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Service with a shrug

By Brendan McLaughlin Not long ago, my wife and I dined with another couple at a highly regarded South Tampa restaurant. I ordered a bowl of the lobster bisque to share. My wife ordered the Sea Bass with lobster sauce as her entrée. The bisque was a Read More

posted Thursday, October 04, 2007 3:28 PM by Brendan | 4 Comments
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Mr. Natural's looking for a better deal

By Brendan McLaughlin One of the first things I do whenever I'm out of town is look for a Whole Foods market. I window shop the fresh fish, the grass-fed beef and the exotic plates of paella and squid ink pasta. On the flight home, my carry Read More

posted Tuesday, September 25, 2007 4:45 PM by Brendan | 0 Comments
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A Taco made my weekend

Add me to the long list of culinary explorers who discovered El Taconazo restaurant in Seminole Heights and became a zealot. The so-called “Taco Trailer” is located on Hillsborough Avenue just East of Nebraska in Tampa. They don’t have air conditioning, Read More

posted Monday, September 10, 2007 8:41 PM by Brendan | 5 Comments
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