**** Campi Italian, 233 Northeast 2nd Avenue, Delray Beach, Florida 33444, (561) 576-8366.

Got a real good Italian joint for you guys to checkout, Campi Italian in Delray Beach.

Real simple tale to tell, last night, Jeff Eats, Mrs. Jeff Eats, Daughter Jeff Eats and Son Jeff Eats “discovered” Campi Italian (which recently opened) in Delray Beach and the joint’s food and service blew us away! Inside table/booth seating/ outdoor patio table seating, eat-at full liquor bar, reasonably priced appetizers/salads/pastas/entrees/desserts menu.

Just between you guys and me, Campi Italain is owned/operated by the same guy who owns/operates the iconic 40 year old Campagnola restaurant in New York City. The best way to describe Campi Italian, swanky looking white table cloth decor, hip super competent wait/management team, delicious food and a vibe that makes you feel as if you’re eating in an Italian grandma’s kitchen! Sounds- confusing? Go eat there and just maybe- you’ll “see” what I am talking about! By the way, the joint’s desserts are off the chart dynamite!

Let’s wrap-up Campi Italian by saying that its food killed, that it’s open, Monday-Thursday 5 pm-10 pm/ Friday-Saturday 5 pm-11 pm/ Sunday 5 pm-9 pm, that you can check menu/prices/info at campidelray.com and make sure that you leave room for dessert!

* Happy Easter.

***** DISH OF THE WEEK (Sunday- 3/31/24- Simply Done Donuts).

One of Jeff Eats’ favorite menu items…

24 DONUTS/UNLIMITED FLAVORS
($28)

Simply Done Donuts
109 S. Dale Mabry Highway
Tampa, Florida 33629
(813) 253-3100
simplydonedonuts.com
Latest Review: 2/3/23

Trust Jeff Eats on this one, this joints’ mini-donuts are absolute dynamite!

Posted on February 3rd, 2023.

***** Simply Done Donuts, 109 S. Dale Mabry Highway, Tampa, Florida 33629, (813) 253-3100.

Got a real good mini-cake donut joint for you guys to checkout, Simply Done Donuts in Tampa.

Real simple tale to tell, yesterday afternoon Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats “discovered” Simply Done Donuts and its mini-vanilla cake donuts absolutely killed! Order/pick up at counter, menu loaded with all kinds of topped mini-cake donuts/ coffee/ milkshakes, table seating, open Tuesday-Friday 7am-2pm/ Saturday-Sunday 7am-4pm/ closed Monday.

Now, just between you guys and me, I’ve never-ever met a donut that I didn’t like…that said, I am telling you, that Simply Done Donuts’ freshly made mini-cake donuts are the ‘real deal’- delicious vanilla cake topped with killer stuff like maple icing/crumbled bacon and chocolate icing/ crumbled Butterfinger!

Now just so we are straight with each other, you guys should know by now- that Jeff Eats has absolutely no idea whatsoever as to what “is” or “isn’t” a good cup of coffee- with that in mind, Mrs. Jeff Eats said that I should tell you guys- that Simply Done Donuts’ House Blend- Limited was dynamite!

Let’s wrap this tale up by saying that if mini vanilla cake donuts are your game, you will absolutely positively (unless there is something seriously wrong with you) love Simply Done Donuts and that you can check menu/prices/info at simplydonedonuts.com.

Humor!

An elderly husband and wife visit their doctor when they begin forgetting little things.

Their doctor tells them that many people find it useful to write themselves little notes.

When they get home, the wife says, “Dear, will you please go to the kitchen and get me a dish of ice cream? And maybe write that down so you won’t forget?”

“Nonsense,” says the husband, “I can remember a dish of ice cream.”

“Well,” says the wife, “I’d also like some strawberries and whipped cream on it.”

“My memory’s not all that bad,” says the husband. “No problem – a dish of ice cream with strawberries and whipped cream. I don’t need to write it down.”

He goes into the kitchen; his wife hears pots and pans banging around. The husband finally emerges from the kitchen and presents his wife with a plate of bacon and eggs.

She looks at the plate and asks, “Hey, where’s the toast I asked for?”

Originally posted on May 22nd, 2023.

***** The Fresh Market- $2.99 per lb Beef Ribs.

Just a heads-up, yesterday, The Fresh Market, 5540 North Military Trail, Boca Raton, Florida 33496, (561) 994-2221) had Beef Ribs for $2.99 per lb.- Chef Jeff Eats was a buyer coating the ribs with Sweet Baby Ray’s Original Barbecue Sauce and gas bbq-grilling them for 15 minutes…WALLA!

You guys can check thefreshmarket.com for store locations/product info.

By the way, the jist of this tale- is not that Jeff Eats is some kind of a wizard-cook or something, but rather that the beef ribs were ONLY $2.99 a pound! Just between you guys and Jeff Eats, am I wrong or am I right, that today a 1 scoop ice cream cone costs more than 3 bucks?

