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Naples Daily News
Grocery Shopping Chronicles: Another wave of your self-checkout opinions
Welcome back to the SW Florida Grocery Shopping Chronicles, a place where we talk about all things grocery shopping with our audience from Marco Island to Cape Coral. This is a place where you can share your grocery shopping experiences − good and bad. Have a tip? A money-saving hack? An idea for a grocery shopping poll question? Or, maybe, you just want to vent and tell us what is wrong with grocery shopping in 2026 and how it might be fixed. Any kind of random grocery shopping thoughts will do! This week's Grocery Shopping Chronicles: More reader comments about self-checkout Every now and then, the SW Florida Grocery Shopping Chronicles hits on a topic that gets people talking. With 2026 starting to wind down, it's apparent that a topic we brought up at the end of October − should consumers who use self-checkout be compensated in some way, like a discount, since they are doing the work that an employee would normally do? By work we mean: scanning, bagging, paying. This conversation started when we shared the news about legislation being proposed in New York that would in fact have grocery stores providing a discount for people who use
Mysuncoast.com
Boca’s holiday catering menu
SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Today in our kitchen we welcomed Executive Chef Richard Teav and Manager Nora Gingerich from Boca. The two joined us to make a Duck Confit with Fried Rice and Chinese Vegetables and a Ornamentini, Boca’s classic holiday-inspired cocktail. Boca is making their holiday spread available...
whatnow.com
Bagels & Brews Cafe Team Preparing Third Location in Sarasota
A concept for a quick bite or morning coffee is expanding this year. Bagels & Brews has a new location listed on their website, at 4086 Bee Ridge Road in Sarasota. This will be the team’s second expansion since building a cafe in Bradenton. An opening date hasn’t yet been revealed.
wild941.com
Favorite Pinellas Pizza Spot Lands Tampa Location
Tampa is getting a taste of the Northeast! Anthony & Luca’s Pizza Kitchen, a popular Pinellas Park spot, is bringing its New York style pizza, New Jersey boardwalk pies and Philly cheesesteaks to West Waters Avenue. The restaurant’s new location at 7032 W. Waters Ave. gives Tampa food lovers...
unearththevoyage.com
uncoveringflorida.com
This Glamorous Florida Steakhouse Feels Like a Million-Dollar Night Out
On Friday and Saturday nights, the ladies’ restroom at this steakhouse has a hairstylist on hand for touch-ups. Yes, really. A dinner spot with a mid-meal blowout station is clearly playing a different game. The stage has a dance floor that raises and lowers. A live band plays during...
uncoveringflorida.com
uncoveringflorida.com
This Little-Known Florida Sandwich Shop Serves an Italian Beef That’s Worth Every Messy Bite
A walk-up window at the edge of a gas station parking lot is turning out some of the most talked-about Italian beef in Tampa Bay. The sandwich comes with hot giardiniera, peppers, and a soft roll that soaks up the juices. The catch is the schedule. This tiny stand runs...
travelmag.com
10 Florida Cuban Restaurants Serving Pressed Sandwiches, Black Beans And Strong Coffee
Florida once made a sandwich official government business. Yep, in 2012, Tampa’s city council crowned its version of the Cuban sandwich the real deal, salami included. Only in Florida could a sandwich earn an official title and still come with a side of pickles. And the ingredients are practically...
Tampa Bay Times
10 of the prettiest plates and places in Tampa Bay’s restaurant scene
By now, you’ve dived into the Tampa Bay Times’ Top 50 Restaurants list. There is so much to see; so many reservations to make. This roundup is different. Throughout the course of reporting, Times photojournalists visited restaurants to photograph the food, the chefs and the spaces.
FoodWorldNews
thatssotampa.com
Tampa area restaurants open on Thanksgiving Day this year
Thanksgiving is a time for many things—loved ones, football, and reflecting on the good things we have. Perhaps the most important part of Thanksgiving, and something we are certainly thankful for, is great food. Luckily, there are plenty of Tampa restaurants open on Thanksgiving Day this year. Whether you...
tampabay28.com
Go inside Moreno Bakery for a Brandon favorite nearly 19 years in the making
BRANDON, FL — The smell of freshly baked bread, cases filled with colorful pastries and a seemingly endless selection of sweet and savory treats are waiting inside Moreno Bakery. The 10,000-square-foot Brandon bakery has been serving the community for nearly 19 years, becoming the kind of place that kept...
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Tampa Bay Burger Week Begins Nov. 12 With Specials at More Than Two Dozen Restaurants
Tampa Bay Burger Week starts Thursday, Nov. 12, and runs through Nov. 22. More than 20 restaurants on both sides of the bay will serve special burgers, and part of the money raised goes to Feeding Tampa Bay, a nonprofit that helps 10 counties in the Bay area and more.