then the girls have grown up and regard John as their beloved stepdad.

And the proposal? Ten years ago, John had five dozen red roses delivered to Adrianne on Valentine’s

“We had both been through so much in our lives. We understood each other. Nobody else could throw anything at us that hadn't already been thrown. ” times. John grew up with an alcoholic mother who left the family when he was 9 to receive treatment; she was gone for five years.

“I was raised by my nannie Lizzie. My parents divorced when I was 9,”John says.“[When my mother came back], my brother and sister had to live with my mother, and I had to live with my mother every other weekend.”

Adrianne was removed from her drug-addicted parents and placed in foster care at 10 months old; she was adopted when she was 6. By age 9, her biological parents were “rehabilitated”(and on methadone) and won her back after a prolonged custody battle that was splashed all over newspapers across America.

She lasted with them about five years through relapses, abuse and welfare, reuniting with her adoptive parents when she was 15.

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said they really were nothing more than “fast friends.”“We talked every night. He gave me so much inspiration to stay sober.”

Both of them have the same idea on when that relationship changed.

Adrianne says it was the day he came over to help her clean out her garage. When he left, he kissed her on the forehead, and she recalls thinking,“This is embarrassing, but I had this tingle. Butterflies. And I thought, ‘what was that?’

“We had both been through so much in our lives,” John says.“We understood each other. Nobody else could throw anything at us that hadn’t already been thrown. It just worked.”

After that, things progressed, but they both took it very slowly and, as most good recovery people might do, they underwent counseling, sought advice and took things step by step. The relationship was almost

Day—one dozen, on the hour, for five hours. He followed the last delivery in, holding a single red rose, dropped a knee, and a new chapter was born.

Today, John and Adrianne have written a frank book about their lives called The Painting and the Piano, published by HCI Publishing. They are honest with one another and share a commitment to helping people.

It’s why they spent that first weekend away together on death row.“One of the first things we did was go to prisons—maximum security prisons; we would visit death row to give people hope,” John says.

The payoff has been huge. John says, “All the stars are lined up right now.”

“There’s no one else I want to spend the rest of my life with,” adds Adrianne.“There’s no doubt in my mind.”

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or most people who live through tragedy, coming out the other side is not a given, no matter what the self-help books say.

But every now and then the planets align and, as the good book says, there is joy in the morning.

That’s what happened to Pam Casanave and Tony Pianta last year.

It was Pam, 54, who was hit first when her husband of 16 years, the gregarious and much-loved JeanMarc Casanave, who owned Boca’s Fred Astaire Dance Studio with Pam, took his own life suddenly in January 2016. The community reeled, and Pam was devastated.

There were no answers, no rationale, nothing but one life lost, and a woman uprooted by the horror.

In the same city, Tony Pianta, 53, and his wife Paula had learned she had pancreatic cancer. The

not afraid, and I just want you to minister to her.’ So for the next seven or eight months I sent her cards in the mail, encouragement scriptures, prayers, emails.”

At the end of 2015—only weeks before Jean-Marc would die—Paula’s husband, Tony, whom Pam had never met, called to thank her for all she had done and said how much it had meant to his wife. She had by then lost all dexterity in her hands and could not tell Pam herself.

Two weeks later, Jean-Marc was gone. And six weeks after that—in March of 2016—Paula died. Pam reached out to offer Tony a shoulder and a cup of coffee. She finally met him and his 23-year-old son at Paula’s funeral, but it wasn’t until weeks later they met for coffee; that first meeting lasted more than two hours.

“We started having coffee each

have been easy to pull my covers over my head and stop functioning, but I had to function,” Pam says.

“I would pray every day,“God, you didn’t make us to be alone. You made us for companionship.’ I am a young woman. I want to enjoy life; I want to live life. I do not want to do it alone.”

Tony agrees.“It wasn’t awkward for me—I was only worried about my son. That was the toughest part for me. I’m sure we both had some trepidations, but it progressed naturally, very quickly. We had so much to bond over. I was worried about that at first, that maybe we were bonding too much over [the deaths of our spouses].”

But love soon eclipsed that shared grief, and the couple was married May 6, 2017. Today, the relationship has moved far beyond its beginnings.

“I would pray every day, 'God, you didn’t make us to be alone. You made us for companionship. I am a young woman, I want to enjoy life; I want to live life. I do not want to do it alone.” couple had been planning the next chapter of their lives—plotting an exit strategy from their careers (she was vice president and general manager of Bloomingdale’s; he was in retail) and celebrating their 23rd anniversary in Las Vegas when they got the news that Paula had 11 months to live.

The news spread, and Pam was shocked. A gifted dancer and teacher, she had coached Paula in the 2014 Boca’s Ballroom Battle, and although they were more acquaintances than friends, she felt moved to contact her.

“When God tells me to do something I don’t question it; I just do it,” Pam says.“God said, ‘I want you to make sure she knows me, I want you to make sure she’s

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week after that,”Tony says.“All of a sudden I thought, ‘maybe there’s more to life than coffee.’ I had mixed emotions. Paula had been gone a very short time, but I was lonely. I felt like Pam and I connected.”

Tony texted her, asking her out to dinner (“I was too afraid to call her”), and that was the beginning.

“It was not until we arrived at the restaurant that night that I saw Pam in a different way; as beautiful as she is, I did not look at her that way until that night when she got out of the car and I said, ‘Oh my God, I did not realize how beautiful you are.’”

The relationship progressed rapidly, a fact not lost on either of them. It was a delicate situation, but both decided to go for it.“It would

“The chemistry we have is something that everyone wishes they had,”Tony says.“I know what she’s thinking when I look at her, and she knows what I’m thinking when she looks at me. I’m still grieving and she’s still grieving, and there are days she can just look at me and tell what I’m thinking and just gives me a big hug. … As a result of being with her, I am a much healthier person, a much more spiritual person, more active every day.”

For her part, Pam feels blessed to have found him, and she has learned to make every day count.

“You are not promised tomorrow,”she says.“Now, my feeling is just, don’t waste time [on silly disagreements]. Because I do not know how long we have together.”

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he craft beer industry has exploded in recent years, spawning neighborhood breweries from coast to coast. South Florida was a bit late getting into the game, but we’re catching up as more and more home brewers decide to turn their sudsy hobby into a business. Here’s a look at what’s brewing in the Boca area and beyond. Cheers!

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BARREL OF MONKS Ever since Bill McFee sipped his first Belgian beer back in the early 1990s, he’s been on a mission to spread the gospel of the distinctive ales famously brewed by Trappist monks.

“I really enjoy turning people onto Belgian beer,” says McFee, a Boca Raton radiologist and the driving force behind Barrel of Monks Brewing.“It’s the yeast strains that make the beer so unique. They give it a very complex flavor profile that doesn’t just pass by your tongue.”

McFee began brewing Belgian beers in his backyard with pal Keith DeLoach and fellow Boca radiologist Matt Saady.

After perfecting some recipes—including Three Fates Tripel and Wizard Wit—the three decided to start their own brewery. They brought in the aptly named Kevin Abbott, a former brewer for Funky Buddha and Due South, to run operations, and have been creating more and more converts with their strictly Belgian lineup since opening their Boca taproom on South Rogers Circle in 2015.

“Business is good and getting better,” says McFee.“We’re scaling up growth at a controllable rate because we’re careful about making sure our product stays at a super-high quality.”

They’re fastidious about the ingredients, which include imported grain and hops from Europe, and especially the yeast strains that give Belgian brews their spicy, fruity, earthy flavors.

“I love seeing the look on people’s faces after they take a sip of our beer,” notes McFee.“My wife carries around a card that says ‘Belgian Beer Evangelists.’That says it all.”

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FUNKY BUDDHA A Hoppy-Ever-After Story Funky Buddha is the undisputed heavyweight champion of South Florida brewing success stories.

Starting out in a 750-square-foot storefront on Federal Highway in Boca Raton, Ryan Sentz transformed the Funky Buddha Brewery into a regional juggernaut that pumped out 32,000 barrels last year, enough to fill nine million pint glasses. Oh, and in August the brewery was acquired by beverage giant Constellation Brands for an “undisclosed amount” rumored to be well north of $100 million.

“We did OK,”Sentz says with a chuckle.“The best thing is that we aligned ourselves with people who respect what we do and are a good match for our culture.”

Funky Buddha was one of the first craft breweries in South Florida, and it shot to notoriety by producing culinary-influenced ales. The game-changer was its Maple Bacon Coffee Porter, which branding director John Linn calls “a roadside diner breakfast in a glass.”

As Sentz remembers it,“I was bored one day and decided to try something that hadn’t been done before. From the beginning, it had such a positive response. Even people who didn’t normally drink beer liked it.”

The Maple Bacon Coffee Porter reached cult status and brought more attention to the brewery, which had already gained local acclaim for its core brews, Hop Gun IPA and Floridian Hefeweizen.

Funky Buddha moved its brewing operations to Oakland Park in 2013. The lounge in Boca remained, but Sentz— who still owns it with his wife Giani—isn’t sure of its future.

Truth be told, his feet still haven’t hit the ground since the Constellation sale.“It’s been a whirlwind,”he says, “for sure.”

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PROSPERITY BREWERS New Guys on the Block

Don’t let the name fool you.

“Prosperity is not about being rich or making lots of money,” says Prosperity Brewers co-owner Ken Gross.“It’s all about thriving. That’s our goal—to create a thriving business that produces great beer and provides a living for people in this area.”

Gross, a retired software entrepreneur, and his restaurateur partner Dom Peri are neighbors in Parkland who discovered they shared a passion for beer. Two years later, they had their own microbrewery in a warehouse northwest of the Spanish River Boulevard and Dixie Highway intersection in Boca Raton. But even before opening the doors to their rustic taproom, they’d already been making splashes in the local craft beer scene.

Up against more established rivals like Funky Buddha and Due South, Prosperity’s Imperial Pumpkin Märzen won top honors at the 2017 Biergarten Oktoberfest in Boca. Gross is quick to credit his brewmaster, Cameron Donisi.

“Cam’s a real artist,” praises Gross.“When Dom and I started this process, we were looking for a brewer to recruit from another brewery. Then I saw Cam working out at the gym. He had a bunch of craft beer-related tattoos, and we got to talking.”

Donisi, an avid homebrewer, jumped at the chance to take his talents to the next level. He’s since produced a wide variety of beers, including SubTropix American Wheat, IntraKOLSCH-tal and the hefeweizen Hef-A-U, named in honor of the local university.

“It’s a fun business, but it has to be a passion,” says Gross.

“If you’re in it just to make money, it won’t work.”

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SALTWATER The Saltwater Brewery owners are not only dedicated to making fine ales but also to saving the seas.

“Our brand reflects our proximity to the ocean and our appreciation for all it gives us,”says founding partner Peter Agardy.“Part of our mission is to give back in ways that support the health and vitality of the seas.”

They do it by throwing fundraisers and contributing to organizations such as the Coastal Conservation Association and the Surfrider Foundation, a global nonprofit focused on cleaning up beaches and oceans, especially from plastics.

Through its alliance with Surfrider, Saltwater helped develop eco six-pack rings for canned beverages.“They’re made from wood pulp, and are ingestible and 100-percent biodegradable,” says Agardy.“They break down quickly, so if a sea creature eats one or gets one caught around its neck, it will live to see another day.”

Agardy and his fellow founding partners, Chris Gove and Dustin Jeffers, are primarily concerned with producing top-quality beer at the brewery off West Atlantic Avenue in Delray Beach. Their biggest sellers include Screamin’ Reels IPA, Sea Cow Milk Stout and the winter seasonal Mayday Imperial Cream Porter. Patrons can enjoy them in the Reef Room, which used to be a food and grain store.

Like other regional brewers, Agardy is stoked about the exploding growth of the craft beer industry.“Florida is a melting pot, a mix of cultures, and the brewery scene reflects that,” he says.“The only constant in the area breweries is their diversity, and that’s a wonderful thing.”

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Three breweries have cropped up within walking distance of each other in North Boynton Beach, and they gladly welcome the competition.

“Having multiple breweries here brings more people to the area to experience and enjoy craft beers, and that helps everyone,”says Doug Fairall, brand marketing director for Due South Brewing Company.

Due South was the first in the area, when the husband-wife team of Mike and Jodi Halker started brewing its flagship Caramel Cream Ale and Category 3 IPA“at 14 feet above sea level”out of a warehouse on High Ridge Road in 2012.

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of Big Bear Brewing, opened Copperpoint Brewing Company on Commerce Road, right around the corner from Due South. Patrons enjoy Cox’s best-selling Amber Lager, A10 Hop-Hog Red IPA and other varieties in a spacious wood-paneled taproom.

“Our taproom differentiates us from the others,” says Jim Reidy, Copperpoint’s director of sales and marketing.

“It’s a meeting place where we get some elderly ladies who come here to play cards, city commissioners, construction workers … it’s a real eclectic group.”

The newest addition to the burgeoning North Boynton District is NOBO Brewing Company, an acronym for North Boynton.“We saw what’s going on here and want-

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Arcade Bars: Hybrid Entertainment

What do you get when you add a bar to an arcade? Double the fun.

Arcade bars, or barcades, are starting to pop up in a smattering of places around the country, including South Florida. Here’s a look at two local hot spots.

SILVERBALL MUSEUM Probably the most interactive and fun museum around, this blast-from-the-past emporium is packed with classic games, featuring more than 100 pinball machines, skee ball, air hockey, foosball and video classics such as Pac-Man, Donkey Kong and Space Invaders.

“The best thing about the Silverball Museum is it takes people back to joyful times of their lives,” says General Manager Dayna DiDomenico. “It makes them feel young again.”

The museum was the brainchild of Rob Ilvento, who started collecting pinball machines after his autistic daughter became fascinated with them. He and partner Steve Zuckerman opened up the first location in Asbury Park, New Jersey, followed by Delray in 2016.

Silverball has a full bar and restaurant, and you can play the games to your heart’s content for $10 an hour, or $15 for a half-day.

ed to get ahead of the game name-wise,” says Steve Dornblaser, who co-owns the Commerce Park Drive brewery with his brother Tim.“It’s a great area where people can bounce between breweries and have completely different experiences at each one.”

In its cozy, tile taproom, NOBO boasts Old School Hefeweizen, Boynton Blonde and Basil IPA in a varied lineup of brews, some using herbs Steve grows in his garden.

“There’s a lot of collaboration between the three breweries,” he says.“We’re looking at doing festivals, creating a brewery trail from the Tri-Rail station and other things. It’s a really exciting time to be here.”

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TENTH LEVEL TAVERN You can reach a new level of screen rapture playing almost any video game ever created at the Tenth Level Tavern.

Across the street from the Funky Buddha Brewery in Oakland Park, the two-year-old tavern has about 30 stations for players, who can sip craft brews between rounds.

“When you reach the 10th level of a game, you deserve a beer,” says owner Joey Cammisa, who streams weekly tournaments online, drawing up to 2,000 viewers.

And you only have to pay for the beer.

“All the games are always free,” says Cammisa, adding, “Business is fantastic. I’ve got the best job in the world.”

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n Legends of Florida Five campfire yarns and larger-than-life myths from the Sunshine State’s rich trove of folklore Written by JOHN THOMASON • Illustrations by CRAIG MCINNIS

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110 DEATH BY SEA SERPENT? Sea monsters have long haunted the depths of supernatural lore. And Florida is far from immune to fabulous tales of long-necked plesiosaurs flummoxing boaters with slithery cameos.

Charlie Carlson’s Weird Florida traces the earliest such account to a Jacksonville newspaper in 1891. The sightings have generally been benign.

The story of Edward Brian McCleary is an extraordinary exception.

On March 24, 1962, 16-year-old McCleary and four friends from Fort Walton Beach embarked on a routine diving expedition offshore in Pensacola. They sought to explore the wreck of the USS Massachusetts, a popular destination for scuba divers.

The boys never had time to enjoy it.

As McCleary explained later, unexpectedly powerful currents battered their rubber raft, and gale-force winds and heavy fog stranded them on a steel buoy. For hours, they fought the elements with no hope in sight.

It wasn’t until the boys had

except more elongated with teeth.

There appeared to be what looked like a dorsal fin when it dove under for the last time. Also, as best I am able to recall, the eyes were green with oval pupils.

“I finally made it to the ship, the top of which protruded from the water, and stayed there for most of the night.

Early that morning I swam to shore and was found by the rescue unit.”

McCleary became the lone survivor of the harrowing ordeal, which he shared the following morning with authorities, who advised him to omit the death-by-sea-serpent narrative. The Ocala Star-Banner reported the story this way: “Four teenaged skindivers remained missing today after abandoning their tide-swept raft in the Gulf of Mexico Saturday. A fifth youth swam two miles to shore.”

McCleary’s story is, well, fishy.

According to almanac.com, weather conditions in Pensacola were placid that day. No fog was reported, and

Moments later, what McCleary described as A ten or twelve foot telephone pole emerged from the water. resigned themselves to waiting out a desperate night on the water that the smell of rotting fish invaded their senses. Moments later, what McCleary described as a 10- or 12foot “telephone pole” emerged from the water.

“On top was a bulblike structure,” he explained to Fate magazine three years later.“It appeared several more times, getting closer to the raft. …

We panicked. All five of us put on our fins and went into the water. … From behind I could hear the screams of my comrades one by one.

I got a closer look at the thing just before my last friend went under.

The neck was about 12 feet long, brownish-green and smooth looking.

The head was like that of a sea turtle,

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winds never exceeded 13 mph. The body of one of McCleary’s peers was recovered a week later; the cause of death was drowning, with no signs of sea-serpent foul play. When the raft was recovered, the fins were still inside, contradicting McCleary’s account. And McCleary’s vivid description of the monster was remarkably lucid for a panicked teenager in the throes of certain death.

Scott Mardis, a Bradenton-based expert on sea monsters, believes that “something along the lines of what he said really did occur. You’ve got other independent reports of long-necked monsters in the Gulf, and a couple of them are around the Panama City/Fort Walton area. That would add credence to his story.

“Some have suggested that the drowning experience was so traumatic that he hallucinated this,” Mardis adds.“Or he may have embellished this in his own mind. Over time, people’s memories change, and they misremember things.”

Plenty have been quick to write off McCleary as the killer of his four friends, an assumption equally without evidence. McCleary had been tight-lipped on the incident since the Fate article, and he died in Florida in 2016, burying the legend with him.

TO THE MOON, ALICE!