Just so you guys know, an 18 oz bottle of Sweet Baby Ray’s Original Barbecue Sauce will run you something like 6 bucks!

You can check sweetbabyrays.com for products/ retail locations.

This contest started on 3/28/24. This contest has a winner.

* Win A $10 Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Gift Card. This contest ha

Jeff Eats got a $10 Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Gift Card to give to one of you guys…

The game- the first 10 “reader-comments” received – will be entered in a “blind hat pick”! You can submit as many comments as you’d like but- Please, only 1- reader comment – per day…play fair!

The $10 Gift Card is good at any Krispy Kreme Doughnuts location. You can check krispykreme.com for locations/info.

* MCDONALD’S® USA AND KRISPY KREME® ANNOUNCE EXPANDED NATIONAL PARTNERSHIP

Just keeping you guys in the loop…

From Krispykreme.com…

03/26/2024
Krispy Kreme to provide fresh doughnuts daily at McDonald’s restaurants nationwide; Phased rollout will begin in 2H 2024 with nationwide availability expected by the end of 2026

MCDONALD’S® USA AND KRISPY KREME® ANNOUNCE EXPANDED NATIONAL PARTNERSHIP

The Golden Arches and Krispy Kreme, one of the most beloved sweet treat brands in the world, are teaming up for a national expansion. Fans will begin spotting Krispy Kreme doughnuts in their local McDonald’s restaurants later this year as part of a phased market rollout across the country. Nationwide availability at participating restaurants is expected by the end of 2026.

Three of Krispy Kreme’s most popular doughnuts will be delivered fresh to McDonald’s restaurants every day. They’ll be available individually, or in boxes of six, starting at breakfast and lasting throughout the day – while supplies last:

The iconic Original Glazed® Doughnut: A melt-in-your-mouth doughnut covered in Krispy Kreme’s signature glaze. The doughnut that started it all.
The Chocolate Iced with Sprinkles Doughnut: A chocolatey twist on the original, dipped in chocolate icing and covered in rainbow sprinkles.
The Chocolate Iced Kreme™ Filled Doughnut: Made with a light, fluffy dough and filled with a smooth Kreme™ filling then dipped in chocolate icing.
This follows a successful test at 160 McDonald’s restaurants in the Lexington and Louisville, Kentucky areas where consumer excitement and demand exceeded expectations. These pilot restaurants will continue to serve Krispy Kreme doughnuts during the nationwide rollout.

“Since the launch of breakfast nearly 50 years ago, we’ve continued to offer new menu items, flavors and experiences that have made McDonald’s an irreplaceable part of fans’ morning routines,” said Tariq Hassan, McDonald’s USA’s Chief Marketing and Customer Experience Officer. “This partnership is an exciting next step in that journey and a chance to unlock new business opportunities in the breakfast category and throughout the day. Our fans’ love for Krispy Kreme runs deep, and we can’t wait to make it even easier for them to satisfy their sweet tooth at McDonald’s restaurants across the country.”

“The top request we receive from consumers, every day, is, ‘please bring Krispy Kreme to my town.’ Partnering with McDonald’s on a national scale will provide our fans and doughnut lovers unprecedented daily access to fresh doughnuts and the joy that is Krispy Kreme,” said Krispy Kreme President and CEO Josh Charlesworth.

To celebrate this sweet partnership, Krispy Kreme will give one FREE Original Glazed® Doughnut to all guests who visit U.S. Krispy Kreme shops between 5 p.m. and 9 p.m. today (Tuesday, March 26).

Krispy Kreme More Than Doubles Points of Access

“Significantly, by making Kreme Krispy accessible to fans nationwide through this partnership, we expect to more than double our points of access by the end of 2026. The partnership accelerates the development of our existing Delivered Fresh Daily channel, creating operating leverage through distribution density and production utilization,” said Charlesworth.

Krispy Kreme has been scaling its supply chain, building a support team, adding technology and new equipment, and enhancing field training to support its Delivered Fresh Daily expansion, which includes this phased rollout.

Krispy Kreme and McDonald’s will provide more details regarding the nationwide rollout in the coming months. So, get ready to sweeten up your day as these delicious treats make their way to your local McDonald’s restaurant soon!

About McDonald’s USA

McDonald’s USA, LLC, serves a variety of menu options made with quality ingredients to millions of customers every day. Ninety-five percent of McDonald’s approximately 13,500 U.S. restaurants are owned and operated by independent business owners. For more information, visit WWW.MCDONALDS.COM, and follow us on social: X, INSTAGRAM, TIKTOK and FACEBOOK.

