* Liza Minnelli Checks Out Of Rehab!

THIS was one of aol.com’s big news stories this morning…

I don’t know about you, but I’m too busy worrying about Bruce Jenner’s wardrobe to be- worried about what Liza Minnelli is up-to!

Just trying to keep you guys up to date- on the important “stories” of the day.

***** Coney Island Joe’s, 6401 Sheridan Road, Hollywood, Florida 33024, (954) 966-8800.

Do you guys know what a “pig in shit” is? Sure you do!

Well, if you like grilled/or boiled Sabrett Hot Dogs, Gabila’s Potato Knishes, meatball parmesan subs, Sloppy Joes…get to Coney Island Joe’s in Hollywood and Jeff Eats guarantees you’ll be one!

Jeff Eats LOVED oink oink- Coney Island Joe’s. For you guys who need air-conditioning, I don’t think so!

Coney Island Joe’s is open Monday-Saturday 11am-7pm, Sunday 11am-6pm.

* Blue Bell Ice Cream.

I guess “this” explains why Publix was running a “Buy 1- Get 63 for Free” deal last week! Just kidding (it was buy one get one)…
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Blue Bell Ice Cream recalls all products over listeria risk
WFAA-TV, Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas 8:01 a.m. EDT April 21, 2015

Blue Bell’s CEO says the ice cream company is “heartbroken” over the need to pull all of its products from store shelves. A possible health risk was found in half gallon containers of Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough ice cream produced March 17 and 27.

DALLAS — Blue Bell Ice Cream on Monday issued a voluntary recall for all of its products because of a possible health risk found in half-gallon containers of Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough ice cream produced on March 17 and March 27.

Known to millions as “the little creamery in Brenham,” the Texas company explained its decision in a news release issued just before 9 p.m. CT.

USA TODAY
Blue Bell halts operations at Oklahoma ice cream plant

The recall includes products made at the company’s Brenham plant as well as its facility in Broken Arrow, Okla. According to Blue Bell’s statement, its ice cream, frozen yogurt, sherbet and frozen snacks:

“…have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Although healthy individuals may suffer only short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headaches, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea, Listeria infection can cause miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women.”

With the rise of Listeria in the headlines, here’s everything you need to know about the potentially fatal illness. Sierra Oshrin

READ: Blue Bell’s press release

The company said it now has evidence of positive listeria found in products at different places and different plants.

USA TODAY
Listeria a risk for pregnant women, babies, elderly

Blue Bell said supermarkets in Texas, Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, Wyoming and international locations have all been instructed to stop selling the products.

If you have any Blue Bell ice cream, do not consume it. Return it to the store where you bought it for a full refund.

Call Blue Bell at 866-608-3940 weekdays from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. or Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. if you have further questions.

* Hyatt Regency Orlando, 9801 International Drive, Orlando, Florida 32819 (407) 284-1234.

The other day, real good friends from Orlando sent Jeff Eats the “below” press-release…by the way- despite the fact that they are 65 years old-born & bred Brooklyn-my friends are huge Country Music fans! Life never ceases to amaze me-the next thing you know, they’ll be telling me that they are registered Republicans!

Anyway,

To make a long story short, Jeff Eats, Mrs. Jeff Eats and our friends are “booked”- I’ll eventually let you guys know how this 1639 room hotel-played out.

Just between you and Jeff Eats, Country Western Music isn’t exactly my “cup of tea”…but as Mrs. Jeff Eats says-every so often, you gotta try something new!

In checking with the hotel’s management- I understand that if this event “works”- there are plans to hold additional concerts-featuring various music-styles!

I don’t know about you, but Jeff Eats really-likes folks-who think out of the box- and the crew over at Hyatt Regency Orlando gotta be applauded for trying-this!

Finally, as I mentioned above- Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats are going…For you would be burglars out there, we booked a hotel room for 5/23 & 5/24- so we won’t be back home much before 7pm on 5/25/15…If and when you do come-by, please do Jeff Eats a favor and check-on Lucy May for us thanks!

Lucy May

REGENCY ORLANDO KICKS OFF SUMMER WITH MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND CONCERT EVENT

The hotel will welcome country music acts Josh Thompson and JT Hodges Sunday, May 24

(Orlando, FL) April 2, 2015 – Hyatt Regency Orlando unveils Summer Sensation, a live outdoor concert featuring country star Josh Thompson with special guest JT Hodges on Sunday, May 24. The hotel’s Garden Terrace will act as the backdrop for the event with cocktails and bites available for purchase during the performance.

