OPENINGS & CLOSINGS:
Look for El Coqui Ninja Restaurant to move into the space previously occupied by Black Rooster Taqueria at 3097 Curry Ford Road. No word on an exact opening date or the concept, but my hunch is that it’ll be a Puerto Rican sushi joint à la Maguro Latin Fusion near the Florida Mall or Escobar Kitchen downtown … Mosonori, the new Winter Park hand roll bar by Kabooki Sushi chef Henry Moso, is currently in soft opening/preview mode at the City Place complex at 1100 S. Orlando Ave. in Winter Park … Light on the Sugar, the homegrown bakery specializing in French pastries (those cream puffs!) with Asian-inspired flavors, has opened its third Orlando-area location inside Waterford Lakes at 429 N. Alafaya Trail next to Zaza Cuban Comfort Food … Bakery 1908 will open a second location in the former Black Angus Steakhouse space at 12399 S. Apopka-Vineland Road in late December. Owner John Zhao says that in addition to the bevy of Hong Kong-style pastries and baked goods, the new location will have a full noodle bar offering ramen and pho as well as a larger dim sum menu and bento boxes.
The old Hideaway Bar at 516 Virginia Drive in Ivanhoe Village has closed. But the new Hideaway Bar at 523 Virginia Drive has opened and, though you may not recognize it from the exterior, it’s still a fave hang for Miami Dolphins fans … The Bayou Kitchen & Lounge will open a second location in the former home of Zorba’s Greek Restaurant at 115 E. First St. in Sanford. No opening date has been announced … More details have emerged about the Eola Food Hall we told you about in July. The 15,000-square-foot, two-story venue across the street from the Orlando Public Library will have 10 vendors, a full-service restaurant, a wine room/speakeasy and a cocktail bar, not to mention panoramic, floor-to-ceiling views of Lake Eola Park. Target opening is late 2025 … Brewlando is taking over both troubled locations of the Sanford Brewing Co. and duly rebranding as Sanford Brewing Co. by Brewlando [insert Barney Gumble burp here].
NEWS & EVENTS:
Everoak Farm, together with Florida Organic Growers, stages its Field to Fork Farm Day from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 14, featuring talks and panel discussions on the post-hurricane resiliency of local food systems as well as farm tours and a build-your-own-lunch experience. Admission is free. Visit everoakfarm.com for more … A Taste of Baldwin Park goes from 5-10 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 14, with more than 50 restaurant and beverage vendors on hand. Tickets range from $60-$320 … The 5th annual Orlando Taco Festival runs Nov. 16-17 at Pointe Orlando featuring more than 25 food vendors, a giant margarita bar, lucha libre wrestling, a kids zone and more. Admission ranges from $14.99-$64.99. Visit tacofestival.com for more.
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This article appears in Nov 6-12, 2024.
