This contest started on 7/21/18. 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 30 “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).
* Plastic Straws!
Just read the below article at plasticgarbage.weebly.com.
I say- there are way too many doomsayers running around this country…
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How many years does it take to decompose a…
PLASTICS:
-plastic bag: 10-500 years
-plastic straw: up to 200 years
-plastic water bottle: 450 years
-plastic beverage container: 500+ years
-plastic 6 pack holder: 450 years
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METALS:
-pop can: about 50 years
-hairspray bottle: 200-500 years
-Aluminum can: 200 years
GLASS:
-glass bottles- possibly over 1,000,000 years
-wine bottle- (considered a glass bottle)- over 1,000,000
FOAMS/ECT.:
-styrofoam cup- will never decompose
-wax milk carton- up to 50 years
-tinfoil- will never decompose
-cardboard- 2 months
* Woodstock 2018-4th Annual Dinner and Show Charity Event.
Just in case you guys were wondering where Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats are gonna be this coming Saturday-July 28th starting around 6:30pm…
If you’d like to joint us- you can catch tickets at eventbrite.com.
The Skinny:
To provide immediate and long term funding and awareness for mental health counseling and programs for shooting survivors, their families and the community at-large.
July 28th Doors open at 6:30 pm!!!
If you haven’t purchased your tickets for Woodstock 2018, there’s still time! Come out in your 1960’s best to experience a night of peace, love and music, from the musical event that made history. Evening includes a 1960’s show, dancing, dinner, arts & crafts vendors, raffles and best dressed contest. Proceeds to benefit Parkland Cares. You’re not going to want to miss this groovy night out!
Hollybrook Golf & Tennis Club Playhouse
Sat, July 28, 2018
6:30 PM – 11:00 PM EDT
Hollybrook Golf and Tennis Club
900 Hollybrook Drive
Pembroke Pines, FL 33025
More info: call 954.372.3095 or email eventpartypros@gmail.com
visit us on: Facebook@partywithapurposesouthflorida
Tickets:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/woodstock-2018-show-dinner-charity-event-to-benefit-parkland-cares-tickets-45822513371?aff=efbeventtix
Originally published on 7/22/18.
* What Is Your All Time Favorite Candy Bar?
With Halloween fast approaching- I’m wondering about- what candy bars Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats should be stocking-up on for the little tykes that will soon be ringing our Ring Wi-Fi Enabled Video Doorbell in Satin Nickel (talk about having way too much free time on your hands)!
For the record- Jeff Eats’ all time favorite is…
***** DISH OF THE WEEK (Sunday- 7/22/18- Toa Toa Chinese Restaurant)
One of Jeff Eats’ favorite menu items…
SLICED BEEF WITH STRING BEANS
$12.95
Toa Toa Chinese Restaurant
4145 Northwest 88th Avenue
Sunrise
(954) 746-8833.
toatoachineserestaurant.com
Latest Review: 1/16/15
Off the chart delicious Chinese food.
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Posted on January 16th, 2015
***** Toa Toa Chinese Restaurant.
Here’s a terrific “out of sight, out of mind” Chinese joint for you…Toa Toa Chinese Restaurant.
The truth be told, Jeff Eats hadn’t been back to Toa Toa since I “reviewed” the joint on 11/13/2008- that is until last night…
Had dinner with Mrs. Jeff Eats and two other couples and Toa Toa blew all 6-of us-away. The beautiful thing about this joint is that it “does” delicious dim sum, delicious Authentic Chinese Food and delicious American Chinese Food. Ordered stuff included- baked bbq pork buns, deep fried shrimp dumplings, steam chicken buns, wonton soup, Peking pork chops, kung pao chicken, beef congee, General Tso’s chicken, beef chow fun, roast pork fried rice…like I said 1.4 seconds ago, the food was delicious.
Toa Toa is a huge winner- really kicking myself for not getting back-there sooner!
You can check menu/prices at toatoachineserestaurant.com.
Printed below is Jeff Eats’ 11/13/2008-review.
