The sixth annual Taste of Recovery, held on November 2 at the American German Club in Lake Worth, raised more than $150,000 for drug and alcohol recovery. The acclaimed culinary festival featured bites from top chefs representing restaurants throughout Palm Beach County, as well as entertainment. Christopher and Joan Finley were the event co-chairs.
Taste of Recovery benefitted The Crossroads Club, a non-profit organization in Delray Beach that is celebrating more than 40 years in the community. The organization, at no charge, provides a safe haven for anyone whose life has been adversely affected by, or through, the use of addictive substances.
The event was founded by Chef Louie Bossi, chef/partner of Louie Bossi’s Ristorante and Pizzeria. Big Time Restaurant Group has been a major supporter of the event since its inception.
“Crossroads Club so appreciates all of the restaurants who provided bites and all the underwriters who made the event possible,” said Joan Finley, Co-Chair of Taste of Recovery.
Participating restaurants and beverage companies were Louie Bossi’s Ristorante, Bar & Pizzeria; City Cellar Wine Bar & Grill; Elisabetta’s Ristorante, Bar & Pizzeria; City Oyster & Sushi Bar; Rocco’s Tacos & Tequila Bar; Grease Burger Beer and Whiskey Bar; Little Moir’s Catering; Coca-Cola; J&J Seafood Bar and Grill; AJ’s All American Grill; Caeser’s Famous Ribs; Tim Finnegans Irish Pub; Windy City Pizza Delray; Warren and Popcorn House.
City Cellar Wine Bar & Grill was the recipient of both the “People’s Choice” and the “Critics’ Choice” awards for “Best Bite for its short ribs. Rocco’s Tacos was awarded second place. The Critics’ Choice award was judged by prominent local food writers Norris of The Coastal Star and Stet; Mike Mayo, co-host of the Lunchbox podcast and administrator of the Let’s Eat, South Florida Facebook group; and Mary Murray, Executive Editor, Palm Beach Illustrated.
Vendors included Perma Frost, Pea Pie’s Studio, Kissed by a Pixie, Jahbuelian Jewelry, House of Onde, Balanced Organics, Lanie’s Apothecary, Heaps Surf Company, Love Your Liver, Fur-Ever Chic Boutique, Designs by Corinne, South Palm Beach County Intergroup Table, Beach Bum Supply Co., and Knotty Goat Studios.
Sponsors included Southeast Toyota, Lauree and Phil Vasta, John Snellman of Snellman Construction, Andrew and Emma Lassise, Kurt and Nancy Jetta of Neighborlee Development, Chris O’Connor of Slainte, Mike Munger, David Duran of Surplus Giant, Finley Stetson, Craig Robinson of Robinson Casey, Derek Lewis of Razorback, Terry Woods, Caron Treatment Centers, DeGeorge Foundation, Christian Morgan of Morgan Fidelity Associates, Marnie Munger, The Buzz Agency, and Sail Away Media, Aaron Gillispie of AMG Structures, Michael and Lisa Kane and Chuck and Pam Halberg of Steward and Shelby
About The Crossroads Club
The Crossroads Club is not a sober home or treatment center. Rather, Crossroads is a non-profit 12-Step based meeting center that supports an average of 700 people per day who are pursuing recovery from various forms of addiction. Since 1982, Crossroads has been an essential element in the recovery of countless individual residents, snowbirds, and other visitors from around the world. By providing the space for the recovery meetings to take place, Crossroads has helped empower these individuals to reemerge as positive contributors to the community and would greatly benefit from your support. Crossroads’ mission is simply to provide a wonderful safe harbor for individuals to meet in order to become true to themselves and to be released from the bondages of addiction.
