(PRESS RELEASE)_May 2, 2019 – Los Angeles, CA – Blaze Fast Fire’d Pizza, the recognized leader in fast, artisanal pizza, today announced it will open its fifth Palm Beach County restaurant on Tuesday, May 7th, in Jupiter’s Sims Creek Plaza at 1697 West Indiantown Road. Blaze Pizza will celebrate its grand opening with a FREE build your own pizza for anyone who visits Blaze’s new Jupiter location on Tuesday, May 7th, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., and downloads the Blaze Pizza App. The restaurant expects to give away more than 1,000 pizzas that day, according to Adam Cummis, president of the South Florida franchise group. Since 2012, Blaze Pizza has become one of the nation’s fastest growing restaurant brands by serving artisanal pies that are both fast and affordable. With interior seating for 44, and an exterior patio for 28, the Jupiter restaurant, which is creating 50 new jobs, features a 2,000-square-foot interactive open kitchen format that allows guests to customize one of the menu’s generously sized personal signature pizzas or create their own, all for around eight dollars. Our pizzas feature original, made-from-scratch dough crafted in-house daily and two new gluten-free crust options, all-natural meats and vegetables, and are finished in an open flame oven in just three minutes. For guests with special dietary needs, Blaze offers gluten-free dough, vegan cheese, animal rennet free dairy, and tree-nut free pesto. Also featured on the restaurant’s menu are freshly-made salads, iconic blood orange lemonade, and signature s’more pies for dessert. New items on the menu in Jupiter are two additional crust options that will soon be available at all South Florida Blaze Pizza locations and nationwide: cauliflower gluten-free crust with added vegetables, and a low-carb crust with only six grams of net carbs that is full flavor and gluten free. Blaze’s obsessive attention to detail extends well beyond the food. Driven by its commitment to “Intelligent Choices for Our Pizzas, People & Planet,” the Jupiter restaurant is constructed with recycled and sustainable materials, uses eco-friendly packaging, and features energy-efficient LED lighting. The restaurant’s stylized design was inspired by the company’s celebration of unconventional thinking and individuality. “Our Palm Beach County fans have been clamoring for us to open a Blaze Pizza in Jupiter,” said Cummis. “We think Jupiter is a perfect home for our newest restaurant, and I look forward to introducing new fans to our high-quality, customizable pizzas without the wait.” Blaze Pizza is committed to building strong roots within the local community by partnering with schools, sports clubs and other organizations to host turnkey in-restaurant fundraisers that return 20 percent of an event’s proceeds back to local organizations. Blaze Pizza’s signature school program features Fire in Your Belly student reward certificates offered to schools at no cost. The South Florida franchise group, owned in part by NBA star LeBron James, now includes eight locations: West Kendall, Davie, Fort Lauderdale, Boca Raton, West Boca, Royal Palm Beach, Palm Beach Gardens and Jupiter. For information please visit www.BlazePizza.com. (PRESS RELEASE)_(West Palm Beach, FL – May 2, 2019) The Palm Beach County Chapter of the Florida Native Plant Society, dedicated to promoting the preservation, conservation and restoration of native plants and native plant communities of Florida, is hosting its 14th Annual Rare & Unique Native Plant Auction on Tuesday, May 21. The popular event will be held from 7 pm to 9:30 pm at the Mounts Botanical Garden Auditorium in West Palm Beach. All proceeds will support the FNPS mission. The theme of the 14th Annual Rare & Unique Native Plant Auction is Tune into Natives. In harmony with mother nature, native plants protect the food web, attract butterflies and birds, conserve water and create an ecologically friendly and sustainable landscape. This year’s event will feature ecologist, educator and author Craig Huegel, who will be introducing the plants offered in the Live Auction. Also back by popular demand is favorite auctioneer Andrew Burr. Bid categories this year will include among others: + Don’t Worry, Bee Happy – a collection of pollinator plants + Blueberry Hill – hard to find Florida native blueberries + Begin the Beguine – perfect for starting a native garden + Passion Flower of My Heart – a collection of Passiflora sp. + Octopus’s Garden – native aquatic plants for a pond garden + You Belong Among the Wildflowers – a collection of beautiful native wildflowers + Healing Arts – a collection of native medicinal plants The silent auction will feature other unique or hard-to-find native plants and plant related literature. This event offers a great opportunity to tune up a landscape with native plants – the gateway to sustainability. Note: There is no charge to attend or bid. Cash or check, please. About the Palm Beach County