Posted on October 10, 2007 by pembry
IN THE NEWS: Creative Loafing’s Brian Ries awards three and a half stars to the inappropriately titled — and surprisingly good — Cheap (309 S. Howard Ave., Tampa, 813-258-5878). tampa.creativeloafing.com … St. Pete Times’s Laura Reilley also reviews Cheap . tampabay.com … The Tampa Trib’s Kurt Loft looks at Sarasota dining. tampatrib.com.
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Posted on October 3, 2007 by pembry
Gourmet magazine’s October 2007 issue features a guide to “America’s Best Farm-to-Table Restaurants.” gourmet.com:
RESTAURANTS WITH FARM CONNECTIONS: 2nd Street Bistro, Livingston, MT; Amherst Chinese Food, Amherst, MA; Blackberry Farm, Walland, TN; Crook’s Corner, Chapel Hill, NC; Eve, Alexandria, VA; La Provence, Lacombe, LA; Lantern, Chapel Hill, NC; Pacific’O and I’o, Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii; Tree House [...]
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Posted on September 25, 2007 by pembry
IN THE NEWS: Creative Loafing’s Best of the Bay 2007 critics picks include: Cafe Ponte, Best Restaurant; Savannah’s Cafe, Best New Restaurant; Daniel Womack, Tedesco’s Grillside, Best Chef to Watch. … Brian Ries gives two and a half stars in reviewing Midtown Sundries (200 First Ave. S., St. Petersburg, 727-502-0222). tampa.creativeloafing.com … Tijuana Flats is [...]
Filed under: Tampa - St. Petersburg Restaurants | Tagged: Cafe Ponte, Creative Loafing's Best of the Bay, Daniel Womack, Five Guys burgers, Grille 29 closed, Midtown Sundries, Savannah's Cafe, Tedesco's Grillside | Leave a Comment »
Posted on September 19, 2007 by pembry
IN THE NEWS: Creative Loafing’s Brian Ries gives three stars in reviewing Pia’s Trattoria (3054 Beach Blvd. S., Gulfport, 727-327-2190). tampa.creativeloafing.com … Visiting blogger ColumbusFoodie.com visits Columbia Restaurant (2117 East 7th Avenue, Tampa, 813.248.4961). … The Tampa Tribune’s Mary Patrick reviews Mariposa Mexican Grille (17623 N. Dale Mabry Highway, Lutz, FL, 813-264-1212). tbo.com … The [...]
Filed under: Tampa - St. Petersburg Restaurants | Tagged: Bread and Butter Gourmet Deli, Columbia Restaurant, Malio's Prime Steakhouse, Mariposa Mexican Grille, Pia's Trattoria | Leave a Comment »
Posted on September 11, 2007 by pembry
IN THE NEWS: Creative Loafing’s Brian Ries awards four stars in reviewing the Hong Kong cuisine of Yummy House (2202 W. Waters Ave., Tampa, 813-915-2828) and reports that Local Coffee & Tea — the Sarasota-based minichain of coffee houses — has joined forces with Susan Huff of Integrity Organic. tampa.creativeloafing.com … The Tampa Tribune’s [...]
Filed under: Tampa - St. Petersburg Restaurants | Tagged: Bern's Steakhouse, Harry Waugh Dessert Room, Integrity Organic, Local Coffee and Tea, O Bistro, Yummy House | Leave a Comment »
Posted on September 4, 2007 by pembry
IN THE NEWS: Two Tampa-based OSI Restaurant Partners’ concepts were ranked among the top 10 growth chains for 2006 by the trade magazine Restaurant Hospitality, the Tampa Bay Business Journal reports. Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse and Wine Bar and Cheeseburger in Paradise were on the list dominated by fast casual chains. It takes $100 million in [...]
Filed under: Tampa - St. Petersburg Restaurants | Tagged: Cristino's, Seminole Heights Deli, Cheeseburger in Paradise, Fleming's | Leave a Comment »
Posted on August 28, 2007 by pembry
IN THE NEWS: Creative Loafing’s Brian Ries awards three stars in reviewing Mariposa Mexican Grille (17623 N. Dale Mabry, Lutz, 813-264-1212, mariposamexicangrille.com). tampa.creativeloafing.com … The Tampa Trib’s Kurt Loft reviews Las Vegas Sports Cafe (502 N. Tampa St, Tampa, 813-223-9051). tampatrib.com … The St. Pete Times‘ Laura Reiley reviews Mariposa. tampabay.com
Compiled by Pat Embry, WhereTheLocalsEat.com
Filed under: Tampa - St. Petersburg Restaurants | Tagged: Las Vegas Sports Cafe, Mariposa Mexican Grille | Leave a Comment »
Posted on August 22, 2007 by pembry
IN THE NEWS: Creative Loafing’s Brian Ries reports, “With what may be the worst name of any restaurant ever (at least for Web searches) Tommy Ortiz has extended his SoHo restaurant dominance with Cheap (309 S. Howard Ave.), a tapas joint in the former Cappy’s location on South Howard. Cheap’s opening came the same week [...]
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Posted on August 14, 2007 by pembry
IN THE NEWS: The St. Pete Times‘ Sharon Ginn reports, “An Old Seminole Heights landmark has been transformed into an all-night diner. The Three Coins restaurant at 7410 N Nebraska Ave., which new owner Moe Hassan said has been open for about 80 years, has a new look, a new menu and lots of new [...]
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Posted on August 8, 2007 by pembry
IN THE NEWS: The Tampa Trib’s Kurt Loft looks at Dunedin dining, including Bon Appetit (150 Marina Plaza). tampatrib.com … Creative Loafing’s Brian Ries reviews Pei Wei (12927 N. Dale Mabry, Tampa), while Wade Tatangelo considers Blue Martini (2223 N. West Shore Boulevard, Tampa, bluemartinilounge.com). tampa.creativeloafing.com
Compiled by Pat Embry, WhereTheLocalsEat.com
Filed under: Tampa - St. Petersburg Restaurants | Tagged: Blue Martini, Bon Appetit, Dudedin dining, Pei Wei | Leave a Comment »