Category: Food
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Sample 15 craft brews at 15 different downtown bars at the Great Orlando Craft Beer Fest & Crawl
[dropcap]C[/dropcap]raft Beer Fest & Crawl – Part bar crawl, part beer festival, this annual event treats you to samples of 15 different craft beers from the likes of New Belgium, Funky Buddha, Dogfish Head and more. The only catch is that each brewery and their reps are posted up at 15 different downtown pourhouses. Check…
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Bittersweet Symphonies: 8 Amazing Amaro Cocktails
[dropcap]A[/dropcap]maro Cocktails – Bitingly bitter and rich with herbs, amari are most commonly enjoyed as an after-dinner digestif. However, bartenders are flipping the script by incorporating the herbal liqueurs into cocktails to be enjoyed before or during a meal. Here are 8 amazing amaro cocktails that prove you don’t need to save the best for…
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Florida’s first Cafe Rio is coming to Winter Park and here’s what you should eat when it opens
Utah-based fast-casual Mexican chain Cafe Rio was just announced to open their first Florida location right here in Central Florida. Specifically, in a stand-alone store in front of the Winter Park Whole Foods. The restaurant chain has an almost cult-like following among Left Coasters. I went to college in Utah, and as soon as my…
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Two Tickets to Paradise: 10 Romantic Hawaii Restaurants for Honeymooners
[dropcap]M[/dropcap]onths meticulously planning The Big Day ended in one of the happiest days of your lives. Now, it’s time for the fun part: The honeymoon! Each year, around 294,000 couples choose the Hawaiian Islands as their first destination as newlyweds. The stretches of white sand beaches, crashing waves, and emerald green rainforests exude blissful romance.…
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Guilt-Free Goodies: 6 Top Vegan Desserts for a Meatless Monday (or Any Day)
We tend to think of dairy and eggs as the key foundational elements of most desserts. However, pastry chefs are using clever workarounds to nix the animalistic elements to create sweet finales that are just as memorable. Here are six top vegan desserts that won’t leave you wanting for anything. Matcha Moments at Culina, Los Angeles,…
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16 questions with ‘Top Chef Masters’ winner Marcus Samuelsson
Marcus Samuelsson’s journey from being a toddler in war-torn Ethiopia to becoming one of the most recognizable chefs in the world is the stuff movies are made of. When Marcus was 1 year old, his birth mother carried him (born Kassahun Tsegie) on her back and took him and his sister on a 75-mile walk…
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Planting Seeds at Organic Gardening Workshop
Organic gardening is possible in your own Lake Nona backyard, and it helps to have some guidance from a master gardener. Laureate Park residents had the opportunity to learn from master gardener, Amber Harmon, with My Nona’s Garden during an Organic Gardening 101 class at the Laureate Park Community Gardens. Harmon explained garden planning, supplies, planting, growing, harvesting and…