BEST OF - Boca Raton Magazine

MURDER THEY WROTE
TOP MYSTERY AUTHORS
GREAT TRAVEL ESCAPES
IN-STATE SUMMER DEALS
LOCAL DINING BUZZ
NEWS AND REVIEWS
or
Ma
ida
gazine
As
tion
Fl
BOCAMAG.COM
cia
so
OVBEEST
R
hon ALL
2003 ors
-2013
THE [ONLY] BOCA RATON MAGAZINE
EXCLUSIVE:
ARIANA
GRANDE
BOCA’S OWN POP
SUPERSTAR ON HER
METEORIC RISE
BEST OF
BOCA
ISSUE
FAShION&REtAIL
july/august 2014
[ bocamag.com ]
74
DRINK
PLACES
PEOPLE
ARtS&
ENtERtAINmENt
FOOD
F
O
Think our fair
community didn’t
make its share of headlines over the past 12
months? Think again. A-list
(and B-list) celebs entertained us. Our chefs, retailers,
cultural institutions and business owners created buzz.
A host of benevolent locals made a difference with their
generosity. And a few folks found the kind of trouble that
has to be read to be believed. Join Boca Raton magazine
in celebrating a year in the life of Boca and beyond.
Story by Stefanie Cainto, Bill Citara, Kevin Kaminski, Marie Speed and John Thomason
follow the leader
[ bocamag.com ]
75
best of:
dining
Best New
RestauRaNts
13 American Table: Proprietor Alberto Aletto
and chef Anthony Fiorini
have made this modest
little space one of the
most exciting restaurants
in the county, focusing
on dishes cooked in the
high-tech Josper oven.
HMF: Posh decor by
celeb designer Adam Tihany, a roster of expertly
crafted small plates and
an encyclopedic wine list
are enough to earn this
restaurant at the tony
Breakers resort a spot on
anyone’s Best Of list.
Racks Fish House + Oyster Bar: This handsome
upscale seafood house
from Gary Rack, one of
our savviest restaurateurs, fills a real need for
anyone who appreciates
pristinely fresh fish and
shellfish served in all
manner of tasty guises.
Twenty Twenty Grille:
and Farmer’s Table: See
the spotlight profiles on
Ron Weisheit and Joey
Giannuzzi for more on
these two hot spots.
Wild salmon yakitori from HMF
Best Foodie eveNt
Boca Bacchanal has become a much-anticipated
weekend of fine wine
and nationally renowned
chefs, but the annual vintner dinners held in private
homes raise the bar of
culinary excellence and
elegant ambience. These
dinners are worth the
hefty price—and never
disappoint. This year’s
vintners included Cakebread Cellars, Benziger
Winery and Champagne
Piper-Heidsieck, and the
star chefs included Matthias Merges of Yusho in
Chicago; Chris Jakubiec of
Plume at The Jefferson in
Washington, D.C.; Joanne
Weir and Gonzalo Rivera
of Copita in Sausalito, Calif.; and Daniel Zeal of The
Cloister in Sea Island., Ga.
Red curry ginger shrimp
from 13 American Table
Best MakeoveR
The shellfish
platter at
Racks Fish
House +
Oyster Bar
76
[ bocamag.com ]
The former VFW Post in
Delray Beach is transformed into Racks Fish
House + Oyster Bar,
which is a big upgrade. We
love the raw bar, the signature steam kettles, and
the simple fact that you
can get retro goodies, like
oysters Rockefeller.
july/august 2014
Restaur
Joey Giannuzzi,
FaRmeR’s Table
ant in th
Spotlig
e
ht
you’ve become an evangelist for healthy,
organic, “clean” eating. How did you get to
that point?
It started at Henry’s with the chef’s toy box from
the produce company. One day it was eggplant,
zucchini, squash and red bell pepper. I called my
purveyor and said, "What is this?" And he said, “It’s
organic.” He explained how it impacts the environment, its health properties. So I sliced them up and
grilled them. They tasted great, and I started experimenting with vegetables, coming up with fun side
dishes. Then I found out there was organic salmon
and beef and chicken, and I started making organic
specials. I found a new passion for creating food that
was healthy.
a lot of people still have the idea that healthy
food is bland and tasteless. as a chef, how do
you combat that?
That’s the biggest obstacle to overcome. Everyone
thinks it’s rice cakes and bean sprouts and everything tastes like cardboard. It starts with using
quality ingredients. Most of our sauces are simple
reductions of juices, and vinaigrettes and purées. A
lot of times the food only needs a drizzle. The flavor
is already in the food. It’s not what you put into it;
it’s what’s already there.
AAron Bristol
Joey Giannuzzi wants you to eat healthier. He
wants you to eat organic and natural. But he doesn’t
want you to suffer. He wants you to eat healthy, organic and natural food that tastes really, really good.
He has, in fact, staked his reputation as a chef on it.
As chef-partner (with hotelier Mitchell Robbins) of
Farmer’s Table in Boca, a stylish outpost of healthy,
organic and delicious fare, Giannuzzi is continuing
the journey he began almost 10 years ago at Henry’s,
proving food that’s good and good for you are not
mutually exclusive notions.
Joey Giannuzzi and
his meat-free vegetable lasagna (below)
your customers are pretty sophisticated
when it comes to food. How do you reach
people who eat mostly processed and fast
foods?
I’ve got to get them in the door. [Then] it’s about
generating excitement. Once you get someone
excited about [eating healthier], they’re at least
going to give it a try. Then it’s our responsibility to
execute it at the highest levels, so they won’t miss
the butter and salt and cream.
follow the leader
[ bocamag.com ]
77
best of:
dining
Best-Kept seCret
When mizner is
paCKed
dish of the Year
Fried chicken & waffle: Two great bluecollar foods come together in a dish whose
whole greatly exceeds the sum of its parts.
Crisp-tender, steaming hot chicken and
supple, golden waffle are joined in holy
gastronomy by sticky-n-sweet maple syrup
and salty-spicy Sriracha. Let no man put
them asunder.
Jazziz is bold and cool
and has talent like David
Sanborn, Molly Ringwald, Jon Secada and
Nicole Henry—but it also
has great food. We hate to
blow our own little secret
dining find, but you can
slip into Jazziz even if you
are not going to one of
its fabu shows, and get
anything from Champagne and caviar to fried
chicken, Scottish salmon,
diver scallops and burgers. And it’s all first-rate.
Sigh. Now we’ll never get
a table.
CRISTIna MoRgaDo
5 reliaBle loCal
standouts
1 Max’s Grille: If you
and your friends can’t
agree on where to go
out for dinner, Dennis
Max’s iconic Mizner Park
restaurant is the default
choice, dishing every-
thing from meatloaf to
seared rare tuna.
2 Brio Tuscan Grille: A
huge menu of accessible
Italian and Italian-esque
dishes—all better than
one might expect from a
national chain (with an
outpost at The Shops at
Boca Center)—means
even picky eaters will find
something of interest.
3 J. Alexander’s: Upscale
American food served
in a bustling, bistro-like
setting never loses its
appeal, nor does a convenient Boca location
just off I-95 or plenty of
parking in the University Commons shopping
center.
