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Where was Boca before Addison Mizner, IBM and Arvida? Nowhere.

From rolling hills to raucous pubs, Ireland’s twin personalities came alive during a recent press trip.

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Chicken breasts and ribs are for novices.

More and more chefs are using the whole animal—and transforming odd bits into offbeat entrées.

Local medical experts sound off on the season’s biggest wellness issues in this unique resource guide.

Three Companies That Built Boca

Tip to Tail ON THE COVER:

A performer from the tap company Dorrance Dance, which performs in January at the Duncan Theatre in Lake Worth. For more, turn to our A&E Season Preview on page 144.

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Going Green

Special Report: Stay Younger Longer

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91 Departments 34 Editor’s Letter

In a culture obsessed with appearing younger, the editor offers an inspired alternative to anti-aging.

By MARIE SPEED

37 The Local

A marathon walker lends a hand (or two) for charity, Delray’s hottest new chef remixes traditional Turkey Day sides, a local beautician raises some eyebrows, and more. Plus, dust off your cummerbund and cocktail dress: Ready or not, gala season is here.

By LISETTE HILTON, ALLISON LEWIS, MARIE SPEED, SHAYNA TANEN and JOHN THOMASON

46 Dress Code

Welcome winter with fashion-forward furs, vintage hats and stylish sock boots.

66 City Watch

69 Home

Advice to ensure your Thanksgiving table setting is no turkey. Plus, discover the charm of Lake Worth’s historic cottages, and check out the paint colors that dazzle us this fall.

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73 The Biz

Meet the builder with a blueprint for a new Boca, a high school principal reinventing college prep, and a fitness pioneer with a “theory” that holds up.

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91 Feel Good

Want a professional massage without leaving home? There’s an app for that. Plus, let a weekend in Aruba refresh mind, body and spirit.

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100 The Boca Interview

Despite the objections of a vocal minority, major development projects plan to transform Boca Raton and Delray Beach. But can the city governments adapt?

In 1992, Bryan Norcross talked us through the deadliest hurricane to make landfall in South Florida. Twenty-five years later, his insights into another monster ‘cane are no less valuable.

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By JOHN THOMASON

141 Backstage Pass

Variety is the spice of success for Randy Singer, the entrepreneur behind Boca’s most eclectic new performance space. Plus, our A&E Season Preview spotlights 30 must-see events for 2017-2018.

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154 Social Calendar

Your guide to the season’s parties and fundraisers.

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161 Dining Guide

Our review-driven guide to the finest dining in South Florida spotlights Six Tables a Restaurant, Ouzo Bay and Harvest Seasonal.

Reviews by LYNN KALBER

195 The Scene

In our society roundup, the Faulk Center experienced a butterfly effect, local singers vied to be Boca’s “Idol,” and more.

By SHAYNA TANEN

208 My Turn

Anecdotes from the author’s life find examples of the miraculous in the everyday.

By JOHN SHUFF

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Check out these bonus items unique to bocamag.com, stories in our November issue and events in our area this fall: CITY WATCH: The only place to read the most important Boca and Delray news is at bocamag. com. Every Tuesday and Thursday, columnist and veteran journalist Randy Schultz updates you on controversial building projects, city council meetings and more.

Visit bocamag.com/city-watch for the most recent articles and to sign up for email updates.

DECONSTRUCTING THE DISH: Fire up the grill this season to make Chef Bryan Tyrell’s (of Boynton’s newest barbecue spot, Pig-Sty) grilled sea scallops with tomato-cumin sauce. Watch us wrap those sweet babies in prosciutto at bocamag.com/video.

YOUR WEEK AHEAD: Each week managing editor and A&E wizard John Thomason curates a list of the best activities from Palm Beach to Miami. You’ll never

miss the biggest plays, galleries or concerts again. Just visit bocamag. com/arts-entertainment to see what’s up.

GIVE HIM A HAND: Ashwin Kalyandurg, Boca resident and upside-down aficionado, broke the Guinness World Record for walking the most distance on his hands (3.2 miles!) for charity.

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THANKFUL FOR NEW RECIPES: Upgrade your Thanksgiving menu with Max’s Harvest’s new executive chef, Blair Wilson. Try out his harvest apple salad, or toss some barbecue pecans into maple-roasted Brussels sprouts. You can find Wilson’s recipes on our website at bocamag. com/November-2017.

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.

A REAL PUB CRAWL: Because it’s basically a requirement that you go to at least one rowdy Irish bar while in Dublin. See our three favorite pubs (and Bruce Springsteen’s!) at bocamag.com/November-2017.

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Gary Greenberg, Lisette Hilton, Helene Rothman, Randy Schultz, John Shuff, Libby Volgyes, Mary Thurman Yuhas CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS

Carl Dawson, Jason Nuttle VIDEO PRODUCTION/CUSTOMER SERVICE

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LETTERS

READERS WEIGH IN

Educated Opinion

“Boca Raton is a beautiful city. I have lived here for 44 years in the same house. I have seen Boca grow from a small town to what it is now. If the city planners would stop to think about the development of the city, they would realize that enough is enough already.”

­ ­ — Jean Samuels

Boca Raton

I just wanted to let you know how much I always enjoy reading My Turn in Boca magazine every month.“The College Myth” [September/October 2017] was spot-on. I am involved in various educational notfor-profit organizations in Boca, and feel that the focus is sometimes too much on encouraging these kids to go to college when their passions or intellectual abilities would be much better served with a trade school or even on-the-job training. That’s certainly the way I made it.

Anyway, just wanted to let you know that reading Boca magazine is one of my monthly highlights.

Ingrid A. Fulmer Boca Raton

Driven Out?

Loved reading your“Best of Boca” feature [July/August], but raised an eyebrow when I saw“Boca’s Biggest Mistake.”The city did not let the Downtowner go.

They packed up and left without a word to us or their customers, leaving us all scratching our heads.

I’m not sure that was an accurate characterization of what transpired. As you know, we would very much like to have another on-demand service and/ or circulator downtown, so maybe they’ll respond to an RFP. Chrissy Gibson Communications & Marketing Manager, City of Boca Raton According to the Downtowner and others present

at the city council meeting when the Downtowner made a presentation to the city as a vendor, our description is accurate. At that time, the city did not avail itself of the opportunity to retain the Downtowner’s services. —Ed.

City Watch blog

Senior living is passé for Florida [“Will Seniors Cost Boca?,”Randy Schultz, Aug. 3]. We should be attracting young professionals, especially with good jobs downtown and in APOC. Concerned Citizen bocamag.com When the Chabad presents their updated plans to the city (sans museum) I can’t wait to hear what the plaintiff’s grievances will be. [“Chabad East Boca

Saga Continues,” Randy Schultz, Aug. 3]. Let me guess, environmental concerns related to the disruption of the snowy egret’s flight path? ... It’s never about what it’s about, and coincidences are often well-laid plans in disguise.

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I wanted to thank you for the wonderful feature on Roger Ward and Ann Norton Sculpture Gardens [Backstage Pass, July/August 2017]. The opening photo was such a WOW! Thank you for helping us to call attention to this special place.

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Late Blooming

Exploring the notion of aging is just another adventure

By MARIE SPEED

n this issue we have our first health and wellness section, and it’s dedicated to anti-aging—a natural for our Boca readers. Living here you see all kinds of people on a mission to turn back the clock, many of them walking around with giant trout lips and surprised eyes, Botoxed, filled, nipped, stretched, peeled and pulled to within an inch of their lives.

This is not pretty.

Do not get me wrong: There is such a thing as getting some work done— and done right—but that’s not the whole story.

Aging well is about how we feel inside, how we see the world and our place in it as we get older. I have friends who remind me weekly that they are “too old” for one thing or another—and younger colleagues who routinely dismiss anyone over 45 as hopelessly irrelevant. Both are trapped by the societal notion that possibility exists only for people between the ages of 18 and 40; the rest of it is a sad downward spiral into a world of Thomas Kinkade paintings, AARP magazine, Neil Sedaka concerts and compression socks.

Not so fast.

I’m in the poet Robert Browning’s camp (“Grow old with me/the best is yet to be”), the one that believes in the magic of experience, the wealth of memories, the peace of knowing who you are—and that it’s not over yet. This is the camp of Harlan David Sanders, who founded Kentucky Fried Chicken when he was 65, or Anna Mary Robertson Moses (aka “Grandma”), who picked up a paintbrush for the first time at age 75. It is Tony Randall becoming a father in his mid-70s, and Alexander Fleming discovering penicillin at age 47.

It is where Julia Child lived, when she began hosting “The French Chef” at age 50, and Laura Ingalls Wilder, who wrote the first book in the Little House on the Prairie series when she was 65. It is the camp where Helen Mirren lives and Mick Jagger and Woody Allen, Jane Goodall, Willie Nelson, Bernie Sanders and on and on. People who do not go gentle into that good night, and who are nowhere near even calling it a day.

As our special section shows, the passage into middle age and beyond is just that—a passage— yet another opportunity to get things right, to live more fully, to find that place inside that makes us feel whole. Life doesn’t stop when the gray sets in, and there is no end game. It’s all about the spirit and the attitude, the way our days unfold before us. And how we make them count.

And the end? As my hero John Lennon said,“Everything will be okay in the end. If it’s not okay, it’s not the end.”

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Life of Pie Don’t lie. We know you love pie! And even though pumpkin and pecan will fight to be the centerpiece of the Thanksgiving table year after year, we’re giving all pies the “Boca by the Numbers” analysis.

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Number of cups of southern cane sugar that goes into Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings’ “Utterly Deadly Southern Pecan Pie” from her book Cross Creek Cookery. She admitted that she couldn’t eat a full serving (though she said heavy men found it irresistible) and has a “Reasonable Pecan Pie” recipe for the faint of stomach.

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Number of chicken pot pies Boca’s Tom Sawyer Restaurant makes every Monday, the only day they are served. Get ‘em while you can!

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Pies sold for Thanksgiving 2016 at Lublu Bakery & Café in Boca.

Apples in each apple pie at Lublu Bakery & Café.

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The year Rupert Murdoch got pied in the face while testifying before the British Parliament about the News Corp phone-hacking scandal.

3,699 Pounds weighed by the largest pumpkin pie ever baked—roughly the weight of a small hippopotamus.

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GALA NOTES: YOUR SEASON PRIMER

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Number of Cyber Monday shoppers in the U.S

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White tie: Very formal— evening gowns (even gloves!) for ladies, black tail coat and full regalia for men. Although you hardly ever see this kind of invitation, unless it’s some Palm Beach throwback ball.

Black tie: Dressy cocktail or gown for ladies; black tuxedo for men.

Black tie optional: Dressy cocktail (most common) or gown for ladies; tuxedo or dark suit for men.

Creative black tie: Who knows? For women, dressy something; for men, black tie with a whimsical approach— maybe wild cummerbunds? Fake tuxedo? Ask the host. This is up there with Resort Casual.

Semiformal: Ladies, short afternoon cocktail dress or dressy pants ensemble; for men, dark suit.

RULES OF ENGAGEMENT BEHAVE NICELY WITH your inside voice. Never ask where he/she got what he/she is wearing.

DO NOT TALK during speeches. Yes, that means you.

CHOOSE ELEGANCE OVER hotness.

Save tiny minis, bandage dresses and plunging necklines for nightclubs.

DEVELOP A SECRET SIGNAL with your date to avert embarrassment if you’ve forgotten someone’s name. (Maybe not the old ear lobe pull, which is too obvious.)

NEVER SWITCH place cards.

IF YOU HAVE SPECIAL dietary needs, alert your host or the server before being seated.

SMALL TALK IS VITAL. Conversation is mandatory.

DO NOT START EATING until everyone at the table is served.

WHEN NAVIGATING flatware, always start from the outside in.

NEVER DISCUSS POLITICS. Especially now.

PAY AS MUCH attention to the person on your right as on your left.

DO NOT PHOTOGRAPH your food.

If you were a guest at someone’s table, send a HANDWRITTEN THANK-YOU NOTE the next day.

Not an email.

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(Federal Highway, just south of Glades Road) Kick off the holiday season with Mizner Park’s annual Tree Lighting Ceremony. There will be the traditional

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Women of Grace

Our own Dana Filetti, marketing manager at Saks Fifth Avenue, tells us what’s rocking the fashion scene this winter:

One of our favorite events of the year is the Women of Grace luncheon Nov. 9 at the Boca Raton Resort & Club. This year’s women of grace are Yvonne Boice, Palm Beach State College Foundation; Tammy Culmer, Take Stock in Children; Linda Heneks, YMCA, South County; Jacqueline Moroco Maloney, Bethesda Hospital Foundation; and Kristen Stanley, Junior League of Boca Raton. The future woman of grace who will be honored is Claudia Cabral from Suncoast High School.

For tickets and information, call 561/7377733, ext. 84429.

“Fall fashion is a bold marriage between powerful, male-inspired dressing and feminine frivolity. Dressing for the upcoming social season is all about making a statement, be it with a power jacket and structured handbag, or with featheradorned stilettos and a velvet frock. Suiting and statement outerwear has made a much-needed comeback but is juxtaposed by more effeminate trends like embroidery and fur embellishments. Just remember: Go bold, or don’t go!”

For formal wear, the five fashion trends that will be playing leading roles in the upcoming social season are: Feathers, Statement Jackets, Velvet, Fur Embellishments, Sequins and Shine

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What tradition—maybe a side dish you cannot live without—is mandatory for Thanksgiving?

“I always set the table with my grandmother’s Lenox china, just as I did when I was a boy, and for a moment, the sights, the sounds and the smells of dinner caress me in sweet memory.”

—SCOTT SIMMONS, BON VIVANT AND EDITOR, FLORIDA WEEKLY, PALM BEACH COUNTY EDITION

“Our family tradition includes the four of us getting dressed up and taking a family photo. We’re not traditional with regards to our meal; prime rib is on our menu.”

—HEATHER SHAW, VICE PRESIDENT, GENERAL MANAGER, SAKS FIFTH AVENUE, BOCA RATON

“I could never live without my late grandmother Bunchie’s hot fudge over ice cream with her homemade meringue, shaped like turkey feathers. It’s something I have a hard time doing without, even today.”

—PETER STAMPONE, GENERAL MANAGER, MAX’S HARVEST

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HOT LIST

Ben Folds Miami City Ballet: Program I

WHERE: Kravis Center, 701 Okeechobee Blvd., West Palm Beach WHEN: Nov. 17-19 COST: $25-$195 CONTACT: 305/929-7010, miamicityballet.org Miami City Ballet opens its season on a sparkling note with George Balanchine’s “Jewels” triptych.

“Emeralds,” “Rubies” and “Diamonds”— set to the music of Fauré, Stravinsky and Tchaikovsky, respectively—showcases dancers dressed like shimmering gems.

“The Camp”

WHERE: Levis JCC’s Sandler Center, 9801 Donna Klein Blvd., Boca Raton WHEN: Nov. 30Dec. 17 COST: $25-$40 CONTACT: 561/558-2520, levisjcc.org Local playwright Michael McKeever’s latest drama is this season’s must-see world premiere. Set in the aftermath of World War II, it examines a local village of so-called “good Germans” whose complicity in the Nazi agenda makes them anything but.

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WHERE: Olympia Theater, 174 E. Flagler St., Miami WHEN: 8 p.m. Nov. 12 COST: $39.50-$69.50 CONTACT: 305/374-2444, olympiatheater.org

As a boy in his native North Carolina, pianist Ben Folds learned to play his instrument by ear after listening to Billy Joel and Elton John on AM radio. As a songwriter and 88-key virtuoso, he’s proven to be an edgier everyman than the former and a heavier rocker than the latter, releasing three celebrated albums in the ‘90s with his witty and irreverent band, Ben Folds Five.

The group, which is actually a trio—yeah, it confuses us too— briefly reformed in 2011, but Folds’ solo career has continued unabated, mining similarly sardonic, personal and whimsical subject matter. This fan-curated appearance is part of his“Paper Airplane Request Tour,”whose ever-changing set lists will be determined by suggestions“flown in”from the audience.

“Lucia di Lammermoor”

Alex Katz: “Small Paintings” WHERE: Boca Raton Museum of Art, 501 Plaza Real, Boca Raton WHEN: Nov. 7-April 8 COST: $10-$12 CONTACT: 561/392-2500, bocamuseum.org

In the late 1950s, as abstraction came to dominate contemporary painting, Alex Katz brushed against the grain. He embraced figurative work, creating vivid, penetrative, cartoon-evoking portraits that seemed to leap off the page. Forecasting the heightened colors of the Pop Art movement, Katz painted New York poets, critics and curators, often on a massive scale. But as this exhibition reminds us, you’ve got to start somewhere: Before Katz embarks on a giant painting, he creates miniature sketches no less rigorous in their own right. This bite-sized introduction to the master’s work pulls from a career spanning six decades.

WHERE: Broward Center, 201 S.W. Fifth Ave., Fort Lauderdale WHEN: 7:30 p.m. Nov. 30 and Dec. 2 COST: TBA CONTACT: 800/741-1010, fgo.org In real life,“crazy” is not a virtue. But in the world of opera, when rational people go bonkers, it makes for riveting melodrama. Such is the case in this proto-feminist masterpiece by Gaetano Donizetti, in which the exploited title character, forced unwillingly into marriage, finds a slasher-film solution.

Set in crumbling castles and haunted graveyards, this bloody classic is famous for its “mad scene,” one of the most challenging soprano parts in the history of Italian opera. Young Metropolitan Opera star Anna Christy will tackle the role for Florida Grand Opera, whose 2017-2018 season is themed around “Divas to Die For.”

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Handy Man

This student walks upside down—for charity Written by LISETTE HILTON

WEB EXTRA: To see a video of Ashwin’s high-flying training regimen, visit BOCAMAG.COM/ NOVEMBER-2017.

who have lost limbs in battle.

“I want to raise hundreds of millions of dollars for veterans and amputees [at the Boston Marathon],”he says.“If I could get people to donate for every step I walk on my hands, it would be a lot, because I’m walking 100,000 steps.”

Kalyandurg, who says he taught himself to walk on his hands to stay in shape during high school, trained for his record-breaking hand walk in Boca with a daily regimen of 100 push-ups, 100 squats, 100 sit-ups and a 10-kilometer (6.2-mile) run.

For anyone interested in learning how to hand walk, Kalyandurg recommends preparing with about six weeks of incline and decline pushups, as well as handstands against the wall. Incline push-ups are a modified version of the traditional push-up, in which your hands are higher than your feet. This version focuses more on strengthening the middle of your chest. The decline pushup, in which your hands are lower than your feet, puts more pressure on the upper chest and front of the shoulders.

“After that, I would start walking on my hands in the pool, to get acclimated to being upside down,”he says.

There are plenty of opportunities to raise money during Kalyandurg’s extensive training, and he’s happy to talk with charities interested in collaborating.

Those interested should call him at 561/306-4964.

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local resident plans to compete in next year’s Boston Marathon, a challenge that is difficult enough on two feet. But Ashwin Kalyandurg, a fourth-year medical student at Nova Southeastern University, plans to navigate the 26.2-mile course on his hands, to raise money for charity.

This past June, Kalyandurg broke the Guinness World Record for hand walking by moving 3.2 miles, or 5,100 meters, on his hands, shattering the previous record of 5,000 meters. The feat, which began at Clive Daniel Home and included some brief onhis-feet breaks, spanned eight hours.

He says he did it to raise money for local charities, including Eat Better Live Better, a Palm Beach County charity aimed at preventing, reversing and reducing childhood obesity; the Unicorn Children’s Foundation, which supports children and families with special needs; Rotary International (District 6930); and the Pediatric Oncology Support Team, a nonprofit that provides free support to Palm Beach County children with cancer and their families.

Despite the worthy causes, Kalyandurg’s accomplishment didn’t meet its philanthropic goals: According to the fundraising page for the June event, gofundme.com/pledgeperstep, only $212 trickled in. That hasn’t deterred the 22-year-old Boca Raton resident, who plans to specialize in neuromuscular skeletal medicine. A month after his record-breaking hand walk, while battling a 102-degree fever, he hopscotched for a mile to support the multiple sclerosis charity Hopping 4 a Cure. At the Boston Marathon next April, he hopes to raise substantial sums for victims of the Boston Marathon bombing and military veterans

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Furry Friends

This season’s style is soft to the touch and striking to the eye

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Dress Code Wardrobe Stylist JENNA DEBRINO/ HOT PINK STYLE Assistant Stylist AMANDA MILLER/ HOT PINK STYLE

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H HALSTON FAUX FUR POM-POM FLATS, Lord & Taylor, $179 ADRIENNE LANDAU FUR SHAWL, Saks Fifth Avenue Boca Raton, $295 ALICE & OLIVIA FUR CUFF TOP, Saks Fifth Avenue Boca Raton, $395

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JIMMY CHOO BLONDE VELVET BOOTS, Saks Fifth Avenue Boca Raton, $895 STUART WEITZMAN CRIMSON VELVET BOOTS, Saks Fifth Avenue Boca Raton, $575 DESIGN LAB TAN SUEDE BOOTS, Lord & Taylor, $79.20

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High Brows A Boca brow artist creates your best arches using five techniques Written by SHAYNA TANEN

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f your eyes are the windows to the soul, then your eyebrows are the awnings. Eyebrows are hot, and ever since model Cara Delevingne shared her voluptuous eye mustaches with the world, people have been trying to get their brows in line and erase years’ worth of senseless over-plucking.

If you or everyone you know has changed the way they do their eyebrows in the last several years, there’s an explanation.

The Wall Street Journal called it the “brow boom” of 2012, when cosmetic companies started selling more eyebrow products. WSJ estimated that product sales during the brow boom rose 18 percent from 2011 to around $90 million. It’s a safe guess that photo-heavy apps like Instagram have widened our desire for perfect eye carpets.

But grooming them yourself can be a risk. Wafa Alsaid, owner of Wafa’s Brow Art and Skincare in Boca Raton, says doing your own eyebrows is like cutting your own hair: You’re probably going to mess it up.

Alsaid calls herself an

eyebrow “artist” because there’s so much more to sculpting eyebrows than using a formula or stencil. Alsaid looks at your face shape, and the size and shape of your eyes, forehead and nose to determine what your eyebrows should look like. Based on your preferences and what she thinks is best, Alsaid will create the best shape for you, then wax, thread, pluck, microblade or henna tattoo to achieve a look that lifts your eyes and matches your personality and charisma.

Alsaid began doing eyebrows at 16 when she lived in Jordan.

She started doing her friends’ brows for fun, she says. Then their mothers and their friends wanted her to do their eyebrows, too. “I never thought of it as a career,” she says, but “slowly it started to be a business.” In 2001 Alsaid moved to Michigan, got a cosmetology license, and began doing eyebrows full-time after working in salons and building a client base. When she moved to Boca in 2014, she had to build that base from scratch, even if it meant doing hundreds of free eyebrow shapings.

“Eyebrows [are] my gift, and I love it so much,” she says. When she looks at my eyebrows, her own lift in excitement. “I know what to do for you!” she exclaims.

Alsaid says she takes about 30 minutes to shape a client’s eyebrows, and her fee is just $30.

Alsaid favors a soft arch and a natural-looking brow—right on trend. But what’s next for brows?

Alsaid predicts what she calls “wild” eyebrows. “The wild are coming,” she says. Alsaid shies away from extreme looks that use a lot of makeup and perfect lines from pencils. She says the wild look will still use makeup, but in a subtle way to make it look like you have none on.

Brow art doesn’t have to be a mystery. It’s a combination of art, instinct and style that can completely change the way you look and feel.

Wafa's Brow Art and Skincare is at 7400 N Federal Highway, Suite A-11, Boca Raton; 561/501-1068

TATTO O W H O? Microblading is a surface tattooing technique that mimics the look of your natural hairs and fills in gaps or patchy spots by literally drawing

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individual hairs onto your skin.

Scientifically, it will last up to three years, but Alsaid recommends touchups every six months the first year to keep

your brows on fleek. Even Lena Dunham got her brows bladed, and they look fabulous. “It’s the new solution for amazing, sexy eyebrows,” Alsaid says.

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B OW TO T HE B R OW WIT H T HE SE MAKEUP PR O D U C T S:

PR O S & CONS WAXING: Pros: Fast, less painful Cons: Can damage and rip sensitive skin.

Not recommended for people who take acne medication or other medications that make skin more sensitive.

GOOF-PROOF EYEBROW PENCIL, BENEFIT COSMETICS, $24 Easily fill and shade brows with this pencil, which comes in six shades and has a spoolie brush at the end perfect for combing.

THREADING: Pros: Safe for skin if done correctly Cons: Can be more painful than waxing

TINTED BROW GEL, ANASTASIA BEVERLY HILLS, $22 Adds a little color and just enough hold to keep brows in place all day.

PLUCKING: Pros: Completely safe for skin and causes no damage Cons: Takes a while to pluck all those hairs!

BROW ENHANCER, SEPHORA COLLECTION, $12 Great for highlighting under your arches for extra intensity.

D O S AND DON’TS DO: Apply makeup or a brow mascara to make your eyebrows pop.

DON’T:

See a brow artist.

Use natural products and serums to stimulate hair growth.

Be a wannabe.

Make your eyebrows your own! Screw Kim K and her perfect brows. You want YOU brows.

Pluck your eyebrows into skinny little rainbows. That is so 1920s, and gone are the days when we pluck everything off only to draw ‘em back on.

Go overly thick. Not everyone can rock the power brow.

FACT OR FICTION? Threading lasts longer than waxing.

FALSE! Alsaid says that once you remove the hair from its follicle, it takes the same amount of time to grow back, no matter what method of hair removal you use.

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Choosing Sides Chef Blair Wilson offers tips and recipes to upgrade traditional Thanksgiving sides Written by ALLISON LEWIS

ABOUT THE CHEF

Blair Wilson, a Virginia native, trained at the Culinary Institute of New York and has worked at several notable restaurants, most recently The Social Club in South Beach. When he heard about Max’s Harvest, he visited Delray and fell in love with the area. Wilson and his family moved to Delray in June, and he’s been at Max’s ever since, meeting with local clientele and establishing connections with local farmers. “I haven’t been this happy in a long time,” he says.

