(PRESS RELEASE)_WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – July 13, 2021 – The Palm Beaches – comprised of 39 cities and towns from Jupiter and Tequesta to Delray Beach and Boca Raton– is pleased to announce the highly anticipated, first annual The Palm Beaches Restaurant Week from Monday, August 16 to Tuesday, August 31, 2021. Featuring over 70 participating restaurants, The Palm Beaches Restaurant Week offers visitors and local “foodies” the opportunity to indulge in the best of dining in The Palm Beaches. Over two weeks, participating restaurants will showcase multi-course, prix-fixe menus with prices starting at $25 for brunch and lunch, and $45 and/or $55 for dinner, while eateries offer additional dining deals. On the heels of a tumultuous year for the restaurant industry, The Palm Beaches Restaurant Week provides an ideal opportunity for diners to show their support for the county’s local culinary scene, while enjoying more for less. “We could not be more excited to announce The Palm Beaches first annual restaurant week. As we begin to see the light at the end of the COVID tunnel – with vaccination rates and comfort levels climbing – The Palm Beaches team felt summer 2021 was the perfect time to launch, showing our continued support for our restaurant partners,” said Nick Parks, Vice President Marketing, Discover The Palm Beaches. “The Palm Beaches has taken major steps to expand its ever-evolving culinary landscape, and as a result of The Palm Beaches Restaurant Week, residents and visitors will be provided a tremendous, discounted opportunity to relish in the destination’s diverse and robust culinary offerings.” Sponsored by Discover The Palm Beaches – the official tourism marketing organization for Palm Beach County – and the Florida Restaurant & Lodging Association Palm Beach Chapter, The Palm Beaches Restaurant Week touts a variety of dining options from fine-dining establishments to neighborhood favorites. The two-week celebration is sure to engage the community, with delectable menus highlighting exquisite pairings, the best of the best from notable chefs, both new to The Palm Beaches culinary scene and renowned from years past, and themed, pop-up artwork across Palm Beach County. To browse participating restaurants and menus visit PalmBeachesDining.com. Tickets are not necessary for the delicious weeks of discounted dining, but reservations are strongly encouraged, and diners can do so through the restaurant directly. Restaurant-goers are also encouraged to follow @PalmBeachesFL on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and @thepalmbeaches on TikTok and tag #PalmBeachesDining for possible features, information and giveaway opportunities.
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(PRESS RELEASE)_(West Palm Beach, FL – July 14, 2021) Friends of the Mounts Botanical Garden will be hosting 24 outstanding open-air events in August, including art classes, Dogs’ Day in the Garden, guided walks, nature treks, and more for people of all ages. “Palm Beach County’s oldest and largest botanical garden is inviting garden enthusiasts, plant lovers, and proud ‘green-thumbers’ of all ages to come out and enjoy some of our many safe, healthy and happy horticultural activities in August, including our celebratory National Horticulture Day featuring our own Joel Crippen,” says Mounts Curator-Director Rochelle Wolberg. Art Classes August 3, 10, 17, 24 Sketchbook Journal Classes for Adults Tuesdays, 9 am to 11 am $20 for members; $25 for nonmembers / Includes full garden admission Registration is required; class size is limited to 15 adults. August 3, 10, 17, 24 Watercolor Journal Classes for Adults Tuesdays, 11:30 am to 1:30 pm $20 for members; $25 for nonmembers / Includes full garden admission Registration is required; class size is limited to 15 adults. (One of a Series)_Here at North Palm Beach Life, we are always sitting around, thinking up schemes. Sometimes they even work, then again. Hence, Summer 2021, as we try and exit the unending pandemic, we decide to seek new-to-us restaurants to sample that also are located in strip malls. Our first restaurant on the list was recommended by two friends we trust. Why? Because they have taste. So we head for lunch at Golden Pavilion, located in a strip center at 201 US Highway 1, in Jupiter. Here's our take: PAM: Of course, Gerry and I arrived at what could be considered breakfast in some circles, 11:30. We had the place all to ourselves. More arrived as the clock pressed on, and several take-out orders zipped past our table. GERRY: One thing we liked right away is the serene atmosphere and Zen-like vibe. You could feel your shoulders begin to lower. PAM: The first thing to note is I am a slow eater. Slow Always have been, and the food came fast at the Golden Pavilion. GERRY: It did come