Just checked the box-office (seasidemusicmgmt.com) and there are some real good tickets still available for An Intimate Evening With FIREFALL With Friends PURE PRAIRIE LEAGUE at the indoor Sport of Kings Theater at Gulfstream Park Racing and Casino TONIGHT- Thursday, February 27th, 2020 ((7:30pm)- trust me on this one, both groups put on awesome shows. Don’t miss this concert!

Posted on December 10th, 2019

* An Intimate Evening With FIREFALL With Friends PURE PRAIRIE LEAGUE.

Just announced…

An Intimate Evening With FIREFALL With Friends PURE PRAIRIE LEAGUE

Thursday, February 27th, 2020 (7:30pm)

Sport of Kings Theater at Gulfstream Park Racing and Casino
901 Federal Highway, Hallandale Beach, Florida 33009

Tickets Online: seasidemusicmgmt.com ($25-$75)

Two dynamite chart-topping bands- that are absolutely not to be missed!

Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats will be there…

ABOUT THIS EVENT

The Sport of Kings Theater offers an intimate concert experience with six levels of seating for 850 guests. Located on the 2nd floor of the Gulfstream Park Clubhouse, Sport of Kings is the perfect venue to see the show up close and personal. View the show in style from the VIP section including cocktail tables, beverage and food service.

ABOUT THE BANDS:

FIREFALL

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lt6lYiKcik8

For founder Jock Bartley, Firefall is a 40 year labor of love. Their layered harmonies backed by driving rhythms transcends many genres from rock to country to AC and brought the band platinum and gold success with such hits as “You Are The Woman,” “Strange Way” and “Just Remember I Love You.” Other major Firefall radio hits include “Cinderella,” “Goodbye I Love You,” “Livin’ Ain’t Livin” and “Mexico.” Extensive touring with Fleetwood Mac, The Doobie Brothers, Chicago, America and many others.
The genealogy and musical roots of Firefall run deep in the fertile soil of American Folk/Rock music. Defying industry labels, they melded country, folk, easy listening and rock ‘n’ roll, creating a sound uniquely their own, helping to define a generation and forever changing the landscape of contemporary music. One of the few surviving bands of their genre, Firefall has remained true to the founding vision throughout the band’s 30 year history. Firefall saturated the air waves with a string of Top 20 hits, earning two platinum and three gold records for their efforts. Their dynamic live performances gained them a huge and loyal fan base – one that continues to grow even now. In their current live shows, the band both nurtures and expands on their distinctive melodic sound. Their much loved hits are faithfully recreated with a freshness rare in live performances of such classics. With their newer material, they continue to demonstrate the diversity of the band’s musical excellence. In keeping with the times, the shows often include acoustic “mini sets”, which speak directly to their ever growing new generation of fans.

PURE PRAIRIE LEAGUE (50th Anniversary)

2020 marks their 50th year as a band. Best known for their iconic #1 hit “Aimee,” Top 10 hits “Two Lane Highway,” “Let Me Love You Tonight,” “I’ll Fix Your Flat Tire Merle” and “Early Mornin’ Riser,” along with their classic Norman Rockwell inspired cowboy album covers, PPL bridged the gap between country and rock. Original members Mike Reilly (bass, vocals) and David Cahl (pedal steel) are joined by Donnie Clark (guitar, vocals), Randy Harper (keyboards, vocals) and Scott Thompson (drums, vocals).

Originally- Posted on February 18th, 2019

* Watch Out For Big Brother!

Plastic Straws, Plastic Bags, Plastic Knives & Forks, Sugary Drinks Portion Cap Rule…

If you guys can’t see what’s happening in this country- you better open your eyes real fast!

Take a look at what the State of California recently instituted…

Why California’s new solar mandate could cost new homeowners up to an extra $10,000
California became the first state in the nation to make solar mandatory for new houses. Beginning in 2020, newly constructed homes must have solar panels, which could be costly for homeowners.
The state estimates that the cost will be offset by savings on utility bills.
Yet the added costs could hit “the affordable side of the market,” an expert told CNBC.
Trent Gillies | @trentCNBC
Published 14 Hours Ago Updated 14 Hours Ago
CNBC.com
Recently, California became the first state in the nation to make solar mandatory for new houses. Beginning in 2020, newly constructed homes must have solar panels, which could be costly for homeowners: According to California’s Energy Commission (CEC), that mandate will add between $8,000 and $10,000 to the cost of a new home.

