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Co-owners Joe King and Rick Wahlstedt Bring Fresh Fusion to Delray Beach

Le Colonial serves up crispy shrimp and pork rolls, sesame beef ravioli, and baby back ribs with Vietnamese dry rub.

Le Colonial, the much-admired French- Vietnamese dining chain, is bringing its unique brand of old-world sultriness and spice to Delray Beach, specifically, to the new $300-million Atlantic Crossing mixed-use destination that is slated to become a focal point on Atlantic Avenue for living, working, shopping and socializing. The 7,000-square-foot palm frond-lined restaurant and lounge gracefully blends its lushly appointed indoor and outdoor spaces, evoking visions of a trench coat-clad Catherine Deneuve in Indochine, slowly strutting down a dimly lit street in 1920s Saigon. Delray Beach’s Le Colonial will mark the restaurant’s fifth venue in the country. Other locations include Chicago and Atlanta.

“Our goal with the Delray Beach location is to create something very special for South Floridians—an ambience that evokes a very distinctive vibe, which we feel will resonate beautifully in this relaxed but buzzy beachfront, town square setting. We are very excited to be part and partner of this community and hope to be part of memories to come for friends, neighbors and visitors alike,” says co-owner Rick Wahlstedt. 

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Drew Limsky

Drew Limsky

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Drew Limsky joined Lifestyle Media Group in August 2020 as Editor-in-Chief of South Florida Business & Wealth. His first issue of SFBW, October 2020, heralded a reimagined structure, with new content categories and a slew of fresh visual themes. “As sort of a cross between Forbes and Robb Report, with a dash of GQ and Vogue,” Limsky says, “SFBW reflects South Florida’s increasingly sophisticated and dynamic business and cultural landscape.”

Limsky, an avid traveler, swimmer and film buff who holds a law degree and Ph.D. from New York University, likes to say, “I’m a doctor, but I can’t operate—except on your brand.” He wrote his dissertation on the nonfiction work of Joan Didion. Prior to that, Limsky received his B.A. in English, summa cum laude, from Emory University and earned his M.A. in literature at American University in connection with a Masters Scholar Award fellowship.

Limsky came to SFBW at the apex of a storied career in journalism and publishing that includes six previous lead editorial roles, including for some of the world’s best-known brands. He served as global editor-in-chief of Lexus magazine, founding editor-in-chief of custom lifestyle magazines for Cadillac and Holland America Line, and was the founding editor-in-chief of Modern Luxury Interiors South Florida. He also was the executive editor for B2B magazines for Acura and Honda Financial Services, and he served as travel editor for Conde Nast. Magazines under Limsky’s editorship have garnered more than 75 industry awards.

He has also written for many of the country’s top newspapers and magazines, including The New York Times, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Miami Herald, Boston Globe, USA Today, Worth, Robb Report, Afar, Time Out New York, National Geographic Traveler, Men’s Journal, Ritz-Carlton, Elite Traveler, Florida Design, Metropolis and Architectural Digest Mexico. His other clients have included Four Seasons, Acqualina Resort & Residences, Yahoo!, American Airlines, Wynn, Douglas Elliman and Corcoran. As an adjunct assistant professor, Limsky has taught journalism, film and creative writing at the City University of New York, Pace University, American University and other colleges.