***** The Habit Burger Grill, 18315 South Federal Highway, Delray Beach 33483, (561) 265-0934.

Last night Jeff Eats “attended” a “media-event” at The Habit Burger Grill which is set to open this morning at 10:30am…suffice it to say, I literally got to try everything-on this fast food joint’s menu and I gotta tell you that the food absolutely killed!

No ifs, ands, or buts- home-run!

The Habit Burger Grill is an absolute must try…trust Jeff Eats, if you like burgers, fries, onion rings, shakes- you are gonna LOVE this joint!

Follow- The Habit Burger Grill at habitburger.com.

* Kickin’ It Country Music Festival.

Just picked up 2-tickets…hearing that Kickin’ It Country Music Festival ticket sales are real-strong! For you guys who like to save a few bucks, goldstar.com is running a deal that gets you a $30 ticket for 15 bucks!

Between you guys and Jeff Eats, the Pompano Beach Amphitheater is a top-shelf outdoor venue for concerts/festivals…catch good weather and you- Country Music fans are gonna have an absolute blast on the 27th.

Like I said 2.5 seconds ago, Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats are gonna be there. Still can’t figure how Hicks won American Idol Season 5…should be interesting!

Kickin’ It Country Music Festival
Info/BUY TICKETS: pompanobeacharts.org.
Featuring American Idol winner Taylor Hicks
and tributes to Garth Brooks, Shania Twain, and Kenny Chesney

Saturday, June 27th
4PM | Doors
5PM | Concert
The Grounds at The Amp (Pompano Beach Amphitheater)
Early bird drink special: Arrive before 5pm and get a FREE drink voucher!

Get ready to kick it with us this summer! Headliner Taylor Hicks serenades Pompano with his trademark soulful crooning that won him the American Idol title! Spend the evening with us as we celebrate Garth Brooks, Kenny Chesney and Shania Twain – three dominant forces of country music. World-class musicians pay tribute to these icons with renditions of songs you know by heart. Local artists perform blazin’ original music and classic country hits on the second stage. Plus, plenty of mouthwatering local food to chose from – grab a bite, sit back and enjoy the summer sounds.

Tickets:
$30 | Advance
$40 | Door
$75 | VIP (Includes 2 hour VIP buffet 5:30-7:30pm, special tented viewing area with seating and 2 drink tickets!)
Kids under 12 Free when accompanied by a parent

***** {Bru-sket-ta) Italian Caffe, 12111 Taft Street, Pembroke Pines, Florida 33026, (954) 391-9319.

Got a real-good “mom & pop” hole-in-the wall Italian joint for you, {Bru-sket-ta) Italian Caffe located in Pembroke Pines. Just so you know, the joint is in a strip-center, so don’tcha worry your tee shirt/shorts/flip flops- ensemble will work perfectly.

Let Jeff Eats make this tale real short and simple for you guys…the food kills, the prices are super reasonable, the wait-staff is as pleasant as can be…I absolutely loved (Bru-sket-ta} Italian Caffe- but I will tell- you typing these ({ and }) are/were a real-bitch…don’t believe me?- then you go-see how easy it is to find the freaking symbols on your keyboard!

A recent dinner outing had Jeff Eats, Mrs. Jeff Eats and another couple doing…fried calamari, caprese salad, veal parmigiana, penne bolognese, lasagna, cheese pizza and a “thing” {Bru-sket-ta) calls L’INDECISA which is 1/2 of a pizza combined with 1/2 of a calzone- (Jeff Eats did a meatball/sausage-calzone), tiramisu- and like I said 2.9 seconds ago, the food killed!

{Bru-sket-ta} Italian Caffe is a winner! Between you guys and Jeff Eats, the drive from my home in Boca Raton down to the joint- was well worth the time, effort and gas…

{Bru-sket-ta} Italian Caffe is open 7-days a week 11am-10pm.

You can check menu/prices/info at bru-sket-ta.yolasite.com.

* Audition For The Bachelor.

Never saw the “show” in my life!

Maybe this works for you in some strange way…

Calling all singles, the hit TV show The Bachelor is having auditions for Season 20. Come to the Festival 2900 W Sample Rd, Pompano Beach, (954) 979-4555 on June 27th and audition to be one of the lucky few chosen to be on the TV show. Auditions will be from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM on June 27, 2015.

***** Taste of the City, 9940 Griffin Road, Cooper City, Florida 33328, (954) 434-9245.

If- like Jeff Eats you are into the “mom & pop” neighborhood diner-concept…then I got something really good for you…

Taste of the City in Cooper City.

Absolutely positively- nothing fancy going on here- counter seating, a whole bunch of tables…a menu loaded with tons of reasonably priced- breakfast stuff, salads, burgers, sandwiches, so on and so forth…open for breakfast/lunch Sunday 7:30am-2:30pm, Monday-Saturday 7am-3pm also open Thursday 5pm-9pm for dinner.

