Reducing salt in your diet isn't an impossible dream, says Hillsborough County Health Department nutritionist Barbara Roberts. ...more

March 25, 2009

A compendium of local and not-so-local food-related news. ...more

February 17, 2009

The best burger for nine years running in Washington D.C. has widened its reach and claimed top prizes in other big cities from Jacksonville to Philadelphia. ...more

January 9, 2009

The World Series matchup of the Tampa Bay Rays and some team from Philadelphia will be decided on the baseball diamond. But another important rivalry will be decided on the lunch plate: the battle of the Tampa Bay area's iconic Cuban sandwich and the Philly cheesesteak. To help, we take a look at each location's signature sandwich. ...more

October 22, 2008

SANDWICHES/ SALADS BEARSS SANDWICHES, 14022 N. Florida Ave., Tampa; (813) 961-9486. This tiny, bustling deli specializes in piled-high sandwiches, about two dozen combinations, each around $4. Diners get their choice of bread: Cuban, rye, egg bread, wheat, hoagie rolls, pumpernickel and onion rolls. Popular choices include the porkless Cuban, with salami, cheese and ham; the Cordon Bleu sandwich, with a thick, lightly breaded chicken filet; and a Brazil Cariocca, which is a combination of hard salami, ham, American cheese and oregano. ($) ...more

February 20, 2008

Twenty-five years ago, an auto salesman and a registered nurse from a Boston suburb moved to Tampa and planned to open a restaurant. ...more

December 20, 2007

SANDWICHES/ SALADS BARROW'S GOURMET FOODS, 3660 Henderson Blvd., Tampa; (813) 870-0950. This friendly, family-owned restaurant stacks up against the competition. In addition to an array of hot and cold sandwiches, the menu features soups and salads. There's also a salad bar with olives, beets, tiny pickled corn, peas, garbanzo and kidney beans, pasta and potato salad, and fresh and dried fruit. Catering is available. ($) ...more

September 26, 2007