Today we had the privilege of having Chef Anthony from Decatur’s very own Café Lily on with us to talk about the special Greek Party he is hosting tonight in honor of his late father Angelo Pitillo. Angelo died Thanksgiving Day 2007 and, even as an Italian, loved all things Greek!

All proceeds from tonight’s event will benefit the Hospice Atlanta Center who took tremendous care of Chef’s father and family during his last days. If you are unfamiliar with what hospice is then you are lucky….but if you have had to endure the experience of hospice then you know what an important role they play in the final chapter of your loved one’s life. I dealt with hospice twice. Once with my dad’s passing 8 years ago and, like Chef Anthony, last Thanksgiving when I lost my brother Pete. When Café Lily asked the Zakk Tyler Morning Show to talk about this event I jumped at the chance to raise money for these literal Angels on Earth. They are people who help you thru the death of a loved one and comfort the sick on a daily basis; they may help you one time but it never ends for them. They are constant care takers and the true meaning of good.

Café Lily is located at 308 West Ponce de Leon Ave, Decatur 404-371-9119. Doors open at 5:30p. Reservations are being accepted but there is also a large bar and patio area. Music starts at 7pm… So, grab some friends, dive into delicious Greek cuisine, celebrate the exciting Greek culture, and smash some plates while you are there…

Enjoy life more today!

OPA!

Jane

You can imagine just how hard this life begins at 40 because it’s the new 30 guy lives it up when he goes on a vacation. Flying and driving to lavishly exotic locations such as Gibsonia, PA, Greenville, SC and don’t forget the waterfront view I had of the Allegheny River while staying in Kennerdell, PA.

It’s just another way of making sure this guy doesn’t bother me when I’m away on trips.

The good news is that I dug deep into my celebrity Rolodex while on my break. Like the golfing day I had with these three superstars.

They’re my nephews and I helped them learn a few things about golf etiquette. For instance, the youngest one had to be taught that you don’t speak when another player is in the middle of their golf swing and the oldest one was told that you don’t kick your ball closer to hole when the scorekeeper isn’t watching.

On the 8th hole of the day I almost earned some “star power” of my own but missed a hole-in-one by this much.

(Read why “Uncle Zakk” had to interrupt the other players on the course and take this photograph HERE)

On Thursday I got down in the upstate attending a Kevn Kinney show at a club called The Handlebar. Kevn even turned me on to a new drink called a Firefly. I recall him maybe sharing a great story behind how and why the drink was made but I don’t remember for sure. Now doesn’t that, alone, make a drink special?

Speaking of specials, did the Petro Station (Exit 160 off Interstate 85) change theirs?

I still hadn’t scored the $9.99 Rib-Eye before they went and switched cuts on me.

One didn’t have to live in Atlanta during the 1990’s to learn a phrase that existed back then and throughout the south… I am 99X! That same radio station disappointed a lot of listeners when it became defunct in January of this year.

When 99X changed its format, most of the personalities were well known in Atlanta and so still are those from the radio station’s past. Two of those former 99X folks, Jimmy Baron and Yvonne Monet, filled in for us last week while the show took a holiday break.

Thank you, Jimmy.

Thank you, Yvonne.

Denzil was witness to a maroon Hummer that, when unable to enter Colony Square in Midtown (home of the Dave FM studios), decided to back up over the car behind him in line! After reporting the incident on air, the police in Douglasville, GA found the driver and arrested him.

Here are pictures of the car that was run over.

The winning recipe from the TOP CHEF Morning show challenged as decided by Chef Richard Blais TOP CHEF finalist and Executive Chef from Home Restaurant & Bar.

Banana Bruschetta with coffee butter cream
By Jane Monzures

Ingredients:
1 Baguette loaf of bread, thinly sliced
2 ripe bananas sliced
∏ lb bacon crispy and crumbled into bits
Chocolate Syrup for topping
Coffee Butter Cream

Coffee Butter Cream
1 ∏ cup confectioners’ sugar
1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder
1/3 cut butter softened
2 tablespoons strong brewed coffee

Directions for coffee butter cream:
In a small bowl, stir together the confectioners’ sugar and cocoa powder.
In another bowl, beat the butter until creamy; gradually beat in the sugar mixture, being sure to scrape the bottom of the bowl, occasionally until mixed.
Finally stir in coffee and beat until smooth

Bruschetta Assembly:
Toast the baguette slices on a broiling pan or in a toaster oven until golden brown.
Spread a layer of coffee butter cream on toast, approximately 1 teaspoon.
Place two slices of the banana on top.
Sprinkle with bacon bits and drizzle chocolate syrup over the top.

Delicious!

(The recipe for the runner-up BBB (Bacon, Banana, Butter) sandwich HERE)

Zakk and Jane talk with Carlos Mencia

The candy lollipops, known as “Pot Suckers”, are now illegal to be sold to minors in the state of Georgia. By a vote of 42 to 3, the legislature in the Peach State says, “If you want to know what marijuana taste like, then go get the real thing”.

Senator Doug Stoner has already heard all the jokes about his last name and his people let us know that before he agreed to be on the show (heard weekday mornings on WZGC/Atlanta and broadcast live over the Internet at www.929dave.fm). Before speaking to the Senator, we taste-tested the “Pot Suckers” (also known as “Kronic Candy”) and maybe it would be best for someone to actually be stoned before doing the same. We thought that the more we ate, they more hungry we’d get… but I wasn’t even able to finish my first without gagging. Oh well, you don’t get off until you cough the dropouts from my high school used to say.

Even if the ruling was reversed, these pot suckers would be in the bargain bin next to the candy cigarettes and the near beer. Both of which should now be referred to as gateway snacks.

Here’s a photograph of me with Frank Caliendo from this (Friday) morning.
After a recent television appearance alongside his wife, Frank said he received countless text messages from folks saying “Your wife is hot!” (Jay Leno told him that his wife got twice as many saying “Your husband is chubby!”). Well, now Frank has a still image alongside someone who can’t make him feel so insecure.

At this time, Frank is, without a doubt, the best comedian and impersonator on the planet. His mockery of John Madden was so overdue. But don’t underestimate Frank as an NFL handicapper, he’s the only broadcaster other than me to pick the NY Giants to win SB XLII (okay, I took them along with the 11 ½ points).

Tickets are remaining to see Frank at the Cobb Energy Centre (3/28).