4 Matteo’s: Getting a
table at this old-school
Italian ristorante in Boca
can be as difficult as finding a parking space in
Rome. Giant portions of
well-made classic fare,
served family style, are
the reason.
5 Trattoria Romana: This
popular downtown Boca
spot has been dishing up
five-star Italian cuisine
for more than 20 years.
In addition to the best
homemade gnocchi in
town, the menu dazzles
with a variety of expertly
prepared dishes—from
pasta to veal to sea bass.
Best fountain
of Youth
The kids are coming back
to downtown. Want proof?
Look no further than
the nighttime scenes at
Biergarten in Royal Palm
Place, and Rebel House
on Palmetto Park Road.
most deCadent
neW menu item
Taco Bell’s new breakfast
waffle taco is cultural
proof that despite its efforts to combat obesity,
diabetes and heart disease, America still loves a
waffle more.
Best
Go-to Comfort foods
Five local residents dish on their favorite feel-good bites.
■ “The
BLTE—bacon and
lettuce and
tomato sandwich with a fried egg at
Brulé in Delray Beach.”
—Dorothy MacDiarmid,
partner, Cloud 9 Group
78
[ bocamag.com ]
■ “Casimir, the
little French
bistro in
Royal Palm
Place—their GriLLED
NEw York STrip
STEak, with crispy french
fries. If we were in Paris,
it would be called Steak
Frites. There is a choice
of sauces—peppercorn or
blue cheese—both excellent.”—Jay Van Vechten,
founder, Boating &
Beach Bash
■ “The
ChiCkEN
MiLaNESE at
Couco Pazzo
in Lake Worth—lightly
breaded, topped with
arugula, fresh mozzarella, tomatoes and a side
of linguine marinara. Everything comes out piping hot—huge portions
of flavorful Italian food
made with fresh natural
ingredients at a great
value.”—Joyce DeVita,
president, Boca raton
historical Society
■ “My office is right
above
the Yard
House in
Mizner Park. Whenever
I’m feeling the need for
good comfort food I slip
downstairs and order
the small JaMBaLaYa
ENTréE with spicy rice
and a side of truffle fries.
The dish has just the right
combination of spice and
richness.”—Tim Snow,
president, George
Snow Scholarship Fund
■ “For pure
comfort food,
I’ll always go
back to the
BurGEr aND
FriES at Tryst in Delray.
They serve it for lunch
and dinner; it’s made
with prime beef, topped
with gouda, and the fries
are perfection.”—Bill
Bathurst, CEo/founder,
The reef.biz; broker,
pristine properties international
july/august 2014
5 best food trends
Farm-to-table dining: OK, so this isn’t
exactly new, but a 10-year-old Rolls-Royce
is still a Rolls-Royce; the fact that it’s still
trending means we’ll continue to eat fresher
and better.
Small plates: Our interconnected, want-itall society offers us multiple choices for just
about everything—so why shouldn’t restaurants give us the chance to sample multiple
tastes in one meal? No reason at all.
AAron Bristol
Gastropubs: Blue-collar fare prepared
with white-collar technique and care proves
what most food-centric cultures have known
forever: that good food doesn’t have to be
expensive and pretentious.
Biergarten has some 20 craft
beer selections on tap.
01
02
03
04
Independent chef and ingredient-driven restaurants: The heart of any city’s claim
to being a dining destination is in its modest,
unfussy restaurants driven by high-quality
ingredients and a chef’s unique vision and passion.
05
Craft beers get equal billing with
wine: Artisan brewers have shown that beer
can have all the flavor and nuance of wine,
and restaurants are recognizing that by giving their beer lists equal care and consideration.
follow the leader
[ bocamag.com ]
79
Chef in
Spotligthe
ht
Ron Weisheit,
tWenty tWenty GRille
Ron and Rhonda Weisheit have been a
culinary team for almost two decades.
The couple met cooking at a Maine
restaurant, and after years of snowbirding back and forth between New
England and South Florida, they finally
chose sunshine and moved to Boca
in 2011. Ron, a native of Jupiter and
medal winner in the international “Culinary Olympics,” took over the kitchen
at nearby Biergarten, where he cooked
for three years until opening Twenty
Twenty Grille in January.
From top: Ron and Rhonda Weisheit;
Twenty Twenty’s grilled veal strip loin
What was the impetus behind
twenty twenty Grille?
We always wanted to do something
hands-on. We didn’t want to open a
restaurant that was too big, where we
couldn’t focus on what we wanted
to do. The food at Twenty Twenty is
about getting the freshest ingredients
we can find and letting the food speak
for itself, not covering it up with crazy
sauces. We don’t go too far out of the
box, but we want to be a little different
than everybody else.
how different is it getting those
ingredients here vs. new england?
New England is a little more seasonal.
Here, the ingredients change but the
weather doesn’t. We had a Concord
grapevine growing alongside our
driveway in Massachusetts, and in the
morning in the fall you could smell the
grapes in the air, which was really nice.
You sort of miss that here, but then
again you don’t have to scrape the
sunshine off the windows.
the Review is in
Turn to page 136 for food editor Bill
Citara’s take on Twenty Twenty.
80
[ bocamag.com ]
july/august 2014
AAron Bristol
What is it you want your customers to get from twenty twenty?
To appreciate the enthusiasm we bring
here, that all the food is prepared by
the chef and owner. That we go out
and personally greet each table; [at
least one of us] is here every day. So far
the response has been very positive.
best of:
dining
Royal Palm
Place
Gone But not
ForGotten
• Red the Steakhouse,
Boca Raton: Excellent
Prime steaks, smoothly
professional service and
decor that deftly melded
traditional and contemporary weren’t enough to
overcome this impressive
meatery’s difficult location off of Glades Road.
• Spice & Tea Exchange,
Boca Raton: So this really
isn’t a restaurant, but for
anyone of the foodie persuasion its huge selection
of herbs and spices was
reason alone to make the
trek to Mizner Park.
• Ovenella, Boca Raton:
This modestly upscale
Italian restaurant served
some very good food,
plus crisp-crusted pizzas
and inventive cocktails,
but it seemed overshadowed by its tonier competition.
• Rosso, Boca Raton: The
next-door neighbor of
Red the Steakhouse (and
part of the same chain)
was probably better
known for its wicked-stylish modern decor than its
food. But it was a looker.
• The Mexican, Boca
Raton: Dennis Max’s
attempt to deliver something more than all the
usual Mexican culinary
suspects didn’t last long
in a star-crossed location.
• Legal Sea Foods, Boca
Raton: Reliable, comforting and convenient if not
particularly exciting, Legal was an easy choice for
seafood sustenance after
a hard day’s shopping at
Town Center.
Best Place to
score Dinner any
niGht oF the Week
Royal Palm Place, with
its 20-some restaurants,
has emerged as a dining
mecca in Boca—from
casual (The Breakfast
Club) to upscale (Chops
Lobster Bar). Plus, it has
that whole international
thing going on; you can
snag Asian fare (Lemongrass), Greek (Estia
Greek Taverna), French
(Casimir), Indian (Sapphire) and Italian (Piattini)—and that’s just for
starters. Dining at Royal
Palm Place may be a way
to travel the world—without leaving home.
