Melting Pot CEO JC Crawford pushes bold menu and expansion strategy

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
PopUp Bagels opening 2nd Tampa location this week in Carrollwood

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
Bojangles returns to Tampa Bay Nov. 4 with new restaurant

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.
Jackson’s Bistro on Harbour Island is undergoing a major renovation

At Jackson’s Bistro Bar & Sushi on Harbour Island, Sunday brunch feels like Tampa itself: lively, confident and constantly changing. What looks like a celebration is, in truth, control. For

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Jackson’s Bistro sits along the Tampa Riverwalk, overlooking the water at Harbour Island.
Cooper’s Hawk brings Roman-style pizzeria Piccolo Buco to Tampa

Piccolo Buco opens first Florida location in Carrollwood, adding a new restaurant to Tampa’s dining scene.

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Piccolo Buco logo with images of pepperoni pizza, mezzi rigatoni alla vodka, and spaghetti dishes, highlighting the restaurant’s authentic Italian cuisine at its new Tampa location.