Chef Michael Mina and Chef Jeffrey Hileman
were proud of the newly expanded Farmtable
Kitchen restaurant at Locale Market in
St. Petersburg’s Sundial.
chocolate expert Georg Bernardini in
his new book, Der Schokoladentester. On a
100-point scale, William Dean Chocolates
scored an average of 90.18, the fourth
highest of any chocolatier in the world.
In addition to the high score for his
chocolates, Dean’s Dark Chocolate Fruit
and Filbert Bar was rated as one of the Top
10 in the world with a 95.10 score.
Brendan McLaughlin, the 5:30 p.m.
and 6 p.m. anchor for ABC Action News,
is leaving WFTS Channel 28. Fortunately,
Brendan and his wife Sandy will remain in
the Tampa Bay area, where Brendan will
continue to pursue many other wonderful
projects that are important to him in our
community.
Peter Meinke, the Florida poet laureate,
and his wife, illustrator Jeanne Clark,
have written a new children’s book, The Elf
Poem. Get it for someone you love.
Margaret Word Burnside and Aaron
Fodiman were honored to have their
Tampa Bay Magazine named a finalist
in Bright House Networks’ third annual
Tampa Bay Regional Business Awards.
These awards are given to companies,
organizations and people who have
impacted the Tampa Bay area with their
products, services and thought leadership.
Jane Strong and her partner Jacob
Wurtz of Happy Feet Plus, the locally
owned and operated Tampa Bay shoe store
chain known for “Footwear for Healthier
Feet,” has opened a new location, a kiosk
in St. Petersburg’s Tyrone Square Mall,
where they originally began selling their
signature brand, the Original Kenkoh
Massage Sandal 30 years ago. With
ten stores, Happy Feet Plus is the sole
distributor of the Kenkoh Sandal in North
America. Their fit specialists help find the
appropriate medical-grade orthotics and
arch supports, as well as handcrafted eurocomfort
s
shoes, sandals and clogs.
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