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Side Dish
By CHRIS SHERMAN, Times Staff Writer
© St. Petersburg Times
published December 20, 2001
No more Mr. Wine Guy
It's Ms. to you at SideBern's in Tampa now. Amy Cairns, from Zealous in Chicago, becomes one of the first female wine directors here, to help build the wine list and cred of Bern's contemporary spinoff. She'll also help pick the right wine for oyster beignet dim sum.
New in town
Bascom's Chop House (3665 Ulmerton Road, Clearwater; 727-573-3363) opens this week in the former Pepe's.
Two new sources for Middle Eastern specialties:
Mirage brings Persian flavor back to Pinellas. Kebabs, tabouleh, barg and khoresht stews with delicate rice and hints of flowers in full dinners and buffet lunches (2284 Gulf-to-Bay Blvd., Clearwater; 727-724-3604). Belly dancing on weekends.
Lebanese cooking gets its own chic South Tampa spot, Byblos Cafe, with kebabs, kibbeh and kifta plus a sizable Middle Eastern market attached (2832 S MacDill Ave., Tampa; (813) 805-7977).
I'll have another . . .
Arepas from South America. Don Pan bakery (202 N Dale Mabry Highway, Tampa; (813) 350-0500) makes 'em Venezuelan style: large yellow corncakes, crisp enough to slice open and pocket lusty pork, chicken or tuna with Latin pickles. Move over, medianoche, there's a new sandwich in town. For a Colombian version of sturdy, scallop-size cakes of white cornmeal with a firecracker chorizo on the side, try the Latin Corner (20780 U.S. 19 N, Clearwater; (727) 726-4277).
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