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Restaurant Insider: A Peek Behind Fortu’s Premium Curtain

A matcha cocktail, crispy potato appetizer, flowery cocktail and raw hamachi appetizer are in frame on a wooden table.

There’s no screaming in the Fortu kitchen.

No overbearing culinary legend with a way too loud voice and a way too big ego at the helm.

Nathan Howey leads the cuisine team with a baseball cap on, and lots of jokes. He’s a man of few words, and he’s determined to steer away from the frigid elitism of the fine … Continue Reading

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Restaurant Insider: Who Keeps the Wine Flowing and Specials Cooking at Sola Bistro?

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On this sunny Tuesday morning in late April, Tig and Art walked past the blue patio umbrellas of the Italian bakery and head straight inside, greeted like family by the owners. La Casa Del Pane is a well-loved, homey spot on St. Pete Beach for pastries, coffee, and slow coastal mornings. For Tig and Art, the owner-chef duo behind Sola … Continue Reading

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Pho Kien Giang: A Humble Triumph in Authentic Vietnamese Cuisine

Dish no. 22

All food enthusiasts, whether they admit it or not, share this wish in common: to be the authority on restaurant recommendations within their social circle. Specifically, we foodies want nothing more than to be the people who have the niche, undiscovered eateries on their lists; the unassuming restaurants that pack a huge punch with their food.

Pho Kien Giang is … Continue Reading

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