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ovember not only marks the start of Boca’s social season; it means the holidays are here. And although turkey seems to steal the Thanksgiving spotlight, some believe the real show-stopping, meal-completing winners are those delicious sides: stuffing, sweet potatoes, vegetables.

But sometimes those traditional sides get stale. Or boring. Or too heavy for a summery, South Florida Thanksgiving. We talked with Max’s Harvest Executive Chef Blair Wilson for tips and twists to make those“side shows”front and center at this year’s table.

“I have more fun with the side dishes than the main meat,” Wilson says.“There’s more variety, more brightness, color and variation with sides.”

Start with the stuffing. Wilson creates a savory bread pud-

ding-style stuffing as a spin on a traditional recipe. He adds rosemary, caramelized onions and sometimes bacon. Stuffing enthusiasts still get that rich taste but in a slightly different form. Instead of sweet potatoes, Wilson opts for a butterscotch carrot purée: carrots, butter, brown sugar, orange juice, cinnamon and sea salt.

“Really concentrate on the

ingredients, and have fun,” he says. Wilson’s cooking, which has a streak of Southern influence, includes sides such as pimento mac and cheese, root vegetables with a breadcrumb topping and a variation on acorn squash.

“It’s a collaboration of fall ingredients. It’s exciting,”Wilson says.

Another suggestion Wilson makes is to create a lighter version of something. For example, roasted Brussels sprouts become a shaved Brussels sprouts salad; apples turn into an apple salad with white cheddar cheese, white onion, maple cured bacon, chives and an apple cider vinaigrette.

This idea applies to the traditional green bean casserole, too.

Thanksgiving is the perfect opportunity to try new flavor combinations or modify a classic side dish.“Have fun, but don’t be too crazy,” Wilson cautions.

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Bluefin Tuna Steak SAYS WHO: Sara Perry WHERE TO FIND IT: Rebel House WHY IT’S HER FAVORITE: “I like it because the flavor combinations are amazing, and it is very filling and satisfying. I also really enjoy the atmosphere and presentation at Rebel House,”Perry says.

ABOUT SARA: Sara Perry is the owner and artistic director of Center Stage Performing Arts in Boca. Center Stage is a fully functional theater facility, complete with its own 130-seat black box theater.“We are a 6,000-square-foot facility that offers classes in theatre,

dance and singing for children ages 4-18,” Perry says.

“We offer full-time summer camp programs as well as year-round programs in competitive dance, musical theatre and improv for children,” she adds. Additionally, Perry serves as an adjunct professor for Lynn University’s theatre department and is the choreographer for Olympic Heights High School.“In my free time, I love spending time with my husband and three kids, and traveling,” Perry says.

WHERE IT IS: Rebel House, 297 E. Palmetto Park Road, Boca Raton, 561/353-5888, lifetastesbetter.com

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Spotlight on Florida Writers Written by JOHN THOMASON

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unning Nov. 12-19, the 2017 Miami Book Fair International features a mouthwatering lineup of political and media stars, best-selling novelists and celebrated biographers. There’s Joe Biden and Al Franken, Dan Rather and Gretchen Carlson, Scott Turow and Walter Isaacson—in all,

nearly 300 scribblers prepared to push paper.

The fair is also a way to discover South Florida’s hotbed of literary talent under one roof, at Miami-Dade College’s downtown Wolfson campus. Visit miamibookfair.com for specific dates and times.

PATRICIA ENGEL: THE VEINS OF THE OCEAN

DENISE DUHAMEL: SCALD

About the Book: The sophomore novel from this University of Miami writing professor is a touching story cut from a somber, redemptive cloth. It’s about a young woman whose brother received a death sentence after committing a heinous crime, the responsibility she feels for his troubles, and her life-changing encounter with a recently exiled Cuban in the Florida Keys.

Excerpt: “I want to say you’d be surprised by the kind of people who go visit their relatives and lovers in jail, but really you wouldn’t be surprised at all. It’s just like you see on TV—desperate, broken-toothed women in ugly clothes, or other ladies who dress up like streetwalkers to feel sexy among the inmates and who are waiting for marriage proposals from their men in cuffs, even if they’re in maximum security and the court has already marked them for life or death sentences.”

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JACOB KATEL: A PEOPLE’S HISTORY OF OVERTOWN, VOL. 1 About the Book: Katel is a veteran Miami freelance writer, photographer, artist and filmmaker who pooled his vast knowledge of Miami’s Overtown district into this oral history. His extensive list of interviewees includes singers and record execs, pastors and journalists, movie producers and police officers, who paint a collective portrait of a once thriving African-American community that is making a comeback.

Excerpt: “We couldn’t arrest white people. We could detain them. … One time I detained a white fella and I was waiting for the police car to come pick him up and he said ‘We shoulda let them kill you all over there in Europe.’”

About the Book: A creative writing professor at FIU’s English department, Duhamel is a timely and witty feminist poet whose works address figures central to the women’s empowerment movement, from Andrea Dworkin to Eve Ensler to the punk band Bikini Kill.

Her forms are as varied as her content, which explores our cultural moment through liberated women and their wouldbe oppressors.

Excerpt: “The ones who save us are the ones killing us./Religion, corporations, the military, and cops.”—“Safety Pantoum”

PATRICIA POSNER: THE PHARMACIST AT AUSCHWITZ: THE UNTOLD STORY About the Book: The wife of best-selling investigative reporter Gerald Posner strikes out on her own with this chilling biography of Victor Capesius, a Bayer pharmaceutical salesman who ascended to the role of chief pharmacist at Auschwitz. Examining the relationship between business and government at its most insidious, this book might prompt you to rethink your aspirin brand loyalties.

Excerpt: “The daily march inmates made from Auschwitz drained them of much of their strength before they even started the workday. Wearing only ill-fitting wooden clogs and thin prison garb, they suffered in the extreme heat of summer and bone-chilling cold of the winters. Plant managers watched in dismay as it took three, four, and finally five malnourished inmates to lift and carry 50-kilo bags of cement.”

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DINING OUT:

SUGARCANE RAW BAR GRILL If you actually want to leave campus, try Sugarcane Raw Bar Grill on the corner of Northeast 32nd Street and Northeast 1st Avenue. This whimsical indoor/ outdoor spot offers three kitchens and carries more than 100 different rums.

CONTACT: 3252 Northeast 1st Ave., Miami 786/369-0353 sugarcanerawbargrill.com

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Fontainebleau LIV it up at one of Miami’s most historic hotels Written by ALLISON LEWIS

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f you love mid-century glamour, look no further than the Fontainebleau Miami Beach. Frank Sinatra and the Rat Pack put this 1954-vintage hotel on the map, thanks to frequent performances and stays. Much of its original design, by architect Morris Lapidus, maintains a mix of nostalgic splendor and modern luxury that still delights the rich and famous decades later.

After a $1 billion renovation in 2008 under current owner Jeff Soffer, the glitzy ‘Bleau offers plenty to do and see. There’s a wall dedicated to Frank Sinatra, art by James Turrell behind the concierge, million-dollar chandeliers, and black bow tie tiles on the lobby floor. Outside, plenty of pools, cabanas and dining areas are ready and waiting.

I spent an afternoon at the Lapis Spa, which features the essence mineral co-ed pool, the eucalyptus infusion steam room, a rain tunnel, and the spa’s sig-

nature Bleau Rain Room, among other amenities. I chose the Inner Balance massage, which uses stones and oils to restore balance from the inside out—and leaves you incredibly relaxed.

Speaking of inside out, the obvious cure for a little tummy growl is Scarpetta, created by James Beard award-winning chef Scott Conant. Start with some “Eye Candy”—an aromatic Woodford reserve bourbon cocktail—then proceed to a starter like the Mediterranean octopus, grilled and topped with capers, potatoes, olives and smoked crema. The creamy polenta and truffled mushrooms in a savory brown sauce is a crowd favorite, and for good reason. Pasta lovers know Conant is famous for his simple spaghetti with tomato and basil but they also rave about the duck and foie gras ravioli.

It’s rich, light and melts in your mouth—you’ve been warned. For the main entrée, I ordered tender

Chateau lobby bow tie floor and creamy polenta with truffled mushrooms at Scarpetta

slices of filet mignon served on a bed of potatoes with spinach and foie gras sauce. And that’s just one of the hotel’s signature dining alternatives. Michelin-starred Hakkasan and Michael Mina’s Stripsteak are two other stellar choices, as well as a number of more casual options.

Still, fine dining is just part of the experience; a stay at the ‘Bleau is not complete without a trip to LIV, its legendary nightclub.

Take a nap beforehand so you’ll be ready to go when the party is in full swing by 2 a.m. When the bouncer waves you in, head down the grand staircase to the dance floor below. The bass is loud, the lights are flashing, and everyone is having a good time. Grab a drink and join the fun.

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WHERE THE GARDEN MEETS THE SEA Encounter giant sea creatures made of ocean debris found throughout the 14-acre Garden. Explore 23 individual gardens, walk on water at the new

Windows on the Floating World: Blume Tropical Wetland Garden and buy plants and plant accessories in the Garden Shop and Nursery.

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ART TO SAVE THE SEA This exhibit is generously supported by: Solid Waste Authority of Palm Beach County, Suzanne Durst and Marine Industries Association of Palm Beach County, Inc.

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Changing Times After a long dormant period, the city landscapes in both Boca and Delray are being transformed by new development

R 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.

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esidents of Boca Raton and Delray Beach who consider change their enemy might want to make peace with it.

When the Great Recession ended, it released pent-up development demand in both cities.

Like airplanes that had been parked in the desert and came back into service, projects began taxiing for takeoff.

Certain projects— Archstone/Palmetto Promenade in Boca Raton and Atlantic Crossing and iPic in Delray Beach—drew especially strong criticism.

Overall, however, pace and size startled longtime residents.You heard the reaction regularly at city council and commission meetings:“I’ve lived in Boca Raton/Delray Beach for 25/30/35 years, and I can’t believe what’s been happening.”

In that case, hang on.

We can trace the growth of modern Boca Raton to 1980, when the city formed the community redevelopment agency to redevelop downtown.

We can trace the growth of modern Delray Beach to roughly 1990, when new political leadership and a voter-approved bond program began the city’s turnaround. It’s

remarkable how far both cities have come in those respective periods.

Despite that change, events over the next decade could shape and reshape Boca Raton and Delray Beach even more dramatically and rapidly.“There are many transformative things occurring in our city,” Boca Raton Mayor Susan Haynie understates.

Delray Beach Mayor Cary Glickstein says, “If all that is approved and planned is built, the aggregate impact will be greater than at any time in the city’s history.”

Consider what Glickstein’s comment covers.

It’s not always individual development projects. In Boca Raton, we’re talking, in no particular order: • A remade government “campus”on nearly 30 acres from City Hall to the Downtown Library and a block in either direction; • A college student district between Florida Atlantic University and Dixie Highway, stretching north to Spanish River Boulevard and south to Glades Road; • A revamped Midtown neighborhood east of Town Center mall that includes residential development and new retail and entertainment; • Upgraded waterfront

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parks, with more amenities, that a water taxi might connect; • A downtown Mandarin Oriental Hotel that, with the Boca Resort and the Hyatt Place, would make downtown Boca even more of a draw for tourists and conventions; • University Village, which could be home to 1,500 residents along Spanish River Boulevard, north of the student district. The project would include a hotel and about 400,000 square feet of other development; • A new golf course in Boca Teeca, at the north end of the city, on what used to be Ocean Breeze.

In Delray Beach, you have:

• The aforementioned iPic. Groundbreaking took place last summer, and the luxury theater could open in time for most of the 2018-19 high season. In Delray’s buzz-level downtown, iPic will offer something that another bar or restaurant could not; • Atlantic Crossing. With Edwards Companies and Delray Beach having settled the developer’s lawsuit, the project that got city commission approval almost five years ago finally could rise on the two blocks west of Veterans Park.

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Get ready for family and friends, celebrating and laughter as the holidays approach. They only come once a year, so don’t forget to enjoy.

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• Use burnt orange and deep burgundy florals with a pop of lime green and yellow to give a touch of vibrancy.

•“Less is more”: Use single flowers or a few with lots of greenery in small containers. Containers should mix—not match—for an eclectic, vintage look.

D I D YO U K N O W ?

The first Thanksgiving was a three-day celebration.

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• Use runners or a sheer lace overlay on nice wooden tables.

• Seating should be mixed; and“illumination—candlelight—is still beautiful.”

• Fold napkins like an envelope and slip menu cards inside for an added touch.

It’s unknown if colonists and Native Americans ate turkey at their feast.

Only male turkeys gobble.

About 46 million turkeys are cooked on Thanksgiving.

The day after Thanksgiving is the busiest day of the year for plumbers.

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71 Cozy Up Ron Hammond of Ron Hammond Designs in Delray Beach says the home conjures up fall in the following ways:

THREE COLORS WE LOVE NOW SHADOW 2017 Color of the Year

WITH THE LONG FALL NIGHTS, cozy up in your favorite retreat with pillows and throws, and unplug for total relaxation.

YOU DON’T HAVE TO abandon your color scheme for dark earthy colors; soft blues, greens and yellows are always in style in South Florida.

IF YOU WANT TO create instant seasonal drama, try dark paint.

— Ron Hammond Designs in Delray Beach, 561/445-7190

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The Cottages of Lake Worth Lake Worth is known for its eclectic style—and its more than 1,000 vintage cottages. The cottages are perhaps the largest remaining historic collection of cottages in the nation; many have weathered the Great Depression and the great Lake Okeechobee hurricane of 1928, which took out half of West Palm Beach County.

With three neighborhoods on the National Register of Historic Places, Lake Worth is poised to become the next Key West. The popular HGTV show Tiny House recently (2016) filmed in Lake Worth, and the coffee table book The Cottages of Lake Worth was released this spring.

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For the past two years, ticketed guests ($35) have ridden a trolley tour narrated by Lake Worth historian Wes Blackman, to marvel at brightly hued, tin-roof cottages with porch swings, Spanish Revival red-tiled stucco cottages spilling bright bougainvillea and classic Craftsman cottages.

City Hall has a historic cottage walking tour brochure. It’s also online at cottagesoflakeworth. com where you can also order the book for $35.

The historical museum (lakeworth.org/visitors/museums) exhibits photos of early cottage life in the 1920s, and demolished properties from the 1928 Okeechobee hurricane.

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Still, it’s not a done deal. The wheels of redevelopment move slowly, and there remains some grassroots opposition to the project.

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“We’re really changing the face of fitness,” says Latham, the 60-year-old founder of Orangetheory, an exercise regimen that combines sweat and high tech to achieve maximum results.“People who experience our workout are saying, ‘Wow, something very different is happening here.’”

Latham’s father was a high school physical education teacher and football coach, and the“orange” didn’t fall far from the tree.

After getting a master’s degree in exercise physiology, Latham managed spas and fitness clubs, always focusing on group training.

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high-impact and step aerobics, Pilates ... the whole gamut of group training,” she says.“I love the energy you can create in a group, giving people goals, measurable objectives and being their coach.”

She hit a turning point in her life through adversity, losing a job while raising a 9-year-old son as a single mom. But her father had ingrained in her the philosophy of momentum shifting.

“The idea is to shift up by focusing on what you have, not on what you don’t have,”she explains.“So I took what I had to open a small Pilates studio and started my life as an entrepreneur.”

Since teaming up with a franchise expert in 2007, the business has exploded into 700 studios in 20 countries with more than half a million members.

The Orangetheory regimen consists of interval training for cardio and strength, combined with a Bluetooth heart monitor that helps to maximize the efficiency of the workout. It’s designed to not only burn calories while exercising but for up to 20 hours afterward—the so-called“orange effect.”

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The Boca headquarters includes a fitness lab and full-time cardiologist performing clinical studies to prove that Orangetheory is an anti-aging workout.

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ALICIA SABLE-HUNT, RN, MBA, CCRA EDWARDS-HUNT GROUP LLC “What drives me is knowing that there’s a patient on the other end of what I’m doing that may benefit from the research.”

ON THE JOB: As a registered nurse, Alicia Sable-Hunt spent time at the bedsides of patients, administering therapies not yet FDA approvedand only available through a clinical trial. That experience gave her a first-hand knowledge of the positive impact clinical trials had on patients’ lives and the disease community at large. Today, the founder of the Edwards-Hunt Group works with pharmaceutical and diagnostic companies as well as nonprofit research consortiums— patient-led groups driving innovative

research in their diseases—to help bring new treatments and laboratory tests to market. “As a nurse, I went from helping one patient in the hospital to touching the lives of millions of patients through the clinical trials process,” she says.

TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS/ PATIENTS: Founded in 2007, the Edwards-Hunt Group provides contract research operations—clinical trial development and management—as well as biospecimen procurement services to large companies and to small, disease-focused non-profit consortiums.

The company works in the pre-clinical and clinical trials market, often bringing a single researcher’s idea to fruition by developing the required FDA-compliant regulatory package and oversight of the daily operations of a clinical trial.

CLAIM TO FAME: Working with the Addario Lung Cancer Medical Institute, Sable-Hunt has helped bring the groundbreaking Genomics of Young Lung Cancer study to fruition. The study, which includes collecting specimens from patients around the world, is designed to understand why people under 40 develop lung cancer. As part of her work on the project, Sable-Hunt worked with lung cancer leaders at the University of Southern California and the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute to develop the regulatory package, manage the daily operations of an international clinical trial, coordinate study participants’ activities and ensure the integrity of the data and specimens collected.

WORDS OF WISDOM: “We take on our clients’ missions as our own. What drives me is knowing that there’s a patient on the other end of what I’m doing that may benefit from the research.”

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DIANA RISER GREEN ADVERTISING/PACE, A WPP COMPANY GREEN CHANGES NAME TO PACE, OPENS MIAMI OFFICE AND APPOINTS NEW PRESIDENT, DIANA RISER, TO HEAD PACE’S FLORIDA DIVISION BOCA RATON, FLORIDA – Green Integrated Marketing Services, a successful South Florida marketing and advertising agency based in Boca Raton with clients such as The Bristol Palm Beach, Boca Raton Regional Hospital, Broward College, Florida Atlantic University, and the Boca Raton Airport Authority, has integrated its extensive capabilities with its parent company in New York, Pace, a WPP Company.

Pace’s Florida Division is headquartered at the Boca Raton offices and includes offices in Orlando and Miami. Diana Riser has been named president of Pace’s Florida Division and is based in the new Miami office.

Green Advertising was started in Boca Raton in 1986 by Phyllis Green, former V.P. Retail Sales, ABC-TV Network. The agency evolved to Green Integrated Marketing Services to offer creative services, digital services, media planning, video production and website services. The agency houses a full-service video production studio, web and digital media specialty services, copywriters and creative designers. Green serves clients in all industries and has been the agency of record for companies in real estate, gaming, education, healthcare, and tourism. WPP acquired Green in 1999, under the Pace banner. With the 2017 expansion, the agency is known as Pace, Florida Division.

When announcing Diana Riser’s appointment, Phyllis Green, Chairman, said, “After an extensive search, we chose Diana Riser, who is poised to grow Pace’s Florida Division into the premier agency of South Florida.”

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Diana Riser has deep roots in South Florida and is known as a superstar in the publishing industry for building magazines and client relationships and for employing savvy sales and marketing service that expanded operations into monetized digital and mobile products.

She has driven prospect engagement, event marketing, and brand-building strategies. Her most recent role has been publisher of Modern Luxury in Miami which produces Miami magazine, Interiors South Florida and Modern Luxury’s Weddings, as well as multi-tiered digital products for Modern Luxury’s magazines.

Riser has more than two decades of specialization across every category of luxury business: real estate, lifestyle, tourism, medical/ healthcare, arts and culture, and high-end brands. Riser is uniquely equipped to run a multi-location, multi-service agency, after having managed numerous advertising and digital agency relationships as service contractors.

As president of Pace’s Florida Division, Diana Riser has an expert team in-house to provide clients with integrated marketing successes.

ABOUT WPP AND PACE: WPP Worldwide Group, PLC is the world’s largest communications services group with billings of $73 billion USD and revenues of $19 billion USD. WPP owns Pace, Grey Advertising, Hill & Knowlton, J. Walter Thompson, Burson-Marsteller and more than 400 other companies specializing in

a comprehensive range of advertising and marketing services.

Pace, a WPP company based in New York, is dominant in branding and marketing real estate. Clients include: Boston Properties, Extell, Red Apple Realty, SL Green,

“Diana Riser…is poised to grow Pace’s Florida Division into the premier agency of South Florida.”

The Durst Organization, Equity Office and Oxford Properties. While Pace is rooted in commercial and residential real estate, they have clients in healthcare, hospitality, education, recreation, and in the non-profit sector.

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J. JAY GREENE, MBA DUCERUS–YOUR TOTAL COLLEGE SOLUTION ON THE JOB: J. Jay Greene knows firsthand the hardship and heartbreak that can come from not being prepared financially for college. A bright student, Greene dreamed of attending the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business. He was excited when he got the acceptance letter and disappointed when he realized his family didn’t have the money to pay tuition. Instead Greene went to SUNY at Buffalo, where he received his undergraduate degree in accounting and his MBA. “My passion for helping making college accessible and affordable grew out of my not being able to attend Wharton,” he says.

TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS: A national firm with franchises in a dozen cities, Ducerus takes planning for college to the highest level, offering a three-pronged approach. As part of the process, Greene helps students research possible careers

and majors in order to target their “best fit” colleges or universities, recommending positioning based on admission factors such as leadership, community involvement, and curriculum. Next, he thoroughly analyzes the family’s financial picture to create a customized plan to pay their share of the college costs. Finally, Greene helps research financial aid and uses his knowledge of the system to find ways to pay wholesale for college regardless of the family’s income and assets.

CLAIM TO FAME: Greene, who urges families to start planning for college at least as early as the eighth grade, offers free educational workshops titled “How to Pay for College Without Going Broke.”

The two-hour seminars, with no obligation, cover a wide range of topics and tap into Greene’s decade of unique experience navigating the college admissions and financing process. Through the Ducerus

“At the end of the day, we want to help ensure the future success of our Ducerus families and their children.”

Community Outreach Program, many of his workshops are organized as fundraisers for the PTAs and various community organizations.

REASON TO GO: Over the last 10 years, Greene has educated more than 10,000 families through his free educational workshops, held at schools, libraries, business “lunch ‘n learns,” and other locations throughout the community. He has helped more than 500 families get students into top colleges and universities, including many who thought they could never afford college. Many of his families are attending top private universities while saving $20,000, $30,000 or even $40,000 per year off the cost of attendance.

WORDS OF WISDOM: “Maximizing education and minimizing cost is what we do. At the end of the day, we want to help ensure the future success of our Ducerus families and their children.”

HOW TO FIND THEM: 621 N.W. 53rd St., Suite 240 Boca Raton, FL 33487 561/995-1418 Email: contact103@ducerus.com to receive our FREE eBook and our schedule of upcoming educational workshops. ducerus.com WHEN TO GO: Monday – Thursday: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

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JAMES A. BALLERANO & BRIAN G. CHESLACK DAY PITNEY/CHAPIN BALLERANO & CHESLACK ON THE JOB: Attorneys James (Jim) Ballerano and Brian Cheslack, partners in the law firm Day Pitney LLP, represent business owners, executives, entrepreneurs, retirees and families with estate planning and wealth preservation matters.

They work with clients to accomplish the preservation and efficient transfer of wealth, including advising and assisting clients in estate planning and the administration of estates and trusts.

“While one should always hope for the best, it is crucial to plan for the worst.”

TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS: Day Pitney is a trusted advisor to lifelong clients, handling complex corporate, litigation, real estate and trusts and estates matters. Today, Day Pitney has expanded its prestigious trusts and estates practice to 60 attorneys, making it one of the largest and most sophisticated trusts and estates practices in the country.

CLAIM TO FAME: Ballerano and Cheslack are experienced problem solvers who listen to clients, evaluate each situation and initiate the most appropriate legal solution to achieve the client’s goals. They are with clients before, during or after the most life-changing events. With more than 50 combined years of experience in trusts and estates law, they have developed a hands-on approach that offers practical solutions and peace of mind. Clients know their family’s core values will be understood and their objectives fulfilled. All services are executed with the utmost respect and discretion.

REASON TO GO: In 2016, Chapin, Ballerano & Cheslack, a boutique trusts and estates law firm founded in 1970, merged with AmLaw 200 firm

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Day Pitney. Ballerano and Cheslack knew the merger was an opportunity to provide a broader base of services to their clients.

Clients in Florida now have access to the full breadth of services provided by Day Pitney, which has close to 300 attorneys in 11 offices nationwide.

WORDS OF WISDOM: “John Lennon’s quote ‘Life is what happens to you while you’re busy making other plans’ is particularly fitting to our estate planning and wealth preservation practice. While one should always hope for the best, it is crucial to plan for the worst. Planning is a must,” says Jim Ballerano.

HOW TO FIND THEM: 1201 George Bush Blvd.

Delray Beach or 399 W. Palmetto Park Road Suite 202, Boca Raton 561-272-1225 daypitney.com WHEN TO GO: Monday – Friday: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., all year long, except for major holidays.

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DR. LESLEY HACK BOCA VETERINARY CLINIC ON THE JOB: Dr. Lesley Hack is fortunate to be able to do what she loves.

The owner and medical director of Boca Veterinary Clinic, Dr. Hack has been practicing veterinary medicine for more than 30 years, always with a strong focus on patient care. Since opening the clinic in 2010, Dr. Hack has overseen its success, growing from one veterinarian to five. “Our growth in staff and in our physical expansion allows us to continue providing the highest level of care to our growing number of patients.”

TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS/PATIENTS: With a staff of more than 40, Boca Veterinary Clinic offers services in a welcoming and professional setting staffed by an experienced and caring team. The clinic utilizes the latest technology available to diagnose and treat patients and offers a wide range of services from grooming, doggy daycare and boarding to treatment of complicated medical and surgical cases.

