Restaurants

No restaurants are slated to close. Hooters of America said franchisees or licensing partners would continue to operate all locations. Those franchisees include the Clearwater founders, who own locations in Tampa Bay.

When restaurants charge a premium for Gulf-caught shrimp — and pocket the extra profit by serving farm-raised imported shrimp — they're denying local shrimpers a fair income.

For many restaurateurs in St. Petersburg and Pinellas County, it means the end of a long period of “feeling left out in the cold,” said Tampa Bay Times restaurant critic Helen Freund.

According to SeaD Consulting COO Erin Williams, “the domestic shrimping industry is hanging on by a thread at this point due to missed market opportunities.”

Kadean and Laures Dockery are the husband-and-wife team behind Our Noire Kitchen. They travel with their food trailer throughout Central Florida.

Lowry recalls his unconventional path to running kitchens, and he offers tips for elevating your home-cooked meals.

The project is a restaurant owner’s experiment in removing parking as a barrier for customers who want to come downtown.

Gino Tiozzo, the owner of Donatello in Tampa, reflects on his childhood in Italy, the restaurant's 40 years in business and some of its most notable celebrity guests.

Hear from novelist, restauranteur and Tampa Bay resident Randy Wayne White. We up with him at — where else? — Doc Ford’s Rum Bar & Grille.

Restaurants in Florida are experiencing an increase in traffic on the weekends, labor costs, and changes to consumer preferences this summer, according to a report by Square.

Dustin Rivest thinks his business model will gain traction in a highly competitive arena

Popritkin, who runs the blog and podcast The Whet Palette, shares how being the parent of children with special needs led to her passion for fine dining.