Dada, one of Delray Beach’s more popular restaurants, on May 18 will host an evening filled with history, music, art, and gastronomy in celebration of the 100-year anniversary of the Tarrimore House, where the award-winning eatery has been ensconced since 2000.
The event begins at 5 p.m. when the public passes through a fenced-in area set up along the restaurant’s northern perimeter on NW 1st Street. Guests will find a range of activities and dining options that cater to every taste. From chargrilled cuisines like steak and seafood to a full bar serving cocktails and the evening’s signature libation, the “This Old House,” there is something for everyone.
Additional dining in a tented space on-premise will also be available.
Live performances on the outdoor stage will be by S.D. Spady Elementary Chorus, The State Of, and The No Name Ska Band.
From 6 to 7:30 p.m., parents with children can head over to the parking lot across the street for interactive children’s activities like an obstacle course, a bounce house, face painting, plein-air painting moderated by The Peach, a West Palm Beach arts collective, and a sidewalk chalk art competition with creative prizes.
Dada’s indoor and alfresco dining areas will be open from 5 p.m. to 12 a.m. Reservations are required.
Executive chef Daniel Dore will prepare past favorites along with dishes from the daily menu. There’s more musical entertainment in the restaurant’s living room by Dada’s Raul Vallecillo, who will be dressed in Salvador Dali-inspired regalia followed by Zoo Peculiar, a South Florida-based rock trio that lives up to its eccentric stage name.
The restaurant, in partnership with the Delray Beach Historical Society, will also host an exhibition of photography and other works from the 1920s depicting the dynamism of the era when Tarrimore House was built.
Named after the farcical art movement of the early twentieth century, Dada is located in close proximity to Delray Beach’s Pineapple Grove Arts District.
The historic Tarrimore House – built in 1924 – the award-winning restaurant hosts 140 seats (80 inside, 60 outside), an intimate cocktail bar that seats six, and two en plein-air dining settings dotted with vintage playground toys – one anchored beneath a towering, 100-year-old banyan tree, the other nestled along the home’s mature vine-covered exterior overlooking a lush herb garden.
Photos Courtesy of Dada