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CLAIM TO FAME: It is the team approach to caring for pets, combined with a high level of expertise and harnessing of the latest technology, that helps set Boca Veterinary Clinic apart. “We put a priority on working as a team to ensure our patients benefit from the different areas of expertise our doctors bring to the practice,” Dr. Hack says. “Our practice is centered on a cooperative environment where we all work well together to provide the highest level of care to our patients.”

WORDS OF WISDOM: “Patient care is our top priority and always comes first.

Our goal is to use our extensive facilities, the latest technology and our team approach in order to provide our patients with the best possible care.”

REASON TO GO: At Boca Veterinary Clinic you’ll find dedicated and talented veterinarians with a wide range of experience and expertise available to care for pets seven days a week. The staff is supported with the latest sophisticated technology set in a welcoming facility. Due to continued growth in patients, the clinic is in the process of expanding, adding 2,000 square feet of space that will include additional exam rooms as well as another surgical suite.

WHEN TO GO: Monday – Friday: 7:30 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Saturday: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Sunday: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

HOW TO FIND THEM: 22191 Powerline Road, Suites 14 A & B Boca Raton 561/392-6540 bocavetclinic.com

“Our goal is to use our extensive facilities, the latest technology and our team approach in order to provide our patients with the best possible care.”

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MARK MURRISON NEUROCORE BRAIN PERFORMANCE CENTERS ON THE JOB: Mark Murrison understands the importance of rethinking the way that mental and behavioral health is treated.

Traditionally anxiety, depression, ADHD, sleep problems and many other brain-related issues have been treated mainly with medications. After meeting with Neurocore’s founder, Dr. Tim Royer, however, Murrison realized that neurofeedback and biofeedback could be effective alternatives. The former president of Boca Raton-based MDVIP, a concierge medicine company and also a longtime executive with Proctor and Gamble, Murrison has led Neurocore Brain Performance Centers for three years as the company’s CEO. TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS/PATIENTS: With six centers in Michigan, one in Boca Raton and another in Palm Beach Gardens, Neurocore is now a leading provider of neurofeedback in the country.

With a focus on retraining the brain to improve functionality, Neurocore offers clients a neuro-assessment to determine which portions of a client’s brain are not functioning as efficiently as they should. A brain training program, which Murrison describes as physical therapy for the brain, is then offered to address identified problem areas. The assessment, which examines more than 50 cognitive functions, takes about 60 to 90 minutes.

The brain training program includes 30 sessions—about 45 minutes each—sing both neurofeedback and biofeedback. In addition, clients receive coaching on diet and exercise as well as on sleep habits that can help improve brain function.

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CLAIM TO FAME: Also used to help with memory, migraines and PTSD, the treatments offered by Neurocore have been proven effective. In a recently published paper on anxiety and depression outcomes, more than 80 percent of the clients who complete the program see a significant reduction in their symptoms, Murrison says. In addition, more than 50 percent of clients say they no longer have the symptoms they had before treatment began.

REASON TO GO: The services provided

by Neurocore are designed for anyone who wants to strengthen his or her brain and be more responsive to the everyday challenges of life. “We help our clients live the best life possible,” Murrison says.

WORDS OF WISDOM: “Our number one priority is to ensure everyone who comes to us for help leaves better than when they came. We also make it a point to treat all our clients like family.”

“We…treat all our clients like family.”

HOW TO FIND THEM: 2301 Glades Road, Suite 700 Boca Raton, FL 33431 561/210-9064 neurocorecenters.com WHEN TO GO: Monday – Thursday: 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Friday: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Saturday: 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

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DR. MARTA I. RENDON, M.D., FACP, FAAD RENDON CENTER FOR DERMATOLOGY AND AESTHETIC MEDICINE ON THE JOB: Dr. Marta Rendon is the dermatologist physicians turn to when they seek outstanding care for themselves and their families. A world-renown lecturer, researcher and author, Dr. Rendon has surrounded herself with a team of expert physicians who are key opinion leaders in the field of dermatology. Each brings a specialized skill and knowledge that makes it possible for the Rendon Center to provide premier patient care to South Florida. Dr. Rendon is a past chair of the Department of Dermatology at Cleveland Clinic Florida.

TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS: With a focus on providing outstanding individualized care, the Rendon Center offers a variety of services that harness the latest technology available in their new state-ofthe art facility. It is one of the few centers in South Florida that offers the SRT-100 laser for skin-cancer treatment. Dr. Rendon and her team of expert physicians and physician assistants provide a full scope of dermatological care from treatment for acne to severe systemic diseases. In addition, the center continues to grow and offers an array of aesthetic procedures including newer filler agents.

CLAIM TO FAME: Dr. Rendon is a leading researcher on the cutting edge of

“Whether you’re a teen dealing with acne, …or someone who wants to appear more youthful, the Rendon Center is committed to helping you look and feel your best.”

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dermatology, meaning that many of her patients are receiving treatments not yet available elsewhere. She lectures internationally on a variety of topics, ranging from new medications and new treatments to innovations in the field of pigmentary disorder. She is the founding president of the American Society of Cosmetic Dermatology and Aesthetic Surgery and a founding member of the Skin of Color Society.

REASON TO GO: Dr. Rendon and her team dedicate time and training to focus and accomplish incredible results for each patient who enters the practice. Committed to helping others, Dr. Rendon supports several organizations in the area through financial contributions. Through her Skin Care Research division, Dr. Rendon also provides crucial medical care to those who do not have access to insurance. In addition, the staff frequently visits local schools and local nonprofits to educate on sun protection and skin cancer.

WORDS OF WISDOM: “Whether you’re a teen dealing with acne, an adult suffering from skin cancer or someone who wants to appear more youthful, the Rendon Center is committed to helping you look and feel your best.”

HOW TO FIND THEM: 1001 N.W. 13th St., Suite 100 Boca Raton, FL 33486 561/750-0544 DrRendon.com WHEN TO GO: Monday – Thursday: 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Friday: 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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ROSE GLAMOCLIJA, R.N BOCA NURSING SERVICES INC. ON THE JOB: Rose Glamoclija founded Boca Nursing Services in 1993 while working as a private nurse. She recognized a need for an agency that provided the personalized level of care she believes every patient needs and deserves. With more than 35 years of nursing experience, Glamoclija makes a point to get to know her patients personally and hand-selects members of the Boca Nursing Services team.

TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS: Boca Nursing Services, a family-operated, private-duty home health agency, offers concierge nursing services through carefully and thoroughly screened care managers, RNs, LPNs, CNAs, aides and

REASON TO CALL: Boca Nursing Services provides personalized care to patients in the comfort of their own homes, in a hospital room or during short-term rehabilitation center stays as well as to residents in assisted-living facilities. Boca Nursing Services also offers a medication-management program that includes weekly, biweekly or monthly skilled-nursing visits designed to help clients take medications properly and complication free.

WORDS OF WISDOM: “Our caregivers care about their patients and provide the highest quality individualized care they need and deserve. It’s the personal touch that really makes the difference.”

“It’s the personal touch that really makes the difference.” therapists. Boca Nursing Services also offers a care-management program to help reduce the time, stress and additional costs of caring for an older adult, as well as a medication-management program.

“We’re a one-stop shop,” Glamoclija says.

CLAIM TO FAME: At Boca Nursing Services, personalized service is more than just a phrase, it is the foundation on which the business is built. Each patient’s requirements are carefully evaluated, and a tailored care plan is then developed to address the specific needs of clients and their families. With its focus on details and the understanding that every patient is unique, Boca Nursing Services provides peace of mind to family members who can have confidence their loved one is receiving the highest quality of care. “Our patients are like family to me and we treat them with love, concern and, most of all, respect,” Glamoclija said.

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Percentage of women (and 16 percent of men) who had a massage in the last year.

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reams do come true—like the one where you can schedule a massage at home or work with as little as 60 minutes’ notice and a couple quick clicks. With an international network of more than 10,000 therapists, Soothe is the largest on-demand massage company worldwide, and it’s making massage therapy outside the spa a reality.

Currently, Soothe operates 90 miles up and down the South Florida coast, from West Palm Beach to Miami. There are enterprises in Jacksonville and Orlando, with plans to open in Tampa. And yes, Soothe is available in Boca, too.

“Boca Raton is a perfect location for Soothe, as it has an affluent population and an extraordinary resort market,”Soothe CEO Merlin Kauffman says.“Due to Boca Raton’s healthy lifestyle, there are many massage therapists who live in the area to make sure they can meet the demand of Soothe clientele.”

Kauffman started Soothe in 2013 while studying at Harvard.

He found it difficult to plan massage treatments that worked with his schedule, so he created a flexible company to do just that.

Soothe offers clients four treatment options: Swedish, sports, deep tissue or prenatal. Using the website or apps for Android and iOS, patrons can schedule massage treatments day-of, week-of or in advance. Simply pick a date, time and place, then choose a treatment and a male or female therapist. The cost ranges from $99-$185 for one and $99-$380 for couples. They’ll come to your home, apartment or office and bring the massage table, sheets, music and essential oils.

Kauffman says Soothe has received a warm welcome so far.

“The response in Boca Raton and all of South Florida has been overwhelmingly positive,”he says.

“Clients love the fact that they don’t have to drive to and from a spa to get a five-star massage, and our therapists love meeting new clients through the Soothe app.”

A natural skeptic, I thought Soothe sounded too good to be true. Fortunately I was wrong. I scheduled my appointment in advance, and sure enough, Althea, the therapist, showed up at my apartment on a Friday afternoon.

She called ahead of time to let me know she was running late due to traffic. When she arrived and set everything up, it was almost like being at a real spa: soft music played through a mobile speaker system, and the massage table was set up as it would be in a treatment room. Using a mix of Reiki and

traditional techniques, Althea rid my neck of several deep-rooted knots, and I felt relaxed and ready for the weekend.

Although Soothe has competitors, it has one element that sets it apart: handpicked therapists.

“We hand-vet each one of our massage therapists with a local recruiter,”Kauffman says.“Our recruiter in Miami has over 25 years of massage-related experience, including teaching massage therapy.

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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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Bike 4 miles northwest of Noord to the California Lighthouse, one of Aruba’s most popular tourist destinations.

Known as “Hudishibana” to locals, the lighthouse was built in 1910 and remains a historic landmark today. Lighthouse tours are available for $8 per person.

The Hilton Aruba offers bike and helmet rentals, plus guides to direct riders to and from the lighthouse. On the ride, enjoy beautiful clear waters to your left and rows of colorful Aruban homes to your right. Each has its own architectural character, and most have outdoor

patios or chairs to savor the breathtaking sea across the main road.

Except for a hill at the end of the ride, the route is entirely flat, with a few curves here and there.

The hill is challenging, but once at the top, the scenery is worth the strenuous pedaling.

Leave your wheels at the bike rack and take the stairs to the top of the lighthouse. You’ll find splendid views of the rocky coast, desert hills and, of course, the water in its ombré blue beauty.

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Spend a half-day exploring the northwest part of Aruba with De

Palm Tours. The company transports visitors to and from most hotels in the high-end district of Noord. Climb into an open-air jeep, buckle up and enjoy the bumpy ride.

The trip includes a stop at Wariruri Bay, one of the island’s most picturesque spots. The sea slowly melds into many shades of turquoise, cerulean and navy blue, topped with whitecapped waves crashing against the jagged shore.

Another highlight of the journey is the Natural Pool, called “Conchi” by locals, in Arikok National Park. The government-protected park, which makes up almost 20 percent of Aruba, is home to stunning desert terrain and steep, dusty cliffs descending into shallow sandy beaches surrounded by rock for-

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ruba is revered by vacationers for its warm desert breezes, salty air and days spent under a palapa on the beach, soaking up the sunshine and watching the waves come in. On the island, time passes slowly. There’s no schedule, no stress, no worries. No wonder so many visitors spend their honeymoons and anniversaries here.

But that’s only one side of the “One Happy Island.” For travelers seeking a more active holiday, Aruba is the perfect destination for a wellness retreat: yoga on the beach, biking around the coast, exploring natural pools and old ruins.

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Follow the boardwalk at the Hyatt Regency out to a small building adjacent to some docked catamarans. After sign-

ing the necessary release forms, step aboard the boat and get ready for some amazing views of Aruba’s coast and underwater marine life.

The first snorkel spot is Catalina Bay. These shallow waters on the north end of the island are perfect for beginners. Look for star coral, brain coral and tall sea rod coral nestled along the ocean floor.

Schools of chromis fish—small, silvery blue creatures—dart in and out of the coral, and the occasional parrotfish or blue tang (the “Dory” fish, for “Finding Nemo” fans) will swim by, as well as other larger fish.

After 30 to 40 minutes, the crew directs everyone back to the boat to sail farther out to the Antilla shipwreck.

About 500 yards from the Aruban coast and

60 feet below the sea, it is the largest wreck in the Caribbean.

After anchoring nearby, grab that snorkel gear and explore the Antilla. Dark outlines of its hull pop up slowly, once your eyes adjust to the murkier waters. It’s a thrilling and haunting sight— sunlight falls across the elongated deck, giving it an eerie glow.

Visitors can explore the Antilla’s boiler room, cargo holds and various compartments, which are in great condition.

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Yogis (and non-yogis) should make time for

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Breathe deeply and relax as your instructor leads the class through a variety of poses set to subtle, relaxing music.

Afterward, spend a few minutes in meditation while an instructor walks around and places a few drops of orange-scented essential oils on each person’s forehead. It perfectly wraps up a challenging class, and you’ll feel energized and ready to take on the day ahead.

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mations and the sea.

It’s a bit treacherous getting to the pools (“Shake and Bake” road has its name for a reason) but once you traverse the rugged landscape and carefully descend the uneven cliffside steps, the deep blue Natural Pool emerges, like a secret discovery. Absorb the cool briny sprays, feel the warm sunshine on your skin, and watch the waves slap against the craggy rocks. Many visitors swim too, if the conditions are right.

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1,500 babies each year are born with upper limb reduction defects.

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n the 1980s, many patients worldwide with deformities or limb lengthening deficiencies had no choice but to amputate.

Thirty years later, Dr. Dror Paley treats patients with more than 100 new procedures he’s invented—no amputations necessary.

“I’ve changed what we can do,” he says.“I keep limbs functioning.”

Paley, who has completed more than 20,000 surgeries, specializes in a range of complications: leg limb difference, short stature, limb deformity and reconstruction.

About 70 percent of his patients are pediatric, and the other 30 percent are adult cases. A clientele from 80 countries and across the U.S. visits his West Palm Beach practice for help.

“I see motivated people with a challenging problem and no success where they live,” he says.“Not everybody travels for health care.”

For some individuals, Paley is their first point of contact. For others, he’s the last hope after failed attempts at correction. Paley says about one-third of his patients “have an amputation-only option” before they find him.

For example, congenital femoral deficiency (CFD), a rare birth defect

causing a short femur, is treatable under Paley’s advanced procedures.“I unlocked the key to CFD by looking at the anatomy,”Paley says.

Limb lengthening involves multiple surgeries.

The bone or joint has to be strengthened, then lengthened a few centimeters at a time, he says. These patients and their families stay in South Florida for two to four months.

They participate in daily physical therapy and a visit from the doctor every two weeks for X-rays, exams and to make adjustments, Paley says.

“I solved different bone and joint problems to go ahead with lengthening,” he says of his work and research breakthroughs.

“Without [these] procedures, [the lengthening] would fail.”

Paley has published more than 130 articles and plans to keep advancing his field and helping patients and their families.

“Thirty years later, there are so many things we can do,”he says.

“It’s night and day—hundreds of operations and hundreds of conditions can be treated. Prognosis is much better.”

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This time, Bryan Norcross got out.

On Sept. 5, the legendary South Florida meteorologist left his Miami Beach apartment to fly to the Weather Channel’s Atlanta studios, bracing himself for the network’s wall-to-wall coverage of Hurricane Irma. The storm’s wrath, he would soon discover, would amount to 23 deaths in the U.S., damages approaching $50 billion, and 2.6 million Florida homes without power, at the time of this writing.

During and after the hurricane, Norcross was, as usual, a voice of authority and compassion. In addition to his on-air coverage, his daily Facebook missives reached more than 7.5 million users.“As these miserable hot days drag one into the other, please think about those people in shelters with no homes to come home to, and families trapped out of town overstaying their hotel reservations who don’t know what they’ll find at home, and the elderly and ill and handicapped who suffer more acutely

in situations like this,” he wrote on Sept. 11.

“And think of the people without the means to make their situation better with money. It’s overwhelming.”

Norcross has lived this movie before. Twenty-five years ago this past summer, when Hurricane Andrew pulverized the Miami suburbs, Norcross wasn’t supposed to be here then, either. The longtime WTVJ weatherman had just accepted a promotion in New York. He was scheduled to finalize the new job on Aug. 24, 1992—the day Andrew made landfall.

Norcross didn’t make his flight to JFK. He remained behind the Miami anchor desk that night for what turned out to be a 23-hour marathon of coverage, reported partly from a backstage bunker, after a power outage darkened the newsroom.

This was only the beginning.

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As Norcross writes in his new memoir, My Hurricane Andrew Story, “for the next two years, my life became about Hurricane Andrew—all day, every day.”

The book divides its memories between the lead-up to the storm, the hour-by-hour breakdown of its landfall, and its devastating aftereffects. Norcross evokes a period of unprecedented ferocity, where“100foot concrete beams flew through the air, flying plywood split palms, and normally placid Biscayne Bay crashed into second floors.”

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Then as now, survivors relied on Norcross’ composed demeanor and insightful instructions, which included sheltering under mattresses to protect from broken windows and roof debris.“When the onslaught ended,” Norcross writes of South Dade families, “they moved the mattress and saw the sky.”

Norcross won an Emmy Award, among other accolades, for his Andrew coverage, and Irma has thrust him once again into the national media spotlight, with outlets from “The Rachel Maddow

Show” to the Los Angeles Times seeking his expertise on what has become, to so many Floridians, a tale of two storms.

Will we still be talking about Irma 25 years from now, the way we talk about Andrew today?

It depends on what happens in between. I think that Andrew set so many standards for how we deal with hurricanes. Irma presented such a different set of problems that it will add to what we learned from Andrew. Andrew

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“Hurricanes are Mother Nature at her most awesome.

Just the pure majesty and fearsomeness is attractive in and of itself to [a viewing audience] that might be thousands of miles away.” set the standard for the building code and for emergency response, and this was so different in scale that I suspect we will learn a lot of things and adjust the systems to accommodate this kind of disaster as well.

What lessons can we take from Irma?

We have to do, individually, a better job preparing. We have all these people that don’t have electricity [at the time of this interview] and are really suffering, and this was a foreseeable problem.

We knew many days in advance that there was a significant risk

of a very large hurricane hitting Florida. So there are things that people can do to make that situation better, but it does require preparation ahead of time. For example, there are coolers you can plug into your car cigarette lighter that can allow you to actually have something cool for a long time after a hurricane as long as you can operate your car.

Many more people are going to say, ‘I’m never going to go through this again. I’m going to take steps and spend the money and the time and the effort to be sure I’m better equipped to take care of myself after the storm.’

Why does it take a giant catastrophe for governments to implement more protective measures for next time? Why isn’t prevention a priority the first time around?

I think it’s a flaw in the American system that we don’t seem to have the political will to do the things that are necessary to prevent a lowodds occurrence, except when it comes to the military. Our legislators just don’t behave that way. It takes political will to say,“Odds are we’re not going to need this extra measure of safety, but we’re going to require it anyway.”

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One of the major problems for South Floridians after Irma was power outages. Did FP&L handle this disaster well?

It remains to be seen if the power grid was of the strength it needed to be. The fact was that for most of Florida, we had at most a Category 1 hurricane and maybe a strong tropical storm.

I think it’s an open question as to whether we should have had this vast a power outage from a Category 1 hurricane. If the answer is that trees were not appropriately trimmed, then that may be it. It also may be that somehow the way the electricity is distributed could be more robust.

What was it like covering Irma from the stable con-

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fines of the Weather Channel studios in Atlanta?

It’s very different covering a storm on a national network. Locally you’re really concerned with the specifics of what’s happening in the neighborhoods of the Miami-Fort Lauderdale metropolitan area, and specific bridges and roads that are flooded. Not that we don’t report any of that on the Weather Channel, but we spend a lot of time talking about the vastness of the storm and the variety of areas that were going to be affected and the scope of it and how it compares to past storms.

I decided early on that the best way to deal with the extreme events was just to be very straightforward—not to say,“I hope it’s going to get better.” So when I was dealing with people calling in, we were trying to be sympathetic to their situation, trying to show them empathy, but in terms of what they should do and what they will experience, I wanted to [provide] very specific instructions, even though I was not 100-percent sure that that was going to be the solution. It was the best advice I could imagine at that moment.

By contrast, when you covered Andrew for WTVJ, you had to act as therapist or counselor for residents in distress. What was that like?

When did the gravity of your responsibility during Andrew really sink in?

When it became clear, shortly after midnight late Sunday, that this was going to be something

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approaching the worst-case scenario for people in South Dade. That was when I was wracking my brain to try and figure out what else could people do beyond all the instructions we had given them over the previous day and a half. That was when I came up with the memory of the mattress over the washtub from the 1926 hurricane.

It sounds weird to ask this about a tragedy, but was Andrew an exciting experience to cover?

I don’t think exciting is the right word, because it was grueling in a physical sense. But I honestly don’t remember feeling tired. For me, it was relatively easy—I was in the air-conditioned studio.

But I do remember the stress of the lack of knowledge of what was going to happen next. For those first few days, until the military showed up on Friday, we didn’t know what was going to happen.

There were medical issues, not to mention every time night came, you had this tremendous empathetic fear for people stuck in the pitch black, when their homes were partially destroyed. Every day we would reach farther into South Dade, from neighborhoods that hadn’t had any contact with

anybody, because the cars were all wrecked and the trees were down, blocking the road. It took the whole week before we felt like we had gotten to all parts of South Dade.

We’re a divided country on so many issues, but when confronted by these storms, do communities tend to come together and its exhibit their better angels?

There’s no question that after a big storm like this, we see the best in people. We also, to a much smaller degree, see the worst in people. Tens of thousands of homes have to be repaired [after Irma]. That means you need contractors and building supplies, so that means you need honest people to help the victims of a storm get through it. But there’s no question people meet neighbors they never knew before, because everybody is in the same boat, and there’s a natural tendency to come together when you have widespread pain and aggravation.

Why have we had so many dormant years without a hurricane, and now such a busy and destructive season?

We don’t know why there have been so many fewer land-falling

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hurricanes in the United States over the previous 50 years then there were the 50 years before that. We’re going to have to look back on this from the future to understand whether this kind of weather pattern is happening more frequently, such that storms track farther west. Mother Nature does things that are extreme now and then because the ingredients happen to come together in a random sense. Weather is always random, but sometimes there are changes in the atmosphere and ocean system that load the dice for particular types of events.

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It has more swagger than its neighbors, fueled by a preponderance of professional residents and luxurious resort communities. The reason for the city’s unique character can be traced back to three businesses: The Boca Raton Resort & Club, Arvida and IBM. Here’s how they shaped Boca, transforming it from a scrubby patch of farmland into one of the country’s most desirable communities to live and work.

How Boca Got its Swank

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Boca Raton’s reputation as the swankiest town this side of Palm Beach is largely due to its oldest institution, the Boca Raton Resort & Club. The Club has been around since the city of Boca Raton was just a twinkle in Addison Mizner’s eye. The area was just a sparsely populated strip of farmland when the eccentric architect decided to build his grand hotel here and create what he billed the “Dream City of the Western World.”

Mizner’s dream crumbled with a real estate bust, but his hotel lived on to nurture the young city’s vibrant growth and define its very character.

“The hotel is the dominant force in town,” proclaims Susan Gillis, curator of the Boca Raton Historical Society.

“We’re a product of what came before us.”

Mizner led the way.

A bon vivant who’d designed mansions for the bluebloods in Palm Beach, he corralled investors with names like Vanderbilt, Singer, Arden, du Pont and Wannamak-

er to help fund his vision for Boca Raton.

Plans called for a sprawling beachside resort, called Castillo del Rey, on the north side of the Boca Inlet. It never got off the drawing board, but to house the land speculators drawn by his promises of a dream city for the well-to-do, Mizner hastily constructed the 100-room Cloister Inn on the west side of Lake Boca Raton. Designed after a Spanish castle, it cost $1.25 million, a record price at that time for a hotel of that size.

And Mizner was in such a rush to get it up and running by the end of 1925, he furnished much of it with his own collection of antiques.

Unfortunately for the visionary, a devastating hurricane; bad press about Boca’s bugs, heat and unscrupulous real estate shysters; and other factors soon sent land values plummeting. In 1927, Philadelphia utilities magnate Clarence Geist bought Mizner’s bankrupt development company, including the

Cloister Inn, for $72,000.

He changed the name to The Boca Raton Club, put in a couple of championship golf courses and turned it into an exclusive seasonal resort.

“A utilities man, Geist built the premiere water treatment plant in Florida, a fancier railroad depot and an airport,” says Gillis.“He made things happen in Boca because he wanted his hotel guests to be happy.

We’re beholden to Geist for all he did, but the only thing in town named after him is the Camino Real drawbridge.”

Geist died in 1938, and his widow Florence ran things until World War II, when the Army commandeered the hotel to house troops assigned to a new radar base and airfield.“It was the most glamorous barracks ever,”says Gillis, author of Boomtime Boca: Boca Raton in the 1920s. “It was also the first time the hotel saw a black patron.”

New York real estate tycoon J. Myer Schine bought the property in 1944 for $3 million and made massive renova-

tions. After it reopened as the Boca Raton Resort & Club the following year, it quickly became known as one of the top resorts in the world.

In 1956, industrialist Arthur Vining Davis, founder of the Arvida development company, threw down a then-record $22.5 million for the property, adding the resort’s iconic 27-story pink tower as well as the Beach Club Hotel.

The resort has seen several owners since then, including Blockbuster Video billionaire H. Wayne Huizenga, all of them expanding its footprint and features.

Today, it is an affiliate of the Blackstone Group, a private investment firm, and part of the Waldorf Astoria brand. As always, it continues to serve as an elegant ambassador of Boca Raton.

