Suzanne Perrotto has been cooking up magic in Delray since 2008. First Brule’ and now Rose’s Daughter.
We went to Rose’s Daughter, a new restaurant in Pineapple Grove recently.
In a word, it was amazing.
Inventive dishes, fresh ingredients, cool vibe: check, check, check.
A few weeks before, we ventured to Elisabetta’s, the new restaurant that now inhabits the space once occupied by the acclaimed 32 East.
The Delray/Boca culinary scene is something to savor and taste.
We are chock full of great restaurants featuring the work of innovative chefs who ply their magic in spaces that are often breathtaking.
But I often wonder if we take full advantage of the culinary talent in our midst. Despite being relatively small cities, Boca and Delray is a foodie paradise. Scores of truly terrific restaurants dot the landscape.
Yet, whenever I see a national magazine or web story about “foodie” destinations I tend to see yet another story about Asheville’s farm to table scene or Nashville’s culinary innovators.
We have our own culinary talent and we ought to celebrate them.
Rose’s Daughter and Brule’s Suzanne Perrotto, Caffe Luna Rosa’s Ernie DeBlasi, Michael Haycock at The Grove, Ron and Rhonda Weisheit of the TwentyTwenty Grille, the brilliant chefs at La Nouvelle Maison and the list goes on and on. I also must give special recognition to Frances Touboul for consistent excellence at La Cigale.
It’s a golden age—especially for those of us who have been around long enough to remember when there wasn’t much around.
Personally, I have deep appreciation for the entrepreneurs driving some interesting concepts. The group behind El Camino, Park Tavern and Cut 432 and the creative team behind Elisabetta’s, Louie Bossi and City Oyster are to be commended. It can’t be easy to develop restaurants around such varied cuisine.
So we have a lot to be thankful for and a whole lot to build on.
And now that we have the hotels–which seem to be opening rapidly—we should drive the destination marketing and amp up the food festivals and events.
We should also strive to create opportunities for food and beverage entrepreneurs and expand the foodie footprint beyond pricey Atlantic Avenue and East Boca.
After all, according to WalletHub, the South Florida region was ranked the third best area for foodies in the United States.
We can build on this.
I think it will happen. It’s a great opportunity for our community.
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