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DELI TO DINING DESTINATION Go behind the scenes of Café Dufrain owner Andrew Bonnemort’s transformation of a sleepy Harbour Island street to a dining destination
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SOUTH TAMPA MAGAZINE You may have noticed that the magazine you’re holding is a bit heftier than usual. We’re kicking off 2018 with an expanded version of TAMPA Downtown to bring you even more of our beautiful city. One of downtown’s biggest cheerleaders is Andrew Bonnemort, owner of Harbour Island’s Café Dufrain, Cry Baby Café and the brand-new Watervue Grille. Check out our story on page 6 that traces the growth of his H.I. Restaurant Group. We’re dedicated to keeping you in-theknow with what’s going on downtown, so flip to the back section to find out where to score a deal on food and drinks every day of the week (page 17) and learn more about some of our neighborhood’s newest restaurants (page 26). I’d love to hear what you think about this issue of TAMPA Downtown and South Tampa Magazine. Drop a line to mckenna@rainandgrow.com with your thoughts and ideas.
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COVER STORY Shown left to right: Ula Chladek, General Manager Cathy Bellatin, Marketing and Events Director Mike Smith, Executive Chef Andrew Bonnemort, Owner Interview on location in Café Dufrain’s dining room
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FROM DELI TO
DINING DESTINATION F ifteen years ago Andrew Bonnemort opened a deli on Harbour Island called Café Dufrain. That humble sandwich and breakfast stop evolved into a respected New Americancuisine hot spot. In 2014, Bonnemort added Cry Baby Café, a gourmet breakfast and lunch concept, across the street. Now he’s opening Watervue Grille on the same Harbour Island street, featuring fresh Gulf seafood and the best view of downtown Tampa and the waterfront.
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and a public boat dock. There are very few places in town that have that. It’s a very unique offering in the city.”
s he opens his third Harbour Island restaurant, Andrew Bonnemort looks back on how he turned a tucked away, sleepy waterfront street into downtown’s place to be.
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In all but the most literal sense, Andrew Bonnemort owns the north end of Harbour Post Drive. From the front steps of his H.I. Restaurant Group’s flagship eatery, Café Dufrain, he merely has to move his eyes 45 degrees in either direction to see the The Hilton Hotel of his domain, Cry Baby remainder Café and the new Watervue Grille.
Back when Bonnemort first opened Café Dufrain in 2003, it was not quite the place downtown residents have come to know. Café Dufrain started life as a deli, serving simple breakfast items and fresh sandwiches and slicing meat from the case where Dufrain’s beautiful bar now sits. The drink menu was limited to coffees, wine and bottled beers, and the décor was somewhat plain.
“Before we were just a single restaurant, but now with three places within 100 feet of each other, we’re a destination,” Bonnemort says. “We’re on the water with a water taxi stop
Still, locals couldn’t get enough of Dufrain. It became a regular hangout spot, thanks in no small part to its prime waterfront location. When Bonnemort discontinued Café Dufrain’s $5
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feel uncomfortable when they dine. We offer an environment where someone doesn’t feel out of place coming here for an anniversary or just coming down for a quick dinner before going back home.” Together with his management team — general manager Ula Chladek, executive chef Michael Smith and marketing and events director Cathy Bellatin — Bonnemort has built a sense of community at Café Dufrain and Cry Baby Café that Chladek says has been key to the restaurants’ successes. “You always want to go somewhere where people know you, like ‘Cheers,’ but here you’re also going to have great food and great drinks,” she says. “Things are consistent, and you know what you’re getting. It’s become a very familial place to just go and hang out, whether you’re having a beer or a steak.”
I don’t think anybody should have to dress up to go dining Chladek says customers can expect the same great service they get at Café Dufrain at Watervue Grille; some of the staff will transfer to the new restaurant to keep continuity across the properties. For Bellatin and Smith, however, the new space brings new opportunities. “We will be able to hold special events in Watervue’s private dining space, so that will open up a lot of doors for us,” with businesspeople and conventiongoers, says Bellatin. “The only private space we have at Café Dufrain is the back patio, and depending on the time of year we can’t really utilize that, so Watervue’s private dining area is something that will open up some different opportunities.” Watervue Grille’s menu will have a heavy seafood focus in the preparation model of Café Dufrain, says Bonnemort. “Here at Dufrain we kind of do whatever we want in terms of cuisine,” he says. “We can vary things and it really doesn’t matter. We have a lot of fun with Dufrain, but Watervue will be a much more seafood-focused concept.”
