What's HOT South Florida :: 7/31 - 8/04

Last Monday, Monkey Business held a benefit to send Jose Vega, Mr. North Carolina Continental, to Mr. Continental. On Tuesday and then again on Thursday, Village Pub presented Miss Conception (Miss Gay Toronto Entertainer of the Year) who performed live. On Wednesday, the Island Restaurant and Lounge in Palm Beach held a benefit to send Velvet LeNore to Miss Florida F.I. and the place was packed. That just goes to show you how much Palm Beach loves their Velvet.

On Saturday, The Drive presented a drag barbecue with Vita Summer Dalux, direct from Dallas, along with local entertainer Willow Bierce Austin. On Saturday night, Score, in association with Eliad Cohen and Jared Needle, presented "Papa Don't Preach: Miami Summer Edition," which featured the music of DJ Isaac Escalante. On Sunday afternoon, we ventured around to two of the gay guesthouses to see what was happening, and they both had sexy boys around the pool. Our first stop was the Grand and then we went to the Worthington. Then, Sunday afternoon, we stopped by Scandals for Lady Fancy's monthly Gospel Jubilee, and then we went to Gregarious for the Divas Sunday show which this week featured special guest Champagne Bordeaux (Miss Florida 2005).

Afterwards we headed to Johnny's, which is always packed on Sunday afternoons. After Johnny's, it was time to go home and relax after a busy week of events, and this is supposed to be our off-season!

Thursday, July 31

Village Pub presents a benefit show for April Chanel starting at 9 pm. This will be a star studded cast of entertainers presenting a benefit to send April, the current reigning Miss Florida Continental, to the national pageant in Chicago. Showtime 9pm. Hosted by Franchesque Richards, Nicolette, and Keith Allen.

Friday, August 1

Village Pub presents the Mr. Stoli Guy competition. Hosted by Stoli. Compete to represent Stoli at their Mr. Stoli Guy 2014!

Saturday, August 2

The Manor presents the winner of "RuPaul's Drag Race" Season 3, the one and only Raja. There will also be a VIP Meet and Greet with photo Opp for the first 100 guests in line at 11 pm. The Ballroom also features guest DJ, direct from Brazil, Romullo Azaro. In the Ivy Lounge and Patio, Noche Latina Saturdays features hostess Viva Mirage, DJ Nena and special guest Natasha Danielle Hearts. 11 pm to 4 am with HOT go-go boys and no cover.

The Club Fort Lauderdale is remodeling the steam room, sauna, and are having a Wrecking Party at 10 pm where they will feature a black out space and a naked play space.

The Ramrod presents Pig Dance #72 (first Saturday of the month) with special guest DJ/producer Barry Huffine.

Sunday, August 3

Flip Flops Dockside Eatery presents their monthly Sunday T, Fort Lauderdale's only T-Dance on the Intracoastal. Their monthly T is hosted by Amanda Austin and features DJ Silvio along with special guest entertainers Deja Devonier, Franchesque Richards and Kyla McCray-Taylor.

The Stable presents a car was benefit from 12 to 4 pm to help send Zack to the Gay Games. Go over and let Zack hose you down!

Village Pub presents "Leather Invasion," a benefit to support the Trevor Project and Mr. LAL hosted by Christopher Paul, Mr. Christopher Street West. The event start at 9pm will feature go-go boys, raffles, giveaways and much more.

Monday, August 4

The Boardwalk will be hosting a benefit to send Daisy Deadpetals to Miss Florida F.I. starting at 10pm and featuring lots of special guests. Daisy asks her south Florida community to come out and support her in her quest of winning Miss Florida F.I.

Wednesday, August 6

Starting today and going through August 10, My TropiXXX features a 40% off sale for Ruby members only. This is a great time to stock up on all your sexy clothing.

PJ's Cocktails is featuring a Caribbean Pride Event Block Party from 7-11pm where if you donate $5 to Sunserve you get to enjoy Caribbean food.

Miss Florida F.I. 2014

The SOCIAL EVENT OF THE SEASON is returning. That's right, Miss Florida F.I. 2014 will take place at the beautiful Deauville Beach Resort in Miami Beach on Monday, August 11. Tickets are selling fast, so pick yours up now at MissFloridaFIPageant.com or call 954-478-4587. If you would like to order your room at the Deauville call 305-865-8511, but don't forget to mention the code MISS08 as you get a free upgrade when you do.

This is HOT

Pizza -- who doesn't love a good slice? What if you could have the pizza combination of your dreams any time in your own kitchen? A new cookbook allows readers to do just that! Revolutionary Pizza [Page Street Publishing, July 2014, $19.99 US], by Dimitri Syrkin-Nikolau, owner of Chicago's popular specialty pizza shop, Dimo's Pizza, shares his mouthwatering pizza recipes for meat-lovers and vegans alike.

"Revolutionary Pizza is more of a look into how we approach our craft," says author Syrkin-Nikolau."Our mantra: pizza is the food of the people. It's accessible. It's cheap. And most of all, it's comforting. We see pizza crust as our canvas for creating and re-creating our favorite meals in new and unthinkable ways. And maybe we're gluttons for groupies, but we love the satisfaction of causing a memorable reaction. Selling pizzas with French fries and macaroni noodles, we've learned that pizza is kind of a big deal. Over the years, we've come to define a few specific reactions that remind us why we do what we do."

With chapters on the classics, appetizers, street eats, dessert pies, and tips and tricks this cookbook has everything one needs to master homemade pizza including the creative combinations that made Dimo's Pizza a Chicago cult favorite. Recipes include: BBQ Steak & Fries, Chicken n' Waffles, Finger Lickin' Chicken Finger, Steak Nacho, Jalape�o Pop 'N' Lock, Chorizo Seitan Taco, Chicken 'N' Waffles, Thanksgiving Leftovers Pie, Beef Stroganoff, Naked 3Veg, BBQ Porkabella, Red, White, & Berry and Celia's Sweet Peach Cobbler.

REVOLUTIONARY PIZZA provides all the recipes needed to create one-of-a-kind pizzas that everyone will remember and dream about.