In addition to its expansive daily menu, Blue Collar restaurant is featuring a Pink Collar menu through October 31 for Breast Cancer Awareness month, with 100 percent of the proceeds benefitting Susan G. Komen for the Cure.
The specialty menu was created by proprietor Daniel Serfer, 31, to honor the memory of his mom, Marsha Serfer. She died of breast cancer ten years ago, at age 51.
Pink Collar selections include: Marsha’s Salad ($8); Seared Duck Breast ($19), Roasted Prime Rib of Beef ($25); HipPops Strawberry Gelato Bar ($6) and Rose pink champagne ($9/glass; $29/bottle).
“In reality, my mom wasn’t the best cook, but she was in her head,” Daniel says with a smile. “She made a good salad and prime rib. When we ate out, we ordered Peking duck.”
More importantly, says Daniel, is the fact that his mother encouraged him to follow his dream of becoming a chef, instead of attending law school after Florida State University.
“She told me it was a good idea to become a chef. Not the usual advice for an upper middle class Jewish kid in North Miami Beach,” he says, “She was pretty great and I miss her.”
Daniel says customer response to the Pink Collar menu has been overwhelming.
“People are really crazy about breast cancer research and awareness,” he says. “It’s just something small I wanted to do to honor her and the response has been out of control.”
Blue Collar is also selling $10 raffle tickets for a Movado watch, with 100% of ticket sales going to Susan G. Komen for the Cure. The winner will be drawn on Oct. 31.
Located at 6730 Biscayne Blvd. in Miami, Blue Collar serves lunch and dinner daily. For details, call 305-756-0366 or visit www.bluecollarmiami.com.
CYCLING FOR PARKINSON’S
In 2008, Aventura resident Roy Roden was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. Over 65,000 Americans are diagnosed yearly with Parkinson’s, a progressive neurological disorder with no known cure.
In July, Roden, 54, underwent Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) surgery to alleviate symptoms including tremors, cramping and involuntary body movements. Today, the former personal trainer is expanding his role as a Parkinson’s advocate — by taking to the road.
On Nov.1, Roy and his devoted wife Lynn, 40, (also a personal trainer) will begin a three and a half month cycling adventure they’ve dubbed “the PD Challenge”.
The couple, married four years, will travel approximately 4,500 miles from Seattle back to South Florida – stopping along the way to address local Parkinson’s groups and foundations – to raise awareness, funds and volunteers for Parkinson’s clinical research.
“You can be a victim and sit on your hands or get up and do something,” says Roy. “I feel really blessed to have met so many kind and generous people as a result of his disease. It has restored my faith in humanity.”
Going along for the ride: Lynn’s brother, David Rambo (he’ll drive a truck pulling a trailer which will serve as “home” on the road); and the couple’s dogs, Oliver, a 3-year-old English springer spaniel and Samantha, a 95-pound labradoodle. They’ll spend some time traveling via customized carriages attached to the back of the bikes.
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At 6 p.m. on Nov. 8, hundreds of local residents will commemorate the 74th anniversary of "Kristallnacht," or the Night of Broken Glass, which was considered to be a major turning point in Hitler's campaign to annihilate Jewish people in the early days of World War II.Sponsored by the Holocaust Memorial of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation, participants will gather at the Holocaust Memorial at1933-1945 Meridian Ave. in Miami Beach for a program of inspirational addresses, poetry readings and musical performances. Speakers willinclude an eyewitness to "Kristallnacht," as well as Andrew C. Hall, Esq., the first child survivor of the Holocaust to serve as chairmanof the Holocaust Memorial.
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