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Mary SCOURTES GREACEN Mary Scourtes Greacen is a former food writer/ restaurant critic for The Tampa Tribune where her work appeared throughout the Media General family of newspapers in Florida, North Carolina and Virginia. She spent years disher PROFILES writing about every aspect of the culinary world with the most challenging assignment being to pluck a new Thanksgiving story by making the bird cough up a new angle every year. She now writes about chefs, restaurants and the culinary industry for a variety of publications. She is usually equipped with a camera, fork and a bottle of Louisiana hot sauce to handle any situation. A University of Florida graduate, Mary judged local and national contests with the pinnacle being the naming the million-dollar recipient of the Pillsbury Bake-Off. She loves to bake and thinks the Basic Four Food Groups are chocolate, cocktails, pasta and Panini. Digital Edition is now available! Visit localsdish.com to subscribe. Seekers TUNA SASHIMI 6 SPOTS BT’S BIG-EYE RESTAURANT for Sunset GrandTampaBbay.Hyatt.com (813) 207-6800 Tampa, FL 33607 2900 Bayport Dr Grand Hyatt Tampa Bay Armani’s AquaPrimeFlorida.com (727) 330-7724 33785 Indian Rocks Beach, FL 213 Gulf Blvd Aqua Prime AnnataWine.com (727) 851-9582 St. Petersburg, FL 33701 300 Beach Dr NE #128 Annata Wine Bar 400BeachSeafood.com (727) 896-2400 St. Petersburg, FL 33701 400 Beach Dr NE 400 Beach 3DBrewing.com (727) 495-6002 St. Petersburg, FL 33712 222 22nd St S 3 Daughters Brewing The Guide! Featured Restaurants & Drinkeries BT-ToGo.com (813) 559-1094 Tampa, FL 33629 3215 S MacDill Ave BT To Go BocaTampa.com (813) 254-7070 Tampa, FL 33606 901 W Platt St Boca Kitchen Bar Market TheBirchwood.com (727) 828-9940 St. Petersburg, FL 33701 340 Beach Dr NE Birch & Vine BeachTampa.com (813) 281-0566 Tampa, FL 33607 Causeway 7700 Courtney Campbell Beach Bar | Restaurant Bascoms.com (727) 573-3363 Clearwater, FL 33762 3665 Ulmerton Rd Bascom’s Chop House SeminoleHardrockTampa.com (813)-627-7600 Tampa, FL 33610 5223 Orient Rd & Seafood Council Oak Steaks CheesePleaseTampa.com (813) 766-0060 Tampa, FL 33629 3225 S MacDill Ave Cheese Please CastileRestaurant.com (727) 456-8660 St. Pete Beach, FL 33706 3701 Gulf Blvd Castile Restaurant TheBirchwood.com (727) 896-1080 St. Petersburg, FL 33701 340 Beach Dr NE The Canopy TheDali.org/Café-Gala (727) 823-3767 St. Petersburg, FL 33701 One Dali Blvd Café Gala THE CANOPY FlyBarandRestaurant.com (813)275-5000 Tampa, FL 33602 1202 N Franklin St Fly Bar & Restaurant com/FarmTable-Kitchen LocaleGourmetMarket. (727) 523-6297 St. Petersburg, FL 33701 179 2nd Ave N FarmTable Kitchen EdgeSocialDrinkery.com (813) 999-8731 Tampa, FL 33606 1207 S Howard Ave Edge Social Drinkery TheDali.org (727) 823-3767 St. Petersburg, FL 33701 One Dali Blvd The Dali Museum CruCellarsTampa.com (813) 831-1117 Tampa, FL 33629 2506 S MacDill Ave Cru Cellars THE CANOPY PHOTOS BY CEDRIC ANGELES. 