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Byline: JIM WEBSTER; Times Food Critic ANNA MARIA ISLAND -- The sign out front says that the restaurant in the nondescript strip mall has 'the second-best food on the island.' [...]

Byline: JIM WEBSTER; Times Food Critic ST. PETERSBURG -- Sometimes it's all about geography. In looking back at the restaurants I have written about in the past year, I noticed [...]

Byline: JIM WEBSTER; Times Food Critic There is a sound associated with New Orleans. And an attitude. And more than any city in America, there is a flavor associated with [...]

Byline: JIM WEBSTER; Times Food Critic CLEARWATER -- It sits in the shadow of the Pinellas County civil court, so let's look at the arguments for the Clearwater City Grill. [...]

Byline: JIM WEBSTER; Times Food Critic When the James Beard Foundation announces the winners of its annual awards each year, legions of food-obsessed destination diners treat the list like an [...]

Byline: JIM WEBSTER; Times Food Critic The Tampa Bay area's main culinary claim to fame is as a breeding ground for restaurant chains. Some of the biggest have started right [...]

Byline: JIM WEBSTER; TIMES FOOD CRITIC TAMPA -- It could have been one of those stories where the big, bad economy forces a local business to go under. Rent and [...]

Byline: JIM WEBSTER; Times Food Critic ***** (02/02/2011) CORRECTION: Portofino Mediterranean Grill is between Ulmerton Road and Gulf-to-Bay Boulevard. The review last week gave an incorrect general location. The address [...]

Byline: JIM WEBSTER; TIMES FOOD CRITIC WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE RESTAURANT? ?It's a hard question to answer, because there are so many factors involved. What do you like? What do you [...]

Byline: JIM WEBSTER; Times Food Critic INDIAN ROCKS BEACH -- It isn't entirely clear how many restaurants are being reviewed here. On the Rocks is a cheekily named restaurant in [...]

Byline: JIM WEBSTER; TIMES FOOD CRITIC CLEARWATER -- Diners in Dunedin were not happy when Bellini closed in July. Controversy and lawsuits surrounded the closing, but the bottom line was [...]

Byline: JIM WEBSTER; Times Food Critic ST. PETE BEACH -- It was just two years ago that theTimes reviewed Maritana Grille, the flagship restaurant at the Don CeSar Beach Resort. [...]

Byline: JIM WEBSTER; Times Food Critic TAMPA -- We keep hearing about how bad the economy still is, and that any sign that it is improving is to be questioned [...]

Byline: JIM WEBSTER; Times Food Critic LARGO -- Comfort food can take many forms. Mac and cheese. Mashed potatoes. Ice cream. Pizza. If you grew up someplace like the upper [...]

Byline: JIM WEBSTER; TIMES FOOD CRITIC ***** (10/20/2010): CLARIFICATION: Ya ahla, in the context intended at Beirut Cafe in St. Petersburg, translates to 'welcome.' The context mentioned in a review [...]

Byline: JIM WEBSTER; TIMES FOOD CRITIC TAMPA -- It is not immediately clear whether Ciro's Speakeasy and Supper Club wants you to know it is there. Without really knowing if [...]

Byline: JIM WEBSTER; TIMES FOOD CRITIC INDIAN ROCKS BEACH -- About half the people on the planet count on rice as a staple for their diet. - Tapas Garden & [...]

Byline: JIM WEBSTER; TIMES FOOD CRITIC CLEARWATER -- It is a compliment to say that the menu at Koz Cafe and Lounge in Clearwater is all over the map. It [...]

Byline: JIM WEBSTER; Times Food Critic ST. PETE BEACH -- Oscar's on 75th opened in June, and the buzz was about its ridiculously low prices. The prices were so low, [...]

Byline: JIM WEBSTER; Times Food Critic TAMPA -- Trompe l'oeil means 'trick of the eye' and is a painting technique in which the artist makes an image that appears to [...]

Byline: JIM WEBSTER; Times Food Critic ST. PETERSBURG -- It is a prime dining hour on a weekend night, and there are no other customers at Chouinard's Cuisine. When we [...]

Byline: JIM WEBSTER; Times Food Critic TREASURE ISLAND -- With so many restaurants struggling to stay in business, the priority is to get people in the door. And to do [...]