I have lived in Tampa for almost ten years and have never been to Longhorn Steakhouse until last week. A few weeks ago I was sitting at a bar with friends making my list of places to visit for mac & cheese and one of my friends suggested I try Longhorn. It just so happened [...]

Nothing quite compares to a comforting dish of mac & cheese and when bacon is involved, it is my definition of heaven. I went to Ella’s Folk Art Cafe in Seminole Heights for their famous ‘Soul Food Sunday‘ last week and tried their Bacon Mac & Cheese. Let me just say….it was life changing! It [...]

There is nothing I enjoy more than a quaint, local market with fresh produce and specialty goods. Growing up in California, I became quite spoiled with the vast number of markets and made weekly visits to buy everything from produce and flowers to freshly baked pies and hand-made soaps. Recently I discovered a special market [...]

Cheese, wine and stilettos are three of my favorite things and I found all of them at a cozy little gourmet cheese shop in South Tampa.  I have driven past Cheese Please  many times while rushing to or from work and it has been on my list of places to visit for months. Last week [...]

Say “Sofa King Bueno” three times fast and you will see why the name of this wine caught my eye while browsing the wine menu at Cru Cellars. I ordered a glass and yes, it is “Sofa King Bueno.”  Cru Cellars is one of my favorite spots in South Tampa and not only is their [...]