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About
Our Personal Chef Services in South Tampa, FL
Tampa
Bay Personal Chef Service provides gourmet food services
for busy professionals, couples, and families
throughout
the Tampa Bay area including: South Tampa, FL.
The word "Tampa" may mean "sticks of fire" in the language of the
Calusa, a Native American tribe that once lived south of
today’s Tampa Bay. This might be a reference to the many
lightning strikes that the area receives during the summer months.
Other historians claim the name means "the place to gather sticks".
Toponymist George R. Stewart writes that the name was the result of a
miscommunication between the Spanish and the Indians, the Indian word
being "itimpi", meaning simply "near it". The name first appears in the
"Memoir" of Hernando de Escalante Fontaneda (1575), who had spent 17
years as a Calusa captive. He calls it "Tanpa" and describes it as an
important Calusa town. While "Tanpa" may be the basis for the modern
name "Tampa", archaeologist Jerald Milanich places the Calusa village
of Tanpa at the mouth of Charlotte Harbor, the original "Bay of Tanpa".
A later Spanish expedition did not notice Charlotte Harbor while
sailing north along the west coast of Florida and assumed that the
current Tampa Bay was the bay they sought. The name was accidentally
transferred north.
Map makers were using the term Bay or Bahia Tampa as early as 1695.
At
Tampa Bay Chef we are always working to provide you with innovative
services that make your life easier and more delicious, so come back
often! If you are looking for a specific service that you
don't
see listed, please let us know and we'll be happy to work with you!
Below
are our services at a glance:
-
Weekly Personal Chef Meal Packages
- Gourmet Dinner Parties in your home
- Sushi Parties and Classes
- Interactive Cooking Classes for Adults
- Kids cooking classes
- Organic and Weight Loss Meal Plans
- Couples Cooking Lessons
We invite you to browse our website to learn
more
about all the gourmet
services that we offer. We have many satisfied clients and would be
happy to provide our gourmet services to you! |
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