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New Partnership with Epicurean Hotel Brings Best-in-Class Appliances to Culinary Classroom TAMPA, Fla. (October 30, 2018) – As part of a new partnership with Sub-Zero Group, the state-of-the-art Epicurean Theatre inside Tampa’s Epicurean Hotel was recently outfitted with best-in-class Sub-Zero and Wolf appliances, including a Sub-Zero over/under refrigerator/freezer and a wine storage unit. In addition, […]

The Grand Lady of Dunedin makes her historic return  DUNEDIN, Fla. (October 25, 2018) – At a ribbon cutting ceremony today, Tampa-based Mainsail Lodging & Development announced a staged opening for the new Fenway Hotel (453 Edgewater Drive). A member of the Autograph Collection® of Marriott International, Inc. (NYSE: MAR), the boutique historic hotel is […]

BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS (Oct. 11, 2018) – Scrub Island Resort, Spa & Marina has joined forces with Saira Hospitality, a non-profit organization that provides local students with the skills and knowledge needed to work in the hospitality industry. Scrub Island is one of five BVI resorts participating in a new eight-week “pop-up” school launched by […]

TAMPA, Fla. (October 9, 2018) – Condé Nast Traveler today announced the results of its 31st annual Readers’ Choice Awards with the Epicurean Hotel securing the #3 spot in Condé Nast Traveler’s 2018 Reader’s Choice Awards for “Top Hotels in Florida.” Up from the #4 spot last year, the Epicurean is the only hotel in […]

Private-island resort welcomes guests for grand reopening one year after Hurricane Irma  BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS (Oct. 8, 2018) – After months of intensive effort and significant renovations, Scrub Island Resort, Spa & Marina, BVI is once again fully up and running. The property was the first full-service resort in the British Virgin Islands to return […]

TAMPA, Fla. (September 11, 2018) – Tampa’s popular Epicurean Hotel has completed a round of significant updates, including the introduction of an innovative new menu at its signature restaurant, Élevage, and the creation of a new space called The Lobby Bar. Élevage is now open for dinner nightly and weekend brunch, and the new Lobby […]

ANNA MARIA ISLAND, Fla. (August 17, 2018) – Waterline Marina Resort & Beach Club, a full-service boutique waterfront hotel on Anna Maria Island, announced today two new additions to the hotel’s executive team: Christopher Hunter, general manager and Vincent Isbell, director of engineering. General Manager Chris Hunter will oversee the hiring of new staff and […]

Open seven days a week, restaurant offering weekend pool access with live entertainment  ANNA MARIA ISLAND, Fla. (August 1, 2018) – Eliza Ann’s Coastal Kitchen located inside Waterline Marina Resort & Beach Club on Anna Maria Island, Florida is heating things up this summer with new menu offerings and extended hours of operations. Now open […]

TAMPA, Fla. (July 11, 2018) – The Epicurean Hotel is hosting the fourth Epic Chef Showdown to benefit Feeding Tampa Bay, the area’s largest food rescue and distribution organization. The Epic Chef Showdown is a seven-week competition pitting eight of the Tampa Bay area’s top restaurants against each other in a friendly cooking competition judged […]

Full-service Anna Maria Island hotel and marina offering free slip for dining, overnight stays Anna Maria Island, Fla. (June 11, 2018) – Waterline Marina Resort & Beach Club is offering boaters and sailors a free slip with an overnight stay at the resort or when dining at Eliza Ann’s Coastal Kitchen. The only full-service hotel on […]