Few apocryphal stories have the universal appeal of this next doozy, which resides on the sensational nexus of politics, entertainment and the paranormal. In the early 1970s, Jackie Gleason reportedly saw the bodies of extraterrestrials, along with the wreckage of a downed alien craft. And it’s all thanks to President Richard Nixon.

As the legend goes, the 37th president and the “Honeymooners” star were enjoying a round of 18 at Gleason’s Inverrary Golf Club in Lauderhill. Toward the end of the game, the golfers began discussing government disclosure of UFOs, an area of common interest. Gleason, famously, was a voracious consumer of supernatural lore. He collected more than 1,700 books on metaphysics, alien life and other taboo topics, and he designed his home in Peekskill, N.Y., in the shape of a flying saucer, which he called“the mothership.”

The night of the golf match, the story continues, Nixon himself arrived at Gleason’s Miami mansion, spiriting him away to Homestead Air Force Base, past the armed guards and deep into the bowels of the top-secret compound. There, like a page at a television studio, the most powerful man in the world toured a Hollywood icon across paradigm-shattering knowledge of alien existence, contact and research.

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Promoting a book about their marriage (which was never published), McKittrick told the magazine that Gleason came home from that night in Homestead shaken to his core, and that he’d told her all about what he’d seen. She added that after that event, her husband’s sleeping and eating habits suffered, and that he drank more heavily than usual.

When Gleason saw the Esquire article, some time later, he was furious. The incident effectively ended their already tenuous marriage, and Gleason filed for divorce in 1974.

You needn’t be a UFO debunker to have serious doubts about the narrative. For one, it’s hard to accept that Nixon would be able to elude Secret Service protection. As Larry Holcomb writes in The Presidents and UFOs: A

Secret History From FDR to Obama, “It’s highly unlikely that the president had a few martinis, jumped into his car, picked up Gleason, and drove past bewildered guards at … one of the most secure areas on the planet.”

Also, McKittrick’s story has changed over the years. In a 2003 phone call with UFO researcher Kenny Young, she recalled Gleason as“very pleased he had an opportunity to see the dead little men in cases,”which is a far cry from the traumatized Honeymooner she described to Esquire. Gleason’s vehement reaction to her disclosures would eventually prompt her own reservations about the story.“If it was true, then why did he get so upset about it?,”she mused to Young.

As for the Esquire article, its publication date is unknown, and it seems to have vanished like so

many reported spacecraft: The magazine’s complete digital archive has no record of it. Larry Bryant, another ufologist, tried to confirm the existence of alien bodies at Homestead AFB by filing a Freedom of Information Act request.

He was told that “no such records exist”—which, of course, would be the answer even if they did.

Nixon never became the“disclosure president”UFO buffs were hoping for.

“I believe the presidency of Richard Nixon is the only administration that could possibly have benefited from ET disclosure,”writes Holcomb, postulating that if Watergate hadn’t metastasized, he would have been in an ideal position to declassify government knowledge of UFOs. This surely would have leant new meaning to the term“illegal aliens.”

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112 SOMETHING IN THE AIR Tomoka State Park, in the city of Ormond Beach, is a serene 1,800acre sanctuary just north of Daytona Beach, a hikers’ and canoeists’ paradise whose residents include manatees, deer and bobcats. For a time in its history, it was also reportedly

home to a more … invasive species.

Between 1955 and 1966, visitors reported seeing a pink cloud that hung low to the ground, like atomized cotton candy. It could simply have been fog illuminated by sunlight, but fog doesn’t usually eat

people. This pink haze, on the other hand, enjoyed the delicacy of human flesh, and was said to devour the brave souls that approached it.

Anonymous witnesses claim to have heard tell of bodies disappearing in the woods where the

This pink haze, on the other hand, enjoyed the delicacy of human flesh, and was said to devour the brave souls that approached it.

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Occam’s Razor says it was probably good ol’ swamp gas, and that the dozen poor souls died of more prosaic means, but we prefer the supernatural explanation. The park was built on the site of a historic Timucuan village ca. 1605, where Tomokie, one of the tribe’s chiefs, reportedly violated tribal law by drinking from a golden cup whose contents granted healing powers. This led to an internecine war and an arrow through his heart, leaving his spirit to wander forever in the mists of the Tomoka River, perhaps as a hungry cloud. A monument to Tomokie, with the chief chiseled in pale pink, stands proudly in the park.

The carnivorous cloud wasn’t the only potent folklore to spread like gossip through the park. The area is also home to the Tomoka Lights— unexplained orbs of fast-moving illumination, smaller than headlights, that chased motorists at night.

These sightings, too, thrived in the 1960s, and credible drivers saw them, including Suzanne Heddy, executive director of the Ormond Beach Historical Society. In a 2014 interview, she told the Ormond Beach Observer that she encountered the lights twice. The first time, they broke away in front of her car, moved along either side, and reformed behind it; the second time, the pair of spheres traveled over the car together.

“There was a lot of speculation as to what it was,”Heddy told the newspaper.“Of course the most obvious answer was aliens, but other people discounted it as swamp gas.”

This bears repeating: “The most obvious answer was aliens.” God, I love Florida.

FLORIDA’S CRYPTID HUNTER

“Cryptozoology” is more than a killer Scrabble word. It’s the study of animals not yet defined by science, a term that originated in the ‘50s and which encompasses everything from the classic “Big Five”—Bigfoot, Chupacabra, the Loch Ness monster, Thunderbird and Dinosauria—to other apocryphal, hybridized or allegedly extinct creatures.

Scott C. Marlowe, a Central Florida-based cryptozoologist, has been tracking these beasts—aka “cryptids”—for more than three decades.

His four books on the subject include Cryptid Creatures of Florida. In it, he shares stories of a charter boat captain who claims to have encountered a megalodon, the enormous shark precursor; some pterodactyls spotted over Jupiter; and the death of a 1,140-pound wild boar on a farm near Leesburg.

Marlowe doesn’t claim that all these creatures are cryptids. As Charlie Carlson writes in the book’s introduction, “cryptozoologists often tangle with scoffing skeptics while sifting through exaggerations, misidentifications, hoaxes, hallucinations, optical illusions and myths” representing approximately 80 percent of sightings.

But as Marlowe reminds us, 300 new animals a year are identified by mainstream science. The giant squid, okapi and giant panda were once considered cryptids. Could the legendary Florida swamp ape be verified next?

WHAT IS IT ABOUT FLORIDA THAT HAS SPAWNED SO MANY CRYPTID SIGHTINGS? Florida, being a semitropical environment, is a really good habitat. There’s many animals here that you won’t find anywhere else in the United States.

It also lends itself, because of Florida’s enormous history—which goes back even before the Mayans—to lots of mythology.

IS YOUR FIELD OF STUDY CONSIDERED MORE SCIENTIFIC OR PARANORMAL? Being trained as a scientist since I was a youngster, I consider it a science.

Colleagues will not necessarily agree with me, and of course mainstream science disregards it as paranormal activity. But the paranormal deals with more spiritual things, and these animals certainly are not spiritual.

FOR SCIENCE TO VERIFY THESE CREATURES, WILL THEY NEED TO SEE A BODY? Of course, a body makes it easy, because then you can prove the darn thing exists. But that’s not always the case. These animals are very difficult to verify by their very nature. The important thing is that you’re dealing with a physical thing. We have some sects within cryptozoology that deal with something called “Woo,” which are creatures that are supposed to move in and out of dimensional portals. And I’ll risk being called every name in the book, but you’ve got nut jobs out there trying to impose that kind of stuff on cryptozoology. I’m open-minded, but there’s a point at which you need to draw the line.

ARE THERE CREATURES THAT YOU BELIEVE ARE PURELY MYTHOLOGICAL? I have no doubt the wampus cat is purely mythical. A six-legged feline is beyond the realm of possibility, evolutionarily speaking.

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114 THE SHE-MAN COMETH Next time you decide to kayak the Caloosahatchee, a 67-mile river on Florida’s Gulf Coast, keep your eyes peeled on the surrounding swampland. If you see a male apparition in a blood-stained dress and scraggly beard moving swiftly along the river bank, then congratulations: You’ve spotted the ghost of the She-Man of the Caloosahatchee.

A relic of a less politically correct time, the She-Man may have been a proto gender-bender, but he would

hardly be a candidate for a GLAAD award. As the story goes, his adoption of female attire was less about asserting his identity than about managing a severe case of PTSD. It all started near the turn of the 20th century, when the future She-Man—his real name remains unknown—lived with his wife and son in a rented cabin by the river. The cabin’s owner was one Mr. Morgan, who, as the legend goes, was a direct descendant of Captain Henry Mor-

gan, the buccaneer and rum-brand namesake.

This Morgan partook in his plundering heritage, and one fateful night, the She-Man’s family stumbled upon their landlord burying his stolen booty. Morgan struck the son with a shovel and tossed him in the hole with the loot, then chased after the fleeing wife, eventually beating her to within an inch of her life.

Her husband found her at death’s door, but before she succumbed,

A relic of a less politically correct time, the She-Man may have been a proto gender-bender, but he would hardly be a candidate for a GLAAD award. she told him everything about the dastardly Morgan. He went bonkers for revenge, donning his wife’s clothing, corralling his pet—an alligator named Devil, if you must ask—and commencing a relentless search for Morgan.

He found him, speeding away in a rowboat. Devil, ever the obedient pet, tipped over the boat and enjoyed Mr. Morgan for lunch. The She-Man lived out the rest of his years in feral isolation, spying on fishermen from behind cypress trees and deploying his vast knowledge of the swampland to elude curious captors.

Hunters circulated this durable murder ballad around campfires, and it occasionally resurfaces in local lore— WGCU, an NPR station in Fort Myers, aired a segment about it in 2017. But by all accounts, it’s pure fiction. Amy Bennett Williams, a historian of the Caloosahatchee, found no evidence of the She-Man’s existence, or the villainous Morgan.

But there’s something irresistible about this yarn, which is so Florida— swamps, buried treasure, a pet gator.

I can see the Reddit headline now: “Florida Man Dons Wife’s Dress, Kills Pirate With Pet Alligator.” Now that’s clickbait.

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If you’ve spent much time in Central Florida, you’ve probably had the luxury of driving on Interstate 4. Most people’s I-4 experience consists of familiar gripes: crumbling infrastructure, rush-hour gridlock, asinine speed limits (50 mph in Orlando?

Seriously?).

A few unlucky motorists traversing a quarter-mile section of I-4 in Seminole County have endured far worse.

According to Weird Florida, from the highway’s 1963 inception through 2005, there have been more than 1,700 crashes in this doomed stretch at the base of the St. John’s River Bridge, a fluky statistic supporting what has become known as the I-4 Dead Zone.

This legend has its roots, like many spooky yarns, in the tampering of makeshift graves. Before it developed into the city of Sanford, the stretch of“Dead Zone”land was uncharted swampland. Among its earliest residents were eight families of German immigrants, who aimed to establish a farming colony. These hopes were dashed in 1887, when an outbreak of mosquito-spread yellow fever took the lives of a family of farmers. Sanford was quarantined, and the four victims were hastily buried in separate graves marked by wooden stakes. The unofficial gravesite became known as the Field of the Dead.

As decades passed, residents who interfered with the graves faced dire consequences. A young boy played around with the stakes and was killed by a hit-and-run driver, 50 yards away, the next day. On the same day a farmer tried to remove the rusty fencing surrounding the graves, his house burned down. When another area farmer removed the rotting wooden grave markers, his house burned down, too.

Creepy coincidences persisted after the local government paved over the graves to build Interstate 4.

On the day construction began, in 1960, Hurricane Donna, which had affected the tip of Florida toward the

Gulf of Mexico, changed its direction.

“Strangely enough, her deadly path paralleled the surveyed route of the new highway,”writes Charlie Carlson in Weird Florida. The storm caused billions of dollars in damage and took 50 lives.

The day the highway opened, three years later, a driver lost control of his tractor-trailer, which jackknifed atop the gravesite. In an episode of the Weather Channel’s American Supernatural dedicated to the Dead Zone, one resident recounts seeing the ghostly figures of a child and its mother darting in front of his car. Stories of car batteries suddenly draining are manifold. Truckers reported hearing ghostly giggles and the question,

“who’s there?” coming through their CBs. On Aug. 13, 2014, a new approach ramp was being built over the graves when Hurricane Charley made landfall, in a path that paralleled the I-4 track.

Sanford residents have propagated the Dead Zone legend for generations, and some refuse to drive on the harrowing stretch. If it’s any consolation, it seems the spirits have been restful of late. According to a study of the deadliest highways in America released in 2017 by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, I-4 is nowhere to be found in the top 10.

But six other Sunshine State highways made it, including US-1 in the No. 1 spot. Way to go, Florida!

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Richard N. Haass The director of a nonpartisan think tank seeks to bring order to a chaotic world Written by JOHN THOMASON

“There’s been a real repudiation of traditional mainstream politics. ... That’s unfortunate, because it makes people open to ‘solutions’ which are not solutions at all.”

How would American foreign relations be different had Hillary Clinton won the presidency?

It’s always impossible and fun to play those counter-historicals.

In one sense it would probably be the same.

She would have had the same inbox initially as Donald Trump. At the top of that inbox would probably have been North Korea.

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been demonstrably different is that Hillary Clinton would have been what I call a foreign policy traditionalist. To use a football analogy, she was playing within the 40-yard line, somewhere around midfield, whereas Donald Trump is not. He’s outside the foreign policy mainstream. He would wear that description with a badge of honor; other people would see that as a criticism. My point is simply that she would

have conducted a different foreign policy.

Obviously she would have stayed in the Paris climate agreement. She would not have decertified the Iran [nuclear] deal. What you would have had is much more continuity with all of her predecessors, going back to Harry Truman.

Speaking of North Korea, politicians on both sides tend to label Kim Jong Un as crazy. Is he really an unhinged maniac?

The honest answer is I don’t know, but I think it’s counterproductive.

Because to the extent he feels threatened, it’s going to make him more, not less, likely to hold onto nuclear weapons and develop long-range missiles. So I don’t see how threatening and cornering him gets us to where we want to go.

Has ISIS been weakened, and if so, should we take some relief from that weakening?

They’ve been weakened in the territorial sense. They’ve lost their hold in Iraq, they’ve pretty much lost their hold in Syria. But ISIS continues to exist. It’s melted into populations, it’s still active in other parts of the world. So are similar groups, including Al-Qaeda and Boko

Haram. Radical terrorism, whatever name it goes by, continues to be a dangerous threat and will most likely continue to be a dangerous threat, even if it’s less strong in Iraq and Syria.

What can the U.S. do to create fewer Islamic terrorists?

We need to persuade them that it’s a bad career choice. But the real challenge is within their societies, families, communities and governments to delegitimize that kind of action, and to give them political, social and economic opportunities so they will want to work within societies rather than try to destroy them.

What is your take on the erosion of party membership in the United States?

I think it’s a real statement. Americans increasingly don’t believe that either political party represents their interests. In this country and other countries, there’s been a real repudiation of traditional mainstream politics, which has often been seen as too concerned with its own self-interest. That’s unfortunate, because it makes people increasingly open to radical “solutions” which are not solutions at all.

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ichard N. Haass, for 14 years the president of the Council on Foreign Relations, is an information sponge—an encyclopedia of world affairs updated daily, if not hourly. For an unfiltered, nonpartisan peek behind the geopolitical curtain, there may be no Twitter feed worth following more than Haass’. In one representative week last November, he tweeted observations about a leadership crisis in Northern Ireland, political tumult in Germany, Pakistan’s history of harboring terrorists, Secretary of State Tillerson’s ambitions to downsize the State Department, and the grim future of Egypt following that nation’s worst terrorist attack in history.

Even in 280 characters, Haass speaks in complete sentences, choosing his words carefully and wisely, especially the ones with devastating consequences.

His missives are rarely upbeat, reflecting a global decline in certainty and stability that is best captured by the title of his latest book, A World in Disarray.

That diagnosis is also the name of his lecture at Festival of the Arts Boca, where he’ll present problems and solutions and take questions from the audience. If it’s anything like his in-depth conversation with Boca magazine, Festival audiences are in for an evening of edification and nuance rarely found on prime-time cable news.

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Feb. 1-11

“SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN” at The Wick Theatre, 7901 N. Federal Highway, Boca Raton; $85; 561/9952333, thewick.org. Writers

“ON GOLDEN POND”

“MASTERFULLY HUMAN: THE ART OF GAUGENGIGL” at Flagler Museum,

“COMPANY” at Sandler

Betty Comden and Adolph Green adapted their own screenplay for this stage adaptation of the definitive MGM musical about a love story that blossoms during the transition from silent cinema to the talkies.

at Palm Beach Dramaworks, 201 Clematis St., West Palm Beach; $75; 561/514-4042, palmbeachdramaworks.org.

Dramaworks presents a rare mixed-race version of this intimate drama, set in Maine, about family strife and the challenges of aging.

Carbonell winners Karen Stephens and Paul Tei are among the cast.

1 Whitehall Way, Palm Beach; $18 museum admission; 561/6552833, flaglermuseum.us.

Little-known outside of New England, Gilded Age painter Ignaz Marcel Gaugengigl, admired for his evocative depictions of everyday life through portraiture, illustration and landscape, receives his first museum exhibition.

Center at Levis JCC, 9801 Donna Klein Blvd., Boca Raton; $25-$40; 561/5582520, levisjcc.org.

Stephen Sondheim wrote this Tony-winning, darkly comic masterpiece about the challenges of modern relationships, chronicling the existential crisis of a single man on the occasion of his 35th birthday.

Andrew Dice Clay

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Feb. 9-10

“AN INSPECTOR CALLS”

“AN EVENING ALL ABOUT WOMEN” at University

ANDREW DICE CLAY at Boca Black Box, 8221 Glades Road, Suite 10, Boca Raton; 8 p.m.; $75$125; 561/483-9036, bocablackbox.com. In the

MARTIN BARRE at Funky Biscuit, 303 S.E. Mizner Blvd., Boca Raton; 8 p.m.; $50-$65; 561/395-2929, funkybiscuit.com. Guitarist

at Maltz Jupiter Theatre, 1001 E. Indiantown Road, Jupiter; $58-$90; 561/575-2223, jupitertheatre.org. In this three-act

play, a police investigator informs an affluent mill owner that one of his employees has just committed suicide. Abounding in narrative twists, this bristling psychological thriller is also a potent commentary on economic inequality.

