I’m not fat, I’m just big-bellied. All the more room to provide a home for these delicious bacon cheeseburger hotdog turtles.
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Eat local advocates might be interested in applying for a grant to help promote farmers’ markets. “The Farmers Market Promotion Program (FMPP) was created through a recent amendment of the Farmer-to-Consumer Direct Marketing Act of 1976. The grants, authorized by the FMPP, are targeted to help improve and expand domestic farmers markets, roadside stands, community-supported agriculture [...] Speaking of foodie social networks, Brand Tampa keeps a Ning page for Tampa Bay Eats. “A Group of like minded individuals who support local family owned and operated restaurants and farmers. Say no to the chain and hello to real food again. Think Global and eat local.” Jazzmedia, LLC launched FoodBlogs a few months ago. FoodBlogs is part of a suite of social media sites working out of Tampa that includes MommyBlogs, and (launching soon) GossipBlogs, and FashionBlogs. From their About page – “FoodBlogs.com keeps track of hundreds of food blogs (or foodie blogs, as they are often referred to) from around [...] Yay! Sherpa Vision is here. Greg and Michelle visit Council Oak to learn about their dry, aged beef, then teach you how to cook your own famous steak house steak at home, Chef Greg style. Also included in this episode is a recipe for creamed spinach. I love the opening animation. Great work, guys! Here is [...] Grayson ‘n’ Alex posted their first podcast, about Oceanic Market and Deck Pizza. Here’s the latest from gnatv. Be sure and visit their site, where the design is better, the video is larger, and there’s lots more info about Square One. They didn’t really say if they liked the burgers. St. Pete Times food critic Laura Reiley, however, selected Square One as one of her Best 100 Restaurants [...] Palm Harbor foodie Louis Thornton was recently filmed for an appearance on the Food Network. “Next thing I know, a producer flies here to chat with me for an afternoon. They go on to tell me that they might like to send a crew to do a bit of video with me. Well, one thing leads [...] Denis moved to Tampa in November and has already set up his blog and started checking out local restaurants. Here’s his review of NYPD Pizza. Ah, poop coffee and maggot cheese, here are 10 gourmet foods to consider getting the foodie in your life this holiday gift-giving season. 10. Ortolan Eating a roasted bird isn’t really that crazy, but the process leading up to the roasting of Ortolan birds has actually caused France to declare it illegal for humane reasons. Ortolan birds [...] Hmmm, I’m not sure if I’m going to salt my coffee any time soon, but it’s true what they say about chocolate and chili. 10 Unusual Food Combinations used by chefs and foodies. Doing Google searches, and browsing through people’s blogrolls can only take me so far. If you have a blog about Tampa drop me a line, or leave a comment with the URL. If you live in Tampa or the surrounding area and you blog, but not necessarily about Tampa, ditto. And, if you read a [...] A new webisode is up at GNAtv. This time Grayson, Alex and crew visit Alfonso’s Pizzeria. Grayson, Alex, and the gang visit Ichiban. I’ve embedded it here, but definitely follow the link through to their site for better viewing. The GNAtv top page has a great map of restaurants they’ve blogged and shot episodes. Jaden of Steamy Kitchen and Culinary Sherpas Greg & Michelle attend a steak tasting. Andy Huse at Delicious History thinks new Chinese restaurant Chopstix is worthy of being elevated to one of the three elite in Tampa. The other two, of course, are Yummy House and China Yuan. While you’re visiting Delicious History be sure to check out Andy’s taste test throwdown between Trang Viet and Pho Quyen. Eating Tampa is happy to welcome The Divine Miss N as a guest blogger for the next few weeks. Miss N is an extreme foodie with a passion for baking and cooking. She’s also new to the world of blogging so I was happy to hand over the keys so she can take this blog thing for [...] I’d like to welcome Laura at Dining Review Tampa to the wonderful world of blogging about food in the Tampa Bay area. She’s building a wonderful resource for Tampa eaters at this link. Be sure to drop by and say hi! Jim Webster, who once blogged sporadically here, guest blogged at Stir Crazy for awhile, and has now re-launched GastroBlog here. Jim is currently a quarter-finalist in Mario Batali’s Ultimate Grilling Challenge. Some info about that here. Hilton Kean Jones reviews Noho Bistro over at West Side Stories: The West Tampa Blog. Hilton also keeps a blog and does (among other things) restaurant reviews. Here are his favorite Tampa Bay restaurants. I recently had a bison burger at Noho. It was pretty damn good. Over at Sticks of Fire, Wendy Withers reviews Choxotica. “The truth is, Choxotica isn’t for the casual chocolate consumer. At $5 or more for drinks and bars, it’s a store made for real chocoholics.” GnA TV visits Mr. Dunderbak’s and Mel’s Hot Dogs. Added to the Blogroll. Louis loves food, and it shows from these lengthy love letters to food and dining. Louis lives in Tarpon Springs but travels most of the year. He writes ably about the food he finds in distant lands and the food he makes at home. “Julie from Le Gourmet TV & meets up with Luke from Rosenborg in the LCBO Events Kitchen. “They trace the origins of Danish Blue cheese, explore the wide range of blue cheese available on store shelves, and prepare a couple of simple and tasty recipes from the Rosenborg website.” One of the fun and fascinating things about blogging is the realization that there are a lot more people out there with blogs than you might imagine. A lot of blogs are subject-oriented, rather than region-centric, so I could be reading a blog for months and not realize that’s it’s based out of Tampa, or [...] Special thanks to GnA TV for advertising on Eating Tampa! If you like their site design be sure to check out krystlC. Boing Boing points the way to this “Construction Eating Kit” available at Flying Peas. From their site: “Eating has never been so fun for little ones! This dinner set comes with a bulldozer pusher, fork lift fork, and front loader spoon. Designed with function and play value in mind, these “tools” have textured, easy grip handles and [...] |
 
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