OPENINGS
Domu, serving whimsical pan-Asian cuisine, has opened in the former Txokos space in the East End Market … The Ivanhoe, a craft cocktail bar and package store, has opened in Ivanhoe Village … Cali-based Habit Burger Grill will open in the Millenia Plaza later next month … Maestro Cucina Napoletana will open on Park Avenue by the end of the month, says owner Rosario Spagnolo … Cask & Larder has opened on Airside 2 (that’s past security, folks) at the Orlando International Airport … Also at the airport, Hemisphere Restaurant on the ninth floor of the Hyatt Regency is getting a $3 million makeover, along with a menu incorporating “international flavors.” The restaurant will open mid-November … Reel Fish Coastal Kitchen and Bar will open in the Ravenous Pig space after the Pig closes … Look for Bartaco, the taqueria fusing flavors from Mexico to the Mediterranean, to open the first week of November in the Marketplace at Dr. Phillips … In January: House of Pho opens a second location in the former Sankalp/Saffran space near the Florida Mall; and Chuan Lu Garden Express opens at the corner of East Colonial Drive and Alafaya Trail.
CLOSINGS
Cask & Larder will serve its final meal in Winter Park Sunday, Oct. 30. The Ravenous Pig will close Nov. 30, then reopen in the Cask & Larder space on Dec. 1.
NEWS/EVENTS
The Daily City Food Truck Lot has set up on the corner of Edgewater Drive and John Young Parkway. A different truck will occupy the space every weekday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. … The Food & Wine Classic (one of our fave events) goes from 5:30-9 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Oct. 28-29, at the Swan & Dolphin Hotel. Tickets are $98.95 … Outpost Neighborhood Kitchen’s Halloween Dinner Party promises a “multi-course, molecular-gastronomic, extra-sensory food experience” at 8 p.m. Monday, Oct. 31. Cost is $99 … The tenth annual Taste of Dr. Phillips goes from 1-4 p.m. Nov. 13 at the Dellagio Town Center. Tickets are $65; $95 VIP … Baoery Asian Gastropub hosts its one-year anniversary bash on Nov. 19. Cost is $25.
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This article appears in Oct 26 – Nov 1, 2016.
