Posted on September 8th, 2008 by pembry
IN THE NEWS: The St. Petersburg Times reports, “Once a darling among Tampa Bay’s budget-seafood fans, Shells Seafood Restaurants Inc. has parked its two-year struggle for a return to profitability in bankruptcy court. The Tampa-based chain used the Chapter 11 filing as an occasion to close eight of the 22 remaining Shells stores [Sept. 3], […]
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Posted on December 31st, 2007 by pembry
IN THE NEWS: The St. Pete Times’s Laura Reiley reports, “After Jeannie Pierola’s departure in early November, Bern’s owner David Laxer has decided to promote from within. Former sous chefs Andy Minney and Habteab Hamde will share the title of chefs de cuisine at Bern’s, while at SideBern’s Chad Johnson moves into the role of […]
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Posted on November 6th, 2007 by pembry
IN THE NEWS: The St. Pete Times’s Chris Sherman reports that influential chef Jeannie Pierola of Bern’s Steak House and SideBern’s has left the Tampa landmark after nine years of revamping its kitchens. Sherman reports that Pierola split last weekend with David Laxer, whose father founded the steak house in 1956, over a difference in […]
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