I want to thank Brian Ries at Creative Loafing for hosting their recent little shin-dig for local foodie bloggers. It was great to finally meet all of the food bloggers I’ve been reading for so long.

I also want to thank everyone for the kind things you said about Eating Tampa – Thanks!

After hearing such nice things I feel guilty about neglecting this page for so long. I’m going to blame February. February is my low-energy month. After finishing up our home repairs just in time to host a party for Jennifer’s professional colleagues, then catching up on all the homework I put aside in preparing the house, I just didn’t have the energy to do much of anything.

But, now the homework is under control, and Spring is just around the corner. It’s time to get back to the blogging way of life. To start, let’s take a spin around the local blogosphere and see what’s happening.

First, congratulations to Jaden Hair at Steamy Kitchen. The UK Times Online selected Steamy Kitchen as one of “50 of the world’s best food blogs – modern Asian cuisine by media savvy blogger.” Jaden has also just about finished her cookbook, which we’re all eagerly anticipating. (h/t BR)

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Green Eggs Marketing has a snazzy new design. Check out his review of the Bahama Breeze bathrooms, and review of the recently opened Ocean Prime.

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Alexandra Zayas at the St. Pete Times wonders if 6 new restaurants in Seminole Heights is too many. As a resident of Seminole Heights I think I can field this one. No.

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Culinary Sherpa Chef Greg Baker will be showing off his skills Feb. 27. Call now for reservations.

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It didn’t take long for the Creative Loafing Food & Drink page to become the best food resource site in the Tampa Bay area. It’s not perfect, but they’ve done a tremendous job in a short time. I think the next thing they’re going to work on will be the Good Eats database of restaurant reviews.

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Laura Reiley has the scoop on the James Beard finalists which include local restaurants Bern’s and Z Grille.

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And don’t forget to look for more of my food-related stuff at Creative Loafing. I try to keep the content over there different from the content here.

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