Delray Beach magazine March/April 2018

[ YOUR TOWN, YOUR MAGAZINE ]

THE FUN FACTOR

PINBALL TO ESCAPE ROOMS

WACKY FLORIDA MYTHS & MONSTERS

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LOVE Stories We LOVE

FRANCES AND BOB BOURQUE

$1.875 billion

“ The Best Real Estate Company in Town ”

Voted the Best Real Estate Company in Boca Raton and West Boca 2017

Gulfstream’s Finest, Deepwater, Newer, Modern, Sleek, Chic, Showplace at the Beach with Private Beach Access. Walk to the Beach. Minutes to the Famous Downtown Atlantic Ave. Total Sq Feet 5,926. $3,950,000

Ari Albinder, Broker/Owner 561.702.0413

Amazing Newer Signature Trophy Classic Estate on the Intracoastal with Private Beach Access. State of the Art Movie Theater. Total Sq Feet 10,198

Spectacular Private Gated Custom Built Estate Home with 100’ Deeded Beach Access. Walk to the Beach.

Total Sq Feet 7,419

Deepwater Dream Estate with Wide Water Bay View and Private Beach Access. Walk to the Beach. $2,975,000

Beautiful Deepwater Modern Contemporary with Wide Water Views of the Bird Sanctuary. Gated Waterfront Community. Total Sq Feet 8,733

Ari Albinder, Broker/Owner 561.702.0413

Ari Albinder, Broker/Owner 561.702.0413

Magical Trophy Direct Intracoastal Custom Estate Built in the Prestigious Gated Community of The Sanctuary.

One of Only Three Intracoastal Properties in All of The Sanctuary, Six Suites, Custom Wood Paneled Library, Custom Movie Theater, Two Sitting Rooms, Incredible Real Coquina Stone Fireplace, Custom Elevator to All 3 Levels, Third Floor Club Room with Wet Bar and Full Bathroom, Fourth Floor Open Covered Balcony with Striking Views Everywhere! Absolute One-of-aKind Showplace! $8,000,000

Ari Albinder Broker/Owner 561.702.0413

Spectacular Private Gated Estate on 1.12 Acre Lot with Incredible Amenities and State of the Art Movie Theater. Total Sq Feet 12,397

Ari Albinder, Broker/Owner 561.702.0413

Ari Albinder, Broker/Owner 561.702.0413

Ari Albinder, Broker/Owner 561.702.0413

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$1.875 billion

“ The Best Real Estate Company in Town ”

Voted the Best Real Estate Company in Boca Raton and West Boca 2017

Spectacular Double Lot Lakefront Golfcourse Estate with Separate Guesthouse. Total Sq Feet 7,647. $1,795,000

Ari Albinder, Broker/Owner 561.702.0413

Showplace on 90’ Deepwater! Custom Built in 2006 for the Yachtsman’s Paradise. Elevator and Fireplce.

Total Sq Feet 7,016. $2,375,000

Ari Albinder, Broker/Owner 561.702.0413

2-Story Deepwater Estate on Famous Gated Street with Double Waterfrontage and Dockage on 185 feet of Water

Ari Albinder, Broker/Owner 561.702.0413

Breathtaking Deepwater Showplace with Wide Deepwater Yacht Basin with Intersecting Views Up the Canal and Intracoastal with Southern Exposure and Located Two Lots from the Intracoastal Waterway.

5 Bedrooms Plus an Office, 5 ½ Baths, Resort Style Pool and Spa. Buildable Deepwater Lot Next Door for $1,295,000.00. Can Be Purchased with the Home.

Additionally, Fireplace, Marble Floors, Impact Glass, and BackUp Generator. $2,795,000

Ari Albinder Broker/Owner 561.702.0413

2-Story Deepwater Pool Home. Walk to the Beach. 1 Lot off Intracoastal. 17K Boat Lift, 3 A/C’s, All New Pavers & Salt Water Pool. Intracoastal Views Galore.

Ari Albinder, Broker/Owner 561.702.0413

Deepwater Estate on 110’ Wide Canal in Famous Walker’s Cay. 24K Boat Life, Impact Windows and Doors, Wood Floors & Incredible Kitchen. $1,475,000

Ari Albinder, Broker/Owner 561.702.0413

2-Story Lakefront Custom Dream Estate with State of the Art Movie Theater. Gated with Incredible Amenities and Hurricane Glass. Total Sq Feet 8,456. $1,695,000

Ari Albinder, Broker/Owner 561.702.0413

Call ARI ALBINDER, Broker/Owner at 561.702.0413 {OFFICE} 561.393.7000 {EMAIL} Ari@MiznerGrandeRealty.com

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1111 LINCOLN RD, MIAMI BEACH, FL 33139. 305.695.6300 © 2018 DOUGLAS ELLIMAN REAL ESTATE. ALL MATERIAL PRESENTED HEREIN IS INTENDED FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY. WHILE, THIS INFORMATION IS BELIEVED TO BE CORRECT, IT IS REPRESENTED SUBJECT TO ERRORS, OMISSIONS, CHANGES OR WITHDRAWAL WITHOUT NOTICE. ALL PROPERTY INFORMATION, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO SQUARE FOOTAGE, ROOM COUNT, NUMBER OF BEDROOMS AND THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IN PROPERTY LISTINGS SHOULD BE VERIFIED BY YOUR OWN ATTORNEY, ARCHITECT OR ZONING EXPERT. IF YOUR PROPERTY IS CURRENTLY LISTED WITH ANOTHER REAL ESTATE BROKER, PLEASE DISREGARD THIS OFFER. IT IS NOT OUR INTENTION TO SOLICIT THE OFFERINGS OF OTHER REAL ESTATE BROKERS. WE COOPERATE WITH THEM FULLY. EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY

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delray diversions

Delray has the dinner-and-a-movie thing down, but it also has a few more creative leisure options, from karaoke to escape rooms.

BY JOHN THOMASON

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editor’s letter

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hot list

BY JOHN SHUFF

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community connection

snapshots

Meet a woman hired to make Delray healthier— mind and body.

Delray was popping this season; here’s where we spotted you.

calendar/top five

BY JOHN THOMASON

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style

BY RICH POLLACK

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love actually

These three couples offer love stories with a past— and a deeply committed future.

Nothing is more romantic than a spring picnic; we can help you pull it off in style.

BY MARIE SPEED

PHOTOGRAPHY BY AARON BRISTOL

urban legends of Florida

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dine

An unassuming, longtime family restaurant in Pineapple Grove has a loyal and growing fan base.

BY LYNN KALBER

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up close

A Delray kid turns his life around and wins the high school Heisman, and a woman brings the luck of the Irish to Delray.

BY RICH POLLACK

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my turn

The author notes that Delray has come a long way, baby, and it’s still pushing ahead.

BY CHRISTINA WOOD

“Sopranos Night” whacks Delray along with a calendar full of springtime events, from Peter Yarrow to work by Jean-Michel Basquiat.

dining guide

BY LYNN KALBER

Big, splashy events like Savor the Avenue and the Delray Affair add to the season’s buzz—just like honeybees who fight allergies and other trending news of note.

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

BY MARIE SPEED

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out & about

The holiday season involved a little green living, some carols by candlelight and a miracle on Federal Highway, to name a few notable events.

BY SHAYNA TANEN

Springtime in South Florida is real, and it signals new beginnings for us all.

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Did a former president reveal UFO secrets to a sitcom star? Did a sea serpent munch on teenage divers? Explore these and other myths exclusive to the Sunshine State.

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BY JOHN THOMASON

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home

Color pops out this spring in accessories, accent walls and selected home furnishings.

BY BRAD MEE

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group editor-in-chief marie speed managing editor john thomason associate editor allison lewis web editor shayna tanen senior art director lori pierino photographers aaron bristol eduardo schneider production manager mandy wynne graphic designer/production coordinator shari brown

2 great locations: downtown and the beach

contributing writers lynn kalber brad mee rich pollack john shuff christina wood

director of sales lori gieseking advertising consultants gail eagle, account manager bruce klein jr., corporate accounts manager lindsay koolis, account manager lorraine manfre, account executive sandi selig, account manager marketing manager portia smith events manager julia jendruczek

561/997-8683 (ph) • 561/997-8909 (fax) bocamag.com editor@bocamag.com (editorial)

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Delray Beach magazine is published six times a year by JES Media.

The entire contents of Delray Beach magazine are copyrighted and may not be reproduced without the expressed written consent of the publisher. Delray Beach magazine accepts no responsibility for the return of unsolicited manuscripts and/or photographs and assumes no liability for products or services advertised herein. Delray Beach magazine reserves the right to edit, rewrite or refuse material and is not responsible for products. Please refer to corporate masthead.

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DELRAY MARKETPLACE

“a Cut from the Ordinary”

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ooking to satisfy your passion for exploration? Discover this remarkable entertainment lifestyle center. Explore a unique entertainment/shopping village surrounded by lush landscaping, an outdoor amphitheater, and dining and entertainment choices to tantalize even the more-than-curious palates.

Delray Marketplace, just one mile west of the turnpike and six miles from I-95, offers an exciting break from the ordinary—and is worth a look. Nestled into various highend communities and 24 golf courses is the secret locals hope to keep. Anchored by Frank Theatres CineBowl & Grille/IMAX (12 screens and 16 lanes of bowling), the center features more than 10 diverse dining options, including Burt & Max’s, Apeiro, and Cabo Flats Cantina & Tequila Bar. Now

introducing the newest restaurant, Batch Gastropub, which boasts fresh ingredients and the newest technologies in food preparation, as well as an extensive beer and wine menu. Pamper yourself with salon/spa options and peruse our high-end clothing and accessory options, featuring fashion boutiques, such as, Andre Dupree Luxury Designer Handbag Consignment, Revival, and Apricot Lane. National favorites, you ask? They’re here—White House Black Market, Chico’s, Charming Charlie, and francesca’s are here to meet all of your shopping needs. Outstanding hospitality awaits guests who are looking for adventure and leisure. Activities and family-friendly events run constantly and include free spring and fall outdoor concerts. What a refreshing twist from the “same old” shopping center. There’s even a car valet service option—so, stroll, people watch, relax and experience a cut above the rest, it’s all here.

Kite Realty Group, owners and operators of this center, wanted to reward Delray Marketplace visitors with that little something extra—a truly distinctive experience that not only meets your shopping and dining needs, but creates an environment to relax and enjoy life. WWW.KITEREALTY.COM • WWW.DELRAYMARKET.COM Advertisement

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Seeing Red? Seeing blood in the toilet bowl or on toilet paper after a bowel movement can be quite alarming.

And although rectal bleeding is very common, only about one-third of those affected seek care. Fortunately, most cases are treatable and not of major concern. Yet, in some, it can be a symptom of serious disease, like colo-rectal cancer.

At the Center for Colo-Rectal Surgery at Boca Raton Regional Hospital, we provide a host of advanced diagnostics and technologies to determine the cause of your rectal bleeding and address the underlying problem. And we offer next-day appointments so you won’t have to worry needlessly.

So if you’re seeing red, call us at 561.395.2626 to schedule an evaluation.

March is National Colo-Rectal Cancer Awareness Month.

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DIRECTORY Delray Beach magazine is published five times a year, with bi-monthly issues in-season and combined issues in the summertime. If you have any questions or comments regarding our magazine, call us at 561/997-8683. We’d love to hear from you.

[ subscription, copy purchasing and distribution ]

For any changes or questions regarding your subscription, to purchase back issues, or inquire about distribution points, ask for our subscriptions department at 877/5535363.

[ advertising resources ]

Take advantage of Delray Beach’s prime advertising space—put your ad dollars to work in our award-winning publication. For more information, contact our sales department (sales@bocamag.com).

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Create a magazine tailored to fit the needs and character of your business/organization. Ideal for promotions, special events, introduction of new services and/or locations, etc. Contact Marie Speed (editor@bocamag.com).

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Delray Beach magazine values the concerns and interests of our readers. Story queries for the print version of Delray Beach should be submitted by email to Marie Speed (editor@bocamag.com) or John Thomason (john. thomason@bocamag.com). Submit information/queries regarding our website to christiana@bocamag.com. We try to respond to all queries, but due to the large volume that we receive, this may not be possible.

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Your thoughts and comments are important to us. All letters to the editor may be edited for style, grammar and length. We reserve the right to withhold any letters deemed inappropriate for publication. Send letters to the address listed below, or to Marie Speed (editor@bocamag. com).

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Where to go, what to do and see in Delray Beach. Please submit information regarding fundraisers, art openings, plays, readings, concerts, dance or other performances to managing editor John Thomason (john.thomason@bocamag.com). Deadline for entries in an upcoming calendar section is three months before publication (e.g., to list an event in March/April, submit info by December 20).

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Our independent reviews of restaurants in Delray Beach.

A fine, reliable resource for residents and tourists. For more information, contact Marie Speed.

[ out & about ]

A photo collage of social gatherings and events in Delray Beach. All photos submitted should be clearly identified and accompanied by a brief description of the event (who, what, where, when); photos will not be returned. Email images to people@bocamag.com. Or mail photos to: “Out & About” Delray Beach magazine 1000 Clint Moore Road, Suite 103 Boca Raton, FL 33487

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ST. PATRICK’S DAY FESTIVAL AND PARADE WHEN: March 16, festival, Old School Square, 5 to 10 p.m.; March 17, Fun Run, 11 a.m.; parade, 12 p.m.

