• Anise Global Gastrobar (Downtown Tampa): Dad’s will receive a complimentary cocktail during Sunday Brunch this Father’s Day. Brunch runs from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• Della’s After Dark (Brandon): Join Della’s this weekend for their Grand Re-opening Celebration. Enjoy a 4-course prix fixe menu for 2 people. The cost is $75 per person with wine flight and $50 per person without wine flight. The full menu can be seen here. Make your reservation here. Debbie Frangipane’s cooking is not to be missed.
• Everything Dolce (Downtown St. Petersburg): Enjoy half priced desserts for Dad with the purchase of a dessert of equal or greater value.
• Sushi K Japanese Restaurant (Brandon/Riverview): Free sake for one table for Father’s Day. Limit of one per table.
• Sushi Wave (Pinellas Park): Enjoy $1 domestic beers, $2 import beers, and half off appetizers all day for Father’s Day.
• Sate Southeast Asian Grill (Temple Terrace/New Tampa/USF): Bring Dad to Sate this Sunday and he will receive a FREE meal package including an  entree, side kick, and drink.
• Takara Sushi & Sake Lounge (New Tampa/USF): Executive Chef Hunter Yu will feature 3 mini Kobe Beef Sliders topped with red onion, arugula, dill pickle slices, mayonnaise and mustard, served with sweet potato fries. Sliders will be paired with a bottle of “Man’s Mountain” sake, giving a smooth finish to the Kobe sliders. This special including the bottle costs $26.
• Wood Fired Pizza and Wine Bar (USF/St. Petersburg): Dad’s at Wood Fired get a free pie with a purchase of a pie of equal or greater value this Father’s Day.

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The Traditional Banh Mi contains a fresh and toasty baguette which gives just the right crunch. Inside the sandwich are several ingredients including cilantro, thinly sliced cucumbers, steamed pork roll called cha lua, Vietnamese pickled carrots and daikon radish, and pork liver pate (my personal favorite ingredient). Chile and jalapenos can be added or removed depending on your taste.

For those looking for something a little different there is the Sesame Barbeque Pork Banh Mi which is also quite popular in the Vietnamese community. Both banh mi sandwiches are 9-inches and cost $4.95. The sesame pork is also now available on the regular list of meat choices for Sate’s traditional Asian bowl options as pictured below.

I sampled both items recently and enjoyed both, but you have a chance to try it for yourself by entering the contest below to win a free banh mi sub sandwich at Sate. Sate is open Monday-Sunday from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. and is located at 2716 E Fowler Ave. Tampa, FL 33612. Call (813) 977-8880 with any questions regarding their new menu items.

Sate on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/SateSEAsianGrill

Sate on Twitter: http://twitter.com/sateasiangrill

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Later at 6 p.m. in the evening, Ker’s WingHouse will have an autographed signing with NFL veteran and Founder Crawford Ker and several other NFL athletes.

The new location is located at 5510 Post Oak Blvd., Wesley Chapel, FL, 33544 and is open Monday-Thursday from 11 a.m. to midnight and Friday/Saturday from 11 a.m. to 1 a.m. Sunday hours are 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. More information is available at http://www.winghouse.com/ or at (813) 428-7153.

Can’t make it out to the grand opening? Not a problem because I have some coupon books of my own to giveaway here on my blog. Just enter the rafflecopter below to enter the drawing.



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Food trucks present include:

PAO Truck

Not Your Ordinary Food Truck

Hott Mess

Love You Long Time

Wild

Dub and Jimbo’s Cajun Invasion

Feed Your Face

The Inside Scoop

Philly’s Best Food Truck

Gators County BBQ

Event Name: Generation Food Truck Presents: The 1st Ever Ocala Cruisin 4 Food Explosion

Address: 2707 East Silver Springs Blvd, Ocala Florida 34470

Date & Time: June 2nd, 2013. 4:00pm-9:00pm

Facebook event: http://www.facebook.com/events/169688509861571/

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The owner of the shop, Agnes Lee, has traveled the world and has now settled back in Tampa Bay. Her mother owns Master Academy Taekwon-Do, located within the same building and Lee just couldn’t find a coffee shop that satisfied her craving for delicious coffee and decided to open Caffé Nove on the other side of the building.

When I saw the menu online featuring bibimbap (비빔밥) and patbingsu (팥빙수), I immediately thought of life in Seoul and knew I had to try the cafe. Lee was extremely friendly as I came in on Memorial Day and happy to talk about her adventures around the world and her love of coffee, even educating my friend and I about some coffee facts during our visit.

