YOU GOTTA ROLLBOTTO

– Sushi prepped and cut by ‘bots – Sushi prepared “Chipotle-style” Tucked into the streets of Downtown St. Petersburg, Rollbotto quietly opened in an area where handfuls of sushi restaurants have nightly gang wars and allegiances are sworn. But Rollbotto is different than its predecessors– and I predict its unique concept will help it survive….

MY FIRST TIME

…kayaking I mean! Duhhhhh what else could I be talking about? Even though traveling to Weeki Wachee Springs from St. Petersburg, FL is parallel to hiking in a rainstorm through a desert (is there a town-wide ban on Taco Bells and Sweetbay Supermarkets?) the sudden increase of greenery and decrease of struggles to breathe were…

FOOD TRUCK RALLY: TAMPA TAKE TWO

When will the hype end… another food truck rally?   NO! I refuse to be one of those squealing foodie-wannabes who react to Food Trucks in the same way a middle school cheerleader faints upon seeing the Biebs. I shouldn’t… I shouldn’t… Wait… Dena is going too? Suddenly the image of me spending a Saturday…

FIGHTING FOOD TRUCK FRENZY

Experiencing Tampa’s first Food Truck rally. The organizers (and participants) obviously didn’t anticipate the appeal of the Food Truck Rally. The Hyde Park Presbyterian Church’s parking lot had transformed into “opening day for the Harry Potter ride at Universal Studios”– chaotic, hot, sweaty, excited chattering, and loud complaints. I wished for more obvious entertainment, but…