***** Le Vinois Bakery, 6322 North Powerline Road, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33309, (954) 771-9788.

You guys ever wonder why the Champs-Elysees is lined with large shade oak trees?

Jeff Eats is thinking that- the French don’t want the invading German troops to get over-heated!

Anyway,

Got an absolutely terrific French bakery for you guys, Le Vinois Bakery in Fort Lauderdale. The joint has the full-boat of breakfast items, breads, pastries, cakes, soups, quiches, salads, sandwiches, cookies, coffees. Order at the counter- handful of tables if you want to eat there!

Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats recently did an eat-in lunch/and takeout order and like I said a few seconds ago, Le Vinois’ stuff is absolute dynamite!

Now let’s be adults here and let bygones be bygones- you do remember Freedom Fries, sure you do! With that in mind, Jeff Eats absolutely loved Le Vinois Bakery and I’m kinda thinking that you should definitely give it a shot!

The joint is open Monday-Saturday 7am-4pm, closed on Sunday.

You can check menu/prices/info at levinoisbakery.com.

This article first appeared on March 21, 2016

Posted March 21, 2016
* Win 2 Tickets To: Tommy James & The Shondells and The Grass Roots.

Earlier this month, Jeff Eats “ran” a contest to win 2- tickets to: Tommy James & The Shondells. Jeff Eats already has a winner-for that contest.

The kind folks at the Pompano Amphitheater have now given Jeff Eats 2- more tickets to give to you guys!

Real simple “game’…

Be the 40th reader to post a “comment” and you win 2 tickets to see Tommy James & the Shondells and The Grass Roots on Saturady, June 11th (8pm) at the Pompano Beach Amphitheater in Pompano Beach. One “comment” per reader per day (IP Addresses don’t lie). If 40 “comments” aren’t received on or before June 8th, #39, #38, #37, etc. will be the winner!

Just a personal Jeff Eats’ observation…Tommy James & The Shondells and The Grass Roots are “imho” two of the greatest 60’s Rock N Roll bands! If you are into this kinda- music, you really do owe it to yourself to go-to this concert. Jeff Eats has seen both bands’ current ” player lineups” and I am telling you- both are absolutely terrific. Tickets are available at theamppompano.org.

Posted March 4, 2016
* Tommy James & The Shondells and The Grass Roots.

Just announced…

The legendary 60’s Rock N Roll bands Tommy James & The Shondells and The Grass Roots are set to play the Pompano Beach Amphitheater- Saturday, June 11th (8pm).

You can get tickets at theamppompano.org.

If you guys can keep a secret, Tommy James & The Shondells and The Grass Roots are two of Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats’ favorite bands of all time. Just so you know, we saw both bands in “action” late last year and they absolutely killed! These guys got so many hits between them, that it’s scary…just for starters- songs like Temptation Eyes, Hanky Panky, Mony Mony, Sooner or Later, I’d Wait A Million Years, Crystal Blue Persuasion, Draggin’ The Line, I Think We’re Alone Now- kept both bands on the top of the charts for years!

Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats can’t wait to see this concert!

If you want great seats, theamppompano.org- other than the 2 tickets that Jeff Eats just bought, every seat for this show is available. As the old Russian saying goes- “The Early Bird catches the first worm”…

This article first appeared on April 1, 2016. Jeff Eats just checked Boca Black Box’s Facebook page- and found this…
HILARIOUS FRIDAY NIGHT show, ANGEL SALAZAR is returning for you on 4/8 at 8PM! As a special thank you for helping us reach over 5K likes the tickets are FREE!
[with a 2 item min per person]
We can’t wait to have him back at The Boca Black Box! You better believe this is a show you do not want to miss! This manic, unique & hilarious comedian is rather difficult to describe… With his Cuban heritage and penchant for sporting mini-skirts, Salazar’s performance is a mixture of street-smart ethnic wisecracks, risqué humor, and pure comedy!

POSTED APRIL 1, 2016
* Angel Salazar.

Got a real good one for you guys, national touring headliner comedian Angel Salazar is in for 2- nights (8pm), Saturday-April 8th & Sunday-April 9th at the Boca Black Box, 8221 Glades Rd #10, Boca Raton, Box Office: (561) 483-9036, Tickets: bocablackbox.com.