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he menu at Watervue Grille will feature a heavy focus on fresh Gulf seafood. Shown here are the ingredients for the Whole Crispy Yellow Tail Snapper dish paired with crispy potatoes and malt vinegar aioli.
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Naming a restaurant can be as important as pinning down your menu. Too vague, and customers might not care enough to find out more. Too specific, and you’ll pigeonhole the restaurant for its entire existence. But the perfect name can set up a restaurateur for lasting success. Below are the stories behind the names of Andrew Bonnemort’s restaurants.
Café Dufrain Pumpkin Cheescake Muffins, Cry Baby Café
The name Café Dufrain was inspired by the nickname Bonnemort’s friends gave him. Back when he opened the restaurant in 2003, his friends called him Andy Dufrain because they thought he bore a striking resemblance to the character Tim Robbins played in the movie “The Shawshank Redemption.”
Cry Baby Café Gulf Shrimp Tacos, Café Dufrain
Inside Cafe Dufrain
Bonnemort’s mother, who has a strong background in the high-end restaurant industry, was approached by the owner of the popular Cry Baby Ranch in Denver, Colorado, and asked to open a café in the back of the shop. While that effort never materialized, the Cry Baby name stuck with Bonnemort. Coupled with the Bonnemort family’s deep roots in Florida cattle ranching, it was a match made in heaven. Today, the Cry Baby Café décor is themed to reflect Florida ranching history.
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Bonnemort’s newest restaurant has arguably the best view of Downtown Tampa’s waterfront and skyline. The restaurant and upscale patio sit right on the water, with a public dock out front giving easy access to boaters and the Pirate Water Taxi. Add in the fact that the $3 billion Water Street Tampa development is going up right across the channel, and the restaurant essentially named itself.
continued from page 10 > “What’s worked at Dufrain is simply prepared, high-quality food: fresh fish, fresh steaks, everything cut in-house,” executive chef Mike Smith adds. “We’re taking that same approach to Watervue. It’s going to be Gulf fish, Cedar Key oysters and clams, caviar from Sarasota, burrata cheese from Pompano Beach, you name it.” “It’s hard not to use local seafood when the Gulf of Mexico is in your backyard,” Bonnemort says. “I think a lot people don’t realize that all our fish, just by default, comes off the docks in St. Pete. Everything is being driven over from one county to the next. It can’t get much fresher than that.” But the true star at Watervue Grille is, well, the view. From the front patio, diners can see clear from the high rises on Bayshore Boulevard to Channelside Bay Plaza, including Amalie Arena, the cruise ship port, the entire downtown skyline and the future site of Water
It’s hard not to use local seafood when the Gulf of Mexico is in your backyard Street Tampa, which Bonnemort sees as a huge positive for the entire downtown community. “Everything that happens down in this area creates synergy, and that brings even more people because they have more things to do when they get here,” he says. “I think everybody wins. I can’t say enough positive things about Water Street.” “It is only going to get more dynamic here,” general manager Ula Chladek adds. “You’ve got the new USF College of Medicine coming, you’ve got new office buildings, and you’ve got new condos. There will be lots of new people around Downtown Tampa.”
Both Watervue Grille and Cafe Dufrain will cook your catch as long as you call ahead and book through an approved captain. Here’s how to set up your day of fishing and dining.
Call Captain Oliver O’Riordon from Tampa Fishing Charters 813.245.4738
Captain Oliver will pick you up at the public boat dock in front of the restaurants.
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Captain Oliver will take you out to his hot fishing spots in the Bay
As the downtown footprint grows, Bonnemort and his team hope to expand along with it. In addition to introducing valet parking, they are working on arranging live music on the patios and getting permission to allow open containers outside between the restaurants. On a larger scale, Bonnemort would someday like to see a pedestrian bridge between Harbour Post Drive and Fort Cotanchobee Park across the street from the arena, as well as an extension of the Riverwalk on Harbour Island. Still, he says, Harbour Island has grown tremendously in his 15 years of business. “I think this whole area essentially looks like a small Channelside,” he says. “We’re on the water, we have a boat dock, a variety of dining options, a salon, a dry cleaner, and two markets. We have lots of things to offer.” “Over the years, there have been a number of different retail locations on this street that have come and gone, but now it is a much more cohesive social destination,” Bonnemort adds. “There are very few waterfront destinations in this area that offer such a complete array of amenities. Moving forward, as downtown grows, a destination where you can spend time and enjoy the waterfront views of the city is going to be something that everyone will want to take advantage of.”
