Lucy D. Jones at My Florida History points to the 1995 Columbia Restaurant Spanish Cookbook about “Florida’s oldest restaurant” by Adela Hernandez Gonzmart and Ferdie Pacheco. The Columbia is in Ybor City. Lucy also points to this 2002 release of Bern’s Steak House: Reflections & Recipes from a Remarkable Restaurant by Joyce LaFray. A couple of works about Tampa dining institutions.

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Randi at Hot Topics let’s us know the Martinioff winning recipe.

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It’s been almost a month ago, but last November Alex Pickett (inspired by Fallen Fruit) was on the search for public fruit. Isn’t November a little early?

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The Hip Hop Soda Shop (Ribs, (W)raps, Rhymes and Good Times) opens Tuesday, Dec. 18. The Hip Hop Soda Shop is owned by Warren Sapp, Russell Simmons, and Dr. Benjamin Chavis. Doug E. Fresh will help them kick off their new biz in style.

Hip Hop Soda Shop
1241 E Fowler Ave
Tampa, FL USA 33612
727-644-1298
813-977-1200
(727) 577-5900

I’m not sure what the real number is. I pulled the first number from an article I referenced. The second number comes from an anonymous commenter correcting the post, and Google lists the third number. Erm, maybe it’s best to call information.


Stephen A. Smith interviews Warren Sapp on ESPN 2′s Quite Frankly & Warren Sapp appears on CNBC’s On The Money to explain the Hip Hop Soda Shop concept.

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Seminole Heights Blog discovers that Taconazo, the taco bus is for sale. Comments say that it is under new management (which is the reason for the new hours). That would also explain the new guy who took my order this morning.

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