Things were not going well for Brittany Porter. As one of five competitors for the title of Best Teen Chef this past weekend at the International Culinary School at the Art Institute of Tampa, Porter worked meticulously mincing garlic, slicing mushrooms and dicing onions during the knife skills segment. ...more

March 20, 2009

I just read an article about a man in India who created a tree that grows 300 varieties of mangoes. ...more

June 10, 2008

AVON PARK — Before Eddie Money takes the stage June 27 at South Florida Community College, he'll have some hot water with lemon and honey in his dressing room, coffee, a quart of French Vanilla creamer, sugar and Equal. One hour before the curtain goes up, there should be a deli tray of fruit and vegetables with dip in the band's dressing room And after the show, they'll have three pizzas – pepperoni, sausage and supreme – from a national chain. And two dozen buffalo wings. It's all in the contract, says Doug Andrews, SFCC's dean of cultural programs. ...more

June 5, 2008

What is Tampa's best restaurant? Readers ask all the time, and answers vary with the wind. But no argument should exclude the new Council Oak Steak and Seafood at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, where a fine meal is less a gamble than a given. ...more

November 15, 2007