The captain will then clean your fish once back on shore.
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ll three restaurants are accessible by foot, car and boat. A limited number of parking spaces are available on Harbour Post Drive, and additional spots are available in the adjacent covered parking garage. Ask your server about validating your parking or take advantage of their valet service. The restaurants also offer complimentary boat docking along the channel. While on the Pirate Water Taxi, hop off at stop No. 4 to visit Café Dufrain, Cry Baby Café and Watervue Grille. On foot, all three restaurants can be reached by the waterfront walkway that connects to both the Harbour Island Boulevard Bridge and the Beneficial Bridge.
Café Dufrain 707 Harbour Post Drive (813) 275-9701 | cafedufrain.com Mon-Sat: 11:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. Cry Baby Café 710 Harbour Post Drive (813) 443-4956 | thecrybabycafe.com Daily, 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Watervue Grille 700 Harbour Post Drive (813) 642-7980 | watervuegrille.com Mon-Sat: 11:30 a.m. to 10 p.m.
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TO CHECK OUT THIS YEAR From Southern cooking to a 1920s-inspired speakeasy, there are new tastes across the flavor palate all over Downtown Tampa. Here are five bars and restaurants that have opened within the last six months to try this New Year.
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AMERICAN SOCIAL BAR AND KITCHEN
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Right in the center of the urban core, 1895 serves up Southern-inspired fare like chicken and waffles, grilled cheeses, shrimp and grits and fried okra. The theme extends to the cocktail menu, which includes a section of solely whiskey-based drinks as well as, yes, the Apple Pie Moonshine Sweet Tea, tropical-inspired drinks and concoctions made with cold-pressed juice from Urban Juice Company. For brunch on Sundays, try a cold-pressed mimosa — because that makes it healthy, right?
Joining owner Andrew Bonnemort’s Café Dufrain and Cry Baby Café, Watervue Grille is Harbour Island’s newest waterfront destination. Gulf seafood is the star of the menu, with dishes like whole fried yellowtail snapper, pan-roasted grouper and red chili-rubbed Gulf shrimp. Some of the best waterfront views in Tampa can be found on Watervue’s patio, which overlooks Amalie Arena and the downtown skyline. Try this: Grouper cheek tacos; Daikin Dairy buratta; Pan-Roasted Grouper
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Depending on your opinions of whether dessert qualifies as a meal, this may or may not be considered a restaurant, but it most definitely can be considered a hit. Serving up edible cookie dough and handmade ice cream, Dough Nation had lines out the door for weeks after opening in October and still has social media abuzz. The café’s name hints at its true purpose, which is to serve as a hands-on training experience for students in Metropolitan Ministries’ culinary arts program. All proceeds go back to the nonprofit, so you can feel good about getting that extra scoop. Try this: Sweet & Salty cookie dough; milkshake with your choice of dough and ice cream DOUGH NATION
505 N. Tampa St. | (813) 227-9248 doughnationtampa.com
Speak easy at this early 20th century-inspired lounge on the newly revitalized Franklin Street downtown. The dark wood and dim lighting put you right back to the Prohibition era — minus the bootlegging, of course. Gin-lovers need look no further, as the list of over 50 gins comes arranged in a matrix according to taste and ingredients. The food is equally as luxurious, with entrees including a lobster-loaded baked potato, Niman Ranch ribeye and local caviar. Try this: Cuban Parisian; French 75; Panda
633 N. Franklin St. | (813) 816-1446 cwginjoint.com CW’S GIN JOINT
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PARTING SHOT Located next to the Cuban Club and across from Hillsborough Community College, the former El Pasaje building has Tampa history in its bones. It has lived many lives, beginning as an office building for Vicente Ybor as he planned Ybor City and ran his cigar factories. Most famously, it housed the Cherokee Club hotel, where JosĂŠ MartĂ, Teddy Roosevelt and Winston Churchill reportedly all stayed. The car in front, known as Mr. A, is a 1929 Ford Model A Fordor Sedan owned by Ybor historian Wally Reyes.
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