Atlantic Ave Magazine September 2019
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locals only | delrAY under $50<br />
By Darien Davies<br />
Delray Under $50<br />
Now that Delray Beach is a rising star in the art, culture and social scene,<br />
it might seem a little difficult to find affordable activities, shops or<br />
restaurants. I am here to prove you wrong. Delray Beach<br />
offers a mix of high-end boutiques with laid-back<br />
restaurants, and events for the whole family or<br />
nightclubs for night owls. Here is what you can do<br />
in Delray Beach in <strong>September</strong> for $50 or less.<br />
Why did the mushroom<br />
get invited<br />
to all the parties?<br />
Because he’s a fungi!<br />
<strong>September</strong> is National<br />
Mushroom Month and<br />
is a fantastic time to fall<br />
back in love with all the<br />
fungus varietals you can get<br />
your hands on. Since most of<br />
us don’t have a pig or a forest<br />
to forage, we rely on local stores<br />
or restaurants. If you’d rather eat with ease and have no dishes<br />
to clean, then head to Mellow Mushroom and get your mushroom<br />
high off of their supply. Their menu features tons of mushroomfriendly<br />
dishes, with each better than the next. Start with the Magic<br />
Mushroom soup, which is a rich and creamy soup flavored with<br />
Burgundy wine and herbs, topped with MontAmore and grilled<br />
shiitake, button and Portobello mushrooms and fresh chives for<br />
$4.79. Then ease into the Brutus Salad, which is an elevated Caesar<br />
salad with kalamata olives, grilled Portobello mushrooms, roasted<br />
red peppers, roma tomatoes and feta cheese for $10.59. For the<br />
pièce de résistance, sink your teeth into the Holy Shiitake Pie that<br />
features shiitake, button and Portobello mushrooms, caramelized<br />
onions, mozzarella and MontAmore cheese, a garlic aioli swirl, a<br />
spritz of black truffle oil, fresh chives and parmesan ($12.99 for a<br />
small). So have a fun time, fungi, and get your schroom on. Mellow<br />
Mushroom is located at 25 SE Sixth <strong>Ave</strong>. Visit www.mellowmushroom.com<br />
or call (561) 330-3040 for more information.<br />
We should be getting over the dog days of summer, which<br />
means that it’s time to get back outside! <strong>September</strong> is<br />
Fall Hat Month and while it might not yet feel like Fall,<br />
we can at least don a hat to protect us from the Florida heat. But<br />
where to go, you ask? Downtown for the 25th Annual Downtown<br />
Delray Beach Craft Festival! Held Saturday, <strong>September</strong> 21 and Sunday,<br />
<strong>September</strong> 22, you’re invited to peruse the craftiness of tons<br />
of vendors who are selling everything from paintings, sculptures,<br />
plants, clothing, jewelry, kids’ toys and games, and more. The best<br />
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part is that the event is free so you have plenty of green for scoring<br />
a nice piece of artwork for yourself, getting a good idea for a DIY<br />
project, or even getting your holiday shopping started early. The<br />
possibilities are endless when you’re surrounded by a bunch<br />
of free thinker movers and shakers. The Festival is held 10am<br />
to 4pm both days, and you’ll find vendors lined up and down<br />
Northeast Fourth <strong>Ave</strong>nue. So dust off that hat and go outside!<br />
White wine tastes better after a leisurely jaunt while looking<br />
at art, don’t you agree? Visit www.artfestival.com or call (561)<br />
746-6615 for more information.<br />
Rice is the center of my carb-loving life, and it’s even better<br />
with soy sauce and some raw fish. Let’s roll! <strong>September</strong> is<br />
National Rice Month and as if you need any encouragement<br />
to indulge in sushi, sashimi, curry and rolls galore, you now have it.<br />
Lemongrass Asian Bistro has been dishing out the freshest Asian<br />
cuisine for the past 10-plus years and the team knows the secret to<br />
enjoyable dishes. Start your rice extravaganza with the Spicy Tuna<br />
Crispy Rice with spicy tuna and jalapenos, served on top of bitesize<br />
crispy sushi rice and garnished with black tobiko for $12. Move<br />
right along to the Pacific Roll, made with spicy tuna, cucumber, and<br />
topped with seared wahoo, red tobiko, chopped raw onions, fried<br />
shallots, micro wasabi greens and a special Japanese yuzu sauce for<br />
$16, or the Florida Roll, with tuna, salmon, white fish, avocado and<br />
topped with dynamite seafood for $14. Then, relax the waistband<br />
before digging into the Lemongrass Fried Rice, with egg, chicken,<br />
beef, shrimp, calamari, onions, scallions and peas for $15. But, you<br />
can’t consider this rice rundown complete until you enjoy the offthe-charts-good<br />
Red Curry, which is red curry paste, coconut milk,<br />
sweet peas, bamboo shoots, bell peppers, zucchini<br />
and basil for $15. Lemongrass<br />
Asian Bistro open for lunch,<br />
happy hour and dinner,<br />
and is located at 420 E.<br />
<strong>Atlantic</strong> <strong>Ave</strong>. Visit www.<br />
lemongrassasianbistrodelraybeach.com<br />
or<br />
call (561) 278-5050 for<br />
more information.<br />
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