OPENINGS: Eola General, a neighborhood venture by Sean Kelley (Henry’s Depot), Shaun Noonan (Dixie Dharma) and Joe Roberti (Grain & Ember), has opened in the former Handy Pantry building on Amelia Street. The general store serves a mix of sandwiches, vegan fare, pastries, raw milk products, cheese, wine and more … Foxtail Coffee will join forces with Pizza Bruno to bring a new coffee-and-bagel concept to the old Hubbly Bubbly space in College Park. Bagel Bruno will offer Montreal-style bagels out of the Foxtail Coffee location when it opens this spring. Meanwhile, Slice by Pizza Bruno is slated to open this May on Mills Avenue … Look for a second LemonShark Poke to open in early fall, this one at the Florida Mall … SoDo just got a Lucky’s Market; now they’re getting an Earth Fare on the corner of Orange Avenue and Gore Street in the Novel Lucerne complex. It opens March 20 … The owners of the Cups and Pups craft coffee cart want to open Cups and Pups Coffee + Dog Park on a property in Lockhart off North Orange Blossom Trail, and they’ve started an Indiegogo campaign. Visit cupsandpupscoffee.com to help.
NEWS: Tim Keating is no longer at Urbain 40. Keating has four James Beard Foundation Award noms from his days at the Four Seasons Hotel in Houston … Speaking of, finalists for the 2019 James Beard Foundation Awards will be announced March 27. Here’s hoping Norman’s (Outstanding Restaurant), James & Julie Petrakis (Outstanding Restaurateur), Rabii Saber (Outstanding Pastry Chef) and Victoria & Albert’s (Outstanding Service) move forward.
EVENTS: In celebration of Rabii Saber’s JBF Award nomination for Outstanding Pastry Chef, a three-course dinner with wine pairings will be held at Capa Steakhouse Thursday, March 14, at 6:30 p.m. (Honey nougat glâcé will be served for dessert.) Cost is $75 … East End Market’s Evening Exchange brings together a who’s who of the Orlando food scene Friday, March 15, from 6-10 p.m. The event will feature interactive workshops, trendsetting makers, culinary demos, specialty cocktails and food specials … The Ravenous Pig hosts a wine dinner featuring the legendary Peter Michael Winery Saturday, March 16. Chefs de cuisine Nick Sierputowski and Camilo Velasco will fashion the four-course menu. Cost is $240.
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This article appears in Mar 13-19, 2019.