WHAT: The Delray Beach St. Patrick’s Day Parade began in 1968 when lodown Atlantic d, jazz band cal Irish pub legend Maury Power, of Power’s Lounge, strolled All students participate Avenue with his shillelagh and a green pig.

Today, that singular statement as they isual arts and in our athletics has grown into a full-fledged parade (heavy on the emergency personnel program. desire with no cutting. side) complete with firefighters from around the country and the world as well as bagpipers and more. The city is awash in green that weekend, and we hear it’s the largest St. Paddy’s Day celebration south of Savannah. The festival aspect of the weekend involves DJs, Irish dancers and bands in a party atmosphere at Old School Square.

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[ events ] SUNRISE SERVICE WHEN: Sunday, April 1, 6:30 a.m.

WHAT: Delray’s Sunrise Service on the Beach Pavilion, offered by the Delray Beach Interfaith Clergy Association, is an annual Easter tradition that draws people from all over Delray and neighboring towns. Singers, musicians and speakers conduct this interfaith service as the sun rises over the ocean on Delray Beach. Attendees bring their own blankets and chairs.

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DELRAY AFFAIR WHEN: April 13-15 WHAT: Atlantic Avenue is closed to all traffic for the annual Delray Affair. Spanning 12 blocks from the Intracoastal to Northwest Second Avenue, the event is the largest arts and crafts fair in the entire southeast U.S. Enjoy items from more than 800 vendors, live music and beer gardens. Because of street closures, your best bet for parking will be the parking garages next to the courthouse or at Old School Square, or the lot next to city hall.

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Springing Forward This is the season of new starts & love stories

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pringtime here is just as frisky as it is anywhere else—with a changing light, ruffly little offshore breezes, a more subtle shift in temps than you’d find up north. But it is here, and it’s starting now.

Springtime is when our extravagant tabebuia trees burst into a cloud of yellow, and alligators get amorous, and spring breakers get sunburned. Snowbirds start packing up, and the Marlins jump into Spring Training. Daylight Saving Time starts and the air is soft, with mornings still holding that last quivering winter chill. It is traditionally the season of love, and that’s where our three love stories come in.

From a marriage founded on shared tragedy to one built from the ashes of childhood to one that has always believed in sticking it out, these three stories are enough to make anyone swoon this season.

The city will also have a new beginning of sorts, with elections underway and new priorities to juggle, new challenges, hopeful new developments (Arts Warehouse, anyone?) and more. After a long and troublesome winter on local, statewide and national levels, it’s a welcome relief to usher in a new young season of hope, change and, most importantly, love. Let’s hope it sticks.

See you this summer!

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Green Market [ 3 ] The outdoor bar at Olio [ 4 ] Buying glad bulbs at the Delray Affair

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Spring Break Savoring Avenue food, planting a glad & other springtime rituals

BY CHRISTINA WOOD

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THE BURNING QUESTION

Were you among the many who had to have your air conditioner fixed after power was restored in the wake of Hurricane Irma? Well, if you had completed the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training offered by Delray Beach Fire-Rescue, you would have known that it’s a good idea to turn your A/C off at the breaker in the case of a power outage like that. You’d also know how many drops of bleach are needed to disinfect a gallon of water, what to do if someone is trapped under fallen debris and the proper way to put out a fire. The eight-week CERT training led by firefighter/paramedic Kenneth Thompson covers everything from basic medical operations, light search and rescue and fire suppression to disaster psychology and radio communications. Whether your goal is to make your family, your neighborhood or the whole darn community safer, take note: The next training session starts in April at Delray Beach Fire-Rescue headquarters. 501 W. Atlantic Ave., Delray Beach, 561/243-7400

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PULL UP A CHAIR

Savor the Avenue, celebrating its 10th anniversary this year, offers the opportunity to dine at Florida’s longest dinner table, which happens to be set up smack-dab in the middle of Atlantic Avenue. This year it is expected to stretch more than five blocks down the Avenue and serve more than 1,000 guests with the finest culinary fare that 16 of the downtown area’s most popular restaurants can dish up. The epic al fresco experience also features an opportunity to do good. A portion of all ticket sales will benefit the Not One Homeless Hungry Student Delray Beach charity initiative. Reservations for Savor the Avenue, presented by Delray magazine, Boca magazine and the Delray Beach Downtown Development Authority, can be made through participating restaurants.

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During the 25 years he served as executive pastry chef at the White House, Roland Mesnier created thousands of dazzlingly delicious desserts for five U.S. presidents—as well as dozens of kings, queens and heads of state.

Now, instead of baking buttery marvels, the chef will be spilling the beans. He’ll be dishing up those beans, perfectly seasoned with a delicious blend of respect and humor, at the Crest Theatre on Thursday, April 12. It’s part of the Robert D. Chapin Lecture Series at Old School Square, which is celebrating its 24th season of engaging speakers and intriguing topics. It’s also an opportunity to find out why Nancy Reagan wouldn’t let Ronnie eat chocolate and what the Carters really think about peanuts or, perhaps more importantly, what the Chocolate and Pastry Hall of Fame in New York is really like.

(Yes, it truly does exist!

Mesnier is an inductee.) 51 N. Swinton Ave., Delray Beach, 561/243-7922

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Have you been putting honey in your tea in the hopes of easing your seasonal allergy symptoms? Well, it’s time to put down your tissue box and pay attention. As Steve Byers of Bee Healthy Honey Farm explains, not just any honey will do. If you’re looking for allergy relief, Byers says you need honey made by bees that were feasting on the same stuff that is making you sneeze. In other words, you want local bees on the job. (And don’t put the honey in your tea; the heat will kill the healthy enzymes you’re counting on to make you invincible. Or at least help you stop sneezing.) Fortunately, you can swing by Bee Healthy Honey Farm, just off Hagen Ranch Road, on the weekends and pick up a jar of locally produced honey. If you prefer to place an order online, don’t be surprised if Byers shows up on your doorstep. “If you’re local and you order it online, we’re often the ones delivering it,” the beekeeper says. “Me or my wife, or one of our beekeeper people. If we’re running that way in the next day or so, we’ll deliver it and keep the shipping money.” 7396 Skyline Drive, Delray Beach, 561/921-1475

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BLESS YOU!

Remember how challenging life used to be back when you had to go to one store to shop for women’s clothing, another store for men’s threads, another store for chic home accessories and yet another store for luxurious skin care products? Thank goodness Coco & Co. opened on the Avenue! You can find everything you need, including sparkling jewelry and clever gifts, in the breezy boutique. And, if you’re shopping on the weekend, you won’t even have to go next door to City Oyster for a little something cold to drink. Coco & Co. serves its signature Frosé, made with Prosecco, rosé wine, strawberries, agave and lemon juice, on Friday and Saturday evenings. The frozen treat is also served during private shopping events and parties (if you’re not getting ideas yet, you should be!). 209 E. Atlantic Ave., Delray Beach, 561/303-1008

AFTER DARK:

Follow the Beat of a Different Drum to the Delray Affair Most people think the action is over at the Delray Affair when the sun calls it quits. As the shadows lengthen, the artists and artisans close up shop and swarms of people abandon the downtown area packing memories and purchases from the show, which runs April 13 to 15 this year. If you’re not one to follow the crowd, the path will now be clear for you to enjoy the Affair After Dark, which features live entertainment and pop-up performances from 6 to 9 p.m. on both Friday and Saturday. So, if the stars are shining and you hear a drum beating, by all means, follow it. As you make your way along the uncrowded Avenue, you’ll also find a host of restaurants, bars and retail shops rolling out the red carpet and welcoming you with special offers. DelrayAffairAfterDark.com

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WHAT MAKES DELRAY UNIQUE: “I think there is and always

has been a unique charm and character to Delray. We have a main street that leads all the way to the beach! I also think it’s a town that cares about its history and its heritage—and I probably would say that even if I didn’t do what I do for a living.”

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EDUARDO SCHNEIDER

innie Diggins Edwards’ great grandfather, Charles Harvey Diggins, owned the Red Cross Pharmacy on Atlantic Avenue and a local real estate company. Both her grandfather and father served as postmaster in Delray Beach.

Edwards moved away when she was 18 and pursued a successful career as a creative and marketing director. Several years ago, she decided it was time to come home.

She had been doing some consulting work for the Delray Beach Historical Society—an organization her father helped launch—when she was asked to take on the role of executive director. As a fourth-generation resident, she was a logical choice. Her experiences growing up in Delray and living in cities as far-flung as San Francisco and Boulder, Colorado, have given her a unique perspective on the city’s continuing story.

“I followed my heart and followed my conscience and took the job,” she says. “I think my dad would have struck me down if I’d said no.”

Since taking over the reins of the nonprofit, she has quadrupled the budget, mounted three original exhibits and hired two part-time staffers. With two of the organization’s biggest events fast approaching—the Harvest Dinner is scheduled for March 16 and, on April 11, the Historical Society will host a gladiola-themed party to celebrate the upcoming Delray Affair— the extra help will come in handy.

FAVORITE THING TO DO IN DELRAY BEACH: “The same thing

I’ve done since I was a little girl—and that’s walk on the beach. I have memories of walking on the beach with my dad at age 3. It’s always brought me a sense of place and belonging and comfort.”

BEST PART OF THE DELRAY AFFAIR: “Sharing the history of the

gladiolas and the Delray Beach Historical Society’s efforts to bring them back by selling gladiola corms [gladiola root stems]. And conch fritters! I can’t think of a Delray Affair I’ve been to where I didn’t eat a conch fritter.”

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David Orlon, Jim Craig and John Socarraz at the eighth-annual Crossroads Financial Golf Tournament at the Delaire Country Club. Banking executives, asset-based lenders and others enjoyed a gourmet lunch buffet, interactive putting contest, driving range practice and golf tournament.

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Cathy Ann Sauer, designer Cristina Ottaviano and Bobby Wollenberg at Ottaviano’s trunk show and appearance at Delray’s designer fashion boutique Nina Raynor.

Lee Haskin, of Crossroads Financial, and Jim Newman, of Loeb Term Solutions, at the eighth-annual Crossroads Financial Golf Tournament at the Delaire Country Club. Profits from the event benefited Feeding South Florida.

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Guy Clark, Julie Lemley and Harrison Morgan at the 65th anniversary of the La Coquille Club at Eau Palm Beach Resort & Spa.

Caffe Luna Rosa held a special lunch for four dignitaries visiting Delray Beach from its sister city, Miyazu, Japan, as well as local officials. Pictured are Masahito Tokuzawa, a Miyazu city employee; Kazuaki Ida; former Delray Mayor David Schmidt; Bonnie Beer, partner in Caffe Luna Rosa; Vin Nolan, interim CEO of the Delray Beach Chamber of Commerce; Delray Beach Mayor Cary Glickstein; Miyazu Mayor Shoji Inoue; Shinji Inomoto, a Miyazu city employee; Jimmy Mihori, a Sister Cities of Delray Beach board member; and Stephen Chrisanthus, associate director of the Delray Beach Marketing Cooperative. march/april 2018

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Celebrate spring with a folk-music legend, some magical thinking, an Affair to remember and more

Where: Crest Theatre at Old School Square, 51 N. Swinton Ave., Delray Beach When: March 28, 8 p.m.

Cost: $47-$57 Contact: 561/243-7922, oldschoolsquare.org It’s hard to imagine now, but when he was a young man, future folk legend Loudon Wainwright III sold his guitar to pay for— wait for it—yoga lessons in San Francisco.

We’re pleased he ultimately decided to value arpeggios over downward dogs, because he’s enjoyed a 40-plus-year career in music that has lost none of its vibrancy. Seeing Bob Dylan at the 1963 Newport Folk Festival solidified his career change, and for a spell, he was one of the countless folksingers to earn the sobriquet “the new Dylan.” Indeed, he’s managed to channel the self-effacing humor and social commentary of the early Dylan recordings—his biggest hit is still the 1972 novelty hit “Dead Skunk”—with an autobiographical poignancy all his own. The singer-songwriter and father of accomplished composer Rufus Wainwright and folk rocker Martha Wainwright will visit Delray to support his 23rd album, the critically acclaimed “Haven’t Got the Blues (Yet).”

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Where: Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens, 4000 Morikami Park Road, Delray Beach When: April 21-22, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Cost: $15 adults, $10 children Contact: 561/495-0233, morikami.org The Morikami brings Japanese culture, fashion and food to South Florida audiences all year long, but there’s never a better time to explore all three than the beloved Hatsume Fair. Celebrating the first bud of spring, the 39th annual festival is the Morikami’s grandest annual shindig, transforming the tranquil grounds into a combination of bustling marketplace and county fair. With two stages of nonstop entertainment, attendees can experience thunderous taiko drum performances, channel their inner Akira Kurosawas at samurai sword-fighting shows, experience the thrill of Japanese martial arts, and find their Zen at a bonsai demonstration. The year’s trends in Japanese fashion will take the runway, and anime enthusiasts will compete in a costume contest. Be sure to peruse the artisan booths, anime dealers and plant vendors, and relax in the Kirin Beer Garden and Sake Station.