“The hotel is ever-evolving, but the core of the old Cloister Inn is still there,”Gillis says.

“Mizner and the hotel made Boca famous. It’s still important, it still has a big economic impact in town, and it’s still a beautiful place.”

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109 IBM Leaves Big Blue Footprint An inside joke at IBM is that the initials don’t stand for“International Business Machines” so much as“I’ve Been Moved.”

With a market and train of suppliers spanning the globe, IBM employees can wind up anywhere. In 1967, they started landing in a sparsely populated seaside community called Boca Raton.

“The first questions they asked you were,‘Are you afraid of hurricanes?

Are you afraid of alligators? ’”recalls industrial engineer Juan Rionda about his interview to transfer to Boca from a plant in upstate New York.“It was a very rugged area back then.”

The Arvida development company had sold IBM 550 acres of scrubland just west of the town’s fledgling Florida Atlantic University, and IBM CEO Thomas Watson Jr. announced

that the corporation was going to build a 300,000-square-foot facility there.“People used to say that Watson came here because he liked orange juice,”notes Gillis.

“But there were also tax incentives, a lot of cheap land, access to railroads and airports, and an interstate (I-95) on the drawing board.”

At first, the fortress-like facility (designed by Brutalist rock-star architect Marcel Breuer) primarily manufactured furniture-sized business mainframe computers. In the late 1970s, Bill Lowe, the manager of entry level systems, convinced company honchos to design a small desktop computer.

A team led by Philip “Don”Estridge produced the first personal computer (PC) in the Boca plant in 1981. Designed under the code name “Acorn,”Model 5150 cost $1,595 and was an

immediate hit.

“Everything changed with the PC,”says Rionda.“The PC was mass-produced. We were planning to build 30,000 in that first year, and we built 300,000.”

IBM’s campus, called Blue Lake, exploded to two million square feet and employed 9,600 at its peak in 1985—and changed the face of Boca.

Developments were built to house the IBM professionals and their families, and hotels sprouted to accommodate the company’s traveling employees. As a service industry grew, more high-tech firms— such as Siemens and Tyco—set up operations in Boca, and city infrastructure expanded.

“Boca Hospital didn’t even have a maternity ward or pediatrics department when we got here,”says Jud McCarthy, an electrical engineer

and, like Rionda, a member of the IBM South Florida Quarter Century Club and Alumni Association.“But IBM people had a lot of kids, and Boca Hospital got a maternity ward and went from one story to 10.”

IBM spread its seed throughout the community and nourished its growth. But almost as quickly as it sprang out of the scrubby wilderness, it began to wither. The workforce took a dramatic hit in 1988, when production of the PC moved to North Carolina. The attrition continued until IBM sold its Boca campus in 1997 for $46 million.

Still, the company leased offices in the area and continued to innovate. Voice recognition software was developed here and powered Watson, the super-computer that famously defeated all comers in the game show“Jeopardy!”Today, just a couple hundred employees remain. But Big Blue’s legacy lives on.

“IBM was a great company for both the employees and the community,” says Rionda.“They took care of everybody by giving regular salary increases and great benefits, offering stock options and having celebrations and all kinds of festivities.

“It was also a good corporate citizen. IBM donated heavily to Boca Hospital, FAU and many charitable organizations, and employees were encouraged to volunteer. Boca would not be the Boca it is today without IBM.”

Everything changed with the PC. The PC was mass-produced.

We were planning to build 30,000 in that first year, and we built 300,000."

— IBM engineer Juan Rionda

Left, an early IBM employee at the Blue Lake campus; above, the late IBM impresario Philip Estridge

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When we came here we said, ‘Wow, development-wise, this place looks like it’s stuck in the 1950s. We knew we were going to make a big difference, because Florida was 20 years behind California.”

— Bill Shubin

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The Company That Built Boca In 1949, industrialist Arthur Vining Davis moved to Florida with an eye to retire. But the 82-year-old chairman of the Alcoa aluminum company soon told his secretary,“I wouldn’t live six weeks if I quit.”

Instead, Davis went into real estate, and forever changed the landscape of South Florida.

A kind and innovative businessman, Davis bought 100,000 acres of land in Florida, including about half of the undeveloped property in Boca Raton. In 1956, he spent $22.5 million ($202.7 million in today’s dollars) to purchase the Boca Raton Resort & Club.

“When Arthur Vining

Davis came here, Boca was just a farm town with a big fancy hotel,” says Gillis.“But he saw opportunity because there was so much undeveloped property that was near transportation hubs and right on the ocean.”

Two years after buying that “fancy hotel,” Davis formed a public corporation to develop an adjacent property into the Royal Palm Yacht & Country Club. He dubbed the corporation Arvida—which was an acronym using the first two letters from each part of his name—and maintained a controlling 60-percent share.

Royal Palm was Boca Raton’s first gated com-

munity, and the first in the country to have its utilities buried underground. Billed as a place “where contentment knows no bounds,” the 450-acre planned unit development (PUD) set the standard for future development throughout the region. And Boca Raton was Ground Zero for these upscale gated communities, as its population exploded from fewer than 1,000 in 1950 to more than 60,000 in 1990.

“With the opening of Florida Atlantic University and the IBM campus, many professionals were moving here, and there was no housing for them,” Gillis says.“Arvida’s growth

reflects that need.”

The company built a handful of high-rise condominiums on Lake Boca Raton and the oceanfront, but the bean fields west of the city would prove to be the most fertile ground for development. A few years after Davis died in 1962, the Penn Central railroad company secured controlling interest in Arvida. And in the early 1970s, company honchos brought in some progressive young developers from California, including Chuck Cobb, John Temple and Bill Shubin.

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in the 1950s,’” recalls Shubin.“We knew we were going to make a big difference, because Florida was 20 years behind California.”

Their first big project was Boca West—1,400 acres of villas, townhouses and spacious single-family residences built around four championship golf courses designed by Arnold Palmer and Pete Dye. Boca West also had a tennis center, aquatics, a clubhouse, restaurants and other amenities more normally associated with a resort.

“We created a sense of place,” says Temple.

“People got all of these amenities when they bought a home, and they were willing to pay a premium for it.”

Arvida went on to

develop a host of other communities throughout South Florida, including Boca’s Estancia, Timbercreek, Millpond and Broken Sound. The company also developed the Arvida Park of Commerce and the Town Center at Boca Raton.

In 1983, Cobb and Temple led a $200 million leveraged buyout of Arvida, then merged with the Disney corporation months later.

Eventually, Arvida was acquired by the St. Joe Company, and in 2004 it was renamed St. Joe Towns & Resorts. Declares St. Joe chairman and CEO Peter Rummell,“The spirit and passion for excellence that grew from Arvida will live on in St. Joe Towns & Resorts.”

When John Temple and Bill Shubin came to Boca Raton in the 1970s, it was ripe territory for the type of development they’d mastered in California.

“We inherited a helluva land base, and we used our financial and development skills to turn that land asset into planned communities,” says Temple, 80, about the tight-knit Arvida management team. “We weren’t the only ones doing it, but we did it better than anyone else.”

Adds Shubin, “We were more progressive in our way of thinking.

We were young people with MBAs, all very close. We always worked together rather than against each other.”

Both were West Coast boys. Temple grew up in Tacoma, Washington, and Shubin in the Los Angeles area. They wound up working with a development whiz named Chuck Cobb, who was leading Kaiser Aluminum’s diversification into real estate. When Cobb left California for Florida to take the helm of Arvida, he recruited Shubin and Temple.

Boca was a new frontier to them.

“There wasn’t much west of the train tracks, and nothing west of Military Trail,” recalls Shubin, 83. “We had to go to Pompano to shop for our children’s clothing, and there were only three restaurants in town.

My wife was so unimpressed, she didn’t unpack for two years.”

But Shubin and Temple both stayed and made their mark. Temple, who became Arvida’s president when Cobb was promoted to CEO, focused on residential communities such as Boca West and Broken Sound. Shubin was vice president of the commercial and industrial division. One of his pet projects was Arvida’s Park of Commerce, an industrial complex with tree-lined boulevards and lush landscaping.

“I built it to look like a commerce park, with an emphasis on the park,” he says. “Landscaping was an important part of all our developments, commercial and residential. It’s just the way we did things.”

Temple and Shubin were big cogs in the Arvida juggernaut and part of the investment team that risked everything to buy the company from Penn Central in 1983. The gamble paid off quickly. Within a year, they’d merged with Disney.

“The best experience I had in real estate in 50-plus years was when we were part of Disney,” says Temple. “They paid off all of our debt, provided early release of their movies to all of our employees, we got to take Mickey Mouse and other Disney characters to all of our openings. … it was just a great time.”

And profitable, too. A few years later, Disney got an offer to sell Arvida.

“In my opinion, the offer was double what it was worth,” says Temple.

“So when (Disney CEO) Michael Eisner asked me what I thought, I said, ‘Sell it, because I’m a Disney shareholder.’”

Temple and Shubin left Arvida in the 1980s, but they kept primary residences in Boca and continued expanding their real estate holdings throughout the country.

“Whenever I had any extra money, I bought property,” says Shubin.

“It’s what I know.”

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Chef Eric Baker, co-owner of Mazie’s, under construction in West Palm Beach (and formerly of Max’s Harvest): Lamb’s tongue shawarma, warm halloumi, grilled pita, yogurt and za’atar.

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Chef Daniel Naumko, Sybarite Pig: Roasted bone marrow;

t started as a movement.

A desire to use the entire animal—not just the chicken breasts and the ribs. Because really, if we’re going to sacrifice an animal for meat, why not use the entire animal?

But let’s start with the man who inspired this story.

“I like to introduce people to things they haven’t tried. My whole thing is using the whole animal,” says Jarod Higgins, chef for the Miami Heat and formerly of Cut 432 in Delray.“I like to show people these odd parts are very tasty.”

Higgins has been cooking with the whole animal for 17 years, often as specials, never on the menu.

He thinks through the ingredients he uses in the dish as much as the animal.

“It’s weird that as a society—as Americans— we’ve gone away from the real true craft of butchering; everything is so readily available now,”

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Higgins says. Higgins has been playing around with sweetbreads (veal), crispy pig ears, cow’s tongues, chicken hearts and tripe.

But it needn’t all be scary.

For example, sweetbreads have been peppering menus around Palm Beach County for years—along with their safe but delicious cousins, paté and roasted bone marrow. For example, at Sybarite Pig in Boca, Daniel Naumko serves up a dripping roasted bone marrow that he suggests pairing with Sour Wild Ale (ideally dry-hopped to reinforce the acidity in the pickles you’re hopefully eating) in his West Boca gastropub.

“I happen to like the fact that the dish itself is pretty balanced on its own,”Naumko says.“The rich, fatty marrow is salted and seasoned with Pimenton de la Vera, onion jelly as the sweet component and pickles to add the very necessary acidity to bring it all together.

And bread as the vehicle and as an added texture.”

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Executive Chef Blake Malatesta, MIA Kitchen & Bar: Beef heart tartare with his take on Russian dressing, cured egg, dill pesto and potato chips

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Executive Chef John Thomas, 32 East: Paté two ways: A jar of chicken liver mousse containing butter, onion, sage, orange zest, nutmeg, brandy, cream and chicken livers; and country paté, also with sautéed onion, sage, nutmeg, orange zest, brandy and cream. These were both served with house-made orange marmalade, IPA mustard, pickled red onion, cornichons, local greens dressed in red wine vinaigrette and grilled ciabatta.

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Chef Ron Weisheit, Twenty Twenty Grille: Sweetbreads

Chef Jarod Higgins, Miami Heat and AmericanAirlines Arena (formerly of Cut 432): Anticuchos, a Peruvian dish of marinated and skewered grilled chicken hearts

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Pine Island in Derryclare Lough, County Connemara, Ireland

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From rolling hills to raucous pubs, Ireland’s twin personalities come alive Written by ALLISON LEWIS or some, hearing the word“Ireland” conjures up images of sheep roaming hills so unnaturally green they look like they've been overly saturated in Photoshop. For others, it’s the famous tourist highlights: the Blarney Stone, the Cliffs of Moher, the Ring of Kerry. But what about the tucked-away destinations— the mystical lore surrounding some of the smaller islands? Or the thrill of driving the crooked turns along the Wild Atlantic Way, or seeing Ireland’s only fjord? What about the rest of Ireland that doesn’t quite receive the attention of its better-known counterparts?

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My weeklong trip, organized by Fáilte Ireland and Tourism Ireland, focused on the Wild Atlantic Way on the island’s west coast, with a two-day stop in Dublin. I wanted to visit Ireland, but more importantly, I wanted to see Ireland, in all its organic integrity, with its rich stories laid bare for me to discover. Now, my heart is divided between the untamed hills and westerly islands of Connemara and the bustle of Dublin, its eastern, coastal city opposite. The islands offer respite for the weary, while Dublin provides lively entertainment, culture and history. If you can't decide what to see, why not do a little of each? Trust me—it’s the best of both worlds.

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Wild Atlantic Way: Inishbofin Island Inishbofin, or Inis Bó Finne in Gaelic, is one of the most westerly islands off County Galway’s coast, with fewer than 200 people living here year-round. Even the internet connection is spotty. The island is accessible via ferry from the scenic Sky Road. Along the way, homes dot the green landscape, playing hide-and-seek among the hills.

Color-coded sheep—with pink and blue markers on their wool so owners can discern them from other flocks—spill over the hillside.

We drive to the harbor to take the 30-minute misty Inishbofin ferry ride to the Bofin Harbour and the Doonmore Hotel. The Doonmore is perfectly cast —a whitewashed Irish inn with plank walls,

potted pink and red geraniums, a cigarette machine and James Taylor playing on the radio. After a round of teas and coffees, our guide, Jerry, leads us on a walk around the Westquarter Loop of Inishbofin.

The Westquarter Loop offers many sights: Loch Bofin, a stony beach, sea caves, daunting cliffs and the ruins of Dún Mór. I walk through soft beds of brown-black peat, which locals cut up and use for winter fuel. Jerry points out red sandstone formations among the mostly green scenery. Across the sea, Inishark, another small island abandoned in 1960, is visible, as is the mainland of Galway.

Near the stone beach, waves crash against large, jagged rocks

and a couple of brown, whiskery heads pop up—seals from a nearby colony. We finish our walk with a series of geological sea caves and the Dún Mór ruins, stone citadels built for protection by warring clans in the 12th and 13th centuries.

Dinner is an island seafood affair. We start with appetizers of smoked mackerel and salmon, fresh oysters, lobster, and crabmeat dressed in a light lemon sauce. I choose pollack, caught the same day, for the main course—simply grilled and served over a bed of herbed potatoes with a rosemary cream sauce and fresh Killarney mussels. It was the perfect finish to a day that celebrated island life, on its own rustic terms.

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This page, from top: sheep linger in the fields of Connemara countryside; sea caves from the Westquarter Loop on Inishbofin Island. Opposite page: Kylemore Abbey and its famous Victorian walled garden (inset)

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NOTABLE HOTELS IN CONNEMARA ABBEYGLEN CASTLE HOTEL Sky Road, Clifden, Connemara Co., Galway, 353/095-21201

Wild Atlantic Way: Connemara I wake up to the high thin sound of sheep bleating before boarding the Inishbofin ferry back to Cleggan, and then on to Kylemore Abbey in Connemara. Kylemore Abbey, one of the most visited attractions in Ireland, was built in 1867 by Dr. Mitchell Henry as a symbol of the deep love he felt for his wife, Margaret. After changing hands, the fortress became home to the Benedictine nuns in 1920. Generations of these nuns have lived in Kylemore Abbey ever since.

After a visit to the ornate abbey, we drive to Connemara National Park, just a stone’s throw away.

I hike Diamond Hill, which is 7 kilometers round-trip. The path is rugged, muddy and occasionally

slippery, but it makes the conquest that much better. I look back and see Inishbofin, Inishturk and Inishark islands to my right, and the Kylemore Abbey below to my left.

Gradually, the climb gets steep.

And then steeper. Gravel turns to big, silvery stepping stones, and a fog envelops us, until I only see white surrounding me, pressing me forward to the mountain peak.

We stop to catch our breath, then soldier on. At the top, it’s only white clouds around us, close enough to reach out and touch. I feel as if we have climbed to the top of the world, and into the very sky. And, on the way down, we find ourselves face to face with a pack of wild goats, which our guide, Paul, says are incredibly rare.

Built by John D’Arcy in 1832, the Abbeyglen Castle Hotel makes guests feel like royalty. The grounds are well kept, and the staff is welcoming. In some “superior” rooms, there are four-poster beds, writing desks and even a gas fireplace. But the room’s highlight is definitely the clawfoot tub in the large bathroom. Be sure to have dinner in the castle’s dining room, and stick around for songs and nightcaps with the castle’s proprietor, Brian Hughes. If there’s time, walk the six-minute paved street to Clifden and peruse the shops and pubs in the village center.

ROSELEAGUE MANOR HOTEL Letterfrack, Connemara Co., Galway, 353/095-41101

The town of Letterfrack is a good central base camp during a trip to Connemara. It’s a five-minute drive from Kylemore Abbey and only a mile away from Connemara National Park.

Roseleague Manor is part of Ireland’s Blue Book, a collection of historical homes and hotels. This romantic 19th-century property was restored in 1968. It’s a charming estate with a light pink exterior hidden by green ivy climbing the walls. There’s a conservatory on the grounds that has been remodeled with a bar; two sitting rooms; a grand Victorian dining room and a patio and garden out back. Everyone is treated like family, and you’ll never be at a loss for food, drink or comfort.

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122 Wild Atlantic Way: Clare Island ferry brings us to Clare Island, with its colorful boats bobbing in the harbor against a cloudless blue sky. During the Middle Ages, Clare Island—5 miles long and 3 miles wide—was home to Grace O’Malley, nicknamed the “Pirate Queen.” She was the last leader of the O’Malley family clan and a thieving pirate. Her castle’s ruins and a small Cistercian abbey are the only physical reminders left.

These days, Clare Island contains a post office, a community center, two bars, a restaurant, a hotel and

a small convenience store, and a smattering of locals.

We tour the 1806-vintage Clare Island Lighthouse, with its endless view of the sea, waves crashing against the rocky coast.

Our last stop is the abbey, built in the 12th century, cool and dark with medieval paintings and a haunting sense of the island’s ancient past. The abbey is the last resting place of the O’Malley clan, and it is believed that the Pirate Queen herself is buried here.

This page: Clare Island Lighthouse, one of the most picturesque island landmarks, is now a boutique hotel; inset: Killary Fjord; opposite page: a sailboat stops in the Killary Fjord in Connemara

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From Letterfrack, it’s an hour’s scenic drive northwest to Roonagh Pier in County Mayo. Along the way we pass the Killary Fjord, Ireland’s only fjord. This mountain-rimmed blue fjord is one of Ireland’s most stunning vistas; strings of ropes used to grow mussels streak across its surface.

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48 Hours in Dublin Day 1: With island time over, I have just two days to experience a whirlwind tour of Ireland’s busiest metropolis. I’m staying at the Brooks Hotel on Drury Street, and it doesn’t disappoint. It’s centrally located, within walking distance of several attractions, and it’s five minutes north of Grafton Street, Dublin’s famous shopping district.

After checking in, I head west for Dublin Castle. The enclosed fortress, built in 1204 by King John of England, then rebuilt after a fire in 1684, is a preservation of Ireland’s past. As I meander through its rooms, the castle’s grandeur comes to life in the details—rich crown

molding, arched ceilings, plush fabrics, centuries-old dark wood furnishings. St. Patrick’s Hall, the most magnificent room, is proudly draped in royal blue carpets, international flags and a painted ceiling circa 1790.

I spend a couple hours in one of Dublin’s literary landmarks: the Chester Beatty Library. Sir Alfred Chester Beatty, a native New Yorker, collected stamps, Chinese snuffboxes and manuscripts. In 1950, he moved to Ireland, and four years later opened a library showcasing his art—ancient copies of Eastern texts, including the four Gospels and the Quran, each delicate page

lavishly decorated with gold leaf and rich colors.

From the library, I walk southeast to St. Stephen’s Green, a large Victorian park with lush flowerbeds, ancient trees and wide walkways. I find an empty bench and watch the world turn through my sunglasses: businesspeople on smartphones, couples walking slowly, teenagers and students sprawled on the grass.

I end the day at the National Gallery of Ireland wandering through works by Picasso, Monet, Velazquez, Rembrandt and Van Gogh. I feel as if I’m in art nerd heaven.

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Clockwise from left: The Guinness Storehouse at St. James’s Gate; the original Temple Bar; The Hairy Lemon pub

Day 2: After walking through a characteristic Irish morning shower, I board the Hop On, Hop Off bus and arrive at the Guinness Storehouse at St. James’s Gate. Show up when the gate opens at 9:30 a.m. to avoid inevitable flocks of other tourists. I see the 9,000-year lease signed by Arthur Guinness in 1759 and the original Guinness logo harp, then learn how to taste and pour Guinness like a pro.

To taste: Inhale the smell of butterscotch and caramel, note the deep color of the brew, then take a large swig to coat the tongue. Notice the taste of coffee, toffee and a slight smoke, then swallow and exhale. To pour: Tip glass at 45-degree angle, fill to about three-quarters full. Let rest. Top off with more beer for a white foamy head. When I finish my self-guided tour, I go up to the Gravity Bar for a 360-degree view of Dublin and my complimentary pint. It’s fresh, creamy and über-smooth.

On a whim, as the Guinness wears off, I abandon my itinerary and go north to the Jameson Distillery on Bow Street. (Pro

tip: Book a tour in advance for 20 euro to guarantee a visit.) The tour explores the distillery’s history and creation process, culminating in a whiskey tasting.

From the distillery, I walk a few blocks along the north side of the River Liffey to The Winding Stair, a brightly colored storefront restaurant and bookshop. I peruse the shelves and buy a copy of Pride and Prejudice before stepping out into the misty rain.

I cross the legendary, postcard-perfect Ha’penny Bridge south to the cobblestoned Temple Bar, billed as Dublin’s cultural district. It’s full of art galleries, shops, and, of course, the original iconic fire-engine red Temple Bar. Five minutes south is the Georges Street Arcade, originally built as Dublin’s first Victorian shopping market in 1881. It burned down in 1892 during a city fire and was rebuilt and reopened in 1894. It remains one of the oldest markets in Europe. Both sides of the brickwalled building offer independent shops full of vintage clothing, food, postcards and used books.

I move south to Grafton Street, Dublin’s shopping mecca. Bright flower stands and buskers (including a bagpiper or two) line the wide street, playing everything from traditional Irish ballads to Justin Bieber covers.

My final destination is The Hairy Lemon pub with its canary-yellow exterior and its claim to fame for its appearance in “The Commitments.”The pub walls are covered with American and Irish sports memorabilia, license plates and handwritten notes. I decided to honor the notion of “When in Ireland, eat as the locals do,” diving into beef and Guinness pie, full of mushrooms, carrots, onions and tender beef in a red wine and Guinness sauce, topped with a pastry lid. As if that isn’t enough carbs, it comes with Irish soda bread and a choice of chips or mashed potatoes.

I only had two days in Dublin, but I checked off several “must-see” sights on my list. As a friend once suggested,“Leave something to do, so you’ll have a reason to return.”

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LONGER Our special health and wellness section focuses on how to navigate middle age and beyond with purpose and informed choices. See what your local doctors have to say—because the best is yet to come...

Written by LISETTE HILTON, HELENE ROTHMAN and ALLISON LEWIS

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Suzanne Fisher

Aging Success 10 steps you can take NOW to age on your terms Written by LISETTE HILTON

Dr. Joseph Ouslander

Dr. Fred Sancilio

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uccessful aging isn’t rocket science, according to geriatrician and Florida Atlantic University College of Medicine Professor Dr. Joseph G. Ouslander. Sure, having good genes helps, as does having some luck. But studies show that lifestyle factors are powerful in determining health and wellness, regardless of one’s genetic profile.

Keep moving

Mike Kneuer

Dr. Michael Frederick

Any type of exercise is good, but it doesn’t necessarily mean going to a gym or exercising for a specific amount of time, for a specific number of days, according to Ouslander.

“In societies where people are very long-lived, they exercise as part of their normal, daily routines,” he says.

That means anything you can do to move—from walking to taking the stairs instead of the elevator. Just make sure it’s incorporated into your life.

The right outlook

Carol Michaels

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There are two components to having the right outlook for successful aging, according to Ouslander.

One is to have a purpose.

When you ask people who live into very old age why they get up

in the morning, they can tell you right away.

“They’re not bored. They have a purpose in life. And that can vary from … children, grandchildren and family to completing some type of work, like a book,” Ouslander says.

The second component is being able to downshift—taking time and your mind off daily stresses. Dr. Fred Sancilio, who has spent more than 40 years in pharmaceutical research and development, says it’s imperative for individuals to create a “daily, stress-free routine,” and to make time for vacations that provide solace and relaxation.

Eat wisely Dr. Sancilio, who studied centenarians for his book Prevention Is the Cure, found that people who eat a consistent diet live better and longer. A few observations he made: “Lots of fish, no grease in their cooking, avoiding fried foods,” he says.

Drinking some alcohol—one to two drinks a day—is associated with longevity, Ouslander says.

Eat your colors, according to registered dietitian and licensed nutritionist Suzanne Fisher, who is based in Plantation.“Brightly colored fruit and vegetables are rich in phytochemical and

antioxidant properties, which are thought to protect the cells from oxidative damage, as well as inflammation,” she says.

Sun safety “You are never too young or old to protect yourself from nature’s strongest aging element: the sun,” according to Boca Raton dermatologist Dr. Jeffrey Fromowitz.

“Ultraviolet rays pigment the skin and break down collagen, leading to sunspots and wrinkles.”

Make sun protection a part of your daily routine. Choose a broad spectrum sunscreen, meaning it protects against UVA and UVB. Choose an SPF of 30 or 45, and apply it every morning before leaving the house.

The number on the scale isn’t what you think It’s important to be at a healthy weight as you age. Skinny isn’t necessarily the goal. As people get older, those who survive longer tend to be a little bit heavier than people who don’t, according to Ouslander.

