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Tryst St. Pete New Summer Dinner & Brunch Menus July 2018

Tryst Releases Their New Summer Menu Eddie Cochran and Roger Daltrey lamented, "There ain't no cure for the summertime blues..." There was no cure for the summertime blues because there was no Tryst back then. (For the Millennials out there, that was a Baby Boomer song reference.) ;-) There's never a dull moment when it…

Tryst Adds Over 25 New Menu Items for Dinner & Brunch We're not sure how many restaurants do this, but it sure is a great idea. When Tryst updates their menu, which happens 2-3 times a year, they have a two hour meeting with all of the employees where Chef Jon Robben cooks and explains…

Sea Salt St Pete is the baby of Chef Fabrizio Aielli and his wife, Ingrid Aielli. It is a fine-dining restaurant, featuring an 80-foot long raw bar, 20-foot-tall wine tower, some of Florida's freshest seafood and 130 different salts from around the world. The original Sea Salt is located in Naples, FL where the Aielli's reside. From Italy originally, Chef Aielli puts…

Red Mesa Cantina New Menu Items - May 2017 I've been going to Red Mesa Cantina on a regular basis for over 8-years. Most of the time, when being handed a menu, I say, "No thank you, I don't need it", as I pretty much have it memorized and know what I want. Not anymore.…

Tryst Summer Menu Offers Seasonal Twists & Creative Flare The last time we reviewed new menu items for Tryst was in November 2016 when their new chef, Jon Robben, debuted a spectacular new line-up. You can see that write up here. Chef Jon is still cooking up fantastic new items and continues to lift Tryst's cuisine…

It's no secret that since the first time we went to IL Ritorno in the summer of 2014 that I fell in love and that has never changed. Here is the first review I ever wrote about IL Ritorno. The quality of the ingredients and Chef David Benstock's ingenuity with those ingredients keeps the ever…

A couple of weeks ago we heard the news that Cider Press Cafe was going to be featuring some new hot, cooked menu items along with their favorite staples. Trying to incorporate a more comfort food feel that will appeal to a larger group of customers while staying true to their roots. We were invited…

Birch & Vine Heirloom Tomato and Burrata Salad

Chef de Cuisine, Luke Decker, Promoted to Executive Chef Kevin and I were invited to meet the new Executive Chef of the Birch & Vine, Luke Decker, and to taste a few items from the new menu. Chef Luke has been with the Birch & Vine since June 1, 2013 which is just a week…

Food, Menu, and Décor All Receive First Class Upgrades Forget everything you know or have heard about Ceviche in Downtown St. Pete. It doesn't matter whether you loved it, or hated it, or somewhere in between. Put it out of your mind and get ready for a complete reset ... in a very good way.…

Cassis Introduces New Entrées & First Time Bar Menu Cassis American Brasserie arrived on the scene in Downtown St. Pete 7-years ago in their prestigious location below The Ovation on Beach Drive. They have really come a long way since then. In recent years, we would go on a regular basis for breakfast / brunch…

Tryst: New Chef + New Menu = Deliciousness! Last month, our restaurant spotlight was on Del Mar Gastro Lounge. This month, we have quite a pleasant surprise for you from Tryst. Tryst on Beach Drive in St. Petersburg is well known by many, and not just in St. Petersburg. On some weekend nights the place…