Bring the kids, too—there’s a separate children’s area.

Where: Arts Garage, 94 N.E. Second Ave., Delray Beach When: March 16, 8 p.m.

Cost: $30-$45 Contact: 561/450-6357, artsgarage.org If you have SiriusXM or you listen to NPR online, you may have stumbled upon pianist Judy Carmichael’s show “Jazz Inspired,” in which she engages celebrities of all stripes—from Neil deGrasse Tyson to Billy Joel to Robert Redford—about their love of jazz. Carmichael has been fostering this love her entire adult life, spending more than 40 years behind 88 keys.

A slender ex-beauty queen from California, she surprised the jazz world in the early ‘80s by mastering the stride piano, an archaic and physically demanding instrument usually played by booming men like Fats Waller. One jazz critic commented, “How ironic that the last man standing is a woman, as this kind of playing was long considered the private, competitive domain of people who smoked cigars and wore derbies.”

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Where: Kravis Center, 701 Okeechobee Blvd., West Palm Beach When: March 6-11 Cost: $28-$68 Contact: 561/832-7469, kravis.org Those with a fear of drowning might want to schedule a bathroom break during the centerpiece of this Broadway box-office smash: a “full-view water torture escape” performed by a master escapologist. Full-view, eh? Take that, Houdini. This is just one trick among many in “The Illusionists,” a fast-paced marriage of the magical and the macabre, the harrowing and the hilarious, that critics have called “the Cirque du Soleil of magic” and “brain-bendingly spectacular.” It’ll be tough to top a Dream Team of conjurers as charismatic and award-decorated as this group, with each member specializing in a different magic genre, from levitation and mentalism to grand illusions. They include “The Inventor,” Kevin James (not that Kevin James), whose innovative theatrics were seen in the movie “Adaptation;” “The Futurist,” Adam Trent, who specializes in technology-driven illusions; and Ben Blaque, whose dangercourting crossbow theatrics dropped the jaws of “America’s Got Talent” viewers. march/april 2018

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Where: Downtown Delray Beach When: April 13-15, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday Cost: Free Contact: delrayaffair.com Assuming the mantle of the largest arts and crafts festival in the Southeast United States, the Delray Affair once again promises a cornucopia of stuff, as 500 artists cram 12 city blocks in the heart of downtown. Whether it’s a vibrant watercolor, a quirky sculpture or a funky artisanal clock, the 56th annual tradition specializes in the eclectic and the whimsical, traits that help define the Delray mystique.

The Delray Affair introduces attractions each year, and 2018 is no exception: New to this spring’s event is a beer and wine garden with live music, which will showcase specialty brews and varietals along with local musicians. Last year’s successful “Delray After Dark” festivities return this year with weekend drink specials, after-hours gallery openings, and other reasons to stick around after the tents fold up. Stop by the Delray Beach Historical Society’s 20-foot booth and learn about the event’s origins as the Gladiola Festival—and take home one of the iconic flowering bulbs.

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March/April 50 YEARS OF ST. PADDY’S PARADERS, AN EPIC DINING TABLE, A BIG BYRD AND MORE NOW THROUGH MARCH 18: “JEAN-MICHEL BASQUIAT: DRAWING INTO PAINTING” at Norton Museum of Art, 1451 S. Olive Ave., West Palm Beach; free; 561/8325196; norton.org. This limited “Spotlight” exhibition will focus on the provocative neo-expressionist painter’s 1986 masterwork “Dogman,” along with four drawings culled from private collections, which reveal insights into Basquiat’s artistic development.

player turned bodyguard and comedian Johnny Sialiano opens the show.

MARCH 7: PETER YARROW at Crest Theatre, 51 N. Swinton Ave., Delray Beach; 8 p.m.; $57-$77; 561/243-7922, oldschoolsquare.org. Yarrow is the Peter of Peter, Paul & Mary, the folk-singing trio whose “Puff, the Magic Dragon” is the most famous drug anthem that’s not actually about drugs. Yarrow will perform this song, as well as other hits from the PP&M oeuvre.

MARCH 9: INTERNATIONAL GUITAR NIGHT at Arts Garage, 94 N.E. Second Ave., Delray Beach; 8 p.m.; $30-$45; 561/450-6357, artsgarage. org. The 18th year of this touring guitar festival offers the opportunity for acoustic guitarists in diverse genres to exchange musical ideas in a public setting. Lulo Reinhardt, grandnephew of gypsy-jazz legend Django, will be joined by three prizewinning guitarists from around the globe.

MARCH 8: CHAD PREGRACKE at Crest Theatre, 51 N. Swinton Ave., Delray Beach; 2 p.m.; $32-$67; 561/2437922, oldschoolsquare.org. Featured as a CNN “Hero,” environmentalist and lecturer Pregracke was working as a commercial shell diver when he decided to singlehandedly clean up the Mississippi River. He has since worked with more than 70,000 volunteers to remove more than 8 million pounds of debris from 17 U.S. rivers.

NOW THROUGH APRIL 22: “NATURE, TRADITION AND INNOVATION: CONTEMPORARY JAPANESE CERAMICS FROM THE GORDON BRODFUEHRER COLLECTION” at Morikami Museum, 4000 Morikami Park Road, Delray Beach; $9-$15 museum admission; 561/495-0233, morikami.org. As functional as they are artistic, the ceramics in this comprehensive survey showcase the work of 43 artists who reinterpret historical pottery tradition in a modern context—from tea bowls to candle holders to flower vases.

MARCH 2: CATCH A RISING STAR: SOPRANOS NIGHT at Crest Theatre, 51 N. Swinton Ave., Delray Beach; 8 p.m.; $47-$67; 561/243-7922, oldschoolsquare.org. Actor Vincent Pastore, most famous for starring as the colorfully nicknamed “Big Pussy” on “The Sopranos,” headlines this comedy night. Football

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MARCH 8-APRIL 8: “BRIGADOON” at The Wick Theatre, 7901 N. Federal Highway, Boca Raton; $85; 561/9952333, thewick.org. 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 familiarity hardly lessens the impact of this magical musical.

MARCH 10: MARK ZALESKI BAND at Arts Garage, 94 N.E. Second Ave., Delray Beach; 8 p.m.; $20-$30; 561/4506357, artsgarage.org. Described by one critic as a “roving pioneer of the alto saxophone,” Zaleski and his six-piece fusion band perform in the nexus of jazz and rock, with influences ranging from Metallica to Dave Brubeck. Zaleski’s Delray performance is a CD release party for his sophomore album Days, Months, Years.

MARCH 14: ROGER MCGUINN at Crest Theatre, 51 N. Swinton Ave., Delray Beach; 8 p.m.; $57-$92; 561/2437922, oldschoolsquare.org. Don’t “Turn! Turn! Turn” away (sorry) from this founder of the Byrds, one of the most influential folk-rock bands of all-time.

McGuinn has been active in the music business for 60 years, helping fuse folk, rock, jazz and country into a plangent stew we now call Americana.

MARCH 16-17: ST. PATRICK’S DAY FESTIVAL AND PARADE at Old School Square Park, 51 N. Swinton Ave., Delray Beach; 5 to 10 p.m. Friday and 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday; free or $15$20 for Fun Run; 561/990-6125, stpatrickmarch.com. The 50th anniversary of this downtown event features a Fridaynight outdoor festival, Irish bands and dancers, a “Fun Run” and the official parade, which celebrates emergency services, local nonprofits, businesses, schools and civic organizations.

MARCH 17-18: “MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET” at Crest Theatre, 51 N. Swinton Ave., Delray Beach; various show times; $75-$85; 561/243-7922, oldschoolsquare.org. For one fraught night in 1956, four musical titans descended on

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the Sun Records studio in Memphis: Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins. The members of this impromptu jam session were not known for playing nice together, and this jukebox musical dramatizes both the great music and the inflated egos.

MARCH 18: DELRAY GRANFONDO GARNEAU at 802 N.E. First St., Delray Beach; 8 a.m.; $85; delraygranfondo.com.

Delray’s Granfondo—aka “Big Ride”—is the premier cycling event in Delray Beach. Entering its sixth year, the Granfondo welcomes professional and recreational cyclists for a combination ride, race and tour, with plenty of food, drinks and swag included.

MARCH 21: “BILLIE THE MUSICAL” at Crest Theatre, 51 N. Swinton Ave., Delray Beach; 8 p.m.; $40-$50; 561/243-7922, oldschoolsquare.org.

Writer-director Mimi Johnson’s musical play is set during the hard-lived childhood of Eleanora Fagan, who would eventually ascend to fame as Billie Holiday. Themes of challenge and sacrifice ripple through the production, courtesy of Women of Jazz South Florida.

MARCH 23-APRIL 8: “BLACKOUT” at Delray Beach Playhouse, 950 N.W. Ninth St., Delray Beach; $30; 561/272-1281, delraybeachplayhouse. com. An unsolved 13-year-old crime resurfaces in a small town in Massachusetts in this whodunit scripted by Rick Harlowe.

Randolph Del Lago will direct the production, promising drama and mystery alike.

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MARCH 26: SAVOR THE AVENUE in Downtown Delray Beach; 5:30 p.m.; prices vary per restaurant; 561/2431077, downtowndelraybeach.com.

Sponsored by Delray magazine, this 10th-annual foodie favorite welcomes more than a dozen restaurants serving prix fixe, wine-paired meals on a five-block-long dining table along the center of Atlantic Avenue. Enjoy the candlelight, conversation and culinary expertise of Delray’s dining mecca.

MARCH 28: “REMEMBERING WOODSTOCK: SONGS FROM A SEMINAL EVENT IN AN UPSTATE PASTURE” at Delray Beach Playhouse, 950 N.W. Ninth St., Delray Beach; 2 p.m.; $25; 561/272-1281, delraybeachplayhouse. com. Singers Joan Friedenberg and Bill Bowen, who sing professionally as the PinkSlip Duo, toast the bands and culture of Woodstock with this eclectic mix of commentary, slides and live music.

MARCH 30-SEPT. 9: “FLORA” at Cornell Museum, 51 N. Swinton Ave., Delray Beach; $8 adults, $5 seniors and students; 561/243-7922, oldschoolsquare.org. The Cornell Museum’s spring group exhibition of floral-based art runs the gamut from fresh growth to lovely decay, including a walk-through installation in which two artists will transform a gallery space into an outdoor wonderland.

APRIL 2-12: “ON THE ROAD TO HAMILTON: FROM GILBERT & SULLIVAN TO RAP” at Delray Beach Playhouse, 950 N.W. Ninth St., Delray Beach; $35; 561/272-1281, delraybeachplayhouse. com. This musical revue traces the lineage of fast-paced “patter song” from classics like “The Music Man,” “My Fair Lady” and “Into the Woods” into the revolutionary rap compositions of “Hamilton.”

APRIL 4: THE WEIGHT BAND at Crest Theatre, 51 N. Swinton Ave., Delray Beach; 8 p.m.; $57-$92; 561/243-7922, old-

schoolsquare.org. More than just a tribute to legendary Americana group The Band, The Weight Band features former Band musicians including Jim Weider, along with Band songwriters and associates, who perform iconic numbers such as “Up on Cripple Creek,” “The Weight” and “Ophelia.”

APRIL 6: “HARP VS. HARP: EDMAR CASTANEDA AND GREGOIRE MARET DUO” at Arts Garage, 94 N.E. Second Ave., Delray Beach; 8 p.m.; $30-$45; 561/450-6357, artsgarage.org. Harp virtuoso Castaneda, known for his ability to draw lush colors and dynamics from an often overlooked instrument, joins harmonica maestro Maret, whose skill on the soulful mouth organ has earned comparisons to Stevie Wonder, for this one-of-a-kind partnership.

APRIL 18: BANFF MOUNTAIN FILM FESTIVAL WORLD TOUR at Crest Theatre, 51 N. Swinton Ave., Delray Beach; 7 p.m.; $18; 561/243-7922, oldschoolsquare. org. This unique cinema tour features exhilarating and provocative selections of mountain sport and environmental films from the flagship Mountain Film Festival hosted annually in Banff, Alberta.

APRIL 19: “NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC LIVE: MIREYA MAYOR” at Crest Theatre, 51 N. Swinton Ave., Delray Beach; 7 p.m.; $25 adults, $5 students; 561/243-7922, oldschoolsquare.org. This decorated explorer and former NFL cheerleader has earned the nickname “the female Indiana Jones,” winning acclaim for her primatology work and Emmy-nominated wildlife correspondence for the National Geographic Channel.

APRIL 9-10: MAX VON ESSEN at Crest Theatre, 51 N. Swinton Ave., Delray Beach; 8 p.m.; $57-$72; 561/243-7922, oldschoolsquare.org. Concluding the Crest Theatre’s cabaret series, Broadway star Von Essen recently completed a Tony-nominated run in “An American in Paris,” and previous credits include “Evita” and “Les Miserables.”

APRIL 12: RONALD MESNIER at Crest Theatre, 51 N. Swinton Ave., Delray Beach; 2 p.m.; $32-$67; 561/243-7922, oldschoolsquare.org.

