It’s not a new thing for Central Florida’s restaurants and chefs to be featured on TV, but the national shout-out is never boring. In the past month, a few foodie favorites have been featured on the Travel Channel and the Food Network — with more highlights to come. Domu Set in Orlando’s Audubon...
Wine Bar George gives wine newbies and connoisseurs alike a spot to enjoy some interesting glasses with a menu of small plates, charcuterie boards, and family-style entrees that skew toward Mediterranean cuisine. The Disney Springs restaurant is led by master sommelier George Miliotes. What I would...
As the name suggests, Southern Spice Indian Cuisine highlights the dishes that hail from India’s southern cuisine, particularly of India’s Chettinad region. Expect a few more seafood dishes on the menu — along with a few of the standard favorites of Indian cuisine from this small restaurant set...
Stir Restaurant & Bar is the latest gastropub to bring American cuisine to 1409 N. Orange Ave. in Orlando’s Ivanhoe Village neighborhood, the former home of Nova Scratch Kitchen. If you can’t tell by that sentence, very little stirred me about my meal at the restaurant. What I would try a second...
Selam Ethiopian & Eritrean Cuisine delivers on its promise of "a blend of spice, a blaze of color, a burst of flavor." This restaurant brings an authentic, fun experience to Orlando’s tourism area with its hands-on delicious food and the friendly service that can make an unfamiliar cuisine a new...
Café Linger encourages diners to dawdle over a petite menu of European and American comfort foods paired with beer, wine, tea, and yes, coffee. Don’t linger too long, however — you may break one of the College Park cafe’s rules. What I would try a second time Café Linger’s quinoa and kale bowl...
1803 Pizza/Kitchen is the quintessential neighborhood pizzeria: a cozy, simple, family-owned eatery that shines when it comes to the pizza pies. The restaurant in Orlando’s Audubon Park has Italian fare in its past as the former location of O’Stromboli. What I would try a second time 1803 nails...
One of Orlando’s most well-known dive bars, Wally’s Mills Avenue Liquors, has shut down after more than six decades as a mainstay east of downtown Orlando. The establishment posted a sign on its door on Tuesday telling customers about the closing. “It is with great regret that we have decided to...
Reporter’s Note: Look for future Happy Hour(s) articles on OrlandoSentinel.com on a biweekly basis. Since opening, Bulla Gastrobar has offered drink specials for happy hour — but the Spanish tapas restaurant recently added several small plates and charcuterie boards to its array. On important note:...
Whether you like your Daiquiri frozen or not, the rum-based drink will instantly transport you to a tropical, sun-drenched beach. So, raise that cocktail high in toast to National Daiquiri Day today. The classic Daiquiri, made from nothing more than rum, lime juice and sugar then shaken with cracked...
Beer brewed with Florida-grown hops may soon become more widespread. Central Florida Hops, is hosting a Hop Harvest Party on July 28. The event will allow brewers to pick hops from several varieties grown in the company’s Zellwood site. Learn more here about the event. >> The company started growing...
Do you like piña coladas? How about getting caught in the rain? The sweet, rum-based cocktail that we celebrate today, National Piña Colada Day, was born in Puerto Rico in the 1950s, became Puerto Rico’s national drink in 1978 and inspired a hit song in 1979. And like any famous invention, there...
A new bar will be shaking up classic cocktails in Orlando’s South Eola neighborhood. Novelty will be hosting a few grand opening celebrations from June 28-30. Those interested can can sign up to be added to the guest list at NoveltyOrlando.com. The bar and lounge is located at 101 S. Eola Drive...
Currently, 18 breweries make up the Central Florida Ale Trail and more are coming soon. On this edition of Orlando Sentinel Snapshot, we sample some local beers and share some tales from the Central Florida Ale Trail.
The Teen Gourment, Noah Michaud, joins food reporter Lauren Delgado in the Orlando Sentinel Test Kitchen to make a holiday eggnog treat.
Gary Appelsies, Director of Healthy Eating at the YMCA, joins food reporter Lauren Delgado in the Sentinel Test kitchen to talk about eating healthy during the holidays and to prepare a mushroom soup.
Zoli Davis from Christner's Prime Steak & Lobster joins food reporter Lauren Delgado in the Orlando Sentinel test kitchen. They go through lobster basics and prepare two tails. (VIDEO: Jordan Krumbine / Orlando Sentinel)
Marco Carbajal from Cocina 214 joins food reporter Lauren Delgado in the Sentinel Test Kitchen to make guacamole (and puns).
Join Lauren Delgado and Del Frisco's executive Chef Greg Thompson in the Orlando Sentinel test kitchen as they cook the perfect steak.
DoveCote Chef Clay Miller joins food reporter Lauren Delgado in the Sentinel test kitchen to make a (very) fancy ham and cheese sandwich. (VIDEO: Jordan Krumbine / Orlando Sentinel)
Theme parks reporter Dewayne Bevil and food reporter Lauren Delgado sip on a few cocktails and beer through Disney Springs.
In my never-ending quest to use the forgotten ingredients tucked into the recesses of my pantry, I stumbled onto a half open jar of tahini, or sesame seed paste this week from a previous adventure in making homemade hummus. (Remember the random can of chickpeas that I turned into a sandwich recently?...
Rum isn’t just for cocktails. Celebrate the national day with these recipes. Bobby Flay's Rum Glazed Pork Tenderloin with Grilled Pineapple Relish Yield: 4 servings Pineapple relish: 1 small pineapple, peeled, cut into 1/2-inch rounds, cored Canola oil Salt and freshly ground black pepper 4 green...
It’s National Sandwich Month! If your mind went to deli meat on white bread, I don’t blame you. Sandwiches and I had a complicated relationship growing up. As a child, my picky self didn’t even go for a classic peanut butter and jelly. Slices of American cheese and mayonnaise were all that the...
Toast to National Tequila Day with a Watermelon Margarita, courtesy of Duffy’s Sports Grill. What you need: Ingredients 2 ounces Casa Nobles1 ounce watermelon puree1 ounce sour mix1/2 ounce lime juice Equipment ShakerMargarita glass How to make it: Add ice to a shaker tin, add ingredients and...
Sip on these simple, light cocktails from Pinnacle Vodka for something refreshing this summer. What you need: Flirty Fizz 1 part vodka2 parts cranberry juiceSplash of club sodaGarnish with cranberries Vodka Lemonade 1 part vodka2 parts lemonadeGarnish: Fresh mint sprig How to make it: Flirty Fizz...
Heat up your summer barbecue with this recipe for Spicy Pulled Pork Mini Sliders from Ghost Scream. What you need: 1 (4-7 pound) whole Boston Butt or pork shoulder (bone-in with a layer of fat on the bottom)Ghost Scream Chili Garlic Jam Dry rub 1/2 tablespoon ground cumin1 tablespoon ground coriander1...