many years ago (maybe three or four) i stumbled upon a strange and delicious new candy creation from wonka called “sweet tart rope”. i was already a fan of nerds rope, so i knew that candy in rope form could be successful, and i liked sweet tarts well enough, so i decided to pick up a pack. it was a miraculous, wacky candy concoction that had a red licorice outside,.. Read More
i’m a pretty big fan of sour patch kids. i’ve been eating these things for as long as i can remember. they are, as far as i’m concerned, the base line by which to judge sour candy. that’s not to say that i find them to be the most sour of sour candies, just that they are my favorite. now, i am something of a purist when it comes to.. Read More
maybe i’m a little late to the party… snickers dark came out in 2007(!), but this is the first time i’ve had it. i guess that because i’m usually not into dark chocolate variations on classics (once i ate an entire dark chocolate scottish terrier… never looked at dark chocolate the same again). but i finally decided to give it a go. i kind of consider the traditional snickers bar.. Read More
OH MY GOD DELICIOUS GYROS salem’s gyros and subs (this one is on fletcher and 23rd street) is a small chain localized around tampa bay that sells gyros. and subs. yeah, they were serious about that. they also sell wings and burgers and other fried delights. they typically have a drive through, which makes it really convenient when you want to pick up something normal fast food places don’t usually.. Read More
i really love pizza, and have not yet done the dish justice on this blog. i need to fix that. and in an effort to do just that, i happily visited anthony’s coal fired pizza, on the corner of dale mabry and fletcher. anthony’s is apparently a chain of upscale pizza places, most of which are in florida. right off the bat, there are two problems here: chain, and upscale… Read More