Local high school students Zac Jacobsen, Brooke Apfelbaum and Jessica Herman, each received recognition for their culinary skils. Zac, a 9th grader at Wellington High School, was chosen as the regional Student Chef Ambassador for South Florida. Zac won first place at the annual Fresh for Florida Kids Student Chef Cook-Off in October. The Cook-Off,…
Intense and riveting! Last night we attended a performance of Taking Sides at the Levis JCC Sandler Center. The award-winning drama by Ronald Harwood opened on Broadway in October 1996. The play is a fictionalized account of the real life post-war investigation in 1946 into German conductor Wilhelm Furtwangler. Did he actually help Jewish musicians…
It was a good week for area restaurants as far as inspections go. Often we see places with 20 or more violations, sometimes 30 or higher. This week the worst was 18 and it wasn’t even as bad as that sounds. But as usual we’ll start with the biggest number. China One on Palmetto Park…
Zip code 33428 is located west of Lyons Road, south of Glades Road, and north of Loxahatchee Road and the county line. Many neighborhoods can be found here including Mission Bay, Boca Falls, Boca Winds, Loggers’ Run, Avalon, Vineyards, Boca Woods, Boca Lago, and Boca Dunes. The area is close to shopping and the South…
It could be a happier new year for some. Three restaurants had 30 or more violations in our latest inspection report, with one close behind at 29. The biggest number “prize” goes to one of our favorite Mexican restaurants in East Boca, Las Fajitas on Dixie Highway, with 37 violations. While they had the biggest…
