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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