Tell your "regular" green tea to make room for the king of green teas, matcha. ...more

March 19, 2009

START YOUR DAY OUT RIGHT Whoever connected the dots between Valentine's Day and chocolate, our hat's off to you. Seriously. Well done. But though it's one thing to enjoy chocolate, it's quite another to eat, sleep and breathe it. Chocolate connoisseur Barbara Passino, famous for making decadent breakfasts at her Napa Valley inn, would like you to start your day with chocolate. Her recipes in her new book, "Chocolate for Breakfast" (The Gerald & Marc Hoberman Collection, $40) include Chocolate Omelet with Blueberries in Pinot Noir sauce, Poached Apples in Chocolate Gingerbread Cookie Cups and Chocolate-Chocolate Pancakes. Now, there's an idea we can get behind. ...more

February 8, 2009

Fans of the historical West Tampa restaurant La Teresita soon could have 10 new locations to find their Spanish-style omelets, cafe con leche and grits. ...more

November 21, 2008

Fans of the historical West Tampa restaurant La Teresita soon could have 10 new locations to find their Spanish-style omelets, café con leche and grits. ...more

November 20, 2008

LAKE PLACID — Ag-Venture won a statewide award Friday as the outstanding volunteer program from Florida Agriculture in the Classroom, a division of Florida Farm Bureau. ...more

June 14, 2008

One of our favorite Sunday outings is going to breakfast. For some reason, sitting in a quaint little cafe or bistro, sipping on a good cup of coffee and leisurely eating our way through a bountiful plate of eggs cooked to perfection, slightly buttered toast, spicy sausage and creamy grits just does something for us. Perhaps there is an omelet to be had or a hearty dish of biscuits and sausage gravy. English muffins topped with scrambled eggs, avocado, bacon and queso served with a side of roasted potatoes? We're there. ...more

June 3, 2008

Lightning general manager Jay Feaster addressed some issues surrounding his last-place hockey team Wednesday, including instilling some peer pressure and potential deals that could be made. ...more

January 17, 2008

SEBRING — Playing Beefo Bingo at Ag-Venture at Firemen's Field Tuesday, third-graders learned that cattle provide a lot more than the beef that is for dinner. Using marshmallows for markers, the students filled in their Bingo cards as Ag-Venture volunteer Wayne Godwin named off things that had a component from beef byproducts: luggage, paints, pet food, bandages, insulin, mayonnaise, crayons, soap and candy. ...more

October 31, 2007