An Afternoon With Chef Andres, the brunch event of the summer, goes from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, July 31, at Norman’s Orlando. Chef Andres Montoya will prepare pork belly French toast, steak and egg arepas, ceviche and various tapas items. A roasted pig carving station will be a draw, as will dessert stations. Plus: bottomless Veuve Clicquot mimosas, wine and cigars. Cost is $150, or $250 per couple.
OPENINGS
Domu, a mysterious new concept (though something tells us it’ll be Japanese-inspired) will open in the former Txokos space at East End Market this fall … Circo Orlando, from the same folks behind famed NYC resto Le Cirque, will open in the spring of 2017 on I-Drive. The 10,000-square-foot restaurant will tower 120 feet above the thoroughfare and have a retractable glass roof … James and Julie Petrakis (Ravenous Pig, Cask & Larder) and Brian Petrakis (Greens & Grille) will open the Polite Pig at Disney Springs next year … Deadly Sins Brewing has opened on Jackson Avenue in Winter Park … Look for Casa Barcelona to move into old California Burrito Express building on East Colonial Drive. The restaurant will serve wine and tapas … DaVi Vietnamese Cuisine on East Colonial Drive near Hampton Avenue is now DaVi Cajun Seafood … Chuan Lu Garden will open Chuan Lu Express, a second location near UCF.
CLOSINGS
Tartini Pizzeria & Spaghetteria in Belle Isle has closed.
NEWS/EVENTS
The Adult Literacy League hosts the authors of the Jewel Box romance series as part of their Chocolate, Wine & Romance event at Lucky’s Market on East Colonial Drive at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, July 21. The event is free … Christner’s Cutting Board Dinner Series continues Friday, July 22, with a wine dinner featuring Cakebread Cellars. Cost is $150 … Also on July 22, the Hard Rock Hotel hosts Wine Riffs, featuring a five-course dinner with pairings from Banfi Wines. Cost is $125 … Starting July 27, ABC Fine Wine & Spirits and Shipt will allow you to get beer, booze and wine delivered to your front door. Go to shipt.com/orlando for more.
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This article appears in Jul 20-26, 2016.
