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The Lodge in Tampa offers stylish vibe, creative menu

By Laura Reiley, Times Food Critic, Published Tuesday, February 3, 2009 TAMPA — The Lodge Restaurant & Bar’s food is funny. Not funny “strange.” Funny “ha ha.” • It’s got a wink and a nudge on every one of its menu’s seven pages, and a couple of knee-slappers. • There’s a Twinkimisu ($5), a Twinkie dressed

St Petersburg Times, The art of the meal

Three guys, each with his own expertise, hook up in New York and become a force to reckon with on Tampa’s Restaurant Row. JUSTIN GEORGE Published November 11, 2005 SOHO – Jeff Gigante thought pizza would pay for his dreams. So the aspiring actor opened a pizzeria in Tallahassee, where he had gone to college.