Celebrity chef Emeril Lagasse started working on a cookbook a little more than a year ago, just as the economy took a nosedive. His worry: People would lose sight of cooking fresh and putting out good meals. ...more

November 8, 2009

TAMPA Local artist Eileen Goldenberg is one of three finalists for the national "My Wendy, My Way" Art Contest, which boasts a $25,000 award. Goldenberg's painting of the fast food chain's classic Wendy's icon dressed for the Gasparilla Parade and frolicking on Bayshore Boulevard "captured the spirit" of the contest, said spokeswoman Lauren Knox. ...more

December 9, 2008

Local farmers will give low-income families a helping hand Dec. 12 at the annual Farm Share Holiday Food Giveaway in New Port Richey. ...more

December 1, 2008

Do I really have to keep olive oil in the refrigerator like they said on TV? My refrigerator is getting to be more full of supplies than it is fresh food! ...more

November 23, 2008

Consumer tips for for substituting for whole wheat pastry flour, making refrigerator pickles, keeping olive oil fresh, making apple butter and other kitchen questions. ...more

November 18, 2008

North Tampa diners no longer have to drive across town to sample dishes from two of the area's more established restaurants. ...more

September 3, 2008

North Tampa diners no longer have to drive across town to sample dishes from two of the area's more established restaurants. ...more

September 3, 2008

There are plenty of seafood restaurants located on the water. Then there are those rare places that pull fish, shrimp and crabs out of the water, cook them and serve them to those same customers who watched them come off the boats 20 minutes earlier. ...more

January 21, 2008

Creating a Quilt: A World AIDS Day Celebration features a series of monologues and songs threaded together while making a quilt in memory of a loved one. The show tonight at American Stage Theater benefits For AIDS Care Today. Call (727) 823-7529 for information. ...more

November 19, 2007

Florida's citrus industry was just about given up for dead in recent years. Sure, the annual crop brought in $1.4 billion to growers last year. But plagued by hurricanes, freezes, labor shortages, imports, deadly diseases and sky-high land prices that caused landowners to turn groves into subdivisions, the long-term outlook for Florida's most identifiable crop appeared bleak. ...more

November 3, 2007