OPENINGS: Bread & Co., an artisanal bakery with Korean and Asian leanings, is now serving cakes, pastries, breads and a bevy of baked goods (love those banana baked donuts) in the old Wonton Asian Kitchen space on West Fairbanks Avenue … Signature India has opened on South OBT near Central Florida Parkway with a decent selection of chaat … Beth’s Burger Bar, which closed its downtown location in December of last year, will open an outpost in the Griffin Farm plaza off Lake Mary Boulevard later this summer … Look for Reuben Schiffman’s Delicatessen to open on State Road 436 in Casselberry at the end of the month … Barnie’s Coffee & Tea has opened inside the Jewish Community Center in Maitland serving coffee, smoothies and freezers, as well as baked goods … Over at the Maitland City Centre, 407 Gelato is aiming to open by early summer … Metro Diner officially opens its Hunter’s Creek café on April 30 … Nearby, Don Pepito Tropical Eatery has opened on West Vine Street in Kissimmee.
CLOSINGS/MOVES: O’Charley’s in the Phillips Crossing plaza on Turkey Lake Road has closed after 14 years in that location … The Windermere Peach Valley Café on Dr. Phillips Boulevard has closed; other area locations of the chain remain open … Tamale Co. Take Out in the Citgo gas station in Altamonte Springs has closed. Look for Tamale & Co.’s Hourglass District location to open any day now.
NEWS: Hawkers Asian Street Fare in Windermere rolls out its brunch menu starting May 4 and 5. Look for soup dumplings (yes), Japanese souffle pancakes, Hong Kong waffles and more.
EVENTS: The third annual Cocoa Beach Uncorked featuring food, wine and craft beer goes from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, April 27-28, at Alan Shepard Park. Tickets are $65, or $85 VIP … Wine Barn in Winter Park hosts a paella and wine tasting Tuesday, April 30, from 1-4 p.m. and 6-9 p.m. Cost is $30 ($24 if you don’t want wine). For reservations, email info@thewinebarn.net … Ruth’s Chris’ third “TasteMaker Dinner” May 2-3 will feature a five-course menu paired with wines from the Prisoner Wine Company. Cost is $110 … Chef Josh Oakley of 1921 Mount Dora welcomes Cress Restaurant’s Hari Pulapaka for a five-course meal May 9 highlighting the bounty of Florida. Some of the dishes to expect: root vegetable vichyssoise, herb-crusted snapper and sausage-stuffed quail. Cost is $155.
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This article appears in Apr 24-30, 2019.