CEC estimates suggest that the solar addition will increase the average monthly mortgage payment by $40, but new homeowners will save an average of $80 a month on their heating, cooling and lighting bills.

Still, the requirement does add a costly additional expense to already pricey new homes in one of the richest real estate markets in the country.

Danielle Hale, chief economist at Realtor.com, told CNBC’s “On the Money” that the new solar requirement could undermine a segment of the real estate market that’s struggled to add to new homes relative to demand.

The added costs could hit “the affordable side of the market,” she said, where prices on available homes have been under pressure.

“It’s a very different perspective depending on if you’re looking for affordable homes, or pricier homes,” Hale told CNBC. “It’s already difficult for builders to build, and I think this is just going to exacerbate that problem.”

California regulators approve plan to mandate solar panels on new home construction California regulators approve plan to mandate solar panels on new home construction
5:16 PM ET Wed, 9 May 2018 | 01:12
Will other places follow suit?

Although the law begins next year, a Realtor.com study found 8 of the 10 U.S. cities with the highest percentage of home solar panels are already in California, and more than six percent of homes in San Jose feature solar panels. The second highest percentage is in Salinas with 4.8 percent, and San Diego is fourth with about 3.3 percent “green” homes.

Phoenix (#3) and Prescott (#5), both in Arizona, are the only cities outside of California in the top ten. So will other states follow California and add the solar requirement?

“We might see states or localities make those decisions,” Hale said. “I think it’s going to take a couple of years before people see how the ramifications play out and what it really does for building in California, before they decide if it’s a good idea to follow suit.”

It all depends on whether home owners directly affected by the changes will embrace them willingly. Sanjay Garje recently told CNBC that he’s buying a home currently under construction in Santa Clara, CA that will come with solar panels on his roof — one year ahead of the requirement.

“I almost got apprehensive about it because we live in a free society and somebody is telling me I have to have solar in the home, ” Garje said.

With his home nearing completion, Garje found that after doing the math, he estimates his monthly energy savings could reach $200. He said he now welcomes the rooftop solar installation, calling it “the icing on the cake.”

–CNBC’s Aditi Roy and Yasmin Khorram contributed to this report.

On the Money airs on CNBC Saturdays at 5:30 am ET, or check listings for air times in local markets.

Trent Gille

This contest started on 2/25/20. This contest has a winner.

* Win A $20 Major League Heros Gift Card.

Jeff Eats got a $20 Major League Heros Gift Card to give to one of you guys…

The game- the first 15 “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 Major League Heros, 953 West Commercial Boulevard, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33309, (954) 491-7555. Check menu/prices/info at majorleagueheros.com.

Posted on October 22nd, 2019

***** Major League Heros, 953 West Commercial Boulevard, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33309, (954) 491-7555.

Got a real good sub joint for you guys to checkout- Major League Heros in Fort Lauderdale.

First things first- I always thought that the plural of hero was heroes, not heros- but hey, what do I know?

Real easy tale to tell…yesterday afternoon, Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats “discovered” Major League Heros and I gotta tell you that this- order/pickup at counter, indoor table and counter seating/outdoor table seating, baseball themed decor, subs/sandwiches/salads/soups menu joint is an absolute home-run (pun intended) winner serving-up dynamite stuff!

Let me wrap Major League Heros up by telling you that the joint is open Monday-Friday 11am-3pm/closed Saturday-Sunday, that you can check menu/prices/info at majorleagueheros.com and that if Major League Heros (spelling error and all) was a drop closer to the Eats’ Boca Raton abode, Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats would be real steady customers!

This contest started on 2/24/20. This contest has a winner.

* Win A $10 Jet’s Pizza Gift Card.

Jeff Eats got a $10 Jet’s Pizza 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 Jet’s Pizza location (jetspizza.com for locations, menus, prices, info).

This contest started on 2/24/20. This contest has a winner.

* Win A $10 Trader Joe’s Gift Card.

Jeff Eats got a $10 Trader Joe’s 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 Trader Joe’s location (traderjoes.com for locations, info).

