Helen Freund

3 days ago | centrotampabay.com | Helen Freund

En diciembre de 2023, Irene Eng se sentó a cenar en Hales Blackbrick, un popular restaurante en la Dale Mabry Highway de Tampa especializado en cocina "New Asian estacional". Ella y su grupo de amigos degustaron platos como camarones tigre, chuletas de cordero, costillas, berenjenas y hongos, y pastel de chocolate. Luego Eng hizo lo que suele hacer después de una comida: fue a internet a dejar una reseña.

3 days ago | tampabay.com | Helen Freund

In December 2023, Irene Eng sat down for dinner at Hales Blackbrick, a popular spot off Dale Mabry Highway in Tampa specializing in “seasonal New Asian” cuisine. She and her group of friends dug into dishes that included tiger shrimp, lamb chops, spare ribs, eggplant and mushrooms and chocolate cake. Then Eng did what she often does after a meal: went online to leave a review.

2 weeks ago | tbnweekly.com | Helen Freund

DUNEDIN — Caracara, downtown Dunedin’s globetrotting restaurant from chef Traci Bryant, will close. The restaurant’s owners made the announcement on social media Wednesday afternoon, saying the eatery would permanently shut its doors at the end of the month. “After much reflection, we’ve come to the decision that it’s time for one wonderful chapter in our lives to come to a close,” the post said. “Caracara will be closing its doors for good at the end of this month.

3 weeks ago | centrotampabay.com | Helen Freund

Huevos, tocino y queso: realmente no se puede fallar. No estoy segura de cuándo exactamente comenzó mi amor por el sándwich de desayuno, pero creo que es justo decir que mi gusto ha evolucionado un poco desde los Egg McMuffins de McDonald's y los Croissan'wiches de Burger King de mi juventud. (Las versiones de comida rápida aún hacen apariciones ocasionales, pero ahora se reservan principalmente para viajes por carretera).

3 weeks ago | tbnweekly.com | Helen Freund

GULFPORT — The smell of garlic and hot corn cakes smoldering on the grill beckons outside the bright blue building off 49th Street South. Inside the cozy cafe, owner Xiomaira Webster moves swiftly between tables, dropping off plates of golden-fried empanadas before popping back behind the counter, taking phone orders and doling out piping hot cafe con leches. There’s plenty to love on the menu, from Venezuelan breakfast plates to buttery cachapas, fresh fruit juices and custardy tres leches cake.