It’s time to eat, drink and contribute to some terrific causes. Here are two coming up:
Oceans 234 (234 N. Ocean Blvd., Deerfield Beach, 954/428-2539) is hosting the 6th annual Clothes Off Our Backs fundraiser, to help combat domestic violence. On Aug. 3, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., pay just $20 for a cocktail, yummy hors d’oeuvres and a raffle ticket. All of the proceeds to go Women in Distress. And for the charity, bring/donate new and gently worn clothing for women, men and children. Plus you get an amazing venue right on the beach (pictured).
Cocktails for Humanity (I love the sound of that!) means celebrity guest bartenders Henri and Zack Crockett, of NFL fame, and also co-founders of the Crockett Foundation, will be serving the crowd. On July 30, from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m., a pop-up bar at the FAT Village Artwalk in Fort Lauderdale (General Provision venue, 525 NW 1st Ave., Fort Lauderdale) means cocktails and beers for $8, and this benefits the Crockett Foundation, which helps opportunities for today’s youths. This event happens each month, with different charities benefiting.
Summer menu additions at Bistro Ten Zero One
New summer menu (pictured; photo by Katy Lynch) at Bistro Ten Zero One(1001 Okeechobee Blvd., West Palm Beach) includes lunch dishes of smoked beet tacos ($8), Fish BLT ($16), spicy tuna & quinoa salad ($21); dinner has octopus anticuchos ($15), lamb bolognese ($23) and bread pudding ($8), among others.
Put these dates on your calendar:
A Louisiana Seafood Boil is the star on July 23 at PB Catch (251 Sunrise Ave., Palm Beach, 561/655-5558), at The Shack, with jambalaya, hurricane cocktails and Dixieland jazz by the Susan Merritt Band.
Grato, a West Palm Beach casual-Italian restaurant, is adding lunch to its Monday-Saturday schedule, starting Aug. 8. New salads and some sammies will be added to a few current dinner entrees for the crowds coming in from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. each day.
Save the date, buy the tickets: The 4th annual South Beach Seafood Festival runs Oct. 20-22. There’s a special 5-course menu at Joe’s Stone Crabs on Oct. 20, a Chef Showdown on Oct. 21 and the big beach fest on Oct. 22, from noon to 7 p.m. along Miami’s Ocean Drive. Tickets range from $25 to $250. There’s early pricing now until July 31, then 20 percent off starting Aug. 1. And you can get 20 percent off tickets now with code “LivingFLA.” Buy tickets atsobeseafoodfest.com.
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About Lynn
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.