This former White House pastry chef spent 25 years working at 1600 Penn, serving presidents from Jimmy Carter through George W. Bush. He will discuss his dogged work ethic and dessert ingenuity at this conclusion of the Crest Theatre’s 2018 lecture series.

APRIL 20: SPAM ALLSTARS at Arts Garage, 94 N.E. Second Ave., Delray Beach; 8 p.m.; $20-$30; 561/450-6357, artsgarage.org. With players hailing from Texas, Illinois, the Dominican Republic, Cuba and Canada, this Miami-based fusion band is a melting pot of influences. Turntable-based improvisations combine with Latin, funk, hip-hop and dub sounds to form what the group calls an “electronic descarga.”

APRIL 21: ADAM FERRARA at Crest Theatre, 51 N. Swinton Ave., Delray Beach; 8 p.m.; $47-$67; 561/243-7922, oldschoolsquare.org. Affable actor and comedian Ferrara is a staple on late-night as well as prime-time television, having hosted the U.S. version of the motoring series “Top Gear” and starring in 50 episodes of the hit FX dramedy “Rescue Me.”

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Picnic Time Springtime is perfect for that old-fashioned idea of dining on a blanket PHOTOGRAPHED BY AARON BRISTOL

MOROCCAN FEAST Albini stool, price upon request, Peru pillow, $35, canteen, $35, nesting dolls, $15, all from Nest of Delray; tassel key chain, $42, Regalia glasses, $65 each, from Spice; paisley pillow, $70, from Dizzy Rock; throw, $69, from Excentricities

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EXCENTRICITIES: 117 N.E. Fifth Ave., Delray Beach; 561/278-0886 SPICE: 521 E. Atlantic Ave., Delray Beach; 561/562-8869 DIZZY ROCK: 3860 S. Federal Highway, Delray Beach; 561/810-6988 CLIVE DANIEL: 1351 Boca Raton Blvd., Boca Raton; 561/440-HOME NEST OF DELRAY: 817 N.E. Sixth Ave., Delray Beach; 561/900-7181 RUSTIC ROOSTER: 605 S.E. First Ave., Suite B, Delray Beach; 561/243-1303 THE CIRCLE: 62 S.E. Sixth Ave., Delray Beach; 516/639-3651

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[ style ] BEACH BLANKETS Blue throw, $287, shore guest napkins, $9, rope ice bucket, $78, white dinner plates, $13 each, rope pillow, $147, all from Excentricities; placemats, $25 for two, from Destination Haus at The Circle; octopus, $75, mermaid, $17, both from Rustic Rooster; coral acrylic cutlery, $18 for set of four, from Spice

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FLOWER POWER Flower rug, $359, silver tray, $229, teal pitcher, $39, green glasses, $10 each, all from Clive Daniel; flower napkins, $42.50 for set of four, plastic lemons, $4 each, both from Spice; flower pillow, $39.99, from Dizzy Rock; bougainvillea and hydrangea votives, both $15 each, from Excentricities

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AMERICAN PIE Picnic mat, $50, gold eagle head, $29.99, both from Dizzy Rock; picnic basket, $149, wooden salad bowl with tongs, $21.50, blue printed pillow, $125, all from Rustic Rooster; set of books, $75, from Clive Daniel; round salad plates, $12 each, yacht club guest napkins, $9, red napkins, $8 each, all from Excentricities; blue and white striped tray, $165, from Spice

STYLIST: Jenna DeBrino for Hot Pink Style ASSISTANT STYLIST: Amanda Miller for Hot Pink Style

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CITY SNACKING Silver throw, $140, clear glasses, set of two for $68, decanter, $115, all from Spice; mirror skateboard, $200, from Dizzy Rock; hashtag coasters, $75, from Clive Daniel; crocodile backgammon set, $390, from Excentricities

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B Y LY N N K A L B E R

JOSEPH’S WINE BAR & CAFÉ 200 N.E. Second Ave., Delray Beach 561/272-6100

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PARKING: on the street or in parking garage HOURS: Mon.-Sat. 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m., Mon.-Sun. 5-10 p.m.

PRICES: $18-$39 WEBSITE: josephswinebar.com

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Joseph’s Wine Bar & Café For a decade, this discreet Pineapple Grove nook has been a vino-soaked family affair

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t’s an intimate setting, one of the many small restaurants in a morecrowded-every-day Pineapple Grove. It’s an old-timer, 10 years old. But you’ll miss Joseph’s Wine Bar if you’re not looking for it, and for many, that’s how they find it—by mistake. The second visit is sure to be on purpose.

Owner Joseph Boueri greets everyone who walks in; many are regulars. They return for the atmosphere and the American/Mediterranean food. It’s sophisticated, comfortable and intimate.

An enormous wine rack fills one wall. The full bar with smooth stone top and sit-awhile chairs fills the opposite wall. Joseph’s son, Elie, is both behind the bar and waiting tables. He’s a restaurateur, too, formerly owner of Bistro 241 across the street until a developer bought the block for a larger project—maybe a hotel.

That would ensure even a larger flow of diners here, where it’s already booked most nights during season. And it’s a true family affair. Daughter Romy runs the front of the house, and French-trained chef/ wife Margaret runs the kitchen.

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almonds and honey. This and a nice bottle from Joseph’s wine wall is a great way to while away an evening.

For the duck à l’orange, success meant crispy, flavorful, slightly sweet skin and a tender half duck beneath it. The organic brown basmati rice was tender, too, the root vegetables side-brushed with an herbed sauce. The two chicken kebobs, with large chunks of meat, were marinated in a Mediterranean sauce (we tasted garlic, parsley, oregano), but the bird still ended up a bit dry. We had no complaints about the accompanying pita and homemade classic hummus. It was light and smooth, with a touch of olive oil pooled in the middle, serving as a needed dip for the chicken.

The rack of Australian rosemarycrusted lamb with four chops baked in a Chianti sauce was a tender success, even if the chops were a bit more rosy red than the requested medium.

Ending with the tiramisu was nice, if not spectacular. Topped with chocolate and almonds and sitting on chocolate sauce with strawberry slices, the cake/ custard creation itself was creamy but lacked that discernible coffee flavor despite the cocoa powder in evidence.

The food is good, the ambience welcoming, the wine wonderful.

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BY RICH POLLACK

Lisa Walsh

Finnegan’s is more than a gathering place; it’s also a community builder

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rowing up in an Irish neighborhood in Yorkshire, England, Lisa Walsh understood at an early age the role of a community pub. Back then, the pub was always a neighborhood gathering spot, the modern-day town square—but one where you could always grab a pint or a shot of Irish whiskey.

“The houses were very small, so whenever there was an event, it always happened at the pub,” she says. “The pub, to me, is where everyone meets.”

After crossing the Atlantic Ocean for the first time as a teenager and working for 20 years in Irish pubs in both New York and South Florida, Walsh saw a need to revitalize the traditional Irish pub culture in South Florida. With that in mind, she and her husband, Noel, opened Delray Beach’s Tim Finnegan’s Irish Pub in 2009. It quickly became that community gathering spot reminiscent of the ones Walsh knew as a young girl.

“Every community should have an Irish pub,” she says. “It’s some place to go to have a laugh and to shoot the breeze. It’s a home away from home.”

For Walsh, 49, the Irish pub has always been an important part of her life, and she’ll confess that there’s probably a bit of Irish whiskey coursing through her veins.

“My mom would always give me a little Irish whiskey whenever I had a toothache or earache,” she says. “I probably liked it too much.”

The daughter of Irish immigrants who moved to England in the early 1950s, Walsh enjoyed dancing and was a member of a contemporary dance group. She came to the United States at 18 as part of a group teaching drama and dance to children in northern California.

After going back home to England for just six months, she returned to the United States when she was 20, gravitating to New York. There she lied about her age and got a moonlighting job tending bar in an Irish pub while taking dance lessons during the day. Were she not a bar owner, Walsh says, she probably would have worked toward becoming a choreographer.

During a trip to an Irish festival in Chicago, Walsh met her husband and, after nine years of tending bar in Queens, joined him in Florida, once again tending bar in some of the best-known Irish pubs in Broward County, including the legendary Dicey Riley’s in downtown Fort Lauderdale.

In 2009, soon after the onset of the economic downturn, Lisa and Noel Walsh decided to open their own pub. Although there were a few scary months, the Irish community came out to support them. By 2012 Tim Finnegan’s had expanded into a larger location; its current home is on

Federal Highway, not far from the Boca line.

“The community really made us feel welcome,” Walsh says.

There is, by the way, no Tim Finnegan working at the pub. The name comes from Finnegans Wake, written by James Joyce. It tells the story of a lad who drinks too much, falls from a ladder and is thought to be dead.

Whiskey, spilled on his corpse during his wake, brings him back to life, and he joins the celebration.

“We get a request for poor old Tim Finnegan at least a few times a day,” she says.

For the Walshes, the focus on creating a sense of community meshes well with the Delray Beach vibe. “Delray Beach is such a great fit for us,” Walsh says, adding that the location between Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach and the artsy and fun feel of the city led them to locate here.

Support of a variety of nonprofit organizations, as well as the welcoming environment that has been home to everything from christenings to wakes, helped Tim Finnegan’s get voted the Best Community Irish Pub in North America for 2017 by Irish Pubs Global, an international organization of Irish pub owners. Locally, Tim Finnegan’s was voted winner of Best Bite for Vets during a November competition among seven restaurants at an event benefiting the HOW (Help Our Wounded) Foundation and Project Holiday, which provides packages to service members overseas.

Food is a big part of the business for Tim Finnegan’s, which seats 160 people and serves lunch and dinner as well as an Irish Breakfast Brunch on weekends. Among the brunch items is a traditional Irish breakfast that includes Irish sausage, Irish bacon, black and white pudding, grilled tomatoes and mushrooms, with two eggs and baked beans with home fries and toast. “We serve very traditional home-cooked comfort food,” Walsh says.

The pub also offers live music, occasionally bringing in popular Irish bands including the Wolfe Tones. This St. Patrick’s Day, the pub will have music beginning at 2 p.m. with a duo coming straight from Ireland, Kathy and Andreas Durkin, followed by Irish step dancers and then a New York band, Bangers and Mash.

Tim Finnegan’s offers an Irish whiskey tour in which anyone who samples 20 different Irish whiskeys is rewarded with an Irish crystal whiskey glass. “It’s available as long as it takes to complete the tour,” Walsh says.

“We don’t recommend trying it all in one go.”

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Jackson Destine

One young man turns his life around—and wins the High School Heisman

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t 5 years old, Jackson Destine was selling drugs for his uncles.

At 12, he witnessed a drive-by shooting in the crime-infested neighborhood where he lived with his grandmother.

Before he had finished the eighth grade, he’d been suspended dozens of times and kicked out of a middle school. The odds of him succeeding in life were slim, but Destine not only beat the odds—he crushed them.

Now a senior at Atlantic High School, Destine is a straight-A student, president of the senior class, an outstanding member of the wrestling team and a lieutenant in the school’s Criminal Justice Academy.

“Jackson always amazes me,” says Nickoletta Loulis, one of his teachers and a mentor. “He sets the bar high for himself, and he always delivers.”

In addition to working on weekends at a retail shop, he is also an entrepreneur who sold candy to earn money to play sports and now sells branded T-shirts, jackets and hoodies as part of “a movement” to encourage other students to persevere. He’s also a musician who uses rap to share his story with others.

In December, Destine received national recognition as the winner of the Wendy’s High School Heisman Award, a program that recognized his outstanding academic achievements, leadership and success as an athlete who set several school records while wrestling and competing in both football and track and field. The award, which comes with a $10,000 scholarship, was presented to Destine during a ceremony in New York City, where he stood with four other young male finalists from across the country and five female finalists, chosen from more than 30,000 applicants.

“I was so nervous, I couldn’t speak,” he recalls. “I’m not used to winning.”

Joining him on the trip, along with his grandmother and a nephew, was Loulis, Atlantic’s AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination) elective teacher and coordinator. “We didn’t realize what a big deal it was until we got there,” she says, adding that Destine will be invited to Heisman Trophy ceremonies from now on.

The trip to New York to receive the award was in some ways a metaphor for how far Destine has traveled in life since his days as a street kid. New York was the farthest away from home he’d ever been. It also marked the first time Destine had been out of South Florida and the first time on a plane.

Going far is something few expected of Destine.

“I was told I would never amount to much,” he says. “I was told I would just be another black man who would die in the street.”

The grandson of Haitian immigrants, Destine was raised by his grandmother, with his mother never really in the picture. “My grandma was my mom,” he says.

His role models were two uncles who survived by selling drugs. There was no doorknob on the front door of their apartment—apparently lost when police kicked in the door during a raid—and no electricity.

“Instead of being inside watching TV, I was outside watching the streets,” he says. “That was my entertainment. I’d be there under a tree until I fell asleep.”

In school, Destine was a terror, getting into fights, talking back to teachers and refusing to listen to anyone. “It wasn’t my intention to be bad,” he says. “It’s just what happened.”

Still, there was something about Destine that set him apart. He was smart, getting A’s and B’s.

Then there was this.

“I had a dream that I was going to be successful,” Destine says. “I woke up from that dream and said, ‘Let’s chase it.’”

He says there was no one single turning point that led to his metamorphosis from a long shot to a leader, but his behavior began to change once he reached Atlantic High School and discovered there were people who cared about him and wanted to help him.

