Savor the Avenue With PRIME This Thursday, March 24

Now that Spring is officially in the air, there's no better season to enjoy the cool weather and dine al fresco in South Florida.

Why not transform your meal into a full experience and dine in a unique setting with more than 1,000 other guests at the longest dining table on the Southeast coast, on crazy delicious cuisine from some of the area's most noted restaurants?

Foodies, rejoice! Savor the Avenue, Delray's one-of a kind epicurean event, is taking place this Thursday, March 24, allowing you to dine smack dab in the middle of Atlantic Avenue from Swinton Avenue to East Fifth Avenue.

Photo courtesy of http://www.southfloridagourmet.com/

Here's the rundown:

Greet, Toast & Dine

5 to 6 p.m. and 8:30 to 10 p.m.: Check in and sip your complimentary cocktail provided by the restaurant with which you made your reservation (16 are participating).

5:30 p.m.: Kick off your evening with premium cocktails by Xanté®, one of the evening’s sponsors, and live entertainment by Ron Bivona, a singer remniscent of Frank Sinatra.

6:30 p.m.: Grand Toast at the Grand Table, donated by San Giuseppe

7 to 8:30 p.m.: Time to dig in! Dining with custom wine pairings donated by Rutherford Wine Company

9 p.m. to Midnight: Keep the party going at the after party at Pineapple Groove, with more drink specials by Xanté®

As one of the hottest new restaurants in town, tickets for Prime are already completely sold out. But you can still lust after their Savor the Ave menu and keep them in mind for next year:

Hors D’oeuvre
     Chef’s house smoked salmon on pumpernickel toastini, golden frisee and lemon aioli
     Paired with Rutherford Ranch Sauvignon Blanc

Appetizer
     Maryland style crab cake steak fries, matchstick slaw & a bacon vinaigrette
     Paired with Lander-Jenkins Spirit Hawk Chardonnay

Main Entrée
     8-ounce prime filet mignon, lobster béarnaise, baby broccolini roasted shallot mashed potatoes
     Paired with Predator Old Vine Zinfandel Lodi Appellation

Dessert
     House special decadent chocolate bread pudding
     Paired with Lander-Jenkins Spirit Hawk Cabernet Sauvignon

Savor the Ave benefits The Office Depot Foundation, which strives to make a positive impact on children, families and communities. The restaurants will donate $5 for every reservation made for the event.

Tonight, Gab Indulges in 'The Sweetest Party in Town'

Chocolate has been eerily absent from the normally-inundated-with-sweets Gab office for the past few weeks (One intern recently noted, "I've never eaten as much cake in my entire life as I have during my internship here. You guys eat a lot of cake.").

Tonight, we'll be making up for lost time at the 10th Annual Chocolate Decadence event, “The Sweetest Party in Town.” If you remember the chocolate body painting fun we had with Boca Raton Life Time Athletic at last year's event, you know that we take our chocolate very seriously.

From 6 to 9 p.m., we'll be sampling sweet and savory gourmet delights from some of South Florida’s renowned restaurants and caterers, sipping Pinon Grill's Chocolate Martini Specialty Cocktail, and trying our luck at Boca Raton Life Time Athletic's prize wheel, with goodies like massages, Life Cafe treats and Boot Camp sessions (presumably to burn off all that chocolate). All proceeds of the event support the community projects of the Junior League of Boca Raton.

Hurry, though - VIP tickets are already completely sold out (250) and hundreds of general admission tickets have been sold.

Location:
The Shops at Boca Center
5050 Town Center Circle
Boca Raton, FL

See you tonight!