Greg Rice is one of South Florida's most recognizable personalities. The self-made millionaire and his twin brother, John, overcame tremendous adversity in their lives and in the process, became Palm Beach County legends. Though best-known as the pint-sized pitchman for Hulett Environmental Services -- the exterminators who had the foresight to snag Bugs.com as a domain name -- he's also a man who loves his food and drink. And he's not afraid to show it.
Well, I haven't Googled it or looked up the term on Wikipedia to
find out what it might mean. Two years ago, I started doing this for the
American Lung Association. As you know, I'm very active in the
community. I'm very visible not just in South Florida but the whole
state. What I do is I host the event, and I'm the MC. I talk in between
the music acts. There are People's Choice awards, like for favorite entrée or best dessert, so it's an opportunity for me to announce those
winners. But I function mostly as the MC.
No, I've always said after the first glass, it's all good wine to me.
I'm not a well-studied individual, but I love good food. And that's what
some of South Florida's best restaurants are going to be exhibiting, if
we can use that term. Big chains, small operators, and everything in
between. They'll be doing entrées and desserts, sometimes both. The
event is always at the mercy of the weather, but hopefully we'll be all
right.
it is. It includes everything. And I know a lot of people don't like
the idea of walking and eating at the same time, but the portions are
smaller, and they're served on a really neat plate with a cutout for
your wine glass, so you can hold your plate, your glass, and still have a
free hand.
have a few favorites, but they're very diverse -- if you look at my CD
collection, you'd have a hard time figuring out what kind of guy I am.
I'm a big fan of small plates. Not just because of my size; that's
because I really, really love variety. I love everything except for
liver.
Tomorrow Greg talks about Lake Worth politics and getting over the loss
of his twin brother, John, who passed away nearly five years ago.
