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Tallevast, FL · Food & Drink
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Tampa’s Highest Public Rooftop Bar Sits 27 Floors Above the City
Tampa has plenty of places to grab a drink, but only one public rooftop bar sits 27 floors up. Beacon at JW Marriott Tampa Water Street gives you a wide look at the bay, the skyline, and some seriously good sunsets. Guests rave about the views, the cocktails, and the small plates.
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McDonalds McRib is back in Florida
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7 Florida Cuban Bakeries Where The Pan Cubano Comes Out Crackly And Warm Every Morning
Crumbs on the car seat were my first clue that a plain strip-mall bakery had just ruined every grocery store loaf for me. Across Florida, small Cuban bakeries pull long golden loaves from the oven before most of us find our shoes. The crust shatters, the inside stays soft as...
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Families Keep Returning To This Florida Country Buffet For The Crispy Fried Chicken
Fred’s current menu states that its fried items are cooked in beef tallow. That one detail tells you a lot about how seriously this kitchen takes its golden crunch. The chicken shows up all day long, from the lunch spread straight through dinner. It shares the line with fried catfish, smoked pork ribs, collard greens, and skillet cornbread. More than 90 percent of the dishes get made in-house every single day.
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The Oldest Restaurant in Florida Takes Up an Entire City Block
Tampa’s cigar rollers needed somewhere to eat in 1905, and a Cuban immigrant of Spanish heritage named Casimiro Hernandez Sr. gave them one: a little corner cafe with about 60 seats in the heart of the cigar-making district. Over a century later, the Columbia Restaurant fills an entire city block in Ybor City, with 15 […]
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Uncle John’s Pride Has Made Smoked Sausage in Tampa for More Than 50 Years
Uncle John's Pride is a Tampa business with local owners. For over 50 years, it has made smoked sausage in the city, according to I Love the Burg. Stores across the region carry its products. Small batches are the rule here. Workers cook each one low and slow over natural...
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Wright’s Market Opens in Hyde Park: A New Chapter in Gourmet Retail
Wright's Gourmet House opened Wright's Market, a bakery and gourmet shop, at Oxford Exchange in Hyde Park on Tuesday, Oct. 20. You'll find it next to the bookstore at 420 W. Kennedy Blvd. Shelves hold cakes, pastries, breads, cookies, and other baked goods. The shop also sells bottled sauces, bucket...
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Hawaiian Bros Plans 52 Florida Restaurants, Targets Orlando And Tampa
Hawaiian Bros Island Grill is plotting a major push into Florida, with plans to develop 52 restaurants across Orlando, Tampa, Jacksonville and Gainesville over the next six years. The fast-casual chain, known for its Hawaiian plate lunches, has signed a development agreement with Southern Rock Restaurants and Southern Rock Hawaii to bring the brand into the state for the first time.
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One South Florida city is getting its first Trader Joe’s as supermarket chain plans for 3 new Florida locations
Trader Joe’s fans across the Sunshine State have more grocery stores to look forward to! The cult-favorite supermarket chain announced that it will open 30 new stores across 16 states in the coming months, including Florida locations in Sarasota, Orlando and Boynton Beach. Known for its affordable private-label products,...
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9 Florida Mexican Bakeries Where The Conchas Come Out Soft, Sugary, And Still Warm
A paper bag gone see-through with butter is the first clue you have found something special. Across Florida, small Mexican bakeries in strip malls and roadside storefronts are quietly turning out conchas, the shell-topped sweet buns with crackly sugar crusts and pillowy middles. Many of these spots look plain from...
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Tampa Hospitality Leaders Convene at What Now Accelerate Event
What Now hosted its Tampa Accelerate networking event on Thursday, October 15, from 3 to 6 p.m., to a marvelous turnout. Held at Mise en Place, located at 1229 E. 8th Avenue, the gathering was hosted by What Now COO Joshua Spivak and brought together restaurant owners, café operators, franchisees, and hospitality industry service providers for an afternoon of networking and relationship-building.
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San Diego Birria Chain Mike's Red Tacos Signs 36-Unit Deal for Tampa, Orlando
Mike's Red Tacos, the San Diego-born birria chain, has signed a 36-unit development agreement to bring its tacos, consomme and queso birria to the Tampa and Orlando areas as well as Florida's East Coast. The deal pairs the fast-growing taco concept with Tampa-based Built Different Brands, a multi-brand restaurant franchise operator, to build out dozens of new locations across the state.
Herald-Tribune
Publix opening new Florida store Thursday with redesigned features
A new Publix is opening Thursday, Oct. 22, to anchor a new development in West Bradenton. The 50,325-square-foot grocery store was announced in September 2024 as the first tenant in the new Seaflower Village Center in the SeaFlower residential community. The new Publix will feature the Lakeland chain's newest layout, with expanded bakery and deli departments, a greater emphasis on pickup and delivery orders , along with a drive-through pharmacy and an adjacent liquor store. It's also one of seven Publix locations opening in the next few weeks in Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina, and South Carolina. Dozens more are on the way across the Sunshine State as the grocery giant continues to expand to serve Florida's growing population. The next Florida location to open will be in Englewood on Nov. 5. Shop Publix with InstaCart Where is the new Publix opening in Bradenton? .oembed-frame { width: 100%; height: 100%; margin: 0; border: 0; } The new Publix will be at 7535 Cortez Road W, Bradenton, Florida . That's about 2½ miles west of another Publix on Cortez Road and three miles south of one on Manatee Ave. Packing Publixes that close isn't unusual. Publix often opens locations near each
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For 63 Years, Hungry Floridians Have Waited In Line For These Legendary Sandwiches
Some Tampa lunch spots come and go, but Wright’s Gourmet House has been feeding hungry locals for about 63 years. The line at the counter on South Dale Mabry Highway is part of the fun, and regulars will tell you the wait is worth every minute. Giant sandwiches, bold house sauces, and towering slices of cake have turned this cafe into a true local legend.