TAMPA – After failing to eat 66 hot dogs in 12 minutes, Takeru Kobayashi had the same reaction last year that more than 2 million people fought back. ...more

July 3, 2008

Tasty Morsels On TV This Week "Guy's Big Bite," 2 p.m. today, Food Network ...more

July 2, 2008

SEBRING – The Sunset Grille has devised a new beach and bar menu in line with the theme "Life Is A Beach Down At The Sunset Grille." "We didn't think we were utilizing it (the beach)," said Robert Gray, one of the owners of the restaurant overlooking Lake Jackson in Sebring. "We have a beach here, and you can pull up in your boat. We will be putting picnic tables on the beach." Food items on the menu that Gray describes as "true beach fare" include peel and eat shrimp, gator tail, fish fingers and catfish nuggets. There are also hot dogs, beach burgers, chicken wings, french fires and onion rings. Gray said the eatery is going to bring in an event coordinator to help plan some events. ...more

May 31, 2008

Lorraine Bennett deftly balanced a plate of pasta, a stack of brochures and two sacks of swag as she led her husband through the throng at the Brandon Business Expo and Taste of Brandon. ...more

May 23, 2008

POWER OF THE PRESS If you're a coffee freak (welcome to the club, by the way), you probably know all about the flavor you get from a French press coffeemaker. Using one, however, requires a little patience while waiting for the coffee grounds to diffuse into the water. AeroPress solves that time crunch by using a plunger to push the water through the grounds in only 20 seconds. A microfilter sifts out the usual grit you would get at the bottom of the cup. Cost: $25.95. Available at www.aerobie.com and the Sarasota-based www.cappojim.com. ...more

May 6, 2008

Talk about an odd career transition. Just more than two years ago, Tom Mationg worked in the biotechnology field as a lipid chemist. ...more

February 25, 2008

BRADENTON - Papa John's employee Fitzroy Buckley got out of his car to deliver a pizza Saturday when a man pointed a pistol at him and demanded his money, Manatee County deputies say. ...more

January 6, 2008

So many choices. So many calories. ...more

December 7, 2007

Students at Chiles Elementary didn't have to travel far to see some of this country's most famous monuments. ...more

November 17, 2007

Students at Chiles Elementary didn't have to travel far to see some of this country's most famous monuments. Fourth-graders brought Lincoln, Jefferson and a collection of other memorials to the campus Friday. The students studied and re-created the monuments for a project for Veterans Day. ...more

November 9, 2007