Faiyaz Kara
Restaurant Critic at Orlando Weekly
Restaurant critic @OrlandoWeekly; Contributor @Eater @EaterMiami You're even more beautiful in person than you are in real life. IG: https://t.co/pAK4mZgvsX
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2 weeks ago |
orlandoweekly.com | Faiyaz Kara
After 30 years inside the Walt Disney World Dolphin Hotel, Shula's Steak House is being punted in favor of some fresh meat. Bourbon Steak, Michael Mina's pricey paean to pyrolized proteins, is replacing the football legend's chophouse, which will take its final reservation June 14. Bourbon Steak's Orlando outpost will be the restaurant's 10th location and will incorporate distinct features and details when it opens later this summer.
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2 weeks ago |
orlandoweekly.com | Faiyaz Kara
OPENINGS & CLOSINGS:Ô Bon Chocolatier, from the folks behind Light on the Sugar, will open this spring inside East End Market, taking the space previously occupied by Mochi Dochi and Olde Hearth Bread Co. Expect hand-crafted artisanal sweets and bonbons ... Black Phin Coffee Bar, specializing in Vietnamese phin-drip coffee using robusta beans, has opened inside the old Lombardi's Seafood building at 1152 Harmon Ave. in Winter Park ...
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2 weeks ago |
orlandoweekly.com | Faiyaz Kara
Riding the much-deserved success of Isan Zaap and its invigorating brand of Northeast Thai cuisine, chef-owner Fin Patsawee went all in with her latest venture, a comely North Quarter charmer that wouldn't look out of place in White Lotus. It's called Talay, and the place certainly appears to be catching on with the city's food-obsessed know-it-alls.
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2 weeks ago |
orlandoweekly.com | Faiyaz Kara
OPENINGS & CLOSINGS:Allure Lounge, billed as a "premium fusion world kitchen," will open any day now at 13 W. Pine St. downtown. The restaurant and craft cocktail bar is a sister operation of Allure Rooftop Lounge in Cape Town, South Africa, and will serve globally inspired small plates ... A few doors down, Curio Orlando, a New Orleans-themed restaurant by Bar None Creations (High-T, Cocktails & Screams), will open in the old Soundbar space next door to Cocktails & Screams this fall at 37 W.
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2 weeks ago |
orlandoweekly.com | Faiyaz Kara
At the age of 13, chef Danilo "DJ" Tangalin was helping his mom make classic Filipino one-pot dishes out of a food shack in Baguio City. He'd grill skewers of meat, seafood and veg every day after school. On weekends, he'd make halo-halo by shaving a massive block of ice that he first had to lug from a wet market. The memories are clearly indelible for Tangalin. "I had the best time," he says.
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