Theatre at FAU, 777 Glades Road, Boca Raton; 7:30 p.m.; $35; 800/564-9539, fauevents.com. Sharon

Gless, a 10-time Emmy nominee whose television credits include “Cagney & Lacey” and “Burn Notice,” will perform a series of monologues about the lives of women, directed by FAU’s Des Gallant. Proceeds will benefit FAU’s Center for Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies.

‘80s, Andrew Dice Clay was a controversy magnet, generating a torrent of press for his misogynistic persona.

Offstage, Clay is reportedly a sweet guy with unexpected acting range; that said, expect this two-night stint in Boca to be bluer than a cobalt sky.

Barre is a staple of Jethro Tull, the innovative English prog-rock band. He is known for his elaborate solos, and his work on the Tull smash “Aqualung” is regularly cited as one of the 25 best rock solos of all-time. See him perform classic and obscure cuts from the Tull oeuvre.

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ERICA JONG at University Theatre at FAU, 777 Glades Road, Boca Raton; 3:30 p.m.; $20; 800/564-9539, fauevents.com. Jong’s 1973

ALAN CHAMO: “MIND HACKER” at Boca Black

GENTRI: THE GENTLEMEN TRIO at Crest Theatre,

Box, 8221 Glades Road, Suite 10, Boca Raton; 8 p.m.; $30-$40; 561/4839036, bocablackbox.com.

novel Fear of Flying became a watershed text of second-wave feminism, selling 20 million copies worldwide.

Her fiction, nonfiction and poetry books total more than two dozen, including her most recent, Fear of Dying. A book signing will follow this lecture.

Chamo, a Miami magician and comedian, specializes in mentalism, the sophisticated art of simulating psychic powers. His interactive show includes mind reading, blindfolded object detections and a Russian Roulette-style game.

Erica Jong

51 N. Swinton Ave., Delray Beach; 8 p.m.; $60-$70; 561/243-7922, oldschoolsquare.org.

Accomplished tenors Brad Robins, Casey Elliott and Bradley Quinn Lever pool their soaring voices into this classically trained contemporary trio, which performs lushly arranged, cinematic pop songs. Their albums, combining covers and originals, have peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard charts.

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Feb. 3-4

MIAMI CITY BALLET BENISE: “SOULFUL PROGRAM II at Kravis SPANISH NIGHTS” at Lynn

Center, 701 Okeechobee Blvd., West Palm Beach; $25-$105; 561/832-7469, kravis.org. Miami City

Ballet celebrates the 100th birthday of Jerome Robbins with an evening of the choreographer’s dynamic ballets, including “The Cage,” “Circus Polka,” “In the Night” and the “West Side Story Suite.”

University’s Wold Center, 3601 N. Military Trail, Boca Raton; 7:30 p.m.; $50-$70; 561/237-7000, lynn.edu. The Spanish gui-

tar virtuoso and a full cast of musicians and dancers present a globetrotting evening of world music and culture spanning from Spanish flamenco and Cuban salsa to Bollywood rhythms and American classic rock.

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Alan Chamo

Benise “Taz”

Art on the Square

Hoobastank

Feb. 9-11 SOUTH FLORIDA GARLIC FEST at John Prince

Park, 2700 Sixth Ave. S., Lake Worth; $10 per day; 561/279-0907, dbgarlicfest.com. Stinkin’ up Palm

Beach County for nearly 20 years, this celebration of the aromatic herb features garlic culinary delicacies, a garlic chef competition, rides and games, art and craft vendors, and live music from local and national acts, including Hoobastank and Stick Figure.

Feb. 9-25 “THE REVOLUTIONISTS”

at Theatre Lab at FAU, 777 Glades Road, Boca Raton; $35; 800/5649539, fauevents.com. The

Florida premiere of this play

by Lauren Gunderson is an irreverent, female-centered fantasia set during the French Revolution, where Marie Antoinette, a playwright, an assassin and an activist protest the crumbling status quo.

Feb. 10-11 ART ON THE SQUARE

at Cornell Museum, 51 N. Swinton Ave., Delray Beach; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; free; 561/243-7922, oldschoolsquare.org. The

Cornell’s second-annual outdoor juried art fair showcases original works in all media by local and national artists and crafters. Live acoustic music and gourmet food and beverages complement the experience.

Feb. 12

Feb. 14

“WIDOW ON THE LOOSE”

staged reading at Lynn University’s Wold Center, 3601 N. Military Trail, Boca Raton; 7:30 p.m.; $10; 561/237-7000, lynn. edu. Playwright Jay Stuart

BRANDON “TAZ” NIEDERAUER at Funky Biscuit,

303 S.E. Mizner Blvd., Boca Raton; 8 p.m.; $20-$40; 561/395-2929, funkybiscuit.com. This youthful gui-

wrote and stars in this premiere comedy, co-starring South Florida theatre legend Jan McArt, about the comic philandering of a married woman and her eccentric suitors.

tar phenom was inspired to pick up an instrument when he saw “School of Rock” at age 8. He would later appear in the Broadway adaptation of that very musical, and he has shared stages with Butch Trucks, Lady Gaga, Buddy Guy and others.

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JONATHAN EDWARDS

at Crest Theatre, 51 N. Swinton Ave., Delray Beach; 8 p.m.; $47$57; 561/243-7922, oldschoolsquare.org.

This Minnesota-born troubadour began performing with a $29 guitar he purchased as a teenager and has perfected his craft over more than 40 years of country-folk staples such as his 1971 protest classic “Sunshine (Go Away Today).”

JESSE COLIN YOUNG at Funky Biscuit, 303 S.E. Mizner Blvd., Boca Raton; 9 p.m.; $50-$65; 561/3952929, funkybiscuit.com. A

staple of the Greenwich Village folk scene in the 1960s, Young has been preaching for peace, justice and environmental activism for nearly 55 years. His tunes have appeared in projects as diverse “Forrest Gump” and “South Park.”

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WENDY LIEBMAN at Boca Black Box, 8221 Glades Road, Suite 10, Boca Raton; 8 p.m.; $35-$45; 561/483-9036, bocablackbox.com. A comedian’s

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“MCCARTNEY MANIA”

singer-songwriter Peter D. Harper pioneers what he calls “world blues”—a stew of ‘50s R&B, ‘60s hippie pop and ‘70s soul-funk. Perhaps most unusual is Harper’s instrumental preference, leading with the rootsy harmonica and haunting didgeridoo.

guishing itself from other Beatles tribute acts, this cover band focuses solely on the tracks written by Sir Paul, mixing in masterpieces like “Yesterday” and “Hey Jude” with cuts from Wings and McCartney’s ongoing solo career.

comedian, Liebman’s subtle, wordplay-infused style of standup has led to performances on late-night shows from Carson to Kimmel as well as the semifinals of the ninth season of “America’s Got Talent.”

N.E. Second Ave., Delray Beach; 8 p.m.; $25-$40; 561/450-6357, artsgarage.org. Australian

Jesse Colin Young

Jonathan Edwards

Feb. 16 at Boca Black Box, 8221 Glades Road, Suite 10, Boca Raton; 8 p.m.; $35$45; 561/483-9036, bocablackbox.com. Distin-

Harper and Midwest Kind

Delray String Quartet

Wendy Liebman Mike Daisey

Ann Hampton Callaway

Feb. 17-18 ANN HAMPTON CALLAWAY: “THE STREISAND SONGBOOK”

at Lynn University’s Wold Center, 3601 N. Military Trail, Boca Raton; 7:30 p.m.; $50$70; 561/237-7000, lynn.edu. Accomplished

cabaret singer Callaway will perform selections from five decades of Streisand’s career, including “The Way We Were,” “Don’t Rain on My Parade” and “Cry Me a River,” in a revue that won three awards in 2013.

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Feb. 20 DAVID IGNATIUS at Society of the Four Arts, 2 Four Arts Plaza, Palm Beach; 3 p.m.; $35; 561/655-7226, fourarts.org. An expert on

geopolitics and economics, Ignatius’ cable-news and print-media punditry is matched only by his skillful fiction writing, from his nine best-selling thrillers to his libretto for “The New Prince,” an opera about Machiavelli.

He will speak on “A Writing Life.”

Feb. 23-24 MIKE DAISEY: “THE END OF JOURNALISM” at Kravis

Center, 701 Okeechobee Blvd., West Palm Beach; 7:30 p.m.; $35; 561/8327469, kravis.org. This

imaginative storyteller has completed more than 25 monologues in 20 years. His latest, “The End of Journalism,” is a timely, pungent lament on the decline of the Fourth Estate, from the shrinking influence of newspapers to the Facebook propaganda that proliferated during the 2016 election.

Feb. 25 MICRO CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING at Boca Black

Box, 8221 Glades Road, Suite 10, Boca Raton; 7 p.m.; $25-$35; 561/4839036, bocablackbox.com.

This troupe of pint-sized grapplers calls itself the “No. 1 midget wrestling company in the U.S.A.,” which begs the question, “there’s more than one?” Expect humor as well as athleticism from this socalled “greatest little show on earth.”

Feb. 25 DELRAY STRING QUARTET

at Colony Hotel, 525 E. Atlantic Ave., Delray Beach; 5 p.m.; $40; 561/213-4138, delraystringquartet.com.

Award-winning guest pianist Catherine Lan will join the quartet on an eclectic program of Mahler’s “Piano Quintet in A Minor,” Fanny Mendelssohn’s “String Quartet in E Flat Major” and Brahms’ “Piano Quintet in F Minor, op 34.”

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PILOBOLUS: “SHADOWLAND” at Duncan Theatre

at Palm Beach State College, 4200 Congress Ave., Lake Worth; 8 p.m.; $45; 561/868-3309, duncantheatre.org. Contemporary

dance company Pilobolus, which has performed everywhere from the Olympics to the Oscars, tours this first-of-its-kind multimedia show, created in collaboration with “SpongeBob SquarePants” writer Steven Banks, about a teenage girl’s acrobatic communion with the shadow world.

Feb. 16-17 URBAN BUSH WOMEN: “HAIR AND OTHER STORIES” at Kravis Center,

701 Okeechobee Blvd., West Palm Beach; 7:30 p.m.; $35; 561/832-7469, kravis.org. This Brooklyn

dance company communicates themes resonant with the African diaspora while celebrating the female form. “Hair and Other Stories” explores self-image, race and gender inequality with choreography that stimulates the mind and touches the soul.

Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo

Royal Poinciana, Palm Beach, ca. 1893 Collection of Edward and Deborah Pollack

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Behold, A New Eden: LAURA WOODWARD

A N D Urban Bush Women

Feb. 26-27 ANDREA MCARDLE AND DONNA MCKECHNIE at

Crest Theatre, 51 N. Swinton Ave., Delray Beach; 8 p.m.; $57-$72; 561/2437922, oldschoolsquare. org. Theatre star McArdle

made history as the original “Annie” in Broadway’s 1977 production, earning a Tony for the performance. Fellow leading lady McKechnie won a Tony for her work in “A Chorus Line.” Together, these powerhouses will perform hits from Marvin Hamlisch and Steven Sondheim at this special event.

Feb. 28 LES BALLETS TROCKADERO DE MONTE CARLO at

Duncan Theatre at Palm Beach State College, 4200 Congress Ave., Lake Worth; 8 p.m.; $45; 561/8683309, duncantheatre.org.

For more than 40 years, this tutu-clad, all-male dance company has been performing cheeky parodies of ballet masterpieces, bringing both humor and professionalism to pieces as varied as “Don Quixote,” “Swan Lake” and “The Nutcracker.”

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Performing Artists Kathleen Battle Grammy-winning American soprano Kathleen Battle represents the pinnacle of accomplishment in the world of music. With an incomparable voice and a career that spans the globe, Battle has won numerous awards and has appeared on the greatest stages with some of the most renowned musicians in the world. She has been a favorite soloist with the world’s leading orchestras and esteemed conductors, such as Herbert von Karajan, Leonard Slatkin and Sir Neville Marriner.

Battle has made immeasurable contributions as an ambassador for classical music, performing for presidents and dignitaries and attracting diverse new audiences through television broadcasts of her operas and concerts. Her performance on the PBS broadcast of the Metropolitan Opera’s 1991 season-opening gala won her an Emmy for Outstanding Individual Achievement in a Classical Program on Television.

Constantine Kitsopoulos Kitsopoulos has made a name for himself as a conductor whose musical experiences comfortably span the worlds of opera and symphony, for which he conducts in such venues as Carnegie Hall, Avery Fisher Hall and Royal Albert Hall, as well as musical theatre, as he can be found leading orchestras on Broadway. The 2017-18 season marks his eighth as music director of Festival of the Arts Boca. He was artistic director of the OK Mozart Festival in Oklahoma from 2013-15, and he recently completed an eight-year tenure as music director of the Queens Symphony.

In addition to his work as a conductor, Kitsopoulos made his debut last year as a composer at Michigan State University with a workshop of a new musical theatre piece titled “Temple.”

The Lynn Philharmonia For more than 25 years, the high standard of musical training at Lynn University’s Conservatory of Music has attracted a world-class artist faculty, produced highly talented and motivated students, and delivered critically acclaimed performances. Under the musical direction of maestro Guillermo Figueroa, the Lynn University Philharmonia Orchestra attains professional-level concerts, enjoying tremendous public support of its six symphonic programs per year in the beautiful Keith C. and Elaine Johnson Wold Performing Arts Center.

The Lynn Philharmonia distinguishes itself through its orchestral training program, guaranteeing consistent performance opportunities for every instrumentalist.

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127 Itzhak Perlman Undeniably the reigning virtuoso of the violin, Itzhak Perlman enjoys a superstar status rarely afforded a classical musician. Having performed with every major orchestra and at venerable concert halls around the globe, Perlman has been awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the Genesis Prize, a Kennedy Center honor, the National Medal of the Arts and a Medal of Liberty.

Born in Israel in 1945, Perlman completed his initial training at the Academy of Music in Tel Aviv. A recipient of an America-Israel Cultural Foundation scholarship, he came to New York and soon was propelled to national recognition with an appearance on “The Ed Sullivan Show” in 1958. Following his studies at the Juilliard School, he won the prestigious Leventritt Competition in 1964, which led to a burgeoning worldwide career.

Compay Segundo The legacy of Máximo Francisco Repilado Muñoz continues to radiate through the musical group he founded in 1955 and that adopted his name. Currently appearing as the Compay Segundo Group, the musicians that accompanied him on his triumphant tours are fully dedicated to preserving and enriching his contributions to the cultural heritage of Cuba, among which are the invention of a musical instrument called the armónico and the use of clarinets in traditional Cuban music. Participants in the Grammy award-winning Buena Vista Social Club album, they travel constantly to participate in international festivals, concerts and events, but continue to play in Havana Saturday nights at the Compay Segundo Salón 1930 at Cuba’s National Hotel.

Jan Vogler Jan Vogler is a renowned cello soloist praised for his “soulful, richly hued playing” (New York Times) and his “spiraling virtuosity” (Gramophone). Vogler frequently performs with leading international orchestras. He has been artistic director of the Moritzburg Festival since 2001 and intendant of the Dresden Music Festival since 2008. In 2006, he was honored with the European Award for Culture, and in 2011 with the Erich-Kästner Award for tolerance, humanity and international understanding. His recording of Bach’s “Six Suites for Solo Cello” earned him his third Echo Klassik award,“Instrumentalist of the Year 2014.”Vogler plays a 1707 Stradivari ex-Castelbarco/Fau cello.

Bill Murray Bill Murray was born in 1950 and grew up in Wilmette, a village just outside Chicago. After giving up his medical studies, he dedicated himself to his second passion, acting. Having gathered experience on the radio show “The National Lampoon Radio Hour,” he became a fixture on “Saturday Night Live,” for which he won an Emmy Award. He worked closely with the director Ivan Reitman, whose 1984 comedy “Ghostbusters” propelled him into the first rank of Hollywood actors. This was followed by movies such as “Tootsie,”“Ghostbusters II” and “Groundhog Day.” His role in Wes Anderson’s “Rushmore” in 1999 brought him seven awards. Starting with the role of the aging actor in Sofia Coppola’s “Lost in Translation,” for which he received a Golden Globe Award and was nominated for an Oscar, he has increasingly established himself as a character actor.

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128 Schedule FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 7:30 P.M. Concert: Kathleen Battle, soprano, Lynn Philharmonia, Constantine Kitsopoulos, conductor Mizner Park Amphitheater SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 8 P.M. Concert: Itzhak Perlman:“In the Fiddler's House: A Klezmer Celebration” Mizner Park Amphitheater SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 4 P.M. Authors & Ideas: Hannah Tinti, best-selling author of The Twelve Lives of Samuel Hawley and The Good Thief, and founder and editor of One Story magazine Cultural Arts Center SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 7 P.M. Concert: Grupo Company Segundo, iconic band from Havana Mizner Park Amphitheater

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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 7 P.M. Authors & Ideas: Richard Haass, author and president, Council on Foreign Relations: “A World In Disarray: Causes, Consequences, Choices” Mizner Park Amphitheater TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 7 P.M. TBA Cultural Arts Center WEDNESDAY, FEB. 28, 7 P.M. Authors & Ideas: Peter Diamandis, best-selling author and founder of the X Prize Foundation: “Transforming Scarcity to Abundance” Mizner Park Amphitheater THURSDAY, MARCH 1, 7 P.M. Authors & Ideas: T Bone Burnett, award-winning songwriter, producer and performer: “On the Road with T Bone Burnett: Stories, Music & Movies” Mizner Park Amphitheater

FRIDAY, MARCH 2, 7:30 P.M. Concert: Bill Murray, Jan Vogler & Friends “New Worlds,”an evening of music, poetry and prose Mizner Park Amphitheater SATURDAY, MARCH 3, 4 P.M. Authors & Ideas: James Marshall, documentary film producer: “The American Dream Project” Cultural Arts Center SATURDAY, MARCH 3, 8 P.M. Concert: “Russian Fantasy” with Chad Hoopes, violin; Nikolay Khozyainov, piano; The Symphonia; and Constantine Kitsopoulos, conductor Mizner Park Amphitheater SUNDAY, MARCH 4, 6 P.M. Film with Orchestra: “E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial”with The Symphonia and Constantine Kitsopoulos, conductor Mizner Park Amphitheater

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Performing Artists Mira Wang

A native of China, violinist Mira Wang studied at Boston University, from which she graduated with distinction and the prestigious Kahn Award for outstanding musicians. Other prizes received by Wang include the first prize of the International Violin Competition in Geneva and the first prize of the International Violin Competition in New Zealand.

