Funky Monkey Wine Company

Het restaurant Funky Monkey Wine Company - 9101 International Drive is door Open Table verkozen tot Diner's Choice Winner 2014.

In Downtown Orlando is nog een locatie - 912 North Mills Avenue.

Wij hebben hier nog nooit gegeten maar de menukaart ziet er goed uit met enorm veel keus aan lekkere sushi.

 Zelf noemen ze het restaurant: Stylish, yet unconventional.

Dit restaurant willen we zeker nog eens proberen.

Website Funky Monkey Wine Co.

CRAVE ORLANDO is gesloten

Helaas is het restaurant (vlakbij The Mall at Millenia) in Orlando gesloten. Wij vonden het een leuk restaurant, wel wat duurder en volgens mij kwamen er weinig toeristen.
Nu is er in Florida alleen nog maar een Crave restaurant in Coral Gables.

CRAVE Orlando is permanently closed for business.

Thank you to all of our loyal fans and the Orlando community for all of your support.
Please visit us in Coral Gables at Village of Merrick Park, or any of our other locations : http://craveamerica.com/locations/

Sincerely,
CRAVE Management

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5 Buzz worth dining spots in Orlando

A slew of new restaurants has descended on The City Beautiful of late, collectively raising the gastronomic bar and broadening the area’s culinary landscape.

The Smiling Bison

A progressive plate from The Smiling Bison (©Kristen Manieri)

Let the slightly shabby exterior of this no-frills eatery dissuade you and you’ll miss out on some of the city’s most progressive plates. Located about a mile from Fashion Square Mall, the space was once a craft beer parlor, and while owners Josh Oakley and Ron Thomas pay homage to its past through a bounteous beer list, the kitchen is the new focal point and the genesis of a locally sourced and carnivorously centric menu that’s always changing based on Oakley’s creative impulses. Local bands take to the stage most nights, and local art gives the chocolate-brown walls a vibrancy that lends itself well to savory lunch and dinner plates, like the Bison Carpaccio and the Duck Lovers pizza.

Strand

Dine with comfort at the Strand (©Kristen Manieri)

Orlando’s Mills 50 District, a quirky collection of one-off boutiques, grunge bars and independent eateries just north of downtown proper, is the perfect home for this laid-back and retro-esque, diner-meets-bistro concept. Boasting made-from-scratch comfort food bolstered by seasonal fare, the menu doesn’t veer too far from mealtime favorites like burgers, fried chicken and fish ’n’ chips, but chefs add their own culinary caprice to each dish. A nice selection of craft beers and uncommon wines, as well as a handful of tasty desserts, complement the lunch and dinner fare nicely.

Txokos Basque Kitchen

With a nod to the gastronomic societies designed to celebrate the cuisine and culture of Spain’s Basque region, Chef Henry Salgado unfurls a menu of meaty small plates (pintxos) and entrées (platos) that are matchless in Orlando’s dining scene. Navigating the unfamiliar fare can be intimidating, so rely on the recommendations of servers and don’t be afraid to order adventurously.  Case in point, the Pulpo De Gallego, a gargantuan cut of grilled octopus, might be passed over hesitantly but it’s one of the menu’s standouts and a shining example of Chef Salgado’s intrepid style.

Eddie V’s

The chic aesthetic and haughty fare mean you’ll want to forgo the typical jeans and a T-shirt attire at this stylish new seafood and steak haunt located along Dr. Phillips’ beloved Restaurant Row. From lofty seafood towers and a dozen fresh catch selections to tender cuts of USDA Prime steaks, Eddie V’s wows with outstandingly attentive service, a novel-esque wine list and nightly live jazz music, which floats through the lakeside locale from the restaurant’s swanky V Lounge. On cool nights, the fire-pit tables overlooking Little Sand Lake are the perfect spot to enjoy a cocktail—and maybe even a serving of Eddie V’s delectable flaming Bananas Foster.

Kabooki Sushi

Kabooki’s upsale dining space (©Kristen Manieri)

With startling consensus, this Colonial Drive restaurant has risen to the top of Orlando’s list of best sushi spots. While its strip mall digs might indicate otherwise, the small but upscale dining room is quite striking with its white, cushioned booths, black tabletops and round, rattan chandeliers. At its head, a bar with a few chairs overlooks the kitchen where chef and owner Henry Moso blends flavors from many Asian cuisines—including some from his homeland, Laos—to create fusion fare praised for pushing the boundaries of standard sashimi and sushi roll offerings. While the dessert menu in most sushi restaurants is usually unremarkable, that’s not the case here thanks to the artful whimsy of Kabooki’s pastry chef who delivers a sweet finish with made-from-scratch masterpieces like the Drunkey Monkey, a banana bread pudding slathered in bourbon sabayon sauce and accompanied by house-made, banana-bread beer ice cream.

Bron; Where Traveller

Verslag 2014

Bij de links hierboven heb ik de restaurants die we bezocht hebben in februari 2014 uitgebreid besproken met onze ervaringen, prijzen en foto's; zie verslag 2014.
Veel leesplezier.

Recepten van Amerikaanse ketens

Altijd al willen weten hoe je een bepaald gerecht kunt namaken waar je helemaal verzot op bent in Amerika?
Op deze food site staan heel veel verwijzingen naar lekkere recepten en leuke restaurants.

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Foodie Awards: The best Orlando restaurants voted by readers

Ieder jaar vindt er een verkiezing plaats onder lezers van de krant Orlando Sentinel voor Foodie Awards.
Men kiest dan voor verschillende categorieën de beste restaurant uit.
Het is een hele lange lijst die je hier kunt bekijken. 

Coming soon; The smokehouse at Downtown Disney

Who’s ready for some BARBEQUE?!
The folks at The Smokehouse are almost ready!

House of Blues The Smokehouse

What’s “The Smokehouse,”  It’s the soon-to-be-open Quick Service location at House of Blues in Downtown Disney, Orlando.
The panels covering the construction have just come down, and the sign below is evidence of all-things-scrumptious to come!

The Smokehouse is Coming Soon!

Located in Downtown Disney’s West Side, House of Blues is already home to Crossroads, a table service location featuring Creole cuisine and Southern fare. The Smokehouse is located just to the right of the outside bar area.

In Blues We Trust!

outdoor bar

Head on over in the next few days to possibly catch a soft opening. Official opening date is rumored to be January 20th.
Things sure are bustling over on the West Side lately, with the addition of four Disney Food Trucks and now this.

Bron: Disney Food blog