“No one in my family ever told each other ‘We love you,” he says.

He doesn’t know why, but during his first semester at Atlantic, he was enrolled by the school in the Criminal Justice Academy as an elective.

“I didn’t even know what it was,” he says.

He knew, however, that he didn’t want to be there as soon as he realized the program was run by police officers from Delray Beach. Police officers, after all, were the enemy.

He acted out, and one of the officers running the program was ready to give him the boot, but another was willing to give him a chance. “He saw something in me,” Destine says. “He knew I was going to be somebody.”

Eventually, the officer who wanted him out would become one of his greatest allies. “She cared about me. She had genuine love for me,” he says.

“She gave me a watch and said it was my time to be successful.”

In addition to being enrolled in the AVID program, which prepares students from low-income families for college, he is also receiving afterschool help in the nonprofit Delray Students First program, which provides ACT and SAT test preparation.

Already assured of a four-year scholarship to Florida State University, Destine is still exploring the possibility of attending an out-of-state school. His hope is to eventually return to Delray Beach and perhaps start a nonprofit, maybe even run for mayor.

For Destine, the life he’s living now is one that few who knew him in middle school would have expected.

“It’s a dream come true, but the dream’s not over yet,” he says.

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LOOK WHO’S

READING STEPHEN CHRISANTHUS Associate Director, Delray Beach Marketing Cooperative Who he is: Stephen has a background in marketing and finance. In another life, he owned a beach club in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. As the Associate Director, Stephen focuses on destination marketing, specifically promoting Delray Beach internationally to travelers, both for business and relaxation. He also started “People of Delray,” a project similar to the popular “Humans of New York.”

Why he reads Delray: “Delray Beach magazine is my go-to publication for entertainment and information.

It’s fun to see all the photos of friends and events in the Out & About section and find new things to see and do on the Hot List. Its profiles and stories introduce me to interesting people in our community that I wasn’t even aware of. Great photos, fun topics and useful info. It’s just a really well done magazine all around.”

To advertise in our next issue, email us at sales@bocamag.com or visit us online at advertise.bocamag.com.

AARON BRISTOL

To subscribe and receive future copies, call us at 877/553-5363 ext. 233 or visit us online at bocamag.com/print-subscription.

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BY JOHN THOMASON

Five local, year-round solutions to help heal the restless, the bored and the fun-seeking

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WHEN: Daily WHERE: The Delray Escape, 900 Linton Blvd., Delray Beach DETAILS: Delray Beach’s only escape room, tucked away in a nondescript office building just west of I-95, is a hidden treasure that trades in, well, hidden treasures. As with most escape rooms, secret padlocks, cryptic codes and imaginative brainteasers are folded into an enjoyable narrative. The more friends you can corral, the faster you’ll solve the puzzles. In the newest room, “A Wrinkle in Time,” players act as elite members of a time-travel agency. When a fellow-agent goes rogue and places an object from the 1950s into the 1920s, you’re dispatched to both decades to recover the item, return it to its place and prevent a butterfly effect. The ‘50s setting is a kitschy diner complete with vintage Coca-Cola ads, red barstools and period music piping overhead; the ‘20s vision is a dimly lit speakeasy decorated in a Jazz Age motif. The game is a blast, even though my party of two missed the one-hour race to the clock by about three puzzles, thus destroying the fabric of time and space. If you’ve never played an escape room, start with the Delray Escape’s easier room, “Area 51,” and work your way up to “A Wrinkle in Time.”

CONTACT: 561/501-4046, delrayescape.com

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Greg, standing, hosts “Think & Drink” trivia at Beer Trade Co.

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WHEN: Monday nights, 7-9 p.m.

WHERE: Beer Trade Co., 145 N.E. Fourth Ave., Delray Beach DETAILS: This quirky, laid-back trivia night features three rounds of general-knowledge questions in a variety of categories both traditional and eccentric. Our first “Think & Drink” trivia night included topics such as “Finance,” “Everyday Items” and “Bodily Fluids.” This diversity extended to the format itself; in addition to the single-answer questions, we tackled multiple-choice queries and were occasionally prompted to list three or four answers; one question was a “name that song” audio clue. The host, Greg, provides an unusually generous gap between question and answer, all the more time to argue amongst your fellow-players or grab another beer from the lounge’s exhaustive selection—which is the main reason you’re there, after all. He also plays cool music while we think and drink, and can honor just about any request. Halfway through the game, he raffles off a coupon for a free beer for one lucky team, an incentive to return the following week. As if we needed one.

CONTACT: 561/808-7304, thinkanddrinktrivia.com

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WHEN: Daily WHERE: Putt’n Around, 350 N.E. Fifth Ave., Delray Beach DETAILS: Delray Beach’s only miniature golf course, extant for the past seven years, lifted itself up a few notches approximately four years ago, when it added a beer, cider and wine bar. In addition to a respectable slate of canned beverages, draft selections rotate every other day, and staff can deliver your orders hole-side—which is a comforting balm when you’re 3 over par and fishing your hot-pink ball from an unforgiving stream with a skimmer net.

In addition to the water hazards, Putt’n Around’s pair of leafy courses, the Ocean and the Everglades, are studded with wildlife sculptures—leaping marlins, lounging frogs, obtrusive tortoises—adding local color to the challenging curves and unexpected hillocks. The 36 holes are set amongst an arboretum of labeled foliage that provides essential shade during summer visits, and there’s a steady diet of great rock ‘n’ roll, from Nirvana to Hendrix to Modest Mouse, pumped through strategically nestled speakers. At the risk of burying the lede, I finished 21 over par during my January visit, but we don’t need to talk about that.

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Pinball & More

WHEN: Daily WHERE: Silverball Museum, 19 N.E. Third Ave., Delray Beach DETAILS: Elvis Presley, Indiana Jones, Muhammad Ali and the Addams Family are just a few of the pop-culture personalities with residencies at this throwback favorite. Players can practice the indoor kind of paddling at these—and 84 other—pinball machines from the 1950s through the early Aughts. Part bar/restaurant and part video arcade, its nostalgia extends to such joypad-driven favorites as Ms. Pac-Man, Centipede and Galaga, while Skee-Ball machines recycled from Coney Island allow for friendly competition for the whole family. All the games are set to free play, and a $10 cover gets you an hour of fun. Today’s generation might scoff at the primitive 8-bit graphics, but for those of us summiting middle age, there is joy in the simplicity, evoking the halcyon days of “Stranger Things,” when phones and TVs and fridges and maps were still as dumb as a giant ape thwarted by barrels tossed by a mustached plumber. If you don’t get that reference, it’s really time you visited Silverball.

CONTACT: 561/266-3294, silverballmuseum.com

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AARON BRISTOL

Karaoke Singers at a recent Coffee District karaoke night

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WHEN: Friday nights WHERE: The Coffee District, 325 N.E. Second Ave., Suite 104, Delray Beach DETAILS: Every bar worth its weight in PBR has a karaoke night, and there are few forms of entertainment with less quality control. Having sung off-key punk staples to indifferent barflies for years, I’ve encountered my share of shoddy sound systems, buffering lyric screens and glitchy microphones, not to mention songbooks that haven’t been updated since the Bush Administration—the first Bush Administration. That’s never the case at Coffee District, with its studio sound quality and pitch adjustability for each song. What’s more, I challenge any host to offer a catalog as comprehensive as Alex’s, whose computer includes tunes so obscure they would even stump the songwriters. Since it’s as much coffeehouse as craft-beer emporium, there are fewer obnoxious drunks at Coffee District than most karaoke places, and patrons are generally receptive and supportive. It’s a great place to experiment with an esoteric deep cut or a 2018 radio hit—or stick to that Journey or Neil Diamond sing-along you know well.

CONTACT: 561/455-0541

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Bob and Frances Bourque

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y l l a u t c A Local couples prove yet again that love really does conquer all WRITTEN BY MARIE SPEED PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHY BY AARON BRISTOL

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

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

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

Romantic? Yes. True? Made us believe.

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Bob and Frances Bourque hey couldn’t be any more different. Or alike. He’s an only child from a blue-collar New Bedford, Mass., family, she’s one of six kids from a farming family in Belle Glade. He still has a New England accent; her southern drawl could melt ice cubes. And these days, after 54 years of marriage, they can finish each others’ sentences.

Bob and Frances Bourque met in 1961 at St. Louis University on the second day they were there. He was a first-year med student; she had transferred from another school. Both happened to be at the same fraternity party on a Saturday night, and he says that she was “fun,” that she laughed at his jokes. By Tuesday she received a handwritten letter from him, despite the fact that she lived less than a mile away.

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

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

in the community kind of polished me—everybody knew her, and if they knew her they knew me. That really worked out very nicely.”

And Bob returned the favor when Frances became involved with Old School Square.

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

It was always a partnership. We were always doing it together.”

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

Bob says she still surprises him; Frances says she still gets a fluttery feeling when she hears him come home. “When I hear people talk about when they lay in bed at night and that

“We recognize the value of each of us independently, but more importantly as a team. I think our team is better than any piece of us individually.”

“When I was about 18 I had written down all the things I wanted in a man, and No. 1 was a sense of humor. Years later when I was going through some stuff, I saw that card and I thought, How remarkable! That was exactly what attracted us to each other. We were fun, we’ve never stopped having fun.”

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

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

They are retired now, he from a successful OB/GYN practice in Delray, where he was everyone’s “baby doctor,” and she, from her years as an activist and, most notably, the engine and vision behind redeveloping Old School Square.

They were married in Belle Glade July 9, 1963, and reared their family in Delray, while Bob was starting his practice. “She was the impetus behind my doing what I did,” Bob says. “I wanted to have my own practice. She came into the office and [made it] unlike any other doctor’s office—it was painted sort of flashy; in the bathroom she put perfumes. Her being out

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person is missing, it scares me because I am so accustomed to the realization that he will be here in a minute. … I will lose so much of me when he does go—me is he. It’s true. I don’t know how to function without my sounding board, and I know he’s the same way.”

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

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

On what advice they would give couples who want their marriages to last, Bob says it’s simple. “Get married with the idea you are going to stay married. No matter what. And ‘no matter what’ covers a lot of bases.”

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

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

But first there were the tough times. John grew up with an alcoholic mother who left the family when he was 9 to receive treatment; she was gone for five years.

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

Adrianne was removed from her drug-addicted parents and placed

understood each other. Nobody else could throw anything at us that hadn’t already been thrown. It just worked.”

After that, things progressed, but they both took it very slowly and, as most good recovery people might do, they underwent counseling, sought advice and took things step by step. The relationship was almost derailed when John first met the daughters, and the controlled chaos that was Adrianne’s household.

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

He says that was the biggest challenge—

“We had both been through so much in our lives. We understood each other. Nobody else could throw anything at us that hadn't already been thrown. ” in foster care at 10 months old; she was adopted when she was 6. By age 9, her biological parents were “rehabilitated” (and on methadone) and won her back after a prolonged custody battle that was splashed all over newspapers across America. She lasted with them about five years through relapses, abuse and welfare, reuniting with her adoptive parents when she was 15.

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

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

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

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

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

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

And the proposal? Ten years ago, John had five dozen red roses delivered to Adrianne on Valentine’s Day—one dozen, on the hour, for five hours. He followed the last delivery in, holding a single red rose, dropped a knee, and a new chapter was born.

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

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

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

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

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Pam Casanave and Tony Pianta or most people who live through tragedy, coming out the other side is not a given, no matter what the self-help books say. But every now and then the planets align and, as the good book says, there is joy in the morning.

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

It was Pam, 54, who was hit first when her husband of 16 years, the gregarious and much-loved Jean-Marc Casanave, who owned Boca’s Fred Astaire Dance Studio with Pam, took his own life suddenly in January 2016. The community reeled, and Pam was devastated. There were no answers, no rationale, nothing but one life lost, and a woman uprooted by the horror.

In the same city, Tony Pianta, 53, and his wife Paula had learned she had pancreatic cancer. The couple had been planning the next chapter of their lives—plotting an exit strategy from their careers (she was vice president and general manager of Bloomingdale’s; he was in retail) and celebrating their 23rd anniversary in Las Vegas when they got the news that Paula had 11 months to live.

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

“When God tells me to do something I don’t question it; I just do it,”

look at her that way until that night when she got out of the car and I said, ‘Oh my God, I did not realize how beautiful you are.’”

The relationship progressed rapidly, a fact not lost on either of them. It was a delicate situation, but both decided to go for it. “It would have been easy to pull my covers over my head and stop functioning, but I had to function,” Pam says. “I would pray every day, “God, you didn’t make us to be alone. You made us for companionship.’ I am a young woman. I want to enjoy life; I want to live life.

I do not want to do it alone.”

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

But love soon eclipsed that shared grief,

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

Pam says. “God said, ‘I want you to make sure she knows me, I want you to make sure she’s not afraid, and I just want you to minister to her.’ So for the next seven or eight months I sent her cards in the mail, encouragement scriptures, prayers, emails.”

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

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

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

Tony texted her, asking her out to dinner (“I was too afraid to call her”), and that was the beginning. “It was not until we arrived at the restaurant that night that I saw Pam in a different way; as beautiful as she is, I did not

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and the couple was married May 6, 2017.

