Tampa Bay restaurant news, food and deals: Burger 21, Carmel Cafe and Taco Bus

A new entry in my round-up of Tampa Bay fun restaurant openings, sad closings, deals, discounts and other news in the local food and drink scene.

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Bern's Steakhouse finds a $30,000 bottle of 1947 Latour in its cellar

I happens all the time… the Bern’s Steakhouse sommeliers “find” a full case of 1983 this or a 1977 case of that. Just laying around in one of their many plain, white warehouse cellars which line South Howard Avenue in Tampa. But this most recent wine find is a doozy.

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Total Wine and More $20 Coupon

This coupon is good for $20 off a $100 purchase (excludes items ending in -7). Coupon good in Tampa, St. Petersburg and Clearwater Florida stores only. Expires December 16, 2010.

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What's cooking in the Tampa Bay food scene: Farm to fork, Sono Cafe, Restaurant BT

A few things that bear reporting on the food and wine scene in Tampa Bay: Farm to fork dinners, brunch at Sono Cafe and Restaurant BT opened new location.

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Tampa Bay restaurant news, food and deals: Bailey's, Maritana Grill, Bella's Italian

A roundup of restaurant openings, moves, additions, closures and deals at places around Tampa Bay. Information on Bella’s Italian Cafe, Cru Cellars, Maritana Grill, Bailey’s, Acropolis, Buddy Brew Coffee, Sono Cafe, Kontiki, The Rack and Koto.

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Two fantastic food writers coming to Tampa Bay in November

John T. Edge and Anthony Bourdain are coming to our home town! How cool is that? You’ve probably never heard of Edge, who is more on the social research side of food, but what foodie hasn’t seen Anthony Bourdain down something slimy and still living on his Travel Channel show, No Reservations?

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New Tampa restaurant concept from Chef Jeannie Pierola: Kitchen Bar

If you’re a hardcore Tampa foodie, you probably already know about the triumphant return of Chef Jeannie Pierola to the Bay area. But do you know about her next concept? Formerly the chef at Bern’s Steakhouse and SideBern’s, Pierola left there 32 months ago to travel the country and the globe to look for her next venture, KitchenBar.

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Top ten restaurants in Tampa Bay: Where can you get a great meal?

Restaurants are traditionally one of the riskiest businesses in this country. Even if the place opens with great fanfare and reviews, inherent fickleness in the American psyche can kill it in the following six months. So the owners of this list of ten Tampa Bay restaurants have passed the brutal test of customer tastes.

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Tampa Bay restaurant news and deals: Bella Brava, Taps, Cafe Dufrain

Tampa Bay’s restaurant and bar scene has been active with openings, closings and chef changes. Also included in the post are great food and drink deals.

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Tampa's NoHo Bistro changes restaurant ownership: A bittersweet departure

The fledgling food scene in West Tampa just wiggled a bit. Founder Jessica Raia-Long sold her interests yesterday to The Noho Bistro in North Howard’s district to her chef partner Tina Hurliss and former server/sommelier Tomàs Carrasquillo, now General Manager.

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