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YBOR CITY — Over half a million bowls of it are whipped up tableside every year at Columbia Restaurants in Sand Key, Sarasota, St. Augustine and Celebration. Tourists munch on the dish at Tampa ...
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) – When the Columbia Restaurant Group closed all of its restaurants in March, fifth-generation owner Andrea Gonzmart called the decision “scary, but… necessary.” ...
But the Columbia is more popular than ever ... world-famous Bern's Steakhouse this is one of the two must-try restaurants for Tampa visitors, and the airport location serves among the best ...
TAMPA — Richard Gonzmart is a legendary restaurateur from a family of legendary restaurateurs. He is the fourth-generation co-owner of the iconic Columbia Restaurant along with his brother ...
The family-owned and operated Columbia's second oldest location is on St. Armands Circle. Opened in 1959, it's the oldest full-service restaurant in Sarasota. In addition to three Tampa locations ...
Immigrant flavor fills a deep melting pot of patriotism at Columbia Restaurant in Tampa, Florida. Casimiro Hernandez Sr., an immigrant from Cuba of Spanish heritage, founded the festive dining ...
The Columbia Restaurant Group, family owned for five generations and founded in Tampa with a location on Sarasota's St. Armands Circle since 1959, is among five international finalists for the ...
The Columbia Restaurant Group, family-owned for five generations and founded in Tampa with a location in St. Augustine's Historic District since 1983, is among five international finalists for the ...
(Douglas R. Clifford/Tampa Bay Times) Longtime Columbia artist Harris Romaner, who has spent decades preserving the restaurant’s signature aesthetic, is leading the project. He is working ...
TAMPA, Fla. — A Tampa Bay area restaurant ... This is all a part of the Community Harvest program by Columbia Restaurants. For the month of September, all of the Columbia restaurants are ...
It burned down and was replaced with the Columbia Restaurant by Casimiro Hernandez Sr. in 1905. Finally, imported Spanish olives are sprinkled in for a burst of brine. Then, it’s showtime.