Today, the relationship has moved far beyond its beginnings.

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

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

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

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

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

Charlie Carlson’s Weird Florida traces the earliest such account to a Jacksonville newspaper in 1891. The sightings have generally been benign. The story of Edward Brian McCleary is an extraordinary exception.

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

The boys never had time to enjoy it. As McCleary explained later, unexpectedly powerful currents battered their rubber raft, and gale-force winds and heavy fog stranded them on a steel buoy. For hours, they fought the elements with no hope in sight.

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

“I finally made it to the ship, the top of which protruded from the water, and stayed there for most of the night. Early that morning I swam to shore and was found by the rescue unit.”

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

McCleary’s story is, well, fishy. According to almanac.com, weather conditions in Pensacola were placid that day. No fog was reported, and winds never exceeded 13 mph. The body of one of McCleary’s peers was recovered a week later; the cause

Moments later, what McCleary described as A ten or twelve foot telephone pole emerged from the water.

It wasn’t until the boys had resigned themselves to waiting out a desperate night on the water that the smell of rotting fish invaded their senses. Moments later, what McCleary described as a 10- or 12foot “telephone pole” emerged from the water.

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

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

I got a closer look at the thing just before my last friend went under. The neck was about 12 feet long, brownish-green and smooth looking. The head was like that of a sea turtle, except more elongated with

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of death was drowning, with no signs of sea-serpent foul play. When the raft was recovered, the fins were still inside, contradicting McCleary’s account. And McCleary’s vivid description of the monster was remarkably lucid for a panicked teenager in the throes of certain death.

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

“Some have suggested that the drowning experience was so traumatic that he hallucinated this,” Mardis adds. “Or he may have embellished this in his own

mind. Over time, people’s memories change, and they misremember things.”

Plenty have been quick to write off McCleary as the killer of his four friends, an assumption equally without evidence.

McCleary had been tight-lipped on the incident since the Fate article, and he died in Florida in 2016, burying the legend with him.

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

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

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

Gleason never spoke about his adventure publicly. Its inception dates to an interview his ex-wife, Beverly McKittrick, granted Esquire. Promoting a book about their marriage (which was never published), McKittrick told the magazine that Gleason came home from that night in Homestead shaken to his core, and that he’d told her all about what he’d seen. She added that after that event, her husband’s

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sleeping and eating habits suffered, and that he drank more heavily than usual.

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

You needn’t be a UFO debunker to have serious doubts about the narrative.

For one, it’s hard to accept that Nixon would be able to elude Secret Service protection. As Larry Holcomb writes in The Presidents and UFOs: A Secret History From FDR to Obama, “It’s highly unlikely that the president had a few martinis, jumped into his car, picked up Gleason, and drove past bewildered

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guards at … one of the most secure areas on the planet.”

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

“If it was true, then why did he get so upset about it?,” she mused to Young.

As for the Esquire article, its publication date is unknown, and it seems to have vanished like so many reported spacecraft: The magazine’s complete digital archive

has no record of it. Larry Bryant, another ufologist, tried to confirm the existence of alien bodies at Homestead AFB by filing a Freedom of Information Act request.

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

Nixon never became the “disclosure president” UFO buffs were hoping for. “I believe the presidency of Richard Nixon is the only administration that could possibly have benefited from ET disclosure,” writes Holcomb, postulating that if Watergate hadn’t metastasized, he would have been in an ideal position to declassify government knowledge of UFOs. This surely would have leant new meaning to the term “illegal aliens.”

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

was also reportedly home to a more … invasive species.

Between 1955 and 1966, visitors reported seeing a pink cloud that hung low to the ground, like atomized cotton candy. It could simply have been fog

illuminated by sunlight, but fog doesn’t usually eat people. This pink haze, on the other hand, enjoyed the delicacy of human flesh, and was said to devour the brave souls that approached it.

Anonymous witnesses claim to have

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

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heard tell of bodies disappearing in the woods where the Pepto-colored cloud hovered like a gaseous predator, with only piles of bones remaining. The socalled “cannibal cloud” was blamed for at least 12 deaths.

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

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

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

“There was a lot of speculation as to what it was,” Heddy told the newspaper.

“Of course the most obvious answer was aliens, but other people discounted it as swamp gas.”

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

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

Scott C. Marlowe, a Central Florida-based cryptozoologist, has been tracking these beasts—aka “cryptids”—for more than three decades. His four books on the subject include Cryptid Creatures of Florida. In it, he shares stories of a charter boat captain who claims to have encountered a megalodon, the enormous shark precursor; some pterodactyls spotted over Jupiter; and the death of a 1,140-pound wild boar on a farm near Leesburg.

Marlowe doesn’t claim that all these creatures are cryptids.

As Charlie Carlson writes in the book’s introduction, “cryptozoologists often tangle with scoffing skeptics while sifting through exaggerations, misidentifications, hoaxes, hallucinations, optical illusions and myths” representing approximately 80 percent of sightings.

But as Marlowe reminds us, 300 new animals a year are identified by mainstream science. The giant squid, okapi and giant panda were once considered cryptids.

Could the legendary Florida swamp ape be verified next?

WHAT IS IT ABOUT FLORIDA THAT HAS SPAWNED SO MANY CRYPTID SIGHTINGS? Florida, being a semitropical environment, is a really good habitat. There’s many animals here that you won’t find anywhere else in the United States. It also lends itself, because of Florida’s enormous history—which goes back even before the Mayans—to lots of mythology.

IS YOUR FIELD OF STUDY CONSIDERED MORE SCIENTIFIC OR PARANORMAL? Being trained as a scientist since I was a youngster, I consider it a science. Colleagues will not necessarily agree with me, and of course mainstream science disregards it as paranormal activity. But the paranormal deals with more spiritual things, and these animals certainly are not spiritual.

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

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

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

You’ve spotted the ghost of the She-Man of the Caloosahatchee.

A relic of a less politically correct time, the She-Man may have been a proto gender-bender, but he would hardly be a candidate for a GLAAD award. As the story goes, his adoption of female attire was

less about asserting his identity than about managing a severe case of PTSD. It all started near the turn of the 20th century, when the future She-Man—his real name remains unknown—lived with his wife and son in a rented cabin by the river. The cabin’s owner was one Mr. Mor-

A relic of a less politically correct time, the She-Man may have been a proto gender-bender, but he would hardly be a candidate for a GLAAD award. gan, who, as the legend goes, was a direct descendant of Captain Henry Morgan, the buccaneer and rum-brand namesake.

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

Her husband found her at death’s door, but before she succumbed, she told him everything about the dastardly Morgan. He went bonkers for revenge, donning his wife’s clothing, corralling his pet—an alligator named Devil, if you must ask—and commencing a relentless search for Morgan.

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

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

But there’s something irresistible about this yarn, which is so Florida—swamps, buried treasure, a pet gator. I can see the Reddit headline now: “Florida Man Dons Wife’s Dress, Kills Pirate With Pet Alligator.” Now that’s clickbait.

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

A few unlucky motorists traversing a quarter-mile section of I-4 in Seminole County have endured far worse. According to Weird Florida, from the highway’s 1963 inception through 2005, there have been more than 1,700 crashes in this doomed stretch at the base of the St. John’s River Bridge, a fluky statistic supporting what has become known as the I-4 Dead Zone.

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

The unofficial gravesite became known as the Field of the Dead.

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

When another area farmer removed the rotting wooden grave markers, his house burned down, too.

Creepy coincidences persisted after the local government paved over the graves to build Interstate 4. On the day construction began, in 1960, Hurricane Donna, which had affected the tip of Florida toward the Gulf of Mexico, changed its direction. “Strangely enough, her deadly path paralleled the surveyed route of the new highway,” writes Charlie Carlson in Weird Florida.

The storm caused billions of dollars in damage and took 50 lives.

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tractor-trailer, which jack-knifed atop the gravesite. In an episode of the Weather Channel’s American Supernatural dedicated to the Dead Zone, one resident recounts seeing the ghostly figures of a child and its mother darting in front of his car. Stories of car batteries suddenly draining are manifold. Truckers reported hearing ghostly giggles and the question, “who’s there?” coming through their CBs. On Aug. 13, 2014, a new approach ramp was being built over the graves when Hurricane Charley made landfall, in a

path that paralleled the I-4 track.

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

But six other Sunshine State highways made it, including US-1 in the No. 1 spot.

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Feel like your neutral-colored dĂŠcor is stuck in neutral? Go full-throttle with pops of color strategically placed throughout your home. The following rooms and their designers offer inspiration and ideas.

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(PICTURED PREVIOUS PAGE) “When adding color to a neutral space, add it deliberately and sparingly to make the most impact,” advises interior designer Erin Paige Pitts. In her Delray home, she carefully placed shots of varied shades of blue to bring the color and imagery of the ocean into a sitting space. “I have a love affair with the ocean,” she says.

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It only takes one or two color-amped items to transform a white or muted space from blah to ahhh. A bright orange surfboard and blue-and-white stair runner enliven a beach house’s simple stairwell with bold style and a vibrant palette. Design by Denton House Design Studio.

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In Delray Beach, designer Kristin Rocke created a pure white backdrop for an interior enriched by hushed tones and interesting materials emanating from art and rugs to furnishings and flowers. “White empowers soft colors; they have more strength on this canvas,” she says. She carefully orchestrated an assortment of muted blues for the light-filled room. “Don’t repeat exact colors.

That looks dated,” the designer advises. “Instead, choose a range of tones for a fresh, dynamic look.”

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Designer Kristin Rocke collected art by the children of this home and used it to infuse this white gallery hall with color and character. The designer chose white frames and matting to prevent them from detracting from the artwork. This allows the art pieces to be the heroes of the space.

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“I think of color in a space the same way I think of a man’s tie.

The tie is the punch of color in the outfit whereas the suit is most often a solid neutral.”

COOKING WITH COLOR Everyday tools and tabletop pieces add instant pizzazz to any kitchen.

Moroccan glass cups, $14 each, ABC Carpet & Home, Delray Beach

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Textiles and trim are two of the simplest, most sensational and wallet-friendly ways to introduce color to a white room. What’s more, they can easily be swapped out when and if you crave a different hue or treatment. In a charming bedroom, designer Erin Paige Pitts upholstered a window-seat cushion with a bright red fabric and tossed in a pillow adorned with bands of colorful tassels.

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Kyocera Susan G. Komen Pink Santoku Knife, $50, WilliamsSonoma, Boca Raton

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LIVE GREEN. LIVE WELL KICKOFF WHAT: A new addition to Delray’s healthy restaurant choices, localgreens, held a kickoff for a monthly series featuring workshops by local wellness experts. Visitors chilled out with a 60-minute meditation-based yoga class, engaged with health professionals and enjoyed tasty homemade popsicles from localgreens. All donations to the event benefited Feeding South Florida.

WHERE: localgreens

Chris Taylor, Zachary Mildon, Taylor Griggs

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Melissa Connors, Ashley Treadaway, Claire Schitea, Kristina Narcellino, Audrey Frendreis, Matt Beck

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Little River Band

Christina Grenga, Michelle Curtis, Sheila Lilly, Liesl Lilly

Pat Woodhouse, Steve Woodhouse, Susan Remme

Roberto Baccarie, Stephanie Baccarie

Marcia Quadrozzi, Gina Larkin

Mary Ragosta, Donna Corcione

CAROLS BY CANDLELIGHT WHAT: This second-annual event featured Little River Band (whose lead singer, Wayne Nelson, lives in Delray Beach) headlining an evening of hits and Christmas carols. National acts John Ford Coley and Andy Childs also played, and local performers kicked off the evening. At the end of the concert, the audience lit candles in a lovely show of holiday spirit.

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WHERE: Old School Square

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[ out & about ] EMPTY BOWLS DELRAY BEACH WHAT: For the second year in a row, nearly 1,000 community members sampled delicious soups from dozens of area restaurants in a symbolic show of support for Palm Beach County’s hungry citizens. Mayor Cary Glickstein, Police Chief Jeff Goldman and other notable Delray residents served soup and bread during the event. Each patron took home an empty bowl to represent the empty bowls on the tables of hungry families in our community.

All proceeds from Empty Bowls Delray Beach benefited the Palm Beach County Food Bank to help the hundreds of thousands of PBC residents who don’t know where their next meal will come from.

WHERE: Old School Square

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HOLIDAY COCKTAIL POP-UP WHAT: This Christmas-themed pop-up bar, called Miracle, that began in 2014 in New York City debuted for the first time at Delray’s Death or Glory bar. Since we don’t get the freezing temps and will likely not see a white Christmas anytime soon, what better way to celebrate the holidays than with spirits? Cocktails like the Christmopolitan and Snowball Old Fashioned were served in festive glasses, and 10 percent of each mug, coupe, highball and rocks glass was donated to Action Against Hunger.

WHERE: Death or Glory

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Michelle Yales, Kim LeFevre Jennifer Dardano, Joe Deprinzio

Jonathan Burns, Lindsay Keller

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[ out & about ] GIFT WRAPPING PARTY WHAT: As part of the Adopt-a-Family Holiday Giving Program, Palm Beach County residents gave back to those less fortunate last holiday season by wrapping gifts for families in need. The owners of Hard Exercise Works in Delray Beach, Jason and Kaye Vansteenburgh, collaborated with Adopt-a-Family to provide items like toys, food and clothing for families with children. Adopt-aFamily of the Palm Beaches has been providing access to services for homeless and struggling families since 1983 and serves more than 2,000 families with children a year.

