Alaturka Mediterranean Grill and Bakery brings homemade Turkish cuisine to Palm Harbor
With its lengthy menu of homemade Turkish dishes, this humble mom and pop shop is making waves in the local food scene—one falafel at a time.
Hales Blackbrick brings top-notch “modern Chinese” fare—and a celebrity chef—to Tampa
Tampa’s trendiest new restaurant, Hales Blackbrick, is now open, and it lives up to the enormous hype. Conceptualized and opened by Food Network personality Richard Hales, Blackbrick is a “modern […]
Four friends open Gorkhali Kitchen, Tampa Bay’s first Nepali restaurant
Somewhere in Tampa, some number of years ago, two Nepalese friends met at a birthday party. At the time, they were strangers to each other, but they knew they had […]
The Tides Seafood Market and Provisions makes serving great food a family affair
When husband and wife Mary Kate and Jon Walker, owners of The Tides Seafood Market and Provisions, moved to Florida with their three sons, they knew they wanted to pursue […]
Madison Avenue Pizza serves the biggest—and craziest—pizza in the Bay
If you’re a professional eater, or an active user of social media, you’ve probably already heard of Madison Avenue Pizza. With pies up to 32 inches, in flavors such as […]
Beijing House is the authentic Chinese restaurant Tampa has been looking for
If I had a dime for every time someone asked me where to find the best Chinese food in Tampa, I’d probably have enough money to run VIP in the […]
Lucky Tigré brings contemporary Filipino-American cuisine to Tampa
Bags of Asian chips and snacks hang vertically against the bamboo walls of Tampa’s newest walk-up Filipino food spot, Lucky Tigré. Near the register, there are boxes of Green Tea […]
We went back to The Brisket Shoppe—and it’s still Tampa’s best BBQ restaurant
Less than a year ago I wrote a story highlighting The Brisket Shoppe as Tampa’s “best kept restaurant secret.” Nestled in the back of Armenia Ave’s barbecue pro-shop Grill and […]
Oggi Italian, Davis Islands’ “family dining room,” gives classic comfort food an upscale twist
If you conceptualize Tampa as a neighborhood block, that would make Davis Islands a cozy little house on the end of the street. And, if Davis Islands were a house, […]
Japanese fusion restaurant, Chanko Ichiban, will transport you to Asia—and the future
Somewhere along North Florida Ave. lies an old-school, 1950s diner. With gently curved metallic walls and neon red striations, the classic spot is hard to miss. Go there expecting milkshakes […]