Wang has appeared with numerous orchestras worldwide. Chamber music festivals at which she has performed include the Marlboro Festival, Kuhmo Festival, MDR Music Summer and Les Museiques in Basel. She is a regular guest at the Moritzburg Festival, where she has also directed the Moritzburg Academy for Young Musicians since 2014. Since 2005, she has been the artistic director of the exclusive chamber series Modelroom Musicales at the New York Yacht Club.

Vanessa Perez Venezuelan-American pianist Vanessa Perez began her studies in Caracas, Venezuela at age 7. She has degrees from the Royal Academy of Music in London and Yale University. Recent performance highlights have included appearances at the International Keyboard Institute & Festival in New York, Gilmore International Keyboard Festival in Michigan, Chopin Festival in Spain, and Casals Festival in Puerto Rico. She has been featured on numerous radio programs, including NPR’s “All Things Considered” and American Public Media’s “Performance Today.” She can also be seen in Amazon’s series “Mozart in the Jungle.”As a soloist, Perez has received high praise for her recording of works by Chopin, which reached No. 5 on the Billboard charts.

Chad Hoopes Acclaimed by critics worldwide for his exceptional talent and magnificent tone, American violinist Chad Hoopes has been appearing with numerous ensembles throughout the world since he won the first prize at the Young Artists Division of the Yehudi Menuhin International Violin Competition. Highlights of the current season are performances with Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse and Queensland Symphony Orchestra, as well as recitals at the Ravinia Festival and Lincoln Center. In March 2017, Hoopes received the prestigious Avery Fisher Career Grant. In 2016 he made his London debut at Royal Festival Hall with the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain and conductor Kristjan Järvi, performing Michael Daugherty’s violin concerto “Fire and Blood.” He also became the Munich Symphony Orchestra’s first artist in residence, a position created specifically for him.

“E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial” Live Director Steven Spielberg’s heartwarming masterpiece is one of the brightest stars in motion picture history and will close the festival. Filled with unparalleled magic and imagination,“E.T. The Extra-terrestrial” follows the moving story of a lost little alien who befriends a 10-year-old boy. Experience all the mystery and fun of their unforgettable adventure, with John Williams’ Academy Award-winning score performed live by a full symphony orchestra.

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Authors & Ideas Hannah Tinti Widely respected in the literary community, Hannah Tinti is known for her singular voice and her ability to weave elements of literary and genre fiction into her novels and short stories, appealing to both adult and YA readers. Co-founder and editor-in-chief of the award-winning magazine One Story, she is also the author of three books.

Tinti’s most recent book, The Twelve Lives of Samuel Hawley, is a masterful coming-of-age story and literary thriller. Tinti’s debut novel, The Good Thief, won the American Library Association’s Alex Award as well as the Center for Fiction’s First Novel Prize, and was a New York Times Notable Book of the Year.

As an editor, teacher and author, Tinti offers audiences firsthand insights into the creative writing process and the world of publishing.

James Marshall James Marshall is an adventurer, entrepreneur, producer and filmmaker. His Emmy-nominated “The American Dream Project” is a documentary of his journey across America to find if the spirit of American optimism still exists.

After leaving an unfulfilling corporate career, Marshall made a promise to himself: to be a doer, to be a “contemporary adventurer,” and to do what made him happy. His two docu-series,“The American Dream Project” and “American Doers,” were the first results of that challenge.

Marshall explores his interests and passions, challenging himself to climb mountains, including Europe’s Mont Blanc, and run marathons, including the world’s toughest race, Morocco’s Marathon Des Sables—six marathons in five days, through the Sahara Desert, while navigating and carrying all of his own food and supplies.

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Dr. Peter H. Diamandis Diamandis is an international pioneer in the fields of innovation, incentive competitions and commercial space. In 2014, he was named one of “The World’s 50 Greatest Leaders” by Fortune magazine.

Diamandis is founder and executive chairman of the XPRIZE Foundation, best known for its $10 million Ansari XPRIZE for private spaceflight. He is also the co-founder and vice chairman of Human Longevity Inc. (HLI), a genomics and cell therapy-based diagnostic and therapeutic company focused on extending the healthy human lifespan. In the field of commercial space, Diamandis is co-founder and co-chairman of Planetary Resources, a company designing spacecraft enabled to detect and prospect asteroids for precious materials. He is the New York Times best-selling author of Abundance: The Future Is Better Than You Think and BOLD: How to Go Big, Create Wealth & Impact the World.

Richard Haass Richard Haass is in his 15th year as president of the Council on Foreign Relations, the preeminent U.S nonpartisan organization devoted to international relations. He has served as a Middle East adviser to President George H.W. Bush and a principal adviser to Secretary of State Colin Powell. He was U.S. coordinator for policy toward the future of Afghanistan, and the U.S. envoy to both the Cyprus and Northern Ireland peace talks. A recipient of the State Department’s Distinguished Honor Award, the Presidential Citizens Medal and the Tipperary International Peace Award, Haass’ latest book is A World in Disarray: American Foreign Policy and the Crisis of the Old Order.

T Bone Burnett T Bone Burnett’s 40 years of experience in music and entertainment have earned him an unparalleled reputation as a first-rate, innovative artist, songwriter, producer, performer, concert producer, record company owner and artists’ advocate.

Burnett is a 13-time Grammy Award winner, earning his latest statue in 2017 in the category of “Best Song Written For Visual Media,” along with collaborators Taylor Swift and The Civil Wars’ Joy Williams and John Paul White.

T Bone’s first major foray into film was his 1999 collaboration with the Coen Brothers on “The Big Lebowski.” He has since served as producer, executive music producer or composer on numerous films and television series, including “Walk the Line,”“True Detective,”“Nashville” and “The Hunger Games.”

T Bone emerged from a self-imposed hiatus as a recording artist in 2006 to release The True False Identity and Twenty Twenty: The Essential T Bone Burnett. He has since released “Tooth Of Crime,” a vibrant outgrowth of his long-running collaboration with the late playwright Sam Shepard.

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Notable Artists in Our Neighborhood Boca Raton is an established cultural center—which may be why so many up and coming artists live and work here.

Capturing the Colors of Nature

Local wildlife artist, Craig Watts, exhibits his work annually with the prestigious Audubon Artists at the world-renowned Salmagundi Club in New York City.

Many Boca Raton artists are represented in private and corporate collections across the country. Around town, opportunities abound to see paintings, sculpture, and other work by area artists.

Of course, there are plenty of additional galleries and exhibition spaces where you can see artwork by Marlene Taran, and many other regionally based artists.

The arts are alive and well in Boca—and here are a two of the people bringing them alive.

Smooches • 36" x 36" • Commissions inquiries are welcome. craigwattsfineart.com • 561-504-1632 • info@craigwattsfineart.com CraigWattsArts_BRM0218.indd 1

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MARLENE TARAN www.marlenetaran.com mtmelly@aol.com 305-458-8426

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SMALL PAINTINGS On view through Apr. 8, 2018

In Mizner Park 501 Plaza Real, Boca Raton, FL 33432 BOCAMUSEUM.ORG | 561.392.2500

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Alex Katz, Nicole, 2015, 7 x 16 in., Oil on board. Courtesy of the artist and Gavin Brown’s enterprise, New York/Rome. Art © Alex Katz/Licensed by VAGA, New York, NY.

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THE MENUS ARE IN! Monday, March 26, 2018 Rain Date: March 27, 2018 Make your reservations for a memorable evening of dining under the stars— and down the double yellow line of famed Atlantic Avenue—at the food and wine event of the year. Join hundreds of guests—and 16 of Downtown Delray’s finest restaurants—at Florida’s longest dining table, one that runs more than five blocks. This is the event you don’t want to miss.

Reservations open Feb. 1, 2018 at all participating restaurants.

P RE SE N T E D B Y

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To learn more about Savor the Avenue, visit DowntownDelrayBeach.com/SavorTheAvenue or Bocamag.com/Savor-The-Avenue-2018

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EVENT DE TAILS WHAT: This 10-year-old tradition of dining under the stars on East Atlantic Avenue is a four-course sit-down Downtown Delray Beach dining experience you won’t want to miss. Each restaurant will be serving a specially designed four-course dinner with beverage pairings.

WHERE: Downtown Delray Beach on East Atlantic Avenue from Swinton Avenue to East Fifth Avenue (U.S. 1)

WHEN: Monday, March 26 Rain Date: Tuesday, March 27 Time: 5:30 p.m.–9 p.m.

CHARITY: We believe every Delray Beach student has a potential worth nourishing.

Last May, 177 students in Delray Beach schools were homeless. Help us feed homeless children to boost grade-level reading and to empower the brightest futures. Not One Hungry Homeless Student Delray Beach is our campaign and battle cry. Together we can feed every homeless student in our city every weekend.

We are Living Hungry, the Delray Beach Homeless Task Force and the Campaign for Grade Level Reading. Join us! Together we will declare “In Delray Beach, not one homeless student goes hungry.” For more information, visit livinghungry.org.

RESERVE YOUR SEAT: (no ticket to be purchased—reservations only) Reservations are to be made directly with the restaurant of your choice.

Review the restaurant listings and menu offering within this section.

Menus are only available online at Bocamag.com/Savor-The-Avenue-2018 or DowntownDelrayBeach.com/ SavorTheAvenue or at the restaurant.

Contact the restaurant of your choice to make a reservation. Seating is limited.

Reservations reserved with a credit card depend on each restaurant’s policy.

HOW TO CHECK IN AT THE EVENT: Arrive the evening of March 26 and make your way to the restaurant location on East Atlantic Avenue. Each restaurant’s tables will be near its physical location. Check in with the host/hostess to receive your Savor the Avenue bracelet. Show the bracelet to receive complimentary cocktails at beverage stations within the event. A Savor restaurant map will be listed on DowntownDelrayBeach.com/SavorTheAvenue

TABLE DÉCOR CONTEST: For the sixth year, Savor the Avenue restaurants will be competing for the “Best in Show” table.

From elegant to eclectic, each restaurant stages a unique theme through its table settings to showcase its special style or cuisine. Arrive early and walk the Avenue to view the beautifully decorated tables.

Don't forget to vote for the People’s Choice Award by voting for your favorite Savor the Avenue tablescape by uploading a picture of it to Facebook or Instagram, using #SavorPeoplesChoice and checking into or tagging the restaurant name. A judging panel will also be scoring the tables to award three top prizes to the restaurant with the best table décor.

GREET, TOAST & DINE: 5:30 p.m.-6:15 p.m.: After checking in, enjoy a complimentary drink during the welcome reception provided by each participating restaurant. Locate your seats at Florida’s longest dining table, and prepare to enjoy a beautiful night.

6:15 p.m.: Seating begins. Welcome comments and grand toast will be provided by Steve Weagle, chief meteorologist, WPTV. 6:30 p.m.–9 p.m.: Four-course dinner served with custom adult beverage pairings.

(East Atlantic Avenue is closed from Swinton to Federal Highway to vehicle traffic.)

ATTIRE: Downtown Delray Beach evening casual or themed depending on the restaurant decor.

PARKING: Public parking lots and garage parking are available, as well as some valet locations. Atlantic Avenue will be closed during the event. Side streets will remain open for vehicle access.

Garages: Old School Square Parking Garage Northeast First Street and Northeast First Avenue Robert Federspiel Garage Southeast First Avenue and Southeast First Street Visit DowntownDelrayBeach.com/Parking for more information.

LET US KNOW HOW THE EVENT WAS! After the event, take a moment to complete a quick survey about your experience and enter to win a dinner for two at your choice of any Downtown Delray Beach restaurant.

To take the short survey, visit SavorAtlanticAve.com.

Share your photos from the evening! #BocaMag #SavorTheAvenue We ask that you please Savor responsibly.

Produced by Downtown Development Authority of Delray Beach, FL.

7:30 p.m.: Table décor contest winner announced.

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Hello Friends, It has been our pleasure to serve you for more than 20 years.

Although our time with you is quickly coming to a close, you will find our doors open to your patronage until Mother's Day 2018. Our last Savor the Avenue is sure to be a “don’t-miss” experience. We have partnered with Stags’ Leap Winery of Napa Valley to bring you a wine dinner on the Ave. We would love to spend our last Savor with you, and continue to enjoy your friendship over our last six months here at 32 East.

Drink well, John Bates 32 E. Atlantic Ave. | 561/276-7868 | 32east.com

HORS D’OEUVRES Hudson Valley Foie Gras Torchon apricot mostarda, marcona almonds, local frisee, charred pearl onions Paired with Viognier, Napa Valley 2016

FIRST Razor Clams Ceviche burnt pineapple, hoja santa, aji amarillo, lime, sunflower seeds

50 Ocean presents: “What happens in Delray…”

Above the iconic sports bar, Boston’s on the Beach, 50 Ocean features a sophisticated Old Florida atmosphere, panoramic ocean views and exquisite cuisine with exciting local influences presented by a knowledgeable and seasoned staff. 50 Ocean’s award-winning chef, Thomas Opt Holt, is a master talent at creating unique dishes, offsetting different textures and custom sauces in his signature seafood and meat dishes.

50 S. Ocean Blvd. | 561/278-3364 | 50ocean.com

HORS D’OEUVRES Frozen Black Truffle Parmesan Popcorn Paired with Champagne Cocktail

FIRST Stone Crab Bisque Paired with Conundrum White Proprietary Blend

Paired with Chardonnay, Napa Valley 2015

SECOND Long Island Smoked Duck Leg blackberry bbq, stone mill grits, mustard greens Paired with Investor, Red Blend, Napa Valley 2014

THIRD Braised Wagyu Beef Cheek plum conserva, charred romanesco Paired with The Leap, Cabernet Sauvignon, Stags’ Leap District, Napa Valley 2013

DESSERT

SECOND Colossal Sea Scallop butter-braised, potato foam, caviar Paired with Whispering Angel, Cotes de Provence Rose

THIRD Bone-in Prime Rib million layer potatoes, Swank vegetables Paired with Stags’ Leap “Artemis” Cabernet Sauvignon 2015

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Stuffed Yellowtail Snapper

Dark Chocolate Panna Cotta

Gulf shrimp stuffed whole fish, spicy papaya slaw, Swank vegetables

rhubarb-strawberry compote, almond brittle

Paired with Cakebread Cellars Chardonnay 2015

Paired with Petite Sirah, Napa Valley 2013

$160 per guest plus tax and gratuity All wines from Stags’ Leap Winery

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DESSERT Baked Alaska

$149 per guest plus tax and gratuity

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Food. Drink. Culture. Downtown Delray’s newest restaurant, Avant takes its inspiration from the guerrilla art movement of the early 1980s in New York City when a group of artists took it upon themselves to adorn public areas of lower Manhattan with their artwork. Avant showcases original, one-of-a-kind art by South Florida artists and is the only restaurant on the Delray Art Walk. Avant features a moderately priced, globally inspired menu consisting of small plates, large plates, shared plates and house-made desserts, along with the usual—and some unusual— creative culinary cocktails, craft beers and an appealing wine list. Find us on Facebook at facebook.com/avantdelray, and on Instagram @avantdelray.

Zagat: “Delicious” Nuevo Latin food is the draw at this “colorful, vibrant” Delray Beach cantina well served by a “good” staff; and festive drinks, including “authentic” mojitos and “thirst-quenching” sangria. “Set the scene for a fun evening” including “people-watching” from the sidewalk seats.

25 N.E. Second Ave. | 561/921-8687 | society8.com

fresh shrimp, octopus, scallops and calamari marinated in aji amarillo, hot rocoto peppers, garlic, lime juice, cilantro, viandas and maiz tostado

FIRST Kale Salad savoy cabbage, manchego, radish, tomato, red pepper, spicy peanut dressing

105 E. Atlantic Ave. | 561/274-9090 | cabanarestaurant.com Grand Toast: Spanish Cava Welcome Drink: Coconut Pisco Sour

FIRST Ceviche

Paired with Chateau La Negly “Les Terrasses de la Negly” 2015

SECOND

Paired with J Vineyards Pinot Gris, California 2016

Ensalada Cabana

SECOND

field greens, hearts of palm, queso blanco, tomatoes, red onions, olives, black bean vinaigrette

Charred Octopus cauliflower puree, shallot fennel, tomato pancetta, gigandes beans, escarole

Paired with Martinsancho Verdejo 2015

THIRD

Paired with Ferrari Carano, Fume Blanc, Sonoma County 2016

Pernil

THIRD

Latin American-style braised pork shank, rioja garlic demi-glace, maduros and arroz con gandules

Korean BBQ Short Rib dashi risotto, shiitake mushrooms, peas Paired with Etude, Pinot Noir, Carneros

DESSERT

Paired with Lopez de la Heredia “Vina Cubillo Crianza” 2008

DESSERT Tres Leches with Guava

Warm Nutella Bread Pudding Paired with Bartenura, Moscato, Italy

$125 per guest plus tax and gratuity

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Caffé Luna Rosa is the Italian restaurant on the beach and the oldest Italian restaurant in Delray Beach. Awarded the Delray Beach Restaurant of the Year in 2014 and 2015, Caffé Luna Rosa offers an oceanview dining experience where great food and a great environment come together.

34 S. Ocean Blvd. | 561/274-8898 ext.1 | caffelunarosa.com

FIRST Ahi Tuna Tartare sushi grade tuna diced and tossed with sesame dressing, toasted Marcona almonds and crispy wonton chips Paired with Chalk Hill Sauvignon Blanc

SECOND Radiatore all’Amatriciana imported pancetta sautéed with sweet onions and stewed with white wine and San Marzano tomatoes with fresh pasta Paired with Four Graces Pinot Noir

THIRD Maine Lobster Risotto & Filet all-natural slow-roasted beef filet sliced and served with Maine lobster and asparagus risotto with barolo wine reduction Paired with Roth Cabernet Sauvignon

DESSERT Brownie Zabaglione warm chocolate brownie with fresh berry sauce and marsala custard cream Paired with Limoncello

$130 per guest plus tax and gratuity

Che!!! is a new concept that brings authentic Argentinian specialties to Delray Beach. This family company has more than 30 years’ experience originating in Argentina and then in Spain. At Che!!! guests can enjoy the best Intracoastal views in Delray while having a cocktail in its patio bar and finishing with its delicious steaks. Everything is served in an inviting and friendly atmosphere. See you soon!

