Chef Steve Saelg of The Crooked Spoon and Chef Alec Cheak of Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar brought their expertise to Whole Foods Phillips Crossing for the final round of Fill the Grill. As in the previous two rounds of Fill the Grill, both chefs were given $20 to buy groceries and 20 minutes to […]
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Omni Orlando Resort Introduces Homegrown Cocktails
Guest Post By: Kathleen Drozdowski, The Seasonal Vegetarian • kdrozdowski [at] gmail.com • @theseasonalkat Early this week, my friend Marilyn extended an invitation for me to take her place in attending the Homegrown Cocktail menu launch at the Omni Resort at Champion’s Gate. I was glad to help out, especially after finding the menu online. After […]
Fill the Grill $20 in 20 Minutes Ultimate Chef Showdown: Round 2
Earlier this week, the second round of Whole Foods Market’s Fill the Grill challenge took place at Whole Foods on Turkey Lake Road. Chef Steve Saelg of The Crooked Spoon food truck and Chef Tuan Tran of CRAVE Restaurant near Mall at Millenia were pitted against each other, given $20 to shop for ingredients in 20 […]
Fill the Grill $20 in 20 Minutes Ultimate Chef Showdown: Round 1
Whole Foods Market, in partnership with fabulous local chefs, started a cooking competition on August 2 in which chefs shop and create dishes on-the-fly for a panel of three judges. Think Supermarket Sweep crossed with Iron Chef. One catch: Each chef is only allowed to buy $20 worth of groceries in Whole Foods. Game on! […]
Foodspotting Eat-Up at Steak and Salad Turkish Kitchen
[Updated 03/25/2012: Steak and Salad Turkish Cuisine is now known as Atilla’s Steak and Salad Bar & Grill.] Steak and Salad Turkish Cuisine was open, welcoming, and wonderful venue for July’s Foodspotting Eat-Up. The dining room was cozy and filled with a flood of natural light from the many wooden-framed windows. Several tables lined with […]
Dave & Buster’s Orlando VIP Pre-Opening Event
About ten years ago is when I saw my first Dave & Buster’s ad, but for the life of me I could not figure out why there wasn’t a Dave & Buster’s in Orlando. Now, we need not wonder any longer. On July 18, 2011, Dave & Buster’s Orlando opened its doors to the public, […]
Yelp’s Fire & Ice Gala in the Heaven Event Center
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 […]
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 […]