Chef Chad Johnson | Recommendations - Find. Eat. Drink.
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WINTER PARK DAIRY
Winter Park
Dairy Purveyor
Winter Park, FL
Food & Drink
Find | Markets & Food stores - Winter Park, FL
Winter Park Dairy is amazing. The cheese maker, David Green, is really a pioneer in the art of cheese production in Florida. All of his raw milk cheeses are outstanding, but the Bleu Sunshine in particular can stand up next to any blue I've ever had.
Recommendations
MD ORIENTAL MARKET
North Tampa
1106 East Fowler Avenue, Tampa, FL 33612
T: 813.868.1688
East Lake / Orient Park
10127 E Adamo Drive, Tampa, FL 33619
T: 813.443.2188
Multiple Locations
Ethnic Grocery
I love MD Oriental Market in Tampa. The produce and seafood are always fresh, and they always have a lot of hard to find items like live dungeness crab, live frogs, snails, etc. The pork belly in the prepared food section makes a great lunch.
Who
Chad Johnson is the Executive Chef of SideBern’s in Tampa, FL.
Why
He’s making a name for himself in the Tampa Bay Area for his use of local premium ingredients and modern cooking techniques. He was recently semifinalist for the James Beard Award Best Chef: South.
Chef Chad Johnson | Recommendations
July 30, 2012
Photographs courtesy of SideBerns
SideBern’s - Hyde Park - Tampa, FL
Find | Markets & Food stores - Tampa Bay Area, FL
BERN’S STEAKHOUSE
Hyde Park
American / Steakhouse
Eat | Restaurants - Tampa Bay Area, FL
For creamed spinach and a bone-in Delmonico.
LA CASA SIERRA
1704 North Howard Ave, Tampa, FL 33607
T: 813.251.0375
Old West Tampa
Cuban
It's a small Cuban restaurant run by a family that makes you feel right at home. The food is simple, with a rotating daily menu served from a steam table buffet. Everything is great, particularly the oxtail, but it's the atmosphere and welcome by the mother and father that keep me going back.
MARITANA GRILLE
www.loewshotels.com/restaurants/the-maritana-grille
Loews Don Cesar Hotel
3400 Gulf Boulevard, St. Pete Beach, FL 33706
T: 727. 360.1881 (make a reservation)
St Pete Beach / Treasure Island
Contemporary American
The Maritana Grille at the Don Cesar Hotel. Chef Eric Neri does a great job of blending elements of traditional continental cooking with modern twists. As far as the ambiance and scenery, you can't get more Florida than dining in a hotel on the beach.
RESTAURANT BT
Palma Ceia
French / Vietnamese
Start the evening off with foie gras and cocktails at Restaurant BT.
TACO BUS
Seminole Heights
913 East Hillsborough Avenue, Tampa, FL 33604
T: 813.232.5889
St. Petersburg
2324 Central Avenue, St. Petersburg, FL 33712
T: 727.322.5000
Downtown
505 Franklin Street, Tampa, FL 33602
T: 813.397.2800
Multiple Locations
Mexican
For a late night snack of beef tongue tacos.
TED PETERS FAMOUS SMOKED FISH
1350 Pasadena Avenue South, South Pasadena, FL 33707
T: 727.381.7931
South Pasadena
Seafood / Burgers
Smoked fish dip sandwich and coleslaw, simple and perfect.
BIANCHI’S ENOTECA
Palma Ceia
Wine Bar / Small Plates
Drink | Bars - Tampa Bay Area, FL
Bianchi's Enoteca in Tampa is great. Susan and Romeo keep a rotating list of really unique wines by the glass. They also have a great list of cheese and charcuterie.
TINY TAP TAVERN
2105 West Morrison Avenue, Tampa, FL 33606
T: 813.258.5212
South Tampa / Soho
Bar
For beer.
TABASCO GREEN JALAPEÑO SAUCE
United States / Louisiana
Hot Sauce
Find | Ingredients
I'm addicted to the green Tabasco. I haven't used it in the restaurant, but at home I've tried it on just about everything, my favorite, so far, has been fried rice finished with a shot of it for acid and a bit of heat.
