Boca Raton Bridge Hotel :
Featured In The Boca Raton Tribune
The Bridge Hotel and
Carmen's set new October Entertainment Line Up
BOCA
RATON, FL (October 6, 2010) – Kick back with the
classics and crooners at The Bridge Hotel
this October and November with a
return to the ‘40s, ‘50s ‘60s and ‘70s with national
recording artist Johnny T, the smooth vocals of
Carl Padilla, and the South’s best "Motown Review"
with Memory Lane. Set amidst the sweeping
penthouse-level panoramic views of the Atlantic Ocean
and the Intracoastal Waterway from Carmen’s Restaurant
At the Top of the Bridge, the crooners series features
chart-topping favorites from Frankie Valli and the
Temptations to Jimmy Buffett and more; coupled with
popular gourmet menu selections, it is the perfect
nostalgia recipe for enjoying Thursday and Friday
evenings this fall.
Every
Thursday night in October beginning on the 14th, guests
can enjoy dinner, dancing and Voices of Legends with
Johnny T
as he performs his Tribute Show as if he was each
original artist, as he sings songs by such icons as Dean
Martin, Frankie Avalon an Neil Diamond. Guests can
choose from a Prix Fixe Italian three-course themed menu
prepared by highly acclaimed award-winning Chef Dudley
Rich and show for $49.95 (tax and gratuity included) or
show only for $15. Every Friday night in October
features Carl Padilla and his eclectic mix of Big
Band standards to '70s songs and casual Key West style
songs.
On Saturda, November 13th, guests can
get into the groove during Motown Night with Memory Lane
as they return for an encore after selling out their
last performance at Carmen's. Guests can choose
from a Prix Fixe dinner and dancing for $40 ( plus tax
and gratuity).
"Our
objective is variety; and for those who are frequent
diners and dancers at The Bridge we want to continually
offer fresh, exciting, and enticing entertainment," said
the The Bridge Hotel General Manager Greg Kaylor. "The
combination of the savory Italian menu offered by Chef
Dudley Rich with the sounds of Johnny T paying tribute
to all these great classic entertainers, dancing with
the magnificent surroundings and panoramic views, what a
great way to spend an entertaining evening"
To make reservations, check show
times, and for more information about the Fall Series
at Carmen's At the Top of the Bridge:
Chef Dudley Bell Rich
III brings to The Bridge Hotel more than 30
years of culinary management, supervision, purchasing
and executive leadership in high volume, upscale,
multi-global environments. His skills have been
honed by tenures as Executive Chef and Executive Sous-Chef
for five-star resorts such as the Four Seasons Resorts
in Newport, California and Maui, Hawaii and the San
Diego Princess. His private country club tenure
included eight-years at Addison Reserve Country Club and
the Country Club of Coral Gables. When Chef Rich
came to Boca Raton he opened his own restaurant, the
popular Aquasol Restaurant and Lounge and most recently
his own private dining catering company, Good-2-Go
Gourmet Foods.
While at the Four Seasons
Resorts, he had the honor on two occasions, to prepare
private dinners for United States Presidents Richard
Nixon and Ronald Reagan, which were highly praised by
the Presidents and their guests.
Chef Rich's path to
becoming a chef began as a young teenager while on staff
at the Reuben E. Lee Riverboat in California where he
quickly advanced to have the opportunity to work
side-by-side with some of the finest chefs, including
the world-famous Wolfgang Puck and Bay Area, Chef
Bradley Ogden.
Chef Rich draws on his
West Coast roots to create his popular California
Continental-style masterpieces. Using French,
Italian and Japanese influences with a strong emphasis
on featuring "fresh vegetables" as the centerpiece of
his culinary design, rather than solely showcasing the
protein as is traditionally done. The fresh
vegetable centerpieces are created by transforming a
diverse array of ordinary vegetables, many times a total
of six per plate, into blissfully memorable treats with
each item prepared and paired as a bold, flavorful
compliment to each other.
