In this week’s Orlando dining news round-up: new brunch offerings, new openings, and two closings. Are you hungry? Let’s dive in…
DoveCote debuts a new Sunday brunch on November 6. The brasserie-style brunch menu features a variety of French-inspired dishes by Chef Clay, including his signature Croque Madame , Chicken & Sausage Casserole, Pearl Sugar Waffle and, of course, a classic French Fine Herb Omelet. Costs are a la carte.
In this week’s dining news round-up, Disney offers a new brunch, McFadden’s closes, a slew of new openings, plus much more. Ready?
Walt Disney World’s California Grill, at Disney’s Contemporary Resort, is now offering “Brunch at the Top” on Sundays.
In this week’s dining news round-up, we bring some tasty news about new restaurants, holiday deals, special dinners, plus much more. Ready?
Say goodbye to Lime and hello to Rubio’s Restaurants, as the west coast Mexican chain acquires eight restaurant locations in Florida currently operated as Lime Fresh Mexican Grills. In the Central Florida area, there is only one, located in Winter Park Village (the Dr. Phillips one has already closed). Following closing of the transaction, Rubio’s will convert these to new Rubio’s Coastal Grill® restaurants, marking the California-based company’s first expansion to the East Coast.
It’s summer, and it seems that ice cream and summer go together. Whole Foods Market must agree, because on Saturday, July 27, the store will be hosting a 50s-themed Ice Cream Social.
The free event takes place from 2pm to 5pm, nationwide, including both the Dr. Phillips and Winter Park locations in Orlando.
There will be toppings stations throughout the store, and an ice cream station where they can all be added together. Whole Foods will have free samples of their 365 Every Day Value Ice Cream, Gelato & non-Dairy alternative.
There will also be a Kid’s Club zone for crafts and games.
For more information, visit wholefoodsmarket.com.
Yesterday, Rhonda (my roommate) and I decided to check out Whole Foods’ 30th Anniversary celebration. We arrived at the Dr. Phillips store (corner of Turkey Lake and Sand Lake Rds) around 1pm, and the first vendor sampling table was set up right by the door.
We sampled just about everything. Chocolate-covered Goji Berries, honey melons, cantaloupes, organic orange juice from a company in Clermont, fresh peach sorbet (that VitaMix guy was a hardcore salesperson), cheeses, protein drinks, wine and microbrews. Most everything was delicious – nothing was truly horrible, but a few things didn’t really excite me.
Just when we thought we couldn’t sample any more food, they announced they were starting their store-wide chili cook-off. They had me at chili. So we did one more lap around the store, tasting every single chili entrant.
Rhonda’s favorite was a sweet-spicy version that used NY strip steak, mangos, red pepper flakes and agave nectar. I liked that one, but it was a bit too sweet. There was a vegetarian one that was nice and spicy, but it had a weird texture to it. My overall favorite was a white chicken chili. It was almost like a cream of chicken soup with beans, but it had a great flavor and texture. It was the only chili that I ate the whole sample.
It was a fun way to spend an hour or so, and I also liked checking out products without wasting money on something I may not like.
If you missed the Dr. Phillips store celebration, the anniversary party continues at the Winter Park store today from 1pm to 5pm.
Here’s a quick round-up of some events that you might want to check out this weekend.
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