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Tampa hotels launch Plates with Purpose to fight food insecurity
 |  Chuck Merlis

Mainsail hotels are turning every entrée sold into meals for families facing holiday food insecurity.

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Exterior view of the Epicurean Hotel at sunset, showing the multi-story building with illuminated windows, brick and stucco design, street traffic light trails and a Bern’s Steak House valet parking sign in the foreground.
Which Tampa restaurant made OpenTable’s Top 100 list?
 |  Chuck Merlis

Bern’s Steak House is the only Tampa restaurant to earn a place on OpenTable’s Top 100 list for 2025.

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A plated steak dinner at Bern’s Steak House with French fried onions, vegetables, a baked potato and a glass of red wine.
Fresh Kitchen announces biggest menu changes in 11 Years
 |  Chuck Merlis

Fresh Kitchen confirms its largest menu shift since 2014 with a full move to 100% seed oil-free cooking and a new rosemary chicken.

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Fresh Kitchen restaurant exterior with FK logo sign behind cactus plants
Melting Pot CEO JC Crawford pushes bold menu and expansion strategy
 |  Chuck Merlis

Melting Pot CEO JC Crawford is reinventing how the Tampa-born brand delivers the perfect night out.

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Cheese fondue and a spread of fresh vegetables and dipping items at Melting Pot
How diners changed, according to Jackson’s Bistro
 |  Chuck Merlis

Jackson’s Bistro leaders break down how Tampa diners changed in the debut episode of TBBW’s new podcast A Sit Down.

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Chris McVety and Michael Coury sit down for Episode 1 of TBBW’s A Sit Down podcast to discuss how restaurants adapt fast.
Whataburger kicks off Tampa expansion with $10K donation to Feeding Tampa Bay
 |  Chuck Merlis

Whataburger broke ground on its first Tampa Bay restaurant and donated $10K to Feeding Tampa Bay during a day of local visits.

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Whataburger leaders present a $10,000 donation check to Feeding Tampa Bay inside the Kenly Elementary media center.
PopUp Bagels opening 2nd Tampa location this week in Carrollwood
 |  Chuck Merlis

PopUp Bagels brings its cult-followed “Grip, Rip and Dip” experience to Carrollwood as it opens its second Tampa Bay shop.

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Basket filled with assorted PopUp Bagels
Hooters Clearwater-based founders regain full ownership of brand
 |  Chuck Merlis

Clearwater’s Original Hooters founders reclaim the global brand and revive the local spirit that started it all.

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Exterior view of the Original Hooters restaurant in Clearwater, Florida, showing its multi-level building with palm trees and bikes parked outside.
Che Vita opens in downtown Tampa with Italian Flair
 |  Barbara Lynch

Che Vita brings bold Southern Italian flavor to downtown Tampa.

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Interior of Che Vita restaurant at Hilton Tampa Downtown featuring wood tables, blue glassware and natural light from floor-to-ceiling windows
Bojangles returns to Tampa Bay Nov. 4 with new restaurant
 |  Chuck Merlis

Bojangles opens its first Tampa Bay restaurant in Pinellas Park on November 4, expanding its Southern roots across Florida.

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Exterior of a Bojangles restaurant in Pinellas Park, featuring the signature red “Bo” logo on a white building with an orange awning and tree in the foreground.
Investors snap up West Tampa Pollo Campero for $3M
 |  Chuck Merlis

A $3.06 million sale of Pollo Campero highlights rising investor confidence in Tampa’s restaurant real estate market.

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Aerial view of a newly built Pollo Campero restaurant in West Tampa, located next to a Chipotle and across from a Target and Lowe’s shopping center on West Waters Avenue. Several cars are parked in the lot under a bright, sunny sky.
New Mexican restaurant set to spice up Seminole Heights
 |  Chuck Merlis

Seminole Heights is getting a new spot for handmade tortillas and modern Mexican flavor as Con Amor prepares to open its doors.

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Avenue Lofts building in Seminole Heights, with Con Amor co-owners Kayla Chang and Taylor Dillon holding an “Opening Soon” banner outside their upcoming restaurant.