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Dining at Koya a Michelin Star Restaurant in Tampa, Florida

Jun 12, 20232 min read

Dining at Koya a Michelin Star Restaurant in Tampa, Florida

Koya is a Michelin-star restaurant in Tampa, Florida. It has an intimate eight-seat counter, where a multi-course contemporary tasting...

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Lisa Gilmore

Sep 7, 20222 min read

Wine Cellars as Art

While wine cellars continue to be a popular addition to any wine connoisseur’s home, many homeowners are choosing to turn their wines...

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Health is the New Wealth Gets Explored at Epicurean Hotel

Tracey Serebin

Apr 22, 20222 min read

Health is the New Wealth Gets Explored at Epicurean Hotel

Ralph Waldo Emerson once said, “The first wealth is health.” Today that couldn’t be truer — two years after a global pandemic, health...

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Tasting Champagne 'Rare' 2008 with Regis Camus for his Last Tasting

Gina Lyons

Apr 1, 20221 min read

Tasting Champagne 'Rare' 2008 with Regis Camus for his Last Tasting

It was emotional, yet an incredible start to the week as I tasted Champagne Rare 2008 with Regis Camus, for his last tasting as Chef de...

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50 Shades of Pink for this Valentine's Day

Gina Lyons

Feb 5, 20224 min read

50 Shades of Pink for this Valentine's Day

Valentine’s Day, Galentine’s Day or whatever you want to celebrate this month, you deserve nothing less than the little luxury of rosé...

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Champagne Taittinger- The Perfect Toast for the Holidays

Gina Lyons

Dec 10, 20215 min read

Champagne Taittinger- The Perfect Toast for the Holidays

The most common question I get this time of year is “What is the best Champagne to buy for the Holiday Season?”. This is often referred...

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Tracey Serebin

Nov 26, 20213 min read

Fete du Vin by Cru Cellars

“Bordeaux Fête le Vin”, is one of the largest wine festivals in the world, a biannual event that has taken place in Bordeaux since 1998....

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Total Wine Expands ~ Beer, Bourbon & Beaujolais

Tracey Serebin

Sep 21, 20212 min read

Total Wine Expands ~ Beer, Bourbon & Beaujolais

Our region is home to 98 Craft Breweries between Pinellas and Hillsborough Counties and the new Total Wine Store in Wesley Chapel made...

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Cru Cellars Opens in Marina Pointe at Westshore

Tracey Serebin

Aug 23, 20212 min read

Cru Cellars Opens in Marina Pointe at Westshore

As Midtown, WaterStreet and Wesley Chapel areas are opening new restaurants, hotels, retail locations and housing, the Tampa Area is...

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Wine Cellars & Wine Rooms are now Glamorous Instagram Posts

Tracey Serebin

Aug 4, 20212 min read

Wine Cellars & Wine Rooms are now Glamorous Instagram Posts

The Luxury Real Estate Market in Tampa has been on fire since the pandemic caused an exodus of people out of the Northern States and...

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Tracey Serebin

Jul 16, 20212 min read

Happy Bastille Day at 10 & 10 Enoteca

On Wednesday July 14th, without realizing it was France's Bastille Day, I wandered into a new Wine Bar on a rainy afternoon and...

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Wine Dinners Are Back! The welcome return of in-person culinary events

Tracey Serebin

Jun 2, 20215 min read

Wine Dinners Are Back! The welcome return of in-person culinary events

Virtual wine tastings got us through the past year, but nothing beats the in-person version — especially if you get to enjoy the wine in...

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Tracey Serebin

Apr 9, 20212 min read

Epicurean Theatre Opens Again

If you are an Oenophile or a Foodie, the best experiences are Wine & Food Festivals, Wine Dinners, Wine Tastings and Epicurean events....

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Perfect combinations: Wine and food pairing events at Sea Salt

Tracey Serebin

Mar 24, 20213 min read

Perfect combinations: Wine and food pairing events at Sea Salt

Knowing that The Great Outdoors was the theme of duPont REGISTRY Tampa Bay’s Spring 2021 issue I wanted to interview a sommelier at a...

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Adobe Road: Virtual wine tastings that will set hearts racing

Tracey Serebin

Feb 8, 20214 min read

Adobe Road: Virtual wine tastings that will set hearts racing

As Food and Wine reported last year, wineries have found a way to introduce their products to wine aficionados while still maintaining...

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Taste the Wines, Meet the Winemakers at Del Frisco’s

Tracey Serebin

Feb 2, 20214 min read

Taste the Wines, Meet the Winemakers at Del Frisco’s

One recent Friday afternoon I stopped by Del Frisco’s Grille on Boy Scout Boulevard in Tampa to chat with Bar Manager and Sommelier Matt...

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Tracey Serebin

Dec 21, 20202 min read

Spanish wines shine at Orlando’s Capa

When I read that Wine Enthusiast had named Capa one of the Top 100 wine restaurants in the U.S., I decided it was time to pick up my pal...

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Meat Market Tampa launches its exclusive 100-Points Wine Selection

Tracey Serebin

Sep 26, 20203 min read

Meat Market Tampa launches its exclusive 100-Points Wine Selection

Meat Market is launching its 100-Points Wine Selection, a very select list of 20 bottles rated 100 points each by industry experts and...

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A trans-Atlantic wine experience at Olivia

Tracey Serebin

Aug 3, 20203 min read

A trans-Atlantic wine experience at Olivia

Chef Chris Ponte’s Olivia Restaurant in South Tampa has extraordinary food, which is no surprise considering his culinary pedigree. But...

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Tracey Serebin

Feb 26, 20204 min read

Raising the Bar at Élevage

Shortly after the Epicurean Hotel made changes to its Élevage Restaurant’s leadership team last November, I had the pleasure of meeting...

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