DELRAY BEACH AND LAKE WORTH, FL (October 9, 2025)–The seventh annual Taste of Recovery will be held on Saturday, November 8 from 4 to 7 p.m. at the American German Club on 5111 Lantana Road in Lake Worth. The acclaimed culinary festival will feature bites from top chefs representing restaurants throughout Palm Beach County, as well as entertainment. Jocelyn and Dylan Morgan are event co-chairs. Last year, more than one thousand people attended the event.
Taste of Recovery will benefit The Crossroads Club, a non-profit organization in Delray Beach that is celebrating more than 40 years in the community. The organization, at no charge, provides a safe-haven for anyone whose life has been adversely affected by, or through, the use of addictive substances.
The event was founded by Chef Louie Bossi, chef/partner of Louie Bossi’s Ristorante and Pizzeria. Big Time Restaurant Group has been a supporter of the event since its inception.
“Taste of Recovery is a fantastic evening of delicious food from our finest area restaurants, all while supporting an important cause–helping to fight addiction,” said Dylan Morgan, Executive Director of The Crossroads Club and event co-chair.
Judges include Jan Norris, food writer for the Coastal Star and STET, and Mike Mayo, Mike Food journalist and podcaster, co-founder, “Let’s Eat South Florida” Facebook group.
Participating restaurants thus far include Rocco’s Tacos, Elisabetta’s, Louie Bossi’s, Louie’s Hot Chicken, Art Basil Restaurant, J & J Seafood Bar and Grill, City Cellar, Motor City Pizza, Taco Tuesday’s Taqueria and Pure Life Cafe.
Sponsors include S.E. Toyota, Drew Horowitz & Associates, Neighborlee Living, Caron Renaissance, Futures Recovery Healthcare, Robinson & Casey, Stuart and Shelby Home Builders and Beachway Therapy Center.
A “People’s Choice” Award will be given for “Best Bite,” and prominent local food writers will decide the Critics’ Choice Awards. The Critic’s Choice 1st Place Award is $2000. The Critic’s Choice 2nd Place Award is $1500. The People’s Choice Award is $1500.
In 2024, City Cellar Wine Bar & Grill was the recipient of both the “People’s Choice” and the “Critics’ Choice” awards for “Best Bite for its short ribs. Rocco’s Tacos was awarded second place.
Anyone interested in sponsoring or participating can learn more by calling 772.284.4471.
Tickets are $65 prior to the event or $75 at the door. Tickets are here:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/taste-of-recovery-tickets-1590960197779?aff=erelexpmlt
About The Crossroads Club
The Crossroads Club is not a sober home or treatment center. Rather, Crossroads is a non-profit 12-Step based meeting center that supports an average of 700 people per day who are pursuing recovery from various forms of addiction. Since 1982, Crossroads has been an essential element in the recovery of countless individual residents, snowbirds, and other visitors from around the world. By providing the space for the recovery meetings to take place, Crossroads has helped empower these individuals to reemerge as positive contributors to the community and would greatly benefit from your support. Crossroads’ mission is simply to provide a wonderful safe harbor for individuals to meet in order to become true to themselves and to be released from the bondages of addiction.