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  1. Sarasota’s Meliora is the best new restaurant of 2022
    Jan. 11• Food
    A make-your-own-bao dish with roasted duck is served at Sarasota's Meliora, our critic's pick for the best new restaurant to open in 2022.
  2. Munch’s Restaurant is closing. The new owner needs someone to take over.
    Dec. 21, 2022• Food News
    Munch's has been serving customers at 3920 Sixth St. S in St. Petersburg since 1952. The restaurant was started by the late Dean and Clariece Munch. It is known for its burgers, fried chicken, fried green tomatoes and hand spun milkshakes.
  3. With inflation, can you really make a cheaper cheeseburger at home?
    Dec. 20, 2022• Business
    A cheeseburger served at El Cap restaurant in St. Petersburg. It’s fresh, charred, tangy and savory. It’s big enough, but not an unwieldy mess. The fatty burger juice increasingly soaks the bottom bun as the meal progresses.
  5. Dunedin’s Chatterbox Family Restaurant, a staple since 1974, closes
    Dec. 12, 2022• Food News
    Canadien customers Rita Syroteuk, 97, of Guelph, Ontario, left, and Gary Collins, 84, of London, Ontario, congratulate Chatterbox Family Restaurant owner Billy Drulias, 59, of Palm Harbor, on his pending retirement during the restaurant’s final day on Monday, Dec 12, 2022, in Dunedin.
  6. Chris Ponte’s new restaurant brings fine dining to Midtown Tampa
    Dec. 7, 2022• Food
    Ponte Modern American, from chef Chris Ponte, opened Nov. 30 at Midtown Tampa.
  7. Why is it harder to get a restaurant reservation in Tampa Bay right now?
    Nov. 3, 2022• Food
    Reservations at several restaurants in Tampa Bay, including Bern's Steak House, have become increasingly hard to get. Some blame informal swapping sites and online bidding services, but insiders say the answer is more complicated.
  8. After 93 years, Tony’s Ybor Restaurant in Tampa is closing
    Aug. 2, 2022• Iconic Restaurants
    Tessie Ferlita of Tampa walks past the banquet hall while arriving for lunch at Tony's Ybor Restaurant in Tampa.
  9. Gulfport’s Smokin’ J’s BBQ and Backfin Blue Cafe have closed
    Jul. 25, 2022• Food
    Backfin Blue Cafe in Gulfport has closed.
  10. The Columbia Restaurant’s Richard Gonzmart, retiring? Can it be?
    Jun. 4, 2022• Community News
    Richard Gonzmart, fourth-generation caretaker of the Columbia Restaurant Group, speaks to attendees of the April 28 Familia Martinez Bujanda wine dinner at the Columbia Restaurant in Ybor.
  11. Munch’s, a St. Petersburg icon, is for sale
    Jun. 2, 2022• Food News
    Munch's has been serving customers at 3920 6th St. S in St. Petersburg since 1952. The restaurant was started by the late Dean and Clariece Munch. It is known for it's burgers, fried chicken, fried green tomatoes and hand spun milkshakes.
  12. Growing up in the Columbia Restaurant and serving a Tampa mob boss
    May 28, 2022• Community News
    Richard Gonzmart, left, is the fourth-generation caretaker of the Columbia Restaurant Group. His daughter Andrea Gonzmart Williams, 43, is taking on a greater role in the family business.
  13. Popular Florida eatery Jay’s Sandbar Foodboat sinks on Mother’s Day
    May 9, 2022• Florida
    Colette Murray and Jay Lycke prepare food in the kitchen on Jay's Sand Bar Floating BBQ, serving pork nachos and alligator bites to hungry boaters and bikini-wearing partiers on the sandbar in Ft. Lauderdale in 2020.
  14. Here’s how Bruce Karlin has kept his Largo restaurant in business for decades
    Mar. 21, 2022• Food
    Bruce Karlin opened his Chicago-themed restaurant Bruce's Chicago Grill & Dog House in Largo in 1994. Last year, he asked his customers to send testimonials to the Tampa Bay Times food critic, and more than 200 people sent recommendations.
  15. 5 things to know about the new La Segunda in St. Petersburg
    Mar. 10, 2022• Food
    La Segunda's third location will open this month in St. Petersburg and features the iconic bakery's signature Cuban bread as well an assortment of pastries, sandwiches and salads.
  16. Iconic French restaurant Cafe Largo has new owners. Here’s what has changed.
    Feb. 8, 2022• Food
    Cafe Largo owners Yvonne and Linus Rickenbach bought the iconic French restaurant in Largo last fall.
  17. Celebrity chef Alton Brown is in Tampa, tweeting and eating
    Feb. 8, 2022• Food
    Celebrity chef Alton Brown is bringing his live comedy and cooking show, "Alton Brown Live: Beyond the Eats," to the David A. Straz Jr. Center for the Performing Arts on Wednesday. He has been tweeting for restaurant recommendations in the Tampa Bay area.
  18. Tampa’s razed Seminole Heights Baptist Church’s steeple is now public art
    Jan. 28, 2022• History
    Artist Jennifer Kosharek with the razed Seminole Heights Baptist Church steeple she transformed in Tampa.
  19. Thanksgiving meal deals to be found in the Tampa Bay area
    Nov. 17, 2021• Food
    You can order a Thanksgiving meal pack with baked ham or roasted turkey for pickup from Metro Diner.
  20. La Croisette brings breakfast back to St. Pete Beach
    Oct. 3, 2021• Food
    A look at the outdoor dinning at La Croisette, 7401 Gulf Blvd, on Thursday, Aug. 26, 2021 in St Pete Beach.
  21. What to know before you go to Busch Gardens Bier Fest
    Aug. 24, 2021• Theme Parks
    Busch Gardens has brought back Bier Fest for its fourth round, with food, beer and cocktails offered at stations across the park.
  22. Tampa Bay concert, event planning gets tricky again with delta
    Aug. 20, 2021• Entertainment
    Fans at Slipknot's Knotfest Roadshow watch the show at the MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre on Sept. 4, 2019. Concert promoter Live Nation, which produces shows at Tampa’s MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre, has announced that anyone attending or working at Live Nation events will have to show proof of full COVID-19 vaccination or a negative test starting Oct. 4.
  23. Chick-fil-A is coming to Busch Gardens in Tampa
    Aug. 19, 2021• Food
    Tampa's Busch Gardens is set to be Chick-fil-A's first Florida theme park location.
  24. Crabby Bill’s benefactor told tales of being a war hero, explorer, bandit
    Aug. 19, 2021• History
    Matt Loder Sr., CEO of the Original Crabby Bill’s, displays "Outlaw Trails," which was written by adventurer George Witten.
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