Bay Area Best: Johnny's Taphouse & Grill
In this week?s Bay Area Best, FOX 13?s Chip Brewster heads to downtown Tarpon Springs to check out a local?s favorite hangout.
In this week?s Bay Area Best, FOX 13?s Chip Brewster heads to downtown Tarpon Springs to check out a local?s favorite hangout.
For an escape, she recommends this taste of Italy
Working as a 911 operator can be a stressful job, so having a way to relax is almost a necessity. One former operator found that at a local restaurant: Da Sesto Italiano Ristorante e Vino in Pinellas Park. She shared her getaway spot with FOX 13’s Chip Brewster.
Working as a 911 operator can be a stressful job, so having a way to relax is almost a necessity. One former operator found that at a local restaurant: Da Sesto Italiano Ristorante e Vino in Pinellas Park. She shared her getaway spot with FOX 13’s Chip Brewster.
Bay Area Best: Da Sesto Italiano Ristorante
Working as a 911 operator can be a stressful job, so having a way to relax is almost a necessity. One former operator found that at a local restaurant: Da Sesto Italiano Ristorante E Vino in Pinellas Park. She shared her getaway spot with FOX 13?s Chip Brewster.
Working as a 911 operator can be a stressful job, so having a way to relax is almost a necessity. One former operator found that at a local restaurant: Da Sesto Italiano Ristorante E Vino in Pinellas Park. She shared her getaway spot with FOX 13?s Chip Brewster.
Admitted food snob found 'love at first bite' in Hernando Beach
Drive on up Shoal Line Blvd. through Hernando Beach and you’ll see about a dozen different restaurant options. For Mark Burton, though, only one of them matters: R Beach. That’s why he contacted FOX 13’s Chip Brewster to bring his Bay Area Best segment to the seafood spot.
Drive on up Shoal Line Blvd. through Hernando Beach and you’ll see about a dozen different restaurant options. For Mark Burton, though, only one of them matters: R Beach. That’s why he contacted FOX 13’s Chip Brewster to bring his Bay Area Best segment to the seafood spot.
Bay Area Best: R Beach
Drive on up Shoal Line Blvd. through Hernando Beach and you?ll see about a dozen different restaurant options. For Mark Burton, though, only one of them matters: R Beach. That?s why he contacted FOX 13?s Chip Brewster to bring his Bay Area Best segment to the seafood spot.
Drive on up Shoal Line Blvd. through Hernando Beach and you?ll see about a dozen different restaurant options. For Mark Burton, though, only one of them matters: R Beach. That?s why he contacted FOX 13?s Chip Brewster to bring his Bay Area Best segment to the seafood spot.
Eating clean and local in Temple Terrace
If knowing how your food is grown is as important to you as how it tastes, then FOX 13 viewer Lynn Fanizadeh has got the perfect spot to check out. She took Chip Brewster and his Bay Area Best segment to Temple Terrace and the Windmill Natural Cafe.
If knowing how your food is grown is as important to you as how it tastes, then FOX 13 viewer Lynn Fanizadeh has got the perfect spot to check out. She took Chip Brewster and his Bay Area Best segment to Temple Terrace and the Windmill Natural Cafe.
Bay Area Best: Windmill Natural Cafe
If knowing how your food is grown is as important to you as how it tastes then FOX 13 viewer Lynn Fanizadeh has got the perfect spot to check it. She took Chip Brewster and his Bay Area Best to Temple Terrace and the Windmill Natural Cafe.
If knowing how your food is grown is as important to you as how it tastes then FOX 13 viewer Lynn Fanizadeh has got the perfect spot to check it. She took Chip Brewster and his Bay Area Best to Temple Terrace and the Windmill Natural Cafe.
Dockside dining: This Cortez eatery honors years of fishing history
Florida and fishing: The two are inseparable. And when you grow up here, you are bound to know the best spots to grab a bite – whether catching or cooking.
Florida and fishing: The two are inseparable. And when you grow up here, you are bound to know the best spots to grab a bite – whether catching or cooking.
Bay Area Best: Star Fish Company
Florida and fishing: The two are inseparable. ?And when you grow up here, you are bound to know the best spots to grab a bite ? whether catching or cooking. It?s that hometown heritage that led FOX 13 viewer Sonja Owens to bring Chip Brewster and his Bay Area Best segment to Star Fish Company in Cortez.
Florida and fishing: The two are inseparable. ?And when you grow up here, you are bound to know the best spots to grab a bite ? whether catching or cooking. It?s that hometown heritage that led FOX 13 viewer Sonja Owens to bring Chip Brewster and his Bay Area Best segment to Star Fish Company in Cortez.
