Salute to Summer

Since many Branch members escape the Florida’s heat and humidity each summer, Branch President Rand Hoch hosted a “Salute to Summer” dinner for our year-round residents. The location was Salute Restaurante on Cocoanut Row in Palm Beach, which opened earlier this year.  Classically trained executive chef Roberto Deiaco, who focuses on using locally sourced and imported small-batch ingredients, curated an astonishing coastal Italian dinner for us.  The wines were selected by Sascha Ruggeri, who runs the restaurant.  Sascha is the great-grandson of Beatrice Ruggeri who founded the Italian hospitality brand Bice in Milan in 1926. Special thanks go out to Captain Rachel Beck, who made sure everything was pitch perfect throughout the evening.  We look forward to revisiting the restaurant during “season”, allowing the full Branch membership to enjoy the creativity of the incredible staff at Salute.