Trust Jeff Eats, Salazar’s “light blue” show is absolutely hilarious!

Just between you guys, Jeff Eats just picked up 4 discount tickets for Saturday night’s show at goldstar.com.

from goldstar.com
You probably know Angel Salazar from his role in the 1983 classic film Scarface as Chi-Chi, one of Tony Montana’s closest confidants; little did you know he got his start in the during the comedy boom of the 1980s, and he remains one of the most popular comics on the stand-up circuit today. Salazar describes his act as a hurricane a hilarity, and the pop culture icon certainly has the energy of a Category 5 storm. Using a combination of stand-up, improvisation, props and costumes, Salazar is an onstage whirlwind, bouncing his trademark catchphrase “sheck it out!” amid a flurry of hilarious jokes and pop culture references. You’ve seen him in movies, you’ve seen him on Last Comic Standing — now see him live and in person at the Boca Black Box. Read more

* Cucumber Orient Express.

Just what Jeff Eats needs -a cucumber bush so I can grow my own cucumbers.

It’s absolutely amazing what “crap” some people will try to sell to other people…even more amazing, some people actually buy the “crap”…as P.T. Barnum may or may not have said, “There is a sucker born every minute.”

* Delray Marketplace Music Fest- April, 2016.

For our purposes let’s call this one…ill conceived power-shopping center presents 4- terrific music “acts” for “free” during the month of April, 2016!

Trust Jeff Eats on this one, the tenant mix sucks, the parking really sucks, the 4- music acts are all terrific!

All you need to make this one work…is yourself and a folding chair!

***** DISH OF THE WEEK (Sunday 4/3/16).

One of Jeff Eats’ favorite menu items…

THE ORIGINAL CHICAGO PIZZA (8″)
$13.99

Manhattan and Chicago Pizzeria
12715 South Dixie Highway
Pinecrest
(786) 581-9240
mcrealpizza.com
Latest Review: 7/9/13

Manhattan and Chicago Pizzeria makes outrageously delicious Chicago deep dish pizza. The joint’s New York Style pizza and subs ain’t no slouches either.

Just so you know, Manhattan and Chicago Pizzeria is basically a “takeout” so don’t- be planning on throwing a wedding party, graduation party or bar mitzvah party there!

Manhattan and Chicago Pizzeria (Pinecrest)
Posted on July 9th, 2013 · Fast Food Italian Pinecrest Pizza Subs/Salads

***** Manhattan and Chicago Pizzeria, 12715 South Dixie Highway, Pinecrest, Florida 33156, (786) 581-9240.

Don’t plan on eating at Manhattan and Chicago Pizzeria…for sure its got three tables outside, but that’s about it…

This “hole in the wall” pizza joint does—pizzas, subs. wings, wraps, salads, calzones and strombolis.

Jeff Eats is kinda thinking that you guys by now- have figured out-that…Manhattan and Chicago Pizzeria makes 2-kinds of pizza—namely, Chicago Deep Dish and New York Style. The reason I say this- is that the joint after-all is named Manhattan and Chicago Pizzeria. Now I could be wrong, but Jeff Eats’ money is on you guys!

A recent outing had me taking-out an 8″ “original” Chicago pizza ($13.99–ground beef & sausage/tomato sauce/mozzarella cheese) and a 12″ plain New York pizza ($8.99) and I gotta tell you that both were delicious. For our purposes- that Chicago pizza was amazing-delicious. Jeff Eats also did a meatball sub ($7.99) and a sausage & peppers sub ($7.99)- like the pizzas, delicious.

As I mentioned 4 1/2 seconds ago, Manhattan and Chicago Pizzeria is basically a take-out joint—so if you don’t live or work in the area, have someplace where you can eat its stuff- before it gets cold.

No fooling around here, Manhattan and Chicago Pizzeria is an absolutely dynamite takeout— with that Chicago pizza-alone being worth a car-trip.

Check Manhattan’s menu at www.mcrealpizza.com for menu/prices.

Manhattan and Chicago Pizzeria is open Monday-Thursday 11am-10pm, Friday-Saturday 11am-midnight, Sunday 11am-9pm.

Finally, if any of you are wondering where Jeff Eats “ate” his food since he neither lives or works in the area…

What happens in Pinecrest stays in Pinecrest!