900 E. Atlantic Ave. | 561/562-5200 | cherestaurant.com Welcome Signature Cocktail: “Amor” Champagne Served for Toast

AT THE BAR

White Wine: Trapiche Chardonnay, Trapiche Pinot Grigio Red Wine: Trapiche Malbec, Trapiche Cabernet Sauvignon Spirits: Vodka, Rum, Whiskey, Bourbon, Tequila, Gin Mixers: Tonic, Coke, Diet Coke, Sprite, Lemonade, Cranberry Juice, Orange Juice Aqua Panna & Pellegrino

FIRST Mini Empanadas, Mini Sausages, Mini Blood Sausages

SECOND Che!!! Salad baby spinach, cherry tomatoes, mixed nuts, goat cheese, apples, dried cranberries, shrimp poached in garlic-infused olive oil

THIRD Filet Mignon Medium in port sauce served with potato gratin and veggies

DESSERT Apple Crumble with vanilla ice cream and fruit of the forest coulis

$115 per guest plus tax and gratuity

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Featuring fresh seafood delivered and prepared daily, City Oyster has a full sushi bar and a rotating selection of fresh oysters from both coasts. House-made desserts, pies, bread, crackers and pasta are fresh from our bakery above the restaurant. Our large selection of wines is recognized

by Wine Spectator as one of the premier wine selections in the country.

213 E. Atlantic Ave. | 561/272-0220 | cityoysterdelray.com Grand Toast: Tattinger Champagne Brut Reserve

FIRST Selected Signature Rolls from Our Sushi Bar

Cut 432 continues to please. It’s been more than 10 years since Cut 432 opened its glass doors and began to challenge the idea of what a steakhouse could and should be. It offers succulent cuts of beef, inventive dishes and a great wine list.

432 E. Atlantic Ave. | 561/272-9898 | cut432.com Welcome Drink: Livio Sassetti, Prosecco

AMUSE-BOUCHE Baked Robiola En Croute maple spiced pecans, tart cherry jam Paired with Pax, “Buddha’s Dharma,” Chenin Blanc, Mendocino, 2015

Paired with Cuvaison Estate Sauvignon Blanc

SECOND Classic Lobster Bisque Paired with Cuvaison Estate Chardonnay

THIRD

FIRST Butter Poached and Smoked Maine Lobster kale salsa verde, honey-butter parsnip emulsion, micro purple radish sprouts Paired with Ramey, Chardonnay, Russian River Valley, 2014

Pan-seared Chilean Sea Bass

SECOND

over pineapple kimchee fried rice with teriyaki sauce

Muscovy Duck and Foie Gras Terrine

Paired with Cuvaison Spire Single Vineyard Pinot Noir

Swank farm rainbow beets, house-made brioche toast

DESSERT Japanese-style Cheesecake

THIRD

spiced chai whipped cream, strawberry glaze

28-day Dry-aged New York Strip Steak

Paired with Brandlin Estate Cabernet Sauvignon

baby heirloom carrots, dijon custard and sauce bordelaise

$150 per guest plus tax and gratuity

Paired with Band of Vintners, “Consortium,” Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley, 2015

DESSERT Warm Chocolate Pudding Cake with salted almond ice cream and bourbon hot fudge Paired with Lustau, “East India,” Solera Reserva Sherry NV

$150 per guest plus tax and 20 percent gratuity

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This year for Savor the Avenue, Gary Rack combined his two Delray Beach locations to offer a one-of-a-kind duo menu to experience both concepts.

Gary Rack’s Farmhouse Kitchen is the second location to its flagship store in Boca Raton. This restaurant model is crafted on a philosophy in which the management team takes pride: respecting the guests, honoring the environment and supporting local purveyors. Farmhouse Kitchen serves "just-good-food."

Situated on the Avenue, Farmhouse Kitchen is known for its popular Saturday and Sunday Brunch (9 a.m. to 3 p.m.) and happy hour every day at 3 p.m.

RACKS Fish House + Oyster Bar is a New England seafood house featuring fresh, high-quality seafood paired with Prohibition-style cocktails. It features a unique, nouveau-nautical décor to match the responsibly sourced ocean-to-table menu. Racks Fish House is known for its buzz-worthy daily happy hour from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., which includes 50-percent off select drinks.

5 S.E. Second Ave. | 561/450-6718 | racksdelray.com

204 E. Atlantic Ave. | 561/266-3642 | farmhousekitchendelray.com Welcome Drink: Stubborn Mule

HORS D’OEUVRES

Sweet Potato and Curry Soup

Grand Tasting: Lunetta Sparkling

THIRD

Seared Scallop

rock shrimp, chorizo, apple

butternut squash caponata

Paired with La Cala Vermentino

Paired with Landmark Chardonnay

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Roasted Flat Iron Steak

mascarpone polenta, crispy Brussel leaves

stuffed tater tots, creamed spinach, pickled onion marmalade

Paired with Louis Latour, Bourgogne, Pinot Noir

Paired with Justin Cabernet Sauvignon

Foraged Mushroom Fricassee

SECOND

DESSERT

Tempura Zucchini Taco

Banana Cream Pie

tomato jam, goat cheese, lemon basil yogurt

torched meringue, peanut butter, white chocolate

Paired with Ferrari Carano Cabernet Sauvignon

Paired with Saracco Moscato D’asti

$115 per guest plus tax and gratuity

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Lemongrass Delray Beach has been the place to go for Thai, Japanese, sushi and Vietnamese since opening.

With all rolls and dishes made to order, the chefs can create just about anything to your liking. The notable wine and sake list provides the perfect pairing to any entrée. Zagat 2004–2008: “Excellent”; Sun-Sentinel: Top 10 Asian Restaurants in Florida; Florida Trend: Best New 20 Restaurants in South Florida.

420 E. Atlantic Ave. | 561/278-5050 | lemongrassasianbistro.com

FIRST Morikami Kale Salad kale, baby romaine, tomatoes, sliced almond, micro green, Japanese sesame dressing

SECOND

Since its debut in 2011, Max’s Harvest has been a favorite destination for dinner and weekend brunch in Pineapple Grove. Its heritage of fresh, local, natural ingredients and simple preparations has earned Max’s Harvest distinction among its guests and peers as a premier farm-to-table restaurant. Food tastes naturally delicious when grown with care, harvested at precisely the right moment and delivered to its kitchen directly from the source. Fresh ingredients are a delight to the senses and the essence of great cooking. We hope you enjoy the sheer pleasure of seasonal, locally grown ingredients and the simple, sophisticated flavors that result when you let the land speak for itself.

169 N.E. Second Ave. | 561/381-9970 | maxsharvest.com

AMUSE-BOUCHE King Crab Wonton, Lemongrass Ponzu

Macha Soba Noodle

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homemade green tea soba noodle, bonito broth, green onion, seared sea scallop

passion fruit aguachile, turmeric-ginger hot sauce

THIRD Braised Korean Short Ribs with turmeric jasmine rice, fried shallots, wok-char bok choy, Thai coconut green curry or

Saiyako Miso Seabass marinated miso Chilean seabass, Japanese cauliflower rice, sesame, micro shiso green

DESSERT Thai Young Coconut Panna Cotta

Scallop and Tuna Crudo

SECOND Charred Octopus crispy potato, pickled peppers, castelvetrano olive, n'duja fra diavolo

THIRD Lobster Tail Raviolo black truffle ricotta, sweet corn reduction, crispy pork belly gremolata

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with pineapple caramel

Dark Chocolate Bombe, Milk Chocolate Panna Cotta, Hazelnut Marshmallow, Salted Caramel Fudge

$95 per guest plus tax and gratuity

$140 per guest plus tax and gratuity

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Rocco’s Tacos & Tequila Bar offers an authentic taste of Mexico in a fun, casual environment where guests can sample more than 400 varieties of tequila and enjoy guacamole made tableside.

110 E. Atlantic Ave. | 561/808-1100 | roccostacos.com

FIRST Ceviche local red snapper in leche de tigres marinade, jicama and cilantro topped with Bull’s Blood and serrano chilies Paired with White Sangria

SECOND Whole Smoked Pig Tacos on house-made ancho chili corn tortillas with salsa brava Paired with Casamigos Silver Sangrita

THIRD Negra Modelo Braised Beef Short Ribs served with parsnip puree and charred dandelion greens

32 S.E. Second Ave. | 561/274-7258 | salt7.com

FIRST Royal Miyagi Oysters limoncello granita, micro opal basil

SECOND Coconut Cashew Rock Shrimp sambal, lime, Vietnamese vegetable, cilantro

THIRD Filet Rossini

Paired with Watermelon Margarita

foie gras, yukon pommes puree, Roman broccoli, black truffles, brioche

DESSERT

Paired with Cabernet Sauvignon

Muerte de Chocolate dark chocolate cake with Patrón XO-infused chocolate mousse topped with dark and white chocolate glaze Paired with Riazul Anejo

$90 per guest plus tax and gratuity

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Indulge your palate with modern American shareable plates, gourmet entrees and premium cocktails in a trendy, upscale atmosphere. Our unique name is derived from a blend of seven exotic sea salts used to season our prime steaks and enticing dishes, making them truly unforgettable. We pay attention to every detail, ensuring your dining experience is remarkable from the moment you step into Salt7 on Atlantic Avenue in beautiful Delray Beach.

DESSERT S’more Galore smoked chocolate fudge, graham cracker, house-made marshmallow, milk chocolate

$150 per guest plus tax and gratuity

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Feast on delicious, gourmet comfort food at this outstanding American gastropub, where the food is as important as the creative cocktails, the selection of craft beer and the noteworthy wine list. This wonderful, four-course meal will showcase gifted executive sous chef Brian Cantrell’s innovative cuisine, including refreshing salads; sublime small plates; award-winning burgers; enticing chicken, steak and fish dishes; and delectable desserts.

Dine on mouthwatering, rustic Italian cuisine created by talented executive chef Kelley Randall. The expansive menu truly pays homage to the fine culinary traditions of Italy. This enticing four-course meal will showcase the restaurant’s superb salads, house-made pasta, fresh seafood, scrumptious veal and chicken entrées, and decadent desserts.

The full bar features inventive cocktails as well as an impressive selection of wine and beer.

201 E. Atlantic Ave. | 561/276-3600 | theofficedelray.com

290 E. Atlantic Ave. | 561/278-9570 | vicandangelos.com

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Welcome Cocktail by Oak & Cane American Craft Rum

Citrus Brined Scallops charcoal-grilled pear, young endive, hazelnuts, burnt honey vinaigrette Paired with Moscato

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FIRST Prosciutto Wrapped Medjool Dates gorgonzola dolce, Calabrian chili, Banyuls vinegar Paired with a Bellini (Prosecco sparkling wine and peach nectar)

Duck Bacon Crostini

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housed cured and smoked duck breast, sourdough crostini, blueberry thyme preserve, gruyere, pea greens, radish Paired with Meiomi Pinot Noir

Terrina de Pulpo

*Intermezzo of house picklings*

octopus terrine, chorizo, agridulce paprika, insalata de patate, little gem lettuce, fresh dill and lemon Paired with Pinot Noir, Meiomi, California

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Braciole

Dry-aged Strip Loin and Wood-grilled Prawn

braised skirt steak stuffed with spicy coppa, provolone, mollica and parmegiano reggiano, served over mascarpone enriched polenta and porcini mushroom ragout Paired with Super Tuscan Tenute Piccini, Toscana Poggio Alto

charred celery root puree, whipped manchego polenta, blistered asparagus, marrow butter

or

Barbecued Cornish Hen pork belly braised greens, cellwood corn porridge, thyme mustard jus Paired with your choice of Chardonnay or Cabernet

Coal Oven-roasted Whole Sea Bream

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baked in sea salt, lemon and fine herbs, served with rapini and braised beans Paired with Sauvignon Blanc, Kim Crawford 2015, New Zealand

Banana Cream Pie Semifreddo

D E SS E R T

pie dough round, brown butter brulleed bananas, frozen vanilla custard, crushed meringue Paired with more wine

$120 per guest plus tax and gratuity

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Ricotta Cheesecake raspberry coulis, white chocolate, shavings, whipped cream Paired with Moscato Villa Jolanda, Piedmont Italy

$130 per guest plus tax and gratuity

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AUTHENTIC ITALIAN CUISINE NEW ELEGANT OUTDOOR PATIO AVAILABLE PERFECT FOR AFTER DINNER DRINKS + CIGARS

Open daily for dinner and lunch (M-F) and special events for parties of 6-150. Live music nightly.

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E I F YO U G O PARKING: Hotel valet HOURS: Daily, 7 a.m.10 p.m.

PRICES: Entrees $24-$45 WEBSITE: latitudesdelray.com

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ven some locals don’t know this special restaurant exists, which is OK if you’re selfish. But at the same time, it’s good to pass along news of a beautiful dining experience in your backyard. Keeps ‘em jealous.

It’s appropriate that latitudes run east-west, because the best time to visit here coincides with the sun’s path, too. It’s best to settle into this oceanfront venue in the Delray Sands Resort just before sunset.

Grab a drink and watch the blues change color. The sky moves into magic moments, the clouds are pale pink and white, the waves bluegray. The drink (a friend swears he gets the best Manhattans ever here) and the sky show will lower your blood pressure, and the dinner will sustain you.

Latitudes is all about the sea.

And bubbles. Circles abound in

the gray, white and blue dining room, from the bread baskets to the ceiling. A wall of floor-toceiling windows keeps the waves in view. As Executive Chef James King says, this is a restaurant with a hotel, not the other way around.

The Oysters Barcelona mimic the décor with their shells. This stunning dish starts the evening with oysters lying on a bed of seaweed and rock salt. Said one guest, “I love oysters, because you get the sense of the ocean in the taste of an oyster.”Although this dish is visually appealing, the oysters are topped with a lot of chorizo, sofrita, jalapeño and aged manchego that mask that taste of the ocean.

While Latitudes has steaks and a lauded veal Bolognese, we came for the seafood. The lobster and crab stuffed shrimp dish has three large servings on white corn po-

lenta with sautéed garlic Parmesan spinach, plus onion rings. It was moist, not overly stuffed with filler, and tasty. The fall-apart tender bronzino in parchment had skin on, and was lightly baked with Israeli couscous, olives and tomato. King’s miso-glazed Skuna Bay salmon was a great, unexpected melding of tastes with the delicate miso highlighting the fish, along with a gingered spaghetti squash/ edamame side and ponzu sauce.

The sweet endings we ordered were OK but didn’t match the rest of the meal. The house-made ice cream sandwiches were too big to handle, and the cookie outsides were too hard to cut with a fork.

The Key lime pie was good but could have used more tangy lime flavor.

Come for the food, stay for the sunset.

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IS YOUR JAW DROPPING? THAT’S THE PERFECT PRELUDE TO WHAT HAPPENS NEXT.

Don’t miss unlimited Florida Stone Crab for one low price, every Monday evening.

Direct from our traps to your table in hours.

You can’t fake fresh.

Here’s to hos pitality.

BOCA RATON 351 Plaza Real 561 391 0755

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7901 W. Atlantic Ave., Suite 101, Delray Beach, 561/499-2200

W From top: “Meat-aBalls,” Maestro Del Mar and Golden Monkey dessert

I F YO U G O PARKING: Parking lot HOURS: SundayThursday, 4-10 p.m.; Friday-Saturday, 4-11 p.m.; late-night menu Thursday-Saturday, 10 p.m.-2 a.m.

PRICES: $15-$30 WEBSITE: mia.kitchen

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hen you say Chef Blake in Palm Beach County, there is only one. It’s not just because of his name, but the reputation he’s built for himself. He’s an innovative, creative talent with a big personality that matches the scope of his ideas. This is a man who takes completely different tastes, puts them together and makes you ask, “Why didn’t anybody think of this before?” It was his hallmark when he was 50 Ocean’s executive chef, and it’s still his strength. It’s also the reason he won two out of three Feast of the Sea’s Maestro Del Mar countywide competitions.

The good news is that Blake Malatesta opened MIA Kitchen & Bar last summer, an“industrial chic” restaurant where he can concoct with pots and pans, chat across the counter to staff and customers and flash his signature grin.

Modern, inventive and authentic are the pillars holding up MIA, says Malatesta. You could add reliable to that list. His dishes always have a touch of the familiar; it’s Florida cuisine with a twist—comfort food that crawls out on a limb

and always manages to please.

Brunch is a good example, starting with the most impressive Bloody Mary cart I’ve ever seen.

They are mixed tableside, and you can include almost a whole salad on skewers with your customized drink. MIA should be Bloody Mary ground zero.

Dinner creations include “Aunt Lida’s”hearth-fired bread with pockets of melted ricotta, drenched in spiced honey. It’s as delectable as it sounds. There’s just not enough cheese. I stole cheese from the rest of the loaf for my bites. Guilty.

The “Meat-a-Balls” appetizer delivers giant meatballs made with harissa lamb and sheep’s feta. They are slightly spicy, and the red pepper ragout is a true Italian marvel; clearly this is the chef’s happy place. Be sure to try the Maestro Del Mar, named after the winning 2016 competition dish (where the surprise ingredient was wahoo). It’s just as victorious in a restaurant setting. This “sustainable Florida seafood stew” comes in a half-size ($18) or fullsize portion ($30) with well-seasoned gator sausage, mofongo de

yuca and a “fin to tail broth.” The fish was tripletail in the fragrant broth, which had a tinge of spice, tender shrimp and clams in the shell. The “Long Ribbons” tagliatelle is a sweet-tangy dish with a bit of back-end spice, but overall just comforting. It’s a mellow dish that, paired with a nice red wine, can fix whatever nasty day you’ve just had.

The desserts will fix all ills, too.

The sea salt caramel gelato is brought in from Delray Beach’s Gelato Petrini, and is some of the best around. Made in-house is the Golden Monkey dish: house-made roasted banana bread pudding, a layered surprise with baked ricotta, peanuts and vanilla rum anglaise.

It’s another sweet/salty combination rich and big enough to share with the whole table.

This month, Malatesta is slated to compete with three others in a Chefs Uncensored Beer Pairing Dinner. Since he is successful at his daily pairings of unexpected ingredients, he will no doubt excel in his imaginings surrounding beer. Or whatever else is thrown his way. Modern. Creative. Authentic. Brilliant.

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147 S.E. First Ave. Boca Raton, 561/417-5100 Written by LYNN KALBER

From top: Devils on Horseback, Fetacomply salad and True Blue sliders

I F YO U G O PARKING: street or parking lot HOURS: Tues.-Thurs., 3:30-9 p.m.; Fri.-Sat., 3:30-10 p.m.; Sun., 4-8 p.m.

