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  1. The Nest, new cocktail lounge from Caracara team, to open in Dunedin
    1 hour ago• Food
    The Nest at Caracara, a new cocktail bar and lounge, will open later this month in downtown Dunedin.
  2. St. Pete Pride to host reimagined Taste of Pride event
    Yesterday• Food News
    Taste of Pride returns to St. Petersburg on March 12. This year's event will span three days and take place at over 20 restaurants, bars and breweries.
  3. Tampa’s Nojaks has closed (but don’t worry, it’s coming back)
    Yesterday• Food
    Downtown takeout restaurant Nojaks has temporarily closed. The owners will open Supernatural Food & Winem a sandwich and natural wine shop, later this month.
  5. A year after furloughing most workers, Columbia Restaurant is hosting a job fair
    Yesterday• Business
    Columbia Restaurant bartenders Dave Cunca, left, and Savana Schilling did extra cleaning as they prepared for an extended shutdown due to the coronavirus pandemic on March 20, 2020. For the first time since laying off 90 percent of its staff during the pandemic, the Columbia and its affiliated restaurants will host a job fair on March 4, hiring dozens of workers statewide.
  6. Whole Foods grocery store ‘in development’ in St. Petersburg
    Mar. 1• Business
    Customers shop at a Whole Foods Market in Tampa in 2018.
  7. Deep-fried and strawberry goodies are coming to Florida Strawberry Festival
    Mar. 1• Life & Culture
    Jolly Rancher Slush is debuting at the Florida Strawberry Festival in a commemorative cup with loads of sweet treats on top.
  8. Restaurant relief grants worth $25 billion could arrive via new stimulus bill
    Feb. 27• Business
    From left: Yira Jimenez, Nick Galliano and Gianna Galliano, 5, of Tampa, are served lunch entrees by Karen Betancur and Juan Carlos Rengifo, right, on Friday, Feb. 26, 2021, at La Cabana Restaurant in Tampa.
  9. Looking for takeout? Here are 5 Tampa Bay dishes to try
    Feb. 26• Food
    The Brussels Sprout Melt at Pickford's Counter in Tampa features Brussels sprouts, caramelized onions and a choice of Swiss or vegan cheese on toasted bread.
  10. 5 things to do with kids in Tampa Bay this week: March 1-7
    Feb. 26• Life & Culture
    Its stellar music lineup has been canceled, but the Plant City festival that celebrates strawberries will still go on from March 4-14 with a midway, animal shows, eating contests, racing pigs and, of course, lots of strawberry shortcake.
  11. Taste and smell were a part of the job for chefs, wine pros. Then they got COVID-19.
    Feb. 26• Food
    Tara Simmons, a fine wine manager for Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits of Florida, poses for a portrait at Cru Cellars in Tampa. Simmons lost her sense of smell and taste after testing positive for COVID-19 in January. It's now been more than two months and her smell and taste still haven't fully returned. Like others in the food and wine industry who depend on using these senses, the loss has been "devastating," Simmons said.
  12. Busch Gardens Tampa Bay concert series to open with Phillip Phillips, Parmalee
    Feb. 25• Life & Culture
    Platinum selling artist Phillip Phillips will kick off the concert series for the Busch Gardens Food & Wine Festival.
  13. First look: Busch Gardens Food & Wine Fest adds more plates
    Feb. 23• Life & Culture
    The Busch Gardens Food & Wine Festival has returned for its sixth year, with COVID-19 protocols in place such as masks, temperature checks and advanced reservations required. The festival opens at noon Fridays through Sundays through April 25.
  14. St. Petersburg’s Iberian Rooster to close
    Feb. 19• Food
    The event space and restaurant Iberian Rooster in downtown St. Petersburg will close at the end of the month.
  15. 6 great fish and meatless meals to make during Lent
    Feb. 17• Life & Culture
    Salmon With Creamy Mustard Sauce makes for a quick dinner with a French-inspired sauce, an easy and elegant dinner if you are abstaining from meat during the Lenten season.
  16. Nestlé selling Zephyrhills spring water, other bottled brands for $4.3 billion
    Feb. 17• Business
    Bottles of Zephyrhills Natural Spring Water move along conveyors through the plant in Zephyrhills in 2014.
  17. Wesley Chapel gets high-end ‘movie theater of the future’
    Feb. 16• Movies
    The Grove Theater at Wesley Chapel, which opens to the public on Friday, will have 12 theaters, half of them offering in-moving dining. It will also have a Cycle Cinema spin room, a supervised kids’ playroom, a sushi bar and anhigh-end restaurant.
  18. William Dean Chocolates to open second location in Midtown Tampa
    Feb. 16• Food
    An architectural rendering for the second location of William Dean Chocolates, which will open later this year at Midtown Tampa.
  19. At Discovery Indian Cuisine in Palm Harbor, a lesson in flavor
    Feb. 15• Food
    Chettinad chicken is served with fresh shredded coconut and aromatic spices along with basmati rice and garlic naan at Discovery Indian Cuisine in Palm Harbor.
  20. What will a pandemic Valentine’s Day in Tampa Bay look like?
    Feb. 11• Food
    At Casa Santo Stefano in Ybor City guests can choose to dine in or opt for a Valentine's Day dinner to-go.
  21. Two Dads in Gulfport offers home cooking to-go
    Feb. 10• Food
    Two Dads, a new restaurant in Gulfport, specializes in comfort food to-go.
  22. For Cafe Largo chef Dominique Christini, a labor of love
    Feb. 10• Food
    Chef Dominique Christini, owner of Cafe Largo, prepares Tournedos of Beef Tenderloin With "Carte Noire" Roquefort in his kitchen on Jan. 12, 2021.
  23. This Mardi Gras, make your own king cake
    Feb. 9• Food
    Similar to a large cinnamon bun, this king cake recipe from New Orleans chef Kelly Fields is easy to make and a delicious way to celebrate Mardi Gras at home.
  24. How to make a killer pot of gumbo for Mardi Gras
    Feb. 9• Life & Culture
    Chicken, sausage and shrimp gumbo. By Sharon Kennedy Wynne, Times staff
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