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Chef Rene Valenzuela Expands To A New Location [The Taco Bus Adopts A New Baby Brother]

2009-07-17T11:13:25+00:00

My affection for the Mexican restaurant El Taconazo goes way…

Eat, Live, Run ... Drink? [Tampa Woman Is A Sip Away From Social Media Wine Gig]

2009-07-15T12:28:29+00:00

In April, friends flooded my e-mail with a press release from Murphy-Goode winery announcing its “Really Goode Job” contest. The winner would get a $60,000, six-month…

Pass The Pepper, Please [How Jeffrey Got His Cooking Groove Back]

2009-07-10T14:17:59+00:00

I’m sitting at the counter at Diner 437 a few weeks ago, slurping through a bowl of asparagus soup. It’s warm and comforting and delicious. And there’s…

Money Crunch Leads ‘Taco Tammy’ to Web [Grabbing Twitter, Facebook By The Tail]

2009-06-30T10:44:24+00:00

Can Twitter and Facebook save a tortilla business?

“Taco Tammy” Young is about to find out. Her bank, however, is far…

A Dining Room To Match The Food [An Insider Gives SideBern’s A Makeover]

2009-06-23T21:58:11+00:00

Restaurants change. It’s the one constant in the business. Even at a restaurant like SideBern’s in Tampa.

The hippest restaurant along one of the hippest stretches of south Tampa has been going…

Pierogie Puck Pizzas Go Top Shelf For Stanley Cup Dining [What Would Bobby Clarke Eat?]

2009-06-12T18:18:46+00:00

When I was growing up, I idolized Philadelphia Flyers hockey player Bobby Clarke.

Growing up in Florida, this was not a normal thing to do. We didn’t have a hockey team…

Is This The Best Hamburger In America? [A Perfect Burger Is A Joy Forever]

2009-06-11T15:18:30+00:00

We live in confusing times. From a hamburger standpoint, anyway.

This is an age when Applebee’s proudly advertises a menu item called, “Realburgers.” (And ties it to heroism,…

Now, Cut That Out [Fun Things You Can Make With Watermelon During Your Abundance Of Spare Time]

2009-06-10T15:51:11+00:00

Last weekend in my Recipes Lost & Found column, I included directions for making a watermelon shark.

I also included one for Watermelon, Black…

It’s National Doughnut Day [Feast Day Of St. Homer Of Simpson]

2009-06-05T13:23:17+00:00

So, today is National Doughnut Day. Krispy Kremes are offering one free doughnut per customer. Dunkin’ Donuts is giving away a free doughnut with the purchase of a beverage.

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Laissez Les Bon Tampa Roulez! [New Orleans Chef Leon Galatoire Comes To Town]

2009-06-04T20:59:39+00:00

A bit of New Orleans flavor will visit the area this weekend when chef Leon Galatoire shares French Creole dishes from Galatoire’s, his family’s century-old Bourbon Street restaurant.

Galatoire, a fourth-generation member…