Sun Sentinel Palm Beach Edition
What to eat?
A look at the Orange Bowl Food and Wine Celebration.
Welcome to the latest edition of Hot Plates, your weekly guide to upcoming food events and restaurant promotions around South Florida. If you have not made Mother’s Day reservations for this Sunday, be prepared for long waits. Today is National Teacher Appreciation Day and deals maven Doreen Christensen has the lowdown on a dozen discounts for educators. The hottest plate of all this week — for moms, teachers and anyone who likes good food and good causes — can be found on Friday at the annual Orange Bowl Food and Wine Celebration.
It takes place at the Broward County Convention Center, 1950 Eisenhower Blvd., in Fort Lauderdale. More than 30 South Florida restaurants and dozens of wineries and breweries are scheduled to take part in the charity event, which starts at 6:30 p.m. for those with VIP tickets ($225 each) and 7:30 p.m. for those with general admission tickets ($95 each).
The Orange Bowl Committee does more than stage an annual college football game during the holiday season. It also raises money for charities such as Special Olympics Florida, Make-AWish Southern Florida and the Orange Bowl Leadership Academy through events such as these. Chefs Janine Booth and Jeff McInnis, who run Stiltsville Fish Bar in Miami Beach and recently got engaged on ABC’s “The Chew,” will serve as celebrity chefs. Charlie DeLucca Jr., longtime South Florida youth golf instructor, will be honored with the Keith Tribble Community Service Excellence Award.
Restaurants scheduled to participate include Beaker & Gray, Boatyard, Bolay, Burger and Beer Joint, Casa D’Angelo, Cooper’s Hawk, Glass & Vine, Grille 401, The Matador Room, Ms. Cheezious, NYY Steak, Point Royal, Rocco’s Tacos, Rooftop, the Rusty Pelican, S3, Tarpon River Brewing, Terra Mare, Wynwood Parlor and YOLO.
The event includes food, open bar, entertainment, raffle drawings and complimentary gift bag. For tickets and information, call 305-341-4701.
Because one day does not seem enough, Metro Diner is showing teachers appreciation all this week, through Friday, with 20 percent discounts on meals. Work ID required. Metro Diner has two South Florida locations: 2864 N. University Drive, Coral Springs, and 5714 N. University Drive, Tamarac.
Thanks to teachers: Thanks to teachers and nurses:
It is also National Nurses Week, and Rapoports Restaurant Group is offering 20 percent discounts to nurses and teachers through Saturday (with valid work ID), at Burt & Max’s and Deck 84 in Delray Beach, and Prezzo and Max’s Grille in Boca Raton.
Guest chefs at Valentino:
A dinner series with visiting chefs continues at Valentino Cucina and adjoining One Door East restaurant, 620 S. Federal Highway, in Fort Lauderdale. Today, Ricardo Chaneton, former chef de cuisine of the two-Michelin-star restaurant Mirazur in Menton, France will be featured at Valentino ($150 per person, plus tax and tip). On Wednesday, multiple chefs including Clay Conley of Buccan in Palm Beach and Timon Balloo of Sugarcane Raw Bar and Grill in Miami will collaborate with Giovanni Rocchio on a five-course Asian journey at One Door East ($150 per person, plus tax and tip) .To book a seat, call 954-523-5767. Bonefish Grill (multiple locations)
Oxymoron alert:
is having a giant celebration for National Shrimp Day on Thursday with a special Bang Bang Bliss menu, available through Thursday, built around the seafood chain’s signature Bang Bang Shrimp.
Mother’s Day giveaway:
All four locations of SuViche Peruvian restaurant (Fort Lauderdale, Miami Beach and Wynwood and Brickell in Miami) will offer a free glass of champagne and chocolates to mothers who dine in on Sunday.Free dessert will also be available to moms who know the secret password posted on the eatery’s social media accounts later this week.
Summer specials:
James Beard Award-winning chef Mark Militello is back as consulting chef at Josie’s Ristorante, 1602 S. Federal Highway, in Boynton Beach, and starting Monday, the restaurant will launch summer promotions including 20 percent off all checks Sundays through Thursdays; Meatball Mondays featuring $2 meatballs and half-price martinis; $10.99 large cheese pizzas on Mondays and Tuesdays; and extended happy hours daily, 2-7 p.m. and 9 p.m.midnight.
Upcoming May 17:
Stags’ Leap wine dinner, NYY Steak, Seminole Coconut Creek Casino, 5550 NW 40th St. Tickets cost $200 plus tax and tip. Call 954-585-5379 to reserve.
Smoke on the Water BBQ Feast, Esplanade Park, 400 SW Second St., in Fort Lauderdale. Competition with multiple eateries and free admission. Food costs $5 and up.
Dania Beach Arts and Seafood Celebration, Frost Park, 300 NE Second St. Free festival with live music, crafts and food vendors.
May 19: May 19-20:
Check, Please! Tasting Tour, North Miami Beach. Tickets cost $150.
Funky Buddha beer dinner at Mai-Kai, 3599 N. Federal Highway, in Fort Lauderdale. Tickets cost $55 plus tax and tip. Call 954-563-3272 to reserve.
May 22: May 24:
Pappy Van Winkle bourbon dinner, Council Oak Steaks and Seafood, Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, in Hollywood. Tickets cost $450 plus tax and tip. Call 954-316-2900 to reserve.
May 24:
Sonny’s Famous Steak Hogies 60th anniversary celebration, 1857 N. 66th Ave., in Hollywood. Tent with free drinks and entertainment. All menu items cost $6 all day. 5 p.m. ceremony.
Taste of Recovery to benefit Crossroads Club for addiction recovery, hosted by Louie Bossi, Old School Square, in Delray Beach. Tickets cost $40.
Taste the Islands Experience, celebration of Caribbean culture, Fort Lauderdale Historical Society, 231 SW Second Ave. Tickets cost $95 in advance, $125 at the gate.
Sustainable Supper Club series begins with chef Janine Booth dinner at Verde restaurant in Perez Art Museum Miami, 1103 Biscayne Blvd. Tickets cost $125 plus tax and tip.
The Hukilau celebration of tiki bars and culture, Mai-Kai restaurant, 3599 N. Federal Highway, in Fort Lauderdale. Weekly passes cost $175 and up. Individual event tickets cost $15 and up.
May 29: June 2: June 2: June 5: June 6-10: