Our favorite conuslting chef needs to get her own place. Soon. In the meantime, though, she's been working with Gaspar's Grotto to beef up its brunch menu:
"The overarching theme is laidback, pirate-pumped, Ybor-style fun, but with high-quality food (price: $29.95). They've experimented with a beignet recipe, the plan to shake them in a bag with sugar and pass them around the dining room (a tribute to the way Phil Alessi did it years ago)."
Aaargh! More details at Reiley's St. Pete Times blog.
This article appears in Jan 14-20, 2009.