Best BreW-haha
The Funky
Buddha
Just when you thought
Boca was lost in a middleaged sea of Tommy Bahama, here comes the Funky
Buddha with its hookahs
and home-brew lessons
and bands and comedy
shows and kava shells and
110 kinds of beer. A few
of our favorites: Dragon
Stout, Moo-Hoo, Hellhound on my Ale, Delerium Tremens and Monk in
the Trunk. Cheers.
Best haPPy hours
Four local residents give us the lowdown on their top spots.
■ “The Boca
Raton ResoRt
& cluB Palm
couRt BaR. The
hotel has tables inside and
outside on the Intracoastal so
weather-permitting, we usually
sit outside along the Intracoastal. If you like The Macallan, this is
the only place I have found other than my bar at home that has
The Macallan Ice Ball Maker.”—s.
chris Palermo, president and
ceo, Global communication
networks Inc.
follow the leader
■ “My favorite
happy hour spot
is oceans 234,
on the beach in
Deerfield Beach. I meet friends
here all the time to drink a nice
house Cabernet and look out
at the ocean; a favorite cocktail
and snack is the combination of
Ocean’s Bloody Mary (Grey Goose
vodka, Ocean’s signature Bloody
Mary mix and a hint of wasabi)
paired with a spicy tuna roll. Delicious!”—sharon R. Ramsey, executive director, sunrise chamber of commerce (former sales
director, Greater Boca Raton
chamber of commerce)
■ “cIty oysteR
in downtown
Delray Beach. Not
only do they offer
half price on all drinks and wine
(bringing that $26 glass of Louis Latour Puligny-Montrachet to
$13); they are also the first bar
in town to offer wines on tap,
including the popular Nobilo
Sauvignon Blanc and Simi Cabernet Sauvignon. Happy hour
also includes one dollar off
oysters and clams.”—stephanie
miskew, proprietor and certified sommelier, the Glamorous Gourmet & the Wine
atelier
■ “yakItoRI
sake House
on Mizner in
Boca Raton. Happy
hour is 3 to 7 p.m. and 9:30 to
closing every day. Who does
that? I love the signature twofor-one lychee martinis and the
spicy tuna rolls. Nice way to
end the day.”—anthony n. Dardano, D.o., Facs
[ bocamag.com ]
81
best of:
dining
BesT PlaCes
To ProPose
BesT MusIC
oF The nIGhT
Trends ThaT
Won’T Go aWay
The Blue, the tower restaurant at the Boca Raton
Resort & Club; Renato’s
off Worth Avenue in Palm
Beach; Delray’s 50 Ocean,
when the moon is rising.
Arturo’s is old-school
romantic and never better than on evenings near
the piano, which puts
everyone in the mood for
love.
Kale: This ridiculously
trendy green is just a
weed with a PR agent;
there’s nothing magical about it. Go eat your
spinach.
Pork belly: A slab of lard
masquerading as food.
Porky’s revenge for all
those barbecued spareribs and bad Saturday
morning cartoons.
Sliders: Has anyone ever
had one of these that
wasn’t dry, tasteless, overcooked and priced per
ounce on par with gold
bullion?
Quinoa: It’s impossible
to take seriously any
ingredient that can’t be
pronounced phonetically.
You say, Keen-wah. We
say, Prime rib.
Bacon on everything:
Sure, bacon is great stuff.
But as Groucho Marx told
the woman with 19 children, “I like my cigar. But I
take it out once in awhile.”
Fried egg on everything:
5 Chefs to WatCh
01
ellis Cooley, 3rd & 3rd: Wielding prodigious technique honed as a protegé of
local culinary icon Dean James Max and at
cutting-edge restaurants in Barcelona, this
self-taught chef is cooking some of the most exciting food in
South Florida.
anthony Fiorini, 13 american Table: A
long-term association with Nick Morfogen
at 32 East, along with cooking stints in Italy
and New York, have given the exec chef of
this stellar New American restaurant all the
chops he needs to tantalize diners’ palates.
Michael haycook, The Grove: A veteran
of some of Miami’s best restaurants, the
chef-partner of this intimate downtown
Delray spot brings rigorous craftsmanship
and boundless creativity to carefully sourced,
impeccably fresh ingredients.
daniel naumko, sybarite Pig: The
everything-from-scratch ethos and passion for
craft beers from this home cook-turned-chef/
restaurateur have made his hip eatery in a west
Boca strip mall an underground sensation.
Wilson Wieggel, Farmer’s Table: Mastering the art of cooking healthy and delicious,
without the crutches of excess fat, salt and
animal products, the top toque of this environmentally conscious Boca spot is a big reason for
its roaring success.
82
[ bocamag.com ]
02
03
Even if the nutritional
Legion of Doom now admits that eggs won’t kill
you doesn’t mean they
belong on a pizza.
Wacky-maki sushi rolls:
If God wanted us to eat
cream cheese with our
raw fish, She wouldn’t
have invented the bagel.
Microgreens: These fuzzy
little things look like the
lint underneath your refrigerator. What’s wrong
with a simple sprig of
parsley?
5 GreaT
ITalIan dIshes
1 Veal meatballs with
marsala sauce, Terra Fiamma: The uptown cousins to the more proletarian beef meatball, these
small, delicate, almost
creamy-textured orbs
come lovingly bathed in
a lush Marsala-enhanced
sauce strewn with sautéed mushrooms at this
Delray restaurant.
2 Stuffed baby artichokes, D’Angelo Pizza,
04
05
july/august 2014
Wood-roasted
mushroom pizza
from Burt & Max’s
Sautéed escarole with
cannellini beans and
sausage from Tucci’s
follow the leader
Jason Myers
Wine Bar & Tapas: Fried
artichokes, one of the
delights of Roman cuisine, are made even
more delightful at this
popular Delray spot
when infantile thistles are
stuffed with mozzarella
and speck and dragged
through chili-fired aioli.
3 Sautéed escarole with
cannellini beans and
sausage, Tucci’s: A peasant dish that’s fit for a
king, this lusty creation
from Boca’s Fire-n-Coal
pizza specialists combines plump, tender
beans with fennelscented sausage, whole
cloves of roasted garlic,
red onion, fruity olive oil
and a dusting of Romano
cheese.
4 Wood-roasted mushroom pizza, Burt &
Max’s: One slice of this
exuberantly flavorful
pie from the west Delray
restaurant, and you’ll be
hooked. A cracker-thin
crust faintly smoky from
the oak-fired oven comes
gilded with assorted fungi, melted leeks, molten
cheeses and an aromatic
halo of truffle oil.
5 V&S Italian sub, V&S
Deli: The classic Italian
sub resonates with South
Florida and its New York/
New Jersey transplants.
Nowhere is it executed
with such flair as at this
longtime Boca standout.
A perennial winner is the
V&S Special with soppressata, mortadella and
Provolone on a homemade roll.
