Champion 'Chopped' chef returns to Delray with big plans after near-death scare
Competitive chef Demetrio Zavala beats health scare to return to Delray for kitchen wins with local restaurateur and old friend Gary Rack.
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Competitive chef Demetrio Zavala beats health scare to return to Delray for kitchen wins with local restaurateur and old friend Gary Rack.
Chef Demetrio Zavala is a bona fide star on The Food Network, appearing a record 17 times on shows such as "Chopped" and "Guy's Grocery Games." Now the Delray Beach-born Zavala is returning to SoFlo to work with bestie Gary Rack in giving a reboot to the menus at both Farmhouse Kitchens as well as Racks Fish House + Oyster Bar.
Rather than hike menu prices in these inflationary times, more South Florida restaurants are sticking customers with fees on bills of fare. Hospitality experts say these surcharges are ways to offset surging costs for food, higher wages in a tight labor market, takeout packaging, overhead and even fuel to transport goods to restaurants.
TravelAwaits May.21.2021 The beautiful Florida cities of Delray Beach and Boca Raton have a lot of great brunch spots where you can relax with a midmorning meal. We recently visited the area and had plenty of good food. It’s easy to try places in both cities because they’re literally right next to each other, with Boca Raton just south of Delray. This time we stayed in Delray, right off of Atlantic Avenue, the main drag running through downtown Delray Beach. And it’s very popular. There were tons of people out and about, and many of them had their dogs in tow. I had no idea that Delra...