Guy Fieri-featured Palm Beach County restaurant closes after 10 years
NOTE: This story was updated with exclusive details. A Boynton Beach restaurant that earned national attention this year from Guy Fieri has closed after a nearly decade. Driftwood , the chef-driven restaurant from Jimmy Everett and his wife, Ilia Gonzalez-Colon, served its final patrons Sunday, Nov. 1. Everett told The Palm Beach Post that his wife's recent death “has changed everything” and how financial circumstances made continuing impossible. “Closing Driftwood last night was one of the hardest things I’ve ever had to do,” Everett said. “Ilia and I built this place together, and it became so much more than a restaurant.” The closing comes less than six months after Driftwood landed on Food Network’s “Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives,” where Fieri lavished praise on Everett’s cooking, calling one dish “masterful.” From Boynton Beach favorite to ‘Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives’ fame Driftwood opened on Federal Highway in Boynton Beach in 2017, taking over the longtime former Scully’s location . By 2019, The Palm Beach Post was already describing the restaurant as a local favorite. Its reputation eventually traveled beyond Boynton Beach. Driftwood appeared on PBS’ “Check, Please! South Florida” and landed on The Post’s 2023 list of 15 drive-worthy Palm Beach County