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Amy Drew Thompson

Orlando

Multimedia Food Reporter at Orlando Sentinel

Multimedia Food Reporter at @orlandosentinel. Former Orlando Local Expert, @10Best /USA Today Travel. Overuser of em dashes. I eat and I write things.

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  • 2 weeks ago | mercedsunstar.com | Amy Drew Thompson

    The fireworks-explosive fixtures at Geo-82 only add to the snaps of the real ones outside as guests take in views of the Luminous spectacular from the sophisticated, climate-controlled luxury of this new adult-exclusive lounge. (Amy Drew Thompson/Orlando Sentinel/TNS) TNS ORLANDO, Fla. - By day, the views from the newly opened Geo-82 are alive with the color and movement of Epcot's World Celebration Gardens and World Showcase Lagoon.

  • 3 weeks ago | orlandosentinel.com | Amy Drew Thompson

    Your dad, or the father figure in your life, could go either way when it comes to eats, with some preferring a swanky seared steak and others well satisfied with a sack of burgers. The holiday offerings on this roster go both ways and also feature some fun freebies: including beer, ice cream and even cigars. Read on for some ideas on how to feed your father on June 15.

  • 3 weeks ago | orlandosentinel.com | Amy Drew Thompson

  • 3 weeks ago | orlandosentinel.com | Amy Drew Thompson

    Walking into a shop like 88 Donuts Bakery Cafe can be overwhelming. The smell of fresh doughnuts, floating like gorgeous golden life preservers in the shimmering fat of the fryer, hits you in the parking lot. And by the time you get inside, where the aroma intensifies and your pupils dilate amid the sheer color and variety of fresh rings and pillows, cake and yeast, plain and glazed and sprinkled and stuffed ... you may not know what to get. But, owner Kimhuy Kea will be there to guide you.

  • 3 weeks ago | orlandosentinel.com | Amy Drew Thompson

    By day, the views from GEO-82, which opens Wednesday, are alive with the color and movement of Epcot's World Celebration Gardens and World Showcase Lagoon. By night, those lucky enough to score seats for the GEO-82 Fireworks Experience, certain to be one of the park's hottest tickets for years to come, will enjoy bites savory and sweet along with champagne sips as they take in the nearly 20 minutes color and movement that is Luminous, the explosive nightly fireworks spectacular.

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