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Cocina 214 is closing after 15 years of serving Winter Park
A new, as-yet-to-be-determined restaurant is being planned for the space
Faiyaz Kara
Orlando restaurant critic. Orlando Weekly restaurant critic since 2006.
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PopUp Bagels invites Winter Park to ‘grip, rip and dip’ their carbs this month
The bake shop opens May 29, parking be damned
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The Grove Bar + Kitchen replaces Chayote Barrio Kitchen in Winter Park Village
“I’m going to have fun with food that I like,” says chef Mario Pagan of his paean to Florida cooking.
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Q Sushi soft-opens in the Milk District; Malubianbian goes AYCE; AAPI Mills Night Market returns
Plus plenty more Orlando restaurant openings and food news
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Yumee Katsu wows Orlando with deep-fried panko-breaded cutlets
It’s crunch time on Edgewater Drive
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Nazca Lines Peruvian restaurant to open in Longwood; Michi Ramen and Hibachi, Tsaocha now open in Colonialtown
Plus Azal, another Arab coffeehouse, comes to Altamonte Springs
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Jiang’s Kitchen will slap biang biang noodles into the heart of Mills 50
The noodle shop will set up across the street from Mills Market and next door to A Gourmet Chinese Cuisine.
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I-Drive’s Moon Wok Kitchen & Lounge slides through a menu of fetching Cantonese classics
Jerry and Jackie Lau lure customers down to the tourist zone with nearly four decades of Cantonese restaurant cooking experience
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21 highly anticipated restaurants coming to Orlando this summer
Summer flavors on the way
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New Orlando restaurants: Surinamese roti on North OBT; more details on Eola Food Hall; a halal ice cream shop in Mills 50
Plus the International Vegan Food Festival returns and the Four Seasons hosts Spring in Bloom Afternoon Tea
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Roma’s Bistro, inside a Casselberry gas station, fuels patrons with Honduran staples
Cooking with gas
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Catchè set to ladle out Vietnamese dessert soups in Mills 50
In addition to chè, the cafe will serve Vietnamese coffee, fresh juices and desserts when it opens in mid-May
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Noodle Shawty wanna be a thug in Orlando’s squiggler game
The restaurant will cater to early risers and night owls when it opens May 15
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Orlando food events: Kaya celebrates Earth Day Boogie; OSC’s Science and Wine party returns
Plus some sad news: Chef Bernard Carmouche has passed away
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New Orlando restaurants opening soon: Zola Bar & Tables, Holy City Zoo BBQ, Whataburger
Plus Ligature Coffee opens in SoDo
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Kappo Tsan stands tall in a land of corporate-backed restaurant behemoths
Chef David Tsan takes on the Goliath of Disney-area restaurants — and wins
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East End Market gets a Venetian snack bar; there’s another Johnny’s Diner, and more Orlando food news
Plus Smokemade celebrates 5th anniversary April 11-12 with help from Kaya, Jam Hot Chicken, Golden Hour Wine
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GoodWay Cafe in Longwood works French flavors into plant-based fare
What lingers pleasantly in the bright, soothing room full of plants is a feel-good sensation
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Orlando restaurant openings: another Matcha Cafe Maiko, Noodle Shawty downtown, Southern Fowl on Curry Ford
Mouth-watering news for local diners-out