We ordered both the bibimbap (비빔밥) and patbingsu (팥빙수). Bibimbap is almost literally known as mixed rice. Korean cuisine recipes calls for a mixture of a number of ingredients, such as seaweed, onions, carrots, and sprouts. Most Korean restaurants in Tampa have quite bland bibimbap recipes and turned me off to the dish, but the bibimbap we tried at Caffé Nove was like no other and a must try. It was better than most of the bibimbap I tried in Seoul and packed with flavor, especially the bulgogi beef. The recipe comes from Lee’s mother and tastes like a home-cooked meal.

Home is a good word to describe Caffé Nove. The entire setup of the building. The hospitable owner and her mother are very warm and welcoming to their business patrons and its easy to picture this business growing fast. Rooms are decorated with vintage hats, photographs, and newspapers. The back room has a piano and relaxing jazz and oldies music plays throughout the building at a soft level.

For dessert we had patbingsu (팥빙수) which is shaved ice with red-bean and other ingredients. The dessert is made fresh from a family Korean recipe and their patbingsu includes fresh berries inside and is enjoyable down to the last bite. A perfect summer snack with all the humidity and summer heat outside.

Check out a vine video of patbingsu! https://vine.co/v/bV3h6AgQ2P1

The main coffee advertised is Bitches Brew, a dark and smoky roast, from Groundworks Coffee and is 100% organic. Buddy Brew is also available. You currently won’t find any fancy coffee items on the menu. Simplicity is what the owner is pursuing. She wants to reach people who want a great and straight-up coffee. Almond and French Vanilla Milk are available, in addition to sugar.

Check out a Vine video of our French Press Bitches Brew coffee: https://vine.co/v/bV3h6L6qxuT

Several snacks are also sold such as Shin Ramyun (Korean spicy ramen), biscotti, chocolates, peanuts, chips, and various other snacks.

Caffé Nove is open from 6:00am-12:30am which makes it a great spot any time of the day. The owner doesn’t aspire to be restaurant destination, but instead a place where you can come for a reliable and fresh cup of coffee and study, relax and unwind. The owner allows customers to bring their own food to the cafe as long as guests order a cup of coffee, tea, or another beverage as well, although I must insist that you do not pass up the Korean food.

The cafe is the owners first dip into retail, so clearly there will be some kinks as she learns the retail world but with the friendliness the owner and her mother give off, it’s hard to imagine the place not finding its way. Free Wi-Fi is available and USF students and veterans receive a 20% discount.

The inside is absolutely awesome and I plan to spam with some photos below so you can see it for yourself.

This is definitely my new base for studying and hanging out.

Restaurant Name: Caffé Nove

Neighborhood: USF

Address: 14515 Bruce B Downs Blvd., Tampa, Florida 33613

Phone Number: (813) 642-6299

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/caffenove9/

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The following food trucks will be present at the food truck festival:

PAO Truck
Smoothin & Shaken
Killer Samich
Keepn It Reel
Tasty Stacy
Gone Bananas
Mobile Munchiez
Rolling Zoinks
Americanwiener
Mr I Got ‘em BBQ!

Event Name: 4th Friday Food Truck Festival at Corey Avenue – St. Pete Beach

Address: 400 Corey Avenue Saint Petersburg, Florida 33706

Date & Time: Friday, May 24th, 2013 from 5:00-9:00PM

Facebook: http://on.fb.me/ZgxpJo

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Brandon has been growing at a great pace since the recovery with new restaurants and bars such as Wok Chi and World of Beer heading into the area. The expo should be plenty of fun

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• Cafe Ole Tapas and Spanish Bar: Enjoy a FREE glass of house wine at Cafe Ole this Mother’s Day and a 3-course meal for $34.95.
• Sushi Wave: Receive a FREE drink (Strawberry or Margarita) and ANY appetizer.
• Takara Sushi and Sake Lounge: Receive a FREE special roll on Mother’s Day when you reserve your table by May 10th. Ladies Night specials all day long. Sushi tacos will be available and $8 specialty rolls from a selected menu. In addition, enjoy 1/2 off wine, sake, appetizers soup, and salad (from a selected menu). Buy a $100 gift card and receive an extra $20 gift card.
• Taste of Berlin: Reservations are available for 1PM and 3 PM.  A free glass of champagne will be provided for Moms.
• The Refinery: Brunch (11:00AM to 2:30PM) and Dinner (5-10PM) will be served this Sunday.

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Event name: Generation Food Truck Festival

Address: 8134 Colonial Village Drive Tampa, FL

Date & Time: Saturday, April 27th, 2013 – 12PM-5PM

Phone: (813) 562-9599

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/GenerationFoodTruck

Twitter: http://twitter.com/GenFoodTruck

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