29 Days an Orlando Vegan. Call it a chemistry experiment. A rattling of the cage. My metaphors for Orlando Eats’ month-long journey into plant-based eating. My colleagues? A descent into culinary madness. Cruel and unusual punishment. Let’s just say their reaction wasn’t rah-rah-rah excitement. Despite this, we all had fun, came through unscathed, and – […] The post Playing Vegan Tourist in Orlando appeared first on Orlando Eats ..read more

Every month, Orlando Eats highlights a sampling of top tastes in Central Florida; three random nibbles that delighted, surprised, or befuddled with their brilliance. It’s 2020. No, we’ve yet to employ chimpanzee chauffeurs or build a strip mall on Mars, but a similarly radical prediction has come to be – two of our monthly best […] The post 3 Best Bites – January 2020 appeared first on Orlando Eats ..read more

Mills 50 mainstay makes the familiar feel new, the new feel familiar There’s security in novelty. So much so that it often becomes a soothingly convincing stand-in for personal growth. If it is new, I am new. For foodie folk chasing fireflies, novelty not only delivers quick comfort, it can supersede quality as a measure […] The post The Strand appeared first on Orlando Eats ..read more

Das Reboot: A Maitland hot spot’s kitchen emerges from the depths To everything – turn, turn, turn – there is a season – turn, turn, turn. Food trends come and go. Taste buds evolve. Restaurants rise, fall and, for the fortunate few, rise again. I’m of an age where I’m overly familiar with the turn […] The post Luke’s Kitchen + Bar appeared first on Orlando Eats ..read more

Park Avenue comes to Park Avenue Well, sort of. Financier Patisserie’s original location is on Stone Street in New York City. The small chain of low key Frenchie fare currently claims five city storefronts, the 245 Park Avenue one making for the best headline. Its name is a nod to both its Financial District origins […] The post Financier Patisserie appeared first on Orlando Eats ..read more