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Annata – Not Just Cheese & Charcuterie, Entrees That Are Out of This World!

Annata Restaurant & Wine Bar

When Annata came onto the scene of downtown St Petersburg’s Beach Drive four years ago, it was highly anticipated. The owners of the St Pete beloved staple Mazzaro’s Italian Market, Kurt and Mary Cuccaro, were opening Annata, which made its arrival even more exciting for foodies. It was touted as a wine bar which would offer cheese, charcuterie and tapas. … Continue Reading

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Green Springs Bistro in Safety Harbor Changes Hands to St Pete Locals

Green Springs Bistro

Green Springs Bistro in Safety Harbor is changing hands to St Pete Locals Tom Golden, Richard Alday and Michael Stewart who are the owners of The Lure. They will keep much the same but will be changing some menu items and will rename the restaurant The Kitchen & Bar at Green Springs.

The original owners, longtime friends of Tom and … Continue Reading

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Grace Continues to Amaze with Exceptional Cuisine on St Pete Beach

Grace Restaurant

Most Up-to-Date Grace Review from 2019 – Click Here

Towards the end of May, Kevin and I had dinner at Grace Restaurant on Pass-A-Grille. This was our third time dining there. As we approached the restaurant, we saw all of these balloons on the ceiling and thought that they must be having some kind of event. It was definitely festive. … Continue Reading

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Hey, Hey You’ll Wanna Eat at Rawk Star…

Rawk Star Cafe

Mike and Arielle Collins are a brother and sister team born and raised here in our beautiful city of St Petersburg. Now they are the proud proprietors of one of the newest restaurants downtown, Rawk Star Café. There is one other location in Oldsmar that has been around for eight years.

Mike and Arielle fell in love with the plant-based, … Continue Reading

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Rick’s Reef: Turning Over a New Leaf on St Pete Beach

Having lived on St Pete Beach many moons ago, I never would have thought of Rick’s Reef for food. I remember it as a friendly watering hole. We were contacted by the GM, Tyler Hipsley, who invited us in on Friday, April 13th for a meeting, so we decided to order lunch too. Hipsley took over managing Rick’s Reef in … Continue Reading

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Bravo to Bavaro’s on Brunch Italiano!

Bavaro’s Begins Weekend Brunch (Sat & Sun 11am – 2pm) this Saturday, April 7th

When we heard that Bavaro’s was going to begin serving brunch I thought how will a pizza and pastaria restaurant create a brunch menu?  Will it be creative and innovative or will it just have the same offerings we can find elsewhere? Dan Bavaro asked us … Continue Reading

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Callaloo Tantalizes with Down-home Cooking on the South Side of The Grand Central District

Callaloo St Petersburg

Do you miss great southern comfort food? I know I sure DID…we shall be deprived no more with the latest addition to our growing St Petersburg restaurant scene. Callaloo, located in the historic Manhattan Casino building at 22nd St and 6th Ave S, just on the south side of the Grand Central district of St Pete, officially opened its doors … Continue Reading

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Three Birds Tavern Soars: Don’t Worry ‘Bout a Thing…

Three Birds Tavern

Recently Kevin and I went to Three Birds Tavern on 4th St at lunchtime and met with owner, Robin King. Besides the food, it is always intriguing to get the story of how restaurateurs end up in this business.

The Kings moved to St Petersburg from Ohio after raising their family and Jack’s decision to retire from their law firm … Continue Reading

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What’s New at The Mill Downtown St Pete? Menu Items and Signature Cocktails

The Mill Crispy Roast Duck

Since The Mill Downtown St Pete opened in the summer of 2015, it has become a downtown staple. A month or so ago they quietly updated their menus with some new dishes and signature cocktails. Of course they kept favorites such as the Watermelon Bruschetta, the Mill Burger and the Southern Belle Salad but have now added some soon to … Continue Reading

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M-N-M BBQ: A Hidden Gem on the St Pete BBQ Restaurant Scene

M-N-M BBQ Pulled Pork, Beef Brisket, Black Eyed Peas and Collard Greens

Thursday, January 25th 2018, Kevin and I ventured out of the 33701 to find some good BBQ. We had ordered previously from M-N-M through Delivery Dudes and found it to be quite good, but visiting a restaurant and eating there is usually quite a different experience than delivery.

M-N-M is located off of 16th St N just past 28th Ave … Continue Reading

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Ichicoro ANE Now Open for Weekend Brunch with Many Enticing Options!

Ichicoro ANE Brunch

Ichicoro Ane in downtown St. Pete is permanently closed.

Last Saturday, January 20th 2018, Ichicoro ANE opened its doors for the first time for brunch. They are now open for brunch every Saturday and Sunday from 11am – 4pm. We were there for the first day of brunch and were we ever bowled over (pun intended). Having no idea what … Continue Reading

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Callaloo, Offering Floribbean Cuisine, is set to Open in March 2018 UPDATED

Callaloo Logo

A couple of weeks ago, St Petersburg Foodies got a sneak peek into the interior of Callaloo as it is coming together. It is a vast space that the Callaloo group is utilizing to its full potential and after seeing it we are very excited for this new concept to open on St Petersburg’s south side.

What is Callaloo? Well … Continue Reading

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Local Brick Street Farms Grows With the Addition of a New Container

Shannon O’Malley and Brad Doyle, of Brick Street Farms, were very excited about the arrival of their newest addition to their facility. Shannon called and asked if we would be interested in seeing the arrival of the growing container, as she said, “it’s quite a spectacle!” So on Tuesday, we went on site to check it out.

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Tantalize All of Your Dining Senses at the Reading Room! Exceptional!

The Reading Room

The Reading Room is the best and most unique overlooked restaurant in St Petersburg. Located just a short 3.5 miles from downtown in the same parking lot as freeFall Theatre, it is well worth the drive! They have been open nine months now and opened to high praise and acclaim on social media. But when the hype died down so … Continue Reading

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Paul’s Chicago Pizza Set to Open on 4th St North this Thursday, November 30th

Paul's Chicago Pizza

Paul and Donna Coumoulos opened the original Paul’s Chicago Pizza in Clearwater at 1500 McMullen Booth Rd in February of 2001. The restaurant has become a Clearwater staple and now St Petersburg gets to enjoy. I read one review that said that they drive from North Tampa to get the pizza and another said that they drive 40 minutes to … Continue Reading

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