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Food–Beverage

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  • By Elizabeth King
  • October 14, 2024
8 First Watch-owned restaurants still closed post-Milton

The restaurant group specializing in breakfast and lunch says it is conducting insurance assessments in the aftermath of the hurricane.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio
  • October 13, 2024
Storms force noted Clearwater restaurant to close after 51 years

Capogna’s Dugout owners say the economy played a role in the decision, too.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio
  • October 13, 2024
Pasco brewery takes over, reinvents Big Storm Brewing space

Editor's note: This week's News & Notes column is shorter than normal due to Hurricane Milton.

  • Florida
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  • By Mark Gordon
  • October 12, 2024
SWFL catering company delivers 15,000 hot meals in Sarasota, Tampa

Artichoke & Co. worked Thursday and Friday to get the meals from kitchen to helicopter to hungry people in need.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Mark Gordon
  • October 11, 2024
Pounded twice but Lee waterfront restaurant ‘ain’t giving up’

The Mucky Duck promises to come back.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Louis Llovio
  • October 10, 2024
Tampa coffee shop owner reopens quickly after Milton

"We just got lucky," AstroBrew owner Mike Pool says.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Elizabeth King
  • October 3, 2024
South Florida healthy eating restaurant makes regional debut in Sarasota

Pura Vida Miami will open at University Town Center on Friday, Oct. 4.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Elizabeth King
  • October 3, 2024
Newsweek: First Watch is most-loved workplace in US

The Manatee County-based company was ranked the No. 1 most-loved workplace on Newsweek's 2024 list.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Elizabeth King
  • October 1, 2024
Ritz-Carlton adds alfresco restaurant in Sarasota

Rufa features cocktails and tapas plus extensive wine and tequila menus.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Elizabeth King
  • September 25, 2024
Popular Texas burger chain Whataburger seeks approval for Sarasota debut

Developers are proposing putting a Whataburger on the former Café Baci location on U.S. 41 in Sarasota.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Mark Gordon
  • September 23, 2024
Tampa restaurant company to close flagship Goody Goody location

The brand will remain active in other spots across Tampa.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Elizabeth King
  • September 23, 2024
High-end downtown Sarasota steak restaurant hiring for winter opening

Ocean Prime is hiring staff ahead of the restaurant’s opening this December in The Quay.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Laura Lyon
  • September 19, 2024
Popular Tampa Bay pizza franchise shifts ownership

Longtime restaurateurs to take over.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Laura Lyon
  • September 17, 2024
Clearwater restaurant group lands licensing deal with Naples taco restaurant

The deal will expand restaurants into Tampa Bay and central Florida.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Mark Gordon
  • September 13, 2024
Boar’s Head closes Virginia plant, discontinues liverwurst

The Sarasota company is also setting up a Boar’s Head Food Safety Council.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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