The Plate: Pepperoni Pizza
The Place: Pizzeria Oceano, 201 E. Ocean Ave., Lantana. No phone; pizzeriaoceano.com. Typically opens around 5:30 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Meatless Monday event is Nov. 4.
The Price: $19; cash only.
The Skinny: It is rar
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More than 400 members of Rotary International donated more than 1,600 pounds of food to Treasure Coast Food Bank and will provide nearly 2,000 meals for hungry families. The effort involved Rotarians from zones 33 and 34, which stretch from Delaware
A Parma Tasting Platter from Tanzy at Mizner Park in Boca Raton. Photo provided
By Jan Norris
A Parma Bar with a list of specialty cured meats, duck breast with candied figs, and herbed meatballs with a pomodoro sauce made with herbs fr
The Plate: Harvest “Moqueca”
The Place: Max’s Harvest, 169 N.E. Second Ave., Delray Beach; 381-9970 or maxsharvest.com
The Price: $34
The Skinny: Max’s Harvest pays homage to Brazil with this version of moqueca de peixe, or fish stew.
And what a worthy
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The Plate: Oceans Crispy Calamari
The Place: Oceans 234, 234 N. Ocean Blvd., Deerfield Beach; (954) 428-2539 or oceans234.com
The Price: $12.99
The Skinny: Crispy calamari with a view.
That’s what sums up this little snack
The Plate: Ceviche de la Casa
The Place: Ceviche, 116 N.E. Sixth Ave., Delray Beach; 894-8599 or ceviche.com
The Price: $10
The Skinny: It’s amazing how something so good can be good for you.
We’re talking about ceviche, that raw seafood that cooks i
The Plate: Jerk Chicken
The Place: Temple Orange, the Ritz-Carlton Palm Beach, 100 S. Ocean Blvd., Manalapan; 533-6000.
The Price: $28
The Skinny: We always try not to be a jerk, but sometimes it happens.
At least it’s a happy happening when it means
The Plate: Mediterranean Hummus Plate
The Place: Jellies Bar at The Atlantic Grille at The Seagate Hotel and Spa, 1000 E. Atlantic Ave., Delray Beach; 665-4900 or theatlanticgrille.com
The Price: $9
The Skinny: Sometimes you want something light, and n
The Plate: Gazpacho
The Place: John G’s, Plaza del Mar, 264 S. Ocean Blvd., Manalapan. Info: 585-9860 or john-gs.com. Note: John G’s is cash only; no credit cards.
The Price: $4.50 for a cup, $6.75 for a crock
The Skinny: You could say John G’s taught s
The Plate: Classic Eggs Benedict
The Place: 50 Ocean, 50 S. Ocean Blvd., Delray Beach; 278-3364 or 50ocean.com
The Price: $12
The Skinny: There’s no plate like Eggs Benedict for the Hollandaise.
And no matter how far away you roam, the view from 50 Ocean
Feb. 7: Delight in the decadence of all things indulgent, including chocolate, fine wine, sparkling jewelry and other temptations, to benefit the Junior League of Boca Raton. Time is 5:30-9:30 pm. Cost is $40-$75. Call 870-9083 or visit www.jlbr.org.
A smorgasbord of news on the local restaurant front:
Chrissy Benoit of Lake Worth’s Havana Hideout opened The Little House on Ocean Avenue in downtown Boynton Beach, serving an eclectic American menu. The historic cottage was moved and renovated with
Students at Gulf Stream School were treated in January to an international buffet as one of four hot-lunch days presented by the parents. Teachers use the meal to spin off lessons on the various countries and their ways of life, but for both kids and
By Jan Norris
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The holidays are a whirlwind and everybody’s seemingly busy — too busy, generally, for dinner parties.
Cocktail or wine parties have become the way to entertain large numbers and do it with ease — with the right foods on h
By Deborah S. Hartz-Seeley
When it comes to food shopping, you probably have a favorite store you regularly visit. You are familiar with the layout, have a preferred day to shop and know the cashiers who will speed you through the line.
So when
Coastal Star food writer, Jan Norris, lists restaurants and places serving turkey (and vegetarian) on Thursday. Check it out at:
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By Mary Jane Fine
These are the Mother Hubbard days. In homes all-too-familiar with hunger and homes new to that terror, cupboards are bare. The use of food stamps has quadrupled in Florida over the past four lean years, according to published reports
By Mary Jane Fine
Fourteen years ago, when Sherry Johnson joined the CCC of Boynton Beach, part-time, she began questioning the way tummies were being filled. “When you’re serving a community where people have a lot of high blood pressure, and you’re
By Mary Jane Fine
Only a year ago, the food pantry at Boca Helping Hands distributed 500 bags of groceries each month to those in need. This year, they hand out 2,000 bags a month. Only a year ago, the soup kitchen served 2,200 lunches of, say, pot r
By Mary Jane Fine
Doris Mingione is in departure mode. She’s a widow, moving to Colorado to be near her son, so today is her all-but-final day to deliver hot meals to some of West Delray’s homebound elderly and disabled. The typed route — names, add