fast, and it should be noted we had good service throughout the meal. Our wait-person made sure we had plenty of tea and was attentive without being intrusive. They offer a good selection of lunch specials in the $7-8 range, which includes soup and rice. While we looked at the menu, our server brought us a bowl of fried won-ton and two sauces, one sweet and one spicy. We started with an order of Steamed Pork Dumplings (delicious), iced tea, Won-Ton Soup, Honey Chicken with Steamed Rice (Pam), Sweet and Sour Chicken with Fried Rice (Gerry) and of course, fortune cookies. Our overall impression: ATMOSPHERE/DECOR: Pleasant, calm, inviting. SERVICE: Prompt and efficient. FOOD: Hot, delicious and lots of it. VALUE: Four stars (our of 4). PAM: Now, back to my eating like a land-turtle.: I could not finish one thing before another arrived. The upside with lingering over my food? Dinner is all set for tonight. Love those take-out containers! Watch this space for more Strip-Mall Dining reviews, coming soon! (PRESS RELEASE)_Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. – In addition to its flavor-packed protein, South Florida’s favorite steak oasis III Forks Prime Steakhouse and executive chef Tommy Nevill are serving up the best mac and cheese – and Grand Marnier – in the north Palm Beach County. On National Mac & Cheese Day, July 14, satiate your curly pasta and cheese cravings in a single bite at III Forks. Situated in Mainstreet at Midtown, guests will tuck into Lobster Mac & Cheese ($20), a gastronomic love letter layered with tender lobster chunks, cheese, and fresh macaroni. Feeling thirsty? July 14 is also Grand Marnier Day so wash down each cheese-y bite with a decadent drink like the The Grand Margarita ($15), choked full of Don Julio Silver Tequila, Grand Marnier Liqueur, fresh lime juice, Monin Agave Nectar, and fresh-squeezed orange juice. For more information, call (561) 630-3660 or visit 3forks.com. III Forks Prime Steakhouse is located at 4645 PGA Boulevard, Palm Beach Gardens. (PRESS RELEASE)_Florida-based Singer/Songwriter Mason Pace welcomes industry VIP’s & guests to attend a showcase for his latest EP release King of Hearts. The live music event will take place on Friday, August 13, 2021 at the music venue Crazy Uncle Mike's in Boca Raton. The Mason Pace Band exploded onto the music scene over eight years ago through notable and critically acclaimed performances, opening for Vince Neil, Cheap Trick, Joan Jett, and Ace Frehley at Rockfest 80’s and playing alongside music Icon Phil Collins. Buy your tickets and reserve your table today. Doors open at 7 pm. For tickets and more information, visit Eventbrite. Visit www.masonpacemusic.com to learn more about Mason Pace. The do-not-miss music event of the summer in South Florida. (PRESS RELEASE)_Boca Raton, FL, July 6, 2021 – Narbona, a specialty food market and restaurant, will open its third U.S. location at Boca Center in the 9,000 square foot space formerly occupied by Joseph’s Classic Market. Boca Center is located at 5150 Town Center Circle in Boca Raton. Recently the owner of Boca Center, Barings, announced that the center’s office towers and shops are undergoing a multi-million dollar refresh with a vibrant new look. Other new tenants include Kitchen Renovations Perfected, offering “under one roof” kitchen and bathroom design, which opened in May, and Vegan Fine Body, purveyors of high-quality exclusively plant based face and body care products, nutritional supplements and vegan sundries, which opened in June. Additional new tenants will be announced in the coming weeks. Narbona, a family-owned business, produces many of its items at its farm in Uruguay, where they manage a winery and food production company with an extensive line of natural products. Their specialty food market and restaurant concept at Boca Center will bring the items straight from its farm and will serve seated breakfast, lunch and dinner. The menu features an expansive breakfast and brunch menu offering everything from acai bowls and avocado toast to pancakes and parfait. The lunch and dinner menus will offer a variety of tapas, cheese boards, salads and sandwiches, Uruguayan-style pizza, as well as entrees including Grilled Branzino, Ahi Tuna, Grilled Salmon, New York Strip Steak, Roasted Chicken, and a variety of pastas. The gourmet market will offer its premium wines, beer, cheese, organic vegetables, prosciutto, milk, yogurt and its famed dulce de leche. Narbona will also feature spices, bread, pasta, and jam, fish, baked goods and pre-cooked “grab and go” items. Narbona’s first U.S. location opened recently in Key Biscayne and owner Jeronimo Cantón is excited about the space the Boca Raton location will offer, allowing them to provide guests with specialty kiosks showcasing their prosciutto, ice cream and cheese along