Many Longboat Key residents shared their sorrow upon hearing that Euphemia Haye, a global fine-dining restaurant that had been serving a devoted clientele for more than 50 years, closed abruptly in late April.
Rachel Ghormley especially felt the loss, considering her parents held their wedding reception there in 1982. A couple that own and ran the restaurant for decades even babysat for a young Rachel Ghormley.
“I have some of my most cherished final memories with my parents here,” she says. “We had our last Thanksgiving here with my father. It’s been such a special place to me, and that’s why it’s so important to keep it alive.”…