“We wanted to kick off summer with a big celebration,” said Tom Smith, Area Vice President. “While guests are here for the show, they can also take advantage of the complete resort experience we offer, including our pools with private cabanas, spa treatments, innovative seafood dishes at our new restaurant, Urban Tide, and some of the destination’s iconic attractions that are just a short distance away. This is a great way for us to kick off the summer, and we’re looking forward to introducing additional entertainment and programming throughout the summer.”

Summer Sensation ticket packages are currently on sale for $199 and include an overnight stay at Hyatt Regency Orlando, two general admission tickets to the concert, and complimentary parking. Visit http:// orlando.regency.hyatt.com and use offer code MUSIC to book the package. Individual tickets will be available for sale in the upcoming weeks.

Conveniently located on Orlando’s I-Drive, Hyatt Regency Orlando offers easy access to the destination’s top attractions including Downtown Orlando, Universal Orlando Resort, SeaWorld, Walt Disney World and more.

Follow #SummerSensation for artist announcements, ticket offers, and additional information.

For further information, or to book a stay at Hyatt Regency Orlando, please visit www.orlando.regency.hyatt.com.

About Hyatt Regency Orlando

Located in the heart of Orlando’s International Drive resort area and directly connected to the Orange County Convention Center, Hyatt Regency Orlando offers unparalleled leisure, meetings and convention facilities. Featuring 1,639 recently renovated guestrooms and 315,000 square feet of meeting space – and with over two million square feet of space in the Orange County Convention Center to which the hotel is attached – Hyatt Regency Orlando is the largest convention hotel for the brand in the United States. Other hotel amenities include: The Spa, the hotel’s 22,000 square-foot, full service spa and hair salon; and the Fitness Center, an 8,000 square-foot facility that includes group exercise classes, spinning and over 50 pieces of state-of-the-art equipment. Dining options include both full service and self-serve outlets that range from Urban Tide, featuring Florida seafood and chic coastal cuisine in a stylish setting, to Rocks, the see-and-be-seen hot spot for locals and guests alike; plus Fiorenzo Italian Steakhouse, with a selection of steaks, chops, seafood and pasta specialties. Hyatt Regency Orlando offers business and leisure guests authentic hospitality and energizing experiences while working or visiting Orlando, which was named one of the “52 Places to Visit in 2015” by The New York Times and one of the “Best Wine Travel Destinations” by Wine Enthusiast. For more information and reservations call 407.284.1234 or visit www.orlando.regency.hyatt.com.

About Hyatt Regency

Hyatt Regency offers a full range of services and facilities tailored to serve the needs of meeting planners, business travelers and leisure guests. Properties range in size from 180 to over 2,000 rooms and are conveniently located in urban, suburban, airport, convention and resort destinations around the world. Hyatt Regency convention hotels feature spacious meeting and conference facilities designed to provide a productive environment allowing guests to convene and connect. Hyatt Regency hotels in resort locations cater to couples seeking a getaway, families enjoying vacations together and corporate groups seeking a functional and relaxed atmosphere in which to conduct business and meetings.

Eggs Cetera Cafe, 6346 Lantana Road, Lake Worth, Florida 33463, (561) 968-8200.

This past- Sunday morning, Jeff Eats and his good friend Roy had breakfast at a new breakfast-lunch joint…Eggs Cetera Cafe in Lake Worth.

Eggs Cetera which opened about a month ago has both indoor and covered outdoor patio seating…and is open 7 days a week 7am-4pm.

Eggs Cetera has an extensive all-day breakfast/lunch menu.

You can check menu/prices at eggsceteracafe.com.

The reason why my “comments” may seem a bit terse, is because they are!

Just so you know, the food was good, the service was good, the prices were right…absolutely no problems with the $9.99 meat omelet/home fries that I had- same for the $8.99 veggie omelet/grits that Roy ordered. That said, the toasted everything bagel (I had) and the plain toasted bagel (Roy had)- were beyond lousy…just imagine white bread disguised as a bagel and you’ll be on the right page!

Now for the “terse”…prior to being seated- Jeff Eats and Roy had maybe a 5 minute conversation with Eggs’ owner-Peter…among other things- we talked about his former restaurant Benny’s On The Beach, his plans for Eggs Cetera, the Jeff Eats’ blog and other restaurants in the area…2-3 minutes after that conversation, the hostess sat us at what had to be the worst-outside table…to keep this short, the wait-station was something like 1-foot from Jeff Eats’ back when seated…you wanna talk cramped! Trust Jeff Eats, that “table” ruined what “would” have been a pretty strong-breakfast outing. Just between you and me, I coulda bitched and had the table changed- but then I’d only have had the bagels to dump on!

