Tampa Today News: Minano Ramen Now Open + Moffitt Planning AI For Cancer Care
Tampa Today News: Minano Ramen Now Open + Moffitt Planning AI For Cancer Care
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🥕 Today is International Carrot Day. What is your favorite place to get a carrot cake? The best one I have had in Tampa is actually at Kona Grill in Westshore district. Let me know in the comments.
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Top local stories:
New ramen shop now open in Tampa’s Citrus Park neighborhood: Minano Ramen is a new ramen shop in Tampa with a sleek wood interior. Ramen options are Shoyu, Tonkotsu, Curry, Miso, Vegetable, and more. Regular menu items include yakitori, steamed buns, bao buns, soups, and plenty of izakaya-style appetizers. Minano Ramen is located at 11909 Sheldon Rd. and can be reached at (813) 475-4737. (thatssotampa.com)
Gangchu Chicken in Seminole Heights listed for sale: Gangchu Chicken and Beer in Seminole Heights is now listed for sale at $1.9 million. The restaurant was opened 3 years ago by chef Noel Cruz and Chef/Partner Branden Lenz, who tragically died in December 2021 after being assaulted in Knoxville, Tennessee. The owners of Gangchu are looking for someone to buy and keep the restaurant running, according to a report from Creative Loafing. (cltampa.com, facebook.com)
Experience classic rock and metal at The Mahaffey Theater on Monday: The Rock Orchestra by Candlelight is coming to The Mahaffey Theater in St. Petersburg on Monday, April 8 at 8 p.m. The 90-minute concert features 14 classical musicians with a mixture of classic rock and metal music. Tickets are available on Ticketmaster. (tbnweekly.com, themahaffey.com)
4 Tampa Bay spots make top “secret places” list from Southern Living: Looking for somewhere new to check out Tampa Bay? Southern Living has ranked 4 places in Tampa Bay among the best "secret places" in Florida. The four places in Tampa Bay are Bok Tower Gardens, Cortez Historic Fishing Village, The Historic Sponge Docks, and Shiny Fish Emporium. (southernliving.com)
Moffitt planning partnerships to use AI in cancer care: Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa is planning to work with NVIDIA, Oracle, and a part of Deloitte to help utilize Artificial Intelligence (AI) for cancer care delivery. Moffitt joins a growing number of companies planning to implement AI soon. Moffitt says the technology will “unlock new insights, streamline workflows and ultimately improve patient outcomes.” (moffitt.org)
On The Web:
Reddit is abuzz that Tampa is “not a foodie city.” The thread has 860 comments arguing about the presence of Tampa in the food sphere. Of course the quality of those comments are filled with trolling. The reality is that the James Beard Foundation is based in New York City. Smaller towns like Tampa simply do not usually get the attention of food nonprofits like that.
I am sure that it is disappointing for New Yorkers who moved to Florida to only see places like Miami on the list, but many places in Miami are also directly connected to New York or have been building their restaurant concepts for over a decade and have more global and national exposure. Ultimately, a James Beard award would be nice but is also very hard to attain and somewhat unrealistic for a growing city.
For more from a prior snub: Tampa Snubbed On Michelin Stars? Here’s Why That Does Not Matter.
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-Carlos Hernandez