Connect spiritually In societies where people are particularly long-lived, people tend to have some connection with religion, according to Ouslander.

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It’s important to be at a healthy weight as you age.

Skinny isn’t necessarily the goal.

An ounce of prevention …

Part of aging well is taking advantage of preventive health care.

Follow recommended screenings and vaccinations, such as the influenza, pneumococcal and zoster vaccines. Take medications correctly, and don’t take what you don’t need to take. Pay attention to your blood pressure and cholesterol. And do what you can to avoid diabetes.

Enjoy!

Palm Beach Gardens plastic surgeon Dr. Michael Frederick says that researchers studying thousands of people have shown that older people who are happier and enjoy life tend to have slower declines in physical function as they age, compared to their less content counterparts.

“Exercise has also been shown to prevent cognitive decline associated with aging and has very beneficial effects on your brain,” Kneuer says.

Strength training is a must as we age, adds Palm Beach fitness professional Carol Michaels.

Strength training can improve metabolism, increase bone density and ultimately reduce injury and improve balance and posture, according to Michaels.

Keep your mind active Dr. Sancilio suggests that individuals accumulate “documents and pictures from the past” to keep the brain active as a sort of memory test. He also says to refrain from multitasking.“It inhibits deep thinking,” he says, which in some cases can upstart dementia.

Stay strong Consistent resistance and cardiovascular training is good age management for body and mind, according to Mike Kneuer, a Boca Raton personal trainer and certified functional aging specialist.

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lastic surgeons no longer offer only surgical nips and tucks, but a host of devices that can change the body’s shape, make skin tighter and more—without making a single incision. Add to that a pallet of injectable fillers and neurotoxins, like Botox, that can plump, fill, build perceived imperfections and relax wrinkles and lines.

Ten years ago, the cosmetic options that are possible today weren’t available, and nonsurgical alternatives are booming. “In 2017, the options for nonsurgical rejuvenation have exploded. We have much more knowledge of the antiaging process, and with that comes different techniques to rejuvenate the skin,” says Anthony Dardano, D.O., FACS, a board-certified plastic and reconstructive surgeon in Boca Raton.

Shelley, 62, had her first facelift at age 37 and a lower face and neck lift earlier this year.

The Delray Beach resident says things are different than they were a quarter-century ago.

“I know people who are older than me who have had traditional facelifts, and it’s really

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noticeable,” Shelley says. “I think now, with the combination of the facelift and the fillers, it gives you a more youthful, realistic appearance. Most of the people that I know may suspect I’ve had something done, but they’d never know I had a facelift. It’s so subtle.”

Plastic surgeon Dr. Cristina Keusch says that, in her 28 years of practice, the trend has gone from pure surgery to a big swing to nonsurgical cosmetic procedures to what it is now: somewhere in the middle.

“We’ve learned that no one procedure or one technique

that comes with aging, wrinkles and pigment changes. A facelift alone only addresses skin laxity and some wrinkling. Fillers fill in the hollow parts and plump what needs plumping. Laser resurfacing technology can help rid the skin of wrinkles and sunspots. And Botox, or competing Dysport or Xeomin, can take the edge off that angry look.

But if you don’t want surgery and don’t like the depth of the nasolabial folds, or the lines that extend from your nose to the sides of your lips, there’s a quick fix: fillers. In the old days, surgeons had little more

Specialists that perform cosmetic procedures ... are meeting patients’ demands for less downtime and fewer telltale signs that they’ve had anything done. covers all the aspects of aging or weight or pregnancy-related changes,” Keusch says. “But with a combination, we get better results and more natural results.”

And those combinations don’t always mean more procedures.

With liposuction, for example, suctioning fat is not enough for an optimal result. If you want to emerge looking really good, diet, exercise and surgery are equal parts of the triangle, Keusch says.

Face-wise, there might be lots of factors to address, from skin laxity to the hollowness

than fat for injection. Today, the hyaluronic acid fillers are safe and effective, lasting from six months to a year and a half.

“Our nonsurgical options are not just limited to Botox and fillers,” Dardano says. “Now we inject fat and platelet-rich plasma. We perform microneedling as well as ultrasound and thermal techniques, which tighten the skin without surgery.

Instead of liposuction we have Kybella, which can dissolve fat under the skin, and CoolSculpting, which can melt away fat from unwanted areas. The newest lasers are much less damag-

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ing to the skin while producing the same amazing results.”

As a result of these advancements, the specialists that perform cosmetic procedures, from dermatologists to plastic surgeons, are meeting patients’ demands for less downtime and fewer telltale signs that they’ve had anything done. Traditional, fully ablative CO2 lasers have been replaced by other laser types, including fractionated lasers, such as the Fraxel repair laser, according to Keusch. These provide faster healing times with a greater safety margin.

“Our patients don’t want to be red for six months anymore.

They don’t tolerate the prolonged inconvenience, so the newer lasers have faster healing, they’re much more user-friendly and they allow you to return to your normal activities reasonably,” Keusch says.

Age Prevention and Other Trends Keusch, who practices in Boca Raton, says that millennials remain a minority in her practice.

But statistics suggest an uptick in the younger set’s desire for

cosmetic procedures.

Demand for cosmetic procedures among adults aged 20 to 29 was up from 2015 to 2016, according to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons’ latest statistics. The most popular procedures for the younger set: breast augmentation and Botox or other neurotoxins.

Boca Raton resident Jenna Reed, age 28, says her generation embraces cosmetic procedures. Reed says a breast reduction has helped her self-esteem and physical comfort.

“I remember in high school when someone spread a rumor that I had had breast augmentation. It ruined me. No matter how active I was … I just felt they still were massive and uncomfortable,” Reed says. “I wanted to fit better into clothes.

I felt like every time I went to the gym I wore three sports bras and couldn’t work out because it hurt.”

Conversely, the trend for women to seek larger and larger breast implants seems to be reversing, according to Keusch.

“I’ve had many patients with breast augmentation that have become larger and larger over the years. Now I see a trend toward wanting to reduce the breast size to a more proportioned size that’s more comfortable and provides an easier lifestyle and so on,” she says.

Another trend: tightening.

Radiofrequency energy, with noninvasive and minimally

invasive devices like Thermi, which heats up the tissue so it contracts—and gets tighter— are in demand.

Tightening isn’t limited to the obvious saggy spots. Vaginal tightening is among the fastest growing procedures, according to recent cosmetic surgery statistics. ThermiVA delivers radiofrequency energy to the vagina, which causes tightening and can help with atrophy, incontinence—even dryness.

Just as with any medical procedure, errors can surface.

It’s important for a provider injecting fillers or neurotoxins to know facial anatomy. Injections into the wrong places can cause little and big problems.

Experienced injectors are less likely to make the mistakes in the first place, and if they do, they know the warning signs and have hyaluronidase on hand, which dissolves hyaluronic acid and can prevent permanent damage.

In summary, the quest to stay younger longer has never been as great as it is today—and in South Florida, cosmetic surgery is a huge complement to that mission. Although most doctors stress the importance of diet and exercise and attitude as keys to successful antiaging, more men amd women than ever before are opting to “get a little work done” to help their own sense of self-esteem—and new procedures are often a hot ticket.

Dardano says plastic surgeons have always been “an innovative bunch”—doctors who “are constantly trying to meet the needs of our patients when it comes to looking younger.

“I’ve been in my practice for over 17 years now, and we have many more options now for turning back the hands of time. ... But it’s important for patients to do their research and trust their care to an experienced, board-certified plastic surgeon.”

THE EXPERTS

Anthony Dardano, D.O., FACS

Dr. Christina Keusch

WHAT’S UP? Cosmetic procedures, in general, were up 3 percent in 2016 compared to 2015, with 17.1 million cosmetic procedures performed last year.

Breast augmentation, the No. 1 most popular cosmetic surgery, was up 4 percent in 2016 versus 2015.

Botulinum toxin type A, including Botox, was up 4 percent.

WHAT’S DOWN? Microdermabrasion fell 3 percent from 2015 to 2016.

Source: American Society of Plastic Surgeons 2016 statistics

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The Truth About Hormone Replacement The change of life can be for the better Written by HELENE ROTHMAN

Dr. Richard Conlen

Dr. Claudia Mason

Gabrielle McKerchie PA-C

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n old joke begins: How does a husband predict the mood of his menopausal wife? Drumroll …

Assume her mood is lousy, and occasionally he’ll be wrong.

Women and menopause have long been comedy fodder—objects of derision and ridicule by a culture that doesn’t take either one of them seriously. But mood swings and irritability caused by menopause and fluctuations in hormone levels are no joke.

These symptoms can be at the heart of menopause, and a growing complement of physicians and medical groups are now addressing them with hormone replacement therapy, among other practices.

Foremost among these is Core Medical Group in Boca. Core

Many women rely on hormone therapies—not only to keep their symptoms at bay, but for increased energy, vitality and general well-being.

Physicians’ Assistant Gabrielle McKerchie says, “We offer bioidentical hormone replacement therapy (HRT) to improve the signs and symptoms associated with aging for both men and women. Bioidentical hormones

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are compounds that have exactly the same chemical and molecular structure as hormones that are produced in the human body, which is what makes them different from the synthetic hormones manufactured by pharmaceutical companies.

Restoring hormone balance can improve your quality of life by increasing your energy and strength, improving your overall health and sense of well-being, as well as by making you look and feel younger.”

What used to be called the change of life, or menopause, can mean anything from chocolate cravings and irritability to issues affecting quality of life, such as hot flashes, mood swings, memory loss, energy loss, sleep loss, libido loss and weight gain. While some women sail right through this change, which typically begins around the age of 51, with little or no symptoms or discomfort, other women may feel like they’ve been hit by a bus.

Many women whose symptoms are intolerable turn to hormone replacement therapy for relief. But what is the truth about HRT? There are at least two schools of thought on the issue. The traditional medical-school way of thinking, endorsed by professional groups such as the American Academy

of Obstetrics and Gynecology, promotes a conservative approach, limiting HRT in low dosages to treat menopausal symptoms such as hot flashes.

Dr. Claudia Mason, a staff physician at the Cleveland Clinic Florida and a certified OB-GYN and menopause practitioner, takes this position.

She estimates that 85 percent of women may need nothing, and 15 percent may have mild symptoms that can be relieved from over-the-counter or alternative therapies such as acupuncture or yoga.

“The purpose of hormone therapy replacement for menopause symptoms is to treat the symptoms during the transition—not to turn back the clock,” Mason says, noting that there are risks associated with the use of hormones.

According to Mason, those risks include possible increased incidence of breast cancer, heart disease and stroke.

She recommends periodically stopping your treatment to see if you still have symptoms and

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After the Women’s Health Initiative study (WHI) was terminated in 2002, for fear that the results indicated an increased risk of breast cancer, heart disease and stroke in women taking HRT, many women abandoned their hormones altogether. The outcomes of that study and the risk/benefit ratio of hormone usage are still being debated.

But many women say they rely on their hormone therapy— not only to keep their symptoms at bay, but for increased vitality and general well-being.

This second school of thought was detailed in a 1968 book, Forever Feminine, in which gynecologist Dr. Robert Wilson popularized the concept that menopause was a disease that could be treated, and that replacing disappearing women’s hormones could preserve youth, beauty and sexual pleasure. Another proponent of bioidentical hormone therapy is Boca Raton obstetrician and gynecologist Dr. Richard Conlen,

who prescribes hormones and bioidentical hormones for his menopausal patients. “Estrogen and progesterone hormones may help with hot flashes and allow a patient to sleep better,” he explains. “Once you get your energy back and everything falls into place, including the libido, this can significantly increase your quality of life.”

However, he also stresses the risk/benefit ratio to taking hormones, and says HRT is contraindicated for women with a family history of breast cancer.

And contrary to Dr. Mason, Dr. Conlen believes there are antiaging benefits to the hormone therapy.

“There is a well-being factor,” he says. “The aging process is slowed down considerably.

Your skin doesn’t age as quickly, and once you get your energy level back, you are able to be more active, and the more active you are, the better off you are in the long run.”

Another proponent of the antiaging benefits of hormones is Dr. Merna Matilsky, a board-certified physician in family medicine, and an antiaging specialist at the Boca Center For Healthy Living. She believes that traditional attitudes taught in

medical school about HRT are “old thinking,” and many physicians consider their usage as controversial because they are not informed.

She says studies done in France, Japan and the Nether-

“Why wait for people to get sick and then provide medicine for disease, when you can maintain your health through diet, exercise and stress reduction?

Hormones are part of this package.”

lands show bioidentical hormones to be safe and effective, despite the fact they are not approved by the FDA. “In the right form, the right dose and delivered by the right method they are safe,” she says.

Matilsky also believes replacing lost hormones can protect people from heart disease, bone loss and cancer. “Why wait for people to get sick and then provide medicine for disease, when you can maintain your health through a healthy diet and lifestyle, exercise and stress reduction? Hormones are a part of this package.”

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The Life of the Mind

Research suggests pain and disease don’t always have physical causes Written by LISETTE HILTON

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Alan Gordon

Dr. Marlaine C. Smith

Kimberly Marrone

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o separate mind and body is a western-medicine point of view. But look beyond the western perspective, at eastern, indigenous, Native American and even early Greek philosophy approaches to medicine, and you’ll find the two are inseparable, according to Dr. Marlaine C. Smith, dean of nursing at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton.

“The way we experience health is very holistic,” she says.

“We don’t just have a physical illness. If we have something like a diagnosis of cancer, let’s say, that impacts our total well-being. It impacts the way we think. It impacts our mood.

It impacts our spiritual well-being. The same thing is true if we’re anxious or depressed. We will have bodily symptoms. We know that 60 to 80 percent of disease has some connection or relationship to stress or emotions.”

Acupuncturist Kimberly Marrone, co-owner of Integrative Acupuncture in Delray Beach, says Dr. Bruce H. Lipton, author of The Biology of Belief, researched and wrote about how thoughts create physiological reactions in the body. “Good, positive, uplifting thoughts stimulate our body’s production of substances that create good health—that heal us, that rejuvenate us, that restore cells.

Conversely, negative thoughts lead to the body producing more inflammatory substances,” Marrone says.

So, can emotions, stress and anxiety cause high blood pressure, heart attacks, a cold, hives and more? Short of drawing a direct causal effect, Smith says it’s hard to deny a link.

“We know there are relation-

and stop pain. Gordon is one of a few hundred psychotherapists in the U.S. to follow Sarno’s work, which Sarno called Tension Myositis Syndrome, or TMS. Terms used today include neural pathway pain or psychophysiological disorder.

“Pain is a danger sign,” Gordon says. “If you put your hand on a hot stove, the pain is letting

“We know that 60 to 80 percent of disease has some connection or relationship to stress or emotions.” ships,” Smith says. “We know there’s a connection between something like the stressors that we experience on a day-to-day basis in our lives, and whether or not we experience illness.

We know your thoughts, your attitude, the way you view the world, has an impact on your health and well-being.”

In fact, it’s possible to feel pain in the absence of physical injury, according to Los Angeles-based psychotherapist Alan Gordon, who directs the Pain Psychology Center, and Skypes with people around the world, including in Palm Beach County. Author John Sarno, who wrote Healing Back Pain and other books about the mind-body connection, pioneered research into how the mind can create

you know you better move your hand or you could cause additional damage.”

The brain, however, has a difficult time distinguishing between a physical and emotional threat. Sometimes, these danger signals get activated even when the brain only senses danger or is so accustomed to pain that it becomes a familiar pathway and remains even after the body is healed, according to Gordon.

“If we have an injury … it’s healed after four to six weeks.

But the brain can learn and remember the pain. And the pain can persist, even in the absence of injury. It’s 100-percent real, but it isn’t being caused by a physical problem in the body; it’s being caused by neuropathways in the brain,”

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Gordon says. “It is the fear and preoccupation around the pain that keeps these danger signals activated.”

The brain, Gordon says, is capable of generating pain or problems in any part of the body. Manifestations include fibromyalgia, back pain, neck pain, irritable bowel syndrome, chronic fatigue, chronic nausea, chronic itching, numbness and burning.

Harness the Mind’s Power Smith believes it is within one’s power to change the perception of stressors so they don’t do as much or any physical harm.

Essentially, it means learning to think about things differently.

“We can learn to live our lives in a more balanced and calm way so that things that happen to us don’t affect us so profoundly,” Smith says. “We can also develop coping skills so

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that … when we experience a stressor, we can change the way our body reacts to it.”

Practices that help develop coping skills include mindfulness and meditation.

“One of the easiest things to do is to learn to focus on breath when we’re in any situation that’s stressful,” Smith says.

“These things like mindfulness, breath work, relaxation response—all of these have to be practiced. But it’s a skill like anything: You learn the skill, you practice the skill and you develop the strength to use it, and it becomes part of you.”

Those who know the stressors that trigger them can try to lessen their impact by avoiding them. “I know people who don’t watch the news because it’s a trigger for them,” Smith says. “We need to pay more attention to how what we’re thinking, what we’re feeling, and how our thoughts and emo-

READ THE PRACTICE

Smith recommends a book written by Boca Raton philanthropist Barb Schmidt, called The Practice.

It offers a daily framework of practical and mindful tools.

tions are impacting our health.”

Marrone says it’s important to nourish, not deplete, the mind’s positive powers. “We should be discriminant about what we allow in our lives, in our hearts and souls and bodies, and surround ourselves with people, things, information, books, activities and more than that, bring a more positive outlook,” Marrone says. Any contemplative practice, she says, done consistently, can change health on a cellular level.

Determining whether one’s pain or illness is structural or due to a neuropathway can be tricky, according to Gordon. Doctors in the U.S. who follow Sarno’s work can help patients sort out the cause of their pain. TMSwiki.org has a list of providers in the U.S. who can help.

LEARN MORE ABOUT LEARNED PAIN

A documentary called “All the Rage,” about the late Sarno’s work, recently premiered in New York. For screening opportunities, visit alltheragedoc.com.

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Boomer Wellness Ways to remain healthy, happy and fit after 60 Written by HELENE ROTHSTEIN

I Dr. Lisbeth Roy

Dr. Lena Edwards

Dr. Anjali Noble

f orange is the new black and 40 is the new 30, then what can we say about turning 60? We turned to functional medical experts for their take on cruising effortlessly into the next decade of life.

Somewhat surprisingly, cosmetic surgery and enhancements were barely a blip on their radar screen. Functional physicians focus on wellness and disease prevention, taking into account genetic, biochemical and lifestyle issues to attain a wellness-based outcome.

They take a holistic approach to health care, addressing the root causes of an illness, not only treating the symptoms.

Functional and anti-aging physician Dr. Lisbeth Roy, the chief medical officer and founder of Doctors Studio in

Keeping one's sexuality alive as one ages is paramount to remaining youthful and enhancing the quality of one's life.

Boca Raton, believes the No. 1 ingredient to maintaining optimum health and slowing the aging process in the 60s is diet and nutrition. Using a car as a metaphor, she says, “Imagine a gas tank running on sugar. The nutrients we consume play an integral part in our health.”

She believes correcting and preventing cellular imbalances—the root cause of disease—is essential to achieving true wellness and optimal health. “Everyone has a significant amount

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of control over their wellness,” she says, emphasizing that a person’s health and well-being is the sum total of what they eat, drink, breathe and think. “We all age, but looking and feeling youthful is often more in our control than we think.”

Maintaining vibrancy into one’s 60s also means reducing stress. Dr. Lena Edwards, an integrative medicine specialist in Boca Raton, believes the No. 1 factor causing early aging is stress. She says 80 percent of all visits to primary care physicians are for stress-related conditions.

Surprisingly, she says that stress tolerance can increase with a healthy gut, or a healthier gastro-intestinal system.

She believes that what affects the stomach affects the brain, and vice versa. “Resistance to stress starts in the gut,” she says. “Serotonin, which affects our mood, is created in the gut, and what’s in our gut affects the cortisol levels in our body.”

Also weighing in on this issue is Dr. Anjali Noble, of the Noble Center for Healthy Aging in

Boca Raton. “No matter what I prescribe, if you can’t get a handle on your stress, it will be a waste of money,” she says. She prescribes breathing techniques, calming herbs and Japanese green tea, which contains antioxidants known as catechins, to dampen the adrenaline response and decrease excess cortisol.

In addition to keeping stress at a minimum, the next two important anti-aging practices are to remove and avoid toxins such as pesticides, artificial sweeteners and parabens in skin products and to watch sugar and trans fat intake. Add more superfoods and antioxidants to your diet, and avoid foods (like sugar) which create inflammation.

Science appears to be catching up with what our mothers always knew best. “To stay young, reduce stress, get proper nutrition, exercise appropriately, sleep well and create a spiritual connection to yourself and others,” says Noble. “To be healthy in mind, body in spirit—that’s what we call living.”

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muscle mass and physical strength Written by ALLISON LEWIS

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xercising is a fundamental building block of a healthy lifestyle and as we age, it becomes even more imperative, according to the National Institutes of Health. And in Boca Raton, there are plenty of ways for older adults to stay active and fit.

At Florida Atlantic University, the Well Program, through the Exercise Science and Health Promotion department, offers older adults the opportunity to exercise (and socialize) three days per week, without any fees. On Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 7 a.m., adults between the ages of 58 and 89 spend an hour doing aerobics or strength training after getting a doctor’s approval.

“The stronger, more fit I am, the easier it is to circumvent the aging process,” says Dr. Sue Graves, the program director.

The benefits of exercising as people age are numerous. For one, it slows the “wasting of muscles,” which can, in turn, cause a fall or broken bone, Graves says. Exercise makes recovery from any kind of surgery much quicker, she adds.

It’s also a way for older adults to socialize.

“There’s a fitness and cognitive component,” she says.

“They’re just as competitive as my 20-year-olds.”

Maintain Muscle Mass According to a 2013 study in the Muscle, Ligaments and Tendons Journal, individuals lose between 16 to 41 percent of muscle mass after the age of 40.

Dr. Richard Rosen of Boca Spine and Sport, who works with patients suffering from temporary and chronic pain, suggests four exercise categories to maintain muscle mass after 40: Balance training. Maintaining stability on both sides of the body is imperative as adults age. Try standing on one foot only, then the other.

Endurance training. Anything that makes you breathe harder than normal builds endurance.

decrease the risk for injury.

Warm up and cool down. Take the time to properly warm up, stretch and then slow down again after exercising. This will help prevent injury or strained muscles.

Use the buddy system. Exercising with a friend or partner not only makes activities more fun, but it also provides a social outlet.

Drink plenty of water. If an exercise program is longer than

Benefits of exercising with age include lower levels of stress, happier moods, lower risks of heart disease and diabetes, and increased muscle mass and balance.

Cardio workouts, such as swimming, tennis or even a brisk walk all help with building up endurance.

Strength training. Keep bones strong, tone muscles and lose fat. Use free weights and resistance bands to work core muscle groups in the arms, legs, chest and back.

Stretch training. Improve flexibility with daily tasks, yoga and Tai Chi.

Keep Moving The American Heart Association offers tips on how to stay in motion as we age.

Start small. Don’t worry about trying to jump back into an activity at full speed. By steadily increasing the intensity, it’ll give the body time to adjust, and

30 minutes, the American Heart Association recommends drinking water every 15 minutes.

During extreme heat or humidity, this is even more important.

Choose activities that you enjoy. If swimming calls to you, find a local Masters swimming program. If walking is more your style, call a friend and schedule a walking date. Just find a way to keep moving.

Wear appropriate clothes and shoes. Find clothing that protects from the sun and heat as well as shoes that provide stability for muscles.

In addition to FAU’s Well Program, several other programs and classes are available to seniors in a variety of settings.

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n a blackboard in Randy Singer’s office in the Boca Black Box, words are scrawled in chalk like items on a bistro menu: “Kramer,” “Pomeranz,” “Zeppelin,” “Hair,” “Avi Hoffman”—shorthand for his talent schedule over the next 90 days or so. Kenny Kramer, the inspiration for Cosmo Kramer, on “Seinfeld;” Platinum-selling singer-songwriter David Pomeranz; a Led Zeppelin tribute act; a community theatre production of the rock musical “Hair;” and local actor-playwright Avi Hoffman’s solo show “Too Jewish?” all took the stage at the eclectic venue this past summer.

It’s been just over three years since Singer, a standup comedian, opened the Boca Black Box in an inauspicious location: the back of a West Boca strip plaza known more for selling jewelry than culture.

Singer invested considerable savings to transform the venue in 2015, and he’s been gradually building an audience on the strength of his catchall programming philosophy. He’s brought in séance-performing illusionists and celebrity impersonators, Spanish-language comedians and flute virtuosi. Acts ranging

I have a venue where I pay rent 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Anything that I can fill in programming-wise, we’ll fill in.” from the Jewish Orthodox reggae-rocker Matisyahu to shock comic Andrew Dice Clay have sold out the Black Box. When longtime nightclub comedian Marty Allen performed there, at 94, “there were nothing but Bentleys and Rolls-Royces in the parking lot,” Singer recalls. “He brought in the elite of the elite of Palm Beach to come see him.”

“Randy has no fear of trying something new,” says Christine Barclay, whose adjacent youth theatre company stages musicals at Boca Black Box. “He’ll take a chance on any kind of act.”

The venue is impressive. A modern lobby ushers visitors into the auditorium, a cozy but surprisingly voluminous space that seats 275. There’s a full bar and a nice wine and beer list, and you can text the server your drink order without getting up. “You’re not coming to see a show—it’s an experience,” Singer says. “I wanted to build a space like no other, and I think I accomplished that.”

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Did it take a while for people to realize this resource was here?

Yes. We had a lot of rebranding to do. The biggest issue was that a lot of people who knew this place existed knew the New York Comedy Club [which was there before], so they were asking for their free tickets, and they were going to buy a hamburger. But we changed that whole structure. We’re more of a theater, so now you pay for your seat, but there’s no drink minimum.

Is there something that would surprise people about how this place is run?

Ninety-nine percent of the theaters out there are run by theatre people. I’m not a theatre person. I’m a businessman. I run the place like a business. Every seat is a dollar, so it’s, ‘how many times a week can I turn over a seat?’

Are there any drawbacks to this location?