About Krispy Kreme

Headquartered in Charlotte, N.C., Krispy Kreme is one of the most beloved and well-known sweet treat brands in the world. Our iconic Original Glazed® doughnut is universally recognized for its hot-off-the-line, melt-in-your-mouth experience. Krispy Kreme operates in more than 35 countries through its unique network of fresh doughnut shops, partnerships with leading retailers, and a rapidly growing Ecommerce and delivery business with more than 14,000 fresh points of access. Our purpose of touching and enhancing lives through the joy that is Krispy Kreme guides how we operate every day and is reflected in the love we have for our people, our communities and the planet. Connect with Krispy Kreme Doughnuts at WWW.KRISPYKREME.COM, or on one of its many social media channels, including WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/KRISPYKREME and WWW.TWITTER.COM/KRISPYKREME.

Originally posted on May 13, 2014.

***** Sparkling ICE.

Last week…

Jeff Eats was over at the Men’s Wearhouse in Boca Raton getting a new suit for an upcoming wedding–As he was being “fitted”—it suddenly hit him like a cement balloon that if he IMMEDIATELY stopped drinking Coca Cola, Pepsi Cola, Sunkist Orange sodas…he could literally save a “ton” (pun intended) of calories. Not being a fan of Diet Coke, Diet Pepsi, Diet Sunkist Orange, Diet Anything or for that matter plain old water, Jeff Eats commenced a “search” for low calorie/no calorie “drinks” that could replace his favorite high calorie sodas/juices without him knowing it. Being a food/drink “expert” with a trained palate this seemed like an extremely daunting task.

Anyway…

Returning home that afternoon–Jeff Eats told Mrs. Jeff Eats of his “plan” and she said, “Go in the garage, open the refrigerator and you will find a whole bunch of Sparkling ICE.”

Amazing as it may sound, Mrs. Jeff Eats for the past few months had been buying/drinking Sparkling ICE (a naturally flavored sparkling mountain spring water which has ZERO calories) and Jeff Eats had never even noticed. You guys out there know exactly what I’m talking about–about the “noticed” part of this story…but that’s a story for a whole nother day.

Anyway…

In the refrigerator, Jeff Eats found 13- 17oz plastic bottles of Sparklingy ICE with the following flavors…coconut pineapple, lemonade, orange mango, black raspberry, pink grapefruit, kiwi strawberry.

To make a long story short—Quoting, The Clovers’ 1950s hit record “Love Potion No. 9″…”I closed my eyes and took a drink” and I gotta tell you that the lemonade (the first bottle Jeff Eats tried)–was absolutely-positively delicious…it didn’t taste like a diet/low calorie drink. Since that initial “try” Jeff Eats has had- all of the above flavors and they were equally as good.

Trust Jeff Eats on this one…if you are looking to save some calories blah blah blah…do yourself a huge (pun intended) favor and try Sparkling ICE.

You can check www.sparklingice.com for flavors/and other stuff. By the way, if I read the website right, Sparkling ICE currently comes in 10 different flavors.

For the record, Mrs. Jeff Eats buys “our” Sparkling ICE at Publix where those 17oz bottles go for a buck a piece.

For-you guys who maybe interested, Jeff Eats just started the “4 Day Sauerkraut Diet”—let you know if it works!

This contest started on 3/27/24. This contest has a winner.

* Win A $20 Poppies Restaurant & Delicatessen Gift Card.

Jeff Eats got a $20 Poppies Restaurant & Delicatessen Gift Card to give to one of you guys!

The game- the first 20 “reader-comments” received – will be entered in a “blind hat pick”! You can submit as many comments as you’d like but- Please, only 1- reader comment – per day…play fair!

The $20 Gift Card is good at Poppies Restaurant & Delicatessen, 4900 Linton Boulevard, Delray Beach, Florida 33445 (561) 498-4900. Check poppiesdelray.com for menu/info.

Posted on July 11th, 2008

***** Poppies Restaurant & Delicatessen, 4900 Linton Boulevard, Delray Beach, Florida 33445 (561) 498-4900.

Poppies is a New York “kosher style” deli. Poppies plays” in the same South Florida market as Too-Jays, 3G’s Deli, Gourmet Deli (just to name a few)… not to mention every neighborhood bagel joint.

Poppies is open 7 days a week for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Poppies in addition to its sit-down business, does a tremendous amount of take-out and catering.

I am sure that you have a favorite South Florida– New York “kosher style” deli joint.

Trust me on this, Poppies is right up there with the best of them. Very good food…Very good prices…Terrific menu selection…Large/attractive looking joint with an excellent appetizing department.

This contest started on 3/26/24. This contest has a winner.

* Win A $10 Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Gift Card.

Jeff Eats got a $10 Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Gift Card to give to one of you guys…

The game- the first 10 “reader-comments” received – will be entered in a “blind hat pick”! You can submit as many comments as you’d like but- Please, only 1- reader comment – per day…play fair!

The $10 Gift Card is good at any Krispy Kreme Doughnuts location. You can check krispykreme.com for locations/info.