PRICES: $12-$30 WEBSITE: truebocaraton.com

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rab cakes on a local menu aren’t a revelation; in fact, we expect seafood houses to offer them. But if you crave good crab cakes, done Baltimore-style with Maryland crab, there’s one place you need to go.

Often.

That would be True in Boca Raton, where Frank Hawkins, former Baltimore resident, crab cake maker and now owner/chef, turns out the best crab cakes around.

It’s a small joint, with an unpretentious décor that could put it in Key West—casual, with an eclectic musical mix and just plain good grub on the menu.“Good, honest food” is Hawkins’ motto, and there is truth in his advertising. Everything has been made in-house since he opened in 2013.

Start with the Devils on Horseback appetizers, bacon-wrapped dates with herbed cheese and a ginger soy dipping sauce. Each bite

is simultaneously crunchy, sweet, salty and tangy. The dates melt in your mouth and force you to pick up another immediately. This could be dinner.

But don’t stop there. The rich crab dip seduces the eye with a beautiful sunset color from the melted cheddar cheese draped over the edges, and is slightly zesty from the light touch of Old Bay seasoning.

Along with the dip, famous Maryland crab shows up in “Frank’s Famous”cream of crab soup, his True Blue sliders (a mini crab cakes dish), and the True Blue platter, as well as changing daily specials. The platter has two fistsized crab cakes, not overpacked or overmixed, with pieces of crab sticking out all over the place.

There are few fillers, and they are all discreet.

In addition to crab dishes, “Tom’s Favorite” sliders are made

with beef brisket and cheddar.

There’s a Fetacomply salad (love the name!) featuring feta cheese, tomatoes and avocado, a farmhouse chicken dish, and a daily vegetarian dish. The shrimp salad sliders are big enough to split for dinner and a lunch leftover. A delicate shrimp salad has some crunch of celery, with seeds and spices to match the light Old Bay-seasoned sauce.

If you have room for dessert, Frank’s wife makes them all, and is as talented as her husband.

Our choices were the pumpkin cheesecake, the chocolate sunrise (brownie with vanilla ice cream, strawberries and chocolate sauce) or Key lime pie. We went with the Key lime pie, which is one of the best we’ve tasted.

Key West would be delighted with the pie, and Baltimore would drool for the crab cakes. Lucky for us, True is here.

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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. $$$$

Filet mignon from Boca Landing

Arturo’s Ristorante —6750 N. Federal 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/

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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) $$

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.

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The Capital Grille—6000 Glades Road. 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. $$$ Casimir French Bistro —416 Via De Palmas, Suite 81. French. Take a trip overseas without leaving the city and enjoy excellently prepared traditional French dishes, such as duck l’orange, beef bourguignon and rack of lamb, or go with Cajun chicken and veal Milanese. The comfortable dining room is a Parisian experience, as is the apple tarte tatin. • Lunch and dinner daily. 561/955-6001. $$$ 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, homemade veal sausage, tasty onion soup, seabass Bouillabaisse, coq au vin, rack of lamb, salads and more desserts. • Dinner nightly. 561/997-0027. $$

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 shell-

fish, 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. $$$$

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

Domus

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. $$

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. $$

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. $$ February 2018

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Bruce Feingold

Delray’s culinary Dadaist continues to innovate Written by LYNN KALBER

“People always ask, ‘Are you ever going to open another Dada?’

It only works in that house. I can’t imagine it being in a strip mall.”

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hef Bruce Feingold is in an almost constant state of motion. It pairs with his motto: If you’re not evolving, you’re dying. His evolution to date includes being executive corporate chef of Boca’s Dubliner Irish Pub—and that, plus partner, in Delray Beach’s 18-year-old Dada restaurant. Both venues are part of the Sub-Culture Restaurant and Nightclub Group.

What’s the secret behind Dada’s 18-year success?

It’s a novelty, eh? It probably has to do 50 percent with the house—the atmosphere. But the rest is because of a lot of hard work with staff. We have a dishwasher who’s worked there 16.5 years; a bartender there 13 years. We’re involved in everybody’s life—we spend a lot of time together. It’s not just a cliché with us. We throw ideas at each other. One of my sous chefs will talk to our bar manager about cocktails. It’s not limited to just their job. People always ask,“Are you ever going to open another Dada?”It only works in that house. I can’t imagine it being in a strip mall.

Define your food and your new fave ingredient.

I don’t want to be pigeonholed. I do Asian, French— I call it unique. The new Dada menu will surprise some people in a good way; it’s definitely creative, somewhat out of the box. We’re making homemade kimchi, which means a lot of fermentation. We are fermenting raspberries, ginger, some clove-spiced fermentation. I don’t know how far we’ll get with those, but we’ve got a shelf of little containers of things we’re playing with.

What’s your favorite meal that you don’t cook?

My wife is Korean and makes an amazing bibimbap—kimchi, rice, egg, pickles, raw vegetables. I’m playing around with a version of that for the restaurant, so good for my wife!

AARON BRISTOL

DADA 52 N. Swinton Ave. Delray Beach 561/330-3232

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How about new ventures?

The Sub-Culture Group is expanding the Sub-Culture coffee shop into Jupiter. We opened two or three (different venues) in 2017, and in 2018 we’ll probably do the same. We’re always expanding. We’d like to get close to 20 locations in the next couple years.

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

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 is Jimmy Mills’ latest endeavor, 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. Lobster bisque is indecently rich and luxurious, ditto the Grand Marnier-infused chocolate mousse. • Dinner Tues.-Sun. 561/617-5965. $$

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

Chef Caleb Holman of Kapow!

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. $$

Junior’s—409 Plaza Real. Deli Restaurant/Bakery.

A meal starts with a crunch of garlic-tangy pickles, with excellent coleslaw and pickled beets. That’s before you order. Try the corned beef (of course!), the potato pancakes and go from there. You must, however, not miss the “World’s Most Fabulous” cheesecake. Because it is. • Open daily from breakfast through dinner. 561/672-7301. $$

Kapow! Noodle Bar—431 Plaza Real. Pan-

Bocce at Bossi’s

Diners at Louie Bossi’s can enjoy the classic Italian lawn game of bocce at the downtown Boca hot spot’s regulation-sized court.

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Asian. This Asian-inspired gastropub delivers an inventive 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. Continental. This local stalwart smoothly rolls along with its signature blend of French and Continental dishes. The Gazebo is classic and formal, with equally classic dishes like creamy lobster bisque, house-made duck paté, broiled salmon with sauce béarnaise and dreamy chocolate mousse are as satisfying as ever. • Lunch Mon.–Fri. Dinner Mon.–Sat. 561/395-6033. $$$

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

American. The attraction here is carefully prepared food that is satisfying, flavorful and reasonably priced.

The fist-sized crab cake is a good place to start, followed by sea bass with a soy-ginger-sesame glaze. • 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 (differently) 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 Tre —249 E. Palmetto Park Road. Vietnamese. For almost two decades, this elegant little spot has been celebrating the delicate, sophisticated flavors and textures of traditional and contemporary Vietnamese cuisine. A house signature, shrimp tossed with coriander curry pesto, is an inspired riff on Vietnamese classics. Service and wines match the refinement of the cuisine. • Dinner nightly. 561/3924568. $$

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 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. $$$

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he 2018 South Beach Wine & Food Festival arrives with a nationally recognized five-day event Feb. 21-25, with dozens of events spotlighting everything foodie.

The festivities happen in two major places: on South Beach, of course, and for the third year in Fort Lauderdale. The Fort Lauderdale series of celebrity chef shindigs has proven popular, and some of us who prefer shorter drive times are very happy about that.

But a drive to SoBe is worth it if you want to attend the Italian Bites on the Beach hosted by Giada De Laurentiis. Or maybe the Heineken Light Burger Bash with a new twist this year: Resident Food Network rock star Guy Fieri is the host.

The new Conrad Fort Lauderdale Beach hotel is the place to eat a barbecue dinner hosted by Chris Lilly and Conrad Fort Lauderdale Beach Chef Jorge Ramos or a clambake hosted by Emeril Lagasse and Jorge Ramos.

Also part of the Fort Lauderdale series: Lucky Chopsticks hosted by Andrew Zimmern, and a Rooftop Rosé Happy Hour hosted by television star, designer and lifestyle guru Kristin Cavallari at the W Fort Lauderdale. Intimate dinner experiences with some renowned chefs, and finally the Grand Bloody Mary Brunch hosted by Geoffrey Zakarian, round out the activities.

And there’s a lot more. For the full list and to buy tickets, visit sobewff.org.

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, Dennis Max’s 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. Service is personable and proficient. The menu is composed of dishes you really want to eat, from duck spring rolls to the applewood bacon-wrapped meatloaf to the wickedly indulgent crème brûlèe pie.

• Lunch Mon.–Fri. Brunch Sat–Sun. Dinner nightly.

561/368-0080. $$ 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 the blueberry white chocolate bread pudding. • Dinner nightly.

561/392-7724. $$$$ New York Prime—2350 N.W. Executive Center

Madison’s—2006 N.W. Executive Center Circle.

American. This location is something of a Bermuda Triangle for restaurants, with at least four eateries 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

Drive. Steakhouse. This wildly popular Boca meatery 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. $$

Ninja Spinning Sushi Bar —41 E. Palmetto Park Road. Japanese/sushi. “Whatever floats your boat” isn’t just a saying at this hipster sushi bar. Your sushi really does float on a boat, one of many bouncing along a channel cut into the top of the restaurant’s large, square sushi bar. High notes are the Mexican roll with tempura shrimp and avocado, and the Seafood Volcano, with spicy kani and cream cheese. If sushi doesn’t float your boat, gingery gyoza and crispy fried shrimp with a drizzle of spicy mayo probably will. • Lunch Mon.–Sat. Dinner nightly. 561/361-8688. $$

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) $$

Piñon Grill —6000 Glades Road, Suite 1390.

Contemporary American. The menu seemingly lists every recent trendy dish to come out of modern American restaurant kitchens, but Piñon succeeds with spot-on execution, mammoth portions and reasonable prices. Try the steak Benedict, the chicken paillard or the chocolate and “cherried” waffle with ice cream, which is the definition of lusciousness. • Lunch and dinner daily. Brunch Sat.–Sun. 561/391-7770. $$ Rack’s Downtown Eatery + Tavern— 402 Plaza Real. Contemporary American. Though the menu generally falls under the heading of modern American comfort food, that can mean anything from elegant presentations like the jaw-dropping lobster cobb salad to homey offerings like burgers and pizza, fiery Buffalo-style calamari, succulent chicken roasted in the wood-fired oven and an uptown version of everyone’s campfire favorite, s’mores.

• Lunch and dinner daily. 561/395-1662. $$ February 2018

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he trouble with truffles is deciding which flavor to try. Dark chocolate, Key lime, tiramisu, raspberry and about a dozen others are in shops for Valentine’s Day. Instead of trifling over truffle tastes, we chose the basic dark chocolate to bite into for our challenge.You know, the delish ones with a creamy ganache inside and the harder shell outside. The usual size and shape is akin to a meatball, but these are a bit pricier than that pasta topping. Toppings range from cocoa powder to nut powder, drizzled icing and more.

Of course, if you can’t choose, buy a box of four and mix up the flavors for a bouquet of tastes.You’ll be just as popular!

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Dusted with nut powder, these have a creamy center and are fairly rich, but not the richest of the bunch—except costwise. $14.98 for 4

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This dark chocolate is darker than all the others, dusted with nut powder containing larger pieces of nuts, more like sprinkles. And they are the biggest—the size of a silver dollar—but not as creamy as some. $9.62 for 4.

HOFFMAN’S CHOCOLATES

Palm Beach Confections

Town Center mall 6000 Glades Road, Boca Raton 561/395-7611

Hoffman’s Chocolates

Shops at Boca Center 5250 Town Center Circle, Suite 135, Boca Raton 561/750-0021

These are the smallest of the bunch, square and without a topping.

They have a thin dark chocolate coating with an especially creamy middle and a lighter chocolate taste. They’re also the best price: $5.14 for 4.

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The large, round truffles have the thickest outer dark chocolate shell of all and are dusted with nut powder. The very creamy middle was creamiest of the Challenge. Truly a bit of elegant deliciousness. $11.94 for 4.

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Mizner Park 329 Plaza Real, Boca Raton 561/338-9887

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Chateaubriand for Two Zappoli’s Chateaubriand is cooked in butter, garlic, shallots and herbs, a classic technique for infusing insane amounts of flavor into food.

By Chef Matt Zappoli, executive chef of NYY Steak at Seminole Casino Coconut Creek, 5550 NW 40th St., Coconut Creek; 954/977-6700

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or those who love to cook, cooking for those we love comes naturally. It’s an act of love in itself—that a thing your hands created will provide not only sustenance, but pleasure, to someone you care about. Whether you’re cooking for the love of your life, a friend or yourself, making a really good Chateaubriand can say “I love you” without saying anything.

And when that love/friend/ you slices into meat so tender it surrenders to your knife without a

A Chateaubriand steak is a cut from the center of beef tenderloin, “which is the barrel where the perfect filet mignons are cut out of,” Zappoli says. He recommends using USDA Choice or Prime (NYY Steak uses all USDA Prime cuts) or Certified Angus Beef.

Including pungent, nutty garlic, sweet shallots and heady thyme to the pan adds a heavenly aroma and depth of flavor to the meat.

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three-Michelin-star Aureole in New York City with his mentor, Charlie Palmer. Just like this Chateaubriand, Zappoli says almost all the proteins there were cooked in butter, garlic, shallot and herbs, a classic technique for infusing insane amounts of flavor into food. It’s a little “chef’s secret”—and, well, now you’re in on it.

— SHAYNA TANEN After basting, place the steak on a wire rack and bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit until a thin probe thermometer reads 133 degrees. Then, let it rest for 10 minutes. “We all know about resting,” Zappoli says, “but not everyone understands what’s happening.”

When meat is resting, it gives the fat and water molecules (which move rapidly when the steak heats up) inside the steak time to calm down.

Make sure your skillet is very hot before you put the seasoned beef in so you hear it sizzle. Use oil initially to ensure the meat does not burn, turning it often to ensure even browning, before you baste it in the butter and herbs.

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Zappoli says you’ll need a good half-stick of butter for this recipe. It serves two purposes: “It penetrates the protein and infuses flavor” and “at the same time the butter is getting hot, which is searing the protein, which is creating a Maillard reaction (caramelization of protein), and that’s another layer of flavor.”

fight, with a perfectly rosy interior and a taste so buttery, so deeply rich and meaty, they wonder how you were able to achieve such an accomplishment, just tell them that Chef Matt Zappoli taught you how to cook the perfect Chateaubriand.

And it was easy.

Zappoli’s approach to food is “keep it simple,” a mantra he’s brought with him to NYY Steak.

His foundation is in French cooking, and after graduating culinary school he went to work at the

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DINING GUIDE RESTAURANT DIRECTORY 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. $$

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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. $$

Roots Italian Kitchen —212 S. Federal Highway. Italian. No pretentiousness here, with truffled burrata cream on sliced Roma tomatoes. Or gnocchi, linguine vongole, or risotto. All done well.

Sauces and desserts are made in-house. Speaking of the cheesecakes, there are many varieties, so save room. • Lunch Tues.–Sat. Dinner Tues.–Sun. 561/7576581. $$$ 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.

The signature chopped salad has a list of ingredients as long as a hose but they all work together. And how can you not like a salad topped with crispy fried onion 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.) $$$$

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Sapphire Indian Cuisine —500 Via de Palmas, Suite 79. Indian. Raju Brahmbhatt’s modern, sophisticated restaurant will smash any negative stereotypes of Indian cuisine or the restaurants that serve it. It’s sleek and stylish, with a well-chosen wine list and a staff that’s eager to please. The food is elegant and refined and alive with the complex blend of spices that makes Indian cuisine so intriguing. Try Bagarey Baigan, plush-textured, thumb-sized baby eggplants in a lush coconut-curry sauce. • Lunch and dinner daily.

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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.

This 13-year-old 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 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. $$$$

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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. $$

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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 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. $$

Buzz Bites II Annual Boca Bacchanal lines up wines, chefs

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n a world full of difficult choices, this is an easy one.

The 16th-annual Boca Bacchanal is happening April 6-7. This means you can buy tickets to just the Bacchanalia, a four-hour wine-indulging, food-laden bash on April 7 at Mizner Park Amphitheater. Or you could spring for the private dinners held in beautiful settings on April 6. These give you a chance to meet the hosts and chefs, talk to a vintner about the wines while enjoying an amazing meal and generally have one unforgettable night.

The Boca Bacchanal is traditionally one of the best-attended events in the spring, and proceeds benefit the Boca Raton Historical Society & Museum.

Tickets range from $125 for the Bacchanalia bash to $325 for the private dinners.

Some vintners attending this year are Miles MacDonnell of Round Pond Estate Winery in Napa; Robin Akhurst of Swanson Vineyards and Clos Pegase in Napa Valley; Sean Roney of B.R. Cohn and Delectus Winery in Napa Valley; and Tony Apostolakos of Masi Agricola in Italy. Chefs from all over the country will also be attending to present the fivecourse private dinners, such as Philippe Haddad from Cape Dutch, Atlanta.

All the delectable information is at bocabacchanal.com.

Tap 42—5050 Town Center Circle, Suite 247.

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On Thursday nights at Temper Grille, the purchase of two entrees includes a free order of mac ‘n’ cheese.

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

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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 (slowcooked 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. $$

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163 Trattoria Romana —499 E. Palmetto Park 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 eateries. Pay attention to the daily specials, especially if it includes impeccably done langostini oreganata and the restaurant’s signature jumbo shrimp saltimbocca. • Dinner nightly.

561/393-6715. $$$ Truluck’s—351 Plaza Real. Seafood. This stylish and sophisticated Mizner Park restaurant applies the steak house formula of classy, clubby ambience, formal service and an extensive wine list to seafood from across the nation, with great and consistent success. Crab is the specialty here and there are myriad versions—stone, Dungeness, Alaskan, soft-shell and more. Crispy softshells stuffed with crab and andouille are very good, if served without a drizzle of ketchup-y sauce on top. • Dinner nightly. 561/391-0755. $$$$

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. $$$

Uncle Julio’s —449 Plaza Real, Mizner Park.

