Inkwatu

DELIGHTS, NEAR AND FAR

Photos and descriptions of places, events, cultures, arts, and foods that make our world a special place.
Emphasis on Florida and the Tampabay area (St. Petersburg, Tampa, Clearwater, etc.), but also far beyond.
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Cafe Hey

August 30th, 2008 · 2 Comments

Emerging neighborhoods, artists, & businesses
Our nation’s forefathers–don’t worry, this isn’t going to be a political rant!–were very concerned about what they termed the “tyranny of the majority.” (Wiki: “The phrase originated with Alexis de Tocqueville in Democracy in America (1835, 1840) and was further popularized by John Stuart Mill…Federalist Papers frequently refer to the concept…“)
It’s […]

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Tags: New Orleans · Tampa · coffee shops · restaurants

China Yuan

August 9th, 2008 · 1 Comment

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Serve the People
If you like Chinese food and you don’t buy any other book this year, please buy Serve the People: A Stir-Fried Journey Through China by Jen Lin-Lui. I unreservedly recommend it. (You can purchase it directly through the link above or icon below.)

It’s a book I wish I’d […]

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Tags: Asian · Chinese · Tampa · dim sum · food

The NoHo Bistro

August 1st, 2008 · 2 Comments

You know you’re in for something a bit out of the ordinary when the sign above the door asks, “Have You Had Your Bison Burger Today?” I had just emerged from my car and was taking a picture of that sign, when Jessica Raia-Long, founder and co-owner of The NoHo Bistro with Tina Hurless, swept […]

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Tags: French · Tampa · restaurants