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Interview with Alec Gutierrez from Copper Shaker & The Estate – St. Petersburg Foodies Podcast Episode 80

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Interview with Alec Gutierrez from Copper Shaker & The Estate

Welcome to the St. Petersburg Foodies Podcast Episode 80! Our featured interview is with Alec Gutierrez from Copper Shaker & The Estate. We’ve known Alec since he started at Cask & Ale six years ago. He is currently the GM of The Estate, which is the same ownership of Copper … Continue Reading

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Flûte & Dram Announces Exclusive “Fool’s Gold” Buffalo Trace Bourbon

Buffalo Trace Fool's Gold Bourbon

St. Petersburg’s rich food and beverage culture just gained a new bourbon courtesy of Buffalo Trace Distillery. Buffalo Trace Bourbon is aged and bottled at the most award-winning distillery in the world and is only made with the finest corn, rye and barley malt. Buffalo Trace was also named Whisky Magazine’s 2020 Distiller Of The Year. The bourbon was chosen … Continue Reading

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Grace Restaurant Expands to Gracie Pasta & Provisions

Making Fresh Pasta

Speaking with Chef and Co-Owner of Grace Restaurant, Marlin Kaplin, by phone yesterday, we learned of their new endeavor, Gracie Pasta & Provisions.

Right next to their current location, coming in May 2020, they will have an Italian market where they make fresh pasta every day. There will be pasta-making classes as well. You will be able to buy pasta-making … Continue Reading

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Interview with Pete Boland from Mary Margaret’s Olde Irish Tavern – St. Petersburg Foodies Podcast Episode 79

Interview with Pete Boland from Mary Margaret’s Olde Irish Tavern

Welcome to the St. Petersburg Foodies Podcast Episode 79! Our featured interview is with Pete Boland to talk about his newly opened Mary Margaret’s Olde Irish Tavern. At the top of the show we’ll have Alec Gutierrez from Copper Shaker to tell us about a huge party fundraiser for Adrian … Continue Reading

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Sauce Lab Hot Sauce Making Kit Review

Sauce Lab Mango Habanero Hot Sauce Project Complete

We recently received a DM on Instagram from Erica, the founder of Sauce Lab, offering to send out “a free sauce kit to try out and it comes with no obligation for reviewing or sharing”. Sure! Why not? I love hot sauce, and this sounds like fun! And it was.

Sauce Lab is a new company currently offering one hot … Continue Reading

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Interview with Fred Forsley from Sea Dog Brew Pub – St. Petersburg Foodies Podcast Episode 78

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Interview with Fred Forsley from Sea Dog Brew Pub

Welcome to the St. Petersburg Foodies Podcast Episode 78! Our featured interview today is with Fred Forsley. Fred is the owner of Shipyard Brewing in Maine, and more locally, Sea Dog Brew Pub in Treasure Island, and the newly opened Sea Dog Cantina in Gulfport. Before the interview, Lori and Kevin … Continue Reading

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Interview with Marlin Kaplan and Jedd Yudelson from Grace Restaurant – St. Petersburg Foodies Podcast Episode 77

Interview with Marlin Kaplan and Jedd Yudelson from Grace Restaurant

Welcome to the St. Petersburg Foodies Podcast Episode 77! Our featured interview today is with Marlin Kaplan and Jedd Yudelson from Grace Restaurant in Pass-a-Grille Beach. Grace turns out spectacular tasting, simple, but unique dishes at their fun and friendly place at the beach. After the interview, we have a … Continue Reading

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Interview with Jake Senor from Grumpy Gringo – St. Petersburg Foodies Podcast Episode 76

Interview with Jake Senor from Grumpy Gringo

Welcome to the St. Petersburg Foodies Podcast Episode 76! Our featured interview today is with Jake Senor from Grumpy Gringo. Grumpy Gringo has a new fast-casual location in DTSP that is crankin’ out super delicious tacos, burritos and more. We start the show off with Abby’s amazing recipe for Steak & Potato Salad … Continue Reading

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Nueva Cantina Reboots the Menu with Hileman Collab

Modelo Chicken

Remember Chef Jeffery Hileman? He ran the kitchen at FarmTable Cucina for most of their time open. Put him together with Nueva Cantina co-owner, Louie Spetrini, and you have the Mexican restaurant dream team.

This “new” menu has actually been out for two months now, but we just got to it last week.

Nueva Cantina has really upped their game … Continue Reading

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Interview with Eric Jacob from Eric Jacob Design – St. Petersburg Foodies Podcast Episode 75

Eric Jacob from Eric Jacob Design
Interview with Eric Jacob from Eric Jacob Design

Welcome to the St. Petersburg Foodies Podcast Episode 75! Our featured interview today is with Eric Jacob from Eric Jacob Design. He has watched the food scene grow for over 30-years in downtown St. Pete. We’ll have a little St. Pete restaurant history lesson for you. Our musical guest is Nate Currin, … Continue Reading

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Interview with Frank Schittino from Cafe Cibo – St. Petersburg Foodies Podcast Episode 74

Interview with Frank Schittino from Cafe Cibo

Welcome to the St. Petersburg Foodies Podcast Episode 74! Our featured interview today is with Frank Schittino from Cafe Cibo. Cafe Cibo makes old school Italian food just like your grandmother used to make. We kick off the show with a super delicious recipe from Fishmonger Approved for Sichuan Pineapple Shrimp Fried Rice … Continue Reading

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Interview with Chris Sweeney & Rob Reinsmith from Noble Crust – St. Petersburg Foodies Podcast Episode 73

Interview with Chris Sweeney & Rob Reinsmith from Noble Crust

Welcome to the St. Petersburg Foodies Podcast Episode 73! Our featured interview today is with Chris Sweeney & Rob Reinsmith from Noble Crust. Noble Crust serves up unique masterpieces of Italian & Southern-fusion cuisine. In the past year they’ve been included on six of our “Best of …” lists. For … Continue Reading

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Interview with Tony Mangiafico from Flûte & Dram – St. Petersburg Foodies Podcast Episode 72

Tony Mangiafico with daughter Giuliana
Interview with Tony Mangiafico from Flûte & Dram

Welcome to the St. Petersburg Foodies Podcast Episode 72! Our featured interview today is with Tony Mangiafico from Flûte & Dram. Flûte & Dram is St. Pete’s first and only Caviar, Champagne, and Whiskey Bar. We talk with Tony about the recent expansion of where they tripled their size, and also now … Continue Reading

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Interview with Allison Harris from Baba on Central – St. Petersburg Foodies Podcast Episode 71

Interview with Allison Harris of Baba on Central

Welcome to the St. Petersburg Foodies Podcast Episode 71! Our featured interview today is with Allison Harris of Baba on Central. For our first episode of 2020, we’re going to do something a little different. Allison is a St. Pete native, and her family has been in the local restaurant business her … Continue Reading

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The Grumpy Gringo Makes Downtown St. Pete Happy

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New Additional Location for Grumpy Gringo

(Originally published in News on December 3, 2019, we’ve now updated with a food review.)

The good news is that one of our favorite Mexican joints will now be just two blocks away! The bad news is that one of our favorite Mexican joints will now be just two blocks away.

If you know … Continue Reading

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