Suzanne Perry of Datz isn’t afraid to try anything, and I love her for that. Take two things that are already great on their own: pancakes and red velvet cake. Now have the two make sweet, sweet love to each other and BOO-YAH — you now have Red Velvet Pancakes. Oh, don’t stop there, throw on some cream cheese icing/frosting, some candied crunchy nuts, and some thick-cut smoked bacon — now it’s a party. Hell, go for broke — finish the meal with a slice of Datz’s three-layer red velvet cake. You’ll be happy to find out that the center layer is a full cheesecake. 2616 S. MacDill Ave., Tampa, 813-831-7000, datztampa.com.
This article appears in Sep 22-28, 2011.