with demonstrations of how they make their products. The Boca Raton location will open in early 2022, followed by its Coconut Grove location. “We are thrilled to bring the tastes and aromas from our farm to Boca Raton,” said Mr. Cantón. “The Boca Raton community has a dynamic culinary palette, and we’re honored to add to the diversity of international offerings with our extensive selection of Uruguayan-inspired food and wines. We want to transport diners and shoppers to the Uruguayan countryside.” The lease was brokered by Lindsey Alexander of Fimiani Development, representing the landlord, and Jeff Sussman of Sussman Restaurant Brokerage, representing Narbona. The announcements come on the heels of a number of new dining, beauty and retail tenants including Vivo Pizza + Pasta, Peter’s Place Hair & Color, Agalia Fine Jewelers, Waxing the City, and Namaste Nail Sanctuary. “With the addition of Narbona, and our other new tenants, Boca Center is becoming a local hot spot for Boca Raton’s residents and tourists,” said Lindsey Alexander of Fimiani Development. “It’s great to see so many people returning to some of their favorite businesses and trying new ones at Boca Center.” "As our client, Narbona, expands into the U.S. they are seeking markets that attract discerning diners and shoppers," said Jeff Sussman, President of Sussman Restaurant Brokerage. "Boca Raton is an ideal city for Narbona and Boca Center, with its history as a destination for fine restaurants and retailers, was the perfect location." (PRESS RELEASE)_Palm Beach Photographic Centre’s 25th Annual MEMBERS’ SHOW will display 99 stunning images from 38 members, including: + Six from West Palm Beach (Brian Austin, Beverley Caparella, Susan Klein, Judith A. Mugrace, Ted Tribolati, and Mary Jane Zapp); + Six from Wellington (Laura Darzentas, Alan Fabricant, Giada Robinson, Sherry M. Stephens, Laura Tracey, and Nancy Youtsey); + Three from Palm Beach Gardens (Christine Brunner, Louis Mark, and Marilyn Samwick); + Two from Delray Beach (Robert Kalmanson and Ann Purcell Tiernan); + Two from Boca Raton (Brian Bibbee and McKenzie Williams); + And one each from Boynton Beach (Peter Collins), Lake Worth (Robert Wiley), Palm Beach (Anita Seltzer), Palm Springs (Linh M. Trinh), Royal Palm Beach (Anita Warnet), and Stuart (Louis Foubare), as well as from Glendale, CA, Winnetka, IL and Toronto, Canada. The Juror for the 25th Annual MEMBERS’ SHOW is Scott Mc Kiernan, a photojournalist who became a media industry pioneer and leader. Leadership of ZUMA Press, as well as decades of wide-ranging experience in photography, has proven to be instrumental in establishing the world’s largest independent editorial photo agency. In 1993, he launched the net’s first online downloadable database for editorial pictures. A quarter-century later, ZUMA is the agent to the world’s most respected photographers (3,000+), newspapers (300+), photo agencies (90+) and national wire services (30+) and over 50+ million images online moving 30K important images daily to every country in the world. 2016 Mc Kiernan won NPPA’s prestigious Jim Gordon Editor of the Year Award, for DOUBLEtruck Magazine and zReportage.com. Most recently, Mc Kiernan awarded a Society of Professional Journalists Picture Editor award and was a Communication Arts 2019 winner for his stellar photography of the 2018 Winter Olympics. He is a proud member of the Board of the Palm Beach Photographic Centre. A Best of Show cash prize of $950 will be awarded, as will two Merit Awards for free tuition for a FOTOfusion Passport or a Master Workshop. This year’s winners will be announced at the exhibition’s live opening reception on September 1 at 6 pm. Now on Exhibit at the Palm Beach Photographic Centre The New Normal: COVID Times Running Through July 31 Culled from the 2021 edition of The Year in Pictures 2020: Apocalypse NOW, the acclaimed annual movie produced by the founder of ZUMA Wire Service, Scott Mc Kiernan, who also curated this exhibition of award-winning photography by ZUMA Press photojournalists from around the world. This exhibition presents the “Pictures of the Year” in sports, entertainment and news—the visual story of 2020, starting at the beginning of The Lost Year, and running all the way to the final days of Limbo Year. The exhibition features more than 60 top award-winning pictures by photojournalists worldwide. (PRESS RELEASE)_Showfields, the most interesting store in the world, has teamed up with leading beverage company Diageo, to debut Miami Spirit, a new Miami-inspired art installation in the experiential Lincoln Road store. As an ode to the Magic City, three Miami artists – Jessy Nite, Francesco Lo Castro and Rose Et Pivoines – have debuted various works of art that represent three iconic Miami architectural styles and are inspired by custom Diageo cocktails.
