Mark Militello's Cabo Blue Project Shelved?

Mark Militello, the prolific restaurateur/chef, may not opening his long-anticipated Cabo Blue restaurant after all. The restaurant, announced early this year, was to have an upscale Mexican theme. The waterfront location at the Wyndham Deerfield Beach Resort was to also feature a taco cart on the beach to serve snacking sunbathers. ...

By Laine Doss

April 25, 2011

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Mark Militello, the prolific restaurateur/chef, may not opening his long-anticipated Cabo Blue restaurant after all.

The restaurant, announced early this year, was to have an upscale Mexican theme. The waterfront location at the Wyndham Deerfield Beach Resort was to also feature a taco cart on the beach to serve snacking sunbathers.

The hotel's website lists only its patio bar and restaurant, without so much as a mention of Cabo Blue. Though the hotel's general manager, Julian Felder, is on a cruise this week, chef Pasquale at the Patio Bar confirmed that Cabo Blue will not be opening. When asked if the restaurant would not happen, he replied "That's correct," though he couldn't state exactly when plans fell through.

Militello's most recent endeavors have been at Trina at the Atlantic Hotel in Fort Lauderdale and the Office in Delray Beach.

Clean Plate Charlie will keep readers updated as we obtain further information.

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Laine Doss is the food and spirits editor for Miami New Times, covering the restaurant and bar scene in South Florida. She has been featured on Cooking Channel’s Eat Street and Food Network’s Great Food Truck Race. Doss won an Alternative Weekly award for her feature on what it’s like to wait tables. In a previous life, she appeared off-Broadway and shook many a cocktail as a bartender at venues in South Florida and New York City. When she’s not writing, you can find Doss running some marathon then celebrating at the nearest watering hole.

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