* Opposites Attract.

Long story short,

The other day Jeff Eats was down-at-the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino practicing what I preach…and I got to thinking, that just maybe she really did love him!- (wink, wink, wink)!

By the way, the original- “PREACH” is reprinted down below…
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Hard Rock Live—Tickets For Less Than Face
June 4, 2013
* Hard Rock Live—Tickets For Less Than Face *

I don’t know about you, but Jeff Eats “thinks” that some-actually most of the shows at the Hard Rock Live at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood are waaaay tooo expensive. Now, you’re a smart bunch of guys, so you know exactly what I’m talking about—this Tickemaster and its fees etc.—absolutely absurd!

Anyway…

You guys do know, that the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino usually offers its “good” players 2-free tickets to the concerts at its Hard Rock Live…all the player has to do- is show-up starting at 3pm the day of the concert/show at the box-office/player’s club office with his/her player’s card and license and the player is handed 2 FREE TICKETS.

Now…

You could become one of those “good” players and recieve your 2 free tickets the day of the show—or…

You could wait outside the box-office/player’s club office starting at 3pm and probably buy the tickets at a huge discount for cash from the “good” players who just-picked-up- free-tickets at the boxoffice/player’s club office and couldn’t give a rat’s ass about going to the show/concert. These players-want cash not tickets…and you got the cash–so as Monty Hall use to say—“Let’s Make A Deal”–or as animal rights advocate Bob Barker use to say—“The price is right”…or was it, “Come on down”…anyway, I’m sure you caught my drift.

So…as Jeff Eats sees it—you now know about a way to get tickets for less than face-value.

For what it’s worth…Jeff Eats isn’t talking out of his hat here…I know of ticket transactions as described above–for the recent The Rascals, Hall & Oates, Bill Cosby, Crosby, Stills & Nash concerts, just to name but a few.

* Godfather’s Authentic Subs.

Literally- just this second Jeff Eats got the below pr-email from Godfather’s Authentic Subs.

Just between you and Jeff Eats, I’ve met Gianni Russo a couple of times- pretty cool guy and terrific singer.

Jeff Eats is gonna try and get “down” to this thing…and give some of Godfather’s subs-a taste!

Thought that some of you guys-might also like to-go!
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From: Krysalee Reyes
To: Jeffrey Richman
Sent: Tue, Mar 3, 2015 7:23 am
Subject: Godfather star to visit Godfather themed sub shop in Deerfield

Hi Jeffrey,

How are you? I introduced myself to you in December. I represent a new restaurant called Godfather’s Subs, this Godfather themed restaurant is really exciting- Godfather’s Authentic Subs in Deerfield. Wouldn’t you want to try the Sonny, Michael, Fredo or Tessio?

It’s a new Godfather themed sandwich shop in Deerfield. They are going to have one of the Godfather’s iconic actors and characters there this Saturday.

Godfather Star to Visit the newly opened Godfather’s Authentic Subs in Deerfield

Gianni Russo who played Carlo in The Godfather and The Godfather: Part II will host a Meet and Greet at the Godfather’s Authentic Subs this Saturday.

Date: Saturday March 7th

Time: From 11:30am to closing.

Where: Godfather’s Authentic Subs just off A1A across from JB’son the Beach.

241 NE 21st Avenue

Deerfield Beach, FL

Gianni Russo is one of the most iconic characters from the Godfather, having married Connie Corleone and responsible for the death of Sonny Corleone. Mr. Russo will be signing and taking pictures with fans!

Godfather’s Authentic Subs is a brand new restaurant that opened up near the beach in Deerfield. “We are going to make you a sandwich that you can’t refuse.” You can order the Sonny, Fredo, Tessio, Michael, etc. https://www.facebook.com/GodfathersSubs

The Carlo is a cold sandwich with: prosciutto, fresh mozzarella, basil, tomato, balsamic glaze, extra virgin olive oil.

Media Contact: Krysalee Reyes, Pinnacle 561-338-3940 kreyes@pinnacleadgroup.com

Restaurant Contact: 754.212.4598

Please let me know if you would be interested in attending or need more information!

Thank you,
Krysalee

***** 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, pizza)- 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.

* Coastal Breed.

Quick story, a well known South Florida booking-agent wanted my opinion on Coastal Breed- a Rock N Roll band that has some upcoming South Florida dates.

Take a look at the group’s Facebook “description” of its music.

That description made me lose interest…onto the next project!

About
Members: Momoney Matty sway THe colonal ARL.
Genre: Music you can listen to while doing the following, skating, surfing, fucking your wife, shooting up, studying, etc….
Hometown: BREVARDCOUNTY

Yakov Smirnoff.

