The only truly kosher Jewish deli in South Florida can be hit or miss, but the menu of Eastern European specialties stirs up memories for ex-New Yorkers with traditional deli meats and kitchen offerings. Gratis crunchy pickles and crispy cole slaw are always a promising start at this fresser’s temple. By Alan J. Wax Why […]

Tucked into a Jog Road shopping center near Home Depot, a one-time corporate eatery has the aura of a mom-and-pop Italian/American restaurant, but an inconsistent kitchen. By ALAN J. WAX As we sat dining outside Rotelli Pizza and Pasta in Delray Beach, a woman at the next table gushed enthusiastically about the red-sauce Italian eatery […]

Elisabetta’s, the long-awaited eatery that replaced 32 East in Downtown Delray Beach, leans on pasta dishes and Neapolitan-style wood-fired pizzas in a noisy destination dining scene Elisabetta’s Ristorante is hot. There’s no doubt about that as patrons filled the Downtown Delray Beach eatery’s two floors of dining rooms early on a recent Saturday evening. The restaurant, […]

Artisan chocolate maker Tyler Levitetz makes his organic treats from scratch With his tattooed arms, brown apron, brown stocking cap and beard, you’ll never mistake 30-year-old Tyler Levitetz for Willy Wonker as portrayed on the big screen by Gene Wilder and Johnny Depp. But Levitetz, whose social media handle is “therealwillywonka,” shares the Roald Dahl fictional […]

  Discount dining deals abound during the summer in Delray Beach and surrounding town Dining out in South Florida can easily lighten your wallet, assuming you’re not the type for early bird or sunset dinners. But it doesn’t have to, especially during the dog days of summer when restaurateurs are grateful for any offseason business, […]

THIS ESTABLISHMENT HAS CLOSED   Nani Edry produces enormous, imaginative, albeit pricey, doughnuts at his Delray Beach shop   Forget Dunkin’ Donuts for National Doughnut Day, June 1 — and for any other day. If you’re in or around Delray Beach Nani’s Dough is the place to go. A three-year-old operation, located for the past […]

  Park Tavern. An apt name if ever there was one. Despite its SE Second Avenue address, Park Tavern can be found behind tiny Worthing Park on Atlantic Avenue in the heart of downtown Delray. And, it, indeed has all the fixings of a neighborhood tavern: simply prepared, tasty food and good drink. Park Tavern […]

    THIS RESTAURANT HAS CLOSED Having dined not too long ago at 32 East in downtown Delray Beach, I could easily see it becoming one of my favorites. Unfortunately, that’s not in the cards. This trendy eatery will close its doors next May to make room for a branch of the popular Fort Lauderdale […]

Slightly off the beaten path near downtown Delray Beach, La Cigale is largely a terrific restaurant that offers exquisite French-style cuisine and truly professional service. Located on Federal Highway, two blocks south of the hustle and bustle of Atlantic Avenue, La Cigale hearkens back to an era of fine dining that’s largely vanished from the […]