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Louie’s Double Date, January 18, 2011
Louie’s Double Date, January 18, 2011 What can I say? Sometimes life is perfect. Look at these two, and how can you not? I'm sitting on the deck of the Stella di Mare, and it's a really beautiful day. We're cruising off the coast of Fort Lauderdale, just a...
Athena by the Sea, Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, Florida
Mob Blog: Athena by the Sea, Lauderdale by the Sea, Florida [dcs_p]This Greek restaurant is a great place for breakfast. Appropriately, it's called Athena by the Sea and sits at the corner of A1A and Commercial. Victor and I like to stop in from time to time....
Tramonti’s Restaurant, Delray Beach, Florida
Tramonti’s Restaurant, Delray Beach, Florida [dcs_p]Everyone knows Tramonti's Restaurant is my favorite restaurant in my adopted town of Delray Beach. But I don’t always come here to eat. Today, I’m hanging at the bar with my friend, Nathan Roth. Or I should...
Sands Waterfront Patio Bar, Pompano Beach, Florida
Sands Waterfront Patio Bar, Pompano Beach, Florida [dcs_p]I did Louie Morelli an enormous favor without ever having met him. It had something to do with his punk son-in-law Johnny Romano, who happens to be from my hometown of Clinton Township, Michigan—a suburb...
Atlantis Casino, Bahamas
Atlantis Casino, Bahamas [dcs_p]This is a beautiful casino. I lost twenty grand playing dice, but I’m not complaining. I know the game—hell, half my family’s early fortune was made in the gambling business. My favorite casino is the Bellagio in Vegas, although I’m...
Louie’s oceanfront home, Delray Beach, Florida
Louie’s oceanfront home, Delray Beach, Florida [dcs_p]New Year’s is a family day. After a swank night at the Boca Beach Club, we slept in today. I actually slept in my wife’s bed last night—after thirty-five years of marriage this doesn’t happen too often. But...
Bob Amante’s Restaurant, Deerfield Beach, Florida
Bob Amante’s Restaurant, Deerfield Beach, Florida [dcs_p]I’m at the bar with a dish of spaghetti and a glass of Chianti, but I’m not in a good mood. These dog bettors have been beating me up for three weeks running, and the Vegas lines are killing me. I was...