Mexican. Taking Tex-Mex cuisine gently upscale with better-quality ingredients and more skillful preparation, this colorful restaurant offers more than the usual suspects. You can get honey chipotle chicken fajitas, as well as beef fajitas, and one of the only palatable tamales around. • Lunch and dinner daily.

561/300-3530. $$

Uncle Tai’s—5250 Town Center Circle. Chinese.

In an area with more cookie-cutter Chinese restaurants than cookies, Uncle Tai’s stands out for the elegance of its decor, the professionalism of its service and its careful preparation of familiar and less-familiar dishes.

The “specialties” section of the menu has exciting dishes like the sliced duck with plum sauce and the Hunan-style lamb, whose seared and succulent meat shows off the kitchen’s skill in the use of wok qi. • Lunch Mon.-Sat. Dinner nightly. 561/368-8806. $$

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. $$ Vino —114 N.E. Second St. Wine Bar/Italian. An impressive wine list of some 200 bottles (all available by the glass) offers a multitude of choices, especially among Italian and California reds. The menu of “Italian tapas” includes roasted red peppers with Provolone, as well as ricotta gnocchi with San Marzano tomatoes. • Dinner Tues.–Sat. 561/869-0030. $$

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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. $$

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. $$

City Fish Market—7940 Glades Road. Sea-

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. 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. $$

Ditmas —21077 Powerline Road. Contemporary kosher. This west Boca eatery is named after a Brooklyn avenue in a district known for its food. Here you’ll find very good food, and no dairy products are used. The menu is full of one-liners, so try the Not Stolen salmon with beat puree, The Butcher is Dead hangar steak, the Tony Fries (these are addictive) and the sangria. • Dinner Sun.-Thurs. 561/826-8875. $$$

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La Ferme —9101 Lakeridge Blvd. French/Med-

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3rd and 3rd hosts live music Thursdays through Saturdays, including local bands like Spred the Dub, Franscene and Spider Cherry.

iterranean. 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 gougères, cheesy pastry puffs filled with béchamel; don’t miss the unconscionably savory cassoulet; and finish with pineapple upside-down cake. • Dinner nightly.

561/654-6600. $$$

Sybarite Pig —20642 State Road 7. Gastropub.

While the beer selection is comprehensive and changes regularly, the food is equally high on our list. Chef/owner Daniel Naumko smokes, dries, cures and prepares all the meat he serves in dishes like his Crazy Hipster Wagyu burger, duck fat burger and more. Don’t miss the yucca fries with aji Amarillo sauce, or the Mama’s Dirty Slaw. Try the bacon chocolate cookie on ice cream— you won’t be sorry. This is a casual atmosphere venue that’s serious about food and drinks. • Dinner nightly.

Weekend brunch. 561/883-3200. $$ Tempura House —9858 Clint Moore Road, #C112. Japanese/Asian. Dark wood, rice paper and tiles fill the space. An appetizer portion of Age Natsu, fried eggplant, is a consummate Japanese delicacy. Don’t miss the ITET roll with shrimp tempura and avocado, topped with spicy mayo, tempura flakes and eel sauce. • Lunch and dinner daily. 561/883-6088. $$

Villa Rosano —9858 Clint Moore Road. Italian.

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BOYNTON BEACH Bar Louie—1500 Gateway Blvd., #100. Eclectic.

Josie’s Italian Ristorante—1602 S. Federal Highway. Italian. Although famed chef and South Florida culinary godfather Mark Militello has moved along now from his stint at Josie’s, his magic in the kitchen of this cozy, old-school Italian restaurant has been 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. $$

Prime Catch—700 E. Woolbright Road. Seafood.

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. $$ Sushi Simon—1614 S. Federal Highway. Japanese. It’s been called “Nobu North” by some aficionados, and for good reason. Local sushi-philes jam the narrow dining room for such impeccable nigirizushi as hamachi and uni (Thursdays), as well as more elaborate dishes like snapper Morimoto and tuna tartare. Creative, elaborate rolls are a specialty. • Lunch and dinner daily. 561/731-1819. $$

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

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

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this beacon of vibrant modern American cuisine in downtown Delray, but there are no better restaurants anywhere in South Florida. The menu changes daily, but still look for items like the sublime black truffle-Gruyère pizza and the venison-wild boar sausage duo, which is the stuff of carnivorous fantasies. For dessert, the chocolate-peanut butter semifreddo is truly wicked in its unabashed lusciousness. • Dinner daily. 561/276-7868. $$$

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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 sweetsalty-earthy-pungent mélange of pears, pancetta, Gorgonzola, sun-dried figs and mozzarella. • Lunch Tues.–Sun. Dinner nightly. 561/381-0037. $

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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.

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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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. $$

Brulé Bistro —200 N.E. Second Ave. Contemporary American. While the regular menu of this Pineapple Grove hipster hangout always has satisfying dishes (filet mignon carpaccio, seared tuna poke, seared diver scallops, slow-cooked lamb pappardelle), the nightly specials will amaze: beef Oscar, Tangier crusted yellowfin tuna. 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.

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#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

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Burt & Max’s —9089 W. Atlantic Ave. Contemporary American. Burt Rapoport and Dennis Max have struck gold with their first collaboration in years, bringing an accessible and affordable brand of contemporary comfort food to west Delray. A few dishes from Max’s other eatery, Max’s Grille, have made the trek, like the hearty chopped salad and bacon-wrapped meatloaf. Other dishes are variations on the comfort food theme, 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. $

Buzz Bites III You take some pasta, brandy, a cheese wheel and a blowtorch …

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or the cooler South Florida days, City Cellar in West Palm Beach’s CityPlace decided to offer some major comfort food, and entertainment included.

It’s the Flaming Cheese Wheel. We mean a 90-pound hallowed-out wheel of cheese melted with a small blowtorch, blended with brandy, herbs, garlic, butter and fresh-pressed olive oil. When that rich, creamy tastiness is ready, pasta is poured into the wheel. One example of a cheese wheel dish: Maine lobster carbonara with Oregon porcini and black morel mushrooms, organic egg and cognac flambé. Yep. Gluten-free pasta is available, too, so there’s really no excuse to miss this.

How could any of that be a bad thing?

It couldn’t. This is a weekend-only special, except (and there are always exceptions when flaming cheese wheels are around) for two national pasta days this month: Feb. 7, National Fettuccine Day, and Feb. 13, National Tortellini Day. We should have a month of all pasta days, but we’ll start with two.

Flaming cheese wheels are adroitly handled by Executive Chef Andris Salmanis. To kick that tempting meal up a grade, add a wine pairing from Sommelier Gradon Thibeault. Boom, you’re good to go. (700 Rosemary Ave., CityPlace, West Palm Beach; 561/3660071)

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. $$

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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 jumbo crab cake and jalapeño cheddar grits. • Lunch Mon.–Sun. Dinner nightly. Outdoor dining. 561/272-0220. $$

Chef Paul Collange offers a selection of timeless French classics in a warm and friendly environment, which is sure to delight your senses and your palate.

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 (prepared Peruvian style) and ultrarich oysters Rockefeller are first-rate, while the wet-aged beef is appropriately tender and tasty. • Dinner nightly. 561/272-9898. $$$ Dada—52 N. Swinton Ave. Contemporary American. The same provocative, whimsical creativity that spawned Dada the art movement infuses Dada the restaurant, giving it a quirky charm all its own. The comfort food with a moustache menu has its quirky charms, too, like shake-n-bake pork chops with sweet-savory butterscotch onions, and a brownie-vanilla ice cream sundae with strips of five-spice powdered bacon. The wittily decorated 1920s-vintage house-turned-restaurant is, as they say, a trip. • Dinner nightly. 561/330-3232. $$

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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. $

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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-partner Michael Haycook and chef Meghan O’Neal 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. $$

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Harvest Seasonal Grill & Wine Bar—1841 S. Federal Highway. American. You don’t have to worry about calories (most dishes are under 500), you don’t have to worry about finding something you haven’t tried before (new items are added every three months) and freshness is the silent ingredient throughout.

Try the pesto Caprese flatbread, the supergrain salad and the steak or salmon or chicken. Desserts offer big tastes in small jars. • Lunch and dinner daily; brunch on weekends.

561/266-3239. $$

Henry’s—16850 Jog Road. American. This casual, unpretentious restaurant from Burt Rapoport in the west part of town never fails to delight diners. Expect attentive service and crisp execution of everything—from meat loaf, burgers and fried chicken to flatbreads and hefty composed salads. • Lunch Mon.–Sat. Dinner nightly.

561/638-1949. $$

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

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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. Nothing to Crab About Prime invites you to “Get Stoned” on Wednesday nights for its all-you-caneat stone crab dinner.

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.

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artichoke with mustardy remoulade is gloriously simple.

Watching your server skillfully debone an impeccably fresh Dover sole is almost as satisfying as eating it. • Dinner Mon.–Sat. 561/265-0600. $$

Lemongrass Bistro—420 E. Atlantic Ave. PanAsian. Casually hip ambience, friendly service, moderate prices and a blend of sushi and nouveau pan-Asian fare make this a popular destination. The quality of its seafood and care in its preparation are what gives Lemongrass its edge. • Lunch and dinner daily. 561/278-5050. (Other Palm Beach County locations: 101 Plaza Real S., Boca Raton, 561/544-8181; 1880 N. Congress Ave., Boynton Beach, 561/733-1344). $

Max’s Harvest—169 N.E. Second Ave. Contemporary American. Dennis Max, instrumental in bringing the chef and ingredient-driven ethos of California cuisine to South Florida in the 1980s, is again at the forefront of the fresh, local, seasonal culinary movement. Max’s Harvest soars with dishes like savory bourbon-maple glazed pork belly. • Dinner nightly. Brunch Sat.–Sun. 561/381-9970. $$ The Office —201 E. Atlantic Ave. Contemporary American. Your office is nothing like this eclectic gastropub, unless your office sports more than two dozen craft beers on tap and a menu that flits from burgers and fries to mussels. Don’t miss the restaurant’s winning take on the thick, juicy Prime beef burger and simply wicked maple-frosted donuts with bacon bits and two dipping sauces. • Lunch and dinner daily. 561/276-3600. $$ Park Tavern—32 S.E. Second Ave. Contemporary American. The guys from Cut 432 have done it again with this hip, casual modern American tavern. The menu is tightly focused and tightly executed, whether Maryland crab cakes featuring fat chunks of succulent crab or the behemoth slab of tender, juicy prime rib for a near-saintly $29. Don’t miss the decadent soft pretzel bites. • Dinner nightly. Brunch Sat.–Sun. 561/265-5093. $$

Prime—29 S.E Second Ave. Steak/Seafood. Prime is aptly named for its heart of the action location, 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. $$$ Racks Fish House + Oyster Bar —5 S.E. Second Ave. Seafood. Gary Rack, who also has scored with his spot in Mizner Park, certainly seems to have the restaurant Midas touch, as evidenced by this updated throwback to classic fish houses. Design, ambience and service hit all the right notes. Oysters are terrific any way you get them; grilled fish and daily specials are excellent. • Lunch and dinner daily. 561/4506718. $$$

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Sundy House —106 S. Swinton Ave. Contemporary American. It’s fine dining served in arguably the most beautiful restaurant and gardens in Delray. Menus are seasonal and imaginative. Try any of the fresh local fish dishes. • Lunch Tues.–Sat. Brunch Sun. Dinner Tues.–Sun. 561/272-5678. $$

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Terra Fiamma—9169 W. Atlantic Ave. Italian.

The pleasures of simple, hearty, well-prepared Italian-American cuisine are front and center at Wendy Rosano’s latest venture. Among the pleasures you should enjoy are delicate, pillow-y veal meatballs in Marsala sauce; lusty chicken Allessandro with mushrooms, spinach and artichoke hearts; and a finely crafted tiramisu that’s as satisfying as it is familiar. • Lunch and dinner daily. 561/495-5570. $$ Tramonti —119 E. Atlantic Ave. Italian. In a world where restaurants chase trends with the relentlessness of Casanova in full Viagra heat, Tramonti stands out as a classic outpost of authentic Italian cookery. Not trendy hardly means stodgy, however, as evidenced by expertly crafted, robustly flavorful dishes like the signature spiedini di mozzarella Romana, spaghetti al cartoccio and braciole Napoletana. Torta della nonna is a triumph of the highly refined simplicity that lies at the heart of true Italian cuisine. • Lunch Mon.–Sat. Dinner nightly. 561/272-1944. $$$

Vic & Angelo’s—290 E. Atlantic Ave. Italian. Giving old-school Italian eateries a modest jolt of more contemporary cuisine and more youthful ambience has proved a winning formula for V&A. Best bets include succulent little baked clams, lusty and hugely portioned rigatoni with “Sunday gravy,” and lemon and caper-scented chicken cooked under a brick. Tiramisu is delicious, as is the Italian version of doughnut holes, zeppole. • Lunch Mon.–Fri. Brunch Sat.–Sun. Dinner nightly. 844/842-2632. $$

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LAKE WORTH Couco Pazzo—915-917 Lake Ave. Italian. Despite the name, there’s nothing crazy about the cooking at this homey eatery. It’s the hearty, soul-satisfying Italian cuisine we’ve all come to know and love. Spaghetti Bolognese is a fine version of a Northern Italian classic. • Dinner nightly.

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Paradiso Ristorante —625 Lucerne Ave. Italian. A Tomasz Rut mural dominates the main dining room, and there is also a pasticceria and bar for gelato and espresso. Chef Angelo Romano offers a modern Italian menu. The Mediterranean salt-crusted branzino is definitely a must-try. Plus, the wine list is a veritable tome. • Lunch and dinner daily. 561/547-2500. $$$

Safire Asian Fusion—817 Lake Ave. Pan-Asian.

This stylish little restaurant offers food that gently marries East and West, plus a roster of more traditional Thai dishes and inventive sushi rolls. Menu standouts include tempura-fried rock shrimp or calamari cloaked with a lush-fiery “spicy cream sauce.” Among the newer items are panang curry and duck noodle soup. Expect neighborly service and reasonable prices.

• Lunch Tues.–Fri. Dinner Tues.–Sun. 561/588-7768. $

LANTANA The Station House—233 Lantana Road. Seafood. If you’re hungry for Maine lobster, plucked live out of giant tanks and cooked to order, this modest replica of a 1920s train station is the place to go. Lobsters come in all sizes (up to 6 pounds) and are so reasonably priced that getting a taste of one without reservations is highly unlikely. • Dinner nightly.

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PALM BEACH Bice —313 Worth Ave. Italian. Bice continues to hold the title of favorite spot on the island. The venerable restaurant offers a marvelous array of risottos and fresh pastas and classic dishes like veal chop Milanese, pounded chicken breast and roasted rack of lamb. The wine list features great vintages. • Lunch and dinner daily. Outdoor dining. 561/835-1600. $$$ Buccan —350 S. County Road. Contemporary American. Casual elegance of Palm Beach meets modern culinary sensibilities of Miami at the first independent restaurant by chef Clay Conley. The design offers both intimate and energetic dining areas, while the menu is by turn familiar (wood-grilled burgers) and more adventurous (truffled steak tartare with crispy egg yolk, squid ink orrechiette). • Dinner nightly.

561/833-3450. $$$

Café Boulud —The Brazilian Court, 301 Australian Ave. French with American flair. This hotel restaurant gives Palm Beach a taste of Daniel Boulud’s world-class cuisine inspired by his four muses. The chef oversees a menu encompassing classics, simple fare, seasonal offerings and dishes from around the world.

Dining is in the courtyard (not available during summer), the elegant lounge or the sophisticated dining room. • Dinner nightly. 561/655-6060. $$$

Café L’Europe —331 S. County Road.

Current international. A Palm Beach standard, the café has long been known for its peerless beauty, the piano player, the chilled martinis and the delicious Champagne and caviar bar. Try one of its sophisticated classics like Wiener schnitzel with herbed spaetzle, grilled veal chop and flavorful pastas. • Lunch Tues.–Fri. Dinner nightly (closed Mon. during summer). 561/655-4020. $$$ Chez Jean-Pierre—132 N. County Road. French.

Sumptuous cuisine, attentive servers and a see-and-beseen crowd are hallmarks of one of the island’s premier restaurants. Indulgences include scrambled eggs with caviar and the Dover sole meunière filleted tableside. When your waiter suggests profiterolles au chocolat or hazelnut soufflé, say, mais oui! • Dinner Mon.–Sat. 561/833-1171. $$$ Echo—230A Sunrise Ave. Asian. The cuisine reverberates with the tastes of China, Thailand, Japan and Vietnam. The Chinese hot and sour soup is unlike any other, and the sake list is tops. This offsite property of The

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HMF—1 S. County Road. Contemporary American.

Beneath the staid, elegant setting of The Breakers, HMF is the Clark Kent of restaurants, dishing an extensive array of exciting, inventive, oh-so-contemporary small plates. Don’t depart without sampling the dreamy warm onion-Parmesan dip with house-made fingerling potato chips, the sexy wild boar empanaditas, chicken albondigas tacos and Korean-style short ribs. The wine list is encyclopedic. • Dinner nightly. 561/290-0104. $$

Imoto —350 S. County Road. Asian Fusion/Tapas.

Clay Conley’s “little sister” (the translation of Imoto from Japanese) is next to his always-bustling Buccan. Imoto turns out Japanese-inspired small plates with big-city sophistication, like witty Peking duck tacos and decadent tuna and foie gras sliders. Sushi selection is limited but immaculately fresh. • Dinner nightly. 561/833-5522. $$ Jové Kitchen & Bar—2800 S. Ocean Blvd. Contemporary Italian. Jové is named for the Italian god of the sky, and when the folks at the tony Four Seasons decided to remake their premier restaurant, they reached high to offer the kind of food, service and ambience that would appeal

Renato’s —87 Via Mizner. Italian with conti-

to both their affluent older clientele and a younger, hipper, foodie-oriented crowd. Mission accomplished with dishes like the inventive take on octopus marinated and grilled with baby fennel, red pepper sauce, artichoke and olives.

Desserts sparkle too. • Dinner nightly. 561/533-3750. $$

Leopard Lounge and Restaurant—The Chesterfield Palm Beach, 363 Cocoanut Row. American. The restaurant offers excellent food in a glamorous and intimate club-like atmosphere. In fact, it’s advisable to make early reservations if a quiet dinner is the objective; the place becomes a late-night cocktail spot after 9. The menu is equally decadent. • Breakfast, lunch, tea and dinner daily. 561/659-5800. $$

Meat Market—191 Bradley Place. Steakhouse.

