* Happy Father’s Day.

***** DISH OF THE WEEK (Sunday~ 6/16/24- Joe’s Pizza NYC Miami).

One of Jeff Eats’ favorite menu items…

PEPPERONI PIZZA
($5-Slice, $32-Pie)

Joe’s Pizza NYC Miami
234 Northwest 25th Street
Miami
(786) 230-1441
joespizzanyc.com
Latest Review: 2/15/24

If you like New York Style Pizza, you will absolutely positively love this joint!

Posted on February 15th, 2024.

* Win A $10 Joe’s Pizza NYC Miami Gift Card.

Jeff Eats got a $10 Joe’s Pizza NYC Miami 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!

Now stay with me, this Gift Card is good at Joe’s Pizza NYC Miami, 234 Northwest 25th Street, Miami, Florida 33127, (786) 230-1441).

For you guys who may not know, Joe’s Pizza NYC Miami (opened Wynwood/2022) is owned and operated by the legendary Joe’s Pizza, 7 Carmine Street, New York, New York that for the past 49 years has been serving some of the most delicious New York Style Pizza pies/slices imaginable!

Trust Jeff Eats on this one, Joe’s Pizza NYC Miami is decorated exactly like the Carmine Street joint, order/pickup at the counter, hi-top/table/counter seating, ONLY pies/ slices/ salads menu- and is an absolute home-run joint that you guys gotta try! AND yes, the pizza and salads taste exactly like the ones served at the Carmine Street joint!

Joe’s Pizza NYC Miami is open:

Mon: 11:00 AM – 3:00 AM
Tue: 11:00 AM – 3:00 AM
Wed: 11:00 AM – 3:00 AM
Thu: 11:00 AM – 4:00 AM
Fri: 11:00 AM – 5:00 AM
Sat: 11:00 AM – 5:00 AM
Sun: 11:00 AM – 3:00 AM

You guys can check menu/prices/locations/info at joespizzanyc.com.

This contest started on 6/15/24. This contest has a winner.

* Win A $10 Cecilie’s Gourmet Italian Ices Gift Card.

Jeff Eats got a $10 Cecilie’s Gourmet Italian Ices 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 Cecilie’s Gourmet Italian Ices, 19726 Wiles Road, Coral Springs, Florida 33076, (954) 753-2727.

Check ceciliesices.com for menu/prices/info,

Posted March 17, 2013

***** Cecilie’s Gourmet Italian Ices, 19726 Wiles Road, Coral Springs, Florida 33076, (954) 753-2727.

Let me start by saying, that one of Jeff Eats favorite “desserts” is (or is it- are?) Italian Ices. I’ve been hooked on the stuff, since my Brooklyn days, when I would get a large cup ($.10) at the pizza joints in my neighborhood—1 scoop cherry/1 scoop lemon. Not sure when the “hooking” first took hold, but I do have a black & white photo of me-holding a squeeze cup of ices in the Summer of 1953.

Anyway…

I’m really pissed at myself, because “big ears” Jeff Eats didn’t hear about Cecilie’s Gourmet Italian Ices until yesterday afternoon. Amazingly, this joint has been around for something like 20 years.

Cecilie’s is located in the “ultimate” bombed-out South Florida shopping strip center. When you go there, get directions first, because the store is a real hole in the wall and give or take 1-or 2 other stores you’d never-ever think of going to this center. This center is so decrepit, that Cecille’s can’t run a a simple soft-serve yogurt/ice cream machine–because there isn’t enough electrical power running to the store.

Despite the aforesaid…

Cecilie’s makes some of the most delicious Italian Ices that Jeff Eats has ever eaten. ALL OF THE ICES ARE MADE IN THE BACK OF THE STORE. The joint has 48 flavors, four of which are sugar free (Mrs. Jeff Eats appreciated that). In speaking with Evan the owner, every day (give or take) he rotates 4 flavors in and out of the lineup…24 of the flavors are cream ices and 24 are water ices.

