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Five Courses & Painkillers: Top 7 food and drink stories for May
What were CL readers digging into the most last month?
Meaghan Habuda
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We asked Ray Lampe, aka Dr. BBQ, if there’s such a thing as Florida barbecue
Here’s what the all-around barbecue wizard and newbie restaurateur had to say.
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Smoke signals: 5 things to expect as Dr. BBQ heats up St. Pete
“I like to think of it as a really great restaurant that serves barbecue,” the doc says.
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Italian kitchen dishing Detroit-style pizza to Madeira Beach
The old Subway on Gulf Boulevard is now home to Frabotta’s, which offers pies, subs and pasta.
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Cider Press, Mermaid Tavern enter James Beard Foundation burger contest
Each Blended Burger patty must mix chopped mushrooms with ground meat — well, sort of.
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Ciccio Restaurant Group’s betterBYRD swoops into Hyde Park Village
Focused on chicken, betterBYRD’s fast-casual, quick-serve flagship is expected to open in fall.
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Best of Volcano Bay: Order these at the Universal water park right now
Water parks are supposed to be the land of corn dogs and Dippin’ Dots, right?
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10 things that make Universal Orlando cooler than we thought
We didn’t expect to have as much as we did. Read on to learn about what we did with Spiderman’s penis, which bus had the most STDs and the best Universal tour guide ever.
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Hot pursuit: Meet two of the home cooks repping Tampa Bay on MasterChef
Jeff Philbin and Danny Flores are among the Season 8 contestants competing for a white apron.
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Kahwa Coffee heads west to an old St. Pete Farm Store
The new development will serve as the local roaster’s fourth drive-thru cafe.
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Into the magma: Live tweeting Universal Orlando’s Volcano Bay
Follow along, will ya?
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Tijuana Flats introduces first major menu update in the last five years
“Make your taste buds twerk,” reads a news release about the Tex-Mex chain’s Flat Outrageous items.
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Five Courses: More Oldsmar openings, plus other food and drink news
Oldsmar is popping lately.
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Gourmet mini burgers are making their way to Tampa Bay
Israeli-based Burgerim expands its fast-casual empire to Tampa and Clearwater Beach.
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Connecting IRL: Facebook-grown network of chefs opens local get-together to the public
Chef’s Life Throwdown III plans to bring demos, a food fight and other cheffy delights to St. Pete.
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Steak frites drive the Heights Public Market menu for Cru Cellars
By-the-glass wines and a retail wall are also part of the Tampa wine bar’s Armature Works outpost.
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Summer sipping: Tickets for two June beer fest fundraisers on sale
Combined, Tampa’s BeerFest and St. Pete’s Beer Project have more than 20 brewers in store.
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Here’s when to order that towering Wonder Woman-themed burger at Datz
It’s a bird… it’s a plane… well, no. That’s the South Tampa dining spot’s Amazon Warrior.
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Free St. Pete grocery shuttle kicks off Saturday morning
The service will transport residents to the nearest Walmart from Tangerine Plaza for 13 weeks.
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Summer Guide 2017: Shout it from the rooftop bars (and one coffee shop)
These hangouts above Tampa Bay will take your summer to new heights.