Yeah, people don’t take it seriously until they come into the venue. ‘Oh, you’re in the back of a shopping center, behind Dunkin’ Donuts.’ But once they walk in, opinions change very fast.

What is your vision for the programming?

Our programming is probably the most diverse programming of any theater. On Thursday, we might bring in a comedy show, Friday we might bring in a jazz concert, Saturday we might bring in an international comedian, and Sunday finish with a play, or a tribute concert. Most theaters bring in the same show for a week or two weeks, and they constantly have to capture new audience members. By being a diverse theater, I can bring the same customer back two or three times a week.

I can guess at the strangest act you’ve booked here: Extreme Midget Wrestling [this past October].

I spend all day on the computer looking for acts, and that’s one of the acts that came up. Is it going to sell? I don’t know. I’m a comedian, and when you use the word midget, it’s funny!

It’s the first attempt at midget wrestling. If it works, it works, and we know we can bring it back.

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Curtains Up! As the 2017/2018 season accelerates, South Florida’s performing arts venues once again offer an embarrassment of cultural riches from visiting artists and local institutions alike. We sifted through the mountain of dance, music, opera and theatre to spotlight the brightest gems in each, polished for your consideration.

5 IN DANCE/OPERA When: Jan. 19-20, 2018 What: Beyond the subversive humor of its name, this New Jersey-based dance company is a markedly serious purveyor of male-centered dance. The 100-percent male repertory has earned effusive praise for its mission of advanc-

ing the role of the male in dance, and this tour, subtitled “Celebrating the Artistry of the Male Dancer,” features some of its finest commissions by esteemed choreographers.

Contact: 701 Okeechobee Blvd., West Palm Beach; 561/832-7469

DORRANCE DANCE AT DUNCAN THEATRE

When: Jan. 19-20, 2018 What: An accomplished tap dancer who has performed with Savion Glover and STOMP, Michelle Dorrance combines a melting pot of genres into the choreography for her eponymous New York City company. Elevating tap traditions into the 21st century, Dorrance’s routines integrate street, club and experimental dance forms into her stylish and unpredictable movements.

Contact: 4200 S. Congress Ave., Lake Worth; 561/8683309

“SALOME” AT BROWARD CENTER

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March 2-4, 2018 The sprightly, glamorous third program in Miami City Ballet’s season exemplifies its dual mission to honor the classics while fostering the ballets of the next generation. The latter will be represented by a world-premiere commission by superstar Chicago choreographer Brian Brooks, sandwiched between bona fide masterpieces: Balanchine’s sumptuous and thrilling “Theme and Variations” and Jerome Robbins’ exuberant, hilarious “The Concert.”

701 Okeechobee Blvd., West Palm Beach 561/832-7469 was promptly banned in Vienna and London on account of its combustible mix of eroticism and religion. Set in the depraved court of King Herod in ancient Jerusalem, “Salome” remains most famous for its sexually suggestive “Dance of the Seven Veils,” requiring

the frenzied control and uninhibited charisma of a powerhouse soprano. International star Melody Moore will accept the challenge in her Florida Grand Opera debut.

Contact: 201 S.W. Fifth Ave., Fort Lauderdale; 954/4620222

DAVID BACHMAN

When: Feb. 8 and 10 What: This 1905 opera by Richard Strauss, adapted from an Oscar Wilde play,

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10 HAIRY LEGS AT KRAVIS CENTER

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Feb. 13, 2018 Of all the alumni of “So You Think You Can Dance!,” few have summited the breathtaking heights of Travis Wall, the dancer-turned-choreographer whose emotionally stirring routines tell aching stories while pushing his dancers’ bodies in new directions. And that’s just in four-minute dances: His touring company Shaping Sound features 100-minute narratives, including this one, “After the Curtain,” which deploys a mash-up of dance styles to convey the story of a man discovering his creativity following the death of a loved one.

1300 Biscayne Blvd., Miami; 305/949-6722

When: Dec. 15, 2017 What: In 2015, this multi-instrumentalist received the highest pop-culture honor for a classically trained jazz musician: a nightly gig leading the house band of a late-night TV institution.

Achieving overnight fame as the bandleader for “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,” Batiste provides the show’s pulse, but his touring gigs best showcase his vast range, which can include both piano and the “harmonaboard” (his harmonica-keyboard combo) and a repertoire spanning early swing music to Miley Cyrus.

Contact: 1300 Biscayne Blvd., Miami; 305/9496722

DELRAY STRING QUARTET AT COLONY HOTEL

When: Jan. 21, 2018 What: The Delray String

Quartet’s season-opening program sees the accomplished chamber musicians welcoming a fifth player: Uruguayan-born guitarist Marco Sartor, a performer of international renown who currently instructs at Miami’s New World School of the Arts. His nimble, dexterous, harp-like guitar prowess will enrich Borodin’s “Quartet No. 2 in D Major” and Boccherini’s “Guitar Quintet in D Major, Fandango.”

Contact: 525 E. Atlantic Ave., Delray Beach; 561/2134138

PRIMA TRIO AT FLAGLER MUSEUM

When: Feb. 6, 2018 What: This Ohio-bred trio for clarinet, violin and piano was only three years old when it secured the coveted Grand Prize at the 2007 Fischoff Chamber Music Competition, besting 136 entries from around the world. Prima Trio has been praised for its genre-hopping versatility—one critic heard echoes of jazz, coun-

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When: Jan. 7, 2018 What: Virtuoso violinist David Kim, whose day job is concertmaster of the Philadelphia Orchestra, serves as guest conductor for this highlight of the Boca Symphonia’s season.

Kim will also perform on a program of five string-centric “Symphonia Serenades” playing to his strengths: Grieg’s “Holberg Suite,” Mendelssohn’s “Violin Concerto in E Minor,” Barber’s “Adagio for Strings,” Piazzolla’s “Oblivion for Violin and String Orchestra” and Dvorak’s “Serenade for Strings.”

Contact: 3900 Jog Road, Boca Raton; 866/687-4201

try and even the rollicking riffs of Jerry Lee Lewis—in the context of a faithful repertoire of Khachaturian, Stravinsky, Bartók and other titans.

Contact: 1 Whitehall Way, Palm Beach; 561/6552833

“AMADEUS” LIVE WITH ORCHESTRA AT KRAVIS CENTER

When: March 14 What: There’s no better way to re-experience “Amadeus,” Milos Forman’s Oscar-winning saga of the young Mozart and his jealous rival Salieri, than at this concert/film hybrid.

Positioned in front of a vast high-definition screen, a full orchestra and choir will perform the movie’s exquisite soundtrack live and in person, from the requiems and concertos to samples from “The Marriage of Figaro” and “Don Giovanni.”

Contact: 701 Okeechobee Blvd., West Palm Beach; 561/832-7469

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5 IN POPULAR MUSIC ance—his only East Coast U.S. tour stop this season— he’s supporting his 37th album, Roll With the Punches, featuring his gritty take on blues classics by Bo Diddley, Lightnin’ Hopkins and others.

Contact: 400 S.E. Second Ave., Miami; 305/416-5978

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RIPTIDE MUSIC FESTIVAL ON FORT LAUDERDALE BEACH

Dec. 2, 2017 Alternative pop acts that rattle the airwaves of South Florida’s 104.3-FM “The Shark” will take the stage during the station’s annual bonanza. Weezer, last seen just a few months ago at SunFest, will perform another surf-side set of hits, co-headlining with Cage the Elephant, the Bowling Green six-piece as comfortable performing ear-splitting rockers as it is plaintive acoustic folksongs. Arrive early for Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness, Saint Motel, New Politics and more. riptidefest.com

THE ZOMBIES AT PARKER PLAYHOUSE

When: Jan. 9, 2018 What: Like their contemporaries the Beatles, the Zombies launched their rock ‘n’ roll careers by conquering the screaming, hysterical teenybopper market on the strength of singles like “She’s Not There.” Also like

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When: Feb. 9, 2018 What: Despite being the son of folksinger Loudon Wainwright III, composer-pianist Rufus Wainwright’s sonic evolution has been decidedly less rustic. He re-

cords at a thorough remove from 21st century (or even 20th century) pop trends: His two most recent albums were a collection of nine Shakespeare sonnets put to music and a recording of his 2009 opera “Prima Donna,” performed in French. But his nasal tenor and baroque compositions have carved out a singular place in contemporary music, where Judy Garland, Leonard Cohen and Edith Piaf coexist, sharing cigarettes.

Contact: 1300 Biscayne Blvd., Miami; 305/9496722

Be Our Year,” at this 50th anniversary tour.

Contact: 707 N.E. Eighth St., Fort Lauderdale; 954/4620222

VAN MORRISON AT JAMES L. KNIGHT CENTER

When: Feb. 7-8, 2018 What: If Van Morrison had only gifted us with “Brown Eyed Girl,” he’d still be canonized in rock history.

But this undisputed master of “Celtic Soul” also helped invent the concept album.

When most pop singers focused on two-and-a-halfminute commercial singles, Morrison was recording seven-minute opuses that married folk and R&B, jazz and classical. He remains as romantic, soul-stirring and generically unclassifiable as ever. For this rare appear-

LORDE AT AMERICANAIRLINES ARENA

April 12, 2018 With the release of her second LP, Melodrama, this past summer, New Zealand-born singer-songwriter Lorde shattered any fears of a sophomore slump. The wunderkind behind 2013’s ubiquitous “Royals,” who was just 17 when the song blew up the internet and Top 40 radio, still couldn’t legally drink when she unveiled Melodrama, a concept album of misguided decisions and clear-eyed revelations, explored with the wisdom of a writer twice her age. The songs work as both thumping club hits and spartan piano ballads; how she’ll present them at this blockbuster tour is an intriguing mystery.

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When: Jan. 23, 2018 What: Few masterpieces in film, television, the stage and even fiction are the result of one mind. Most are team efforts by professional writers, editors and crafts-

people, as this presentation

by Delia Ephron reminds us. The daughter of married screenwriters and the sister of the late filmmaker Nora Ephron, Delia has benefited from an eclectic career grounded in collaboration, which includes co-writing the scripts for “You’ve Got

Mail” and “The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants.”

“Creativity and Collaboration” will be the topic of her Four Arts lecture, which draws from her two decades in the movie business.

Contact: 2 Four Arts Plaza, Palm Beach; 561/655-7226

VAL KILMER: “CINEMA TWAIN” AT PALM BEACH IMPROV

Dec. 3, 2017 No stranger to embodying real people from Jim Morrison to Doc Holliday, Val Kilmer’s most recent venture is “Citizen Twain,” a one-man show about Samuel Clemens, aka Mark Twain, whom Kilmer considers one of America’s first standup comedians. Clad in a curly white wig and makeup that ages him 20 years, Kilmer disappears into the great writer, in a production that explores Clemens’ biography as well his words. At this rare tour appearance, Kilmer will introduce a filmed version of his “Citizen Twain,” then field questions.

550 S. Rosemary Ave., West Palm Beach; 561/833-1812

MIKE DAISEY: “THE END OF JOURNALISM” AT KRAVIS CENTER Feb. 23-24, 2018 Mike Daisey’s monologues are epic affairs about often-monumental topics.

The imaginative storyteller has explored Nikola Tesla and Disney World, L. Ron Hubbard and Ayn Rand, the New York City subway system and the working conditions of Apple’s overseas workers. His latest, “The End of Journalism,” is a timely lament on the decline of the Fourth Estate, from the shrinking influence of newspapers to the Facebook propaganda that proliferated during the 2016 election.

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personality James Judd, who makes a living memorizing his misadventures as a banned journalist and turning them into hilarious spoken-word recollections performed at a whiplash pace. His stories include “accidentally” winding up in a Chinese brothel, and imagining a shark’s dive off the coast of New England.

Contact: 51 N. Swinton Ave., Delray Beach; 561/243-7922

JAMES JUDD AT CREST THEATRE AT OLD SCHOOL SQUARE

When: June 2, 2018 What: The world has enough comedians and actors. But humorists and monologists?

Those personalities are a rarer breed: Think Spalding Gray, David Sedaris and this whirling dervish, NPR

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THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN AT BROWARD CENTER

When: Feb. 21, 2018 What: Though a frequent piñata of the right and left alike, New York Times columnist Thomas L. Friedman has survived criticisms from both wings in his ongoing advocacy of “radical centrism.” A journalist who thinks in manuscripts rather than headlines, Friedman’s writing has earned three Pulitzers, and in 2011, he reportedly had the ear of then-President Obama on Middle East policy. The author of the influential The Lexus and the Olive Tree will address South Floridians on “The Big Trends Shaping the World Today: Economics, Technology and Geopolitics.”

Contact: 201 S.W. Fifth

“LOVE NEVER DIES” AT BROWARD CENTER

When: Nov. 7-19, 2017 What: Andrew Lloyd Webber conceived this rapturous sequel to “The Phantom of the Opera” over a sporadic 20-year period. It’s set nearly two decades after the original, with the Phantom relocating to New York and finding comfort in the freak shows and circus decadence of Coney Island. Impersonating a mysterious impresario, he invites Christine Daaé, now a successful soprano, to New York for an opera performance, in a last bid to

win her heart.

Contact: 201 S.W. Fifth Ave., Fort Lauderdale; 954/4620222

“BRIGADOON” AT THE WICK

When: March 8-April 8, 2018 What: In Lerner and Loewe’s effervescent, time-traveling classic, a pair of New York tourists stumble upon the titular village in the Scottish Highlands, which materializes only once in a century, and begin to fall under its romantic spell. “Brigadoon” is produced often, but familiarNovember 2017

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Contact: 7901 N. Federal Highway, Boca Raton; 561/995-2333

“DISASTER!” AT BROWARD CENTER

When: Feb. 8-18, 2018 What: The 1970s were the Golden Age of the disaster movie: You couldn’t go to a cinema without witnessing plummeting planes, erupting volcanoes and apocalyptic earthquakes. They weren’t all Oscar winners, but they have endured as cult curios, and they helped inspire this spirited parody.

Scored to nearly 40 pop hits of the 1970s, “Disaster!” is set on a floating disco in New York, which proceeds to endure every calamity known to Hollywood over

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Contact: 201 S.W. Fifth Ave., Fort Lauderdale; 954/462-0222

“THE BIG BANG” AT ACTORS’ PLAYHOUSE

When: July 25-Sept. 2, 2018 What: This whirlwind musical is staged as a faux audition by two comedy writers, who attempt to pitch us—the audience—on their ambitious new project: a complete history of the world, in song. In 90 minutes, the actors condense and satirize history, from the pyramids in Giza to Christopher Columbus, all the while transforming their apartment into a makeshift costume shop.

Contact: 280 Miracle Mile, Coral Gables; 305/4449293

WINTER SHORTS 2017 AT ADRIENNE ARSHT CENTER

Dec. 7-23, 2017 City Theatre, the Miami company long responsible for the beloved Summer Shorts, is reviving the same short-play concept to winter this year for the first time in more than a decade. Tailored, as its creators say, “for those nights when South Florida temperatures plunge below 70,” Winter Shorts will feature a yuletide selection of 10-minute works. They’re likely to be more naughty than nice, so spike some eggnog and leave the kids at home.

1300 Biscayne Blvd., Miami; 305/949-6722

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“SOMETHING ROTTEN!” AT KRAVIS CENTER

May 1-6, 2018 Musical theatre eats itself in this hilarious Renaissance-set comedy. It follows struggling actors the Bottom Brothers, who run an unsuccessful theatre company in 1595 England. Frustrated with continually being outshone by their rival, a blinged-up and egomaniacal William Shakespeare, they visit a psychic, who intuits a new genre—the musical—which will serve as their golden ticket. As the Bottoms develop their show, “Something Rotten” peppers dozens of references to Broadway musicals throughout its ingenious book, lyrics and choreography.

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When: Feb. 4-18, 2018 What: First performed in 1945 but resonating with today’s populism, “An Inspector Calls” takes place over three acts and one night in the home of Arthur Birling, an affluent mill owner. A police investigator interrupts a celebratory dinner, informing the Birlings that a young woman who worked for Arthur has just committed suicide. Abounding in narrative twists, this bristling psychological thriller is a potent commentary on economic inequality that has earned comparisons to Ibsen and Shaw.

Contact: 1001 E. Indiantown Road, Jupiter; 561/575-2223

“GLORIA” AT GABLESTAGE

When: April 7-May 6, 2018 What: An average, hectic day in the office of a beleaguered Manhattan magazine is disrupted by an act of shocking violence, in playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ scabrous meditation on workplace terrorism and the print-media exodus. Timely, hard-hitting and sharp-tongued, “Gloria” is an ideal show for GableStage’s edgy brand.

Contact: 1200 Anastasia Ave., Coral Gables; 305/446-1116

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“EDGAR & EMILY” AT PALM BEACH DRAMAWORKS

When: March 31-April 22, 2018 What: Poetry nerds rejoice! The few and proud who fit this label should be first in line at this world-premiere play, which imagines an encounter between an emerging Emily Dickinson and a desperate Edgar Allan Poe, who appears at her Massachusetts doorstep in 1864 on the run from a murderous stranger. Never mind that Poe, in fact, perished in 1849: Playwright Joseph McDonough describes his work as “comic fantasia” in which the two writers share an unorthodox night of wit and whimsy.

Contact: 201 Clematis St., West Palm Beach; 561/514-4042

“MR. PARKER” AT ISLAND CITY STAGE

When: June 14-July 15, 2018 What: A world-premiere play by South Florida’s Michael McKeever—a writer fresh off backto-back Carbonell wins for “Daniel’s Husband” and “After”—is always something to celebrate.

“Mr. Parker” promises to be one of McKeever’s most intimate plays to date. It’s a dialogue, set more or less in real time, between a 52-yearold gay man and his 27-year-old one-nightstand, who reflect on life, death and a rapidly evolving world.

Contact: 2304 N. Dixie Highway, Wilton Manors; 954/519-2533

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Sally Painter, for example, was acknowledged as one of 15 nationally emerging artists by Southwest Art magazine in 2015. Painter also exhibits regularly with important arts organizations, such as the Oil Painters of America, the International Guild of Realism, and the National Oil and Acrylics Painters Society (NOAPS) .

Local artist Trish Savides participated in NOAPS’ highly competitive 2016 Masters and Signature Invitational Exhibition, where she was awarded Best in Show. Another 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. Deloitte Touche and Shearson American Express, both headquartered in New York, feature art by Linda Botwinick.

Closer to home, Lynn Cancer Center and Women’s Health & Wellness Institute’s collection includes several works by Rose Krauser, as well as Botwinick, Painter, Watts, and many others.

Around town, opportunities abound to see paintings, sculpture, and other work by area artists. The Artists Guild features artists like Rebecca Edwards, who was recently awarded First Prize in one of the organization’s juried exhibitions. Of course, there are plenty of additional galleries and exhibition spaces where you can see artwork

by Marlene Taran, Priscilla Blum Silverberg, and many other regionally based artists.

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Chris Evert/Raymond James ProCelebrity Tennis Classic to benefit Chris Evert Charities

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WHEN: Nov. 3-5, 2017, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

WHERE: Tennis at Delray Beach Tennis Center, 201 W. Atlantic Ave., Delray Beach; Pro-Am cocktail reception and black tie gala at the Boca Raton Resort & Club, 501 E. Camino Real, Boca Raton COST: Tennis tickets: $20-$900; gala invitations, $750 CONTACT: 561/394-2400 DETAILS: The annual Chris Evert/Raymond James Pro-Celebrity Tennis Classic raises money to aid in the fight against drug abuse and child neglect in Florida. This year a portion of the proceeds will benefit hurricane relief in conjunction with Bill Brooks’ Food for Families Community Food Drive. Last year, $700,000 was raised. Join us for a fun-filled weekend for a great cause.

Knights and Dames Gala, Order of St. John Knights Hospitaller, Commandery of Florida

WHEN: Nov. 4, 2017, 6 p.m.

WHERE: Royal Palm Yacht Club, 2425 W. Maya Palm Way, Boca Raton COST: $275 per ticket CONTACT: osjflorida.org DETAILS: Cocktails, dinner, dancing and entertainment by Euphoria; black or white tie with decorations. Proceeds will benefit local nonprofit organizations serving the sick and poor.

Keep Memories Alive Walk, Caring Hearts Auxiliary, Louis and Anne Green Memory & Wellness Center

WHEN: Nov. 5, 9 a.m.

WHERE: Town Center at Boca Raton, 6000 Glades Road, Boca Raton COST: $40 for pre-registered walkers, $50 at the door. Walkers raising a minimum of $40 receive a “Keep Memories Alive”T-shirt while supplies last.

CONTACT: Lisa LaFrance, Caring Hearts Auxiliary, 561/297-4066 or nurchearts@fau.edu. Register online at fauf.fau.edu/memories DETAILS: Registration begins at 8 a.m.; walk begins at 9 a.m. Form a walker team, grab your pompoms, dress as your favorite football player and show your team spirit as we walk

to raise funds for day center scholarships and caregiver support programs at the Louis and Anne Green Memory & Wellness Center at FAU’s Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing.

Prizes will be awarded to team captains raising the most money.

Wayside House Alice & Pete Dye Golf and Bridge Invitational

WHEN: Nov. 15, 8 a.m. golf registration, 9 a.m. shotgun start, 12 p.m. bridge registration, 1:30 p.m. tournament start WHERE: St. Andrews Club, 4475 N. Ocean Blvd., Delray Beach COST: Golf: $200 per person, $800 per foursome; bridge: $100 per person CONTACT: Rhett Toth at rtoth@waysidehouse. net or 561/666-9155 DETAILS: Go to waysidehouse.net/ news-events

Boys & Girls Clubs of Palm Beach County 2017 Holiday Trunk Show

WHEN: Nov. 28, 6 to 8 p.m.; Nov. 29-30, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

WHERE: The Seagate Hotel & Spa, 1000 E. Atlantic Ave., Delray Beach COST: $85 per ticket, with sponsorship opportunities available CONTACT: Mary Coleman, 561/683-3287, ext.

1104, mcoleman@bgcpbc.org DETAILS: The three-day Holiday Trunk Show has more than 30 specialty vendors featuring jewelry, clothing, accessories, crafts, toys, gourmet foods and more. Enjoy refreshments at the preview cocktail party and get a sneak peek at the vendors before the show opens to the public. There will also be a special performance by our club members.

2017 Wee Dream Ball, Florence Fuller Child Development Centers

WHEN: Dec. 1, 6 to 11 p.m.

WHERE: Boca West Country Club, 20583 Boca West Drive, Boca Raton COST: $300 per ticket; sponsorship and table purchases available CONTACT: Alana Lagerström, 561/391-7274, ext. 134 DETAILS: The Cirque du Soleil-themed evening includes live entertainment, a luxurious auction, dinner, dancing and a special presentation from FFCDC alumni.

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155 Sandler Family Major Gifts Event, Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach County

WHEN: Dec. 7, 6 p.m.

WHERE: The Polo Club, 5400 Champion Blvd., Boca Raton COST: $150 CONTACT: Erin Molloy, erinm@bocafed.org or 561/852-3160 DETAILS: This elegant, informative and enjoyable evening will celebrate the generous donors who have given at least $10,000 to the Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach County’s 2018 annual campaign.

Featuring a reception, dinner and an eminent speaker, the night is chaired by Elaine and Bernard Roberts and Naomi and Rich Steinberg, and generously sponsored

by Morrison Brown Argiz & Farra LLC, Proskauer, and Steinberg Global Asset Management Ltd.

Lynn Conservatory of Music’s 15th Annual Gingerbread Holiday Concert

WHEN: Dec. 10, 2 p.m. pictures with Santa, 3 p.m. concert WHERE: Boca Raton Resort & Club Great Hall, 501 E. Camino Real, Boca Raton COST: $1,500 and up for table sponsorships; $35 per ticket CONTACT: Lisa Miller, 561/237-7745, lmiller@lynn.edu DETAILS: Lynn University’s annual Gingerbread Holiday Concert at the Boca Raton Resort & Club attracts friends and families of all ages to enjoy musical classics of the season. Lynn Conservatory of Music Dean Jon Robertson will lead the university’s Philharmonia in this pops concert. The event will also include a special piece from Disney’s “Frozen,” an appearance by Princess Elsa and photos with Santa. Event proceeds benefit the Lynn Conservatory of Music, which provides scholarships to talented student musicians who often graduate with positions at the world’s top orchestras.

The Symphonia, Boca Raton

WHAT: Connoisseur Concert I WHEN: Dec. 10, 3 p.m.

WHERE: The Roberts Theatre at Andrews Hall, Saint Andrew’s School, 3900 Jog Road, Boca Raton COST: $50-$84 per ticket, $175-$280 for Connoisseur Concert Series season tickets

CONTACT: tickets@thesymphonia.org, thesymphonia.org DETAILS: Join us in celebrating maestro Gerard Schwarz’s 70th birthday. Schwarz is music director of the Emmy-winning All Star Orchestra and the Eastern Music Festival and is conductor laureate of the Seattle Symphony, which he directed for 26 years. His son, cellist Julian Schwarz, records and performs internationally with numerous orchestras and chamber groups.

Acclaimed trumpeter Jeffrey Kaye serves as principal trumpet and artistic director for The Symphonia.

Ruth & Norman Rales Jewish Family Services Annual All that Glitters Gala

WHEN: Dec. 14, 6:30 p.m.

WHERE: St. Andrews Country Club, 17557 Claridge Oval W., Boca Raton COST: $500 and up CONTACT: Jill Waldman, director of special events, 561/852-5013, jillw@ralesjfs.org, ralesjfs.org DETAILS: JFS’s largest fundraising event will be chaired by Marci and Jeff Langley, Robin and Gary Rubin, and Olivia and Gerry Shapiro as the agency honors Marilyn and Jay Weinberg with the 2017 Rales Humanitarian of the Year Award and Steven Becker of Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits with the 2017 Corporate Leadership Award.

Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach County Lion of Judah Luncheon

WHEN: Jan. 10, 10:15 a.m.