5 TasTy Dishes
ThaT Won’T Break
The DieT
1 Spicy chipotle shrimp
flatbread, Seasons 52,
Boca: With grilled pineapple, Feta cheese and
roasted poblano peppers
2 Sushi grade sesame
seared rare tuna, Max’s
Grill, Boca: With Asian
slaw, ginger, wasabi and
yuzu ponzu; appetizer
portion
3 Rock shrimp and scallop ceviche wraps, Max’s
Harvest, Delray Beach:
With grapefruit, green papaya, tempura avocado,
jalapeño and coconut
lemongrass vinaigrette
4 Pad Woon Sen, Fah
Asian Bistro, Boca: Glass
noodles (made from
mung beans) with chicken, vegetables and egg
5 Warm rice salad, J& J
Seafood Bar & Grill, Delray:
Tomato, onion and goat
cheese in herb vinaigrette
over mixed greens.
Warm rice salad from J&J
Seafood Bar & Grill
[ bocamag.com ]
83
culture in
Kimberly WicK,
WicK TheaTre
the
t
Spotligh
Boca Raton’s cultural candle shone considerably brighter this year thanks to the Wick
Theatre, which opened its inaugural season with
an elegant, Carbonell-nominated “Sound of Music”
and continued with a show-stopping “42nd Street”
and an amusing “Full Monty” from its home in the
former Caldwell Theatre. The Broadway-level ambience of its lobby and adjacent Costume Museum—
the only of its kind in the world, according to the
organization’s vice president, Kimberly Wick—continued to create an indelible cachet for Palm Beach
County theatergoers.
When you were planning the lobby’s lovely
design, did the end result meet your expectations?
It is exactly what I expected. And all of the furniture is on heavy castor wheels, because our plan
was to acknowledge that we’re women that like
to change things. For example, for “Ain’t Misbehavin’,” the whole space was set up like the Cotton
Club. The structure is a nice clean palette that we
change to fit the show and make it a little more
interesting for the patrons.
having spent your career in costumes, did you
find there was a learning curve when it came
to producing live theater for the first time?
I don’t think serious producers that have been producing shows for 20 years would think that they
know everything there is to know. We’re going to be
learning for the rest of our lives. But I think that our
passion and our desire to learn is one of the reasons
why it’s being so well received. We make mistakes,
but we’re going to learn and do better next time.
When they programmed for the caldwell,
michael hall and clive cholerton each had
specific—and different—visions. What is the
Wick vision, going forward?
There’s a place in our community for everything.
And if you’re looking for a deep drama that brings
out the thinker in all of us, then nobody does it better than Palm Beach Dramaworks. We may have
done the only drama that we might do for a while
[in “Steel Magnolias”], because our clients are
telling us they want to tap-dance right out of the
lobby. That’s what they’re looking for in this venue,
and musicals are certainly where we are most well
suited. It is the genre we have been working in for
40 years on the costume side of it. I think in our
third season, we will have more latitude to do some
newer pieces that the audience will still embrace.
84
[ bocamag.com ]
july/august 2014
best of:
the arts
5 BEST ConCErTS
in Broward/Palm
BEaCh CounTiES
Jazziz
01 Forte at Mizner Park Amphitheater
02 Death in June at Respectable Street
03 Brian Wilson & JeFF Beck at Hard Rock Live
04 Fun. at Mizner Park Amphitheater
05 Billy Joel at BB&T Center
Best Live
Music venue
At Jazziz Nightlife—the
hottest entertainment
addition to Mizner Park
since iPic Theaters—
there is no bad seat in the
house. It’s elegant and
intimate, to the point that
each of its concerts feels
like a private gathering
of musically sophisticated friends, a gourmet
speakeasy for the modern
jazz niche. The sound
and lighting are impeccable, and owner Michael
Fagien has attracted the
jazz stars of yesterday,
today and tomorrow
to grace his stage, from
locally bred chanteuse
Nicole Henry to jazz fusion group Spyro Gyra
to actress-singer Molly
Ringwald. Ticketed acts
are not cheap—but most
nights of the week, there’s
no cover.
la Symphonie, a hybrid
of theatrical circus and
orchestral concert that will
hopefully become a recurring tradition. A sold-out
audience watched highflying aerial acts, witty
jugglers, dazzling hoopspinners and gravity-defying contortionists perform
in front of the diverse
and indefatigable Festival
Symphony, which set the
ambience with an array of
orchestral standards and
peppy film scores. These
two cultural forms—circus
and symphony—never
clashed; instead, they
seemed to thrive and inspire each other, creating
an evening of magic.
Worst FestivaL oF
the arts MoMent
The Festival put many of
this year’s financial eggs
into Itzhak Perlman’s
basket, and if some attendees’ reactions were
Itzhak Perlman
any indication, it was
not money well spent.
Perlman’s name dominated the opening-night
program, but it bordered
on false advertising: The
violin virtuoso didn’t
appear until after the
intermission, performing only a portion of
Mendelssohn’s “Violin
Concerto in E minor”; his
lack of audience engagement left some feeling
cold, even ripped off. His
concert a few nights later
drew some kudos, but the
damage had been done.
The Festival has gone to
the Perlman well enough
during its eight years; it’s
time to bench him.
Cirque de la Symphonie
AAron Bristol
Best FestivaL oF
the arts MoMent
For its penultimate night,
Festival organizers took
a chance on a largely untested model: Cirque de
follow the leader
[ bocamag.com ]
85
best of:
the arts
Best Lecture series
Mia Farrow
It’s not often you see, in
the course of one lecture
season, Mia Farrow discussing her humanitarian
advocacy in Darfur, her
Hollywood upbringing
and the scandalous allegations against her
ex-husband; a debate
about congressional
gridlock with opposing
Massachusetts politicos
Barney Frank and Scott
Brown; and star chef
Daniel Boulud discussing
his mouthwatering life
in French cuisine. But all
took the stage at Society
of the Four Arts’ most
impressive lecture schedule in recent memory. We
caught two of the speakers, and both were highlights of the cultural year:
A hilarious, extemporaneous ramble from radio
pioneer Garrison Keillor,
and an interactive study
in thievery from theatrical pickpocket Apollo
Robbins.
MuseuM shakeup
of the Year
In February, Steven Maklansky resigned from
his directorial post at
the Boca Museum of
Art, a move shrouded in
unanswered questions,
speculative motivations
and surprisingly minimal
news coverage. He left
in his wake a few good
decisions (such as its
“Glass Act” and “Create”
exhibitions) and at least
one conspicuous eyesore (“Big Art/Miniature
Golf”) while overseeing
a general drift toward
family-friendly programming that pleased some
and rankled others. Irvin
Lippman, at the helm
of Museum of Art | Fort
Lauderdale from 2003 to
2012, promptly stepped
in as interim director.
"Mourning Becomes Electra"
MY faVorite MoMeNts
Chrissy Biagiotti, community relations
manager for the City of Boca Raton,
shares a few of her A&E highlights from
the past year.
■ “Sometimes the best experiences can have
as much to do with the weather, the company,
the reminiscing or the enrichment of the present
moment as they do with the artist. As opposed to
last year, at this year’s Sunshine Music & Blues
Festival [at Mizner Park Amphitheater] we had
the most perfect, glorious weather, and the bands
were amazing. The crowd was happy and friendly,
and it was a crisp and cool day. The artists were
having fun, and the crowd could tell. It was a
great little festival atmosphere right in the heart
of our downtown.”
