Two restaurants have just launched lunch business. Vintage on Fifth (114 NE 5th St, Crystal River, (352) 795-0008) now offers midday meals Wed. to Fri., 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., and on Fridays there soft acoustical live music. Now that's a nice way to end the work week. The menu items are similar to Crystal River Wine & Cheese Co, but also includes some new favorites such as shrimp & grits, black grouper sandwiches and vegetarian dishes. In Tampa, Roy's (4342 West Boy Scout Blvd, (813) 873-7697 has started serving the International Plaza/Westshore business corridor at lunch time, with a menu designed by chef Chef Kiel Lombardo.

Serving both lunch and dinner, a new concept in St. Petersburg opened its doors on Oct. 21. It's called Bowled Restaurant (3451 4th St. N, St. Petersburg, (727) 895-BOWL), and the concept is complete meals (protein, vegetable and starch) served together in a bowl. Here are a few of the menu items: Thanksgiving Wrap (roasted turkey breast, traditional sage stuffing & cranberry compote), Ciopino Bowl (mussels, clams, baby gulf shrimp, calamari, and mahi-mahi simmered in a light tomato-fennel saffron broth, served over soft polenta, with roasted sweet corn & herbed crostini), or Asian Bowl (soy & ginger glazed Asian vegetables over lime- and coconut-infused jasmine rice served with  orange-cashew shrimp). It's located in the old Brown Dog Café and Catering spot, open 7 days a week, 11:30 a.m.–2:30 p.m. for lunch and 5:30-9:30 p.m. for dinner. They hope to start serving brunch by the end of November.