About Tampa restaurants....... I live about 30 miles from Tampa and go there fairly often. I don't often get to St. Pete, however. We like Grady's. Also, check out the restaurants in Ybor City. It's an interesting part of Tampa with a Latin flavor. The Spaghetti Warehouse is a good choice.The Columbia is famous, but I've never been there. Also, Bern's Steakhouse has a fantastic reputation. (I'm a vegetarian and not rich, so I wouldn't go there.) If you can afford it, that would be the place to go. Bern's has an extremely extensive wine cellar, a separate dessert room, home-grown spices, etc.
Tampa, FL