Reviews

  • Jazzy’s BBQ Is Really Smokin’

    Dining TAMPA — The recipe, says Johnny Ray Smith, came in a dream. Retired from the NFL, where he was a cornerback for the Bucs in the early ’80s, Smith suffered a serious accident in his new profession — driving a truck. One night, he says, he got some nocturnal inspiration for a new career…

  • Chowing Down At Sa Ri One

    Dining TAMPA — Driving east on Cypress Street, near the Interstate 275 overpass, the sign beckons. From 100 yards down the road you can make out the capital letters: SRO. Which is pretty much the way it is on a recent trip to Sa Ri One, an authentic family-style Korean barbecue restaurant. The place is…

  • Avril Has Something For All 7,000 At Amphitheatre

    TAMPA — Gone was the raccoon makeup. Gone was the trademark tie and the arm socks. Gone was the dark, pouty princess of the moody, broody, blues vibe. The Avril Lavigne who showed up at the Ford Amphitheatre on Saturday night in a gray tank top and blue jeans was a full-on sultry, blond rocker…