* New York Comedy Night presents Esther Ku.

Right up front, comedian Esther Ku isn’t for everyone!

That said, if you can handle seeing one of America’s funniest, raunchiest (and I do mean raunchy), wittiest comedians currently working the comedy club/event circuit- you go see Esther Ku! Trust Jeff Eats when I tell you, Ku is so off the chart, that she would- even have made the late great legendary comedian Annabelle Salzman (better known as Belle Barth) blush!

Like I just said, not for everyone, but I’m telling you this KU is something else!

The Skinny:

New York Comedy Night presents Esther Ku
Thursday, April 7, 2016 (8pm)
Boca Black Box
8221 Glades Road, Boca Raton, Florida 33434
Box Office: (561) 483-9036
Tickets: bocablackbox.com goldstar.com (discount tickets)

from bocablackbox.com

Call it a Ku-d’état: Esther Ku has gone from growing up the daughter of Christian missionaries to ruling the stand-up circuit as one of the raunchiest, wittiest comics working today. A finalist on the sixth season of NBC’s Last Comic Standing, Ku has an edgy, explicit style that is often compared to Sarah Silverman. But as she’s proven on MTV’s Girl Code and Wild ‘N Out — and on Howard Stern and Opie and Anthony — she has a sharp comedic sensibility that’s entirely her own. Experience it yourself when Ku headlines NY Comedy Night at Boca Black Box.

* $2.50 Walmart Lemon Pepper Rotisserie & Traditional Chickens.

Way-back on February 11, 2016 Jeff Eats told you guys about-how delicious Walmart’s Rotisserie Chickens were. That tale is reprinted down-below!

Long story short, since that tale appeared, I have literally been telling anyone and everyone who would listen about these chickens.

Anyway, a few days ago a Walmart cashier (Linton Boulevard & Military Trail- Delray Beach store) told me that every day at 8pm the $4.99 rotisserie chickens are marked down to $2.50 a piece. When those chickens are sold, the next freshly made batch are priced at the “regular” $4.99 price. Just so you know, last night at 8:02pm Jeff Eats purchased 4- Walmart lemon paper rotisserie chickens and the cashier charged me 10 bucks- so I know the lady (cashier) spoke the truth…interestingly, nowhere in the store is this “markdown” advertised in print, this is simply a “word of mouth” situation! The one caveat to the $2.50 “tale”- Jeff Eats isnt sure if this markdown is a company-wide policy or just limited to the store I mentioned- the bet here, it’s in all-stores, but like I just said, I’m not sure!

Let’s close this one out by telling you that Walmart’s lemon pepper and tradional rotisserie chickens are dynamite!

As for the $2.50 “tip”- don’t say that Jeff Eats never gave you nothing!

Posted February 11, 2016
* Walmart’s Lemon Pepper Rotisserie & Traditional Rotisserie Chickens.

Got a real simple story to tell you guys…

For years, Jeff Eats’ very dear friend Roy has been telling me that Walmart’s Lemon Pepper Rotisserie and Traditional Rotisserie Chickens were sensationally delicious- and for years Jeff Eats has paid his very dear friend Roy no mind!- That is until yesterday at 3:46pm when Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats just happened to notice a 7 person line waiting at the deli-counter in the Walmart located on Military Road & Linton Avenue in Delray Beach for Lemon Pepper Rotisserie and Traditional Rotessire Chickens which were coming-off 2- huge rotisserie grills. To make a long story short, in the span of 4 minutes Jeff Eats counted 12 1 lb. 13 oz. $4.99 birds being “snatched up” -with two (1 Lemon, 1 Traditional) of them finding their way into Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats’ shopping cart!

Let me wrap this one up for you guys, Jeff Eats’ very dear friend Roy was absolutely right Walmart’s Lemon Pepper Rotisserie and Traditional Rotessire Chickens were sensationally delicious. For you guys “into” Costco, Publix, Winn Dixie, Whole Foods, Boston Market trust Jeff Eats when I tell you that “their” rotisserie chickens are no match for Walmart’s Lemon Pepper Rotisserie and Traditional Rotessire Chickens. Now you guys and Jeff Eats both know that “taste” is a subjective thing- what you like -I may hate and vice versa, so do what you’d like with the above Walmart Chicken Information!-and those of you with any sense of good taste can thank Jeff Eats later!

