Look for the big yellow truck: Veuve Cliquot on wheels
Keep on truckin’ in style on Oct. 17 when the Clicquot En Route truck–with its valuable cargo of Veuve Clicquot–stops at Louie Bossi’s Ristorante (1032 E. Las Olas Blvd., Fort Lauderdale, 954/356-6699) from noon to 3 p.m. Champagne will be served (of course!), and a DJ, photo booth, games and gourmet bites will be there, too. Tickets cost $100 in advance and $125 at the door.
Ahoy! New Burlock Coast eatery in Ritz-Carlton
Keep a lookout on the high seas for the November opening of Burlock Coast at The Ritz-Carlton (1 N. Fort Lauderdale Beach Blvd., Fort Lauderdale, 954/302-6460). Named for the bag that Eastern seaboard sea captain and smuggler Bill McCoy invented to carry rum, the space will have an indoor/outdoor bar (pictured), a marketplace and dishes from chef de cuisine Gavin Pera. Local beers will be on tap and in bottle, with wines and cocktails galore. And a rum cart will let diners build their own cocktail. The Burlock Coast will be open for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Voila! Celebrate with Daniel Boulud in Miami
We love reasons to celebrate. On Oct. 21, restaurant owner and Chef Daniel Boulud will top a five-year anniversary in Miami with a “Tour de France” party at db Bistro Moderne (255 Biscayne Blvd. Way, Miami, 305/421-8800). The six-course dinner starts with Lyon dishes, then moves to Alsace, Normandy, Basque, Provence and desserts. Sommelier Alan Feldman will offer regional wines, as well as signature drinks. Tickets cost $100, including tax and gratuity. The menu continues through November with a prix-fixe menu available during dinner. Oui!
A la carte: The second SoFla Apeiro location will open Oct. 23 in The Shops of Midtown Miami (3252 NE 1 Ave., Miami). Owners Burt Rapoport and Chef David Blonsky will offer the same Mediterranean-inspired dishes as the Delray Beach Apeiro, along with some new menu items unique to the new restaurant.
About the Author
Lynn Kalber wasn’t born in Boca Raton, but she attended elementary through high school there, so she might as well have been. She’s a graduate of the University of Florida and has been in journalism most of her life, including 26 years at The Palm Beach Post. She’s written feature and food stories, and edited food copy among other jobs, including blogging about wine (The Swirl Girls). Her husband is writer and author Scott Eyman. They live in West Palm Beach with an assortment of cats and dogs.
