This week’s dining news leans into how we gather now, whether it’s wellness‑minded cooking, long dinners with wine, or rooms designed to keep you from checking the clock.
From an intimate brain‑health experience on Singer Island to a classic wine dinner in Jupiter, restaurants are giving people reasons to sit, sip and stay awhile.
Palm Beach nostalgia gets a refresh at a revived supper club, aperitivo makes the case for lingering earlier in the day, and even dessert is going bigger, louder and more playful.
Consider this week’s lineup an invitation to slow down and show up hungry.
Wellness dinner on Singer Island
Amrit Ocean Resort hosts a brain‑health cooking class and dinner March 20 at 6 p.m. led by Dr. Uma Naidoo, the Harvard‑trained psychiatrist and bestselling author of “This Is Your Brain on Food.” The intimate experience blends hands‑on cooking, conversation and a wellness‑minded menu with biodynamic wines. The menu du soir includes Dr. Uma’s Go-To Calm Green Salad; Korean-inspired tofu, salmon or chicken; MediterrAsian-inspired eggplant; and Calm Chocolate Avocado Mousse. Tickets are $150 and include her book. To purchase, visit amritocean.com/experience.
Details: 3100 N. Ocean Drive, 844-692-6748, amritocean.com
Wine pairing dinner in Jupiter
The Beacon hosts a Freemark Abbey wine dinner March 24, pairing a multi‑course menu with Napa wines. The evening runs from 6 to 9 p.m. and includes dishes like butter‑poached scallops, peppercorn‑crusted tuna and braised short rib. Tickets are $125, with an optional dessert course for $30. Reservations a must via thebeaconjupiter.com.
Details: 1107 Lighthouse Road, Jupiter, 561-532-3280, thebeaconjupiter.com
Cucina collab in Palm Beach
Cucina is reclaiming its role as one of Palm Beach’s original supper clubs, where dinner stretched late and the room mixed generations. A refreshed dining room, Sinatra on the speakers and a new monthly “Off the Menu” chef collaboration series signal the reset. Next up: March 25, a one‑night dinner with NORA’s new Loco Taqueria & Oyster Bar.
Details: 257 Royal Poinciana Way, Palm Beach, 561-855-7799, cucinapalmbeach.com
Italian spin on happy hour in West Palm Beach
Felice’s daily aperitivo brings Italy’s pre‑dinner ritual stateside. Served from early afternoon into the evening, the experience pairs classic cocktails and Italian wines with relaxed, shareable plates like arancini and bruschetta. It’s less happy hour, more linger‑longer, Tuscan‑style.
Details: 366 S. Rosemary Ave., West Palm Beach; 561-421-6036; felicerestaurants.com
Boca Raton cookie joint gets a new name
Blueprint Cookies is rebranding as Cookie Head because, sure. The Boca Raton shop is now leaning harder into soft serve, milkshakes and over-the-top dessert mashups. The rebrand rolls out March 29 with giveaways for early birds and a golden-ticket-style cookie perk.
Details: 5050 Town Center Circle, Suite 233, Boca Raton, cookiehead.com
Diana Biederman is the Palm Beach Post’s food and restaurant writer. Care to share news tips about the local dining scene? Please send them to dbiederman@pbpost.com. Help support our journalism. Subscribe today.
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