Stonemill Artisan Bakery & Desserts Coming To Wesley Chapel Village Market

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By Gary Nager

Wesley Chapel soon will be home to Stonemill Artisan Bakery & Desserts.

The shop is in the process of opening in the Wesley Chapel Village Market shopping plaza, located at Bruce B. Downs (BBD) Blvd. and S.R. 54, where you can expect to find gelato, ice cream, frozen yogurt, French pastries, artisan breads, great coffee and more.

Stay tuned to NTNeighborhoodNew.com for updates as they become available.

Wesley Chapel’s Vivian Fleming-Alvarez Appears On Big Screen In ‘12 Years A Slave’

Vivian Fleming-Alvarez(right) with “Boardwalk Empire” star Michael Kenneth Williams on the set of the feature film “12 Years A Slave”
Vivian Fleming-Alvarez(right) with “Boardwalk Empire” star Michael Kenneth Williams on the set of the feature film “12 Years A Slave”

By Matt Wiley

Already abuzz with raves from film critics and rumored to be a major contender for the upcoming film awards season, Fox Searchlight Pictures’ British- American historical drama “12 Years A Slave” has some ties right here in the New Tampa/Wesley Chapel area.Continue reading

OTB Cafe To Open In Baja Fresh Location

OTB Cafe will fill the space vacated by Baja Fresh in the Shopped of Wesley Chapel.
OTB Cafe will fill the space vacated by Baja Fresh in the Shopped of Wesley Chapel.

By Matt Wiley

A new restaurant is poised to fill the void in the Shoppes of Wesley Chapel shopping plaza.

According to a flier posted on the window, Only The Best (O.T.B.) Delights Café will be moving into the space vacated by Baja Fresh in the shopping center located across Bruce B. Downs (BBD) Blvd. from Florida Hospital Wesley Chapel (FHWC).Continue reading

Wolf’s Den — Your Neighborhood Diner Is Focusing On What It Does Best!

By Gary Nager

 

Wolf's Den BBQ RIbs
Wolf’s Den BBQ RIbs

The last time I wrote about Wolf’s Den restaurant owner Roger Wolf, I was telling you about the passing of Roger’s beloved wife Patty (“Patty Wolf – The Smile & Spirit Of Wolf’s Den – Remembered At Memorial,” March 16, 2013) from ovarian cancer.

Fast forward just seven short months and a lot has happened at Wolf’s Den, which Roger and I like to call “Wesley Chapel’s Neighborhood Diner,” located on S.R. 56, in front of Sam’s Club.

The man who was among the first U.S. troops to serve in Vietnam nearly 50 years ago (when he was just 17) has been looking for the best way to expand his hours and menu at one of our area’s most successful mom-and-pop eateries.

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Nibbles & Biz Bytes: City Grill, Totalscape Solutions, The Flaming Taco & Angry Chair Brewing

 

By Gary Nager

City Grill's Cuban Cigars Appetizer

City Grill Opens!

You may have noticed that Winners Sports Grill, which has been located at 5429 Wesley Chapel Village Market on S.R. 54 just east of I-75, has closed. Although a lot of local residents already are loving the place, what you may not have realized is that former Winners owner Gerry Malynowsky already has completely revamped the restaurant into the elegant new City Grill, which is one of the first true sit-down, non-chair restaurants in Wesley Chapel, featuring what Gerry calls “chef-created fresh seafood, pasta and more.”Continue reading