Okay, hibernation over! A few weekends ago Mr. Forkful and I jumped into full-blown Spring mode at this year’s Nihon Matsuri in Salt Lake City. Something thawed inside and I was a little less heartsick for Florida. Pops of color were everywhere—on nobori, kimonos, umbrellas—just everywhere. Taiko drums thundered from the stage; Taikoza performed selections from […]
Events
The Americas Cake Fair Returns to Orlando’s OCCC Oct 13-15
Pastry chefs, cake artists, and other chocolate and sugar artists—over 10,000 attendees—are converging on Orlando, Florida to exhibit their skills and share their craft through food competitions, demonstrations, and panel discussions from October 13 through October 15. And the best part is, tickets are open to the public. Day passes pre-sale for USD 30 and […]
Magic of Maple at Omni Orlando Resort at ChampionsGate
Farm-to-table goes tree-to-table at Omni Orlando Resort at ChampionsGate this summer. Every year Omni Orlando spotlights a humble, all-natural ingredient and celebrates it in amazing ways. This year, after a week-long culinary immersion in Vermont and Montreal maple syrup-producing areas, Chef Robert Ash and his culinary team made Vermont maple syrup the star of the show. […]
A Dapper Day and Epcot Intl Food and Wine Festival 2015
DAPPER DAY A few friends and spruced up for Dapper Day 2015, when Disney fans dress up in fancy duds and enjoy Disney Parks in vintage style. As proper Dapper Daisies, we strolled down Sunset Boulevard, took in the Grauman’s Chinese Theatre, and appreciated classic cinema on the Great Movie Ride Presented by TCM. The Citizens of […]
Dinner Party Project Orlando at Aggressive Appliances
If a gourmet pocket universe opened in an appliance store, this is what it would look like. Mr. Forkful and I walked through a tidy storefront and into Ms. Tina Wilson’s (Aggressive Appliances) sea of stainless steel covering everything necessary for enviable indoor and outdoor kitchens. Then, Dana Rouquemore (Dinner Party Project), Mike Garcia (Smiling Bison, Ravenous Pig, Cask […]
Kappo Izakaya at Redlight Redlight
So ~200 Facebook RSVPs said they were going to at the izakaya popup. Well, most them actually showed. Redlight Redlight Craft Beer Parlour, beloved beer hall, in Audobon Park partnered with Kappo (from East End Market) for a popup izakaya. Basically, traditional Japanese pub food sans the copious amounts of overly frothy machine-poured Akashi. (Seriously.) That night the line started […]
Florida Strawberry Festival 2015
One hour from Walt Disney World, a giant 10-day strawberry celebration is underway. Julie (The Little Kitchen and CFL Food Bloggers’ Meetup) and Sue Harrel (Florida Strawberry Growers Association and 35+ year strawberry industry veteran) recently invited 12 food bloggers to a presentation and re-introduced us to Plant City’s largest winter export — strawberries. THE ASSOCIATION The […]
Artegon Top 5 Treat Spots
Right now, Artegon Marketplace eats are limited. Subway sandwiches are an easy get, but the poor weekend staff seemed overwhelmed with the sheer amount of people needing food on opening weekend. Fuddruckers (hamburgers, fries, and milkshakes) is the casual sit-down restaurant. Cinemark movie theatre offers reasonably grilled chicken sandwiches, hot dogs, and other snacks, including Blue Bell […]
Kappo Dinner at East End Market
Eleven courses. Sounds like a lot doesn’t it? But really, it was the perfect amount. Kappo, a restaurant style where food served to guests seated in the kitchen, recently hosted a series of pop-up dinners with different themes. The final June dinner before their grand opening at East End Market last week echoed the theme […]
PechaKucha in the Name of Love
PechaKucha (puh-CHA keh-SHAW) — although I can only seem to say peh-chach-ka — Orlando just celebrated its twelfth anniversary with talks that pay tribute to love in all its forms. Quilts? Lost love? Tech love? All that and more was represented by some amazing speakers including Carolyn Moor (Modern Widows Club), Thomas Thorspecken (Analog Artist Digital World), […]