The Dish - Boca Bay takes to the sea, Buoy 32 to close doors

“Every time I find the meaning of life they change it,” an anonymous quotation declares.

For gastromaniac me, meaning was lump-filled, petite crab cakes atop fresh, baby spinach and sweet corn just cut-from-the-cob all dressed in lime and cilantro roasted corn relish.

The revelation came in 2006 at a swanky, little Wilmington tapas lounge named Crush. A year later, Crush was a pizza place.

Nothing is forever in the restaurant business, as Boca Bay fans discover in the next few weeks as the beloved eight-year-old Ash Aziz property installs seafood.

An oyster bar, more sushi and seafood steamer platters are among coming renovations and menu changes, Boca Bay manager Matt Noller said. People have been asking for seafood, and “this is a perfect location for it,” Noller said.

Word is Boca (2025 Eastwood Road) will close briefly, but Noller said plans aren't certain.

Over the Wrightsville Beach bridge, Buoy 32 serves its last dinner Saturday. Days before Buoy's Facebook fan page disappeared, Chef Eric Gephardt announced there his move to Mixto, a Latin-themed restaurant coming to downtown's former Water Street Restaurant (5 S. Water St.).

Buoy 32 owner Michael McMillion will open Harbor Island Grill in Buoy's current location, offering casual, Southern cooking. He'll start with breakfast and lunch daily, then offer weekend dinners later in the season. He hopes to open by March 17.