Let me make this one short and sweet (pun intended)…

I “sampled” 12 different flavors— cherry, pistachio, oreo cookies, jelly roll chocolate, coconut, lemon, peanut butter, cotton candy, carrot cake, honeydew, chocolate mint chip, birthday cake. Do you know what a “pig in sh@t” is? Well Jeff Eats was. Cecilie’s makes some of the best ices I’ve ever had. Just so you know, during the 1/2 hour or so Jeff Eats was there (starting at 3:30pm) at least 20 people came and went and everyone of them “tried” all kinds of ices before settling-in with a final purchase. Figure a small cup is gonna run you- 3 bucks.

A bit more “color”…the owner Evan, is about 44 years old–born in Brooklyn and raised in Philly. He opened this store 20 years ago and makes all of the ices all-by-himself. This is what Jeff Eats calls a one-man-show…Cecilie’s is open Monday 3pm-10pm, Tuesday-Thursday 1pm-10pm, Friday-Saturday 1pm-11pm, Sunday 1pm-9pm…Evan is the sole counter person Monday-Saturday, he takes Sunday-off when he has a couple of young ladies run the store. By the way, Cecilie’s has a couple of tables inside and 1 table outside so if you want–you can hang-out.

Like I said a few seconds ago, I can’t believe that I “missed out” on 20 years of Cecilie’s…

Trust Jeff Eats on this one, This joint’s Italian Ices are about as good as it gets.

* Father’s Day Special/ Hard Rock Live/ 6/14-6/17.

Just got this email…

Every so often this Robber Baron “throws” the masses something…

This contest started on 6/13/24. This contest has a winner.

* Win 48 White Castle The Original Sliders.

Jeff Eats got 3- White Castle The Original Sliders coupons to give to one of you guys. Each coupon gets you a 16 pack of frozen- White Castle The Original Sliders. For you guys out there who might be math-challenged, 3×16=48! Retail value $45.00.

The game- the first 45 “reader-comments” received – will be entered in a “blind hat pick”! You can submit as many coAmments as you’d like but- Please, only 1- reader comment – per day…play fair!

The 3- White Castle The Original Sliders coupons can be used at any super-market/retail outlet that carries 16-pack White Castle The Original Sliders (check whitecastle.com for market/retail locations).

This contest started on 6/12/24. This contest has a winner.

* Win A $10 Whit’s Frozen Custard Gift Card.

Jeff Eats got a $10 Whit’s Frozen Custard 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 Whit’s Frozen Custard location.

You guys can check – whitscustard.com for locations, menu/prices, info.

* Meatless Makeover: Joey Chestnut Is Out of Nathan’s Hot Dog Contest

Just trying to keep you guys in the loop…

from firstofficasports.com:

FOS PM: Nathan’s Beef With Chestnut

Meatless Makeover: Joey Chestnut Is Out of Nathan’s Hot Dog Contest

Nick King/Lansing State Journal / USA TODAY NETWORK

America’s classic Fourth of July tradition, the Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest, will look unrecognizable this year without its superstar Joey Chestnut. And a business decision is to blame.

Chestnut’s partnership with Impossible Foods, which makes plant-based meat alternatives to burgers and hot dogs, is what’s blocking him out of the event, according to the New York Post. Major League Eating said a Labor Day competition on Netflix with no brand promotion was offered, but the Nathan’s competition has had the same “basic hot dog exclusivity provisions” for nearly 20 years.

“We are devastated to learn that Joey Chestnut has chosen to represent a rival brand that sells plant-based hot dogs rather than competing in the 2024 Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July Hot Dog Eating Contest,” MLE said in a statement. “MLE and Nathan’s went to great lengths to accommodate Joey and his management team, agreeing to the appearance fee and allowing Joey to compete in a rival, unbranded hot dog eating contest on Labor Day.”

The Post reports that Chestnut made $200,000 competing in last year’s contest, and was offered a $1.2 million contract to stick around for the next four years. Whatever Impossible offered ultimately was more enticing.

An Accomplished Eater

Chestnut, 40, is the star of the competitive eating world, and has won 16 Nathan’s competitions while gaining national acclaim. He holds the world record for eating 76 dogs and buns in 10 minutes in 2021, and has won the Fourth of July competition every year since ’16. In ’23, he sailed to victory with 62 dogs.

MLE’s own website calls him the “greatest eater in history.”

“Joey Chestnut is an American hero. We would love nothing more than to have him at the Nathan’s Famous International Hot Dog Eating Contest. We hope he returns when he is not representing a rival brand,” MLE said.

