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dineSarasota Menu Monday: Cha Cha Coconuts

Here's a long time Sarasota favorite. Cha Cha Coconuts, located on St. Armands Circle, has been serving up great casual food and drinks to hungry Sarasota diners for years. Looking for a place to grab a burger? Cha Cha's has a great one. Oh, and while you dine, you can also catch … [Read more...]

Pei Wei To Start Serving Sarasota

If Asian style cuisine is your thing, then circle Monday September 28th on your calendar. That's the day that Sarasota gets their first taste of the new Pei Wei Asian Diner that is set to open in University Park. For years there had been rumors swirling around the Sarasota … [Read more...]

Chef Paul Mattison Shows Off His Wine Pairing Skills

There are a few chefs here in Sarasota who can make pairing great wine and great food seem effortless. Chef Paul Mattison is one of them. On Friday, September 25th Mattison's Forty-One will be showcasing Chef Paul's pairing skills at their Premium Wine Pairing Dinner. Guests will … [Read more...]

dineSarasota Menu Monday: Word of Mouth

Three great locations for breakfast and lunch. Word of Mouth also serves dinner at their downtown restaurant, the former Metro Coffee on Osprey. There are lots of fantastic traditional entree choices for you to choose from. Easy on the wallet pricing and prompt, attentive service … [Read more...]

Man vs. Food in Sarasota: The Recap | Sarasota Restaurants Journal

Man vs. Food in Sarasota: The Recap | Sarasota Restaurants Journal Let's see what happened when three Sarasota restaurants are in the spotlight! NOTE - If you haven't already, please subscribe to our Sarasota Bites newsletter. It'll keep you up to date on all things … [Read more...]

NFL Football: Catch it at a Sarasota Restaurant Near You

The NFL season is upon us once again. And, I think we all know what that means. For the next five months, anyone who is a football fan and isn't lucky enough to get their home teams games on local TV every week (like our Bucs fans do), will be looking for a place to hang out and … [Read more...]

Man Vs. Food in Sarasota Airs September 16th

Way back last May, we wrote a piece about the Travel Channel show Man vs. Food taping right here in Sarasota. Well, If you've been patiently waiting to catch Sarasota's moment in the food spotlight like I have, then your wait is almost over. The Sarasota episode of Man vs. Food … [Read more...]

Fleming’s Celebrates its Month of Discovery

September is a month of discovery over at Fleming's Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar. All this month they will be celebrating the addition of great new wines, menu selections and specials. Here's is some of what the folks at Fleming's have in store for you. The new Fleming's 100 … [Read more...]

dineSarasota Menu Monday (or Tuesday): Gecko’s Grill & Pub

Our regular Menu Monday feature comes to you a day late this week. With all of the BBQs, get togethers and relaxing over the Labor Day holiday weekend, you probably didn't notice anyway. I know I didn't. All that being said, here's our Menu Monday restaurant. Gecko's Grill & … [Read more...]

Three Area Restaurants Named to OpenTable Best List

Three of our Sarasota area restaurants have been named to online reservation website, OpenTable.com's Best Overall Restaurant List for the Tampa/Central Florida region. Named to the list are: downtown newcomer Mozaic, Sarasota's own award winning Michael's on East and Longboat … [Read more...]

dineSarasota Menu Monday: MacAllisters Grill & Tavern

This week our Menu Monday feature takes us out to Lakewood Ranch. One of the anchors on Lakewood Ranch Main Street from the beginning has been MacAllisters Grill & Tavern. Their great take on casual American, mixed with some authentic Scottish fare, make it a fantastic place … [Read more...]

Sarasota Restaurants Get Social on Facebook

In the past several weeks we've given you the rundown on the Sarasota restaurants that have been using the micro blogging service Twitter to help promote their businesses. Since posting those articles, we've had some people ask us which of their favorite Sarasota restaurants they … [Read more...]

A Collection of Sarasota Culinary Greats

Here at dineSarasota we don't like to leave you hanging, so, here's an update to a story previously ran. Last week, as our Menu Monday feature, we reported to you on the Chef Partner Dinner hosted by Roy's Restaurant here in Sarasota. As a followup to that story here's the "class … [Read more...]

dineSarasota Menu Monday: Mozaic

For our Menu Monday feature this week we have picked a relatively new addition to the downtown dining scene, Mozaic. Located in the space which was formerly Cru Bistro, Chef Dylan Elhajoui has created a new culinary jewel for Sarasota. Click on the image below for the full … [Read more...]

Update: Sarasota Restaurants Flock to Twitter

Back in June we ran a piece about Sarasota restaurants that are using Twitter to help spread the word about their businesses. That post has turned out to be one of the most popular pieces on Pot Luck. At that time 18 area restaurants were using the service. Each eatery is using … [Read more...]