We all have that one place close to home that we drive past daily with every intention of stopping in, but life gets in the way and it never happens. For this South Tampa girl, that place has been Tate’s Pizza Westshore. Formally known as The Galley Pizzeria, Tate’s Pizza took over about two years [...]

We all have one thing that we can never say no to, and for me it is pistachio gelato. My love of pistachios began when I was about 5 years old and I was out grocery shopping with my grandpa. He purchased a bag of pistachios and I was fascinated with how he would pop [...]

Growing up in Northern California, I have always had a love for farming and agriculture. My childhood home was a short drive away from the farming towns of Castroville (artichokes), Gilroy (garlic), Salinas (lettuce) and Watsonville (strawberries). As a child, some of my earliest memories were of going to the annual Gilroy Garlic Festival and [...]

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 [...]

Beef ‘O’ Brady’s has long been on my list for wings. Having only been there twice, I have not really had the opportunity to try their wings. Many of my friends swear by their wings, so I decided to give them a whirl for Wingsday.     Located at 4516 South Dale Mabry, Beef ‘O’ Brady’s is [...]

Happy Friday!  As part of my #31DaysOfLove I wanted to include a feature on the most recent addition to the Firehouse Subs chain that opened in Largo in October. I was invited for an evening of “Subs and Stories” as I learned about this fabulous chain founded by firemen. Sometimes being a single mom that [...]

I adore the Red Elephant Café located at 111 South Dale Mabry in South Tampa.  Fast, casual and fresh, the Red Elephant Café offers flavorful dishes made with the highest qualities ingredients. With menu selections such as salads, pizza, pasta bowls, rice bowls, wraps and burgers, they offer a nice variety of dishes which appeal to all [...]

Happy Halloween! I hope you all are enjoying the festivities this week. Before I move onto my “Wingsday” feature, I want to take a moment and congratulate the San Francisco Giants on sweeping the Tigers and winning the World Series for the second time in three years! One of the things I miss most about home [...]

Happy Wingsday! Can you believe I have been doing this weekly feature for 13 weeks now? Yep, I have tried wings at 13 different places and I still have a VERY long way to go. Out of the 13 places, there are 3 that are tied for my favorite, so it looks like I will [...]

Sunday is my favorite day of the week because I get to spend the entire day with my kids without the interruptions of everyday life such as work and school. I usually cook dinner on Sunday evenings, but this particular weekend I was tired so we decided to go to Shells since they invited me [...]