OPENINGS: Coffee bar-cum-home decor shop Craft & Common is in soft opening phase on East Robinson Street downtown, with a grand opening slated for July 8 … Orlando Pizza & Wing Co. is out and Red Claw, specializing in lobster rolls and pizza pies, has moved in to the Orange County Brewers space on North Orange Avenue downtown … Beer and convenience store Aardvark Beverages on South Fern Creek Avenue has opened its coffee bar. They’ll soon offer a full-service menu of bar bites, sandwiches, salads and flatbreads … Earth Fare, an organic and natural foods grocery store, will open this summer on Narcoossee Road in Lake Nona … Ivanhoe Park Brewing Co., an independent craft brewery and tasting room in Ivanhoe Village, soft opens June 29 … The Donut Experiment, a create-your-own doughnut joint, opens this fall on Michigan Street near South Orange Avenue … And the latest in Foxtail Coffee expansion news: A drive-thru-only location will open this July in the old Rhino Subs space on Lee Road … Miller’s Jamaican Cuisine has opened on Forest City Road … Over in Casselberry, Med eatery Papa Sabz has opened on State Road 436 and, just up the road, Four Guys Pho has also opened … Breakfast spot Eggs & Oats has moved into the old Selera Singapore space on West Plant Street in Winter Garden.
NEWS: Just a couple of days left before Bite 30 ends. Check out the list of restaurants at bite30.com.
EVENTS: Thursday, June 28, Digress Wine hosts a four-course/seven-beer pairing dinner featuring Jester King Brewery and the Smoke & Donuts food truck. Cost is $50 … The Playalinda Brewing Company in Titusville hosts four Brevard County chefs for a Blended Burgers and Brew Bash Wednesday, July 4, at the Brix Project. The burgers also happen to be entries in the James Beard Foundation’s Blended Burger Project. Tickets are $60 and include four burgers with beer paired by Playalinda’s resident brewmaster Ron Raike … Norman’s at the Ritz-Carlton hosts Domaine Serene for a special wine dinner with cocktail reception Saturday, July 7, at 5:30 p.m. Cost is $195.
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This article appears in Jun 27 – Jul 3, 2018.
