TV and Burgers

Every year I ask Lady Gianna where she would like to go for Mother’s Day and every year it’s the same answer.  “Surprise me.”  Having already heard that this year I was pleasantly surprised to receive a call from her last Thursday telling me moms eat free at O’Keefe’s Tavern in Clearwater.  O’Keefe’s is a great Irish place near the hospital in Clearwater that has been in business for 50 years.  If this was Lady Gianna’s choice then O’Keefe’s it would be! I called for a reservation and was able to obtain one without any difficulty.  Being that it was Thursday I did not take this as a good sign.  Sure, we had a table reserved, but why was no one else going there?  Having not been there in a few years I wondered if things had gone sour, so when we arrived and saw a full parking lot I actually felt relieved.  We walked in and were immediately seated in a lovely booth.  (On the way to the booth we passed a couple that had just been se...

A while back I learned of a new British pub in Tampa simply called The Pub.  Since Sir Griffin is a big fan of pub fare I knew I just had to give it a try.  So I called one of the few people I know that also is a connoisseur of genuine pub food, Professor Basil Q Bacon, and we decided to give it a try for lunch. The Pub The Pub is located out on the Bay Street section of the International Plaza near the Earl of Sandwich and Champps.  (I still have no idea why they spell Champps with two p’s)  With all the Union Jacks that adorn the outside it is decidedly difficult to miss. We were immediately overwhelmed by the beautiful décor of this new establishment.  Suits of armor, more Union Jacks and lots of British stuff adorned the inside, which was a tad dark due to the wood they used.  But it was beautiful nonetheless. The waiting area, which we did not have to use, was lovely as well.  We decided to sit near the bar as the windows and d...