***** DISH OF THE WEEK (Sunday-2/23/20- Pizza District).

One of Jeff Eats’ favorite menu items…

MEAT LOVERS PIZZA
(18” $22.99- pepperoni, Italian sausage, steak, bacon, mozzarella cheese, tomato sauce)

Pizza District
6919 Southwest 18th Street
Boca Raton
(561) 961-4163
pizzadistrict.com
Latest Review: 8/20/18

Absolutely love this joint. Terrific pizza, subs, salads.

Give Pizza District a shot, you won’t be disappointed!

Posted on August 20th, 2018

***** Pizza District, 6919 Southwest 18th Street, Boca Raton, FLorida 33433, (561) 961-4163.

Got a real good pizza joint for you guys to checkout- Pizza District in Boca Raton.

The Skinny- the joint opened about 3 months ago, table/hi-top/counter seating, menu of reasonably priced- pizzas/salads/calzones/wings/subs/garlic rolls/beers/wines, open Monday-Thursday 11am–10pm/ Friday–Saturday 11am-11pm/ Sunday noon–10pm.

Last night, Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats gave Pizza District a shot and I gotta tell you that the joint killed it! Absolutely delicious thin crust pepperoni pizza/ garlic rolls/ chicken parm sub/ Greek salad!

Let me wrap this tale up by telling you guys- that Pizza District’s delicious food/ pleasant service/ reasonable prices/ cool looking “steel” decor/ easy going vibe- spell winner in Jeff Eats’ book!

You guys can check menu/prices/info at pizzadistrict.com.

* Nostalgic America Magazine & South Florida SunSentinel present- 2020 Concert Series.

Got an absolutely dynamite “thing” for all you Rock N Rollers out there…

Real easy tale to tell, Nostalgic America Magazine & South Florida SunSentinel are producing – 3 absolutely amazing tribute band concerts which will have thousands in attendance at Mizner Park Amphitheater in Boca Raton partying the night away!

The Lineup/Schedule:

Trust Jeff Eats when I tell you- I’ve seen all three bands in action and -if you squint your eyes just a drop – you’ll swear (in no particular order) that Jagger, Richards, Mercury, May, Woods, Watts, Agnetha Fältskog, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson, Taylor and Anni-Frid Lyngstad are right in front of you on Mizner Park Amphitheater’s stage!

General Admission Tickets run 20 bucks per concert. If you purchase all 3 concerts- $50 for the package.

VIP/Reserved Tickets (first 5 Rows of Seating) run $40 per concert.

Food Trucks will be on site serving up- lobster rolls, gyros, wood fire pizza, vegan, Good Humor Ice Cream and plenty of other stuff!

* You guys can catch event info & order tickets online at-www.Nostalgicmusic.net & www.myboca.us/826/Mizner-Park-Amphitheater.

You guys can checkout the bands…

THE U.S. STONES (theusstones.com)

ABSOLUTE QUEEN (absolutequeenrocks.com)

ALMOST ABBA (AlmostABBA.com)

1-2-3…Don’t miss these concerts!

This contest started on 2/17/20. This contest has a winner.

* Win A $20 Sweet Treats Bakery Gift Card.

Jeff Eats got a $20 Sweet Treats Bakery Gift Card to give to one of you guys…trust me on this one, this bakery concession-stand’s kosher & non kosher baked goods are off the chart delcious!

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-Sweet Treats Bakery, 2900 West Sample Road (inside the Festival Marketplace), Pompano Beach, Florida 33073, (954) 984-4785.

Posted on April 20th, 2015

***** Sweet Treats Bakery, 2900 West Sample Road, Pompano Beach, Florida 33073, (954) 984-4785.

Got something really terrific for you guys…Sweet Treats Bakery a brand new bakery-concession stand which opened about a-month ago in The Festival Flea Market Mall in Pompano Beach.

Long story short,

Yesterday afternoon- Mrs. Jeff Eats “needed” some baked goods for a bunch of “her” relatives visiting from New York…based on her friend Audrey’s recommendation, Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats picked-up 2-Russian coffee cakes, 2-chocolate babkas, 2 1/2 lbs.of assorted rugelach, 6 almond horns, 1 dozen chocolate chip cookies- for some unknown reason, Mrs. Jeff Eats chose not to run-the-table- by not picking-up some- of the danish, muffins, breads, Chinese cookies, chocolate meltaways, linzer tarts and hamantaschen that Sweet Treats also- features in its display cases.

