Executive chef, owner and consultant, Ortanique Restaurants 1 How did you get started in the restaurant business? I never went to culinary school. I was really thrown into the restaurant business in November of 1994 by my partner, Delius Shirley. I had always loved cooking, and at the time I was between jobs. He asked me if I
The restaurant chain serves up new upscale offerings I have always considered the 43-location restaurant chain Seasons 52 a healthier option for upscale dining with low-calorie meals and small desserts that allowed indulgences without the guilt. It’s the reason I was intrigued by the menu changes at a recent dinner on Miracle Mile. The new
To Margaret Haley, self-care is powerful. It’s moments like helping a soon-to-be-bride clear up scarring or a stressed workaholic lighten her complexion that affirms why she opened My Derma Clinic nearly 10 years ago. As owner of the Pinecrest medical spa, Haley helps dozens of clients take better care of themselves. From eliminating sunspots and
Santiago Medina began studying for a professional art career at age 5 in Colombia. As with his grandfather and great-grandfather, Medina was trained as an artist in the atelier system, a European practice in which young artists serve apprenticeships with art masters. He worked after school and on weekends in the studio of master painter
Celebrating 50 years, Williamson Cadillac Buick GMC has staying power in Miami Asked to recall some of the most memorable times in the 50-year history of Williamson Cadillac Buick GMC, Ed and Carol Williamson certainly have their share of stories, but there is one that stands out. It was 1992, and the family-owned automotive business
Fontainebleau Miami Beach serves up a daiquiri as legendary as the hotel Though there’s some dispute that Ernest Hemingway actually said, “Write drunk, edit sober,” there’s no doubt that the writer loved to drink. Like his work, one of his signature cocktails has endured to become a classic: the Hemingway daiquiri, which the writer would
Though Roy Rogers never lived in Coconut Creek, he’s been so closely connected with the city that it’s almost like a second home. “My heart’s in Coconut Creek,” says the Lighthouse Point resident, 80. “I’m so proud of the Butterfly Capital of the Galaxy—not just the planet.” As a developer, his influence in South Florida
An Expansive yoga-centric fitness facility makes its east coast debut in Coconut Creek Luke Hoffman had been looking for a second location to open his Evolution Yoga studio. He found the perfect space almost 2,500 miles away. His flagship studio is in Henderson, Nevada, just outside of Las Vegas. But Florida was on his mind,
A taste of Southern California arrives in Coconut Creek with Rubio’s Coastal Grill Coconut Creek diners felt a void when Lime Fresh Mexican Grill shut its doors at The Promenade in June. But a Southern California staple has moved in, not only replacing Lime but kicking up the notion of fresh Mexican cuisine. Rubio’s Coastal
Grant Dodrill reaches a national fencing milestone—at age 12 During a family trip to Italy in the summer of 2012, Jim Dodrill enrolled his son and daughter in a gladiator course, where they practiced sword-fighting. His youngest child, Grant, fell in love with the activity, and, after they returned, Grant joined an after-school sword-fighting group
