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June 1, 2010
 PRESS RELEASE
The Chef at
Urban Culinary Cuisine Cafe is a Featured Chef during Restaurant Week
Sunday, Aug. 29 – Monday, Sept. 6,
DINE Tampa Bay 2010 will offer amazing deals at many of the Tampa Bay area’s finest restaurants. Participating locations will showcase their fare by offering $25, $30, or $35 prix fixe three-course menus (appetizer, entrée and dessert) throughout the week.
Urban's Prix Fixe Menu
Bios of Featured Chefs
Chef and Tom Joyner
ABC TV's"Positively Tampa Bay"
ABC News Anchor Deiah Riley,
Urban Culinary Cuisine Cafe Co-owner and Executive Chef John Saxton,
wife and owner Rose Saxton
and ABC News Anchor Dan Shaffer
"Taking our Cuisine on the Road"
There are many requests for our cuisine to be catered at  various events that we occasionally close the cafe to take our cuisine on the road.
Please call us at
813-994-3800
to ensure the cafe is open!!
Call us at 813-994-3800 to get your party started!!
Send your catering requests or comments via email by completing the form at the bottom of our Events Page.
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Catfish with
Crawfish and Capers
in a Creamy White Wine Sauce
From our Upscale Cuisine Menu
YUM !!
Chocolate Mousse
in a Chocolate Cup
From our Upscale Cuisine Menu
Red Velvet Cake
From our Southern Cuisine Menu
TESTIMONTIALS
WOW! This place was just WONDERFUL! The food was extraordinary and the Chef is awesome. My husband had the Succulent Sirloin Steak and the Chef recommended the Red Wine Sauce and it was just perfect. Urban Culinary Cuisine has new customers and I would be proud to tell my friends. Barbara
"Compliments to the Chef! Wonderful food, great service. Thank God I found this place! Thanks, UCC!" Lara
The food was great and the atmosphere was homey and wonderful. Dominique
"Our experience was exceptional because not only was the service good we were under the impression that they closed earlier than they did. We called and they were closing in 15 minutes but stayed open just for us and the food was excellent as well as the owner's customer service toward us! We really enjoyed the deserts that we took home with us." Carmen
"The food was outstanding! The best tasting food I have had in a long while." Rebecca
"Your food is the best food I have had in a long time! The food is perfectly seasoned, fresh, and delicious. I could eat there everyday. The desserts are just as awesome as the entrees." Courtney
"Your dining room experience is inviting and the personal touch makes one feel welcome. I enjoyed all of the dishes that I have tried so far. My favorite is your pecan pie--it is the best!" Minnie
"The food at the Urban Cafe is superb!!"
"Excellent Experience! Very Nice ambiance! Mac and cheese is fabulous!" Joselynne
"The dining room enviornment is very clean and conducive to a great dining experience." A.K.
"Always clean and neat. Very welcoming with attentive and courteous staff. I love the salmon and tilapia dishes. By the way, your prices are outstanding for such incredibly good food! Thank you!!!" Deanna
"Very nice. Cozy. I like the music and the television. The food is amazing and at a great price. I would eat there every night if I could!" Raelene
COMMUNITY SUPPORT
Abe Brown Ministries
Their Mission is to help offenders, ex-offenders and their families to achieve productive and fulfilling lives. They provide outreach to evangelize, counsel, and restore families that are broken as a result of incarceration.
Exec Chef John Saxton with
Rev Abe Brown
Hillsborough House of Hope
Their mission is to give women incarcerated in the Hillsborough County Jail the opportunity to successfully reenter the community and become the women God created them to be, doing what He created them to do, through Christian counseling, practical help, love and support.
Exec Chef John Saxton with
Tampa Mayor Pam Iorio
just before she cut the ribbon
celebrating the opening
of the second home.
Urban Owner, Rose Saxton with
Margaret Palmer, Founder of The Hillsborough House of Hope.
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10016 CROSS CREEK BLVD, TAMPA FL 33647
813-994-3800
Conveniently located on Cross Creek Blvd
approximately 2 miles east of Bruce B. Downs Blvd
in the shopping plaza at the corner of Kinnan Street
across from the New Tampa Library and Benito Middle School
Directions
10016 CROSS CREEK BLVD, TAMPA FL 33647
 NEW BACK-TO-SCHOOL HOURS:
Monday - Wednesday 4pm to 10pm
Thursday - Friday 4pm to 11pm
Saturday 2pm to 11pm
Sunday 3pm to 7pm
** Closed the 1st Sunday of Every Month **
Traditional Southern Cuisine
for those desiring the wonderful flavors of southern cooking
with an Urban Flair
for the discerning taste desiring an
ever so slightly upscale dining experience
All meals are cooked FRESH
and cooked when ordered!!
Enjoy an Appetizer or a Drink
as you wait for YOUR personal meal to be prepared.
 V i d e o T e s t i m o n i a l s
See what these diners had to say about dining at Urban ...
Senator Victor Crist
Commissioner Mark Sharpe
Chairman Thomas Scott
Former Councilman Bob Buckhorn
Can't Make it to New Tampa?
We Cater, Too !!! Voted Best in Catering
 
"Our agents gave more “thumbs up” to your lunch than any other
caterer we have had. I even had 2 helpings of Mac and cheese
myself. They loved everything. And your quantity was more than sufficient.
Thank you so much for your high quality."
Keller Williams Realty
Caterer to the 2009 NFL Super Bowl
 See the review in the Dining Guide of the
FRIDAY EXTRA 
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Small Eatery Is Big On Flavor
It smells good, it tastes good
and it feels so good goin' down.
Experience the urban essence
of Urban Culinary Cuisine Cafe....
AWARDS
Readers of the Neighborhood News selected
Urban Culinary Cuisine
as one of the Top 5 Restaurants
in the following categories:
In New Tampa
Favorite Restaurant
Best Breakfast
Best Caterer
Best Coffee Shop
Best Deli/Sandwich Shop
Best Lunch
Most Kid Friendly Restaurant |
In the Tampa Bay Area
Best Breakfast Brunch
Best Caterer
Best Coffee Shop
Best Deli/Sandwich Shop
Best Lunch
Best Ribs and BBQ
Best Smoothies |
" Best in Catering " and " Best Personal Chef "
"Best in Sandwiches" Voted as Better Than Panera Bread
By Readers of
 Live Jazz
PHOTOS
JAZZ VIDEO PART 1
JAZZ VIDEO PART 2
P A R T N E R S
American Heart Association
To keep your Heart Healthy
we encourage you to
Meet The Fats
The Chef's Lecture Series:
"The Sensual Side of Foods"
Relax.
Enjoy a glass of wine while you learn
how foods can be so sensual ...
Read what the
St Petersburg Times
had to say about the lecture series
The Couple's Edition
The Single Woman Edition
The Men's Edition
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"Excellent. Informative. Entertaining. Different."
"Very entertaining! Would love to come back! Would recommend lecture series to friends."
"Presentation was very nice. I don't think that I would look at fruit/foods differently again. Love the fact that it was classy yet grown and sexy. We had a blast. Will definately come back again."
"The atmosphere was very relaxing and inviting. It is a great and interesting experience for couples. I had a nice time."
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