Long story short, Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats recently did breakfast…and loved the western omelet, cheese omelet with bacon, breakfast bacon burrito, grits, toasted et-bagel, home fries that were pleasantly/timely delivered to our table. Jeff Eats not being a coffee expert- Mrs. Jeff Eats Juan Valdez told me to assure you guys, that the coffee was right on the money!

Like I said a few seconds ago, Jeff Eats really enjoys “mom & pop” diners…call me what you’d like (just don’t call me Ray) but to me- these diners-are part of our American culture our history. May sound hokey, but think Andy Taylor, Mike the Cop, Mr. Fields, Gunther Toody, Aunt Bea, Leo Schnauser, Floyd the Barber-and just maybe you’ll appreciate from where I’m coming.

You may call your favorite diner, Joe’s, Lou’s, Tommy’s- but a rose is a rose …

To wrap it up, Jeff Eats loved Taste of the City.

* Happy Father’s Day- 2015!

***** DISH OF THE WEEK (Sunday- 6/21/15)

One of Jeff Eats’ favorite menu items…

LARGE TUNA SUB
$8.95

Poppy’s Pizza and Subs
4379 North University Drive
Sunrise
(954) 749-1117
poppyspizzaandsubs.com
Latest Review: 12/27/10

First things first. Poppy’s is a takeout/delivery joint.

No ifs ands or buts, this joint makes some heavy duty delicious pizza, subs, Italian stuff.

Jeff Eats singled out Poppy’s tuna sub to get the conversation going- but trust me, you get the chicken parm sub, or a couple slices of cheese pizza and you’ll be a happy camper.

If you live, work in Poppy’s neighborhood-an absolute must try!

* Brian Wilson.

“Brian Wilson is The Beach Boys, we are just his messengers.” Dennie Wilson

* Community Table & Amici D’Italia Present: 1st Annual Italian Street Festival.

Not exactly sure as to how big or small – this thing is gonna be!

Jeff Eats is gonna check it out, and then go home to open all of my expected Father’s Day presents!

I’m thinking, that some of you guys may like to play Theodore Kojak with this one!

Community Table and Amici D’Italia (Friends of Italy) to Host Boca Raton Italian Street Festival

Boca Raton’s Community Table and Amici D’Italia are pleased to announce the first annual Boca Raton Italian Street Festival. The festivities will be held on Sunday June 21st from 12:00pm-6:00pm just in time for Father’s Day at Community Table. The festival will take place just off of NW 2nd Avenue. This event will also benefit Christine’s Hope for Kids.

The fun-filled family event will have plenty of activities for kids to enjoy. Family fun includes a bounce house, snow cone machine, balloon art, face painting and bocce ball. Entertaining the crowd will be South Florida’s finest celebrity DJ Stevie D, and kids will have the opportunity to “Dunk Your Dad” in the water dunking booth. If Dads or kids are up to testing their stomachs, they can participate in the Pizza Challenge- eat a whole pizza in under 12 minutes to win a free shirt and $25 gift card to Community Table. Food specialties include traditional Italian pizza and Community Table’s original menu to satisfy all Italian lovers.

A percentage of the proceeds from the Italian Street Festival will be used towards Christine’s Hope For Kids, a not-for-profit organization that helps less fortunate children and supports local community agencies that work with and benefit children. Jean and John Gianacaci of New Jersey originally started the organization in memory of their daughter Christine, who was killed in Haiti while on a service trip helping the poor. She was traveling with students and teachers from Lynn University in 2010 when the devastating earthquake struck the country. The charity has chapters in both South Florida and New Jersey.

Community Table owner Andrew Stellino and Frank D’Avanzo founded Amici D’Italia- a social group formed to keep Italian culture alive within South Florida. “Our goal with the Italian Street Festival is to support the Italian culture while providing a fun atmosphere for families to enjoy and support Christine’s Hope for Kids,” said Stellino. “Supporting our culture and giving back to our community is important to both Community Table and Amici D’Italia.”

The Italian Street Festival will be sponsored by South Florida Events, 561 Signs, Santos, Eclipse Building Corporation, and Delray Food Service and Equipment. To learn more about the festival, go Community Table’s Facebook page www.facebook.com/communitytableflorida.

Community Table is located at 1901 NW 2nd Blvd, in Boca Raton Florida. Its open Monday- Thursday from 11:00am- until midnight, Friday-Saturday from 11:00am-2:00am, and Sunday from 11:00am-9:00pm.

* American Idol Live! 2015.

For sure, the TV-show doesn’t draw the ratings that it use to…that said, American Idol still has a large-loyal following!

If you are one of the “followers”- the live tour has 3-Florida stops in the works… Orlando (7/11/15), Fort Lauderdale (7/14/15), Jacksonville (7/15/15).

You can catch tickets at ticketmaster.com.

By the way, Groupon.com is running a 1/2-price ticket “deal” on the Parker Playhouse date.

Jeff Eats and Mrs. “Follower” Jeff Eats will be at the Fort Lauderdale show!