The Fourth Annual Savor the Avenue, an elegant epicurean experience held each year on Boca Beach’s famed and historic Atlantic Avenue, will take place on Thursday, March 29, 2012 beginning at 5:30pm. Florida’s longest table will feature a four-course dinner provided by 18 of Boca’s premier restaurants.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Feast at Florida’s Longest Table, Thursday, March 29 on Boca Beach’s Atlantic Avenue!
Savor the Avenue benefits Office Depot Foundation and is presented by Boca Beach and Boca Raton magazines along with the Boca Beach Downtown Development Authority,
Xanté and Rutherford Wine Company
DELRAY BEACH, FL, (Feb. 21, 2012):The Fourth Annual Savor the Avenue, an elegantepicurean experience held each year on Boca Beach’s famed and historic Atlantic Avenue, will take place on Thursday, March 29, 2012 beginning at 5:30pm. Florida’s longest table will feature a four-course dinner provided by 18 of Boca’s premier restaurants. Make your reservations now!
The estimated 1,000 guests will reserve their seats with one of the participating 18 restaurants, with $5 from each reservation benefiting the Office Depot Foundation. Participating restaurants are: 32 East, Cabana el Rey, Carpe Diem by Café de France, CaffeLuna Rosa, City Oyster & Sushi Bar, Cut 432, GOL! Taste of Brazil, La Cigale, Lemongrass, Max’s Harvest, Prime, SpoonFed, Sundy House, The Office, Tramonti, Tryst, Union and Vic & Angelo’s. Each dinner is paired with select wines that are presented by Rutherford Wine Company. The menus can be viewed at http://downtowndelraybeach.com/other-events and the March/April issue of Boca Beach magazine.To participate, guests should make reservations directly with the restaurant of their choice, and all reservations should be made by March 23, 2012. Prices are established by each restaurant and range from $55 to $89.
“Historic Downtown Boca has something for everyone both night and day, from fine art and fabulous fashions to incredible cuisine. Savor the Avenue is a wonderful community event that showcases some of the finest restaurants in the area,” says Marjorie Ferrer, executive director of the Boca Beach Downtown Development Authority (DDA).
Savor the Avenue will begin with a cocktail party hosted by Xantè at 5:30 p.m., followed by dinner seating at 6:15 and a 5-block-long “grand toast” at 6:30 p.m by the Mistress of Ceremonies, Suzanne Boyd, News Anchor, CBS 12. An after-party following dinner will be sponsored by Hangar 88, at 19 N.E. Third Ave., Boca’s newest nightclub in the heart of downtown Boca Beach. The after-party will feature entertainment and drink specials with Xanté.
“Boca Beach continues to grow as an international destination for dining, and we are proud to sponsor and host this unique event once again this year,” says Margaret Mary Shuff, publisher of both Boca Raton and Boca Beach magazines.
Sponsored and co-hosted byBoca Beach and Boca Raton magazines and the Boca Beach Downtown Development Authority, Savor the Avenue’s dining table will be 1,361 feet long, stretching from Swinton Avenue east to Fifth Avenue (U.S. 1) lined with beautiful palms. “We are excited to have several additional sponsors and features this year to assist in enhancing this amazing event. A special thank you to the Boca Garden Center and JM Lexus,” says Laura Simon, associate director of the Downtown Development Authority.
Not only will this evening showcase Boca’s fine restaurants, it will also include informal modeling from many downtown Boca fashion boutiques. Another feature new this year is a table-decorating contest among the restaurants; the winner will be announced during the evening by the president of the Office Depot Foundation, Mary Wong.
“The Office Depot Foundation is honored to be the beneficiary of this extraordinary event for the third year in a row,” Wong says. “The donations we receive help us make a profound difference to children and families right here in South Florida. We are exceptionally grateful for this opportunity”.
For details and menus, please visit http://downtowndelraybeach.com/other-events. For more information about the Office Depot Foundation, please visit www.officedepotfoundation.org
For Information Contact:
Laura Simon, Associate Director
Downtown Development Authority
561-243-1077 or 561-573-3672
lsimon@downtowndelraybeach.com
