destindining
among them the James Beard Foundation
Lifetime Outstanding Restaurant Award,
Lifetime Service Award and Who’s Who
of Food and Beverage Award; appointment to the Culinary Institute of America
Hall of Fame; appointment to the Nation’s
Restaurant News Fine Dining Hall of Fame;
the Restaurants & Institutions Magazine
Lifetime Ivy Award; the Nicholls University
Lifetime Achievement Award; and many
others, including awards from GQ; Food &
Wine; Wine Spectator; Southern Living and
Gourmet magazines. Open daily for Lunch,
Dinner and Sunday Brunch. Located at
Harbor Walk Village overlooking the Destin
Harbor at the foot of the Destin Bridge.
(850) 337-8555
www.commanderspalace.com
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“It’s in our blood to provide everything a
diner would expect in the ultimate dining
experience,” said Clark. “Having grown up in
a family business, we have a unique understanding of what it takes to run a world-class
restaurant. And that’s exactly what we’re
offering at Royal B – phenomenal service and
truly exceptional cuisine.”
Blake adds, “We designed Royal B to give
our customers an authentic French Quarter
dining experience complete with gas lamps,
wrought-iron accents, an open courtyard
feeling, and one of the region’s most extensive
wine lists. But, of course, the main focus is
on our classic New Orleans cuisine, prepared
and cooked to perfection for our guests.”
The restaurant’s Corporate Executive
Chef, Mark Serice, along with his team, have
developed a menu which will be familiar to
all lovers of Creole cooking. Dishes include
classics like Oysters Rockefeller, Turtle Soup,
Trout Amandine, and New Orleans Style
Barbeque Shrimp. Naturally, the most famous
of all Brennan’s family creations, Bananas
Foster, will be on the dessert menu.
Located at 36178 Emerald Coast Parkway
in Destin. The restaurant is open daily for
dinner starting at 6:00 pm. Brunch is served
between 10: 30 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Saturdays
and Sundays. Reservations can be made by
calling the restaurant at 850-269-1741. Royal
B also offers catering services, private dining,
private parties, banquet facilities, and carry
out. For more information, visit www.royal-brestaurants.com.
COMMANDER’S PALACE
Commander’s Palace Destin in Harbor-
Walk Village in Destin serves Commander’s
Palace signature Haute Creole cuisine with
influences of southern and Floribbean cooking (Creole food draws as much influence
from the Caribbean as it does from France,
Spain and Africa), led by Executive Chef
Danny Trace. Commander’s Palace New
Orleans has amassed numerous awards,
CUVEE BEACH BISTRO
& WINE BAR
Boasting both the irresistible charm of
a traditional trattoria and the impeccable
formality of five-star dining, Cuvee Beach
Bistro and Wine Bar offers a conglomeration of multiregional cuisines and cultures
reaching from New Orleans to Old Italy,
from California to the Far East, and from
the Gulf Coast to the Mediterranean Sea
– Innovative Italian, Seafood & Steaks.
Spearheading the menu is esteemed
Chef Michael Sichel, a Louisiana transplant
with an atlas of a resume that encompasses
high profile stints in Provence, France, San
Francisco, New York, and Napa Valley,
widespread influences earmarking his
delectable new offerings at Cuvee Beach.
Featuring the likes of Grouper Saltimbocca,
Pork Chop Milanese, Tuna Tonnato, Gnocchi Pasta and Brick Oven Pizzas, the menu
both embraces tradition and effortlessly
satisfies the scrutiny of a mature palate craving something unique.
Imbued with visual nuances as sumptuous as its entrees, Cuvee Beach’s infrastructure virtually drips with ambiance. A sultry
beacon of blue neon slivers glow against
towering columns that penetrate the virgin
skyline. Glimmering steel rests atop stylized
red clay exteriors, invoking the wine country
of Northern California’s Spanish Mission
