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Side dish
By CHRIS SHERMAN
© St. Petersburg Times,
published October 25, 2001
What was once Made in Italy has been remade as Boudreaux's (27964 U.S. Highway 19, Clearwater; (727) 726-9030) with nightly entertainment and a slight Cajun flavor. Menu covers steaks, seafood, big sandwiches, as well as jambalaya and etouffee dishes.
The three-hour waits start now. Cheesecake Factory, the biggest fish landed by International Plaza in Tampa, was set to open its doors this week in time for pumpkin pecan cheesecake.
Beyond BayWalk
New vitality pushes south from the movie mall to St. Petersburg's First Avenue N.
Atlanta Bread Company and Starbucks may make BayWalk's garage an odd bridge to Central. ABC's salads and pastries are better than the bread, but convenience drew big lines from the start.
Look for upscale Greek a block away as a major remake turns Patio Grill (270 First Ave. N) into Epicurus, a slick restaurant and club.
Old & new
For locals, an ABC server translated a panini sandwich: "'It's pressed, you know, like a Cuban." Si, and kin to a patty melt too. (And they're all children of the great Grilled Cheese and Croque Monsieur.)
I've had enough . . .
Frank Sinatra soundtracks.
Ol'd Blue Eyes is great on When Somebody Loves You. . . or old Cole Porter, but spare me High Hopes or Love and Marriage, please. He's not the only musician worth playing in Italian restaurants. Verdi, Puccini, Bellini, Donizetti, Vivaldi, Pavarotti, Menotti, Caruso, Torme, Damone, Bennett, even Dean Martin are rich enough to accompany fettucine.
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