Tampa City Council has scheduled a Special Public Hearing on Thursday, November 6th, at 6:30pm to discuss the TECO Franchise Agreement for the City.
I am considering attending if time permits. I agree with Linda Saul-Sena.
She wrote a letter to the editor of the St. Petersburg Times outlining the unacceptable agreement proposed by Tampa Electric which would allow them to be the City of Tampa’s power provider for the next 25 years.
Please click the link above. Her letter is half way down the page.
This weekend I went to 220 East on Davis Island Boulevard for the third time in recent memory. Everytime we go, we have a good meal. The service is always good. They have an excellent menu. The price is is not expensive, but its not cheap either. I like it.
Wild Horse Pinot Noir 2006
First, DeeDee and I have been known to split a bottle of wine in our day. I hate buying a bottle of wine in a restaurant because restaurants seem to mark up an ordinary bottle of wine WAY TOO MUCH. 220 East has a good selection plus the price for a bottle is reasonable. That’s a big plus for me.
On one occassion, we selected the Wild Horse Pinot Noir 2006. I recommend this wine. It was an excellent California Red. Again, it was reasonably priced.
Usually, Jack wants some pizza. I am more than happy to oblige. The pizza appetizer is excellent with fresh basil on top. The crust is crispy and not too thick.
We sampled the cheeseburger on some really good french bread, Typically, burgers are not a dish that would make we want to return to a restaurant, but it was really tasty.
I am very critical of restaurants which have Chicken Marsala on their menu. The reason: I make a mean Chicken Marsala. How can anyone compare to one my own signature dishes? I have to admit. 220 East makes a delicious Chicken Marsala. The marsala wine sauce with mushrooms is quite good and the chicken is cooked very well. I had the loaded baked potato with my meal. Are you hungry yet?
As good as the food is - I have nothing but good things to say about the service we receive while we dine. The staff is very personable and have an excellent knowledge of the menu and the wines in stock.
As long as you don’t keep me from being seated right way, I hope you accept my recommendation and give 220 East a try. It truly is one of my new favorites.
DeeDee, Jack and I went to Boizao Brazilian Steakhouse on Sunday. The restaurant has complimentary valet parking. Nice.
We proceeded to go inside and inform the hostess we had a 7:30 reservation. She said that it would be a few minutes.
While we were waiting, others were being seated who arrived earlier that we did. No problem.
But, when parties were seated without reservations (walk-up diners) before the three of us. I had a problem. I turned to DeeDee who is clearly more practical that I will ever be. She mentioned that the walk-in diners were in groups of two and that the restaurant had two-top tables available.
Hmm… ok. Makes sense.
Another family walked in and were seated almost immediately. Ridiculous. Why have reservations? I wanted to leave, but DeeDee talked me out of leaving since we had already waited for so long.
Finally, we were seated at 8:15pm.
I have to tell you. The food was tasty. It was nothing special. In fact, the quality of the meat was not particularly good. It certainly was not like going to a Bern’s or Charley’s Steakhouse.
The only thing similar to Bern’s or Charley’s was the price. ARE YOU KIDDING ME? THE BILL IS HOW MUCH? YIKES!
Luckily, we had a coupon. Still, the price was approximately $100 and Jack was FREE.
Needless to say, I will not be returning.
If I am going to drop a C-note, we are going someplace nice with good service NOT Boizao.
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