Chapter of the Florida Native Plant Society: Established in 1981, the Palm Beach County Chapter of the Florida Native Plant Society is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to promoting the preservation, conservation and restoration of native plants and native plant communities of Florida. Monthly meetings are held on the third Tuesday of each month at 7 pm in the auditorium at Mounts Botanical Garden, 531 N. Military Trail in West Palm Beach, directly across from the west side of Palm Beach International Airport. Each meeting has an educational lecture related to Florida native plants, a native plant drawing, and refreshments. Individual membership is $35 yearly. For more information about the Palm Beach County Chapter of the Florida Native Plant Society, please visit http://palmbeach.fnpschapters.org. (PRESS RELEASE)_Rolando “Roly” Anoceto has recently been named executive chef at City Cellar Wine Bar & Grill in West Palm Beach, Florida. Nestled on the second floor at Rosemary Square, the sophisticated, American-style eatery’s fueled by an expansive open kitchen and a glass-enclosed wine room and a plein air bar known for its bustling, cocktail scene. Born in West Palm Beach to Cuban parents, Rolando credits early academia for fostering his passion for cuisine and gastronomic artistry. While attending Lake Worth High School, he enrolled in the school’s culinary arts program where he excelled at plating and knife work and other integral industry essentials such as excellence in timing, cleanliness, and handling stress. At 16 years old, he commenced his career in the foodservice industry as a food runner for Cucina Dell’ Arte, now Cucina Palm Beach. After graduating high school in 2007, he accepted a position as a line cook at City Cellar then made a lateral move to West Palm’s now-shuttered paninoteca and wine bar, Dolce de Palma. At City Cellar, he learned the art of butchering meats and fish and designed bespoke stone hearth pizzas and, at Dolce, he prepared unpretentious French and Italian fare alongside famed chef-owner Anthony de Palma. In 2010, he relocated to Pennsylvania with his wife Hillary to raise their children and to be closer to her family who reside in Lilitz. He served as a line cook at Gibraltar, a popular Mediterranean-seafood restaurant in Lancaster, before rising in rank as a sous chef at the Lancaster Marriott Hotel’s Penn Square Grille where he managed the kitchen line, developed recipes and seasonal menus, and trained staff. Nearly three years later, he traded his post to rebuild, and rebrand, The Railroad House Inn, a historic property that shuttered in 2011 from river flooding, and served as its executive chef. After transitioning to executive chef at The Local Table, a private and upscale restaurant in The Clubhouse of the Willow Valley Communities, he crafted harvest-inspired entrees with local and regional delicacies, like a tomme tart with roasted wild mushrooms duxelles, miners lettuce, black truffle vinaigrette, and arugula emulsion, and hosted wine-paired tasting menus with sommelier Christopher Trendler. Chef Rolando returned to his South Florida roots in 2017 and to City Cellar where he had once prepared Chilean sea bass and braised lamb shank and other menu favorites nearly a decade earlier. As sous chef, he designed menus, co-managed the restaurant’s charcuterie and dry-aging programs, and worked alongside executive chef Andris Salmanis before assuming his responsibilities in early 2019. As City Cellar’s executive chef, chef Rolando draws inspiration from his time spent in modern American, Italian, and Mediterranean kitchens. Today, his dishes are imbued with global flavors and a certain je ne sais quoi that reflect his love for travel and a lifelong ethos that food should be fun and lighthearted. Chef Rolando resides in West Palm Beach with his wife and two children, Adrian and Esmé. An avid beach and inlet fisherman, he often cooks up “catches of the day” with an exotic twist for his family, such as pan-fried barracuda topped with mangrove snapper ceviche on jasmine rice. A self-described green thumb, he grew his own produce, like collard greens, chard, and heirloom tomatoes and carrots in Pennsylvania, and now raises a mélange of fresh vegetables and tropical fruits, including pineapple, guava, dwarf pink bananas, and sour oranges, in his home garden. (PRESS RELEASE)_(West Palm Beach, FL – May 3, 2019) The Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts today announced that tickets go on sale today for a major comic addition to its upcoming performance schedule: December 21-22 at 7 pm (Saturday & Sunday) Jim Gaffigan Secrets and Pies Tour Jim Gaffigan is a four-time Grammy nominated comedian, actor, writer, producer, two-time New York Times best-selling author, Emmy winning top touring performer, and multi-platinum-selling recording artist. He is known around the world for his unique brand of humor, which largely revolves around his observations on life. On the silver screen, his many credits include Three Kings, Super Troopers 1 & 2, and Chappaquiddick. 