86
[ bocamag.com ]
■ “Other events I loved included the Tuba Christmas that was put on by FAU’s band director, Sean
Murray, in the amphitheater. Tuba players of all
ages came from near and far for a spontaneous
concert. They registered, rehearsed and put on a
free concert to a crowd that seemed to swell as
they played. It was kind of magical.”
■ “My favorite lecture at the Festival of the Arts
this year was ‘Your Brain on Music’ by Daniel
Levitin, who had a conversation with Festival
conductor Constantine Kitsopoulos ... Kitsopoulos used members of the orchestra to demonstrate ideas and theories about how we think
about, love and learn music. It was a fascinating
[evening].”
july/august 2014
BEST ArT ExhiBiTionS
of ThE YEAr
Matt & Kim
01
“Love of Technology,” Museum of
Contemporary Art, North Miami: An
ambitious, multifaceted survey of New Media
artists connected by the overarching theme
about man’s relationship with an overly automated world,
“Love of Technology” encapsulated our uneasy relationship
with the devices that run our lives while we run them.
02
“Pop Culture,” Boca Museum of Art:
This comprehensive and personally curated
survey of Pop Art from its American genesis
through to the present day was the rollicking highlight of the Boca Museum’s season, a show that
captured nearly every facet of human experience in its
three-room sprawl.
BesT OPerA NOT
WriTTeN By A DeAD
iTALiAN
Opera productions by
composers who are still
alive are about as common as UFO sightings:
Most of us have heard
of them but relatively
few have lived to see
them. Bucking its tradition of presenting
canonized masterpieces
by long-dead Italians,
Florida Grand Opera
opened its 2013-2014 season by reviving “Mourning Becomes Electra,” a
transcendent adaptation
of a Eugene O’Neill play
cycle that has almost
never been performed. Its
composer, Marvin David
Levy, 82, is a Fort Lauderdale resident who helped
rework his 1967 opera for
its Broward premiere.
follow the leader
BesT NeW MusiC
FesTivAL
Palm Beach County
didn’t have its own slice
of hipster heaven—its
correlative to Bonnaroo
or Lollapalooza—until
last November, when the
Coastline Festival made
its inaugural bow at Cruzan Amphitheatre. At just
one day and 11 bands, it
was far smaller than its
big-city brethren, but it
captured a similar spirit,
with a lineup of bands
that hummed with the
pulse of indie rock today:
Capital Cities, Two Door
Cinema Club, The Joy
Formidable, Passion Pit,
a balloon-laden showstopping hour from Matt
& Kim, and more. The festival’s Craft Beer Cove and
“Food Trucktopia” area
sated appetites, while the
03
eclectic crowd enjoyed
the positive vibes.
BesT NeWs FOr
reTrO FiLM LOvers
Dada, the Delray Beach
hipster enclave, isn’t just
for angry poets and earnest buskers anymore.
On Sunday nights, its
open-air patio transforms
into an art-house movie
theater showcasing creatively curated double
features for an agreeable
cross-section of cinematic proclivities. Whether
you’re into the impenetrable Russian provocations of Andrei Tarkovsky
or the cultish humor of
the “Evil Dead” series,
Dada had you covered in
reel time. With two movie
theaters closing in Delray
Beach this past year, we
need more of this.
Phyllida Barlow, “Hoard,” Norton Museum of Art: The third artist in the Norton’s
RAW (Recognition of Art by Women) series
stunned museumgoers with her floor-toceiling abstract sculptures and other massive installations,
masterpieces constructed of such unglamorous material
as cardboard, plywood, fabric, wire netting, cement and
polystyrene.
The “Hoard”exhibit
[ bocamag.com ]
87
best of:
retail/fashion
Worth Avenue
Best LocaL
accoLades
Fashion event on
the horizon
■ Movoto Blog named
Boca Raton the secondbest-dressed small city
in America. Researchers
also found that our city
has the most tailors per
capita, with one for every
2,928 residents.
■ The 10Best travel website nominated Worth Avenue in Palm Beach as Most
Iconic Street in America.
After public voting, it
ended up third, beating
two other South Florida
streets: Miami’s Ocean
Drive and Calle Ocho.
Kicking off the fall fashion season, Town Center
at Boca Raton is hosting
Simon Look Book Live
on Sept. 19 and 20, featuring a full production
fashion show at its center
court and individual retailer events throughout
the weekend.
Best Bang For
Your retaiL Buck
The February opening
of Palm Beach Outlets
in West Palm Beach
drew more than 1 mil-
lion shoppers in the first
month alone, evidence
that our county was hungry for its own version of
Sawgrass Mills. The space
is expected to expand
200,000 square feet by
this fall.
Best triumphant
return
Lord & Taylor returned
to Boca last October after
a nearly 11-year hiatus,
bringing 120 jobs with it.
The store was met with
much fanfare, and provided a much-needed
anchor to Mizner Park.
ta in the
Fashionis
t
Spotligh
Cayetana Uranga de la Borda
She wasn’t supposed to walk, and she wasn’t supposed to talk. At least that’s what
doctors in Lima, Peru told her mother after Cayetana Uranga de la Borda was diagnosed at birth with cerebral palsy. But Uranga has spent much of her young life defying expectations. Despite physical challenges inherent to the movement disorder,
Uranga has earned her bachelor’s degree in business from Lynn University and is
now pursuing her entrepreneurial dream—selling her own line of chic, sexy swimwear. The Palm Beach resident, 29, discusses her online business, Lolita’s Beachwear (lolitasbeachwear.com), which also features bikinis from Peruvian designers.
What made you decide to start a swimsuit line?
The idea for Lolita’s Beachwear began back in high school. It began to take shape
slowly, when I went on vacation to Lima. I would bring back bikinis and sell them to
all my friends. I loved picking them out and shopping for them.
What are your current plans for lolita?
Not only do I want to see every woman hitting the beach [wearing] a sexy and stylish Lolita [swimsuit], but I also want to create awareness about cerebral palsy as
well as inspire the CP community. … The idea that a person with CP can still dream
and achieve is the idea I want to spread. Growing up with CP is not easy. Raising
a child with CP is not easy, nor is it cheap. That’s why for each bikini that Lolita’s
Beachwear sells, we donate a portion of the proceeds to United Cerebral Palsy of
South Florida.
do you have advice for budding entrepreneurs?
Never give up. Have confidence, be realistic, optimistic and pursue your goals. Make a
plan, whether it’s a five-year or a 10-year plan. Accept consultancy. Be a genuine social
butterfly, and pay attention to business courses. Read the details. Don’t cut corners. But
most of all be brave; your goals and dreams are often easier to achieve than you think.
88
[ bocamag.com ]
july/august 2014
5 Reasons to Visit
town CenteR
The container store, celebrating its first
year in Boca, is a certified hit; the storage
and organization store features everything
from dish racks and closet organizers to
luggage and totes.
More food options are on the way: cups
Frozen Yogurt and Zinburger Wine &
Burger Bar are slated to open this fall.
Free Wi-Fi.
saks Fifth avenue completed renovations
on its new men’s store late last year, adding
a few dedicated designer sections and a
jaw-dropping array of men’s shoes.
