Chef and co-owner of Piquant in Hyde Park, Rosana Rivera, joins us to talk about a variety of topics:

-Her recent trip to San Francisco for "Coast to Coast," a gathering of superstar business owners from around the world.

-Piquant's strategies on Yelp.

-Small businesses sticking together to create a community.

-Yelp's Business Owner event at Roux on 11/16/15.

-Reviews of Piquant that she loves and shares with the staff.

-Cronuts and the Cronut Burger

-The process for creating new menu items.

-The unsung heroes for Piquant.

-Life before Piquant for Rosana.

Follow Piquant on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram! A huge thanks to Genghis Flan for providing our official theme song of the Yelp Tampa Bay podcast!

The very first episode of the Yelp Tampa Bay podcast! Suzanne Perry of Datz, Dough, and Roux talks about all kinds of fun things:

-Her recent trip to San Francisco for "Coast to Coast," a gathering of superstar business owners from around the world.

-How she deals with Yelp reviews (good and bad.)

-How Yelp reviews affect changes at her restaurants.

-Menu items that surprise the staff with their popularity.

-Roux hosting 100+ business owners in Tampa Bay, for Yelp's first business owner event on 11/16!

-Suzanne and Roger Perry's non-restaurant background.

-How the Perry's manage the work/life balance.

-What to do when one employee has a bad day, that results in a bad Yelp review.

-What's next?

Follow Datz, Dough, and Roux on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, if ya know what's good for ya!

And thanks to Genghis Flan for providing our theme song, royalty free!

Community Director, Brett Nehls, previews the new Yelp Tampa Bay podcast!