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Page 16, Boca Exposure
Dining Out: Hungry Al’s Little-Known

Fun Facts About Food And Restaurants!

By Alan Serinsky of Bocaire • The busiest day of the year for restaurants is Mother’s Day. • Subway was sued by customers for making their foot-
Country Club. Hungry Al’s love • The oldest American restaurant still in service today is long subs only 11 inches in length. It was eventually settled
for food started very young. Boston’s very own Union Oyster House, founded in 1826. out of court.
Never satisfied with his Mom’s • Hawaiian pizza was first served by a Greek man living in • The World’s Largest Restaurant is in Syria called
dishes, he started to cook his Canada. Bawabet Dimashq Restaurant. It has 6,014 seats and a
way through her “Betty Crocker • The grill marks on fast food burgers aren’t necessarily real. 580,000-square-foot dining area.
Cookbook.” During the years They are sometimes put on artificially by the factory. • What’s the most expensive burger? You’ll find it at
to follow he spent many hours • Wendy’s founder Dave Thomas’ daughter’s name was not De Daltons in the Netherlands for $6,000. It will contain
working in restaurants, both as server and cook, attending Wendy, but Melinda Lou. Wagyu beef and Beluga caviar.
cooking classes and traveling the world in an effort to • New York City is the most Michelin-starred city in the • French fries originated in Belgium, not France! They
expand his palette. As a professional writer, Hungry Al United States. are only called French fries because they are French cut.
offers his perspective on current food trends and guides • White chocolate is not chocolate. It’s really just a mixture • German chocolate cake has nothing to do with
you through your local restaurant options. of sugar, milk, vanilla, lecithin, and cocoa butter. Germany. It was invented by a Texan who used “German’s
It’s the time of year when Hungry Al will be doing • Millennials spend 44 percent of their food budget at Chocolate” (a baking chocolate) named after the creator,
some traveling. Hopefully, you will excuse me for not restaurants. Sam German.
having a restaurant review this month, but I have a few • The oldest tavern in America is White Horse Tavern in • Forty-nine percent of Americans over 20 eat a
new ones in the upcoming season. In lieu of a standard Newport, R.I., opened in 1673. sandwich every day.
review, I put together a few fun facts about food, • The largest toy distributor is McDonalds thanks to their • A typical ear of corn has an even number of rows,
restaurants and dining out. Enjoy your summer! Happy Meal sales. which is usually 16.
Council Corner: So Much To Enjoy This Summer!

By Andrea Levine O’Rourke, ramp at Silver Palm Park. There is plenty of additional parking, lessons, we now have a pro out there ready and willing to help
Boca Raton City Council a new floating dock, which now make up three launch areas. your game! The city is currently working on the renovation of
Member, Deputy Mayor, and Even if you’re not a boater, take some time to check it out. Sit the building, as well as the tennis courts with added pickleball.
CRA Chairperson on a bench covered by beautiful sail shades and watch the boats Entertainment. Along with enjoying Boca’s beautiful
Hope you all are enjoying go by. While you’re there notice the newly installed public art, beaches and recreation facilities at our 48 parks, don’t forget to
the summer in beautiful Boca my personal favorite. check out the Downtown Boca website for a list of activities,
Raton. Golf, Tennis & Pickleball. Remember to check out the restaurants, shows, concerts, and specials.
If you have followed my municipal Boca Raton Golf and Racquet Club (across from Hurricane Season. Happy to report we have been hurricane
service to the city, you may Costco on Congress). With the city’s takeover, the golf course is free so far, but remind you to follow preparedness guidelines.
have noticed I am passionate getting better every day. You are welcome to come out and play You can easily find information on the MyBoca website.
about building aesthetics, along or join the league, which plays every Wednesday. If you want Be safe, be well. Until next time…
with responsible, sustainable
growth. With that comes special attention to building for people,
which includes memorable spaces that offer beauty, walkability Delray Medical Center
and safety.
This spring, I proudly led an initiative to address Palmetto
volunteer residents who are architects, planners and urban Celebrates 250th TCAR for
Park Road in the Downtown area. Along with a group of

