Faiyaz Kara

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Orlando food news: Ziggie's Pizza, Somos Cafe Bar, Celebrasian Night Market Restaurant openings, closings and moves, plus food events all over the city By Faiyaz Kara on Wed, Apr 30, 2025 at 9:54 am Ziggie's Pizza expands, takes over the Thirsty Topher taproom next door photo via Ziggie's Pizza/Instagram Ziggie's Pizza, the artisanal, thin-crust pie joint run by brothers Christian and Floyd Ziegler in Ivanhoe Village, has taken over the Thirsty Topher space next door. The pair will maintain...

2 weeks ago | orlandoweekly.com | Faiyaz Kara

The black rooster was replaced by a green frog — a sword-wielding, Puerto Rican ninja amphibian. It left more than a few taco fiends crowing in confusion. If this is beginning to sound like a passage from Naked Lunch, let me clarify. The Curry Ford Road outpost of Black Rooster Taqueria closed last June and was replaced by El Coqui Ninja, a restaurant presenting a mashup of pan-Asian and Puerto Rican flavors.

3 weeks ago | orlandoweekly.com | Faiyaz Kara

Orlando food news: City Food Hall, Luminescent, Evergreen Juice Bar and more Plus: Phat Ash Bakes opens a brick-and-mortar By Faiyaz Kara on Wed, Apr 23, 2025 at 1:00 am At long last, City Food Hall is open at the Yard image via the Yard Ivanhoe/Instagram City Food Hall has finally opened in Ivanhoe Village with a cocktail bar and numerous vendors including Taglish, Raman Takagi, EggDose, SmashDunk BRGR, Blessed Belly Birrieria, Cheese to Share and Kalalou Caribbean along with the...

3 weeks ago | orlandoweekly.com | Faiyaz Kara

Orlando may not have a Din Tai Fung (seriously, people, what's the hold-up?) but we do have a reasonable facsimile called Zen Dumpling. Their DTF-style show window, behind which a quartet of dumpling virtuosos roll, fill and fold dough into pockets, is a sure sign they're ready to fill the void. Lovers of soup dumplings, or xiaolongbao, happily wait for 45 minutes to an hour for the pleasure of experiencing Zen's delicate, broth-filled pouches.

3 weeks ago | orlandoweekly.com | Faiyaz Kara

Michelin Guide bestows two stars on Orlando restaurant Sorekara Orlando now has eight Michelin-starred restaurants. Now that’s ROI! By Faiyaz Kara on Thu, Apr 17, 2025 at 8:48 pm click to enlarge Faiyaz Kara Chef William Shen accepting 2 Michelin Stars for Sorekara Another year, another poorly produced yawner of a Michelin ceremony.