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The Concise Guide to Sensory Fulfillment In the Bay Area
Costa’s made-fresh-daily cupcakes,
cookie bouquets and other sweet
creations make memorable
corporate and personal gifts.
They can be delivered in Pinellas,
Hillsborough and Pasco, or shipped
anywhere in the
United States. Also, stop by for
cookies and specialty coffees.
Maestro’s at The Center,
The Straz Center for the Performing
Arts, 1010 North W.C. MacInnes
Pl., Tampa, (813) 229-7827 ext.
3. The Center’s award-winning
catering team can accommodate
your needs to make your event
successful, either at The Center or
at any location you choose. Banquet
facilities provide service for 350,
lobbies up to 800, Riverwalk
promenade up to 1,500 and theaters
up to 2,400 guests.
Marguerite’s Cafe
& Catering,
405 Plaza Dr., Dunedin, (727) 734-7040.
This charming eatery, next to the
Dunedin Library, offers indoor and
outdoor dining. A caterer for over 20 years,
Marguerite features the freshest and most
innovative salads, sandwiches, soups
and entrées, such as Piña Colada Shrimp
and signature Veggie Burgers. Breakfast
features homemade pastries and specialty
coffees. Artistic and bountiful catering will
exceed your expectations.
Palate Culinary Services,
(727) 433-1889. Debbie McGiffin and
John Lewis and their talented staff
members will cater private parties, bridal
showers, wedding receptions and team
building events. They also offer adult and
children’s cooking classes.
The Scone Age Bakery
& Cafe,
332 Skinner Blvd. (S.R. 580), Dunedin,
(727) 216-3248. Shelley and Larry Jaffe’s
bakery and cafe, located in a charming
vintage cottage on the Pinellas Trail, is
known for its homemade, fresh, glutenfree,
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EDITOR’S NOTE: Please verify
hours with attractions and museums
before visiting.
ATTRACTIONS
Caladesi Island Adventure,
This boat departs from the
Honeymoon Island Recreation
Area at the west end of the
Dunedin Causeway, State Road
586, (727) 734-5263. Here you
can enjoy 3 miles of uncrowded
white sandy beach with good
shelling, tree-shaded picnic
areas, a 3-mile nature trail and
many other amenities. Escorted
island tours are available. The
boat departs every half hour
beginning at 10 a.m. (seasonally
adjusted).
Sunken Gardens,
1825 Fourth St. N., St. Petersburg,
(727) 551-3100. The 4-acre tropical
garden features cascading waterfalls,
flowing ponds, lush tropical displays
and exotic birds.
CATERING AND
SPECIALTY FOODS
Clear Sky Catering,
(727) 286-6266. Dan Shouvlin and his
talented teams at the popular Clear Sky
Beachside Cafe on Clearwater Beach and
Clear Sky Draught Haus in Dunedin
have been catering for charity, business
and private special events since their
inceptions. Their chefs have the experience
and skills to orchestrate anything from
simple cookouts on the grill to formal
sit-down dinners with Asian, Caribbean,
Mediterranean, Continental, All American
or almost any theme and type of cuisine.
Clearwater Bagels,
1871 Gulf to Bay Blvd., Clearwater,
(727) 446-7631. For over 30 years,
Brian Morris has been boiling and baking
gourmet bagels in the traditional New
York way at Clearwater Bagels. The shop
features 11 types of bagels, 14 varieties
of cream cheese, smoked salmon,
homemade ruguleah and fresh roasted
and brewed coffee.
Cotee River Brewing Company,
5760 Main St., New Port Richey,
(727) 807-6806. Downtown New Port
Richey’s only brewery produces its
own locally crafted brews, including its
signature beer, Market Fresh Wheat, a mix
of light wheat with citrus herbal tea from
the White Heron Tea Room. There are 18
beers on tap, two house-made sangrias on
tap, locally crafted wine from Aspirations
in Clearwater, and ciders from other area
breweries. You can order something to
eat from one of the many local downtown
restaurants and have it delivered to your
table. Live entertainment is available on
weekends.
Gateau O Chocolat,
(727) 251-1879. St. Petersburg
restauranteur Emmanuel Roux has
created a dark, densely delicious, glutenfree
chocolate cake that is available for
shipping, as well as at select local retail
locations.
Instead of Flowers,
(727) 685-0826. This ingenious new
service delivers meals from salad to
dessert and hand-delivers them in
the Tampa Bay area. Or, you may let
recipients pick their own meals and
delivery dates. Giving a meal has never
been so easy.
Kookie Krums,
513 Main St., downtown Dunedin,
(727) 736-KRUM (5786). Brandi
organic, natural, made from scratch
baked goods, including scones, pastries
and breads as well as savory dishes like
quiche, salads and sconewiches. Eat-in
trailside, or take out. They also cater.
Open 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday through
Sunday or by special appointment.
“Beautiful Questions: The Art of Samuel Bak” is on
display through January on the exterior of the Florida
Holocaust Museum in St. Petersburg.
This oil painting is called Under the Trees.