New in St. Pete, Asie calls its crispy rock shrimp tossed in a creamy sauce "velvety" for a reason. Credit: Meaghan Habuda

New in St. Pete, Asie calls its crispy rock shrimp tossed in a creamy sauce “velvety” for a reason. Credit: Meaghan Habuda

February is a little more than halfway over, but, like, January was a damn good start to the new year for the Bay area’s food and drink scene.

Need a refresher? Here are the seven articles that CL readers dug into the most last month:

• La Segunda is expanding with a second Tampa location — need we say more?

• Spring Restaurant Preview 2018: Gotta try ’em all

• Wonder no more: What you need to know about Ybor City’s Zydeco Brew Werks

• Tampa and St. Pete’s most popular delivery orders — according to BiteSquad

• This is the Mexican restaurant and grocer your Facebook friends are talking about

• Rocco’s Tacos reveals grand opening date at International Plaza

• Five Courses: Downtown St. Pete sees the opening of Asie and more

This article appears in Feb 15-22, 2018.