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  1. 25-ish Tampa Bay spots for breakups, hangovers and feeling alive
    May 25• Opinion
    Tampa Bay Times reporters Gabrielle Calise and Helen Freund feel alive at Lassing Park in St. Petersburg.
  2. Where to eat and drink in the Tampa Bay area for Memorial Day
    May 24• Things To Do
    Marine Corps Veteran Jack Strong plays 'Taps' during Remembrance Service. Here is a list of Tampa Bay area food and drink specials to help you mark the holiday.
  3. Tampa Bay man enters White Castle Hall of Fame
    May 17• Food
    Harry Blackledge displays a White Castle burger while visiting Ohio for his induction into the fast-food chain's Cravers Hall of Fame.
  5. New downtown Tampa restaurant Melting Pot Social opening soon
    May 17• Food
    New brunch restaurant Melting Pot Social opens May 22 in downtown Tampa.
  6. St. Petersburg restaurant Lolita’s Wine Market is moving to a new location
    May 15• Food
    Lolita's Wine Market opened in June 2017 in St. Petersburg. The restaurant will be relocating to 420 22nd St. S, where the Morean Center for Clay is located.
  7. McDonald’s found liable for hot Chicken McNugget that burned Florida girl
    May 12• Florida
    Philana Holmes and her daughter, Olivia Caraballo, 7, listen to the final witness in their case at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Wednesday. McDonald’s and a franchise holder are at fault after a hot Chicken McNugget from a Happy Meal fell on the girl's leg and caused second-degree burns, a jury in South Florida has found.
  8. Michelin Guide awards 3 Tampa restaurants first-ever stars
    May 12• Food
    Raviolini del Plin is on the menu at Rocca Italian restaurant in Tampa.
  9. Tampa restaurant Mel’s Hot Dogs is for sale after 50 years in business
    May 11• Food News
    Customers enter Mel's Hot Dogs on Busch Boulevard in Tampa. After 50 years, owner Mel Lohn is selling the business.
  10. Midtown Tampa restaurant Ponte offers a $39 martini — and solid fine dining
    May 11• Food
    Chilean sea bass is served at Ponte Modern American in Midtown Tampa.
  11. Trader Joe’s will open in Lakewood Ranch this year
    May 9• Business
    Trader Joe's announced it's opening a 10th location in the Sunshine State at Lakewood Ranch later this year.
  12. Michelin Guide gives 2 more Tampa restaurants a Bib Gourmand distinction
    May 4• Food
    Psomi in Tampa's North Hyde Park was one of two restaurants to receive Bib Gourmand distinction from the Michelin Guide on Thursday.
  13. How is downtown St. Petersburg construction affecting local restaurants?
    May 4• Food
    Diners enjoy lunch at Bodega in downtown St. Petersburg, one of many restaurants in the area dealing with the setbacks induced by heavy construction underway in the city.
  14. New restaurant coming to downtown Tampa’s Floridan Palace Hotel
    May 2• Food News
    The Dan, the new restaurant at the Floridan Palace Hotel in Tampa, opens to the public on May 20.
  15. Tampa owner of Outback, Fleming’s aims to keep prices steady in 2023
    April 28• Business
    Fleming's Prime Steakhouse and Wine Bar, whose offerings include this petite filet mignon and crab stuffed shrimp scampi, is not expected to raise prices significantly in 2023, its Tampa-based parent company Bloomin' Brands said Friday.
  16. Tampa chef announces new bar and market Lara, coming in early 2024
    April 24• Food News
    Suzanne Crouch slices pastrami at the Cass Street Deli in 2019 in Tampa. Now going by her married name, Suzanne Lara is opening a new bar and market concept in Tampa in early 2024.
  17. 25 Tampa Bay restaurants and bars near the beach
    April 20• Food
    A surf and turf burger is served at The Helm, a new seafood market and restaurant in St. Pete Beach.
  18. Fuzzy’s Taco Shop opening new Tampa Bay location in Lutz next week
    April 13• Food News
    A taco plate from Fuzzy's Taco Shop, which is opening a location in Lutz on April 17, 2023.
  19. At Tampa’s Sucré Table, pastries and plants rule the day
    April 12• Bay Magazine
    Sucré Table owner and pastry chef Brenda Villacorta, left, and her mother, Giovanna Castro, pose for a portrait at the shop in Tampa in March.
  20. Tampa Bay’s 15 hottest new restaurants right now
    April 12• Food
    Champagne and a shellfish tower are served at The Pearl, a new restaurant at Water Street Tampa.
  21. The first ever Tampa Bay Wine and Food Festival starts this week
    April 11• Food News
    The inaugural Tampa Bay Wine and Food Festival features a Chef Showdown. Pictured is the same event at the South Beach Seafood Festival in Miami.
  22. New Gulfport restaurant The Wine House offers a wine bar and barbecue
    April 6• Food News
    Wine bar and smoke house The Wine House is Gulfport's newest spot.
  23. Has Tampa’s Ichicoro Ramen closed?
    April 5• Food
    The lauded Seminole Heights restaurant Ichicoro Ramen closed abruptly last week.
  24. Tampa restaurant Union New American opens in Westshore area: What to know
    April 5• Food
    The downstairs dining area at Union New American, which opened at Tampa's Westshore City Center on Tuesday.
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