Back in 2013, The Historic Manhattan Casino’s first floor was home to Sylvia’s Soul Food Restaurant. That ended in 2016. In 2018 Vincent Jackson, Ramon Hernandez and Mario Farias opened Callaloo. It was later transformed into 22 South Food Hall in April 2021. Unfortunately, the hall’s majority owner, former Tampa Bay Buccaneers receiver Vincent Jackson, died in February 2021. The … Continue Reading
Read moreTEMPORARILY CLOSED as of February 10, 2023 – “looking for a new location”.
New York, being the largest city in the US, tends to dominate in parts of the culinary world, especially pizza. Many dyed-in-the-wool New York Pizza lovers consider it to be the only “real pizza”. However, there’s Neapolitan Pizza, Chicago Pizza, Sicilian Pizza, Greek Pizza, California Pizza, Detroit … Continue Reading
Read moreUPDATE: JULY 6, 2022 – PERMANENTLY CLOSED – Some items now available at The Lure, 661 Central Ave
When The Lure Ono originally launched in December 2020 they paid homage to the location’s former tenant, Central Melt. They concentrated on creative versions of grilled cheese. The word ono means delicious in Hawaiian. The interior vibe and the original menu took … Continue Reading
Read moreWelcome to the St. Petersburg Foodies Podcast Episode 156! On today’s episode, we interview Chef and Restaurateur Mike Crippin. Mike was the chef at The Moon Under Water for 20 years, and now he has his own place, Studio Public house. We discuss whether The Moon Under Water is coming back … Continue Reading
Read moreWelcome to the St. Petersburg Foodies Podcast Episode 155! On today’s episode, we interview Chef Jon Robben. We met Jon a few years ago at Tryst, and for the past few years he has upped the food game at Trophy Fish. Talking to Jon, we learn some things we never knew about … Continue Reading
Read moreWelcome to the St. Petersburg Foodies Podcast Episode 154! On today’s episode, we interview Kelly & Alex Rodriguez. Kelly and Alex own Lolita’s Wine Market, and we’ll talk about their new place, Sammy & Paco’s Cafe Market. After the interview we make pork carnitas … Continue Reading
Read more(Originally posted April 2020. Updated August 2021 at the bottom to include The Food Theorists video and conclusions.)
Did you know that the order in which the items are stacked on your hamburger is a thing?
I never really thought about how I built my burger until recently. I remember as a teenager, if … Continue Reading
Read moreWelcome to the St. Petersburg Foodies Podcast Episode 153! On today’s episode, we interview Joel Sanchez. Joel is the General Manager and Partner at Matteo Trattoria & Pizzeria. They just opened last month in the Grand Central District of St. Petersburg, and they have fantastic food from several different regions of … Continue Reading
Read moreUPDATE: November 6, 2021 – A Mano Italian Ristorante is the new name of this location.
A funny thing happened on Josh Cameron’s search for a commissary kitchen. He bought St. Pete icon, Gigi’s Italian Restaurant’s 4th St. location.
We’re starting to think that Josh never sleeps. I arranged a phone call with him … Continue Reading
Read morePERMANENTLY CLOSED
Put a chef in his own restaurant and watch him shine. Chef Jeffrey Jew was in charge of the kitchens at 2B Hospitality’s Bella Brava, and Stillwaters Tavern, and we always liked his food.
Now, we love his food at his new eatery, Lingr, in the Downtown South University Park area of St. Petersburg. Not only do we … Continue Reading
Read moreWelcome to the St. Petersburg Foodies Podcast Episode 152! On today’s episode, we interview Max Blowers. Max is the General Manager & Beverage Director at Social Roost. He is a St. Pete native, but spent 15 years living in NYC, and has worked for celebrity chefs Wolfgang Puck and David Burke. We talk … Continue Reading
Read moreOne of the things you don’t often notice or think about when strolling on the 200 block of Central Avenue in downtown St. Pete is that some of the buildings have a second floor. This includes the building on the corner of Central Ave & 3rd St. N., which used … Continue Reading
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Matteo Trattoria & Pizzeria just brought the level of Italian cuisine in St. Pete to a whole new level. So did Sauvignon Wine Locker & American Trattoria. If you love Italian food, and especially if you want to be transported to … Continue Reading
Read moreUPDATED: July 21, 2021. (Originally published May 3, 2021.)
Sauvignon Wine Locker & American Trattoria has taken over the upstairs space above Five Bucks Drinkery on the 200 block of Central Avenue in downtown St. Pete. Sauvignon’s new home for many years housed A Taste for Wine at 241 Central Ave.… Continue Reading
Read moreWelcome to the St. Petersburg Foodies Podcast Episode 151! On today’s episode, we interview Brian Levine. Brian is a life-long Disney aficionado, having worked at Disneyland in college, and is now working at a Disney Store 34-years later. He’s been to Disney World innumerous times, and will … Continue Reading
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