IN THE NEWS: Creative Loafing’s Best of the Bay 2007 critics picks include: Cafe Ponte, Best Restaurant; Savannah’s Cafe, Best New Restaurant; Daniel Womack, Tedesco’s Grillside, Best Chef to Watch. … Brian Ries gives two and a half stars in reviewing Midtown Sundries (200 First Ave. S., St. Petersburg, 727-502-0222). tampa.creativeloafing.com … Tijuana Flats is expanding in Tampa Bay again, opening its 13th store in the Tampa Bay area, in Oldsmar, on Oct. 1, the Tampa Bay Business Journal reports. … The St. Pete Times’s Sharon Ginn reports the recent closing of upscale steak and seafood restaurant Grille 29 in the Channel District. … Laura Reiley reviews Five Guys Famous Burgers and Fries (2702 E Fowler Ave., Tampa, 813-977-4400, 7054 U.S. 19 N, Pinellas Park, 727-526-7800, also at 13149 N Dale Mabry Highway and 3841 W Kennedy Blvd. in Tampa and at Westfield Brandon Mall). tampabay.com … The Tampa Trib’s Kurt Loft reviews Ponte’s Tuscan Grille (2544 Mcmullen-Booth Road, Clearwater, 727-724-5116). tbo.com

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