Over at Sticks of Fire Tommy and Clark are reporting from the State Fair. Here’s Clark’s first update. Coming soon are more images, video, interviews, and reports from behind the scenes.
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Tommy in Seminole Heights reviews local restaurant Reservations Gourmet-to-Go.
“Reservations Gourmet- to-Go is often overlooked at as a Seminole Heights eatery but shouldn’t be. Reservation offers up a convenient service for those without the time to cook. The kicker is, that if you have been to Reservations you’ll crave it even when you have time to cook. Reservations serves quality home cooked meals to-go and their weekly specials are huge deal for those that are budget conscious.”
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UC Tampa magazine suspends print operations in order to emphasize web publication.
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The Culinary Sherpas mentioned their new restaurant “The Refinery” in this January column at the Trib.
“After watching, we mingled. That’s when we met Dave and Cathy Hume, owners of Urban Oasis Hydroponic Farm, www.urbanoasisfarm.com, in Tampa. That evolved into a visit to their three-quarter-acre farm, where we sampled their produce and discussed how we might be able to use it at our new restaurant, The Refinery.”
At the time they were under a confidentiality agreement and could not reveal the location. The purchase was completed this week and now all can be revealed. Greg and Michelle Baker, proprietors of Cooks & Company, food writers for the Tampa Tribune, and all around great guys, have purchased the Bungalow Bistro in Seminole Heights, as reported on the Bistro website, and in the Official Unofficial Seminole Heights Blog.
The Bakers will continue to run the restaurant under the name Bungalow Bistro for the next few weeks and will continue to honor gift certificates. While there was a temporary interruption in opening this week as they made the transition, I understand regular business hours may resume as early as Friday afternoon (call in advance to make sure). However, they are in the process of re-vamping the menu, redesigning the interior, and will eventually open under the name The Refinery. Good luck, guys! I’ll be seeing you soon.
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Next week’s round-up will be exclusively focused on TEDx Tampa Bay.
