Local restaurateurs and popular sushi chef among Beard Award finalists

Scott Joseph Orlando 1/27 6:10A scott@scottjosephorlando.com (Sc

Henry Moso is a semifinalist for Best Chef: South in the 2023 James Beard Foundation Awards. Photo via Kabooki Sushi The James Beard Foundation has announced the semi-finalists for its 2023 restaurant...

Bites & Bubbles

Scott Joseph Orlando 1/26 8:16A scott@scottjosephorlando.com (Sc

It occurs to me that Bites & Bubbles, the Mills 50 restaurant from longtime local restaurateurs Eddie Nickell and Nicholas Oliveri, is somewhat misnamed. Not the Bubbles part. There is a a very nice...

Newsy Nuggets: Late happy hour at Tornatore's; Central Florida chefs at SOBEWFF; more chains and...

Scott Joseph Orlando 1/25 8:27A scott@scottjosephorlando.com (Sc

Tornatore’s , the popular College Park Italian restaurant and pizzeria, is trying something different with a sort of later-in-the-evening happy hour concept. While many restaurants will offer special...

Urban Turban

Scott Joseph Orlando 1/24 8:04A scott@scottjosephorlando.com (Sc

Even though I rolled my eyes when I heard the name, I was excited at the news that Urban Turban would bring Indian cuisine back to downtown Orlando. By my recollection, there hasn’t been an Indian...

Meet the new owner of Enzo's on the Lake

Scott Joseph Orlando 1/23 7:34A scott@scottjosephorlando.com (Sc

John Khalil, new owner of Enzo's on the Lake, next to the Longwood restaurant's popular antipasto bar. When Jo Anne Perlini, who with her then-husband Enzo opened Enzo’s on the Lake in 1980, announced...

Owners of Enzo's and Soseki collaborating on new waterfront restaurant

Scott Joseph Orlando 1/20 5:36A scott@scottjosephorlando.com (Sc

Diesel's Bar & Grill, via Google Maps John Khalil, the Orlando dentist who recently bought the storied Enzo’s on the Lake in Longwood, has acquired another waterfront property – the former Diesel’s...

Best Places in Orlando To Get Mocktails for Dry January 2023

Tasty Chomps 1/19 4:06A Ricky Ly

Dry January is a campaign that encourages people to abstain from drinking alcohol for the month of January. The campaign, which originated in the United Kingdom, aims to help people reset their...

818 Best Dim Sum

Scott Joseph Orlando 1/19 3:48A scott@scottjosephorlando.com (Sc

Lunar New Year, which marks the beginning of the lunar calendar as observed in many Asian cultures, begins Sunday, Jan. 22. So let’s visit 818 Best Dim Sum to get in the holiday mood. The restaurant,...

Newsy Nuggets: Chef moves and Noma no mo

Scott Joseph Orlando 1/18 7:06A scott@scottjosephorlando.com (Sc

California Grill Some chef nuggets to note. Way up on the 15th floor of the Contemporary Resort, the kitchen at California Grill is under new management, so to speak. Matthew Birch has moved up to the...

Newsy Nuggets: Chef moves and Noma no mo

Scott Joseph Orlando 1/18 7:06A scott@scottjosephorlando.com (Sc

California Grill Some chef nuggets to note. Way up on the 15th floor of the Contemporary Resort, the kitchen at California Grill is under new management, so to speak. Matthew Birch has moved up to the...

Jollibee Opens January 18th in East Orlando – Here’s a Sneak Peek Look Inside

Tasty Chomps 1/17 12:05P Ricky Ly

The brand s 4th location in Florida opens on January 18, inviting fans to enjoy its world-famous fried chicken. On January 18, 2023, Jollibee will debut its Orlando storefront at 11891 East Colonial...

2023 Epcot Festival of the Arts in progress

Scott Joseph Orlando 1/17 8:23A scott@scottjosephorlando.com (Sc

The 2023 Epcot International Festival of the Arts got underway last weekend – I wonder if there were ice sculptures? – and will run through Feb. 20. Everything seems to be following what has become...

Henrich Brestowski, owner of Chef Henry's Cafe, dies at 69

Scott Joseph Orlando 1/16 7:01A scott@scottjosephorlando.com (Sc

Photo of Estera and Henrich Brestowski courtesy of the family. Henrich Brestowski, the eponymous owner of Chef Henry’s Cafe, a popular Eastern European restaurant, died January 9 at AdventHealth...

Newsy Nuggets: Beer, beer, beer, Taste, chicken

Scott Joseph Orlando 1/13 4:51A scott@scottjosephorlando.com (Sc

The Orlando Science Center will host Science on Tap , a beer-centric version of its popular Science of Wine event, on Saturday, Jan. 21, from 1 to 4 p.m. in Loch Haven Park (yes, it’s an outdoor...

The Hen & Hog

Scott Joseph Orlando 1/12 5:56A scott@scottjosephorlando.com (Sc

I had hog but somehow the hen escaped me. And it gets top billing. This was at the Hen & Hog, a new quick-serve restaurant in Winter Park that is ostensibly a renamed and relocated reboot of the Mason...