28 localsDISH NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2016 • Recipes from local restaurants • Cocktails • Q&A with local chefs • Bay Area restaurant news • A Guide to Tampa Bay's best restaurants and drinkeries Christal KOTCHMANGIARDINA Driven by her passion, creativity and desire to help people, Christal became the Founder and CEO of CKG & Associates (aka CKG Events), an event management and marketing company in Tampa Bay. CKG specializes in corporate events, weddings, fundraising & charity, community festivals, socials, and much more. Christal shares her event planning and event design knowledge and tips by writing a column for a local magazine, Strong and Courageous Women. Christal resides in Tampa with her husband Carmine and Boston terrier pup Sasha. She enjoys running, loves attending church, traveling, cooking and baking. A good cup of brew is her taste of heaven in a mug. Visiting local mom-andpop coffee shops is one of her favorite things to do. Christal is excited to share her love of coffee with LocalsDISH readers. 3 Daughters Brewing 222 22nd St S St. Petersburg, FL 33712 (727) 495-6002 3DBrewing.com 400 Beach Dr NE St. Petersburg, FL 33701 (727) 896-2400 400BeachSeafood.com Annata Wine Bar 300 Beach Dr NE #128 (727) 851-9582 AnnataWine.com Aqua Prime 213 Gulf Blvd Indian Rocks Beach, FL 33785 (727) 330-7724 AquaPrimeFlorida.com Armani’s Grand Hyatt Tampa Bay 2900 Bayport Dr Tampa, FL 33607 (813) 207-6800 GrandTampaBbay.Hyatt.com Bascom’s Chop House 3665 Ulmerton Rd Clearwater, FL 33762 (727) 573-3363 Bascoms.com Beach Bar | Restaurant 7700 Courtney Campbell Causeway Tampa, FL 33607 (813) 281-0566 BeachTampa.com Birch & Vine 340 Beach Dr NE St. Petersburg, FL 33701 (727) 828-9940 TheBirchwood.com Boca Kitchen Bar Market Tampa, FL 33606 BocaTampa.com BT-ToGo.com Café Gala One Dali Blvd St. Petersburg, FL 33701 (727) 823-3767 TheDali.org/Café-Gala 340 Beach Dr NE St. Petersburg, FL 33701 (727) 896-1080 TheBirchwood.com Castile Restaurant 3701 Gulf Blvd (727) 456-8660 CastileRestaurant.com Cheese Please 3225 S MacDill Ave Tampa, FL 33629 (813) 766-0060 CheesePleaseTampa.com Council Oak Steaks & Seafood 5223 Orient Rd Tampa, FL 33610 (813)-627-7600 SeminoleHardrockTampa.com Cru Cellars 2506 S MacDill Ave Tampa, FL 33629 (813) 831-1117 CruCellarsTampa.com The Dali Museum One Dali Blvd St. Petersburg, FL 33701 (727) 823-3767 TheDali.org Edge Social Drinkery 1207 S Howard Ave Tampa, FL 33606 (813) 999-8731 EdgeSocialDrinkery.com FarmTable Kitchen 179 2nd Ave N St. Petersburg, FL 33701 (727) 523-6297 LocaleGourmetMarket. com/FarmTable-Kitchen Fly Bar & Restaurant 1202 N Franklin St Tampa, FL 33602 FlyBarandRestaurant.com 28 localsDISH NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2016 Tampa Bay localsDISH NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2016 RESTAURANT BT’S BIG-EYE TUNA SASHIMI BT NGUYEN CULINARY CIDER: PIONEER TAMPA BAY’S NEW 6 SPOTS 400 Beach St. Petersburg, FL 33701 901 W Platt St (813) 254-7070 BT To Go 3215 S MacDill Ave Tampa, FL 33629 (813) 559-1094 The Canopy St. Pete Beach, FL 33706 Steaks (813)275-5000 localsDISH RESTAURANT BT CULINARY BAY’S NEW BREW for Sunset Seekers SIGN UP TO GET YOUR FREE DIGITAL EDITION! 6 localsDISH MARCH/APRIL 2017


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