Tag: Tampa Bay

  • Dining Guide: Great local restaurants to eat at in Brandon

    Dining Guide: Great local restaurants to eat at in Brandon

    Hungry in Brandon? Here are some great local restaurants to eat in Brandon.

  • Margarita Wars coming July 26th to TPepin Hospitality Centre in Tampa

    Margarita Wars coming July 26th to TPepin Hospitality Centre in Tampa

    Full disclosure: This is a sponsored post for Creative Loafing Tampa. I have partnered with them for their upcoming Margarita Wars and have received tickets in exchange for my post about their upcoming event and cross-promotions. Opinions are my own and do not reflect Creative Loafing or affiliates. Ready to sip some margaritas? Creative Loafing […]

  • Meet the Chefs 2019: Meet and Mingle with Tampa Bay Chefs

    Creative Loafing‘s annual food event, Meet The Chefs, is approaching quickly at The Vault in Downtown Tampa and will occur on Wednesday, June 12th, 2019 from 7PM-10PM. VIP is already sold out and GA is selling quickly as well. General Admission includes small plates by each chef and more as well as an opportunity to […]

  • Foodie Photoshoot / St. Pete Lunchpool Takeover Recap

    Foodie Photoshoot / St. Pete Lunchpool Takeover Recap

    I joined forces with a new food startup called Lunchpool on Sunday, May 19th for a Foodie Photoshoot / St. Pete Lunchpool Takeover. The idea was to eat our way through a section of Downtown St. Petersburg and connect people over food while trying some new places or outposts of businesses I have seen around […]

  • Food Tech: Introducing Table Dot. Home Chefs on Demand

    Food Tech: Introducing Table Dot. Home Chefs on Demand

    Have you ever wanted to have a chef cook in your home for you and some guests but not been sure how to go about it? Hiring a private in-home chef can be a stressful affair, from trying to negotiate the cost per head, to sourcing ingredients, annoying callbacks, and trying to find someone who […]

  • GUIDE: Where to celebrate Easter 2019 in Tampa Bay

    GUIDE: Where to celebrate Easter 2019 in Tampa Bay

    Looking for something to do for Easter Sunday 2019 in Tampa Bay? Numerous hotels, restaurants, and bars are having events with buffets. Most have options for kids as well. Here are some options: Shepard’s OCEAN FLAME: This Clearwater Beach spot is serving your favorites from 10AM-9PM and offering brunch items until 2:30pm. Reservations are strongly […]

  • NEWS: Shake Shack now open at UTC Sarasota

    NEWS: Shake Shack now open at UTC Sarasota

    Gourmet burger giant Shake Shack opens today at The Mall at University Town Center (UTC) Sarasota. The burger franchise hopes to have 200 locations by 2020. Shake Shack is serving the Pie Oh My Concrete, which has vanilla custard mixed with a slice of Four & Twenty Blackbirds seasonal pie. 5% of the sales of this item […]

  • 8th Annual International Cuban Sandwich Festival Winners

    The 8th Annual International Cuban Sandwich Festival was a success yet again. Competitors came from all around to compete for the World’s Best Cuban Sandwich. Cuban Sandwich Festival is a precursor to the World Food Championships. This year’s event was held in Historic Ybor City at Centennial Park which is where the event was first […]

  • 2 Tampa Bay chefs named James Beard Award 2019 semifinalists

    Tampa Bay is on fire this morning with two chefs named James Beards Award semifinalists for 2019. The James Beard Foundation awards are the most prestigious award a chef can receive in the food industry. Chef Jeannie Pierola from Edison: Food + Drink Lab has been nominated as a Semifinalist for Best Chef in the […]

  • Dining Guide: 3 vegan eats that don’t break the bank in Tampa Bay

    This post comes from Deborah Bostock-Kelley. Deborah is a food writer and is going to highlight some great vegan and gluten-free eats for us. I am asked all the time about vegan food, but it isn’t my specialty so I am very excited to have her writing for us. It’s hard enough to find restaurants […]