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  Archive for January, 2008

Should I Keep These Spices

Written by dave in Wednesday, January 30th 2008 under Uncategorized   
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The Unclutterer tells us how to know when to throw out old spices.
Rule of thumb? If you’ve had that bottle of dried spice for more than three years, throw it out.

Career Waitresses

Written by dave in Tuesday, January 29th 2008 under Uncategorized   
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Candacy Taylor has a tremendous site about the American coffee shop waitress, women who are career waitresses.
“COUNTER CULTURE is a multimedia project that profiles career waitresses aged 50 and older who have been dishing out everything from eggs to insults for up to 60 years. These are some of the healthiest, most vibrant, hardest working [...]

Tuesday Morning Roundup

Written by dave in Tuesday, January 29th 2008 under Uncategorized   
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Laura points to the Eating Tampa burger post and wins a date with Brian Ries. And, she’s been in a blogging zone lately, so check out the whole page.
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Jeff Houck points to a sweet new cupcake location.
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Seminole Heights Eats! has been rechristened The Urban Eater. Michelle is keeping busy writing for this blog, The Urban [...]

So It Begins – The Bungalow Bistro Burger Review

Written by dave in Sunday, January 27th 2008 under Uncategorized   
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The burger search started yesterday with a visit to Bungalow Bistro. The Bistro was packed on Gasparilla Saturday, the ladies of the Red Hat Society arrayed around several table placed together in the center of the restaurant.
Rather than take up limited table space for a solo lunch I ordered a burger to [...]

Burger Rules & Places – UPDATED

Written by dave in Sunday, January 27th 2008 under Uncategorized   
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Ok. Rules for the burger contest. Burgers will be rated on their messiness factor, my favorite burgers are uncontrollably drippy, oozy, and messy. They will be judged on their size. I’m not saying that monster burgers are best, only that it’s something one should note in a review. Bread, condiments, toppings and sides will also [...]

Cheeseburger in a Can

Written by dave in Saturday, January 26th 2008 under Uncategorized   
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With any luck I will not be eating one of these in my search for the best Tampa burgers.
“The canned cheeseburger is sold under one of Katadyn’s best known brands, Trekking-Mahlzeiten, a subsidiary company that develops specialist ready-meals for the outdoor, expedition and extreme athlete markets.”

Pizza Blog & Others

Written by dave in Friday, January 25th 2008 under Uncategorized   
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While reading another blog I was pointed to Slice – America’s Favorite Pizza Weblog, and realized it was a sister blog to A Hamburger Today. They’re both a part of Serious Eats which seems to encompass eight or nine sibling sites. I think the similar design they share is relatively new. Regardless, it’s a sweet [...]

Bringin’ The Sexy (Grits) Back

Written by dave in Thursday, January 24th 2008 under Uncategorized   
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I am Southern girl, we all know this; however, I could not stand Grits as a child. Due to my hatred for Grits, I ignored the various uses Grits may provide. WWWHHHAAATTT????!!!!! A Southern girl who does not like Grits? I know, it’s strange. That is, until I was in New Orleans a few years [...]

Clipping Coupons

Written by dave in Thursday, January 24th 2008 under Uncategorized   
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I’m not a coupon clipper, but for those of you who are here’s a handy tip from The Consumerist (via Boing Boing). And with food prices on the rise, perhaps it’s time to start considering clipping coupons.
He gave me a tip: he said to take the coupon section out of the Sunday paper and put [...]

Where Do I Start?

Written by dave in Wednesday, January 23rd 2008 under Uncategorized   
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Okay. I’m hopping on the burger bandwagon.
I need your suggestions for burgers. I’m starting my search for the best (non-chain) burger in Tampa (and surrounding areas). Where should I try?
ps – I have a new Eating Tampa email address, it’s eatingtampa A T gmail.com

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