2nd Annual Northwood Village Chef's Challenge Winner

An amazing time was had by all at the 2nd Annual Northwood Village Chef's Challenge during the February Art & Wine Promenade. Everyone enjoyed delicious samples of eight of the participating Village restaurants and then voted for their favorite dish. And the winner is...
Chef Hubert Newton, Seafood Soul (photographed with Commissioner Sylvia Moffett)!!

Second place was last year's winner, Chef Noopy, Malakor Thai Cafe followed by 3rd place Chef Terry Marince, Sunset Bar & Grill.

Special thanks to all particpating restaurants:
Café Centro – Chef Jairo Ramirez – Four Cheese Ravioli with Gorgonzola Alfredo

Fresh Catch Seafood– Chef Mark Kulbacky – White Fish and Yellow Rice with Mixed Vegetables

Jade Kitchen – Chef Wayne Devers – Bacon Wrapped Banana

Malakor Thai Café – Chef Noopy – Thai Dumpling

Presto Pizza & Deli – Chef Gary Erveluz– Eggplant Parmigiana

Souvlaki Grill – Chef Benjamin Diaz – Baked Pastitsio (Greek Lasagna)

Sunset Bar & Grill – Chef Terry Marince – Sunset Meatball

Seafood Soul– Chef Hubert Newton – Seafood Fritter

Can't wait until next year's Chef's Challenge! Until then, mark your calendar for every Friday night from 6-9pm for the Free Art & Wine Promenade.

For more information about Northwood Village go to www.NorthwoodVillage.org

Coming Soon...Lot 23

You’ve heard the buzz and it’s getting louder!! The West Palm Beach Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) is in high gear as it moves forward with the development of LOT 23, an art-centric, neighborhood-scale artist colony. At build-out, the project will be comprised of two four-unit apartment buildings, a studio space and gallery.

The CRA team envisions that a diverse mix of artists will use the studio space, including artists who have their living quarters off-site. Types of artist will include visual (paint/drawing, ceramics, sculpture, carving, and carpentry), literary (writing/poetry), performing (dance/theatre/vocal), photography, music, and textiles. The studio space will also provide space for smaller performances and events as well as a retail component.

The CRA has hired the consulting firm, ArtSpace, to assist in the details of creating this unique area. The CRA staff will be meeting with the ArtSpace team on February 23rd and 24th. All those interesting in seeing the presentation is welcome to attend the CRA Advisory Board meeting on Friday, February 24th from 8:00 – 9:00am at Fire Station 3 (located at 5050 Broadway – on the corner of Broadway and 49th St.). This is a public meeting and all are welcome to attend.

ArtSpace will also be conducting multiple artist roundtables in order to get feedback from the artists in the community and individuals interested in getting involved. For more information or to learn more about participating at one of the roundtable meetings, please contact Grace Joyce at gjoyce@wpb.org.