MLE and Chestnut did not immediately respond to Front Office Sports’ requests for comment.

Chestnut’s biggest rival, Takeru Kobayashi, won six straight Nathan’s contests before also dropping out due to business quarrels with MLE. He hasn’t entered the competition since 2009 because he refused to sign an exclusive deal with the organization. Kobayashi retired in May, saying: “I no longer feel hunger.”

This contest started on 6/11/24. This contest has a winner.

* Win A $10 Wendy’s Gift Card.

Jeff Eats got a $10 Wendy’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 Wendy’s location (wendys.com for locations, menu, info).

This contested started on 6/10/24. This contest has a winner.

* Win A $20 Carlino’s Pizza Bar Gift Card.

Jeff Eats got a $20 Carlino’s Pizza Bar 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 Carlino’s Pizza Bar, 2621 North Federal Highway, Boca Raton, Florida 33431,(561) 576-4005.

You guys can check menu/info at carlinospizzabar.com.

Posted on June 3rd, 2024 · Boca Raton Desserts Italian Pizza Subs/Salads · [edit]

***** Carlino’s Pizza Bar, 2621 North Federal Highway, Boca Raton, Florida 33431,(561) 576-4005.

Got a real good Italian joint for you guys to checkout, Carlino’s Pizza Bar in Boca Raton.

Real easy tale to tell, last night Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats “discovered” Carlino’s Pizza Bar and the joint’s food blew us away! Inside table seating, reasonably priced salads/ pastas/ whole and by the slice pizzas/ subs/ chicken wings and tenders/ pastas/ entrees/ chocolate chip cookie menu, full eat at liquor bar, tons of flat screen tvs.

Let’s wrap-up Carlino’s Pizza Bar by saying, that this joint’s pizza is definitely one of the best New York Style Pizzas that Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats have eaten in Florida, that the joint “sells” pizza by the slice, that you guys gotta get the joint’s home-made chocolate chip cookie, that you can check menu/prices/info at carlinospizzabar.com and that Carlino’s Pizza Bar is open Tuesday-Thursday 4pm-11pm/ Friday-Saturday 4pm-1am/ Sunday 4pm-9pm/ closed Monday.

Originally posted on May 15th, 2024.

* Don McLean: Starry Starry Night Tour.

Here’s a heads-up for you guys…

TICKETS GO ON SALE on Thursday, May 23rd, 2024 at 10:00am @ parkerplayhouse.com.

Don McLean: Starry Starry Night Tour 2024

Saturday, November 30th, 2024 (7:30pm)

Lillian S. Wells Hall at The Parker
707 Northeast 8th Street
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304
Box Office: 954.462.0222
Tickets Online: parkerplayhouse.com

Just between me and you guys, “seeing” Don McLean in concert is on my bucket list…

Personally, I think that McLean’s song American Pie is one of the greatest folk songs ever written!

Over the years, I’ve seen many of the greatest folk singers/songwriters of all time. In no particular order, just for starters, the list includes, Peter Paul & Mary, Simon & Garfunkel, Cohen, Baez, Dylan, Woody Guthrie, Arlo Guthrie, Mitchell, Collins, Seeger, Taylor, Crosby Stills Nash & Young, The Weavers, Cash, Lightfoot, Donovan, The Byrds, Chapin, Denver, King, Simon, Ronstadt, Chad Mitchell Trio.

On November 30th, 2024 I’m gonna add McLean to that list!

From parkerplayhouse.cm:

Don McLean ‘s debut album, “Tapestry,” marked his emergence as an underground sensation, earning praise and commercial success. His magnum opus, “American Pie,” catapulted McLean to international stardom making history as the longest song to top the charts. Its profound impact solidified his status as a musical luminary, and he continued to captivate audiences with timeless classics like “Vincent,” and his versatility crossed over various genres, from folk to country, garnering widespread acclaim.

McLean’s influence transcended generations, with artists like Madonna and George Michael paying homage to his work through covers and interpretations. His enduring legacy was further cemented with inductions into the Grammy Hall of Fame and the Library of Congress’ National Recording Registry. He continues to inspire new generations of artists and enchant audiences with timeless melodies as his legacy as a musical trailblazer endures, leaving an indelible mark on the fabric of American music.