Let me wrap this up for you, this Eggs Cetera Café should do real-good…trust Jeff Eats- this guy Peter knows how to run a breakfast/lunch joint…but then again, just maybe he doesn’t!

Now for the sticky part of this “conversation”- Jeff Eats knows that IF I AM PETER, 1-I don’t give Jeff Eats a crap-table and 2-during the breakfast I stop by the table and see how Jeff Eats and Roy are doing…but I AM NOT PETER, so crap table and no visit tells me that I WON”T BE BACK FOR ROUND #2… and I know that there are a bunch of you guys out there who are saying “Jeff Eats who do you think you are?…but that’s the call here!

Finally, just because Jeff Eats wasn’t a happy camper doesn’t mean that you shouldn’t try this joint…just a word to the wise, don’t order the everything bagel, don’t order the plain bagel and sure as hell don’t let them seat you by that wait-station!

* Summer Music Series at Boca Raton Amphitheater.

Here’s The City Of Boca Raton’s- Summer-2015 entertainment schedule.

All concerts are FREE!
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SUMMER MUSIC SERIES

Summer Music Series at Boca Raton Amphitheater
Throughout the sweltering South Florida summer, the city of Boca Raton provides welcome relief with it’s “Summer in the City” concert series. Kicking it off this Memorial Day weekend, this festive string of music events will further brighten any visit to the already bustling boulevard in the Mizner Park shopping district where the concerts will be held.

On Sunday, May 30th, at 7:30 PM, the Boca Ballet Theatre Company presents a mixed repertory program of all-time crowd pleasers, plus a sneak preview of the company’s major upcoming productions.

Monday, May 31st, at 7 PM features the local New Gardens Band and Robert Sharon Chorale, who carry on their nine-year tradition of performing patriotic tributes to commemorate Memorial Day.

Friday, June 18th, Florida Atlantic University lavishes Mizner with a musical extravaganza, with excerpts from their Summer Repertoire Theater as well as the FAU Summer Concert Band.

Friday, July 16th, Solid Gold Music titillates us with its three-part harmonies and its extensive range of musical styles, from Top 40, to Latin, to Big Band and to Elton John.

Friday, July 30th gives us Jimmy Stowe and the Stowaways with their tropical Floribbean-style “rockin’ in the tropics”, Jimmy Buffett tributes and all. The last concert on Friday, August 13th, features Zella Lehr and ZMC Entertainment in a musical revue that captures the spirit of Hollywood and Broadway.

All concerts except the first one takes place at 7pm in the amphitheater at the northern stretch of Mizner Park. Admission is FREE, so bring a blanket & chair and find a cozy spot on the amphitheater lawn… enjoy!

***** 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.

***** The Diner, 1060 Gateway Boulevard, Boynton Beach, Florida 33426, (561) 509-0163.

Got a real- good diner for you guys…The Diner, open Monday-Thursday 7am-4pm, Friday-Sunday 7am-5pm. Check dinerongateway.com for menu/prices/info.

As expected, the menu has loads of breakfast stuff, burgers, sandwiches, salads, wraps, pitas, wings.

The other morning, Jeff Eats and a couple of buddies did breakfast…western omelette, pancakes, French toast, home fries, biscuits & gravy, grilled American cheese/bacon on rye toast, corned beef hash- and I gotta tell you everything was A-OK!

You regular Jeff Eats’ readers know, that I really enjoy “doing” diner breakfasts…good food, plenty of coffee, plenty of conversation…bagel joints work, but being a child of the 50’s- I’m kinda partial to the “diner” vibe…

To wrap this one up, Jeff Eats really enjoyed The Diner. Nothing fancy, good food, reasonable prices, good service…

* Bette Midler.

Jeff Eats first told you guys about these “concerts” way-back on 12/4/2014…

No fooling here, everyone that I have “spoken” to about these shows has bitched about how EXPENSIVE the tickets were priced…

I’m with you guys, $188.80-$475.65 is way too high. Jeff Eats -just this minute “checked” the seating maps for both shows- and there are plenty of good seats left…I guess the General Public sees the shows- like you and I do- too expensive!

Anyway, to make a long story short…if you check specials.restaurants.com- it’s running a $169 “deal” on both shows…I don’t have the full details, but for $169 you get a ticket and a $100 food-card to use at select restaurants. Just maybe worth checking out!

* 2015 Pompano Beach Festival.

If you can “handle” the admission-charge this should be a terrific event…

Jeff Eats only bitch with this festival- those $15 numbers in my book -are-just-too-high…I’m thinking 10 bucks sounds much better to me!