Boca-based Polaroid Fotobar has finally
opened up a shop at home. Here, you can
instantly print and mount photos in fun, creative ways—from Polaroid prints on cardstock
to a high-definition aluminum piece of art.
Right: Lisa Todd sweater
Below: Jessica Garcia
swimsuit top
follow the leader
01
02
03
04
05
Lord & Taylor
Boca Designers
on a roll
■ Keep an eye out—or
maybe a foot—for Ilene
Greenberg. The Boca
resident launched her
online business, Design
Comfort Shoes, back
in 2011, but this spring
she debuted specially
engineered heels—
three years in the making—that manage to
blend eye-catching
style with incomparable comfort.
■ Jessica Garcia is taking her made-to-order
concept to the beach,
much to the delight
of clients at Ola
Feroz, off Palmetto Park Road.
Garcia meets
with customers
to help find the
perfect bikini;
she then tailors
each piece to the
individual, using
minimal fabric
for the perfect
tan.
■ Slipping into
a Lisa Todd
sweater is
easy. The
hard part is
mustering
the willpower to take it
off. That’s
just part of
the allure of
the collection started
by local business owner Lisa
Shapiro, whose
flagship Lisa
Todd store on
Glades Road in
Boca Raton is
celebrating 25
years.
[ bocamag.com ]
89
best of:
community
Best “RememBeR
the ’70s” FlashBacks
Diana Ross
Two one-time giants of
the music industry took
the stage this past April
in Boca—Diana Ross
brought the house down
at Boca West during a
special appearance that
benefited the Boys & Girls
Clubs of Boca Raton;
and Barry Gibb stole the
show at Eau Palm Beach
during a fundraiser for
Agape International Missions with a rendition of
“Islands in the Stream”
that he did with Kelly
Lang.
Best “RememBeR
the ’60s” moment
“Good Vibrations” resonated throughout the
52nd annual Boca Raton Regional Hospital
Ball, which featured a
rollicking 30-plus-song
performance by the Mike
Love-led version of the
Beach Boys. Adding to
the “Fun, Fun, Fun” of
the evening—a cougarstirring appearance by
“Full House” and “ER”
heartthrob John Stamos
on drums. Proceeds benefited the Marcus Neuroscience Institute.
Best sudden
Impact moment
It’s amazing what 320
women can do in a single
afternoon when they
pool their resources. The
second edition of Impact
100 Palm Beach County,
held in April at Lynn University’s Wold Performing
Arts Center, awarded
$320,000 (a $1,000 donation from each woman)
to deserving nonprofits—
including $100,000 grants
to Florence Fuller Child
Development Centers,
Achievement Centers for
Children and Families,
and the Arts Garage in
Delray Beach.
Lizzie Sider,
country muSic Singer
The first time Lizzie Sider sang the national
anthem was in front of some 2,000 people at a
rodeo in Jackson Hole, Wyo., where her parents
have a summer home. After her performance,
Sider, then 8, remembers turning to her father
and saying, “This is great, but I can play a bigger venue.” Now 16, the Boca resident and rising
country music star is well on her way thanks, in
large part, to “Butterfly,” an inspirational track
based on her childhood struggles with bullying.
The song and accompanying video, which has
snagged more than 1 million YouTube views, not
only led to an appearance on Queen Latifah’s
show, it prompted a recent bully-prevention
tour that took Sider to 250-plus elementary and
middle schools in California, Florida and Texas.
When did you know that this was the
path you wanted to follow?
When I was 4, I’d put on shows for my stuffed
animals. Or I’d put on a poodle skirt, play the
movie “Grease,” stand on our coffee table and
start singing along. … I’ve always had this
dream to be a legendary artist, the kind of artist
who inspires people.
can you describe the experience that led
to “Butterfly?”
I was teased during elementary school in Boca.
There was a lot of exclusion and ridicule. I’ll never
know why. Maybe because I was different, musical; on the playground, I’d walk around and sing
to myself. … One day, some kids asked me to sing
for them. I thought, “Hey, they’re actually being
nice.” When I started to sing, they all laughed and
ran away and called me names. … Every morning
when I walked out the door, my parents would say,
“Remember: No one has the power to ruin your
day.” It didn’t stick right away, but I finally realized
that they were right; I had the power to overcome
the teasing and the bullying.
When did it hit you that this song was
connecting in such a special way?
People have sent messages about how it inspired them, and kids have gotten butterfly tattoos because of it. On the tour, I sing “Butterfly”
as my last song. Most of the time, the students
all sing along. The first time that happened, I
[started to] tear up. It was so beautiful. Here’s
a song—my song—and it’s bringing people together. It’s amazing what music can do.
Arts Garage receives its Impact 100 grant.
90
[ bocamag.com ]
july/august 2014
Teen in
t
Spotlighe
ht
AngelA TAlley
See the entire
Lizzie Sider
interview—and
catch the video
for “ButterfLy”—
at Bocamag.com.
follow the leader
[ bocamag.com ]
91
best of:
community
Best Rainy
Day stoRy
Thunderstorms threatened to put a late-morning damper on festivities
at the sixth annual Boating & Beach Bash for
People With Disabilities
at Spanish River Park—
that is, until a group of
children, most of them
with special needs, got
their groove on. Inspired
by the DJ music playing,
the youngsters staged an
impromptu dance party
in the rain—a display of
such unbridled joy that,
according to founder Jay
Van Vechten, it brought
several parents to tears.
It’s just one more reason
why the Bash, which drew
some 6,000 attendees to
the free event, continues
to be the community’s
most heartwarming event.
92
Best money-Wellspent HigHligHts
Best Beauty-isn’tonly-skin-Deep
HonoR
Judges at the 2013-14
Miss Teen National event
in Orlando took Kelsey
Janser at more than
just face value. The
cum laude graduate
of Saint Andrew’s
School impressed
with a community
service track record that included
volunteer work
on behalf of
Joe DiMaggio
Hospital and
Boca Raton
Public Library. Janser,
a cognitive
studies major
at Vanderbilt,
bested more
than 60 contestants to capture
the crown and a
$10,000 scholarship.
Kelsey
Janser
[ bocamag.com ]
who scored some late-career cred with a few guest
turns on “Mad Men”).
The Boating & Beach
Bash for People With
Disabilities
Best st. elmo’s
FiRe moment
In addition to prompting a Beatlemania-like
rush to the stage for
post-event iPhone shots,
Rob Lowe’s appearance
at last fall’s Go Pink
Luncheon served as a
cautionary tale for the
some 1,500 attendees.
The popular actor and
keynote speaker for the
10th anniversary of Boca
Raton Regional Hospital’s
annual breast-cancer
awareness event spoke
eloquently about losing
his great-grandmother,
grandmother and mother
to the disease—and he
urged the predominantly
female audience to take
preventive measures.
Best not-ReaDyFoR-pRime-time
Cameos
The “B” in Boca this past
year could have stood for
the B-list (and B-minus
list) celebs that blew
through town for various events. Among the
“whatever happened to
him/her” notables: Loretta Swit (of “M*A*S*H”
fame), Hal Linden (“Barney Miller”), Kip Winger
(lead singer for the rock
band Winger) and Robert
Morse (longtime actor
■ Two years after receiving the largest gift in its
history—$25 million from
the Marcus Foundation
and its chairman (and
Home Depot co-founder), Bernie Marcus—Boca
Raton Regional Hospital
was slated this spring to
open the Marcus Neuroscience Institute.
