It's hard to keep a secret in this town, but somehow they pulled it off. ...more

February 25, 2008

TAMPA - Plagued with debt, flush with charisma, Sergio Pinto arrived in Tampa in 2001. Back in Pittsburgh, he was many things: a restaurateur, an actor on "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood," owner of a translation business. He came to Tampa, a town with a climate more like the one in his native Guatemala — and a far greater need for his talent of interpreting Spanish to English and vice-versa. ...more

February 24, 2008

Plagued with debt, flush with charisma, Sergio Pinto arrived in Tampa in 2001. ...more

February 23, 2008

Bernardo Agostino is back in the restaurant business after about eight years. ...more

February 13, 2008

The Rev. David Spencer is excited about the mission and ministry of Fellowship Baptist Church, 13515 N. U.S. 301 N. The former restaurateur - he owned and operated Savvy Jack's Southern Gourmet in Temple Terrace - has found his true calling in Thonotosassa. Spencer spoke recently about his work and the church's upcoming Run for Hope fundraiser. The church's phone number is (813) 982-1000 and its Web site is www.fbc301.org. ...more

January 26, 2008

Although open less than a month, the new Cherry's restaurant in Apollo Beach is attracting large weekend crowds and building a steady lunch and dinner business during the work week. ...more

October 24, 2007

A meal at the Cherry's on Bloomingdale Avenue is what started Jill Canavan, 31, on the road to becoming a restaurateur. ...more

October 24, 2007

There was no Halloween bogeyman in the closet for one Brooklyn woman - just a 7-foot-long python in her toilet. ...more

October 21, 2007

When the Lightning signed defenseman Brad Lukowich to a three-year contract this summer, they did more than bring back a savvy veteran who helped Tampa Bay win the Stanley Cup in 2004. ...more

October 9, 2007

Garnishes are to a dinner plate what accessories are to fashion models: They set off attributes to their best advantage. But making food look nice - the 'halo effect' of plate presentation - doesn't require foam machines or truffle shavers. Here, a three-element plate gets a simple, effective makeover. ...more

September 26, 2007