OPENINGS + CLOSINGS: Chef John Tesar’s highly lauded Knife Burger concept will soft-open this weekend at the Ritz-Carlton Grande Lakes … Pizza Bruno will open a second location in the former Tin & Taco space on Edgewater Drive in College Park later this summer. In addition to chef/owner Bruno Zacchini’s neo-Neapolitan pies, fresh and extruded pastas will also be offered … Camille, the French-Vietnamese concept by chef Tung Phan, will move into a permanent home in Baldwin Park this fall. Phan’s tasting-menu-only pop-up, the first of Domu Lab’s chef/restaurant incubator program at the Neighbors at East End Market, will take over a space previously occupied by Ocean Poke at 4962 New Broad St. … Plantees, the vegan burger and shake joint in the converted Mills Avenue Coin Laundry near Will’s Pub, is shooting for an April 15 opening … Thunder Burger, offering a host of photo-friendly, wood-fired handhelds, has opened on I-Drive … Look for The 1 Cantina to bring a taste of Mexico City to the Avalon Marketplace by mid-April. The cantina will serve everything from mezcal cocktails to quesabirria with marinated lamb (yes!) …
Puerto Rican chain Cafe Don Juan could start serving its tostadas, empanadas and coffee out of the City Place mixed-use complex across the street from Krispy Kreme in Winter Park this week … The star bakers at Le Ky Patisserie inside the Hourglass Social House have closed shop. Their lease ended and they opted to close … Californian chain Cupid’s Hot Dogs’ first location out of their home state and here in Orlando, on 1515 Lee Road, is in soft opening mode.
NEWS + EVENTS: Papa Llama, the popular Peruvian restaurant on Curry Ford Road, will only open for dine-in and takeout on Fridays and Saturdays from 5-10 p.m. They will be closed all other days … Hunger Street Tacos and Pizza Bruno will come together April 6 at the Curry Ford pizza joint and release a special, one-night-only collaborative menu. Items will be limited and available from 5 p.m. until sold out … Rebellion Wine Bar in Cocoa Village, run by Joe Yardley — former chef de cuisine of Acme and Michelin-starred Agern in NYC — will host a four-course Mallorcan Easter Feast April 11 at 6 p.m. Cost is $65, or $110 with wine pairings … Red Panda, a noodle concept from the boys at Orlando Meats, will pop up at the Guesthouse April 21 from 7 p.m. until sold out.
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This article appears in Mar 30 – Apr 5, 2022.