■ Lynn University debuted its new soccer/
lacrosse facility, Bobby
Campbell Stadium, at a
dedication ceremony this
March that recognized
donors for the yearlong
project—including
Campbell, who gave the
university $1.2 million
toward its construction.
■ Boca Regional broke
ground in April on its
Christine E. Lynn Women’s Health & Wellness
Institute, three years after Lynn’s gift of $10 million to launch the project.
■ Henrietta, Count-
6 Boca Looks ThaT
MusT Be sTopped
01 Yoga pants outside a yoga studio
02 Men in white pants
03 8-inch heels
04 Gucci loafers with suits
05 Tramp stamp tattoos on women of all ages
06 Robert Graham shirts on anyone but Cam
from “Modern Family”
july/august 2014
Best senior spLAsH
ess de Hoernle donated
$250,000 in December
to the Wick Theatre and
Costume Museum.
One year after helping
to lead Boca Raton High
School’s boys program to
its first-ever state swimming title, Gage Kohner
capped a standout prep
career with two individual gold medals at the
Class 4A state championship—capturing both
the 50-yard and 100-yard
freestyle events. The
Bobcats finished third
at state. Kohner is slated
to attend Northwestern
this fall.
Best gUArdiAn oF
tHe written word
Congratulations to William
Miller, dean of libraries at
Florida Atlantic University for 25-plus years, for
earning the highest honor
bestowed by the American
Library Association’s Reference and User Services
Division—the Isadore Gilbert Mudge Award. Miller
has overseen the addition
of countless special print
collections at FAU, as well
as the school’s impressive Recorded Sound
Archives—including the
world’s largest online collection of Jewish music.
LocALs MAking A
diFFerence
Countess de Hoernle and the founders of the
Wick Theatre and Costume Museum
FAU’s HigHs And Lows
HigHs
Lows
New president John Kelly brings
impressive credentials as former VP
at Clemson, a school that elevated its
academics during his tenure.
Ex-president Mary Jane Saunders
leaves behind a trail of mismanaged
affairs and public relations disasters
that damages FAU’s reputation.
The College of Medicine’s new physician residency program provides doctors-in-training at community hospitals
including Delray Medical Center, Boca
Regional and Bethesda West.
Proposed development—part of the
Innovation Village dorm/parking
project—on 40 acres of the FAU natural preserve prompts outrage from
environmental activists.
College of Nursing professor John
Lowe receives a $2.9 million grant from
the National Institutes of Health for
research involving an after-school substance abuse prevention program that
connects sixth-grade Native Americans
in three tribal communities.
A Lake Worth man who worked in
FAU’s libraries is arrested in December for secretly recording 13 videos
in a campus men’s room—and posting
several of them to porn sites.
New head football coach Charlie Partridge snags some impressive in-state
talent during his first recruiting class—
including All-Dade County running
back Greg Howell, who rushed for
1,567 yards last year for Coral Gables.
follow the leader
Former head football coach Carl Pelini
is fired last fall amid allegations of
drug use. Pelini denies using drugs in a
March interview with Sports Illustrated
and says that former defensive line
coach Matt Edwards made the allegations after Pelini confronted him about
an extramarital affair he suspected him
of having. Cue soap opera music.
■ Jerry and Terry Fedele:
The CEO of Boca Raton
Regional Hospital has
not only elevated a oncestruggling institution to
new heights, but he and
his wife have emerged
as thoughtful and caring
champions for the community.
Connie
Siskowski
■ Connie Siskowski: Her
American Association of
Caregiving Youth continues to be a beacon for
children caring for ill and
disabled family members.
■ Tim Snow: Nearly lost
in the buzz generated by
community events he’s
created, like the Boca
Ballroom Battle, is the
fact that the George Snow
Scholarship Fund (of
which Tim is president)
has been awarding more
than $500,000 in educa-
tional grants to deserving
students.
Michelle
Rubin
■ Michelle Rubin: The
longtime advocate for local families dealing with
children with autism is
opening doors for young
adults on the spectrum
through Autism After 21.
■ Barbara Schmidt: The
local philanthropist offers
tools for relieving stress
and finding life-affirming
happiness in her new
book, The Practice.
Best Use oF A nonpriMAry coLor
The iconic Boca Raton
Resort & Club loosened
its tie and added a little
fun to the formalities this
year with the introduction of a surf school at its
Beach Club—as well as
a holiday-season skating
rink designed with pink
ice.
Best reAson
to HAiL A cAB
Metro Taxi, the familyrun Palm Beach County
service launched by
Brock and JoAnne Rosayn
three decades ago, was
named the 2013 Small
Fleet Operator of the Year
by the Taxicab, Limousine
& Paratransit Association.
[ bocamag.com ]
93
best of:
community
BesT Of The POliCe BlOTTer
■ Hell’s KitcHen: A west Boca man
was arrested on domestic battery charges in March after flinging a toaster at his
wife. The reason? She wouldn’t have sex
with him. Ironically, the couple live on
Tranquil Lane.
■ trasH talK: Police arrested a
60-year-old Boca man in January after
observing him toss two plastic coffee
cups on another man’s lawn. The trash
tosser’s daughter later told police that
her father had been dumping coffee
cups on the man’s lawn for seven months
because the homeowner once was rude
to him while he walked his dog.
■ Miss irresistible: Delray police
responded in April to an afternoon
911 call involving a domestic dispute.
When they arrived at the home, officers spoke to a visibly intoxicated
38-year-old woman who couldn’t offer
details and wouldn’t cooperate. The
woman called 911 again less than 30
minutes later. When the officers returned, the woman claimed she never
called 911. Asked why police would
return to her house if she didn’t call, the
woman replied, “Because you think I’m
cute?” Officers arrested the woman for
misusing the 911 system.
4 Best signs that Boca
is cooking again
Cancer Treatment Centers of America
announces plans to move its corporate headquarters from Chicago to Boca
After merging with OfficeMax, Office Depot ends speculation about its future in our
area by announcing that it will continue to
base its corporate headquarters in Boca.
Trader Joe’s is coming!
Newsmax Media expands its operations
by adding a 50,000-square-foot space at
750@Park in Boca.
94
[ bocamag.com ]
01
02
03
04
BesT Mike TysOn
iMiTATiOn
BesT PlACes fOr
COugAr sighTings
BesT BreAkOuT
PerfOrMAnCe
When a man 23 years his
junior began inexplicably patting him down in
search of a cigarette this
past January, a 54-yearold Boca resident pushed
the touchy-feely intruder
away. The 31-year-old
cigarette seeker responded by putting the man in
a bear hug—and nearly
biting off a section of his
ear.
By day: Houston’s,
around 1:30 p.m., after
some serious power
shopping at Town Center.
By night: Blue Martini,
where cougars come to
play right in the lion’s
den. Distinctive markings
include bee-stung lips,
pronounced cleavage
and, of course, Jimmy
Choos.
