Billy Manes, once Orlando’s most devoted nightlife icon, passed away last week. Those of us who knew him well are heartbroken, and everyone in the city is suffering the loss of the fierce fighter for justice he became.… Ceative Solutions for Your Business…
OPENINGS AJ’s Press, the No. 4-ranked eatery in the nation according to (*cough*) Yelp, is now open in Longwood …… Ceative Solutions for Your Business…
OPENINGS The Tea Spot, a new boba joint, will open next month in the 1st Oriental Supermarket plaza on West Colonial Drive, next door to Sapporo Ramen …… Ceative Solutions for Your Business…
Poké go This time last summer, poké – Hawaii’s latest contribution to the culinary-industrial complex – took the U.S. mainland by storm (except Cali, where it was already well-established). Folks everywhere were suddenly hooked on the bracing bricolage of fish and rice and assorted pickles and toppings.… Ceative Solutions for Your Business…
OPENINGS: Bento Café announced via Instagram they’ll open a fourth area location at 1900 E. Colonial Drive in summer of 2018 … Foxtail Coffee Co. opens its second location, this one inside DoveCote Brasserie, on July 21 – just in time for the restaurant’s one-year anniversary …… Ceative Solutions for Your Business…
The Empire Smokes Back Many a restaurant mogul of late has made the ego trip to Disney Springs, where riches – in the form of famished and weary travelers from near and far – await to be exploited. So far, these celebrated culinarians have brought national and international star power to gastronomy’s Olympic Village, but now we (and those tourists) can help fatten the coffers of some of our very own local notables.… Ceative Solutions for Your Business…
OPENINGS Bonchon Korean Fried Chicken has announced an opening date at last: Aug. 14 on Semoran Boulevard, just north of the Beeline.… Ceative Solutions for Your Business…
Rome if you want to When I strolled the various vias and piazzas of Rome, I couldn’t resist stopping every half-hour for a doppio macchiato and a scoop of stracciatella. It posed a true test of intestinal fortitude – all the more so when the enticing wafts of pizza al taglio lured us into one or another of the many little pizzerias we happened upon.… Ceative Solutions for Your Business…
The negroni sbagliato It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single drinker in possession of an educated palate must be in want of a Negroni. With apologies to Jane Austen for bending the first line of Pride and Prejudice to my own ends, I submit that the Negroni, that tripartite elixir of Campari, sweet vermouth and gin, is as beloved by refined drinkers as Mr. Darcy is by Austenites.… Ceative Solutions for Your Business…
They’re crafty Evidently there was a need for a slightly more posh taqueria in downtown Orlando, so Rob Bair opened Tin & Taco for the adventurous palate. These are “craft” tacos being assembled here, don’t you know, and they’re served with frightfully good craft beer and “craft” sodas.… Ceative Solutions for Your Business…
NEWS The special cold brews at each Downtown Credo – Vietnamese at College Park, orange-mocha at Florida Hospital, Cinnamon Toast Crunch at North Quarter Market and strawberry-limeade at Church Street Exchange – were supposed to be served in June only. But they’ve proven so popular that they’ll be extended for the whole summer …… Ceative Solutions for Your Business…
