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  Archive for November, 2008

Hey Hey Gourmet

Written by dave in Friday, November 28th 2008 under Food blogging, Humor   
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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 [...]

Thanksgiving Roundup

Written by dave in Tuesday, November 25th 2008 under Round-up   
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If you still need ideas for Thanksgiving (umm, like I do) then here are some Thanksgiving tips and news.
Local good guy Mike Alstott is giving a bunch of groceries to local fire stations. This is even more generous when you remember that Floridians overwhelmingly voted to cut budgets for first responders back in January.
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10 Unusual Food Combinations

Written by dave in Thursday, November 20th 2008 under Food blogging   
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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.

Pretentious Food

Written by dave in Monday, November 17th 2008 under Humor   
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Over at Ridiculously Inconsistent Trickle of Consciousness Clark ponders the pointlessness of a few pretentious foods.
“Applewood smoked bacon – What. In the hell. Is that. Note to people who eat stuff: when it comes to fruit that grows on trees, it’s the fruit that tastes like fruit, not the branches. I wouldn’t cook wienies over [...]

Local Agriculture

Written by dave in Sunday, November 16th 2008 under Food Politics   
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I missed this when it came out. Brian Ries at Creative Loafing has a great write-up of the Tampa City Council special discussion about local agriculture (posted Nov. 5).

“Two weeks ago, Tampa City Councilmember Mary Mulhern held a special discussion meeting on community-supported agriculture to address some of Pollan’s very issues. Fellow members John Dingfelder [...]

Tampa Downtown Market

Written by dave in Sunday, November 16th 2008 under Markets   
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David Islands Today has a nice post about the Tampa Downtown Market.

Alan Snel posted some images taken at the debut a few weeks ago.
“The mission of the Tampa Downtown Market is to serve as a community-gathering place where local farmers, producers, and artisans can offer fresh agricultural and related products to generate a sense of [...]

More Seminole Heights Eatery Updates

Written by dave in Sunday, November 16th 2008 under Restaurant News   
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The Official Unofficial Seminole Heights Blog reports on Ella’s, a new restaurant going up at Shadowlawn and Nebraska.

“I just spoke with the new owner of Ella’s. They are the new 2 story restaurant being built at Shadowlawn and Nebraska. She will be participating in the Holiday Home Tour / Taste of Seminole Heights. So if [...]

Seminole Heights Eatery Updates

Written by dave in Saturday, November 15th 2008 under Restaurant News   
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Tommy in Old Seminole Heights reports that the city council approved Sangria’s requests, so they are one step closer to opening next to the Starbucks at Hillsborough and Central. (Here’s more about the Sangria’s proposal from TBO.com.)
He’s also spreading the rumor that Merino’s may re-open in the space soon to be vacated by the Antiquarian [...]

Tampa and Bay Area Blogs

Written by dave in Friday, November 14th 2008 under Food blogging   
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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 [...]

GNAtv at Alfonso’s Pizzeria

Written by dave in Thursday, November 13th 2008 under Food blogging, Restaurant Reviews   
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A new webisode is up at GNAtv. This time Grayson, Alex and crew visit Alfonso’s Pizzeria.

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