I often find myself watching the Food Network and seeing all of these amazing places. I’ll put the restaurant in a memo in my phone (an “in case you find your self in (insert area)” list) and often forget about it completely. THIS TIME I thought ahead for both of us. St. Pete has three restaurants, close to our hotel, that have been on various Food Network shows! Not only will you be able to go home and say you spent a week at a beautiful location, learned new strategies for working with adult learners, and met great people, you can also add that you ate at a restaurant that was on Diners, Drive-ins and Dives!
Here’s the scoop!
Columbia Restaurant
Show: Drinking Made Easy
Distance from Conference hotel: 1.1 mi
Avg Cost per plate: $8/Tapas $20/Dinner, Drinks Vary
Munch’s Restaurant and Sundrie
Show: Diners, Drive-ins & Dives
Distance from Conference hotel: 2.8 mi
Avg Cost per plate: $7/Lunch
Nitally’s Thai-Mex Cuisine
Show: Heat Seekers
Distance from Conference hotel: 2.4 mi
Avg Cost per plate: $9/Lunch
There are also plenty of other great restaurants in St. Pete that are close to the hotel and may one day be on a TV show. Maybe YOU need to be the one to discover it and spread the word to all your friends? Some other places closeby and worth checking out include:
China Kitchen
Distance: 0.4 mi
Ceviche (Meet up with Conference Attendees on Tuesday night for Tapas Tuesdays!)
Distance: 0.3 mi
Z Grille
Distance: 0.2 mi
Gratzzi Italian Grille
Distance: 0.2 mi
Cafe Alma
Distance: 0.3 mi
Subway (Boxed lunch on Wednesdays for $4.50!)
Distance: 0.4 mi
Cafe 100
Distance: 0.2 mi
Kahwa Coffee
Distance: 0.2 mi
Midtown Sundries
Distance: 0.3 mi
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