Newsy Nuggets: Hollerbach's Joint, Buster's Bistro, Windermere Wine Dine, new Baldwin Park...

Scott Joseph Orlando 2/3 6:48A scott@scottjosephorlando.com (Sc

What are they smoking in Sanford? The people behind popular German restaurant Hollerbach’s (that would be the Hollerbachs) plan to open a marijuana-themed restaurant called The Joint at West End , as...

Thai Basil

Scott Joseph Orlando 2/2 7:58A scott@scottjosephorlando.com (Sc

I hadn’t been to Thai Basil in more than 17 years. When the restaurant opened, in 2004, near the corner of Tuskawilla and Red Bug Lake Roads, that area wasn’t known for much beyond chain restaurants....

Tell Scott where to go...and go with him!

Scott Joseph Orlando 2/2 6:10A scott@scottjosephorlando.com (Sc

Rome at sunset. I’m once again partnering with Art In Voyage, the Orlando and Cape Town travel agency that specializes in food and wine journeys, to host several trips later this year and in 2024....

Local Flavor: A grad student-style quick and easy chicken rice casserole

Scott Joseph Orlando 2/1 8:21A scott@scottjosephorlando.com (Sc

Local Flavor is a montly collaboration between Scott Joseph's Orlando Restaurant Guide and The Community Paper. I keep a list of recipes I refer to as my graduate student dishes because they’re quick,...

Newsy Nuggets: SeaWorld Festival, expensive shark bites, Yelp's 100, Hen & Hog

Scott Joseph Orlando 1/31 6:49A scott@scottjosephorlando.com (Sc

SeaWorld Orlando’s annual Seven Seas Food Festival kicks off this weekend and continues Thursdays through Sundays until May 7. That’s enough time for you to sample all seven seas. SeaWorld’s promoters...

Art In Voyage expands on its food-focused journeys. Where would you like to go?

Scott Joseph Orlando 1/30 8:57A scott@scottjosephorlando.com (Sc

When Mikael Audebert founded Art In Voyage , in 2011, he meant for it to be a conventional travel agency – putting together vacations, booking flights and securing hotels – albeit an agency that...

Inside Look: Ramen Rumble 5 at Morimoto Asia in Disney Springs 2023

Tasty Chomps 1/30 3:14A Ricky Ly

Amazing night at Rumble Rumble 5 in partnership with event founders Jason & Sue Chin of Seito Sushi (Good Salt Restaurant Group) at Morimoto Asia in Disney Springs. View this post on Instagram A post...

Inside Look: EPCOT Festival of the Arts 2023 – Walt Disney World

Tasty Chomps 1/30 3:05A Ricky Ly

The 2023 Epcot International Festival of the Arts is happening from January 13 through February 20! Guests can enjoy a month-long festival that includes delicious culinary offerings, paint-by-number...

Inside Look: Clean Juice Orlando – USDA-Certified Organic Juices and More

Tasty Chomps 1/30 2:29A Ricky Ly

Have you heard of juicing? With the new year in full swing some people may be looking at options to change or supplement their diet with something healthier. Clean Juice a franchise with several...

Inside Look: Tartini Pizzeria & Spaghetteria in South Orlando – Q and A with Chef Alvaro Ramirez –...

Tasty Chomps 1/30 1:46A Ricky Ly

Tartini Pizzeria & Spaghetteria the Italian restaurant located in south Orlando is known for their flaming pasta alla ruota, served table-side, covered and mixed with delicious melty cheese on top of...

Inside Look: New Date Night Menu at STK – Disney Springs

Tasty Chomps 1/29 12:56P Tiffany Nguyen

STK Steakhouse – the leader in vibe dining known for its high-energy dining experience that artfully combines superior steakhouse cuisine with upscale cocktails, in-house DJ’s and chic décor to create...

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...