OPENINGS
Ben & Jerry’s has opened on South Park Avenue in Winter Park, just in time for Free Cone Day: noon-8 p.m. Tuesday, April 4, at all Ben & Jerry’s shops … Zoë’s Kitchen has opened in the Winter Park Center, aka the old Kmart Plaza at 501 N. Orlando Ave. … The Polite Pig will open in early April, according to owners James, Julie and Brian Petrakis … After some delays, Bosphorous Turkish Cuisine‘s owners say their Lake Nona restaurant will open this weekend … After some delays, Mesa21‘s VIP opening party is March 24, with the lakeside Mexican restaurant opening to the public a week or two later, according to the owners … Look for Humble Bumble Kombucha to soft-open in the old Retromended space in Ivanhoe Village on March 24 … Look for the Nest at Colibri, a craft cocktail bar, to open next to Colibri Mexican Cuisine in Baldwin Park soon … Huey Magoo’s will open any day now in the Plaza Venezia in Dr. Phillips.
NEWS/EVENTS
SeaWorld’s Seven Seas Food Festival is expanding from a Saturday-only event to a daily one from now through April 16. Guests can sip and sample “street food” inspired by the Caribbean, Mediterranean, Brazil and Polynesia … DoveCote Brasserie teams up with Halter Ranch Vineyard for a four-course wine dinner Tuesday, March 28, at 6:30 p.m. Cost is $65 … The 12th annual Taste of Lake Mary goes from 5:30-8 p.m. Monday, March 27, at the Lake Mary Marriott courtyard. Cost is $45 … The American Cancer Society Cattle Barons Ball takes place at the Rosen Shingle Creek Hotel Saturday, April 1, at 6 p.m. The dine-around event features games, dancing and live/silent auctions. Tickets are $250 … Jason Lett of Eyrie Vineyards hosts a wine dinner Thursday, April 6, at 1921 by Norman Van Aken in Mount Dora. Cost is $100 … The 10th annual Reading Between the Wines event put on by the Adult Literacy League will see James Beard Award-winning chefs Art Smith and Norman Van Aken engage in a lively discussion moderated by local author Bob Morris. The event is Wednesday, April 12, at 6 p.m. and tickets are $90.
This article appears in Mar 22-28, 2017.