WHERE: Hard Exercise Works Lynn Korp, Lori Hill

Jason, Kaye Vansteenburgh

Rachael Ramirez, Shara Sztanski, Benjamin Ramirez, Daniel Ramirez

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Review the restaurant listings and menu offering within this section.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

To take the short survey, visit SavorAtlanticAve.com.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

50 Ocean presents: “What happens in Delray…”

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

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

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

FIRST Stone Crab Bisque Paired with Conundrum White Proprietary Blend

Paired with Chardonnay, Napa Valley 2015

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

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

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

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

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Stuffed Yellowtail Snapper

Dark Chocolate Panna Cotta

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

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Paired with Petite Sirah, Napa Valley 2013

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

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

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

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

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

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

FIRST Ceviche

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

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

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

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

DESSERT Tres Leches with Guava

Warm Nutella Bread Pudding Paired with Bartenura, Moscato, Italy

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

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

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

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

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

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

$130 per guest plus tax and gratuity

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

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

AT THE BAR

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

FIRST Mini Empanadas, Mini Sausages, Mini Blood Sausages

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

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

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

$115 per guest plus tax and gratuity

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

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

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

FIRST Selected Signature Rolls from Our Sushi Bar

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

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

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

Paired with Cuvaison Estate Sauvignon Blanc

SECOND Classic Lobster Bisque Paired with Cuvaison Estate Chardonnay

THIRD

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

Pan-seared Chilean Sea Bass

SECOND

over pineapple kimchee fried rice with teriyaki sauce

Muscovy Duck and Foie Gras Terrine

Paired with Cuvaison Spire Single Vineyard Pinot Noir

Swank farm rainbow beets, house-made brioche toast

DESSERT Japanese-style Cheesecake

THIRD

spiced chai whipped cream, strawberry glaze

28-day Dry-aged New York Strip Steak

Paired with Brandlin Estate Cabernet Sauvignon

baby heirloom carrots, dijon custard and sauce bordelaise

$150 per guest plus tax and gratuity

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

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

$150 per guest plus tax and 20 percent gratuity

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

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

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

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

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

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

HORS D’OEUVRES

Sweet Potato and Curry Soup

Grand Tasting: Lunetta Sparkling

THIRD

Seared Scallop

rock shrimp, chorizo, apple

butternut squash caponata

Paired with La Cala Vermentino

Paired with Landmark Chardonnay

FIRST

Roasted Flat Iron Steak

mascarpone polenta, crispy Brussel leaves

stuffed tater tots, creamed spinach, pickled onion marmalade

Paired with Louis Latour, Bourgogne, Pinot Noir

Paired with Justin Cabernet Sauvignon

Foraged Mushroom Fricassee

SECOND

DESSERT

Tempura Zucchini Taco

Banana Cream Pie

tomato jam, goat cheese, lemon basil yogurt

torched meringue, peanut butter, white chocolate

Paired with Ferrari Carano Cabernet Sauvignon

Paired with Saracco Moscato D’asti

$115 per guest plus tax and gratuity

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

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

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

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

SECOND

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

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

AMUSE-BOUCHE King Crab Wonton, Lemongrass Ponzu

Macha Soba Noodle

FIRST

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

passion fruit aguachile, turmeric-ginger hot sauce

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

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

DESSERT Thai Young Coconut Panna Cotta

Scallop and Tuna Crudo

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

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

DESSERT

with pineapple caramel

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

$95 per guest plus tax and gratuity

$140 per guest plus tax and gratuity

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

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

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

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

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

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

FIRST Royal Miyagi Oysters limoncello granita, micro opal basil

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

THIRD Filet Rossini

Paired with Watermelon Margarita

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

DESSERT

Paired with Cabernet Sauvignon

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

$90 per guest plus tax and gratuity

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

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

$150 per guest plus tax and gratuity

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

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

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

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

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

FIRST

Welcome Cocktail by Oak & Cane American Craft Rum

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

SECOND

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

Duck Bacon Crostini

SECOND

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

Terrina de Pulpo

*Intermezzo of house picklings*

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

THIRD

THIRD

Braciole

Dry-aged Strip Loin and Wood-grilled Prawn

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

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

or

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

Coal Oven-roasted Whole Sea Bream

D E SS E R T

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

Banana Cream Pie Semifreddo

D E SS E R T

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

$120 per guest plus tax and gratuity

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

$130 per guest plus tax and gratuity

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Your resource for Greater Delray Beach’s finest restaurants IF YOU GO

HOURS: 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tues.-Sun. Closed Mon. Like other doughnut shops, get there early for the best pickin’s.

WEBSITE: nanisdough.com INSTAGRAM: @nanisdough. Warning: This Instagram is dangerous on an empty stomach. Sweet tooths, beware.

Nani’s Dough

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cake. In fact, half the fun of going to Nani’s is seeing what wacky flavors are available that day. Everything is made with natural ingredients, and my personal favorite is the pomegranate coconut flavor (pray to your higher power of choice that these are there when you visit). And I think about a grilled cheese doughnut I saw on Nani’s Instagram more often than I’d like to admit.

These far surpass their doughnut chain counterparts and other locally owned shops, though you might be thinking, “Any doughnut is better than no doughnut.” This may be true, but I once brought Nani’s Dough to the office, and (not trying to brag) people still talk about them to this day.

No one talks about those other doughnuts.

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DINING KEY

Double bone-in Kurobuta pork chops from 50 Ocean

$ Inexpensive: under $17 $$ Moderate: $18 to $35 $$$ Expensive: $36 to $50 $$$$ Very expensive: $50+ DELRAY BEACH 3rd and 3rd—301 N.E. Third Ave. Gastropub. This

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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. $$

32 east—32 E. Atlantic Ave. Contemporary

apeiro kitchen & bar—14917 Lyons Road. Medi-

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 weekly, 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 nightly.

561/276-7868. $$$

terranean. 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 Moroccanspiced 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. $$

50 ocean—50 S. Ocean Blvd. Seafood. The former Upper Deck at Boston’s on the Beach is now the more upscale, seafood-oriented spot. The menu ranges from familiar to slightly more inventive, from a classic lobster bisque and crisp-tender fried clam bellies to rock shrimp pot pie and baked grouper topped with blue crab. The cinnamon-dusted beignets are puffs of amazingly delicate deep-fried air and should not under any circumstances be missed. • Lunch Mon.–Sat. Dinner nightly. Brunch Sun. 561/278-3364. $$

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

561/381-0037. $

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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. • Lunch and dinner daily. Brunch Sat.–Sun. 561/563-8871. $$

brulé bistro—200 N.E. Second Ave., Suite 109. American. While the regular menu of this Pineapple Grove hipster hangout always has satisfying dishes (filet mi-

gnon carpaccio, seared tuna poke, seared diver scallops, slow-cooked lamb pappardelle), the nightly specials will amaze: beef Oscar, Tangier crusted yellowfin tuna. Oh, and the Meyer lemon tart? ‘Nuff said. Outside tables offer the best option for conversation. • Lunch and dinner daily. 561/274-2046. $$

buddha sky bar—217 E. Atlantic Ave. #3. Pan Asian.

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

• Dinner nightly. 561/450-7557. $$

burt & max’s—9089 W. Atlantic Ave. Contemporary American. Burt Rapoport and Dennis Max have struck gold with their first collaboration in years, bringing an accessible and affordable brand of contemporary comfort food to west Delray. A few dishes from Max’s other eatery, Max’s Grille, have made the trek, like the hearty chopped salad and bacon-wrapped meatloaf.

Other dishes are variations on the comfort food theme, including a stellar truffle-scented wild mushroom pizza.

• Dinner nightly. Sunday brunch. 561/638-6380. $$ cabana el rey—105 E. Atlantic Ave. Cuban tropical.

Little Havana is alive and well in Delray. The menu is a palette-pleasing travelogue, including starters like mariquitas (fried banana chips) and main courses such as seafood paella (think mussels, shrimp, clams, conch, scallops and octopus). • Lunch and dinner daily.

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Mexican. Mexican cuisine often has more personas than Madonna. This highly stylized cantina adds another— that of California’s Chicano culture. All your favorite Mexican dishes are there, as well as enormous margaritas, but also niftier items like the crispy tuna tacos. Try the restaurant’s famous avocado fries with garlic and cilantro, and finish off with Captain Crunch deep-fried ice cream. • Lunch and dinner daily. 561/499-0378. $

caffé luna rosa—34 S. Ocean Blvd. Italian. This favorite is always lively, and alfresco dining is the preferred mode. Entrée choices are enticing, but we went with the housemade pasta with pancetta, tomato and basil.

Also delicious was the costoletta di vitello, a center-cut 14-ounce veal chop lightly breaded and served with San Marzano tomato sauce. For breakfast, indulge in a crab meat benedict, and for dessert, you can’t go wrong with the cheesecake imported from the Carnegie Deli. • Dinner nightly. Brunch Sunday. 561/274-9404. $$ city oyster—213 E. Atlantic Ave. Seafood. This stylish mainstay of Big Time Restaurant Group serves up reasonably priced seafood that never disappoints, such as shrimp and grits with jumbo crab cake and jalapeño cheddar grits. • Lunch Mon.–Sun. Dinner nightly. Outdoor dining. 561/272-0220. $$

cut 432—432 E. Atlantic Ave. Steak house. 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. $$$ Scamponi Nero from Caffe Luna Rosa

dada—52 N. Swinton Ave. Contemporary American.

The same 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 shaken-bake pork chops with sweet-savory butterscotch onions, and a brownie-vanilla ice cream sundae with strips of five-spice powdered bacon. The wittily decorated 1920s-vintage house-turned-restaurant is, as they say, a trip. • Dinner nightly. 561/330-3232 $$ deck 84—840 E. Atlantic Ave. Contemporary

Add a lobster tail for good measure. • Lunch and dinner daily. 561/265-0122. $$

the grove—187 N.E. Second Ave. Contemporary American. Chef-partner Michael Haycook and chef Meghan O’Neal change their menu biweekly, turning out dishes exhilarating in their freshness, creativity and elegant simplicity. An appetizer of octopus with olive oil, crushed potato aioli and lemon is outstanding. • Dinner Tues.–Sat. 561/266-3750. $$

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.

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harvest seasonal grill & wine bar—11841 S. Federal Highway. American. You don’t have to worry about calories (most dishes are under 500), you don’t have to worry about finding something you haven’t tried before (new items are added every three months) and freshness is the silent ingredient throughout. Try the pesto Caprese flatbread, the supergrain salad and the steak or salmon or chicken. Desserts offer big tastes in small jars. • Lunch and dinner daily. Brunch on weekends. 561/266-3239. $$

el camino—15 N.E. Second Ave. Mexican. This sexy,

henry’s—16850 Jog Road. American. This casual,

bustling downtown spot is from the trio behind nearby Cut 432 and Park Tavern. Fresh, quality ingredients go into everything from the tangy tomatillo salsas to the world-class fish tacos clad in delicate fried skin, set off by tart pineapple salsa. Cinnamon and sugar-dusted churros are the perfect dessert. And check out the margaritas, especially the smoky blend of mezcal and blanco tequila. • Lunch and dinner daily. 561/865-5350. $$

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. $$

fifth avenue grill—821 S. Federal Highway. 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.

il girasole—2275 S. Federal Highway. Northern Italian. This South Florida classic is not trendy, but it offers a level of comfort and consistency that has been bringing people back for more than three decades. The food is fine hearty Italian, with excellent service. Try the veal Kristy or the calves brains. • Dinner Tues.– Sun. 561/272-3566. $$

j&j seafood bar & grill—634 E. Atlantic Ave. Seafood. This local favorite on Atlantic Avenue—owned by John Hutchinson (who is also the chef) and wife Tina— serves up everything from burgers and wraps to a menu brimming with seafood options. Don’t forget to inquire about the stunning array of 10 specials—every night. • Lunch and dinner Tues.–Sat. 561/272-3390. $$ jimmy’s bistro—9 S. Swinton Ave. Eclectic. Best bets are a lovely salad of ripe tomatoes and fresh, milky house-made mozzarella; a rich, elegant version of lusty Cajun etouffee; and caramelized bananas in puff pastry with silken vanilla ice cream and chocolate sauce. • Dinner nightly. 561/865-5774. $$

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la cigale—253 S.E. Fifth Ave. Mediterranean. 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. $$

Highland Beach. Contemporary American/Coastal.

This seaside restaurant at the Delray Sands has been given a new lease on life by Chef James King, who is delivering arguably the best coastal cuisine around.

The “simply prepared fresh fish” choices alone are a breath of fresh (seaside) air. Combine near-flawless food with the jaw-dropping view, and we have a winner. • Breakfast, lunch and dinner Mon.–Sat. Brunch Sun. 561/278-6241. $$

lemongrass bistro—420 E. Atlantic Ave. Pan-Asian.