* Upcoming- Hard Rock Live Shows.

Got this e-mail from the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino…

Jeff Eats thought he’d share- lineup, just in case your interested in “attending.”

Just between you guys and Jeff Eats, out of the 9 listed shows, I’d only spend my money on two of them!

Not gonna tell you which two, but for starters The Gypsy Kings ain’t on the list!

This article first appeared on March 10, 2016. Jeff Eats just checked the Black Box box-office and there are a handful of tickets left for this show. I also checked goldstar.com and it has a few “discount” tickets listed. Trust Jeff Eats on this one, Mike Marino- New Jersey’s Bad Boy of Comedy is gonna be a SRO situation. I’ve seen the guy’s act several times and Marino puts on a great show. Like I just said, I’m thinking SRO so if you want to go, don’t dilly dally around-get your tickets now!

Posted March 10, 2016
* Mike Marino- New Jersey’s Bad Boy of Comedy.

Real simple tale to tell you guys…you don’t want to miss Mike Marino- the national touring headliner comedian is in for 1- show on Saturday, April 2nd at the Boca Black Box! Trust Jeff Eats on this one, Marino who works clean -puts on an absolutely fabulous hysterically funny show!

Guaranteed- SRO!

The Skinny:

Mike Marino- New Jersey’s Bad Boy of Comedy
Saturday, April 2, 2016 (9pm)
Boca Black Box
8221 Glades Rd #10, Boca Raton, FL 33434
Saturday, April 2, 2016 (9pm)
Box Office: (561) 483-9036
Tickets: bocablackbox.com

Mike Marino- New Jersey’s Bad Boy of Comedy
Boca Black Box

from bocablackbox.com
Mike Marino – affectionately known to thousands of his fans as New Jersey’s Bad Boy – he is one of the most unique comics of our time. He has performed in every major comedy club from New York to Los Angeles including: The MGM Grand, Catch a Rising Star, The Comic Strip, Stand Up NY, The Improv, Rascals and The Icehouse. Mike, who has worked with some of the biggest names in the business, can be seen nightly as a top headliner at both the world famous Laugh Factory and The Comedy Store in Hollywood.
Mike Marino was born in Jersey City, New Jersey. He entered the world of theatre at an early age, and is a graduate of the prestigious American Academy of Dramatic Arts. Mike has appeared in over 200 national television commercials, and has received a Best Actor Clio Award Nomination. He has acted in many Prime Time soaps and television shows including: As the World Turns, One Life to Live, Becker, Nikki, Frasier and Party of Five. His film credits include Crooks, Pizza with Bullets, Hangin’ in Hedo and Steven King’s Lucky Quarter.
After great success in film, theatre, commercials and soaps, Mike Marino began touring the country performing at countless comedy clubs and sold out theatres in the thousands. His stand-up material ranges from cutting edge observations of everyday life to his Italian family roots; which recently spun into a T.V. pilot called “Marino’s”. His comedic style has landed him guest appearances on The Tonight Show as a regular sketch player, The Martin Short Show, Comics Unleashed, The Boomer Show, Wild Pitch, Hand Held Comedy Radio and the Rascals Comedy Hour to name a few.
In the Fall of 2008, Mike Marino was inducted into the New Jersey Comedy Hall of Fame. Mike has also been featured on numerous talk shows and has hosted some of the most prestigious award shows including The Beverly Hills Film Awards, Hoboken Film Festival, and the Montreal Quintus Film Festival. He has also headlined several USO Comedy Tours and the Just For Laughs Comedy Festival in Montreal, Canada.
Mike Marino has a tongue like a razor and a heart of gold. He has the incredible ability to perform in any arena, big or small, and can cater his material for all audiences, from strictly clean to down and dirty. He has performed in hundreds of corporate functions for companies including AT&T, United Airlines, American Express, Paul Mitchell, IBM, Wella, Merrill Lynch, Sebastian Intl., Toyota, L.A.S.D., N.J. Asphalt Assoc., The City of Hope, OSIA, and the LAPD. Mike Has performed for numerous charities including Aids Project – LA, Haven House, Team earthworks, and the Eric Davis Cancer Fund. The BOX is thrilled to be hosting him for this special late-night event! Grab your TIX before they sell out!