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About
Our Personal Chef Services in Tarpon Springs, FL
Tampa
Bay Personal Chef Service provides gourmet food services
for busy professionals, couples, and families
throughout
the Tampa Bay area including: Tarpon Springs, FL.
The region, with a series of bayous feeding into the Gulf of Mexico,
first attracted attention as a place for winter homes about 1876. Some
of the newly arrived visitors spotted tarpons jumping out of the waters
and so named the location Tarpon Springs. The first Greek immigrants
arrived to this city during the 1880s, when they were hired to work as
divers in the growing sponge harvesting industry.
Old city hall
In 1905, John Cocoris introduced the technique of sponge diving to
Tarpon Springs. Cocoris recruited Greek sponge divers from the
Dodecanese Islands of Greece, in particular Kalymnos, Symi and Halki
leading, by the 1930s, to a very productive sponge industry in Tarpon
Springs, generating millions of dollars a year. The 1953 film Beneath
the 12-Mile Reef, depicting sponge diving, takes place and was filmed
in Tarpon Springs.[5]
When a red tide algae bloom occurred in 1947, wiping out the sponge
fields in that region of the Gulf of Mexico, most of the sponge boats
and divers switched to fishing and shrimping for a livelihood. The city
then converted most of its sponge-related activities, especially the
warehouses where they were sold, into tourist attractions. The Sponge
Docks are now mostly shops, restaurants, and museums dedicated to the
memory of Tarpon Springs' earlier industry. Most sponges sold on the
docks are now imports: Relatively few sponges are harvested from the
area, although attempts have been made in recent years to restart local
sponge harvesting. Led by local businessman George Billiris, in the
late 1980s the sponge industry made a comeback and in the fall of 2007,
a record harvest of sponges by a single boat was made.
In 2007 and 2008, Tarpon Springs' Mayor, Beverley Billiris, established
Sister City relationships with Kalymnos, Halki, Symi, and Cyprus,
honoring the close historical link with these Greek islands.
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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