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Toa Toa Chinese Restaurant (Sunrise)
Posted on November 13th, 2008 · Chinese Sunrise
***** Toa Toa Chinese Restaurant, 4145 NW 88th Avenue, Sunrise, Florida 33351 (954) 746-8833.
If dim sum is your game, I got a real good joint for you…Toa Toa located in Sunrise, Florida. This is a real “hole-in-the-wall” but the food is outrageously good and cheap. For sure, Toa Toa has tons of the old Brooklyn “standards” but most folks who eat here are into dim sum…loads of dumplings and pot stickers to choose from and the bbq pork stuffed buns are worth the trip alone.
Nothing fancy here…but all of the Chinese folks eating there should be telling you something.
This joint is open every day 11am-10pm, except Wednesday when it is closed. This one, is worth a special trip.
***** Carcione’s Pizza, 1879 Davie Boulevard, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33312, (954) 763-8416.
Got a real good one for you guys, Carcione’s Pizza in Fort Lauderdale.
Take-out only, full boat of pizzas/ pastas/ hot & cold subs/ entrees.
Hours:
Monday: Closed
Tuesday: 11am – 1:45pm
Wednesday & Thursday: 11am – 8:45pm
Friday & Saturday: 11am – 9:45pm
Sunday: 1pm – 8:45pm
Menu/info: carcionespizza.com
For you guys who may be wondering as to- how Jeff Eats found this hole in the wall-pizza joint with steel bars on its windows…Carcione’s Pizza is 3 blocks away from the auto- body repair shop which Mrs. Jeff Eats unfortunately has-had to do business with- numerous times over the past 17 years!
Anyway,
Yesterday, Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats tried Carcione’s Pizza and I gotta tell you that its food was real good! Jeff Eats, Mrs. Jeff Eats and auto body shop workers- Eddie, Carmen and Jamel (who shared our takeout order)- loved everything!
I know that some of you guys enjoy a drop of color- about the stuff that Jeff Eats- eats! With the caveat that what I like, you might hate and vice versa- I gotta tell you that the joint makes a real nice New York Style Slice- thin/crispy/sweet sauce/nice fold with the requisite oil drip…(hopefully, you can now start to appreciate how dumb this whole food reviewing food business really is).
Like I said 3 seconds ago, Jeff Eats, Mrs. Jeff Eats, Eddie The Body Shop Guy, Carmen The Body Shop Guy and Jamel The Body Shop Guy really enjoyed the joint’s pizza, garlic rolls, sausage & peppers sub and chicken parm- and all five of us recommend that you guys give Carcione’s Pizza a shot (just between you guys and me, I’m really thinking that Jamel knows his red sauce stuff😛)!
This contest started on 7/13/18. This contest has a winner.
* Win A $25 Nino’s Pizzeria & Restaurant Gift Card.
Jeff Eats got a $25 Nino’s Pizzeria & Restaurant Gift Card to give to one of you guys!
The game- the first 35 “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 Nino’s Pizzeria & Restaurant, 7120 Beracasa Way, Boca Raton, Florida 33433, (561) 392-9075.
You can check menu/prices at www.ninosofboca.com.
***** Bambini’s Garden Pizzeria, 14466 Military Trail, Delray Beach, Florida 33484, 561) 638-6442.
Late last night- downed the above pictured off the chart delicious $9.99 chicken parm sub…
File this report in the “it bears repeating” file…
If you’re looking for absolutely dynamite hot-cold subs/pizzas/calzones/strombolis/other red sauce stuff – you gotta checkout Bambini’s Garden Pizzeria in Delray Beach!
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Posted on August 30th, 2015
***** DISH OF THE WEEK (Sunday- 8/30/15)
One of Jeff Eats’ favorite menu items…
10″ CHICKEN PARMESAN SUB
$7.99
Bambini’s Garden Pizzeria
14466 Military Trail
Delray Beach
561) 638-6442
bambinisgardenpizza.com
Latest Review: 3/3/15
If you wanna eat an absolutely off-the-chart-delicious chicken parmesan sub- then you gotta try Bambini’s Garden Pizzeria.