WHERE: The Polo Club, Boca Raton, 5400 Champion Blvd., Boca Raton COST: $100 CONTACT: Caissa Vega Cordero, caissav@bocafed.org, 561/852-6061 DETAILS: Inspiring and informative, this elegant luncheon with a prominent, high-interest speaker will celebrate women who contribute a Lion-level gift of $5,000 or more to the Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach County’s 2018 Annual Campaign. Judy Levis Markhoff is honorary chair of the luncheon, which is chaired by Elyssa Kupferberg. Wells Fargo Private Bank is the generous sponsor of the Federation’s Dorothy P. Seaman Department of Women’s Philanthropy, and event sponsors are Boca Raton Regional Hospital Foundation and Ivan & Co. Fine Jewelers.

Caridad Center’s Call to Heart Ball

WHEN: Jan. 27, 6 p.m.

WHERE: Eau Palm Beach Resort & Spa, 1000 S. Ocean Blvd., Manalapan COST: $5,000 to $25,000 for table sponsorships, $500 per ticket CONTACT PERSON: Scott Giebler, 561/853-1638, sgiebler@caridad.org.

DETAILS: The Call to Heart Ball is the largest and most significant fundraiser that Caridad hosts. Proceeds will assist the center in providing comprehensive medical, dental and vision services to the uninsured working poor families of Palm Beach County. Funds raised will also assist Caridad in providing various social services and chronic disease management programs throughout the county. Guests are treated to a special evening of cocktails, dinner, dancing and unique entertainment.

56th Annual Boca Raton Regional Hospital Masquerade Ball

WHEN: Feb. 3, 6:30 p.m.

WHERE: Boca Raton Resort & Club, 501 E. Camino Real, Boca Raton COST: $500 per ticket CONTACT: Karissa Thomann, kthomann@brrh.com, 561/955-3249.

DETAILS: The annual Hospital Ball is the premier event of the winter season in Boca Raton. This year’s black-tie Masquerade Ball, featuring dinner, dancing and entertainment

by The Temptations, will be led by co-chairs Judi and Allan Schuman and Carrie Rubin.

All proceeds will be used to enhance the patient experience at Boca Raton Regional Hospital.

Women in the Visual Arts, Art in Bloom Scholarship Luncheon

WHEN: Feb. 3, 12 p.m.

WHERE: Boca Raton Resort & Club, 501 E. Camino Real, Boca Raton COST: TBA CONTACT: Jeanette Childress, 404/414-3260 DETAILS: “Art in Bloom” is a fun art project and luncheon to raise funds for scholarships to be awarded to talented high school and college students in the visual arts in Southeast Florida.

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WHEN: Feb. 15, 11 a.m. reception, 11:45 a.m. luncheon WHERE: Boca West Country Club, 20583 Boca West Drive, Boca Raton COST: Starting at $136 per person CONTACT: Jill Waldman, director of special events, 561/852-5013, jillw@ralesjfs.org, ralesjfs.org DETAILS: Join event chairs Abbe Becker, Arleen Roberts and Robin Rubin, and grand benefactors Marissa Hollander and Nancy and Marvin Schiller, in support of JFS’s Welcome Home Program, South Palm Beach County’s only drop-in program for adults with persistent mental illness.

Charity Champions’ Bark After Dark

WHEN: Feb. 17, 7 to 11 p.m.

WHERE: Mystery mansion, location to be announced in Gulf Stream/East Boca/Delray/ Highland Beach area COST: $125 per ticket, with sponsorship opportunities available CONTACT: Julia Jendruczek, info@ charitychampionsfl.org DETAILS: Bark After Dark is a high-end fundraiser which includes gourmet passed hors d’oeuvres, a full open bar, live music, entertainment, valet, luxury goodie bag, raffle items and access to one of Palm Beach County’s exclusive multimillion-dollar mansion parties. We bring our attendees away from the stale ballroom functions they attend every Saturday night and throw them an epic mystery mansion house party—and 100 percent of the proceeds will benefit an animal rescue charity to be announced.

George Snow Scholarship Fund Cowboy Ball

WHEN: Feb. 17, 6 p.m.

WHERE: Mizner Park Amphitheater, 590 Plaza Real, Boca Raton COST: Tickets start at $175 CONTACT: Debi Feiler, 561/347-6799, dfeiler@scholarship.org DETAILS: Guests will enjoy culinary delights from multiple restaurants and a whiskey tasting in the saloon. Plus, you can’t have a Cowboy Ball without a fiddle player, square bocamag.com

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Festival of the Arts BOCA

WHEN: Feb. 23-March 4, various show times WHERE: Mizner Park Amphitheater, 590 Plaza Real, Boca Raton COST: $15- $250 CONTACT: For tickets and additional information, visit festivalboca.org or call 866/571-2787.

DETAILS: Dazzling and diverse performing artists including Kathleen Battle, Itzhak Perlman, Bill Murray and Jan Vogler & Friends will appear at this 10-day festival—as well as a special screening of “E.T.” accompanied by live orchestra.

Unicorn Children’s Foundation “Disco & Diamonds” Unicorn Ball

WHEN: March 4, 5 to 11 p.m.

WHERE: Boca West Country Club, 20583 Boca West Drive, Boca Raton COST: $300 per ticket CONTACT: Brett Dean, 561/620-9377 ext. 302 DETAILS: Grab your bell bottoms, platform shoes and your bling! Join us for a funfilled evening of silent and live auctions, amazing dinner, delicious drinks, and of course boogieing the night away at this disco-themed gala. Channel your inner John Travolta, and help us to support kids and young adults with special needs excel in their communities.

Child Rescue Coalition’s Third Annual Eat, Drink and Be Giving!

WHEN: March 9, 6 to 10 p.m.

WHERE: Delray Beach Marriott, 10 N. Ocean Blvd., Delray Beach COST: General admission, $275; VIP, $500; sponsors from $1,000 CONTACT: childrescuecoalition.org/events or 561/208-9000 DETAILS: This inspirational evening features powerful presentations, an elegant dinner, awards presentation, and exciting live and silent auctions. Proceeds from the evening will enhance Child Rescue Coalition’s technological developments, increase law enforcement training and rescue thousands of children from sexual exploitation and abuse. Sponsors include TransUnion and FurrCohen.

Jacobson Jewish Community Foundation of the Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach County “Granting Wishes” Reception

WHEN: March 14, 5:30 p.m.

WHERE: Boca Rio Golf Club, 22041 Boca Rio Road, Boca Raton COST: $85 per person CONTACT: Shielle Traverso, shiellet@bocafed. org, 561/852-3114 DETAILS: Guests at this annual reception will be the first to learn about JWF’s 2018 grant awards. They’ll also enjoy hearing from Denise Albert, an award-winning journalist, television producer, breast cancer advocate and co-founder of The MOMS, which brings celebrity parents together with moms across the country for a conversation about parenthood through media and events.

Granting Wishes guests will also enjoy an array of heavy hors d’oeuvres, desserts and wine. Currently chaired by Alice Kemper, over its 14 years JWF has awarded more than $1.3 million to fund initiatives that help women and children in the areas of education, health, abuse prevention and economic security. The evening is generously sponsored by Boca Raton Regional Hospital Foundation.

JARC Florida “JARCMANIA” fundraiser

WHEN: March 18, 6 p.m. cocktail reception, 7 p.m. dinner and program, emceed by WPTV news anchor Michael Williams WHERE: Boca West Country Club, 20583 Boca West Drive, Boca Raton COST: $250 per person CONTACT: Fallon Gechter, 561/558-2572, fallong@jarcfl.org DETAILS: Gala Chairs are Elizabeth Levine and Debbie Weisman, and auction chairs are Ellen Gechter and Debbie Quint, for this Beatles-themed event (“All You Need is JARC”) featuring a special performance by JARC clients.

Ruth & Norman Rales Jewish Family Services (JFS) “Great Golf for a Great Cause,’ JFS Annual Golf Tournament

WHEN: March 26 WHERE: St. Andrews Country Club, 17557 Claridge Oval West, Boca Raton COST: $450 per person and above CONTACT: Jill Waldman, director of special events, 561/852-5013, jillw@ralesjfs.org, ralesjfs.org

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DETAILS: Join Event Chairs Arnold Friedman, Michael Lipton, Robert Marton and Amy Ross for a great day on the links while raising funds to support the variety of services JFS provides to our community. Lunch, cocktail reception and dinner included.

Boca Raton Historical Society & Museum’s Boca Bacchanal Vintner Dinners

WHEN: April 6, 7 p.m.

WHERE: Individual private estates and historic venues TBA COST: $325 per guest CONTACT: bocabacchanal.com DETAILS: Enjoy an intimate gourmet dining experience showcasing special vintage and reserve Champagnes and wine hosted at grand estates and historic sites in Boca Raton.

Each dinner features a world-renowned vintner and chef working together to create an unforgettable five-course dinner and wine pairing.

Sculpture in Motion: The Ar t of Pre- and Post-War Automobiles Design is everywhere, but a car is personal. The rich history that accompanies the commission of some of the most extraordinary vintage vehicles in our history is an inspiring message. Innovation is a theme throughout this exhibition, confirming that art, science, and technology go hand in hand. During the day visitors of all ages will have the opportunity to experience the history and design of twelve rare, one-of-a-kind, classic pre- and post- war automobiles in this “dream car” exhibition.

Saturday, Novemb er 18, 2017 10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Boca Raton Historical Society & Museum Boca Bacchanal “Bacchanalia”

WHEN: April 7, 7 to 11 p.m.

WHERE: Mizner Park Amphitheater, 590 Plaza Real, Boca Raton COST: $125 CONTACT: bocabacchanal.com DETAILS: Delight your senses with an interactive wine and food experience.

Mingle with world-renowned chefs and vintners, indulge in more than 200 wines, and savor specialties from more than 30 local restaurants. Experience luxury vehicle displays, live entertainment and a silent auction offering exclusive wine lots, vintner trips and gourmet adventures.

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Parkinson’s Foundation Ball

WHEN: April 14, 7 to 11 p.m.

WHERE: Woodfield Country Club, 3650 Club Place, Boca Raton COST: TBD CONTACT: Robin Miller, executive director, Parkinson’s Foundation South Palm Beach County Chapter, 561/962-1702, parkinson.org DETAILS: The annual Parkinson’s Foundation Ball honoring Gail and Robert Milhous will be co-chaired by Pamela Polani and Joni Scalzo.

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I F YO U G O PARKING: In front of or behind the restaurant HOURS: Dinner only, one seating at 7:30 p.m. Limited nights out of season, but can serve daily in season.

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n a trip to California’s Paso Robles wine country, we lucked into an elegant dinner on a mountaintop, all alone in the restaurant, just because our timing was terrific. It was an unforgettable experience. A visit to STaR—Six Tables a Restaurant— comes as close to that dinner as you can find in Boca Raton, minus the mountaintop and the isolation.

This 13-year-old restaurant’s staying power proves the pull of a beautiful space, amazing food and special attention from a talented staff, which is guaranteed at a venue this intimate. As its name implies, it only contains six tables, with a maximum capacity of 28. It’s a tiny venue with big food; that it’s served at a good price is like the lemon in the lemon meringue pie: an essential detail.

The France-meets-Florida décor reflects the food—elegant and innovative in unexpected but attractive ways. The menu is from everywhere and nowhere—not pure French or pure Italian or pure American, but an amalgamation.

Our amuse-bouche was one large, perfectly cooked scallop seared with a soy sauce gastrique with honey and dry sherry, and a dollop of soft, tangy salmon tartare with capers, tomato, shallots, red onion and lemon zest, set on a balsamic drizzle. It was complemented by a glass of sparkling blanc de blanc.

The lobster bisque, served as the second, “comfort” course, is one of chef-owner Jonathan Fyhrie’s signature dishes. It’s a velvety, pale, peach-colored dream, a rich concoction with a

little flour, a tiny touch of tomato paste and lots of cream and lobster. There are two soups to choose from, and the other is a vegan-based, gluten-free vichyssoise, made here with sweet potato and leeks. That’s followed by a nod to a classic Caesar salad, with half a romaine lightly topped with a mild anchovy dressing, shaved Parmesan and black pepper.

A tiny scoop of mango and fruit sorbet worked as a palate cleanser as we pondered our entrée choices from five options.

This is slow food dining: Allow at least two and a half hours, which is why the restaurant has only one seating per night, at 7:30.

The entrees included filet au poivre, rack of pistachio-crusted lamb, a venison loin filet with Port wine sauce, wild Scottish king salmon with a soy-based sauce, or long-roasted crispy duck with orange marmalade sauce. Best bring five to dinner, so you can order them all and steal tastes.

The rack of lamb, asparagus and Hasselback potatoes was regal in presentation, with three thick, double-bone chops and a savory-sweet sauce of mustard, honey, brown sugar and herbs de Provence. The filet au poivre was sizeable (8-9 ounces), and was just zesty enough with peppers.

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had passed when we started on dessert.

The ending sweets were a triple-layer chocolate cake with ganache icing, or lemon meringue pie with fresh whipped cream. We had one of each, and both were full of freshness, flavor and calories—a successful formula.

We felt we had dinner at a friend’s house, with customized attention all along the way.

So we made a reservation for another night. Some things are so good that you want to repeat them as quickly as possible. This was one.

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201 Plaza Real, Boca Raton, 561/757-0082

N I F YO U G O PARKING: Street or parking garage HOURS: Lunch 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Monday-Saturday, dinner 4 to 9 p.m.

Sunday-Wednesday, and 4 p.m. to midnight Thursday-Sunday.

PRICES: $31-$60 WEBSITE: ouzobay. com

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eon blue lighting is everywhere: the ceiling, in glass lining the backs of booths, highlighting the bar, in bottles perched on top shelves. Reflections send blue streams bouncing off floors, walls and coral statues.

Add to that the sparkle at the far end of Ouzo Bay, where bronzino, black bass, dorade, Dover sole and more fins flown in daily are displayed on a long bed of ice before making their way to your plate, and the Mediterranean Sea seems close by.

Offerings are a little bit Maryland (crab cakes)—where the first Ouzo Bay sits in Baltimore—and a lot of Mediterranean and Greek. Opened in early 2017, this large restaurant also has three special event/party areas, including a cigar lounge built for 30. Ouzo flows freely at the bar and at the end of each meal, when an excellent complimentary house ouzo is gifted to diners. That’s one

of the things helping define this Greek restaurant as an estiatorio, more elaborate and upscale than a taverna.

Other hallmarks are evident when essential Greek dishes like spanakopita and dolmades arrive with tiny bursts of the unexpected. Take time to savor these treats.

The spanakopita is a hand-sized triangle wedge of spinach pie, with a lightly toasted, flaky crust and a melding of tastes that includes leeks, feta and a hint of mint that brands it as authentic.

It’s thick on the fork and light on the tongue. The stuffed grape leaves arrive in a tiny cast-iron pan, lightly drizzled with a frothy traditional avgolemono (egg and lemon) sauce that adds a tart tinge to the beef-stuffed leaves.

A lavraki (bronzino) is chosen from the glassy-eyed array on ice, and served whole if requested—with head, tail and bones—or

deboned. We chose deboned, and this light, moist, slightly sweet, flaky white fish is simply panseared and decorated with capers as big as 1-carat diamonds. A side of fresh vegetables proved lightly grilled enough to stay firm as a perfect accompaniment to the fish.

Dessert, of course, included traditional baklava, served with vanilla ice cream. But here again Ouzo Bay adds a spin, making it with almonds and pine nuts instead of the usual walnuts. It’s a fully packed pastry, sitting on cinnamon-flavored honey that’s lightly liquid on the tongue and not too sweet or cloying. The galaktoboureko (vanilla custard) that’s surrounded by phyllo dough is a bit tasteless despite the Greek Orino honey drizzled on it.

At Ouzo Bay, there are no plates broken regularly and no tabletop dancing, but the food deserves a hearty cry of Opa!

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Harvest Seasonal Grill & Wine Bar

1841 S. Federal Highway, Suite 402, Delray Beach, 561/266-3239 Written by LYNN KALBER

From top, filet mignon and the Harvest Seasonal interior; below, shrimp pad Thai

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The small supergrain salad would feed a small army, with enough ingredients (11) to start a produce shop. A friend says any salad with quinoa in it needs a yummy dressing or it flops. Since this salad was addictive, the ginger carrot hummus vinaigrette gets credit, along with the dried blueberries, toasted almonds, tangerine mint yogurt, toasted pumpernickel breadcrumbs and more. It’s one of the more-than-500-calorie menu items, but I didn’t care. The crunchy, soft, sweet, tangy mix was also a good leftover the next day.

My filet mignon with an apricot horseradish marmalade drizzle, sheep’s milk feta on top, snow peas and fingerling potatoes was tender, but not cooked in the center. Back it went, and the sous chef himself brought it back out, cooked to medium rare order. That’s an hospitable move, and one that should be copied elsewhere.

In that and all other ways, service was excellent. Something that couldn’t be fixed was the overly salty shrimp pad Thai, with more

liquid than necessary. It’s made with rice noodles, snow peas, tofu, sriracha salted peanuts, bean spouts and green chilies. It was crunchy, the shrimp tender but not soft, the noodles not too soggy, the slightly spicy nuts a nice add—but salt should be subtracted.

Any dessert that’s fewer than 500 calories and includes raspberries with a light lemon custard or equally light salted caramel chocolate mousse on chocolate cake gets a thumbs-up. The two small-jar treats were each enough for one serving and mollified a sweet craving.

That sums up Harvest Seasonal as a whole: It satisfies a craving for tasty, healthful food. This Delray Beach venue is the first Florida step—and a successful one—for the Pennsylvania-based Dave Magrogan Group chain. Since Magrogan owns a home in Delray Beach, it’s a good bet it won’t be the last.

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he hardest choice at Harvest Seasonal Grill & Wine Bar is wading through the choices. 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. In fact, local farming sources are named at the top of the extensive menu.

Kudos to the kitchen artist who took time to design a pesto Caprese flatbread that looks like a Cezanne and tastes like a fresh summer garden. Lavosh is the base, but it doesn’t have a lot of taste, so house-made mozzarella, ripe tomatoes and bright basil pesto are crucial paints on this edible canvas. We’re sure noted local Executive Chef Bill Ring was playing in the kitchen with his food brushes again. Known for his past stellar work at 32 East and Max’s Harvest, Ring grows herbs onsite and has a long history with local farming sources.

HOURS: 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Monday-Friday, 10 a.m. to 11 p.m.

Saturday, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Sunday.

PRICES: $10-$33 WEBSITE: harvestseasonalgrill.com

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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. $$$$

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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.

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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. Seafood, whether raw (tuna tartare) or simply

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George Patti Chef/owner of M.E.A.T. Eatery and Union 27, Boca Raton Written by LYNN KALBER

M.E.A.T. EATERY 980 N. Federal Highway Boca Raton 561/419-2600 UNION 27 451 E. Palmetto Park Road Boca Raton

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What’s the toughest part of opening a new restaurant?

Hiring the staff and training. You hire 50 people, and you keep 20. In South Florida, it’s difficult. There are a lot of restaurants, but also a lot of mediocre workers. I’m looking for someone with three years [of] experience, not three months, and that’s usually who applies. The labor pool is different here. You have to be selective.”

What home cooks don’t know: “At home, you can spend a few hours making a meal. In a restaurant, you have 10 minutes.

The misconception from home cooks is ‘I can do that.’ You have to read the (food) tickets, then have the cooking all a la carte, plating, orchestrating the whole line and syncing all the stations together.”

What’s the No. 1 thing you teach when giving cooking classes?

For upcoming chefs: “Try to always do something different. I teach that it’s important to use really fresh ingredients and make everything from scratch, like sausages.”

For home cooks:“I teach the basics of sautéing, how to blanch vegetables, how to filet a fish.”

What’s your favorite pig-out food that you don’t cook?

“I’ve always been a big fan of pizza: a nice thin pizza, light sauce, light cheese, crust with a crunch to it. Or a dirty water dog that you find on the streets of New York in carts—a Sabrett hot dog with spicy brown mustard and onions. We use Sabretts in the restaurants.”

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Try to always do something different. I teach that it’s important to use really fresh ingredients and make everything from scratch, like sausages.”

he recipe for opening new restaurants seems simple: a good location, the necessary financing, a willing customer base, qualified employees and fresh products handily available.

But the ingredients hardest to procure are enthusiasm, passion and creativity.

Those are George Patti’s favorite ingredients. He should know— he’s opened about 10 venues.

“I love getting to play with new food,”he says.“It’s always evolving.

There’s always something different out there to play with.”He’s putting that passion into his two M.E.A.T. Eateries in Boca Raton and Islamorada, and now in his newest Boca venture, Union 27.

“Keep it happy, mainstream and fun and different—things people can identify with,”says Patti, about operating Union 27 (named for Florida being the 27th state to join the Union).

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grilled (wild-caught salmon), is palate-pleasing as well.

Don’t miss the fresh mozzarella, made and assembled into a salad at your table. • Lunch and dinner daily. 561/4093035. $$$

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. $$$

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The Cheesecake Factory —5530 Glades

Duck l’orange from Chez Marie French Bistro

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: panseared 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

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

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

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hen one restaurant closes, there’s usually another one waiting in the wings. That means job security for food critics (ahem) and new frontiers to explore for foodies. Get your Delray Beach dinner heels on, because we have new names and menus to conquer.

In Pineapple Grove, Avant moves into the space formerly occupied by Solita and Mastino, at 25 N.E. Second Ave. The Next Big Thing group paired with nightclub folks Society 8 for this eatery. Unique handmade works of art are promised along with a “globally inspired menu.”Look for a large, canopied outdoor seating area that will be perfect for winter evenings.

On the Avenue, Osteria Bossi is at 44 E. Atlantic Ave., which used to house Café Bleu. This will be the third Bossi venture from Big Time Restaurants. Delray architect Richard Jones was chosen to revamp the former 1920s Masonic Temple building, which overlooks Old School Square. He plans to keep and repurpose the original building materials, while bringing the place back to its 1920s roots.

Batch Gastropub opened in June at Delray Marketplace, at 14813 Lyons Road. It’s the second location for owner Kevin Danilo, who opened the first Batch in 2014 in Miami.

It’s known for high-quality cocktails that have some of the ingredients premixed in large batches—hence the name.

MIA Kitchen & Bar, a“local bar with global fare,”opened in August at 7901 W. Atlantic Ave., Delray Beach, from local restaurateur and CEO Joey LoGrasso.

Modern, inventive and authentic is the mindset there, according to Chef Blake Malatesta, an award-winning chef with a large local following.

Coming to Delray Plaza (660 W. Linton Blvd.) in 2019 are two more chain restaurants joining the Pollo Tropical and Subway already there. First Watch, the popular breakfast/lunch spot, will open a new location, as will Zoës Kitchen. Mediterranean menu-based Zoës is a national chain with multiple spots in Florida, but none on the lower East Coast until now.

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he Tuscan wineries Livernano and Casalvento are makers of limited production, fine boutique-style wines. The wineries have been awarded many prizes over the years, including “Tre Bicchieri” from Gambero Rosso Guide (the most important award for a wine in Italy), the Gold Medal at the USA Los Angeles County Fair and First Place in the Radda NelBicchiere blind tasting, as well as high ratings from Wine Spectator and Wine Enthusiast, among others.

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ou can put whatever you have for breaking your morning fast between two pieces of bread and call it a breakfast sandwich. This is not a unique American idea, or a new one; the first recipe appeared in an 1897 cookbook. But if your idea includes Spam on a bagel, we’ll call that unique— plus you’ve got something nobody else will want to share.

We got up early to help you find an option that’s a perfect bite and easy to eat behind the steering wheel. Our choice was a traditional egg, bacon and cheese sandwich. Croissants were what we wanted to wrap our fingers around, except that’s not an option at Panera Bread—it makes croissants but doesn’t use them for breakfast sandwiches. (It does include white cheddar, which is a nice touch.)

While quick and easy doesn’t always mean tasty, we struck gold at Corner Bakery Café, where tasty meets fresh.

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The breakfast croissant contains scrambled eggs, grilled ham and yellow American cheese. The croissant is bigger than both hands but also tastes like it’s packaged. The scrambled eggs are just OK, and the cheese isn’t melted.

Not good enough, especially for the price. Cost: $8.29

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Tom Sawyer Restaurant & Pastry

The ham, egg and cheese breakfast sandwich is made fresh in front of you, and I love the multigrain whole wheat grilled toast; the fresh, thin ham slice; the real egg; and the white cheddar and calorie count of 340. The only downside: The bread ends up being soggy, but it still tastes great. Cost: $4.19

PANERA BREAD

1759 N.W. Boca Raton Blvd., Boca Raton 561/368-4634

The gouda, bacon and egg on ciabatta roll is made by an outside bakery, frozen, shipped to the store in cellophane packages, then reheated in a microwave. The egg is in cookie-cutter form (all yellow), and it tastes fine, but the roll is slightly rubbery from reheating. OK for a quick fix, but not the best. Cost: $3.75

Panera Bread

5050 Town Center Circle, Boca Raton 561/368-3221

STARBUCKS

Corner Bakery Cafe 2240 N.W. 19th St., Boca Raton 561/417-6060

Starbucks

2200 Glades Road, Boca Raton 561/391-4255

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The Commuter Croissant, with scrambled eggs, tomato, bacon and cheddar, is made fresh each morning, and you can tell. The eggs are real, the tomatoes ripe. The smoked bacon adds a savory crunch and the tangy cheddar puts a cheesy end on each bite. It’s the way a breakfast sandwich should taste. $4.79

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“I declare after all there is no enjoyment like reading! How much sooner one tires of any thing than of a book!”

-- Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice

Grab your girlfriends, and enjoy a fun and festive night with cocktails and dinner by the bite!

This event will make you “completely and perfectly and incandescently happy” -- Mrs. Darcy

Wednesday, November 29th | 6:30-8:30pm Delray Beach Public Library • Get ready for the holidays with our hand selected vendors and “Bloomie’s Beauty Bar • Win something fabulous at the famous Kendra Scott Jewelry Wall

Clean out your closet and score something new!

Donate last season’s purses, scarfs or sunglasses and get 2 tickets to the Kendra Scott Jewelry Wall!

