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Former mayor Don Samora highlights Beachcomber’s history, menu upgrades and coconut-ceiling tradition
Summary
Former Mayor and Commissioner Don Samora told Mayor Dylan Rumrill that the Beachcomber in the City of St. Augustine Beach dates to the late 1940s/early 1950s, has been owned by his group for about 11 years, and keeps a signature Menorcan chowder and a post-Hurricane Matthew coconut-ceiling tradition.
Former Mayor and Commissioner Don Samora, owner of the Beachcomber restaurant in the City of St. Augustine Beach, told Mayor Dylan Rumrill that the beachfront restaurant has been an “icon” since the late 1940s or early 1950s and has been in his ownership for about 11 years.
Samora said the owners invest in small, regular improvements — "we try to do a little bit more and a little bit more" — including new benches and a pergola, to benefit employees and customers. He described an annual menu refresh led by a chef he…
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