Casually hip ambience, friendly service, moderate prices and a blend of sushi and nouveau pan-Asian fare make this a popular destination. The quality of its seafood and care in its preparation are what gives Lemongrass its edge. • Lunch and dinner daily. 561/278-5050. (Other Palm Beach County locations: 101 Plaza Real S., Boca Raton, 561/544-8181; 1880 N. Congress Ave., Boynton Beach, 561/733-1344). $

max’s harvest—169 N.E. Second Ave. Contemporary American. Dennis Max, instrumental in bringing the 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’s new chef Blair Wilson soars with savory and innovative dishes—with a Southern acccent. • Dinner nightly. Brunch Sat.–Sun. 561/381-9970. $$

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

561/276-3600. $$ park tavern—32 S.E. Second Ave. Contemporary American. The guys from Cut 432 have done it again with this hip, casual modern American tavern. The

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latitudes ocean grill—2809 S. Ocean Blvd.,

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. • Dinner nightly. Brunch Sat.–Sun. 561/265-5093. $$

prime—29 S.E Second Ave. Steak/Seafood. Prime is aptly named for its heart of the action location, classy neo-supper club decor, extensive wine list and roster of designer steaks. Starters and desserts fare better than entrées, especially plump 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. $$$ scuola vecchia—522 E. Atlantic Ave. Neapolitan pizza. This bright pizza and wine place makes a certified and serious Neapolitan pizza—according to standards set forth by The Associazone Pizzaliola Napolentani (APN). That means light flavorful dough, spanking fresh imported ingredients—and about as far away as you can get from the American smeary cheesy greasy version. • Lunch and dinner Tues.–Sun. 561/865-5923. $

sundy house—106 S. Swinton Ave. Contemporary American. It’s fine dining served in arguably the most

beautiful restaurant and gardens in Delray. Menus are seasonal and imaginative. Try any of the fresh local fish dishes. • Lunch Tues.–Sat. Brunch Sun. Dinner Tues.– Sun. 561/272-5678. $$

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 vanillascented custard to golden, flaky phyllo. • Dinner nightly.

561/303-3602. $$ terra fiamma—9169 W. Atlantic Ave. Italian. The pleasures of simple, hearty, well-prepared ItalianAmerican cuisine are front and center at Wendy Rosano’s latest venture. Among the pleasures you should enjoy are delicate, pillow-y veal meatballs in Marsala sauce; lusty chicken Allessandro with mushrooms, spinach and artichoke hearts; and a finely crafted tiramisu that’s as satisfying as it is familiar. • Lunch and dinner daily. 561/495-5570. $$

tramonti—119 E. Atlantic Ave. Italian. In a world where restaurants chase trends with the relentlessness of Casanova in full Viagra heat, Tramonti stands out as a classy, 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, spamarch/april 2018

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ghetti 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 daily. 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. $$

LANTANA the station house—233 Lantana Road. Seafood. If you’re hungry for Maine lobster, plucked live out of giant tanks and cooked to order, this modest replica of a 1920s train station is the place to go. Lobsters come in all sizes (up to 6 pounds) and are so reasonably priced that getting a taste of one without reservations is highly unlikely.

• Dinner nightly. 561/547-9487. $$$

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

prime catch—700 E. Woolbright Road. Seafood.

Waterfront restaurants are few and far between in

our neck of the woods, and those with good food are even more rare. Prime Catch, at the foot of the Woolbright bridge on the Intracoastal, is a best-kept secret. The simple pleasures here soar—a perfectly grilled piece of mahi or bouillabaisse overflowing with tender fish. Don’t miss one of the best Key lime pies around. • Lunch and dinner daily, Sunday brunch. 561/737-8822. $$

sushi simon—1614 S. Federal Highway. Japanese. It’s been called “Nobu North” by some aficionados, and for good reason. Local sushi-philes jam the narrow dining room for such impeccable nigirizushi as hamachi and uni (Thursdays), and more elaborate dishes like snapper Morimoto and tuna tartare. Creative, elaborate rolls are a specialty. • Lunch and dinner daily. 561/731-1819. $$

LAKE WORTH couco pazzo—915-917 Lake Ave. Italian. Despite the name, there’s nothing crazy about the cooking at this homey eatery. It’s the hearty, soul-satisfying Italian cuisine we’ve all come to know and love. Spaghetti Bolognese is a fine version of a Northern Italian classic. • Dinner nightly.

(Tues.–Sun. during summer). 561/585-0320. $$

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[ dining guide ] 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 saltcrusted branzino is definitely a must-try. Plus, the wine list is a veritable tome. • Lunch and dinner daily. 561/547-2500. $$$

safire asian fusion—817 Lake Ave. Pan-Asian.

This stylish little restaurant offers food that gently marries East and West, plus a roster of more traditional Thai dishes and inventive sushi rolls. Menu standouts include tempura-fried rock shrimp or calamari cloaked with a lush-fiery “spicy cream sauce.”

Among the newer items are panang curry and duck noodle soup. Expect neighborly service and reasonable prices. • Lunch Tues.–Fri. Dinner Tues.–Sun. 561/588-7768. $ 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. 561/8351600. $$$

grilled veal chop and flavorful pastas. • Lunch Tues.– Fri. Dinner nightly (closed Mon. during summer).

561/655-4020. $$$

chez jean-pierre—132 N. County Road. French.

Sumptuous cuisine, attentive servers and a see-and-beseen crowd are hallmarks of one of the island’s premier restaurants. Indulgences include scrambled eggs with caviar and the Dover sole meunière filleted tableside.

When your waiter suggests profiterolles au chocolat or hazelnut soufflé, say, mais oui! • Dinner Mon.–Sat. 561/833-1171. $$$

echo—230A Sunrise Ave. Asian. The cuisine reverberates with the tastes of China, Thailand, Japan and Vietnam. The Chinese hot and sour soup is unlike any other, and the sake list is tops. This offsite property of The Breakers is managed with the same flawlessness as the resort. • Dinner nightly (during season). 561/802-4222. $$$

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, foodieoriented 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. $$

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. $$$

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,

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café l’europe—331 S. County Road. Current

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[ dining guide ] m.e.a.t. market—191 Bradley Place. Steakhouse.

Brunch French toast from Table 26

“Meat Market” may be an inelegant name for a very elegant and inventive steak house but there’s no dissonance in its food, service or ambience. Multiple cuts of designer beef from multiple sources can be gilded with a surprising array of sauces, butters and upscale add-ons. Whole roasted cauliflower is an intriguing starter, while a meaty Niman Ranch short rib atop lobster risotto takes surf-nturf to a new level. Cast your diet to the winds and order the dessert sampler. • Dinner nightly. 561/354-9800. $$$$

renato’s—87 Via Mizner. Italian with continental flair. This most romantic hideaway is buzzing in season and quietly charming all year long with Italian classics and a Floridian twist—like the sautéed black grouper in a fresh tomato and pernod broth with fennel and black olives and the wildflowerhoney-glazed salmon fillet with crab and corn flan. • Lunch Mon.–Sat. Dinner nightly. 561/655-9752. $$$ ta-boo—2221 Worth Ave. American. This selfdescribed “American bistro” is less typical “American” restaurant or classical French “bistro” than it is poshcasual refuge for the see-and-be-seen crowd in and around Palm Beach. The eclectic menu offers everything from roasted duck with orange blossom honeyginger sauce to dry-aged steaks and an assortment of pizzas. • Lunch and dinner daily. 561/835-3500. $$

café centro—2409 N. Dixie Highway. Italian.

a warm experience, complemented by a stately but comfortable room and excellent food. • Lunch Mon.– Sat. Dinner nightly. 561/833-3883. $$$

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 and gilds snowy fillets of grouper with a soulful Livornese. • Lunch Mon.–Sat. Dinner nightly.

561/514-4070. $$

PALM BEACH GARDENS

grato—1901 S. Dixie Highway. Italian. “Grato” is

trevini ristorante—290 Sunset Ave. Italian. Expect

café chardonnay—4533 PGA Blvd. Contemporary American. This longtime stalwart never rests on its laurels. Instead, it continues to dish finely crafted American/Continental fare with enough inventiveness to keep things interesting. The popular herb-andDijon-mustard rack of lamb, regular menu items like duck with Grand Marnier sauce, and always superlative specials reveal a kitchen with solid grounding in culinary fundamentals. • Lunch Mon.–Fri. Dinner nightly. 561/627-2662. $$

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-made guacamole add up to a full-flavored dinner. The westfacing 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 nightly. 561/355-1399. $$ 108

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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. 561/404-1334. $$

leila—120 S. Dixie Highway. Mediterranean.

Flowing drapes and industrial lighting complete the exotic decor in this Middle Eastern hit. Sensational hummus is a must-try. Lamb kebab with parsley, onion and spices makes up the delicious Lebanese lamb kefta. • Lunch Mon.–Fri. Dinner Mon.–Sun. 561/659-7373. $$ marcello’s la sirena—6316 S. Dixie Highway.

Italian. You’re in for a treat if the pasta of the day is prepared with what might be the best Bolognese sauce

ever. • Dinner Mon.–Sat. (closed Memorial Day–Labor Day). 561/585-3128. $$

pistache—1010 N. Clematis St., #115. French. 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. 561/8335090. $$

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.

Made-to-order guacamole is a good place to start. • Lunch Mon.–Fri. Dinner nightly. 561/650-1001. (Also at 110 E. Atlantic Ave., Delray Beach, 561/808-1100.) $

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. $$$ march/april 2018

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The New Delray

The city has come into its own, with a makeover to be envied

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The Downtown Development Authority’s executive director, Laura Simon (below), has been instrumental in organizing and planning the logistics of this popular community event, which ranks as one of the largest and most prestigious culinary events in the region. Laura is intent on making Savor an experience that guests will never forget. And they don’t, as year after year most return to the event with the kind of excitement that has come to embody the magic that is Delray Beach.

Delray no longer takes a backseat to Boca Raton. In fact, maybe Boca should take a page from Delray’s playbook.

Laura Simon

AARON BRISTOL

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hen we arrived in Boca Raton 37 years ago, Delray Beach was considered a far less glamorous place than Boca. In the ‘80s, Boca had better restaurants and more shopping, with Town Center, IBM, the Boca Resort; Delray was still a somewhat sleepy resort town.

The first people I came in contact with back then in Delray Beach were Dan and Michelle Burns, who owned the Oldsmobile dealership; Lee and MaryLew Redd, who ran the Seagate Beach Club; Barbara and Jim Smith, who owned J.B. Smith Jewelers; and Sandy Simon, whose family is a Delray icon. All owned businesses and real estate in Delray and were close to their friends and customers. That’s what Delray was all about—a small, closeknit city where people lived, worked and played together.

Fast-forward to 2018. Delray Beach has been named an All-American City three times. It attracts visitors from South Florida and beyond. The now-bustling Atlantic Avenue was key to Delray being named “Most Fun Small Town in America” by Rand-McNally a few years ago. Today, the city enjoys a national reputation as the place to go for food and fun, arts and entertainment (with a tennis center that hosts national events) and a growing business component. What an evolution.

The centerpiece of this renaissance was the renovation of Old School Square led by resident Frances Bourque. Her efforts, as well as others’, led to the positioning of the city as a vibrant and dynamic place to spend your leisure time. The players have changed over the years, and through this passing of the baton, Delray has earned a reputation as a “happening” city.

Just look at the arts and entertainment guide in this magazine, which could fill up a calendar month after month.

Speaking of events to put on your calendar, circle March 26, the 10th anniversary of Savor the Avenue, sponsored by Boca and Delray magazines and the City of Delray’s Downtown Development Authority. We initiated the idea 10 years ago, and it has grown every year to include 16 restaurants serving 1,000 guests at beautifully decorated tables stretching five blocks down Atlantic Avenue.

The event is a celebration of great food and wines from many of your favorite Delray bistros, each one preparing four-course dinners at makeshift kitchens, the elegantly plated food brought to your table by restaurant staff who keep your wineglass filled to the brim all night long.

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

Lauren Zuchman Senior Director, Healthier Delray Beach

THEN: Lauren Zuchman knew

at an early age that she wanted a career where she could help people.

Surrounded by family members who regularly volunteered or who were social workers, Zuchman gravitated toward projects where she could make a difference. In middle school and high school, she worked with children with learning disabilities and later worked in the adolescent psychiatric unit at Shands Hospital in Gainesville while earning a degree in clinical psychology. After returning to South Florida and attaining a master’s degree in social work, she held positions at Women in Distress and Henderson Behavioral Health. “Social work has always been the field that best fits me,” she says.

NOW: In the fall of 2014 Zuchman

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“Healthier Delray Beach is about connecting neighbors to neighbors, residents to resources and services to specific needs. Together, they lead to a stronger and healthier community.”

was asked to join the steering committee of Healthier Delray Beach, one of six Healthier Together initiatives created by the Palm Healthcare Foundation to address complex community-health issues. Six months later, she was hired as Healthier Delray Beach’s senior director, charged with leading the communitydriven behavioral health project. The initiative focuses on raising awareness of mental health and wellness issues, promoting acceptance and equity, and helping individuals access services and support. Zuchman has taken on leadership roles with Delray Beach’s Homeless Task Force, the Greater Delray Beach Chamber of Commerce’s Nonprofit Council and the Palm Beach County Alliance for Mental Health.

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