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  Dinner and a movie at CinéBistro

  But do these two great tastes taste great together?

  Vol. 22 No. 32 Published 11.12.09 by Brian Ries
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  Cafe Dufrain's new chef Ferrell Alvarez needs to catch up to his potential

  One glance at Cafe Dufrain's new menu -- which is still evolving -- and you can see where new ch...

  Vol. 22 No. 31 Published 11.05.09 by Brian Ries
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  Ella's Americana Folk Art Cafe in Seminole Heights is retro-modern, with food to match

  I shy away from the the term "hipster," if only because it's tossed around with a disr...

  Vol. 22 No. 31 Published 11.05.09 by Brian Ries
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  Three great & cheap restaurants near Tampa Bay area campuses

  Students know best: "Cheap" is the hallmark of quality.

  Vol. 22 No. 29 Published 10.22.09 by Brian Ries
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  St. Petersburg's new Grand Central bar and restaurant has impressive pub food

  How lightly do I have to tread in this review? For a straight writer, reviewing a largely gay bar an...

  Vol. 22 No. 24 Published 08.26.09 by Brian Ries
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  SoHo Sushi does many things well, with some surprising exceptions

  I was taking CL contributor and local food blogger Jenna Weber to lunch and needed a place close to...

  Vol. 22 No. 21 Published 08.05.09 by Brian Ries
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  Downtown St. Petersburg's Buona Vita Italian restaurant fills a niche, and some bellies

  Buona Vita was born out of tragedy, albeit a tiny one. When Local Coffee + Tea owner Michael Duranko...

  Vol. 22 No. 18 Published 07.15.09 by Brian Ries
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  Chef Domenica Macchia takes an upscale diner concept and runs with it at St. Petersburg's Diner 437

  I freely admit that I'm a Domenica Macchia stalker. I first encountered this former Redwoods che...

  Vol. 22 No. 17 Published 07.08.09 by Brian Ries
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  Paci's Pizza in south Tampa has made us a convert

  Here at CL, we're very happy that the Web allows us to give readers a lot more say than in the p...

  Vol. 22 No. 15 Published 06.24.09 by Brian Ries
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  Skypoint's new Rawbar restaurant has food to recall commuters to downtown Tampa after hours

  It's interesting to see Taps and Rawbar anchoring adjacent corners of downtown Tampa's Skypo...

  Vol. 22 No. 15 Published 06.24.09 by Brian Ries
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  The Top 50 Restaurants in Tampa Bay

  With apologies to Dave, Top Ten lists are so limiting. Even finding the Top 25 of something always...

  Vol. 22 No. 14 Published 06.17.09 by Brian Ries
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  Tampa's Saigon Deli serves excellent Banh Mi Mesandwiches

  But Can a Southeast Asian sandwich beat the best of the West? I have a friend who is, to say the le...

  Vol. 22 No. 13 Published 06.10.09 by Brian Ries
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  Ravioli Company helps you make dinner

  Let's not call this a restaurant review, if only because Ravioli Company is not much of a restau...

  Vol. 22 No. 11 Published 05.27.09 by Brian Ries
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  Tampa's Wat Buddhist Temple market: Thankfully, a poorly kept secret

  Some have described the scene as jarring -- a beautiful, colorful Thai temple standing near the shor...

  Vol. 22 No. 10 Published 05.20.09 by Andy Huse
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  Review: The bar at Restaurant BT

  BT's bar menu can't keep up with it's innovative cocktails.

  Vol. 22 No. 9 Published 05.13.09 by Brian Ries
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  West Tampa's Ocean Prime restaurant is fine dining

  The restaurant carves an island of luxurious calm out of commercial Tampa.

  Vol. 22 No. 8 Published 05.06.09 by Brian Ries
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  Tampa's Floridian restaurant is pressing for success

  Finally, a chain starts in Tampa that actually sells Tampa cuisine.

  Vol. 22 No. 7 Published 04.29.09 by Brian Ries
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  Bravo to Pizzaiolo Bavaro restaurant in downtown Tampa

  Old country pies in the new downtown Tampa dining scene.

  Vol. 22 No. 6 Published 04.22.09 by Brian Ries
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  A look at new South Tampa restaurant, The Lodge

  The Lodge adds to South Tampa's exciting new dining scene.

  Vol. 22 No. 5 Published 04.15.09 by Brian Ries
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  Keeping up with the Sarasota restaurant scene

  It's been a while since I pimped the Sarasota dining scene -- mainly because the economy has sta...

  Vol. 22 No. 4 Published 04.08.09 by Brian Ries

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