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Review: Tampa’s Swamp Princess brings Grammy-nominated album to humid, inspiring, hometown show
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Kyla Fields
Kyla Fields is the food critic and former managing editor of Creative Loafing Tampa Bay who started their journey at CL as summer 2019 intern. They are the proud owner of a charming, sausage-shaped, eight-year-old rescue mutt named Piña.
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Intermezzo Coffee & Cocktails’ upscale sibling Bar Mezzo soft opens in St. Pete
The newly-opened bar and lounge features upscale cocktails and in-house infusions.
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Tampa-based Mexican restaurant Guac N’ Cheese opens downtown St. Pete location
The newly-opened eatery is located inside of CoHatch’s coworking space.
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Seminole Heights has an indoor golf country club—and there’s no dress code
The Spaddy’s Coffee Co.-adjacent ‘Heights Country Club’ features a state-of-the-art golf simulator.
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St. Pete Ferments owner Sarah Arrazola talks Florida flora, ‘slow food’ and new retail storefront
The fermentation-forward brick and mortar soft opened in August.
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St. Pete’s Outcast Brewing Company will soon open out of former Brutalist building
The new, family-friendly brewery celebrates its grand opening next weekend.
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Flavortown heads to Wesley Chapel, Fat Tuesdays returns to Ybor, and more local food news
Plus, Rene’s hosts a Mexican Independence Day dinner, Bonchon has an opening date and more.
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Rene’s Mexican Kitchen celebrates Mexican Independence Day with a dinner party in Tampa
Seminole Heights’ Southern Brewery & Winery hosts this four-course meal.
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The ‘painfully delicious’ I Like It Hot! Festival returns to Largo
The annual spicy festival features a variety of hot sauce vendors, jalapeño eating contests and more.
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New food truck from the owner of Nana’s in Ybor City celebrates grand opening next week
Nana’s Rooted, finds chef and owner Anisa Mejia continuing to dish out her beloved plant-based fare.
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Kuya Kevin’s, a new Pinellas-based food truck, dishes out Filipino-American fusion
Sinigang-marinated chicken wings, lumpia and adobo are on the menu.
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Tampa Mexican restaurant Guac N’ Cheese will take over King State’s former St. Pete location
The cafe, restaurant and cocktail bar was only open for a few months.
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Saddle Bags, a new country-themed bar and restaurant, is coming to Ybor City
Yes, there’s a mechanical bull.
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Opulence Nightclub to replace Ringside Cafe in downtown St. Pete
The longtime music venue and bar closed its doors earlier this year.
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Tampa’s popular online sandwich shop Cousin Vinny’s will open first storefront this year
Vincent ‘Vinny’ Andriotti and Russell Leone discuss plans for the Italian sando shop’s NoHo location.
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Chef Mario Brugnoli honors his late mother at a five-course dinner in St. Pete this month
St. Pete cafe Eat Art Love hosts this intimate dinner.
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Dead Bob’s, popular St. Pete bar and no-frills restaurant, will move to a bigger location next year
It will take over the former Kay’s Family Restaurant location in Pasadena.
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Intermezzo will open ‘Bar Mezzo’ cocktail lounge out of St. Pete’s former Independent Bar
Bar Mezzo is slated to debut during the late summer or early fall.
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Atlanta’s Slutty Vegan hosts a month-long Brandon residency at Vine Vegan
The popular plant-based eatery will take over Vine Vegan’s kitchen for the entire month of August.
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Tampa’s Bastet Brewing will close its doors after August 6
The Egyptian-themed microbrewery has been open for four years.