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For the full list of 150+ designers or more information about the event, visit us online at www.delraylibrary.org/prideandprosecco or call 561.266.0799.

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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. $$

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. $$$

Sunday Best

Sunday is Customer Appreciation Day at Domus: Every Sunday, diners receive 10-percent off their entire check.

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

Dorsia—5837 N. Federal Highway. Continental.

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

561/961-4156. $$

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Farmer’s Table —1901 N. Military Trail.

Vegan shepherd’s pie at Farmer’s Table

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or four days in December, celebrity chefs from all over the U.S. (Boston, New York, Los Angeles, et al) cook with local celebrity chefs in the Palm Beach Food & Wine Festival, offering superb food in a balmy setting.

And you can eat with them. It doesn’t get better. The only problem is trying to figure out which event to attend— and what tickets are still available.

For the 11th annual festival, running Dec. 14-17, we will see about 40 chefs and wine celebs dishing it up at 14 events. There are four opening dinners on Dec. 14, at Buccan, PB Catch Seafood & Raw Bar, Avocado Grill and a new event at Café Sapori in West Palm Beach.

Attendees at meet-and-greet events can chat with star toques Robert Irvine, Michelle Bernstein, Marc Murphy, Brad Kilgore and many more, along with local luminaries like Clay Conley, Sean Brasel and Virginia Philip. Another new event is from Daniel Boulud, celebrated chef and owner of Café Boulud, on Dec. 16, with a walk-around tasting in the garden.

For late birds on Dec. 16, try Imoto: After Hours, running 11 p.m. to“late”with chefs Ken Oringer, Daniel Serfer and Clay Conley. The closing event on Dec. 17 also has the least expensive ticket: The 11th annual Grand Tasting, 5 to 9 p.m. at the Gardens Mall. There are dozens of local restaurants and shops participating, for $85 per person. For tickets and information, call 877/503-9463 or visit pbwinefoodfest.com.

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, slowbraised USDA Choice short rib and the popular Buddha Bowl, with veggies, udon noodles and shrimp. • Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. 561/417-5836. $$

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. $$ bocamag.com

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“One of the things I like about grilling is that you’re spending time with family and friends, and it’s a really communal atmosphere. I’m standing out there in the rain with my umbrella grilling—that’s a little hardcore, but I like it.”

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ay “scallops” to a home cook, and it can be like asking someone to camp in the Everglades without mosquito spray: Let the panic ensue. Adding the idea of grilling usually doesn’t help, but pitmaster and chef Bryan Tyrell,

of Boynton’s Pig-Sty BBQ, is up to the challenge.

“There’s very little you cannot cook on a grill,” he says. “You get so much more flavor by using different woods. You can get a nice, delicate flavor with fish, for instance. … You don’t want to

overcook scallops; cooking them comes from a lot of practice and learning your grill.”

Let Tyrell guide you through this flavorful dish. You’ll be a rock star at your next dinner party.

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PROSCIUTTO

CUMIN & CHILI POWDER

SCALLOPS

With scallops, I just flash them on the coal side for a minute or two on each side to sear them, then move them (with tongs!— Ed.) to the other side for another minute or two.

The cumin’s not too hot, and the chili is in there but cut with the honey and crème fraiche. You get that good smoky flavor in the tomato, and with the honey and crème fraiche it balances it out. You can do it without the chili powder, and I think that completely changes it, but to each their own.

With the prosciutto, you can turn them over and crisp them on both sides, and you’re not searing the scallops.

GARLIC AND ONION

You want to get the garlic and onion to where they’re translucent and soft, and it releases the flavor out of them. In this recipe, the liquid mixes with the butter. You can make the sauce the day before, and that way it cuts down on the time when you have guests for dinner.

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

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

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

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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. $$$

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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. $$

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

Tradition trumps trendy, and comfort outweighs chic at this Boca favorite. The ambience is quiet and stately but not stuffy, and the menu is full of hearty dishes to soothe the savage appetite, like three-cheese eggplant rollatini and chicken scarpariello. • Dinner nightly.

561/988-0668. $$

Autumn Indulgence

Can’t decide between cake or a shake? Try Junior’s pumpkin pie cake shake—a cinnamon milkshake topped with a slice of pumpkin-pie cheesecake—through Thanksgiving.

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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. $$

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f it’s the third Thursday in November, it must be Beaujolais Day, and that’s Nov. 16 this year. That’s when Beaujolais Nouveau wine from grapes harvested during the summer in France—only six weeks old—is served.

It’s a young wine meant to be enjoyed quickly, no cellaring required.

And as Marie Gattacieca of Boca Raton’s Chez Marie restaurant says,“It’s more a get-together party.You go out with your friends, enjoy traditional food and have a good time. That’s the spirit of the festival.”In France, Beaujeu is capital of the Beaujolais region and has a fiveday festival celebrating the first wine of the season.

In that spirit, Chez Marie French Bistro will have a special menu and live music and entertainment on Nov. 16, along with tastes of Beaujolais Nouveau, of course (5030 Champion Blvd., Boca Raton; 561/997-0027).

So will La Nouvelle Maison, which celebrated Beaujolais Nouveau for the first time in 2016, and is repeating that this year on Nov. 16 with a prix fixe menu as well as a la carte dishes (455 E. Palmetto Park Road, Boca Raton; 561/338-3003).

In West Palm Beach, French bistro Pistache will throw its yearly party on Nov. 16, featuring Georges DuBoeuf 2017 Beaujolais Nouveau wine. Some of the menu items include beef Bourguignon, autumn squash salad and Brussels sprouts (101 N. Clematis St., West Palm Beach; 561/833-5090).

These celebrations are popular, so reservations are recommended.

Kapow! Noodle Bar—431 Plaza Real. PanAsian. 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. $$

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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. $$$

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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 Ferme —9101 Lakeridge Blvd. French/Mediterranean. Classic style and classically oriented French cuisine come together at this elegant yet comfortable restaurant in a west Boca shopping mall.

Though there are a few Asian and Italian-inflected dishes on the menu, at its heart Le Ferme (“the farm”) is as French as the Eiffel Tower. Start with 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. $$$

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. 561/392-4568. $$ 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. $$$

In Italy all roads lead to Rome…

In Boca Raton all roads lead to Cosa Duci!

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

We change our menu daily!

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

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

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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. $$

The Little Chalet—485 S. Federal Hightway.

Tail of Tails

“Big Red,” aka the biggest lobster in the tank at New York Prime, is wheeled around on a Radio Flyer wagon for ambitious guests to consider.

Continental/Steakhouse. This clubby faux chalet touts both its pricy pedigreed beef and that once-hip culinary staple of the 1950s and ’60s: fondue. The latter offers a unique taste experience, especially if you go for the three-course prix fixe fondue dinner for two. It starts off with a choice of cheese fondues; we suggest trying the quattro formaggi.

Entrée fondues feature beef and shrimp options cooked in a burbling consommé, to be dabbed with any of five different sauces. For dessert, dip into the hazelnut or cookies & cream. • Dinner nightly. 561/325-8000. $$$

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. $$$$

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

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. $$$$

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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. 561/9940808. $$$

Mussels from Mario’s Osteria

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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. $$

New York Prime—2350 N.W. Executive Center

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

Do as the Italians do, and order family-style: Sit back and watch the endless amounts of gorgeous foods grace your table. In this manner, you receive two appetizers, a salad, two pastas, two entrées and two desserts. The menu also includes lighter takes on staples like chicken parm, fettuccine alfredo and chicken piccata. • Lunch and dinner daily. 561/361-8244. $$

Nick’s New Haven-Style Pizzeria

Mario’s Osteria —1400 Glades Road, Suite

Ninja Spinning Sushi Bar —41 E. Palmet-

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. 561/2397000. $$

to 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. $$

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. $$

—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. $$

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

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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. $$ 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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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.

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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.) $$$$

Happy Anniversary!

This year marks 30 years in business for Uncle Tai’s, a staple of Boca’s dining scene.

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. 561/362-2299. $$

Seasons 52—2300 Executive Center Drive.

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

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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. $$ Tap 42—5050 Town Center Circle, Suite 247.

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

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mac-n-cheese. The wicked-good chocolate bread pudding with salted caramel sauce would be the envy of any Big Easy eatery. • Lunch Mon.–Fri. Brunch Sat.–Sun. Dinner nightly. 561/235-5819. $

Taverna Kyma—6298 N. Federal Highway.

Greek/Mediterranean. Few present Greek cuisine better. Expertly prepared dishes cover the spectrum of Mediterranean cuisine, from cold appetizers (dolmades—grape leaves stuffed with rice and herbs) to hot starters (spanakopita, baked phyllo with spinach and feta cheese) to mouthwatering entrées like lamb shank (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. $$ 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

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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. $$ Villagio Italian Eatery —344 Plaza Real. Italian. The classic Italian comfort food at this Mizner Park establishment is served with flair and great attention to detail. The reasonably priced menu—with generous portions—includes all your favorites (veal Parmesan, Caesar salad) and some outstanding seafood dishes (Maine lobster with shrimp, mussels and clams on linguine). There is a full wine list and ample people-watching given the prime outdoor seating. • Lunch and dinner daily. 561-447-2257. $$

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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. $$

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

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Villa Rosano —9858 Clint Moore Road. Italian.

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

561/470-0112. $$

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

Sybarite Pig —20642 State Road 7. Contemporary American. A labor of love, pork and beer, everything at the Pig but the coarse-grain mustard is made in-house, from the bread for sandwiches to the eclectic sauces to the variety of terrific sausages. Roasted bone marrow and wagyu duck fat burgers, along with subtly spicy “Hellswine,” are among the standouts. • Dinner Tues.–Sun. Brunch Sun. 561/883-3200. $

BOYNTON BEACH Bar Louie —1500 Gateway Blvd., #100.

Eclectic. Attempting to split the difference between happening bar and American café, Bar Louie in the sprawling Renaissance Commons complex mostly succeeds, offering burgers, pizzas, fish tacos and a variety of salads, all at moderate prices and in truly

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daunting portions. In South Florida’s world of trendy and expensive bistros, this is a welcome relief. • Lunch and dinner daily. 561/853-0090. $

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. $$

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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. $$ Sushi Simon—1614 S. Federal Highway. Japanese. It’s been called “Nobu North” by some aficionados, and for good reason. Local sushi-philes jam the narrow dining room for such impeccable nigirizushi as hamachi and uni (Thursdays), as well as more elaborate dishes like snapper Morimoto and tuna tartare. Creative, elaborate rolls are a specialty. • Lunch and dinner daily. 561/731-1819. $$

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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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32 East—32 E. Atlantic Ave. Contemporary American. There are trendier, flashier, more celebrated restaurants than 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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more upscale, seafood-oriented spot. The menu ranges from familiar to slightly more inventive, from a classic lobster bisque and crisp-tender fried clam bellies to rock shrimp pot pie and baked grouper topped with blue crab. The cinnamon-dusted beignets are puffs of amazingly delicate deep-fried air and should not under any circumstances be missed. • Lunch Mon.–Sat. Dinner nightly. Brunch Sun. 561/278-3364. $$

Angelo Elia Pizza • Bar • Tapas — 16950 Jog Road. Italian. Nothing on the menu of Angelo Elia’s modern, small plates-oriented osteria disappoints, but particularly notable are the meaty fried baby artichokes stuffed with breadcrumbs and speck, delicate chicken-turkey meatballs in Parmesan-enhanced broth, and Cremona pizza with a sweet-saltyearthy-pungent mélange of pears, pancetta, Gorgonzola, sun-dried figs and mozzarella. • Lunch Tues.–Sun. Dinner nightly. 561/381-0037. $

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. $$ Brulé Bistro —200 N.E. Second Ave. Contemporary American. While the regular menu of this Pineapple Grove hipster hangout always has satisfying dishes (filet mignon carpaccio, seared tuna poke, seared diver scallops, slow-cooked lamb pappardelle), the nightly specials will amaze: beef Oscar, Tangier crusted yellowfin tuna. Oh, and the Meyer lemon tart? ‘Nuff said. Outside tables offer the best option for conversation. • Lunch and dinner daily. 561/274-2046. $$

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

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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.

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Try the restaurant’s famous avocado fries with garlic and cilantro, and finish off with Captain Crunch deep-fried ice cream. • Lunch and dinner daily. 561/499-0378. $

Caffe Luna Rosa—34 S. Ocean Blvd., Delray Beach. Italian. This multiple Delray Beach-award winning restaurant has sparkling service, comfort food taken to a higher level, and a setting just steps from the Atlantic. Open since 1993, and a success since then, they dish up big flavors in a tiny space, so call for reservations. Try the calamari fritto misto, then the rigatoni pomodoro and leave room for dessert. Or come back for breakfast. • Open daily from breakfast through dinner.

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familiar as apple pie, is exceptionally well-done. • Dinner Tues.-Sat. 561/330-1237. $$

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. $$

Cut 432 —432 E. Atlantic Ave. Steakhouse. Hipper decor, a more casual vibe and an inventive take on steak-house favorites make this sleek restaurant just different enough to be interesting. Starters such as ceviche (prepared Peruvian style) and ultrarich oysters Rockefeller are first-rate, while the wet-aged beef is appropriately tender and tasty. • Dinner nightly.

561/272-9898. $$$

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

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Henry’s—16850 Jog Road. American. This casual, unpretentious restaurant from Burt Rapoport in the west part of town never fails to delight diners. Expect attentive service and crisp execution of everything—from meat loaf, burgers and fried chicken to flatbreads and hefty composed salads. • Lunch Mon.–Sat. Dinner nightly.

561/638-1949. $$

House of Siam —25 N.E. Second Ave., #116. Thai. The normally riotous flavors of Thai cuisine are muted at this family-friendly downtown spot, but that seems to suit diners just fine. Dishes, well-prepared and generously portioned, include steamed chicken and shrimp dumplings with sweet soy dipping sauce and crisp-fried duck breast in a very mild red curry sauce. • Lunch Mon.–Fri. Dinner nightly. 561/330-9191. $$ Il Girasole —2275 S. Federal Highway. Northern Italian. This South Florida classic is not trendy, but it offers a level of comfort and consistency that has been bringing people back for more than three decades. The food is fine hearty Italian, with excellent service. Try the veal Kristy or the calves brains. • Dinner Tues.–Sun. 561/272-3566. $$

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. $

J&J Seafood Bar & Grill—634 E. Atlantic

El Camino —15 N.E. Second Ave. Mexican. This

porary 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. $$

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 tacos of fish clad in crisp, delicate fried skin and set off by tart pineapple salsa. Cinnamon and sugar-dusted churros are the perfect dessert. And do check out the margaritas, especially the half-and-half blend of smoky mezcal and blanco tequila. • Lunch and dinner daily. 561/865-5350. $$

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. Contem-

La Cigale —253 S.E. Fifth Ave. Mediterranean.

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. $$

True culinary professionals turn out gently updated and classically oriented dishes notable for the quality of their ingredients and careful preparation. Sweetbreads in chanterelle cream sauce are glorious; a barely grilled 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. $$

The Grove —187 N.E. Second Ave. Contemporary American. Chef-partner Michael Haycook and chef

Lemongrass Bistro—420 E. Atlantic Ave. PanAsian. Casually hip ambience, friendly service, moderate

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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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189 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. Contempo-

Sundy House —106 S. Swinton Ave. Contem-

rary 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. $$

porary 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. $$

Prime—29 S.E Second Ave. Steak/Seafood. Prime is aptly named for its heart of the action location, classy neo-supper club decor, extensive wine list and roster of designer steaks. Starters and desserts fare better than entrées, especially plump, crabby Maryland-style crab cakes and indecently luscious chocolate bread pudding. Service is a strong suit too, so with a bit of work this good-looking restaurant will fully live up to its name. • Dinner nightly. 561/865-5845. $$$

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

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

Taverna Opa —270 E. Atlantic Ave. Greek.

Yes, you can order a side of belly dancing and napkin tossing with your moussaka and baklava at this chain.

But the moussaka and baklava are very good; so is the rest of the food at the downtown Delray outpost.

Also worth your while (and appetite) are appetizers like melitzanosalata, whipped eggplant with orange zest and roasted red pepper, and tarama, a creamy emulsion of bread, olive oil and salmon roe. Whole grilled bronzino is finished with lemon and orange juices for a citrusy flavor boost, while tongue-tying galaktoboureko goes baklava one better by adding vanilla-scented custard to golden, flaky phyllo. • Dinner nightly. 561/303-3602. $$

Terra Fiamma—9169 W. Atlantic Ave. Italian. The pleasures of simple, hearty, well-prepared Italian-American cuisine are front and center at Wendy Rosano’s latest venture. Among the pleasures you should

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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 Rich Italian for Lean Wallets

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

(Tues.–Sun. during summer). 561/585-0320. $$

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. PanAsian. 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. $

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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. 561/547-9487. $$$

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. $$$ Buccan —350 S. County Road. Contemporary American. Casual elegance of Palm Beach meets modern culinary sensibilities of Miami at the first independent restaurant by chef Clay Conley. The design offers both intimate and energetic dining areas, while the menu is by turn familiar (wood-grilled burgers) and more adventurous (truffled steak tartare with crispy egg yolk, squid ink orrechiette). • Dinner nightly. 561/8333450. $$$ 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 seeand-be-seen crowd are hallmarks of one of the island’s premier restaurants. Indulgences include scrambled eggs with caviar and the Dover sole meunière filleted tableside. When your waiter suggests profiterolles au chocolat or hazelnut soufflé, say, mais oui! • Dinner Mon.–Sat. 561/833-1171. $$$ Echo —230A Sunrise Ave. Asian. The cuisine reverberates with the tastes of China, Thailand, Japan and Vietnam. The Chinese hot and sour soup is unlike any other, and the sake list is tops. This offsite property of The Breakers is managed with the same flawlessness as the resort. • Dinner nightly (during season). 561/8024222. $$$

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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 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. $$ Leopard Lounge and Restaurant—The Chesterfield Palm Beach, 363 Cocoanut Row. American. The restaurant offers excellent food in a glamorous and intimate club-like atmosphere. In fact, it’s advisable to make early reservations if a quiet dinner is the objective; the place becomes a late-night cocktail spot after 9. The menu is equally decadent. • Breakfast, lunch, tea and dinner daily. 561/659-5800. $$

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Nick & Johnnie’s—207 Royal Poinciana Way. Contemporary American. Expect flavorful, moderately priced California-esque cuisine in a casual setting with affordable wines and young, energetic servers. Keep your wallet happy with five-dollar dessert specials. • Lunch and dinner Mon.–Sat. Breakfast Sun. 561/655-3319. $$

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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. $$$

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. 561/6597373. $$

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. $$

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. $$

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. $$$

WEST PALM BEACH Banko Cantina —114 S. Olive Ave., West Palm Beach. Northern Mexican. Start with the Adelita cocktail 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.

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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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Pistache —1010 N. Clematis St., #115. French.

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 (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. • 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 200 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. $$$

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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. $$

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. $$$

Seafood World—4602 N. Federal Highway.

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. $

Darrel & Oliver’s Café Maxx—2601 E. Atlantic Blvd. American. The longstanding institution from chef Oliver Saucy is as good now as when it opened in the mid-1980s. Main courses offer complex flavor profiles, such as the sweet-onion-crusted yellowtail snapper on Madeira sauce over mashed potatoes. Parts of the menu change daily. • Dinner nightly. Brunch Sunday.

954/782-0606. $$$

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POMPANO BEACH Calypso Restaurant—460 S. Cypress Road.

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TEEN FASHION SHOW WHAT: Students from all four Boca Raton public high schools exuded confidence as they walked the runway at the Golden Bell Education Foundation’s first-ever teen fashion show.

More than 100 attendees enjoyed lunch and raffle prizes, and watched as boys and girls modeled looks from Aeropostale, Billabong, Flying Lizard Boutique, Sears and Lilly Pulitzer.

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BUTTERFLY RELEASE WHAT: A metaphor for “change, rebirth and renewal,” dozens of butterflies were released at this networking event hosted by the Faulk Center for Counseling during Mental Health Awareness Month. All donations go to the center, which provides free and low-cost mental health counseling to community members in need.

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LUNCHEON OF THANKS WHAT: Supporters of Food for the Poor, one of the largest international relief and development organizations in the world, were honored at the charity’s first Luncheon of Thanks in Boca Raton. Honored were Elena Del Alamo, a longtime volunteer who has traveled to Haiti and Jamaica with the organization, and DaVita, a kidney-care provider and Fortune 500 company that supported Food for the Poor’s mealpacking events. More than 95 percent of all donations to the organization go directly to programs to assist the poor.

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IDOL BATTLE WHAT: Eight finalists competed for the chance to be the Boca Raton Bowl Idol, who will sing the national anthem at the 2017 bowl game at FAU Stadium in December. Nick Aquilino was named the winner of the idol contest at the event, and all proceeds from the evening were donated to Spirit of Giving.

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project acknowledge that something needs to go on that key portion of downtown; • Continued development of the South of Atlantic (SofA) neighborhood; • Swinton Commons, now known as Midtown. After a second rebuff last summer by the city’s historic preservation board, Midtown went into turnaround.

As with Atlantic Crossing, however, there is general agreement that the north and south sides of Swinton Avenue at Atlantic Avenue need upgrades; • The old Uptown Atlantic site. After the CRA walked away from the developer after three years, the city commission made West Atlantic its redevelopment priority. The CRA still envisions those three blocks east of the Fairfield Inn as the catalyst.

Not all of these projects may happen with their current developers. All, however, eventually will happen. Though Glickstein correctly notes that “the scale and magnitude”of Boca's projects are “far more intense”than those planned for Delray, he says,“Those differences are consistent with the personalities of the city”and that, like Boca, Delray is at“another inflection point.”

Haynie characterizes the city’s“initiatives”as responses to developments within Boca, like growth at FAU, that“necessitated”construction of the Spanish River I-95 interchange and led to the student district and University Village. She says the city’s $5 million business incentive program has led to the potential creation and retention of more than 10,000 jobs. As Boca became“an employment center,”the city sought to reduce the traffic impact by creating Planned Mobility districts for the Park at Broken Sound and Midtown.

Haynie also maintains that City Hall and the nearby community center no longer measure up, that government campuses“have become significant gathering places. Our new Municipal Campus Master Plan is necessary to carry our city into the future.”

Moving the golf course would“right the wrong”of placing the current facility outside the city. Better waterfront parks are“an important balance to growth.”

Post-recession economic factors are driving some of these changes, like more financing for multifamily projects. Though South Florida home prices are back to pre-bubble levels, the housing collapse made renting more appealing to younger people.

Reduced crime has made cities more inviting.

Delray and Boca will need revenue to pay for new services. The next decade will test what Glickstein calls Delray’s“ability to adapt.”

But Boca and Delray are in the enviable position of continuing to draw people and capital. The challenge of adapting beats the challenge of decaying.

“Progress,”Haynie says,“is impossible without change.”

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Miracles at work

Sometimes the hand of God in our daily lives is the best explanation Written by JOHN SHUFF

“D

o you believe in miracles?” were the words TV sportscaster Al Michaels was screaming as he described the last eight seconds of the 1980 Winter Olympics gold medal hockey game between the U.S. and Russia. The U.S. team, made up of amateurs facing a Russian team of professionals, skated to a 4-3 victory in what many sports aficionados consider the biggest upset in sports history. Anyone who watched that telecast will never forget the “miracle on ice.”

I believe in miracles—but not that kind. I believe in the kind of miracles that signal a power higher than man, the kind that Merriam-Webster defines as“an extraordinary event manifesting divine intervention in human affairs.”To

“Perform your own miracles by giving of yourself— not just this season but every day, all year round.” me, that means God. If you are a believer, God’s miracles are a sign of His presence, His caring and His desire to have you learn from the miraculous event.

The first miracle that Margaret Mary and I experienced was in the summer of 1978. I picked up the phone in my office in New York City, and on the other end was my wife, sobbing and hysterical, barely able to get a sentence out.

She managed to tell me she was in the Greenwich Hospital and that our 4-year-old daughter Molly had been struck by a hit-and-run

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driver, that she was alive and being evaluated by the doctors.

Sprinting out of our 54th & Madison office, I grabbed a cab and told the driver to take me to the hospital in Greenwich, Connecticut. It was the longest hour of my life. I don’t think I said a word to him (very uncharacteristic of me). I just kept asking God to watch over Molly and her mom.

When I got to the hospital I burst into the room to see Marg still in tears, hardly able to talk, and Molly, with a broken left collarbone, her tiny head and face swollen, as if she had been beaten to a pulp. In that dimly lit room were two of the three people I cared most about, both in terrible pain—one physical and one emotional.

However, there was good news.

Molly’s eyes were clear; there was no sign of neurological damage.

When Marg told me what had happened I knew God had intervened to save her from death and serious injury. In a broken voice, she said she had been distracted, and that Molly ran into the street to join her brother David across the street. She was hit by a speeding car, tossed 50 feet and run over again.

Margaret Mary stayed with her day and night in the hospital for three days until both returned home.

The second miracle involves our former marketing director at Salt Lake magazine (our sister publication in Utah), Brittany Hansen. When she gave birth to her daughter Sora—after years of trying to conceive—there were tears and cheers throughout our office. The story behind this birth is one of faith and determination.

The author and his daughter, Molly; Brittany, Mike and Sora Hansen

Upon her pregnancy announcement, doctors had warned the Hansens of complications, that she would require complete bed rest until the baby was born. Despite following the doctor’s orders, Brittany gave birth to Sora three and a half months before her due date— weighing only 23 ounces.

Little Sora entered the NICU at the University of Utah to begin her fight for life. Brittany visited her every day, bringing pictures of Sora back to the office—a tiny 23-ounce baby, all wired up to monitor her vital signs. To me, those photographs were images of a miracle; three-and-a-half months later, upon her due date, Sora finally left the NICU and came home. I know the NICU gave her the best in science, I know her mother gave her unwavering love and care—but I also know that part of this was simply divine intervention, of God reaching down and saving a life.

Miracles are signs of God’s mercy and love. This holiday season, emulate His goodness by helping those in need. Many are hurting these days and need signs of love and hope. Perform your own miracles by giving of yourself—not just this season but every day, all year round.

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