“Meat Market” may be an inelegant name for a very elegant and inventive steakhouse but there’s no dissonance in its food, service or ambience. Multiple cuts of designer beef from multiple sources can be gilded with a surprising array of sauces, butters and upscale add-ons.

Whole roasted cauliflower is an intriguing starter, while a meaty Niman Ranch short rib atop lobster risotto takes surf-n-turf to a new level. Cast your diet to the winds and order the dessert sampler. • Dinner nightly. 561/3549800. $$$$

nental flair. This most romantic hideaway is buzzing in season and quietly charming all year long with Italian classics and a Floridian twist—like the sautéed black grouper in a fresh tomato and pernod broth with fennel and black olives and the wildflower-honey-glazed salmon fillet with crab and corn flan. • Lunch Mon.–Sat. Dinner nightly. 561/655-9752. $$$

Ta-boo—2221 Worth Ave. American. This self-described “American bistro” is less typical “American” restaurant or classical French “bistro” than it is posh-casual refuge for the see-and-be-seen crowd in and around Palm Beach. The eclectic menu offers everything from roasted duck with orange blossom honey-ginger sauce to dry-aged steaks and an assortment of pizzas. • Lunch and dinner daily. 561/835-3500. $$ Trevini Ristorante —290 Sunset Ave. Italian. Expect a warm experience, complemented by a stately but comfortable room and excellent food. • Lunch Mon.–Sat. Dinner nightly. 561/833-3883. $$$

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and don’t look back. The bacon-wrapped shrimp, the Al Carbon steak tacos and the house guacamole add up to a full-flavor dinner. The west-facing rooftop bar is a nice sunset option, and the Pan de Elote (homemade sweet cornbread with vanilla ice cream and berries) is a delightful end to the evening. • Dinner daily. 561/355-1399. $$

Café Centro—2409 N. Dixie Highway. Italian.

There are many things to like about this modest little osteria—the unpretentious ambiance, piano Thursday through Saturday during season, the fine service, the robust portions and relatively modest prices. And, of course, the simple, satisfying Italian cuisine. The kitchen breathes new life into hoary old fried calamari, gives fettucine con pollo a surprisingly delicate herbed cream sauce, gilds snowy fillets of grouper with a soulful Livornese. • Lunch Mon.–Sat. Dinner nightly. 561/514-4070. $$

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is Italian for “grateful,” and there is much to be grateful for about Clay Conley’s sophisticated yet unpretentious take on Italian cookery. Anyone would be grateful to find such delicate, crispy and greaseless fritto misto as Grato’s, ditto for lusty beef tartare piled onto a quartet of crostini. Spinach gnocchi in porcini mushroom sauce are a revelation, so light and airy they make other versions taste like green library paste. Don’t miss the porchetta either, or the silken panna cotta with coffee ice cream and crunchy hazelnut tuille. • Dinner nightly. Sunday brunch.

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Leila—120 S. Dixie Highway. Mediterranean. Flowing drapes and industrial lighting complete the exotic decor in this Middle Eastern hit. Sensational hummus is a must-try. Lamb kebab with parsley, onion and spices makes up the delicious Lebanese lamb kefta. • Lunch Mon.–Fri. Dinner Mon.–Sun. 561/659-7373. $$ Marcello’s La Sirena—6316 S. Dixie Highway. Italian. You’re in for a treat if the pasta of the day is prepared with what might be the best Bolognese sauce ever. • Dinner Mon.–Sat. (closed Memorial Day– Labor Day). 561/585-3128. $$

Pistache —1010 N. Clematis St., #115. French.

Cheap Eats, Luxe View Available only at the bar, Oceans 234 offers $1.50 oysters, $3 street tacos, $3.50 short rib sliders and other bar bites from 3-7 p.m. weekdays.

Pistache doesn’t just look like a French bistro, it cooks like one. The menu includes such bistro specialties as coq au vin and steak tartare. All that, plus guests dining al fresco have views of the Intracoastal Waterway and Centennial Park. • Brunch Sat.–Sun. Lunch and dinner daily. 561/833-5090. $$

The Regional Kitchen & Public House —651 Okeechobee Blvd. Southern with Mediterranean twist. Across from the PBC Convention Center and next to Kravis Center for the Performing Arts means it’s a shoe-in for an excellent pre-theater meal. Or a post-theater drink and nosh. Executive Chef/ Co-owner Lindsay Autry’s version of pimento cheese

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(prepared tableside), fried chicken, pickled shrimp and tomato pie are dishes you thought you knew, until you try these. Memorable, delectable comfort food, and bartenders who know what they’re doing. • Lunch and dinner daily. 561/557-6460. $$

Rhythm Café —3800 S. Dixie Highway. Casual American. Once a diner, the interior is eclectic with plenty of kitsch. The crab cakes are famous here, and the tapas are equally delightful. Homemade ice cream and the chocolate chip cookies defy comparison. • Dinner Tues.–Sun. 561/833-3406. $$

Rocco’s Tacos—224 Clematis St. Mexican. Big Time Restaurant Group has crafted a handsome spot that dishes Mexican favorites, as well as upscale variations on the theme and more than 425 tequilas. Tacos feature house-made tortillas and a variety of proteins. • Lunch Mon.–Fri. Dinner nightly. 561/650-1001. (Other Palm Beach County locations: 5250 Town Center Circle, Boca Raton, 561/416-2131; 110 E. Atlantic Ave., Delray Beach, 561/808-1100; 5090 PGA Blvd., Palm Beach Gardens, 561/623-0127) $

Table 26°—1700 S. Dixie Highway. Contemporary American. Take a quarter-cup of Palm Beach, a tablespoon of Nantucket, a pinch of modern American cookery and a couple gallons of the owners’ savoir faire, and you have Eddie Schmidt’s and Ozzie Medeiros’s spot. The menu roams the culinary globe for modest contemporary tweaks on classically oriented dishes. Try the fried calamari “Pad Thai.” • Dinner nightly. 561/855-2660. $$$

Broward County DEERFIELD BEACH Chanson —45 N.E. 21st Ave. Contemporary American/French. A little bit of Palm Beach, a little bit of France come to Deerfield Beach in the form of this elegant, sophisticated restaurant in the oceanfront Royal Blues Hotel. Service is as stellar as the views from the cozy, modestly opulent dining room, notable for the 1,500-gallon aquarium embedded in the ceiling. Consistency can be an issue with the food, but when it is good it is very good. • Breakfast and lunch daily, dinner Tues.-Sat., brunch Sun. 954/8572929. $$$

Oceans 234 —234 N. Ocean Blvd., Deerfield Beach. Contemporary American. One of the only oceanfront (as in, on the beach) options in South Florida, this familiar-with-a-twist venue is fun to both visit and eat. Try the Infamous Lollipop Chicken Wings, a starter that could be an entrée. Seafood is definitely top-shelf, as are the desserts. A true Florida experience. • Lunch and dinner daily. 954/428-2539. $$

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Tamarind Asian Grill & Sushi Bar —949 S. Federal Highway. Asian. Quiet and soothing, this multicultural venue serves sushi, sashimi, yakitori and wide-ranging Japanese appetizers. • Lunch and dinner daily. 954/428-8009. $$

LIGHTHOUSE POINT Le Bistro—4626 N. Federal Highway. Modern French. The menu is modern and healthy—98 percent glutin-free, according to chef/owner Andy Trousdale. Check out the prix-fixe menu, which includes pan-roasted duck to beef Wellington. • Dinner Tues.–Sun. 954/946-9240. $$$

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Seafood World—4602 N. Federal Highway.

Seafood. This seafood market and restaurant offers some of the freshest seafood in the county. Its unpretentious atmosphere is the perfect setting for the superb king crab, Maine lobster, Florida lobster tails and much more. Tangy Key lime pie is a classic finish. • Lunch and dinner daily. 954/942-0740. $$$

POMPANO BEACH Calypso Restaurant—460 S. Cypress Road.

Caribbean. This bright little dining room and bar (beer and wine only) has a Caribbean menu that is flavorful, imaginative—and much more. Calypso offers a spin on island food that includes sumptuous conch dishes, Stamp & Go Jamaican fish cakes and tasty rotis stuffed with curried chicken, lamb or seafood. • Lunch and dinner Mon.–Fri. 954/942-1633. $

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The signature steaks, dry-aged for 21 days, are a meat lover’s dream; seafood specialties include Maine lobster and Alaskan king crab. Don’t miss the NYY Steak 151 volcano for dessert. • Dinner nightly. Brunch Sun. 954/977-6700. $$$$

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WHAT: This inaugural event for the Order of St. John of Jerusalem Knights Hospitaller of Florida (OSJ) raised $150,000 to benefit charitable organizations in our community.

Stilt walkers, actors, Lynn University trumpeters and robed members of the Order welcomed 150 guests at the Renaissancethemed dinner. Christine E. Lynn received the Countess de Hoernle Legacy Award for her ongoing and numerous philanthropic undertakings in Boca Raton and South Florida. OSJ, founded in 1099 AD, has served the sick and poor for 965 years, and the Order is made up of more than 1,200 knights and dames around the world.

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WHAT: For the eighth year in a row, Boca West Children’s Foundation held a shopping trip and special breakfast for 200 local children. Kids from the Boys & Girls Clubs of Palm Beach County shopped away at Old Navy, then enjoyed an extravagant breakfast from Boca West Country Club.

They got to visit Santa, who gave them each Snuggie gifts, and they were sent home with a holiday food basket with a turkey, ham and fresh veggies.

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Michael Williams, Pap Corps CEO David Bakelman, Boca Raton City Council member Robert Weinroth

Pap Corps Vice President Beverly Berkowitz, honoree Jayne Sylvester Malfitano, Pap Corps President Linda Moses

65TH PAP CORPS ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION WHAT: The Pap Corps–Champions for Cancer Research held a gala luncheon for more than 450 guests to celebrate its 65th anniversary. At the ceremony Jane Sylvester Malfitano, who is committed to cancer care in South Florida, was honored for her dedication to The Pap Corps by Boca Raton City Council representative Robert Weinroth, who presented the organization with an official proclamation declaring Pap Corps Day in Boca Raton. Since its founding in 1952, The Pap Corps has donated more than $110 million to the Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine.

WHERE: Polo Club of Boca Raton Dr. Edward Abraham, Dr. Stephen Nimer, Adam Carlin

DAWN DONOHUE

Jerry and Karen Paull Belinda Coonlieb, Lee Ellen Stutman, Doris Zeuner, Sandy Saunders

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At the heart of our Federation are people like YOU. Ours is an exceptional community, filled with business people, professionals, young adults, and neighbors — who share not only interests and concerns, but also a sense that they have an obligation to help others and strengthen Jewish life everywhere.

By participating, you can get together and give together with like-minded people, knowing that every moment and dollar you commit will make a greater difference than you could on your own.

TOGETHER, WE’RE CHANGING LIVES AND STRENGTHENING JEWISH LIFE. Working with local, national and international agency partners, Federation makes it possible for each of us to truly better the world around us.

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2017 Holiday Party BENEFITED THE CROHN’S & COLITIS FOUNDATION OF AMERICA

Peter Dosik, Marie, Larry Penti

Dr. Richard Yules, Lila Yules

Dr. Allan Gittman, Dr. Jason Pozner

Candace Gladston, Howard Gladston

Lennie Smith, Randy Smith

Peter Dosik, Peter Gary

Bernard Molyneux, Stephanie Molyneux

Dr. Jayson Hartman, Nikki Hartman, Peter Dosik

Judith Beber, Eddie Triber, Robert Beber

Shirley Weisman, Bart Weisman, Peter Dosik

Dr. Ernest Orphanos, Dr. Craig Hescheles

Jim Guistolisi, Peter Dosik, Mark Guistolisi

Jane Mentle, Avery, Henry

Karen Schwartz, Dr. Michael Schwartz

The Loyal Clients Club

Michael Bogart, Candyce Minars, David Cohen

Richard Frankel, Ann Frankel

Susan Scotts, Brian Buck

Stacey Rao, Michael Rao

Peter Dosik, Dan Friedman

Alex Mendyuk, Zara Petrosian, Alexei Govorine

Arina Loren, Dr. Andrew Ress

Dr. Michael Schwartz, Dr. Mark Saltzman

Jackie Angle, Jessica Turner

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TIME TO INTERACT & MAKE AN IMPACT

AT NEW BUSINESS NETWORKING BREAKFASTS The Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach County’s Business and Professional Division (B&P) has launched an interactive breakfast networking series for like-minded community members who want to help each other succeed in business while making an impact through philanthropy. Co-chaired by Elyssa Kupferberg and Gary Lesser, regularly scheduled breakfasts are following the well-attended opening event at Marriott Boca Center throughout the season. A minimum gift of $1,000 to the 2018 UJA/ Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach County Annual Campaign is required to participate. For more information, contact Sonni Simon at SonniS@bocafed.org or 561.852.3128.

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IMAGINATION ISRAEL CELEBRATES CUTTING EDGE

HIGH TECH INNOVATIONS Captivate AT JCRC EVENT Nearly 600 people enjoyed a unique opportunity to explore Israel’s contributions to the high-tech revolution with an insiders’ view of some of its latest innovations at IMAGINATION ISRAEL. Five leading entrepreneurs and scientists traveled to Boca Raton to showcase groundbreaking new products that hold wide scale benefits. Part of the year’s celebration of Israel’s 70th Anniversary of Statehood, the program was presented by the Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) of the Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach County in partnership with the Judi & Allan Schuman Center for Israel Engagement. Learn more about JCRC activities at 561.852.6022 or jcrc@bocafed.org.

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company that several years earlier had received approval to develop a portion of the property.

The Great Recession killed that project. Lennar obtained a contract to buy Ocean Breeze, after which the company closed the course.

As the city got more serious in late summer of 2016 about selling the western course, Mayor Susan Haynie said she wanted to“keep golf in Boca Raton.”Actually, the western course isn’t in the city; it’s in the county. Haynie’s comment, though, raised the possibility that the city could get that windfall from the western course and find a way to keep that amenity for residents.

At deadline for this article, the city and the Greater Boca Raton Beach & Parks District were working on an agreement for the city to underwrite bonds for the district’s purchase and renovation of Ocean Breeze. The district had until January to close on the sale. The council still had made no more than a verbal commitment on Ocean Breeze.

The council, however, had made its decision on the western course. GL Homes has until May 2019 to close on the sale. If that happens, the city will get $65 million. If it doesn’t, the

city will get $2 million and still have the land.

BocaWatch Publisher Al Zucaro berated the council for selling to GL, but Zucaro berates the council so often that his rants dull themselves through repetition. One can argue with the decision to sell in the first place—Councilman Jeremy Rodgers dissented in the 4-1 vote—but not the decision on awarding the contract.

Zucaro complained that GL and Lennar had offered $73 million. Yes, but anyone familiar with real estate deals knew that the number could change when the bidders submitted their contracts.

Sure enough, GL had dropped to $60 million after its review showed that less of the site could be developed and that county requirements might cut further into the projected profit margin. Lennar remained at $73 million, but the contract contained conditions that would have pushed down the net return to the city while adding uncertainty.

As discussion went on during the Oct. 24 meeting, GL raised its offer to $65 million.

Rodgers and Scott Singer tried for $68 million, but GL said no.

Which was fine. A year earlier, when nearly a dozen companies had bid, the offers for the

course topped out at $45 million. Now the city stands to collect $20 million more. Things got testy at times among the bidders. GL sent out mailers touting its offers. After the decision, though, even people associated with Lennar told me that GL’s bid was better for the city.

Many things still must fall into place. By 2020, however, Boca Raton could have a new and improved golf course and $65 million, perhaps to finance a spiffy downtown campus.

Residents who hadn’t paid attention might wonder how it all happened.

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Where Are We Headed?

The abuse of women is only the tip of the iceberg Written by JOHN SHUFF

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od doesn’t ask much from us. He gave us the freedom to make our choices with the caveat that you own them— He doesn’t. He set it up so we are responsible and accountable for our poor decisions, decisions we must live with and learn from— especially the bad ones. He calls out for us to have the resilience to lead by example, to accept the differences and eccentricities of all in His creation. He asks for all to have unconditional love for all our brothers and sisters; that is His essence.

“The last straw is when families can’t celebrate special occasions together due to political differences.”

When He looks at America today, tears of sadness must well up in his eyes. The principles upon which the country was founded, where we look for spiritual guidance—our Judeo/Christian ethic— are under siege. No mention of God is allowed in public schools and spaces, or in the military. No prayer, period. Paradoxically, we carry God on our person every day in the form of a one-dollar bill that has“In God We Trust”printed on its face.

Why this drive toward a secular society? There is no simple answer.

I believe America has lost its way.

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Our moral gyroscope is on tilt. We no longer understand or have a vision of what our country stands for. Our nation is bereft of leadership; we are divided by the politics of Washington. Our country is all about compromise, give and take.

However, the disdain the reds and blues hold for one another is unhealthy. It has manifested today in an emotionally crippled and impotent legislative process. The last straw is when families can’t celebrate special occasions together due to political differences.

Washington’s flavor of the day is no longer political squabbling and posturing. It’s more serious.

The electorate has lost respect for a“do as I say, not as I do’”double standard of the U.S. Congress. The comportment of its members is reviled, and yet many are elected time and time again. Time for term limits? That’s a discussion for another day but a crucial one.

One thing we should put on the front burner is the appalling indifference toward women who have endured sexual abuse in Hollywood, the workplace and in Washington—where the Office of Compliance (OOC) which administers treasury funds devoted to paying settlements, is notoriously difficult to navigate. A spokesman for Rep. Jackie Speier (D-California) who is drafting legislation to make the OOC’s process more user-friendly, says“the way the

system currently works is obviously created to protect the institution over the victims.”

Women are fed up with men taking them for granted and are coming forth with credible allegations of sexual abuse. They are angered and offended, and their cries for help can be reduced to five words:“We won’t tolerate this anymore.”

Americans no longer understand America, nor what it stands for. Those who participate in Washington’s legislative process handle a crisis with hearings and special committees. They delay and postpone accountability with this process. I’m tough on elected officials because they put their interests—not ours—first.

To reiterate, God doesn’t ask much from us. He asks for accountability, respect, tolerance and love for all in His creation. We all should take time to understand why we have strayed so far from his precepts. If this persists we will become a faceless, selfish society without God. As I’ve learned over the years, you deserve every situation you have in life because you helped create it.

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