No female golfer has ever
announced her arrival on
the LPGA Tour quite like
Jaye Marie Green. The
Boca resident earned her
Tour card in December—
at age 19—with a recordshattering performance
at the final stage of Qualifying School, winning the
five-round event in Daytona Beach by 10 strokes.
Her 29-under-par total
smashed the previous 90hole Q-school mark by 11
shots. Green went on to
cash her first LPGA check
in March ($17,402) after
tying for 19th at the JTBC
Founders Cup.
BesT fOOT fOrwArD
In earning Class 5A Player
of the Year honors, Boca
Raton High School soccer standout Tomer
Bitton impressed with
more than just his gaudy
statistics. Coming off a
five-goal season, Bitton
pushed himself like never
before, training overseas
and returning home to
score 29 goals with 18 assists as Boca reached the
state final.
BesT On-ThewATerfrOnT sCene
The renovation and recasting of the tired Bridge
Hotel as the chic new
Waterstone Resort & Marina, which opened this
spring, has Boca buzzing.
Expect the Waterstone
Bar & Grill to become
one of the area’s premier
outdoor happy hour hot
spots.
july/august 2014
best of boca
directory
3rd & 3rd: 301 N.E. Third Ave.,
Delray Beach, 561/303-1939
Couco Pazzo: 915 Lake Ave., Lake
Worth, 561/585-0320
Lolita’s Beachwear: 2175 Ibis Isle
Road, #1, 561/374-4183
Royal Palm Place: 101 Plaza Real
S., Boca Raton, 561/362-2984
13 American Table: 301 N.E. Third
Ave., Delray Beach, 561/409-2061
Dada: 52 N. Swinton Ave., Delray
Beach, 561/330-3232
Lord & Taylor: 200 Plaza Real,
Boca Raton, 561/394-5656
Sapphire: 500 Via de Palmas, Boca
Raton, 561/632-2299
Arturo’s: 6750 N. Federal Highway,
Boca Raton, 561/997-7373
D’Angelo Pizza, Wine Bar &
Tapas: 16950 Jog Road,
Delray Beach, 561/381-0037
Matteo’s: 233 S. Federal Highway,
Boca Raton, 561/392-0773
Seasons 52: 2300 N.W. Executive
Center Drive, Boca Raton, 561/9989952
BB&T Center: 1 Panther
Parkway, Sunrise, 954/835-7000,
thebbtcenter.com
Biergarten: 309 Via De Palmas,
#90, Boca Raton, 561/395-7462
The Blue: Boca Raton Resort &
Club, 501 E. Camino Real, Boca
Raton, 561/447-3222
Estia Greek Taverna: 507 S.E.
Mizner Blvd., Boca Raton,
561/417-5800
Fah Asian Bistro: 7461 N. Federal
Highway, Boca Raton, 561/241-0400
Farmer’s Table: 1901 N. Military
Trail, Boca Raton, 561/417-5836
Boca Museum of Art: 501 Plaza
Real, Boca Raton, 561/392-2500
Florida Grand Opera: 8390 N.W.
25th St., Miami, 305/854-1643
Boca Raton Resort & Club Palm
Court Bar: Boca Raton Resort &
Club, 501 E. Camino Real, Boca
Raton, 561/447-3000
Funky Buddha: 2621 N. Federal
Highway, Boca Raton, 561/368-4643
The Breakfast Club: 171 S.E.
Mizner Blvd., Boca Raton, 561/3620018
Brio Tuscan Grille: 5050 Town
Center Circle, #239, Boca Raton,
561/392-3777
Brulé: 200 N.E. Second Ave., #108,
Delray Beach, 561/274-2046
Burt & Max’s: 9089 W. Atlantic
Ave., #100, Delray Beach, 561/6386380
Casimir: 416 Via De Palmas, Boca
Raton, 561/955-6001
Max’s Harvest: 169 N.E. Second
Ave., Delray Beach, 561/381-9970
Mizner Park: 327 Plaza Real, Boca
Raton, 561/362-0606
Mizner Park Amphitheater: 590
Plaza Real, Boca Raton, 561/393-7700
Museum of Contemporary Art:
770 N.E. 125th St., North Miami,
305/893-6211
The Grove: 187 N.E. Second Ave.,
Delray Beach, 561/266-3750
Norton Museum of Art: 1451
S. Olive Ave., West Palm Beach,
561/832-5196
Hard Rock Live: 1 Seminole Way,
Hollywood, 954/797-5531
Oceans 234: 234 N. Ocean Blvd.,
Deerfield Beach, 954/428-2539
HMF: The Breakers: 1 S. County
Road, Palm Beach, 561/290-0104
Ola Feroz: 805 E. Palmetto Park
Road, Boca Raton, 561/331-1805
J& J Seafood Bar & Grill: 634 E.
Atlantic Ave., Delray Beach, 561/2723390
Palm Beach Outlets: 1751 Palm
Beach Lakes Blvd., West Palm Beach,
561/515-4400
J. Alexander’s: 1400 Glades Road,
Boca Raton, 561/347-9875
Piattini: 187 S.E. Mizner Blvd.,
Boca Raton, 561/367-8851
Jazziz Nightlife: 201 Plaza Real,
Boca Raton, 561/300-0730
Racks Fish House + Oyster Bar:
5 S.E. Second Ave., Delray Beach,
561/450-6718
Chops Lobster Bar: 101 Plaza Real
S., Boca Raton, 561/395-2675
Lemongrass: Royal Palm Place,
101 Plaza Real S., Boca Raton,
561/544-8181
City Oyster: 213 E. Atlantic Ave.,
Delray Beach, 561/272-0220
Lisa Todd: 2200 Glades Road, Boca
Raton, 561/395-1930
follow the leader
Max’s Grille: 404 Plaza Real, Boca
Raton, 561/368-0080
Rebel House: 297 E. Palmetto Park
Road, Boca Raton, 561/353-5888
Respectable Street: 518 Clematis
St., West Palm Beach, 561/832-9999
Society of the Four Arts: 2 Four Arts
Plaza, Palm Beach, 561/655-7227
Sybarite Pig: 20642 S.R. 7, Boca
Raton, 561/883-3200
Terra Fiamma: 9169 W. Atlantic
Ave., Delray Beach, 561/495-5570
Town Center at Boca Raton:
6000 Glades Road, Boca Raton,
561/368-6001
Tryst: 4 E. Atlantic Ave., Delray
Beach, 561/921-0201
Tucci’s: 50 N.E. First Ave., Boca
Raton, 561/620-2930
Twenty Twenty Grille: 141 Via
Naranjas, #45, Boca Raton, 561/9907969
V&S Deli: 2621 N. Federal
Highway, Boca Raton,
561/395-5206
The Wick Theatre and Costume
Museum: 7901 N. Federal Highway,
Boca Raton, 561/995-2333
Worth Avenue: 256 Worth Ave.,
Palm Beach, 561/659-6909
Yakitori Sake House: 271 S.E.
Mizner Blvd., Boca Raton,
561/544-0087
Yard House: 201 Plaza Real,
#1201, Boca Raton, 561/417-6124
[ bocamag.com ]
95