Rather than spin you a whole new tale, checkout Jeff Eats’ Bambini’s- 3/3/15 “writeup” reprinted down-below…
Trust me on this one, this joint’s stuff is dynamite!
Posted on March 3rd, 2015
***** Bambini’s Garden Pizzeria, 14466 Military Trail, Delray Beach, Florida 33484, 561) 638-6442.
This is a real simple tale to tell…
If you want some of the most delicious New York Style pizza, hot/cold subs, stromboli- down here in sunny South Florida…get yourself over to Bambini’s Garden Pizzeria in Delray Beach.
Just so you know, the joint is owned by the same folks that own- The Boys Farmers Market in Delray Beach (see review 10/17/14) …Bambini’s is basically a takeout, but there is limited indoor/outdoor seating.
This past Sunday afternoon, Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats had a bunch of friends over to our home in Boca Raton…to feed the hordes of people- we picked up from Bambini’s 2- 20″ cheese pizzas ($14.99 each), 1- 20″ meatball pizza ($16.99), 1-20″ white pizza ($17.99), 3- 10″ chicken parmesan subs ($7.99 each), 3- 10″ eggplant parmesan subs ($7.99 each), 4- 10″ sausage/peppers/onions subs ($7.99 each), 3- pepperoni Stromboli ($9.99 each) and I am telling you EVERYTHING was delicious.
No fooling here, Bambini’s stuff literally blew Jeff Eats, Mrs. Jeff Eats and our friends away.
For what it’s worth-Jeff Eats had been hearing about this joint for months- and this past Sunday was the day “I” decided to give it a shot. The pizza was as close to perfect as can be… thin crispy crust, sweet sauce- the subs’ fillings were dynamite/the semolina seeded bread was terrific, the prices- tons of food for cheap money!
No crapping you guys, I couldn’t have picked a better joint for this particular home-event!
Bambini’s Garden Pizzeria is an absolute must try.
To make sure we are straight on the facts… basically a takeout, limited menu (stromboli, subs, wraps, salads, pizzas)- and if you are wondering, the joint “does pizza by the slice.”
Bambini’s website-bambinisgardenpizza.com- is kinda useless, no menu info provided.
Bambini’s Garden Pizzeria is open Monday-Thursday & Saturday 10:30am-9pm, Sunday 10:30am-7pm.
* Today Is- National Hot Dog Day!
Not sure as to how you guys will be celebrating this very special day…
Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats got plans- gonna grill some Hebrew National Hot Dogs on our backyard bbq- then house them in soft warm buns- then top the dogs with some deli mustard and warm sauerkraut!
All things being equal, the finished “dogs” should look just like this…
While we’re talking hot dogs – You guys who put ketchup on your dogs, don’t know dick about hot dogs!
Have a safe and happy holiday!
from nationalholidayscalendar.com
Hot Dog Day
The hot dog is a food that conjures up magical summer days at the ballpark or at an amusement park. There is nothing quite like the firm snap of its casing, it’s delicious meaty smell or its savory taste. And this is especially true in the United States where it is one of the most iconic American foods ever – right up there with apple pie and the cheeseburger! This food is also celebrated with its own holiday. A holiday which is known as National Hot Dog Day and is celebrated annually in July during National Hot Dog Month, as set by the National Hot Dog and Sausage Council. So cook up your hot dogs in your favorite manner and celebrate this holiday right.
When is National Hot Dog Day?
This year (2018) July 18 (Wednesday)
Next year (2019) July 17 (Wednesday)
Last year (2017) July 19 (Wednesday)
History of the Hot Dog & National Hot Dog Day
While it’s unclear exactly when the hot dog was invented, many people attribute it to sausages developed during the 13th century in Germany. These sausages were then most likely brought by German immigrants immigrating into the U.S during the 19th century. It is believed that as early as the 1860s, street food vendors were selling hot dogs in buns in New York City. Hot dogs were also sold by a street vendor in St. Louis, Missouri named Antonoine Feuchtwanger.