Sweet Treats is owned/operated by Joanne and Mary- who combined, have 53 years in the retail bakery business…Sweet Treats’ stuff is “baked” off premises and delivered fresh every morning to The Festival Flea Market Mall-joint. From what I understand, when an item is sold out, it’s sold out- until the next day! In addition to the “items” above, Sweet Treats has a number of “no sugar added” products- and has a rotating list of cookies/cakes -that are “daily specials.”

Now, you know and Jeff Eats knows that the proof is in the pudding…and I gotta tell you, that everything we picked-up was right on the money! If I had to, but I don’t, but I will- tell you that the Russian coffee cake and the chocolate babka absolutely killed! These two “cakes” alone- made the use of my SunPass worthwhile. Now don’t get me wrong, everything that Mrs. Jeff Eats’ relatives devoured were hits- but that babka and that coffee cake were game changers.

On the price-front, Joanne and Mary are banging “things”-out at Publix type prices…for example- the babka and coffee cake fetch $7.95 a piece!

Just a word to the wise, based on what Jeff Eats saw…if you “want something in particular” call ahead- and have Joanne or Mary put it away for you…yesterday at 3:30pm, Sweet Treats’ stand was jammed with people literally buying everything in sight!- and like I said 3.2 seconds ago, when an item is sold out, it’s sold out!

Sweet Treats Bakery is open Monday-Friday 9:30am-5pm, Saturday-Sunday 9:30am-6pm.

* I Know It Isn’t Exactly- Ali Frazier, but…Wilder Fury II Is Gonna Be Some Fight!

Now…rather than spending $79.99 for pay-per-view…Jeff Eats, Mrs. Jeff Eats and 3-other couples got big plans to watch the fight for FREE at Miller’s Ale House, 1200 Yamato Road, Boca Raton, Florida 33431, (561) 988-9142.

Should be a terrific night of good food, good drink, good company, good fight!

If this plan makes sense to you…

From millersalehouse.com

Undefeated and reigning WBC champion Deontay Wilder will face undefeated former WBO (and more) champion Tyson Fury for the Premier Boxing World Heavyweight title. NO COVER except at the following locations: Deer Park, NY ($10); Hollywood, FL ($10); Miami Lakes ($10); Rego Park, NY ($10); Levittown, PA ($10); Lake Grove, NY ($10); Watertown, MA ($10); Rockville, MD ($10); South Philly, PA ($10); Springfield, PA ($10).

Saturday, February 22
9PM ET / 6PM PT

Find a Watch Party near you:

You must be 21+ for bar seating.

Florida

Orlando Metro Area
Altamonte Springs – Altamonte Springs, FL
Champions Gate – Davenport, FL
Daytona – Daytona Beach, FL
Hunter’s Creek – Orlando, FL
Kissimmee – Kissimmee, FL
Lady Lake – Lady Lake, FL
Lake Buena Vista – Orlando, FL
Ocala – Ocala, FL
Orlando Airport – Orlando, FL
Orlando Alafaya – Orlando, FL
Orlando East Colonial – Orlando, FL
Orlando Florida Mall – Orlando, FL
Orlando I – Drive – Orlando, FL
Orlando Kirkman – Orlando, FL
Orlando Sanford – Sanford, FL
Oviedo – Oviedo, FL
Winter Garden – Winter Garden, FL
Winter Park – Winter Park, FL
Winter Park Village – Winter Park, FL

Palm Beach Metro Area
Boynton – Boynton Beach, FL
Gardens – Palm Beach Gardens, FL
Jensen Beach – Jensen Beach, FL
Jupiter – Jupiter, FL
Port St Lucie – Port St Lucie, FL

Tampa/St. Petersburg Metro Area
Brandon – Brandon, FL
Lakeland – Lakeland, FL
Sarasota – Sarasota, FL
Seminole – Seminole, FL
St. Pete – St. Petersburg, FL
Tampa Airport – Tampa, FL
Tampa USF – Tampa, FL

Miami/Ft. Lauderdale Metro Area
Coral Gables – Coral Gables, FL
Coral Springs – Coral Springs, FL
Davie – Davie, FL
East Boca – Boca Raton, FL
Hollywood – Hollywood, FL
Miami Doral – Doral, FL
Miami Falls – Palmetto Bay, FL
Miami Kendall – Miami, FL
Miami Lakes – Miami Lakes, FL
Pembroke Pines – Pembroke Pines, FL
West Boca – Boca Raton, FL

