Barbecue from 4 Rivers Smokehouse will be served in the premium Carl Black and Gold Cabana section of UCF’s Bright House Stadium; their City Hall smokerie is slated to open later this year; and 4 Rivers gathers still more national accolades with its inclusion at No. 5 in St. Louis native Johnny Fugitt’s new book, The 100 Best Barbecue Restaurants in America.
Orlando-based startup BlurtBox allows diners to file complaints via direct message to restaurant managers in real time, thereby doing away with negative online reviews. Think of it as the Anti-Yelp. Nar Mediterranean Grill, Graffiti Junktion and Domino’s are clients.
Menus for the 6th annual Food & Wine Classic at Disney’s Swan & Dolphin Resort Oct. 30-31 have been released. We’re looking forward to sampling the soft-shell crab roll, mascarpone chestnut ravioli, weiner schnitzel and Southern-fried chicken with polenta and gravy.
OPENINGS
Look for Juice’d, a smoothie and juice bar, to move into the old Qarma Crepes space in Thornton Park … Vero Beach’s LOVJuice opens soon on the ground floor of the 55 West condo building on Church Street … Blaze Pizza opens Thursday, Sept. 3, across from the UCF campus, and celebrates the next day by giving away free pizzas from 11 a.m.-11 p.m. on Friday … Rimini, Italy-based Amarena Old Fashioned Gelato opens their first location in the U.S. this November at the Oviedo Mall … Park Station 212, specializing in “urban organic foods” and prime steaks, has opened on Park Avenue in Winter Park.
EVENTS
Wondermade, the Sanford marshmallow shop, holds a workshop 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 4. Cut and decorate your own sweet treats for $15 … The Dinner Party Project celebrates its 100th dinner as well as its one-year anniversary Saturday, Sept. 12, with cocktails, wine and a five-course meal (suggested donation: $75-$100 per person). More at thedinnerpartyproject.co … The highly cheesy O-Town MacDown event is 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 12 at Osceola Heritage Park … The Waldorf Astoria rides the coattails of Epcot’s Food & Wine Festival with Food & Wine Weekends Sept. 25 to Nov. 15, featuring special menus and wine pairings at its dining venues, including Bull & Bear and La Luce.
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This article appears in Sep 2-8, 2015.