"We
are pleased to bring world-class culinary leadership,
talent and panache to our already popular a-la-carte
dining venues and banquet services, as we embark on our
newly announced hotel renovation program, that will
include enhanced interiors for our restaurants and
meeting rooms", noted Bridge Hotel General Manager Greg
Kaylor. "Chef Rich with his expertise in country
club, resort and independent restaurant food and
beverage operations is certain to further enrich the
dining experience for our guests." Our restaurants
offer unique, innovative, eventful social 'scene and be
seen' sky-top or on-the-water dining and entertainment.
Boca Raton Bridge Hotel : Featured In City & Shore
Magazine
BOCA RATON, FLORIDA (March 2010) - The Bridge Hotel,
Boca Raton has appointed Dudley Bell Rich as Executive
Chef to lead its food and beverage operations for the
121-room luxury waterfront boutique hotel. Chef
Rich will infuse his signature culinary influence into
the hotel's two restaurants, Carmen's' at the Top of the
Bridge which is an a-la-carte fine dining and dancing
venue with sweeping panoramic views of the Atlantic
Ocean and the Intracoastal Waterway and home to one of
the region's finest Sunday Brunches and Watercolors
Restaurant & Bar, the only on-the-water dining in Boca
Raton.
Chef Rich brings to The Bridge Hotel more than 30 years
of culinary management, supervision, purchasing and
executive leadership in high volume, upscale,
multi-global environments. His skills have been
honed by tenures as Executive Chef and
Executive Sous-Chef for five-star resorts such as
the Four Seasons Resorts in Newport, California
and Maui, Hawaii and the San Diego Princess.
His private country club tenure included eight-years at
Addison Reserve Country Club and the Country Club
of Coral Gables. When Chef Rich came to Boca
Raton he opened his own restaurant, the popular
Aquasol Restaurant and Lounge and most recently his
own private dining catering company, Good-2-Go
Gourmet Foods.
While at the Four Seasons Resorts, he had the
honor on two occasions, to prepare private dinners for
United States Presidents Richard Nixon and
Ronald Reagan, which were highly praised
by the Presidents and their guests.
Chef Rich's path to becoming a chef began as a young
teenager while on staff at the Reuben E. Lee
Riverboat in California where he quickly advanced to
have the opportunity to work side-by-side with some of
the finest chefs, including the world-famous Wolfgang
Puck and Bay Area, Chef Bradley Ogden.
Serving Up His Signature California Continental-Style
Cuisine
Chef Rich draws on his West Coast roots to create his
popular California Continental-style masterpieces.
Using French, Italian and Japanese influences with a
strong emphasis on featuring "fresh vegetables" as the
centerpiece of his culinary design, rather than solely
showcasing the protein as is traditionally done.
The fresh vegetable centerpieces are created by
transforming a diverse array of ordinary vegetables,
many times a total of six per plate, into blissfully
memorable treats with each item prepared and paired as a
bold, flavorful compliment to each other.
"We are pleased to bring world-class culinary
leadership, talent and panache to our already popular
a-la-carte dining venues and banquet services, as we
embark on our newly announced hotel renovation program,
that will include enhanced interiors for our restaurants
and meeting rooms", noted Bridge Hotel General Manager
Greg Kaylor. "Chef Rich with his expertise
in country club, resort and independent restaurant food
and beverage operations is certain to further enrich the
dining experience for our guests." Our restaurants
offer unique, innovative, eventful social 'scene and be
seen' sky-top or on-the-water dining and entertainment.
The Bridge Hotel, Boca Raton is located at 999
East Camino Real, Boca Raton, Florida 33432. For
reservations and information about this pet-friendly,
all balcony waterfront hotel call 561.368.9500 or
toll-free 866.909.2622.
BOCA
RATON, FL (October 6, 2010) – Kick back with the
classics and crooners at The Bridge Hotel
this October and November with a
return to the ‘40s, ‘50s ‘60s and ‘70s with national
recording artist Johnny T, the smooth vocals of
Carl Padilla, and the South’s best "Motown Review"
with Memory Lane. Set amidst the sweeping
penthouse-level panoramic views of the Atlantic Ocean
and the Intracoastal Waterway from Carmen’s Restaurant
At the Top of the Bridge, the crooners series features
chart-topping favorites from Frankie Valli and the
Temptations to Jimmy Buffett and more; coupled with
popular gourmet menu selections, it is the perfect
nostalgia recipe for enjoying Thursday and Friday
evenings this fall. 
