Toast Wine & CafĂ© Is So Much More Than Just A Wine Bar!

By Gary Nager

When local favorites like Ciccio’s Lodge and Lee Roy Selmon’s exited the New Tampa area over the last few months, Toast Wine & CafĂ© (located minutes south of Wesley Chapel in the Oak Ramble Plaza on Bruce B. Downs Blvd., just south of Tampa Palms) co-owner and wine expert Hector Gonzalez already had the idea for transforming Toast from “just” a wine bar that also served some interesting flatbreads, salads and cheese platters, into more of a sit-down restaurant.Continue reading

Toast Wine & CafĂ© Is So Much More Than Just A Wine Bar!

By Gary Nager

When local favorites like Ciccio’s Lodge and Lee Roy Selmon’s exited the New Tampa area over the last few months, Toast Wine & CafĂ© (located minutes south of Wesley Chapel in the Oak Ramble Plaza on Bruce B. Downs Blvd., just south of Tampa Palms) co-owner and wine expert Hector Gonzalez already had the idea for transforming Toast from “just” a wine bar that also served some interesting flatbreads, salads and cheese platters, into more of a sit-down restaurant.Continue reading

Full Circle Pizza’s Great New Lunch Special!

Congratulations to owner Ron Chase of Full Circle Pizza & Grill in New Tampa’s Pebble Creek Collection plaza on BBD for being named our readers’ 2012 Favorite Pizza Place, Favorite New Restaurant, Favorite Sub Shop and #2 Favorite Restaurant in New Tampa. Full Circle also did pretty well on my 2012 favorites list (see pages 44-45 for the complete list).Continue reading

Shops At Wiregrass Dining Updates

By Gary Nager

Since our last issue, when we told you about several planned dining options at the Shops at Wiregrass mall, we’re still awaiting the Grand Opening of the new Blue Lagoon Island Lounge & Grill, which now was expected to open by about the time you receive this issue. The place has a great menu of authentic Caribbean cuisine, so check it out!Continue reading