professionals, we conducted a public outreach workshop which
create a beautiful, walkable safe promenade along Palmetto Park Treatment of Carotid Artery Disease
culminated in a presentation to the City Council. Our goal is to
Road that helps businesses along the corridor thrive and invites
residents and visitors to walk safely in Downtown Boca. Performed By Dr. Joseph Prior to TCAR, the main treatment option for severe
With so much development coming, including the Brightline Ricotta, The TCAR Procedure carotid artery disease was an open surgical procedure
station scheduled to open this fall, the rebranding of the Boca called carotid endarterectomy (CEA). The CEA treatment
Raton Resort, the Mandarin Oriental, a Cultural Arts and Can Prevent A Future Stroke removes plaque from inside the carotid artery to restore
Innovation Center, and the soon to open Wildflower Park (just normal blood flow to the brain, but the large incision leaves
to name a few), we believe it is a crucial time to address the In 2018, Delray Medical a visible scar the length of the neck and carries risks of
missing link in Downtown Boca. Center was the first in South surgical complications, including bleeding, infection, heart
One of the goals is to bring connectivity of the ever-popular Florida to treat carotid artery attack and cranial nerve injuries that can cause issues with
Mizner Park and Royal Palm Place by focusing on the heart that disease and prevent future swallowing, speaking and sensation in the face.
will connect the dots. I am happy to report that the entire City strokes using a new procedure The TCAR procedure was developed by Sunnyvale,
Council embraced the idea. City staff is now putting together called transcarotid artery California-based Silk Road Medical, Inc. and includes
a proposal to hire a professional urban planning company to revascularization (TCAR). The the ENROUTE® Transcarotid Neuroprotection (NPS)
analyze the opportunities and come back to staff and Council TCAR procedure is performed and Stent System – the first devices designed and FDA-
with new ideas. I am hoping that additional parking can be by Joseph J. Ricotta, M.D., approved specifically for TCAR. Over 4,000 TCAR
incorporated into future plans. M.S., FACS, National Medical procedures have been performed worldwide through
Boating. For our boaters, I am pleased to announce the Director, Vascular Surgery and clinical trial and commercial use. TCAR has been studied
much-anticipated opening of the city’s renovated public boat Endovascular Therapy for Tenet extensively, and the clinical data have been excellent.
Healthcare, and on-staff at Delray Medical Center. This In addition to being on-staff at Delray Medical Center,
TCAR procedure is a clinically proven, minimally invasive Dr. Ricotta’s medical office and office based laboratory is
Levis JCC Receives Grant from page 15 and safe approach for high surgical risk patients who need located at Prime Vascular Institute in Delray Beach about
carotid artery treatment. one mile west of the hospital.
programs and services for individuals of all ages and Carotid artery disease is a form of atherosclerosis, or For more information, visit https://www.
abilities to meet the diverse needs of its members, the Jewish a buildup of plaque, in the two main arteries in the neck delraymedicalctr.com/services/cardiovascular/tcar
community and the community at large. Levis JCC promotes that supply oxygen-rich blood
and enhances Jewish culture, heritage and values through to the brain. If left untreated,
educational, spiritual, social, wellness and recreational carotid artery disease can often
programs. From preschool and summer camp, to teen lead to stroke; it is estimated to
and family activities, from athletics to cultural arts, adult be the source of stroke in up to a
enrichment and special needs programming, as well as third of cases, with 400,000 new
Boca’s chic Resale Boutique, the Levis JCC offers something diagnoses of the disease made
for everyone. Adolph & Rose Levis Jewish Community every year in the U.S. alone.
Center is a nonprofit community agency of the Jewish TCAR is unique in that
Federation of South Palm Beach County. blood flow is temporarily
About Ruth & Norman Rales Jewish Family Services reversed during the procedure
For 40 years, Rales JFS has provided help, hope and so that any small bits of plaque
humanity through its comprehensive range of programs that may break off are diverted
that serve people of all ages and beliefs. With locations away from the brain, preventing
in Boca Raton and Delray Beach, programs include a stroke from happening. A
food and financial assistance, affordable counseling and stent is then placed inside the
mental health services, senior services, programs for artery to stabilize the plaque,
children and families, career and employment services minimizing the risk of a future
and many volunteer opportunities. To learn more, stroke.
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