PB County Cultural Council ‘grills’ food writers at ‘Culture & Cocktails’ event

BOCA RATON — The popular series “Culture & Cocktails,” hosted by the Palm Beach County Cultural Council, recently attracted more than 60 hungry fans to the Boca Beach Club of the Boca Raton Resort & Club.  The tasty topic was: Food Glorious Food.

A delicious conversation was held with restaurant reviewers and food writers: Liz Balmaseda, restaurant reviewer for The Palm Beach Post; Bill Citara, food editor & restaurant reviewer for Boca Raton Magazine and food writer & blogger Jan Norris of JanNorris.com.  They were grilled by

Maddy Singer, Linda Wartow, Barbara McDonald, Phyllis Verducci

Andrew Roenbeck, executive chef of the Boca Raton Resort & Club.

The next Culture & Cocktails event will be held at Cafe Boulud in Palm Beach on Monday, January 10, and the topic will be: Sight and Sound.

All Culture & Cocktails events are free for members of the Cultural Council ($175 level and above).  The price for everyone else is $35 per person, with all proceeds going to the nonprofit Palm Beach County Cultural Council.

The event will run from 5 to 7 p.m., with registration and cocktails from 5 to 5:45 p.m., and the “Conversation” from 5:45 to 7 p.m., including audience Q&A.

Cafe Boulud will serve complimentary beverages and an array of specially prepared hors’ d’oeuvres.  A cash bar and free valet parking are also available. Interested people can RSVP by calling the Cultural Council at 561.472.3330.