Looking for a gig, he also found fabulous French food
“You don’t have to speak French to enjoy French cuisine” is something FOX 13’s Chip Brewster learned while shooting a Bay Area Best segment at Café Longet in Venice. In fact, that was a lesson learned by FOX 13 viewer Rod Demers as well. He’s the one who brought Chip and his segment to the French fusion café in the first place.
“You don’t have to speak French to enjoy French cuisine” is something FOX 13’s Chip Brewster learned while shooting a Bay Area Best segment at Café Longet in Venice. In fact, that was a lesson learned by FOX 13 viewer Rod Demers as well. He’s the one who brought Chip and his segment to the French fusion café in the first place.
Bay Area Best: Caf� Longet
The caf� is owned and operated by Steve Longet and his wife Jessica. They first opened the spot in 2016 after Steve spent nearly 20 years in the European food and service industry including working as the private chef for a wealthy family in Switzerland and as a grand chef at five-star restaurants in Paris.
The caf� is owned and operated by Steve Longet and his wife Jessica. They first opened the spot in 2016 after Steve spent nearly 20 years in the European food and service industry including working as the private chef for a wealthy family in Switzerland and as a grand chef at five-star restaurants in Paris.
For her, this Thai spot is spicy, sweet, and sentimental
Food is involved in nearly every major life event. And for one couple in Bradenton, that food comes from a specific restaurant. They love the place so much that they invited our Chip Brewster and his Bay Area Best segment to meet for a meal.
Food is involved in nearly every major life event. And for one couple in Bradenton, that food comes from a specific restaurant. They love the place so much that they invited our Chip Brewster and his Bay Area Best segment to meet for a meal.
Bay Area Best: Thai Wasabi
And for one couple in Bradenton that food comes from a specific restaurant. They love the place so much that they invited our Chip Brewster and his Bay Area Best segment to meet for a meal.
And for one couple in Bradenton that food comes from a specific restaurant. They love the place so much that they invited our Chip Brewster and his Bay Area Best segment to meet for a meal.
Bay Area Best: Paul's Chicago Pizza
One of the great things about Tampa Bay is our mixing of cultures. Pick any city in the country and you can likely find a native living right here. And often times they bring that city?s food with them. Tonight?s Bay Area Best takes us to St. Pete and features two Chicago guys and some pizza.
One of the great things about Tampa Bay is our mixing of cultures. Pick any city in the country and you can likely find a native living right here. And often times they bring that city?s food with them. Tonight?s Bay Area Best takes us to St. Pete and features two Chicago guys and some pizza.
Bay Area Best: Kojak?s House of Ribs
A shared meal often means more than filled stomachs. In one woman?s case, it filled her heart. In this week?s Bay Area Best segment, our Chip Brewster takes us to South Tampa and a restaurant where love bloomed over a couple plates of barbecue.
A shared meal often means more than filled stomachs. In one woman?s case, it filled her heart. In this week?s Bay Area Best segment, our Chip Brewster takes us to South Tampa and a restaurant where love bloomed over a couple plates of barbecue.
Bay Area Best: Anna Maria Island Beach Cafe
It was 1957 and Rob Hamilton was only six years old. ?Still, he vividly remembers his first visit to Anna Maria Island Beach Caf?. It's this week's Bay Area Best.
It was 1957 and Rob Hamilton was only six years old. ?Still, he vividly remembers his first visit to Anna Maria Island Beach Caf?. It's this week's Bay Area Best.
Bay Area Best: Mr. Pastrami
Mr. Pastrami in New Port Richey is a Brooklyn-style deli owned by native Brooklynites who have been in the restaurant biz for more than thirty years. While their story is a good one, it?s not what drew FOX 13 viewers AnneMarie and Ron Nece to the spot; it was the food.
Mr. Pastrami in New Port Richey is a Brooklyn-style deli owned by native Brooklynites who have been in the restaurant biz for more than thirty years. While their story is a good one, it?s not what drew FOX 13 viewers AnneMarie and Ron Nece to the spot; it was the food.
Bay Area Best: Mission BBQ honors Bay Area veterans
In his quest for the Bay Area?s best, Chip Brewster headed to Mission BBQ. While there are dozens of locations of this franchise, the Brandon restaurant is a particularly special place for at least one local mom.
In his quest for the Bay Area?s best, Chip Brewster headed to Mission BBQ. While there are dozens of locations of this franchise, the Brandon restaurant is a particularly special place for at least one local mom.

















