OPENINGS: Z Asian will bring Vietnamese fine dining this summer next door to Mai Bistro … Look for King Bao to open their second location this summer in the Alafaya Village plaza on the corner of East Colonial Drive and Alafaya Trail … The second JJ’s Fusion Grille has opened in the newly renovated Grove Plaza on Aloma Avenue and Howell Branch Road … Tin & Taco should open its second location this month in the old Kimchi’s Korean Grill space on East Michigan Street … Macaw Foods, specializing in gourmet snacks and decadent protein bars, has opened on East Robinson Street in the Milk District … Over in Oviedo, Mooyah Burgers will open inside the Oviedo Mall … Urban Hibachi has opened an outpost in Lake Nona … Arooga’s Grille House & Sports Bar has opened in the old WingHouse space on Semoran Boulevard just south of Goldenrod Road … Taste of Chendu has opened on West Colonial Drive serving Sichuan cuisine and hotpot.
NEWS: Kadence is doing away with its kappo-style tastings on Sunday and replacing them with shokado boxes – prepared foods in a partitioned bento box for $45. Also, Kadence will be closed for the month of July for a short hiatus … PB&G at the Four Seasons Resort is scaling back its barbecue offerings in favor of healthier options … In celebration of Negroni Week, June 4-10, the Lobby Bar at the Four Seasons will donate $1 from every cocktail sold to No Kid Hungry … The Sausage Shack is now serving breakfast all day, every day beginning at 8 a.m. … Dragonfly Robata Grill & Sushi hosts an unlimited izakaya lunch every Sunday from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. for $39 … June is National Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Month, and the Edison at Disney Springs is serving its rendition of the Impossible Burger all month long.
EVENTS: Bangrak Thai Street Kitchen will be at Redlight Redlight every Saturday night from 6-9 p.m. starting this week … Paddlefish at Disney Springs hosts a five-course dinner showcasing its best dishes Wednesday, June 13, at 6:30 p.m. Cost is $115 … Bite Night, the chef-driven celebration of the publication of BITE magazine, is June 25 at the Orchid Garden Ballroom at 7 p.m. Tickets are $45 or $70 VIP, and can be purchased at bitenightorlando.com.
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This article appears in Jun 6-12, 2018.