Literally just this minute- got the following email…

Jeff,
Can pickup 2 last minute tickets for comedian Yakov Smirnoff at Kings Point in Delray Beach on March 6th.
Any good?
KSR
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KSR:

Recently saw Yakov.
Tedious and boring with a capital “B”…
Maybe he plays well in Branson, but definitely not Jeff Eats’ cup of tea!
Thanks for reading.

Jeff Eats

* Burger Beast Burger Brawl- 2015.

Jeff Eats’ buddies over at Burger Beast (burgerbeast.com) are doing some kinda best burger contest…look, you and I both know, that in any given year- South Florida has more best burger contests than there are Chins in a Chinese phonebook…that said, Jeff Eats is willing to bet-that Burger Beast is gonna put on a tremendous event…why?- because the guy behind this particular curtain- I mean “outing” does tons of food-events, is passionate about food, enjoys people- and isn’t obsessed with the All Mighty Dollar- so he makes sure that YOU get exactly what you paid for with no drama, no skimping and no assorted bs!

Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats are going…

Check burgerbeast.com for Full Details and Tickets.

From burgerbeast.com

If you didn’t attend last year’s Burger Beast Burger Brawl you did indeed miss the BEST Burger competition to feature great locally owned businesses.

This year we’re moving the event indoors to Stage 305 at Magic City Casino, the same space where we hosted Croquetapalooza. Don’t worry, all the cooking is done outdoors and the Burgers are brought inside.

We’re also bringing in some restaurants from outside the 305 and 954 but you’ll just have to wait and see who those are on Monday April 6th for the big competitors reveal.

I’ve allotted a portion of the tickets for PRE-SALE at $25 and once those are gone. Guess what? Yes, they’re gone.

***** DISH OF THE WEEK (Sunday- 3/1/15).

One of Jeff Eats’ favorite menu items…

CHICKEN EMPANADA
$2.25

Pizza Chef Italian Bistro
23269 State Road 7
Boca Raton
(561) 477-5252
Latest Review: 4/25/14

I know! Pizza Chef Italian Bistro- EMPANADA…the owner is originally from Argentina! Mystery solved.

Long story short, this joint makes delicious empanadas…4-kinds…meat, chicken, spinach, ham & cheese- they’re all dynamite. Like I said up-top $2.25 a pop, but if you buy them like Jeff Eats does-12 (that’s a dozen) at a time, they run a buck & half a piece! Betcha didn’t know that being a mathematician was a prerequisite of being a food-blogger!-that’s why there are so few of us.

This Pizza Chef Italian Bistro joint is an absolute hole-in-the-wall…I’m thinking maybe on a good day it seats 30…

In addition to those empanadas- its- got… the full-boat mom & pop red sauce Italian joint menu and I am telling you that- Pizza Chef’s food is really good.

For what it’s worth, since I first found the joint- I have recommended it to a ton of people and not one single person-yelled at me for making a bad-call here!

Printed down below is Jeff Eats’ 4/25/14 review- for a bit more color…
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***** Pizza Chef Italian Bistro, 23269 State Road 7, Boca Raton, Florida 33428, (561) 477-5252.

You know…being in the restaurant business is an absolute bitch…

Jeff Eats’ mantra–“You want to eat in restaurants, you don’t want to own them. You want to eat in restaurants, you don’t want to own them. You want to eat…

To make a long story short, way back on September 8, 2008 I told you guys about Tony’s Authentic Brooklyn Pizza- a terrific “hole in the wall” mom & pop- red sauce Italian joint in Boca Raton. To make a long story short, Tony’s and the “pizza guy” (don’t recall the joint’s name) who came after him–are no more. Jeff Eats has absolutely no idea as to why Tony’s didn’t work…what I do know is- that Tony’s made real good pizza and other stuff.

Anyway,

About a year ago, Pizza Chef Italian Bistro opened where Tony’s use to be. Based on a recent Jeff Eats’ outing, décor-wise nothing changed–the joint seats 30. The one kitchen change, the Pizza Chef Italian Bistro installed a char-gas grill.

Jeff Eats and Mrs. Jeff Eats recently tried Pizza Chef Italian Bistro and I gotta tell you that this restaurant is GOLD! Now, not trying to sound melodramatic or nothing, but it’s joints like Pizza Chef Italian Bistro that make being- Jeff Eats fun!

As expected, Pizza Chef’s menu has the full boat of Italian pizzas, pastas, subs, entrees–but now for the kicker, it also has a ton of Argentinian dishes…Not sure on this, but Jeff Eats’ money says the owners are “of” Latin/Spanish heritage and not Italian–but that’s just a guess.

