The hottest (and best) new restaurant in Palm Beach County – indeed in of South Florida – keeps it straight forward. “Local food with a local flair,’’ said Chef Blake Malatesta. And the locals (and others) have been, well, eating it up since MIA Kitchen & Bar opened this past July in west Delray Beach. […]
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Tickets still remain for Chefs for the Keys event on Oct. 6
Want to help the Florida Keys victims of Hurricane Maria? Here’s how: Tickets remain available for Chefs for the Keys on Oct. 6 at the Riviera Beach Marina Village from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Tickets are $125 and will include food from the area’s top chefs, an open bar, live entertainment (two live bands), […]
Ray Allen Loews Miami Beach Hotel Celebrity Golf Tournament set for Oct. 20
After raising $75,000 in 2016 directly benefiting Miami-Dade County education, Loews Miami Beach Hotel once again is partnering with NBA Champion and Olympic Gold Medalist Ray Allen for the Ray Allen Loews Miami Beach Hotel Celebrity Golf Tournament. Now in its seventh year, the tournament will take place Oct. 20 at the Miami Beach Golf Club. The exclusive charity event benefits DonorsChoose.org, […]
Chef David Viviano’s culinary odyssey brings him to Eau Palm Beach Resort & Spa
Seated in a chair under an umbrella near Breeze Kitchen at Eau Palm Beach Resort & Spa, Chef David Viviano couldn’t contain a big smile. “This career,’’ Viviano said, “has been good to me.’’ That’s a tough statement to dispute given the fact Viviano’s culinary odyssey has taken him from his native to places […]
Every day is special at Lynora’s Palm Beach County Restaurants
Foodies love to look for daily and weekly specials at their favorite restaurants. The specials most often are familiar, comfortable and well-priced. Nowhere in South Florida is that more evident than at the two Lynora’s restaurants (West Palm Beach and Jupiter, where Executive Chef Maria Abbenante and Chef Mario Mette’s create and serve some of […]
Eau Palm Beach Resort & Spa names David Viviano as Executive Chef
Eau Palm Beach Resort & Spa, a AAA Five Diamond and Forbes Five-Star resort in Manalapan, Fla., has named David Viviano as Executive Chef. With more than 20 years’ experience that spans independent fine dining restaurants and luxury hotels, Viviano will oversee all culinary operations of the oceanfront property including fine dining room Angle, alfresco […]
Chef Robert Irvine opens Robert Irvine’s Public House at Tropicana Las Vegas
The Tropicana Las Vegas has officially opened its highly anticipated restaurant in partnership with Celebrity Chef Robert Irvine – Robert Irvine’s Public House. The renowned chef and TV personality celebrated opening in true Robert Irvine fashion by descending upon Las Vegas Boulevard with a three-vehicle military-inspired convoy. Irvine topped himself by making his grand entrance by arriving via helicopter, where he […]
On Palm Beach, PB Catch’s Lipson is King of the Écaillers
Pop quiz: What is an “Écailler?” In French, the word roughly translates into “to scale” or “to open.” Perhaps a better question is, who is an “Écailler?” In French, seaside villages in the 1800s, market-goers were just as hungry for fresh oysters and other shellfish as we are today. And like modern times, 19th century […]
Chef David Valencia brings big, bold flavors to Costa Palm Beach
David Valencia has been in restaurant kitchens for the past 14 years – a relatively short time by executive chef standards – but the 33-year native of Colombia has experience far beyond those years. Valencia, executive chef at Costa Palm Beach, has cut his teeth at such fabled restaurants as The Modern in New […]
Olympic hero Scott Hamilton and Extended Stay America fighting for cancer patients
Scott Hamilton is only five feet, four inches tall and doesn’t weigh more than 150 pounds. But the Olympic figure skating champion – probably the most famous male skater in history – might be the strongest man you’ll ever meet. Even if you never meet Hamilton, now 58, his story will inspire you. That story […]