2019 will be Gaffigan’s biggest year to date with an astonishing seven films scheduled for release. Three of these films premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival including Troop Zero with Viola Davis and Alison Janney, Them That Follow, and Light From Light – leading to Gaffigan being dubbed by the press as the “King of Sundance.” Gaffigan also has two films releasing later this year in which he is the lead. They are a comedic film called Being Frank opening Father’s Day Weekend and American Dreamer, a dark thriller opening in September in which he plays a ride share driver who moonlights as a private driver for a drug dealer. Also this year, the comic actor co-stars in the new film Drunk Parents with Alec Baldwin and Salma Hayek; he will release his unprecedented 7th stand up special, Quality Time, the first original comedy special on Amazon; and he will continue his international arena and theater tour. In addition to two seasons of the critically acclaimed semi-autobiographical The Jim Gaffigan Show, which he wrote and produced with his wife Jeannie, and his widely popular stand-up comedy specials, Gaffigan has guest starred on many television comedies and dramas, ranging from Portlandia and Bob’s Burgers to the HBO cult hit Flight of the Conchords to dramatic roles in Law & Order. Gaffigan regularly does humorous commentaries on CBS Sunday. Last year he served as master of ceremony at The Al Smith Memorial dinner, and in 2015, he had the great honor of performing for Pope Francis and over one million attendees at the Festival of Families in Philadelphia. Gaffigan and his wife currently live in Manhattan with their five loud and expensive children. Alexander W. Dreyfoos, Jr. Concert Hall Tickets start at $35 How to Get Tickets to Jim Gaffigan Secrets and Pies Tour: Tickets go on sale to the general public today at 10 am – online through the Kravis Center’s official website at kravis.org; in person at the Box Office, located at 701 Okeechobee Blvd., West Palm Beach; or by phone at 561.832.7469 or 800.572.8471. Kravis Center Donors can purchase tickets by visiting www.kravis.org and using the passcode, or by calling the Box Office at 561.832.7469. For information about becoming a Kravis Center donor, please call 561.651.4320 or visit kravis.org/membership. For group sales, please call 561.651.4438 or 561.651.4304. (PRESS RELEASE)_WEST PALM BEACH – Today, day camp is more vital than ever. To deliver on its commitment to nurture the potential in every child, the YMCA of the Palm Beaches’ summer day camp will foster personal achievement, strong relationships, and social belonging. Summer day camp runs Monday, June 3 through Friday, August 2. YMCA campers, ages 2-12, will experience a variety of hands-on educational and fun activities that build teamwork, teach core values, and enhance leadership skills. Kids will have the ability to swim, participate in arts & crafts, go on exciting weekly field trips, make new besties, and more in a safe and supervised environment. Three reasons “Y” kids love summer day camp at the YMCA of the Palm Beaches: Discovering Skills (and achievement!). Campers experience achievement when they try different activities, learn what they like, and discover what they are good at. Building Friendships. Campers have the opportunity to form healthy relationships with other children, caring adults, and role models, which helps them feel good about themselves and learn to get along with others. Finding a Place to Belong. Campers connect through significant camp traditions and rituals that create a sense of belonging, so they feel included, accepted, and part of a community. Apply early! Spots are limited and will fill up quickly. Summer Day Camp at the YMCA of the Palm Beaches Monday through Friday, June 3 to August 2 Drop off: 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. Pickup: 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Ages 2-4 Early bird registration (available now through May 15) Y Members: $145 (per week) Nonmembers: $165 (per week) Registration fee: $45 “Never Too Late” registration (May 16 through June 3) Y Members: $165 (per week) Nonmembers: $190 (per week) Registration fee: $45 Ages 5-12 Early bird registration (available now through May 15) Y Members: $130 (per week) Nonmembers: $150 (per week) Registration fee: $45 *Sign up now through May 15 and receive a complimentary drawstring YMCA bag. “Never Too Late” registration (May 16 through June 3) Y Members: $150 (per week) Nonmembers: $175 (per week) Registration fee: $45 $20 sibling discounts available on weekly rates Financial assistance available To register, visit the YMCA of the Palm Beaches at 2085 South Congress Ave., West Palm Beach, FL 33406. For more information, call (561) 968-9622 or visit ymcapalmbeaches.org. |
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