Flanigans

Recently, while visiting Florida, we stopped by Flanigans in Deerfield Beach. There are several former Big Daddy's Lounge turned restaurant locations throughout the Greater South Florida Area. We enjoyed the smoked fish dip to start and then I had the perfectly seasoned and lightly breaded dolphin fingers (mahi mahi, not Flipper's digits). Man, I miss that place.

Check it! In this picture, I'm wearing a Spirit Alley t-shirt. Get yours at www.spirit-alley.com.

Corn Pone, Covered

I've heard the term Corn Pone before but never know what it was. I assumed it was a made up word by Frank Sinatra, currently being used by my teed friends, but...last night at The Brentwood Restaurant and Lounge I discovered the true meaning. A corn pone is a delicious long and slender cornbread product, made for dipping in soup or in my case chicken chili. I can see the resemblance to well...a corn pone...

...in Mexico

We had a great time down in Puerto Vallarta last President's Day Weekend. We stayed in a 12 room villa, Quinta Del Mar, which was also the location of our friend's wedding. When we weren't whooping it up at the festivities or cruising around downtown, I spent a great amount of time sitting in a chair in our room, enjoying the view, sipping beers, watching the boats through binoculars, and feeling very relaxed.

Here We Go!

Check out my boy, Eric Normington (in the beard) in this hilarious Bud Light spot that was shown early on, during the Super Bowl. Nice job Normie!

A Reading from the Book of Teed

As a new installment, I'm choosing some excerpts from my new favorite piece of literature, Drunk by Paul Dickson. I picked up this puppy at Borders. Periodically, I will quote some alternative terms for teed (teed is in the book, but more on that later). Heck, I could even start a new blog called Teed and Teed(lia), an homage to Julie and Julia, where I act out every. It's also fun to use these words in a sentence. Try it at home or at the bar!

Starting alphabetically:

All at Sea (The gents and I are All at Sea right now.)
All Schnozzled Up

Been too free with the Creature
Been too free with Sir John Strawberry (TK can't drive, because he's been too free with Sir John Strawberry this evening.)

...stay tuned for C

Cuckoo for Coconut Chips

If you've every been to Haiku's Twin Falls Fruit Stand on the Hawaiian Isle of Maui, you may have noticed and / or enjoyed Coconut Chips. If you have not been there, odds are you have not enjoyed them, because it's the only place in the world to get them. I sent my girlfriend, Leisure Girl, on a wild goose chase all around the island looking for this delicious snack. "We scoured the island from ABC Stores to local farmers markets in pursuit of the chips. We became obsessed with finding these crack-like wonders and they didn't disappoint. I ended up getting the private number of the maker and owner the company Bananas and Coconuts from the concierge at the hotel," says LG.

LG tells me that they only sell these treats, consisting solely of toasted, then roasted shaved coconut and Hawaiian salt, at Twin Falls Fruit Stand on the road to Hana. Luckily, she brought back a few bags of the savory delights that taste oddly similar to bacon.

Tonight we enjoyed part of the last remaining bag in our possession, chopped up and sprinkled over vanilla frozen yogurt. Mahalo, Leisure Girl!

Burgs in the Hood

In my neighborhood of Hollywood, CA, two new great burger joints have recently opened; Umami Hollywood, the 3rd installment of the famous Umami chain and Stout, a hip spot serving a great selection of micro brews and burgers. While Umami consistantly serves some of the best hamburgers, turkey burgers, portabello mushroom burgers and pork laden sandwiches known to man, it has no TVs and only 2 beers on tap. Stout's "Stout Burger", while good, Senator, is no Umami, but Stout does have 2 large TV's, friendly staff, and serves food until 4am. Stout does have great ground chicken and veggie burgers too.