Anyway,

The recent eating- outing that I mentioned above- “netted” Jeff Eats, Mrs. Jeff Eats and another couple…cheese pizza, penne ala vodka, veal parmigiana, chicken marsala, zeppoles and I’m telling you–the stuff was delicious. For those of you wondering, Pizza Chef Italian Bistro has soup/salad-entrée-pasta side “specials” galore and neighborhood pizza joint prices. Oh! before I forget, we also had meat and cheese empanadas that were off the chart and a char-grilled sausage sub that I’m sorry I shared with my friend Norman

Pizza Chef Italian Bistro is a winner. I am telling you, go there! You’ll thank Jeff Eats for the heads-up!

Just so you know, your tee shirt/shorts- ensemble is the dress of the day.

Pizza Chef Italian Bistro is open Tuesday-Thursday 11am-9pm, Friday-Saturday 11am-11pm, Sunday noon-9pm, closed on Monday.

***** A little Bit of Philly, 3940 Curtiss Parkway, Virginia Gardens, Florida 33166, (305) 456-0481.

Another- Jeff Eats “out of sight out of mind” joint for you! First told you guys- about A Little Bit Of Philly on 2/17/2014 (“review” is down below), hadn’t been back until yesterday…

Gotta tell you, that this joint’s stuff is delicious…Philly Cheesesteak Sub and Meatball Sub were off the chart!

The big bitch I got with this A Little Bit Of Philly joint, it’s some drive from my home in Boca Raton!

Hopefully you live or work nearby-so you can go there a-lot!
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February 17, 2014
***** A little Bit of Philly, 3940 Curtiss Parkway, Virginia Gardens, Florida 33166, (305) 456-0481.

Real simple concept here…order at/pickup at counter joint, that makes pizza, calzones, stromboli, hot/cold subs.

Just so you know, Jeff Eats was turned onto -A Little Bit Of Philly by my pals at food blog Burger Beast www.burgerbeast.com who did a story on August 20, 2013.

You know and I know that pizza/sub joints are like Chins in a Chinese phonebook…literally, one in every South Florida strip center…not sure if the Chins/Chinese phonebook/strip center “theme” is working here–but you guys know what I mean.

Anyway…

The other day Jeff Eats gave -A Little Bit Of Philly a shot-and I gotta tell you that the plain pizza, sicilian pizza, philly cheese steak sub, meatball sub that I “sampled” were off the chart. No fooling around, everything-was amazingly delicious.

Let me wrap this up for you…this joint is an absolute grand-slam must try–that’s assuming, that you enjoy great subs and pizza…and other than my friend Hank (a story for another day)-who doesn’t?

A Little Bit Of Philly is open Monday-Saturday 11am-9pm, Sunday 11am-8pm.

***** The Griddle Restaurant, 475 Northeast Spanish River Boulevard, Boca Raton, Florida 33431, (5610 395-4929.

Got a good “mom & pop” diner for you guys…The Griddle Restaurant in Boca Raton.

Absolutely- positively nothing fancy-going on there…counter/table/booth seating.

Real simple menu- breakfast stuff, burgers, sandwiches, salads, entrees, desserts.

Like most of its South Florida diner-buddies, The Griddle doesn’t do dinner…the joint is open Monday-Friday 7am-3pm, Saturday-Sunday 7am-2pm.

By the way, in one form or another (it was formerly in another location)- The Griddle and its flat-top grill have been around since 1945…so I’m thinking, that just maybe- it’s doing something right! That said, I will tell you, that its “western décor” looks kinda strange to this Brooklyn Boy’s eyes- can’t ever remember seeing a bull or cow or a sheep walking down Flatbush Avenue…now I do remember horses on Ocean Parkway-anyway, I’m more into stainless steel/chrome!

Gourmet food (what exactly makes something gourmet?) nope!- just good solid diner food. This is the kinda joint where you go for big hearty breakfasts, loads of coffee, French fries soaked in ketchup and flat-top grilled cheeseburgers.

Just so you know, over the past 10 years-or so, Jeff Eats must have eaten breakfast/lunch in The Griddle Restaurant something like 20 times…the latest outing was yesterday- western omelet, pancakes, Belgian waffle-and as usual- everything was right on the money!

If you’re a “diner-fan”- you’ll like this joint…

You can check menu/prices/other info at meetmeatthegriddle.com

* Tribute Music & Food Truck Festival.

Jeff Eats has seen all of the scheduled-tribute bands/artists in action- and they are all dynamite!

Jeff Eats has already “done” some of the listed-food trucks and- I and Mrs. Jeff Eats are gonna do our best to try- the others when we are up there on Saturday night.

This is going to be a terrific 3-DAY FREE ADMISSION EVENT…all you need is yourself, maybe a blanket, maybe a chair!

For more info- wellingtonfl.gov.