One of the runaway culinary hits from last year continues to be Cask & Larder Southern Public House. The Ravenous Pig team, Chefs James and Julie Petrakis and Chef Dennis Bernard, not only deliver unforgettable nose-to-tail eats and desserts made from regionally sourced ingredients, but Brewmaster John Raike also throws down with some mighty ales, […]
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Cigar City Brewing at Whole Foods Market Lifestyle Center
Cigar City Brewing continues to thrive from its home in Tampa, Florida, with limited, unique batches of unforgettable beer. Locals and northwest brewpubs alike utter Cigar City Brewing’s name with reverence. (Thanks, Kathleen!) Whole Foods Lifestyle Center hosted a Cigar City Brewing tasting last July, during which a few Cigar City Brewing reps shared several […]
Upcoming: Food Truck Rally for Life 2012
Who is Relaying Relaying helps cancer patients become cancer survivors. American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life both celebrates and helps patients, caregivers, and families overcome the hurdles to recovery. Thirty-one Hope Lodges across the United States, volunteer drivers ferrying survivors to treatments, and the Look Good… Feel Better program connect volunteer beauty care professionals with […]
Medieval Times in Kissimmee
The House of Mouse isn’t the only place in Central Florida to dine inside a castle. Medieval Times has been in Kissimmee for almost thirty years and is the dinner show’s first castle. I remember this Medieval Times as one of the first big landmarks on Highway 192 — along with Xanadu: Home of the […]
Central Florida Food Blogger Bake Sale 2012
Central Florida food bloggers partnered with Great American Bake Sale this year and raised funds for Share Our Strength’s No Kid Hungry campaign, an organization dedicated to eliminating childhood hunger in the United States by 2015. A big thank you to John Rife of Winter Garden Harvest Festival, who donated space for the bake sale […]
Upcoming: Food Revolution Day Orlando
Food is at the heart of everything. — The Jamie Oliver Foundation Life is hectic. Even as a kid, breakfasts were small, prepackaged, and harried, but dinner was the one time when my family could spend time together over a home-style Puerto Rican meal. The temptation for fast food has started to seep into every […]
Food Blog Forum Orlando 2012 in Two Parts
Disney, Food, and Knowledge Forkful launched one year ago this month with one ongoing goal: to continue to grow and learn about writing, photography, and sharing the food experience. I just missed last year’s Food Blog Forum, but I was able to attend this year’s event. Over 100 eager food bloggers converged on the Walt […]
Latin Food and Wine Festival 2011
Last year’s Latin Food and Wine Festival passed me by, but I was determined not to let this annual event pass me by again this year. Think of this festival as a showcase of Latin flavors from around Central Florida. Representatives from local restaurants set up tents in a tight stretch of Crane’s Roost Park beside Altamonte […]
Epcot Int’l Food and Wine Festival 2011: Part 1
Epcot International Food and Wine Festival annually takes advantage of the beautiful Fall Florida weather and existing World Showcase pavilions to feature tapas-style dishes from around the world. There are several new booths this year, including Hawai’i, Caribbean Islands, Scandinavia, and Portugal, which also includes a Portugal Wine Bar. I’m a little sad that Puerto […]
Big Wheel Provisions at Central Florida Blogger Conference
Big Wheel Provisions helped set the food truck bar in Orlando in terms of keeping menus fresh and local. They brought the yum during the Central Florida Blogger Conference this year with several interesting plates that included a cilantro curry dip, crispy artichokes, and house smoked pimentón — oh my! The Griddled Chicken Thigh Skewers […]