Helping to boost the arts and culture renaissance of Miami Beach’s iconic Lincoln Road, this installation, which runs now through December, will welcome guests into its sprawling, inspiring and colorfully clad space for three months before refreshing with a brand-new trio of brands, cocktails and artists. As a flavorful tribute to our colorful city, three uniquely Miamian cocktails and architectural designs have served as inspiration for the artists’ works.
The 305-inspired cocktails will be available to the public at various Showfields events from now through December. August workshops, classes, and demonstrations: Saturday, August 7 Youth Origami Workshop Time: 11:30am – 12:30pm Cost: $20 (Cost does not include museum admission). Advance Registration Required. Ages: 3rd Grade – 12th Grade* Learn how to make unique origami art by using various techniques and simple folds. *Children under fourteen must be accompanied by a parent/guardian in the workshop. The parent/guardian is welcome to enroll in the workshop alongside their child. Saturday and Sunday, August 14-15 Obon Weekend Time: 10am – 5pm Cost: Admission; Taiko drumming performance ($5 for members/$7 for non-members) Take a contemplative stroll through the Japanese gardens, fill out tanzaku slips in memory of lost loved ones, enjoy a live taiko drumming performance in the spirit of Obon, and pay their respects to George Morikami at the Bon altar. During Obon, families decorate their altars with a variety of offerings like incense, flowers, or fruits. Morikami’s Bon altar will be displayed in the Kamiya Room, adjacent to the Membership desk. Taiko drumming performances are at 11:30am, 12:30pm, 2:30pm, and 3:30pm. Saturday, August 21 Virtual Family Fun: Kakigōri Time: 12pm – 3pm Cost: FREE online activity As the temps heat up in South Florida, learn how to cool things down with kakigōri. Fashioned from finely shaved ice and topped with flavored syrup and condensed milk, the cotton candy-esque Japanese dessert, once a luxury confection consumed by Japanese nobles during the 11th century, is now a popular mainstay at Asian summer festivals. Kids can craft their own kakigōri by visiting Morikami’s website at morikami.org. Saturdays, August 28, September 4, and September 11 The Joy of Carving: Chirirenge Ramen Spoon Carving Workshop Time: 10:30am – 12:30pm Cost: $150 + $20 material fee (cash payable to the instructor) Chirirenge, or “renge” for short, is a Japanese ramen spoon named after a fallen lotus flower petal, which this elegant cutlery resembles in shape. Unlike the western spoon, chirirenge has a curved, thick handle extending directly from a deep, flat bowl, which is ideal for slurping ramen noodle soup. The Joy of Carving three-day workshop is a craft experience designed to help participants slow down for the sake of spoon carving and the myriad of ways one uses this unique utensil. Participants will focus on the tactile exploration of wood as a creative medium, and learn carving techniques to shape one’s work into functional art. Wood and carving tools are provided and participants will handcraft their own ramen spoon to enjoy at home. Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens is located at 4000 Morikami Park Road, Delray Beach. For more information, call (561) 495-0233 or visit morikami.org. |
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