Rogers would needle Cohen on-air through the decades, calling him “Ponytail Jeff” and making fun of Cohen’s painted fingernails. Rogers met Cohen and became a fan of his food at the original Pizza Loft, on Flagler Street in Miami. University Dr., Davie.Ĭohen has been a colorful character through the years, well-known to “ Neilies,” the legion of fans of late South Florida radio icon Neil Rogers. The Pizza Loft name, menu items (including matzo pizza) and staff have moved to the renamed DelVecchio’s Pizza Loft in the Tower Shops, 2060 S. McDonnell says matzo pizza will be available during Passover and by special order (with one day’s notice) throughout the year. When I stopped by the newly branded store on Sunday for a cheese slice ($3.18, tax included), I saw a basket of vintage Pizza Loft garlic rolls, baked fresh and studded with five types of garlic, on its way to a table.
That is because entrepreneur Jamie McDonnell bought the Pizza Loft brand, phone number and other proprietary rights from Cohen for the rechristened DelVecchio’s Pizza Loft in the Tower Shops of Davie, at 2060 S. 1 after two decades in Davie, but its name, recipes and employees have found new life just up the road. “I started Pizza Loft in Miami when I was 19. Last week Jeff Cohen called it a career after 42 years in the South Florida restaurant industry, shuttering Pizza Loft in Davie to make way for a Nova Southeastern University project that will be built on the University Drive site. He brought Pizza Loft pizzas to Don Shula and Dan Marino, delivered a meatball to a dying Neil Rogers and paid homage to his Jewish heritage by creating matzo pizza and matzo lasagna for the Passover holiday.
0 kommentar(er)
