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The Rag Doll Bar

Posted on March 29th, 2024

Rag Doll BarMy Beloved Hometown of Oakland Park Fl.Andrews Ave and Prospect Road. Back in the day, Oakland Park was home to some serious dive bars. Some are still open but most are closed😔 Just to recap a few of these blue-collar saloons: Buck and Marys, The Owl NestJohnny’sB&WITBThe Shamrock Pub42nd Street Pub (I think […]

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Dan I Cook’s Interview With The Manager of the Mai-Kai Restaurant; Kern Mattei. 

Posted on August 27th, 2022

It seems like wherever I go I’ll run into someone and they will ask me what’s going on with the Mai-Kai.  For those of you that don’t know, my father, Pasefika, was a Polynesian Entertainer at the Mai-Kai for over 3 decades, starting in 1970. My three siblings along with myself all worked there. Even my […]

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Still my Favorite Jensen Beach Fl. Restaurant, Crawdaddy’s N’awlins Cafe and Raw Bar.

Posted on July 28th, 2022

Hit my favorite Jensen Beach Fl. Restaurant again with my pop and son. I’m happy to say, it’s still excellent! I’ve written about this restaurant before and this is just an update to my original article. I’m truly in love with this restaurant. The food, decor, and service are just extraordinary. Ambiance The owner Mark […]

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Deadliest Catch Crab Dip 

Posted on July 25th, 2022

I recently had my wife’s family over for a good old fashion BBQ. I decided to whip up my famous Deadliest Catch Crab Dip. This was a complete winner and I wanted to share it with y’all. Here is the recipe. Ingredients 16 ounces of Crab Meat from @BJ’s  16 ounces of plain Greek Yogurt […]

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Cold Pizza From Annie’s in Coral Springs Fl.

Cold Pizza and Why I Enjoy It. 

Posted on July 22nd, 2022

If you eat pizza there is no doubt at some point in your life you have eaten it cold.  What I find odd is I prefer it cold rather than reheated. When I really think about it eating a cold slice of leftover pizza is the only takeout food I will eat cold. Cold spaghetti, nope. […]

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Dan I. Cook Coral Springs FLA. Lobster Roll

Posted on December 10th, 2020

1 pound fresh cooked and then cooled lobster meat (average ¼ pound per person), diced into chunks 2 TBS nonfat plain greek yogurt 1 tsp old bay seasoning Squeeze of half a lemon ¼ C of the following: chopped red onion, chopped green scallion, chopped celery, diced water chestnuts, chopped sweet red pepper 3 medium-thick […]

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