In 1893, the owner of the St. Louis Browns (now the St. Louis Cardinals) Chris Von de Ahe brought baseball and hot dogs together when he started selling them during games and also at the amusement park he owned. That same year, hot dogs were introduced at the Colombian Exposition in Chicago, Illinois. They became an instant hit.
Many people believe that the term “hot dog” began appearing towards the end of the 19th century. During this time, German immigrants not only brought sausages to America but they also brought dachshund dogs, so the term hot dog may just be a joke about German’s thin dogs that got casually transferred to the sausages. This was probably reinforced by the fact that many Germans called these dogs “little sausages.”
Today, there are a variety of ways to serve the hot dog – with many regional variances in the United States. Some of the more popular hot dogs include the New York Dog, the Chicago Dog, the Fenway Frank, the Coney Dog, the Rockie Dog, the Sonoran Dog, Michigan Coney Island Dog, Texas Dog, the Philadelphia Dog, Cleveland Polish Boy, Alaskan Reindeer hot dog, Seattle Cream Cheese Dog, Cincinnati Coney and the West Virginia Dog, among others.
National Hot Dog day was created by the National Hot Dog and Sausage Council to highlight the humble hot dog during National Hot Dog Month. Which is why they set the date for it every year. In 2016, it was held on July 14th and in 2017, on July 19th in 2017.
Red-Hot Hot Dog Facts
Hot Dogs & Hamburgers are a summertime staple in the U.S.
9 billion hot dogs are sold annually in the U.S.
Americans eat 155 million hot dogs on the 4th of July each year
From Memorial Day to Labor Day, 7 billion hot dogs are consumed in the U.S
26 million hot dogs a year are eaten at U.S baseball stadiums
In 2014, 7-Eleven sold over 60 million hot dogs
in 2017, 7-Eleven sold over 100 million hot dogs
Mustard is the most popular condiment for hot dogs
Ketchup and chili come in as the 2nd and 3rd most popular condiments
Celebrating National Hot Dog Day
Celebrating National Hot Dog Day is pretty simple. All you have to do is cook your favorite hot dog in your favorite manner. Do you like pork, beef, chicken, tofu or turkey dogs? Do you want to boil it, bake it, grill it, microwave it or saute it? Do you want to add condiments with it? Maybe you don’t even want it in a hot dog bun. Perhaps you want to cut up your hot dogs and add them to your spaghetti or add them to some pork and beans or even chili. These are all things you are going to have to decide on this holiday. But no matter which hot dog you choose or which method to cook them, you can be sure that they are going to taste delicious and that this holiday is going to be a huge success.
* Doo Wop Reunion XIX.
Just announced…
This is a top-notch oldies-lineup!
Details:
Fri, Mar 15 at 7:30 PM @ Ruth Eckerd Hall
Guys, slick back your hair; Girls, put on your poodle skirts – Let’s cruise back in time to relive the greatest music as Doo Wop returns to Ruth Eckerd Hall for Doo Wop Reunion XIX featuring the long-awaited appearance of special guest Kenny Vance & The Planotones!
This all-star lineup of legendary musicians from the 1950s and 60s features:
Kenny Vance and The Planotones
“Looking For an Echo”
The Duprees
“You Belong To Me” “My Own True Love” “Have You Heard”
The Crests featuring Tommy Mara
“Sixteen Candles” “The Angels Listened In”
Jay Siegel’s Tokens
“The Lion Sleeps Tonight” “Portrait of My Love”
Tickets are *$140, $95, $60, and $45.
*$140 Pre-show Party Package includes a premium seat, access to party lounge including high-end appetizers, dessert & coffee, plus one beer, wine or soda, beginning 2 hours prior to show time. Artist does not appear at party.
Tickets: rutheckerdhall.com
Ruth Eckerd Hall
1111 McMullen Booth Road
Clearwater, FL 33759