Posted inFood & Drink Tampa Bay’s beloved Pop Goes the Waffle is opening a physical location in Gulfport And owner Sara Fludd just earned a $10,000 female founders grant. by Kat Piccolo September 17, 2021May 7, 2025
Posted inFood & Drink There’s a tiny ATM-turned-taco stand in Dunedin, and it’s aptly named Taco Baby And it’s been around since 2019. by Kat Piccolo September 17, 2021June 23, 2025
Posted inFood & Drink St. Pete’s In Between Days, Florida’s first listening bar, is now open for dinner and drinks If you see sake bottles on the front porch, just come on in. by Kat Piccolo September 15, 2021July 28, 2025
Posted inFood & Drink Metro’s new ‘Inclusivitea’ health center, adult retail shop and cafe is now open in St. Pete It’s in the former home of Metro Retro and Retail. by Kat Piccolo September 14, 2021February 15, 2025
Posted inFood & Drink The sold-out St. Pete Margarita Fest is happening this weekend—and you will be cut off if you look drunk 10 tastings come with every ticket. by Kat Piccolo September 13, 2021August 3, 2023
Posted inFood & Drink Shiso Crispy is bringing soup dumplings to a new food hall opening in St. Pete’s Edge District The concept hopes to be open before 2022. by Kat Piccolo September 13, 2021July 11, 2025
Posted inFood & Drink New Lighthaus Beer Garden now open at downtown Tampa’s Sparkman Wharf Its predecessor Fermented Reality closed just two weeks go. by Kat Piccolo September 9, 2021July 20, 2025
Posted inFood & Drink Tampa Taco Fest returns to Al Lopez Park this October There’ll be booze, too. by Kat Piccolo September 9, 2021February 23, 2025
Posted inFood & Drink Coppertail’s new Bucs brew, free beer when Tampa Bay wins the Super Bowl again, plus more local foodie news And other non-football related food scene news by Kat Piccolo, Colin Wolf, Ray Roa and Stephanie Powers September 9, 2021July 9, 2025
Posted inFood & Drink Blind Tiger Cafe is opening a new location in downtown Tampa It’ll have biodynamic wine, too. by Kat Piccolo September 8, 2021July 19, 2025
Posted inFood & Drink The largest spicy food festival in Florida returns to Largo this month Try your hand at the Spicy Lolly Lick-A-Thon or the pepper eating contest if your stomach can handle the heat. by Kat Piccolo September 7, 2021May 14, 2025
Posted inFood & Drink Connecticut’s Colony Grill will bring its famous thin-crust pizza to downtown St. Petersburg The concept eyes an October opening. by Kat Piccolo September 2, 2021August 1, 2025
Posted inFood & Drink Tampa chef Jada Vidal wins Guy Fieri’s ‘Grocery Games’ Food Network game show And she’s bringing her version of Flavortown to a Tampa Heights popup dinner on Sept. 4. by Kat Piccolo September 2, 2021August 1, 2025
Posted inFood & Drink New dessert boutique, Cake Drip, plans September opening in St. Pete It’ll be open seven days a week. by Kat Piccolo August 31, 2021August 3, 2023
Posted inFood & Drink Salty Paws, Florida’s first dog ice cream shop, is now open in Dunedin Don’t worry, though, cats and pigs can enjoy the ice cream, too. by Kat Piccolo August 31, 2021June 19, 2025
Posted inFood & Drink St. Pete Italian staple BellaBrava has officially opened its Midtown Tampa location You no longer have to drive across the bridge for the St. Pete staple. by Kat Piccolo August 27, 2021November 17, 2024
Posted inFood & Drink Wine Stream coming to West Tampa, Sesh Brewery opening in St. Pete and more local foodie news And you bet that Chick fil-A at Busch Gardens is closed on Sundays. by Kat Piccolo, Stephanie Powers and Colin Wolf August 27, 2021July 28, 2025
Posted inFood & Drink Ciccio Group’s health-minded Mood Bake Bar opens in South Tampa next month Sept. 2 to be exact. by Kat Piccolo August 25, 2021May 29, 2025
Posted inFood & Drink Mad Beach Brewing’s ‘Sesh’ restaurant will open in St. Pete’s historic Earl Gresh Cottage The location is the old Melting Pot, too. by Kat Piccolo August 24, 2021July 7, 2025
Posted inFood & Drink Bo’s Ice Cream reopens, a new Sa Ri One Deli, plus more Tampa Bay foodie news Fermented Reality Biergarten closed at Sparkman Wharf, too. by Stephanie Powers, Kat Piccolo and Ray Roa August 20, 2021July 22, 2025