There is a mysterious building visible from the Florida Turnpike northbound perched on the edge of a small pond. This building is illuminated at night by blue and purple directional lighting. This building is the Heaven Event Center, a rentable event space and for one night, the gathering place for over two-hundred Yelpers at Yelp’s […]
Events
Foodspotting Eat-Up at Nile Ethiopian Restaurant
Nile Ethiopian Restaurant offers kind service and delicious food presented in the Ethiopian tradition with injera; e.g., a spongey, crepe-like bread. Injera is then used to eat the food from your plate without any other utensils. The injera itself is very filling, so keep in mind to tear off conservative pieces during the meal. The best […]
Food Trucks to the Rescue at Avalon Park
Food Trucks to the Rescue by the Doglando Foundation took place in beautiful Avalon Park, which is a pristine community surrounded by forests five miles down North Alafaya Trail away from the East-West Expressway. Pet rescues and owners brought their adorable pups out to raise awareness, funds, and adoptions rates to make sure that more […]
Oviedo Food Truck Bazaar at Oviedo Mall
The Daily City has scheduled summer series of food truck bazaars in different parts of Orlando. The Oviedo Food Truck Bazaar is the first in the series, and the first of the three Daily City bazaars scheduled for this June. Adam and I were earlier birds at the second bazaar, and were able to visit […]
Disney’s Wild Africa Trek: Taste of Africa
Adam and I recently went on the Africa Trek tour through the Harambe Reserve in Disney’s Animal Kingdom for his birthday. The animals were the main draw, but now I’m glad to say that the food should be too! After two hours of light hiking, crossing rope bridges over crocodile pits, and a brief safari […]
Food Truck Bazaar 2 at Fashion Square Mall
Tales of the inaugural Daily City Food Truck Bazaar made the whole experience sound so harrowing. I’m glad to say this bazaar went smoothly and everyone was on their way to getting fed! There were still crowds, and the lines were as long as expected, but people were excited to be there and try new […]
Pointe Orlando: Taste of Pointe Orlando 2011
Pointe Orlando restaurants pitched in this past weekend for an annual event to benefit the Florida Hospital’s Esophageal Cancer Program. The majority of Pointe Orlando restaurants like The Oceanaire Seafood Room, Tommy Bahamas, and Cuba Libre provided unlimited tapas portions of their specialty dishes for a $20 advanced registration fee or $30 the day of […]
Epcot International Food and Wine Festival 2010
While Adam and I didn’t get to Food and Wine it up until after 6:30 p.m., we met up with Kathleen and Mike and made it from Puerto Rico to Ireland in record time! This was just the highlight tour, but I had an amazing time. After a quick run to the Epcot pin trading […]