It’s September (thank you Earth, Wind and Fire) and it’s time to get our philanthropy on! The Columbia Restaurant will once again donate 5 percent of all diners’ checks to charities selected by the guests. The only problem for me in Ann Kelly’s Kitchen is which charity, but that only means a few extra trips for a Cuban, or 1905 Salad, well, you get the gist of it.
How does this all ad up? It’s substantial. Community Harvest has donated more than $2.6 million to non-profit organizations throughout Florida over the last 23 years. The easy part is where you’ll visit with Columbia locations that include Ybor City in the historic district of Tampa, St. Armands Circle in Sarasota, St. Augustine, Sand Key on Clearwater Beach, Central Florida’s town of Celebration, the Columbia Cafe on the Riverwalk in downtown Tampa at the Tampa Bay History Center and the Columbia Restaurant Cafe at Tampa International Airport. The airport location is my happy place over on Airside C for that early morning Cafe Con Leche.
Need to know a little bit more? Pay the Columbia a visit on social on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook. When you do drop in please tag me with those photos on Facebook and Instagram @1055thedove. Share the love, Tampa Bay! Enjoy a look back at my visit to the Columbia Ybor for The Best Cuban!
WORDS OF WISDOM FROM ANN KELLY’S KITCHEN
“If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.” -J.R.R. Tolkien
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