Food Network South Beach Wine & Food Festival
January 14, 2009
MIAMI BEACH – The 2009 Food Network South Beach Wine & Food Festival and Southern Wine & Spirits of America are pleased to announce an unprecedented tribute to the wines and foods of Spain. Taking place on Thursday, February 19, 2009, the distinguished gala will benefit the School of Hospitality & Tourism Management at Florida International University and Fundación Espana Florida: celebrating 500 years of Spanish presence in Florida. Slated to attend the event are a number of distinguished guests and special information about the evening can be found at www.sobewineandfoodfest.com. (MARKET WIRE)
LISA PERRY OPENS PALM BEACH BOUTIQUE
January 12, 2009
PALM BEACH – Designer Lisa Perry has opened a boutique in Palm Beach. It’s called the Lisa Perry Pop-up Shop, and it sells Perry’s designs, which are intrinsically modern but harken back to the Pucci/Marimekko era.
Perry, according to her bio, is a lover of all things “mod and modern since childhood. Lisa grew up in the suburbs of Chicago with Marimekko in her bedroom, a Saarinen-filled living room and two-tone orange shag in her family room.”
Says Simon Doonan in the New York Observer, “The relentlessly upbeat vision of La Perry seems right for the times. I can guarantee you tht te can-do gal in the grpahic fuschia Perry shift and the Lucite kittin heels will fare better in 2009 than the disheveled neo-hippie of the last few season.”
Lisa Perry Pop Up Shop
245A Worth Avenue
Via Encantada, near Calypso
Palm Beach, FL 33480 or 561-833-4125
Open 10 am to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday
Get Some Jacks In Palm Beach
October 20, 2008
Leather sandals are iconic Florida wear, says style maven Bunny Tomerlin
PALM BEACH – Jackie Kennedy made them famous, and today, they are the iconic footwear of Palm beach. They are the leather sandals called Jacks, or Jack Rogers. While Jackie was in Palm Beach, she wore Jack Rogers’ leather “Navajo” sandals.
Today, Jack Rogers sandals are made in Hallandale. In West Palm Beach, there are similar sandals that are made by Stephen Bonanno Sandals.
Style maven Bunny Tomerlin says on her blog, and we believe it, that her favorite sandals are the Emma Monogram Sandals. Says Tomerlin, “Every girl and woman should have a pair of Bonanno’s. A Palm Beach classic.”
There are other Florida sandals. Also born in Palm Beach, Lilly Pulitzer sells sandals. There is also the shoe company Bernardo, which sells a “Miami” style thong.
- Jack Rogers Shoes, 16201 NW 49th Ave., Miami, FL, 33014, (954) 455-5021
- Stephen Bonanno Sandals, TTW Inc., 882 SW Enterprise Way, Stuart, FL 34997; (772) 219-7629, 866-313-FEET (3338), www.SBsandals.com
Briefly: Ungaro Closes in Palm Beach
October 8, 2008
PALM BEACH – Ungaro closed its Worth Avenue boutique affer 11 years, according to the October 8, 2008 Palm Beach Daily News. The paper reported that it opened the boutique at 440 S. County Road, just south of Worth Avenue, in November 1997. It was one of two Ungaro boutiques in the United States; the flagship American boutique is still operating in Manhattan.
Tiger Woods, Tampa Bucs at Celebration Hotel
August 14, 2008
Orlando native Tiger Woods was spotted in Celebration, Florida at an event sponsored by Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Jon Gruden. For the last seven years, the Buccaneers have stayed at the Celebration Hotel, part of the Kessler Collection of hotels. According to the Orlando Business Journal, while the team stayed at the hotel over their 20-day period, they consumed 10,000 pounds of meat, 250 gallons of milk and thousands of eggs, all prepared by Chef Zachary Martin and his culinary staff.
The culinary team, which supervises the hotel’s notable Plantation Room, also encompasses Sous Chef John Chaknis and Director of Food and Beverage Services Roger Calas. Chef Zack and Chef John both come from the Grand Bohemian Hotel in downtown Orlando.
The Celebration Hotel is a Kessler Collection hotel. The Kessler Collection is headquartered in Orlando and its portfolio includes six boutique four and five-diamond hotels located in Florida, Georgia, Colorado and New Mexico. It plans to open a new hotel in St. Petersburg. More information at www.celebrationhotel.com.
The Pink Elephant, Boca Grande
August 1, 2008
BOCA GRANDE – Great food, and a dock on the bayou on Boca Grande. Do visit and see the place; strangely it has the feel of a chalet. Drink up, but no cheesy Parrot head decor here.
Pink Elephant
5 Bayou Avenue
Boca Grande, FL 33921
941-964-0100
