Blue Dragon Bar Interior. Photo by Roberto Gonzalez. THIS YEAR, I’VE EATEN LIKE A QUEEN, DRANK LIKE A PIRATE AND SLURPED MY WAY THROUGH SOME OF THE MOST INSPIRED DISHES CENTRAL FLORIDA HAS TO OFFER. From swanky seafood towers to spicy dumpling dives, my recent restaurant circuit has been a whirlwind of flavor and flair. Here’s what’s been lighting up...| Orlando Magazine
Winter Park Italian restaurant, Prato, will soon pause its Park Avenue service for a month-long refresh designed to set the stage for the next decade of dining. Beginning Monday, September 29, Prato will close its doors through October while undertaking a series of updates to both its physical space and its culinary program. The closure, lovingly dubbed a “Riposo”—the Italian...| Orlando Magazine
The 2025 Orlando Coffee Bracket begins Wednesday, March 19 and ends April 17, 2025. Here are the 32 contenders. We need YOUR help to decide who moves on in each Round. THE RESTAURANTS We’ve picked 32 restaurants in the Orlando area that are known for their coffee. Each week we’ll have the shops going head to head (think March Madness!)...| Orlando Magazine
Courtesy Shutterstock THE CONCESSIONS AT THE MASTERS Tournament are as iconic as the event itself. Surely, you’ve heard of the legendary Pimento Cheese Sandwich or the Georgia Peach Ice Cream Sandwich. Even Dustin Johnson, prior to the November 2020 Masters (which he would go on to win) made this pronouncement: “My favorite thing about the Masters is the sandwiches …...| Orlando Magazine
THE INTERNATIONALLY RENOWNED steakhouse brand Fogo de Chão recently opened a second Orlando location and I was lucky enough to be invited to the grand opening. You’ll find it on Regency Village Drive at Vineland Pointe Mall, in that weird in-between part of Orlando near Lake Buena Vista and International Drive. The new 8,080-square-foot restaurant features a showy, expansive dining...| Orlando Magazine
