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Angela Geml, Marketing & Public Relations Manager
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Date Columbia Restaurant Press Releases
01/23/2012 Columbia Restaurants Open for Valentine’s Day - Reservations Accepted
01/06/2012 Columbia Spanish Winemaker Dinner with Victor Urrutia, Fifth Generation of CUNE
01/04/2012 “Andrea’s Sip for Life” Wine Tasting Benefiting AYA Sarcoma Research at Moffitt Cancer Center
01/01/2012 “Screaming Richard Tequila” Reflects Passion of Fourth Generation Restaurateur
12/08/2011 Columbia Restaurant Group Announces Partnership with HMSHost with New Tampa Airport Location
11/21/2011 Columbia Restaurant Donates $100,000 to Moffitt Cancer Center
11/16/2011 Columbia’s Private Label Wines Benefit USF, UF and Local Humane Societies
11/08/2011 Restaurateur of Florida’s oldest restaurant creates spirits line honoring founding family members
10/16/2011 Columbia Restaurant Donates Over $138,000 to More Than 100 Local Non-Profit Groups
09/08/2011 Gulf Oil Disaster Strengthens Partnership with Florida''s Oldest Restaurant
09/02/2011 The Columbia Offers Gluten Free Menu Items
09/01/2011 The Columbia Restaurant Expands Lunch and Dinner Menu with New Items
08/29/2011 Grouper Is Back On the Menu Again at The Columbia Restaurant
08/22/2011 Columbia Earns Wine Spectator’s Best of Award of Excellence
07/21/2011 Ambassador Limousine Debuts Columbia Tours to Showcase Ybor City
05/06/2011 Cesar Gonzmart Memorial Gourmet Golf Tournament Raises Over $55,000 for University of South Florida
05/05/2011 Columbia Again Earns 2011 Distinguished Restaurants of North America Award of Excellence
03/22/2011 Selig Multimedia, Inc. announces partnership with the Gonzmart Family Foundation
03/07/2011 The Columbia Café on the Riverwalk, Tampa Expands Menu with New Items
03/05/2011 ‘Andrea’s Sip for Life’ Raises $40,000 for H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute
03/02/2011 5th Generation Columbia Family Member Andrea Gonzmart Interviewed on “Flavors of Tampa Bay”
03/01/2011 The Columbia of Ybor City Named Best Legendary Restaurant and Best Cuban Restaurant
07/01/2010 Columbia’s 1905 Dressing Now at Publix!
06/30/2010 Columbia Restaurant Group Honors 108 Employees with the Company 10 Years or More
05/10/2010 Live Music Every Friday & Saturday Night at the Columbia Café on the Riverwalk in Tampa
05/05/2010 Columbia Sarasota Named One of Southern Living’s “Favorite Alfresco Restaurants"
02/02/2010 Columbia Restaurant Named an All-American Icon by Nation’s Restaurant News
11/19/2009 The Columbia Restaurant: Celebrating a Century of History, Culture, and Cuisine - New Book
10/28/2009 Columbia Restaurant in St. Augustine Completes $1,100,000 Capital Improvement
07/21/2009 Columbia Restaurant on St. Armands Circle Celebrates 50th Anniversary
06/04/2009 The Columbia Adds New Vegetarian Section to Menu
11/01/2008 Longtime Waiter Appointed Columbia Ambassador - Will Lead Free Tours of Columbia Ybor City
05/16/2008 Columbia Named One of Five “Cultural Treasures on Florida’s West Coast”
05/12/2008 The Columbia’s Original "1905" Salad™ Selected "One of America’s Top 10 Best Salads”
05/04/2007 ATTORNEY GENERAL McCOLLUM APPLAUDS COLUMBIA RESTAURANT FOR PROTECTING CONSUMERS
01/19/2006 Columbia Restaurant Named to the “Golden Spoon Hall of Fame” by Florida Trend Magazine


Media Kit
Richard Gonzmart Biography/President and 4th Generation Family Member
Casey Gonzmart Biography/Chairman and 4th Generation Family Member
Lauren Gonzmart Schellman / 5th Generation Family Member
Andrea Gonzmart / 5th Generation Family Member
Columbia Restaurant Awards/Accolades & Recognition
Columbia Restaurant History
The Columbia Restaurant: Celebrating a Century of History, Culture, and Cuisine - Our New Book
Columbia Restaurant Fact Sheet
The Columbia Café Fact Sheet
Cigar Rolling Continues in Ybor City
Columbia Restaurant Cookbook Serves Over 100 Years of Spanish Taste & Heritage
Take Home a Taste of the Columbia Restaurant
Columbia Restaurant Locations
Flamenco Dance Complements the Cuisine of The Columbia Restaurant
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