OPENINGS: Mary Mattern, former road chef for Blink-182, and fiancé Neil Westfall, guitarist for A Day to Remember, will open a vegan eatery called Heirloom Deli this April at a yet-to-be-disclosed location … Jeremiah’s Italian Ice will open in the old Subway locale on Edgewater Drive in College Park … Look for Wonton Asian Kitchen to open in the Winter Park Financial Center on the corner of Fairbanks and Orlando avenues … Pho 4 U has opened in the old Polonia’s space in Longwood, and Polski’s, the lovechild of Polonia and Biscuits, has closed … Look for the General Public House to open in the old Mikki V’s space on Tuskawilla Road in Winter Springs … Also in Winter Springs, the Red-Eye Sports Tavern has opened on State Road 434 … Drews Pizza is serving up NYC-style pies on the corner of I-Drive and Kirkman Road.
CLOSINGS: Mama Louise Restaurant in Dr. Phillips has shuttered … Chalten Pizza & Helado, the Argentinean pie and gelato joint that was to have opened in Ivanhoe Village, is currently offering catering service only.
NEWS: Rogue Pub on Curry Ford Road is now Roque Pub, thanks to a legal wrangle with the Rogue Bar in Jacksonville.
EVENTS: Orlandough and Kelly’s pair up for an ice cream and doughnut flight night Oct. 19 at 7 p.m. Cost is $17 … PB&G at the Four Seasons Resort hosts an adults-only Oktoberfest bash Oct. 21 at 6 p.m. The $75 cost includes three beers (Crooked Can’s Oktoberfest Brew), a beer stein and 27 different food offerings … The Osprey Tavern hosts Pastry in the Park Oct. 22 at 6:30 p.m. featuring a seven-course dessert tasting by Osprey’s pastry chef Kristy Carlucci as well as pastry chefs from Urbain 40, Ravenous Pig, 1921 by Norman Van Aken, K Restaurant, Canvas and Luma. Cost is $65 … On Oct. 25, Lee & Rick’s Oyster Bar celebrates 67 years with 2-for-1 buckets of oysters. That’s a lot of shucking bivalves … Save the date: Le Dîner en Blanc, the flash-mob/pop-up/outdoor dinner party, returns Nov. 10. Location to be announced day of … The Alfond Inn celebrates its first Wine Spectator Award of Excellence with a five-course wine dinner Nov. 11. Cost is $150.
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This article appears in Oct 11-17, 2017.