Panhandle
Destin – Destin, FL
Pensacola – Pensacola, FL
Tallahassee – Tallahassee, FL

Fort Myers Metro Area
Ft Myers – Fort Myers, FL
Ft Myers Estero – Fort Myers, FL
Naples – Naples, FL

Gainesville Metro Area
Gainesville – Gainesville, FL

Jacksonville Metro Area
Jacksonville Avenues – Jacksonville, FL
Jacksonville Hodges – Jacksonville, FL
Jacksonville Mandarin – Jacksonville, FL
Jacksonville Regency – Jacksonville, FL
Jacksonville Southside – Jacksonville, FL
Orange Park – Orange Park, FL

This contest started on 2/19/20. This contest has a winner.

* Win A $25 Hong Kong Wok N’ Grill Gift Card.

Jeff Eats got a $25 Hong Kong Wok N’ Grill Gift Card to give to one of you guys…

The game- the first 15 “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 $25. Gift Card is good at Hong Kong Wok N’ Grill, 185 East Indiantown Road, Jupiter, Florida 33477, (561) 746-6798.

Check menu/prices/info at hongkongwokngrill.com.

Posted on March 12th, 2017

***** DISH OF THE WEEK (Sunday- 3/12/17).

One of Jeff Eats’ favorite menu items…

General Tso’s Chicken
$13.95

Hong Kong Wok N’ Grill
185 East Indiantown Road
Jupiter
(561) 746-6798
hongkongwokngrill.com
Latest Review: 4/16/12

Trust Jeff Eats on this one, this joint makes real good stuff!

Posted on April 16th, 2012

***** Hong Kong Wok N’ Grill, 185 East Indiantown Road, Jupiter, Florida 33477, (561) 746-6798.

When I was a kid growing up in Brooklyn my parent’s favorite neighborhood Chinese restaurant was Joy Fong’s on Avenue J—now I’m just guessing here, but I’ll bet you that between 1949-1966 (the year Jeff Eats started college) I, my brother, my father and my mother must have eaten in that joint something like 600 times. Now, most non-Jews (the goyim) back then, thought that “us” Jews lit candles on Friday nights—au contraire, “us” Reform Brooklyn Jews were either stuffing our faces in/or getting takeout deliveries from the Joy Fong’s of the world. Back then we didn’t call it Chinese food, we use to say we were going out for C@@@@@—(And you thought that Jeff Eats wasn’t politically correct, didn’t you?) The point I’m trying to drive home here, whether right or wrong, Joy Fong’s “food” is as far as I’m concerned the gold-standard for neighborhood Chinese joint food. Maybe a better way to explain “this”—when I eat matzo ball soup-I compare the ball at hand–in texture, consistency and flavor to the ones that my mother made.

Now that I’ve filled some space and killed some of your time, I recently had dinner at Hong Kong Wok N’ Grill in Jupiter. Now based on my Brooklyn Jewish Chinese Joy Fong’s standards I gotta tell you, this joint makes some pretty good food.

Here’s what I “sampled”—egg rolls, pan fried pork dumplings, bbq ribs, roast pork fried rice, chicken chow mein, sweet & sour pork, general tso’s chicken (no spice), shrimp with lobster sauce. As for the test results, the egg rolls, dumplings, ribs were delicious—same for the fried rice and general tso’s chicken…as for the sweet & sour pork, chicken chow mein and shrimp with lobster sauce–good, but if memory serves me right, Joy Fong’s stuff was better.

Now for the kicker here—in early 1967 my parents, my brother and I discovered Pine Gardens (which morphed into Wong Kee) in NYC’s Chinatown which made Joy Fong’s food look like rookieville. Since Pine Gardens/Wong Kee were so phenomenal, I don’t use “them” as yardsticks, because to this very date, I haven’t found any joint that makes better food.

Let me wrap this story up this way…Hong King Wok N’ Grill is a real good Chinese restaurant. If you live or work in Hong’s neighborhood give it a shot—I enjoyed it and I think you will too.

Hong Kong Wok N’ Grill is open Monday-Saturday 11am-10pm, Sunday 4pm-10pm.

You can check menu/prices at www.hongkongwokngrill.com.