Earlier this week, Martha Stewart joined Orlando Firefighters for the Ultimate Chili Cook-off at Macy’s at the Mall at Millenia. Four Orlando Fire Stations competed for the title of “Best Chili in Orlando”. The chili recipes were judged based on taste, consistency, aroma, color and bite. Executive Director of Food and Entertaining at Martha Stewart [...]

A little over a week ago, food bloggers and speakers from around the country gathered for the Food Blog Forum Orlando 2012, hosted at the Walt Disney World Resort. This was my second year to attend this conference. From last year going in and not knowing anyone in the food blogging community, to this year [...]

I recently got to sit down with Ted Allen for an interview about pairing wine with food and his involvements as a brand ambassador for Robert Mondavi Private Selection. Ted is a television personality, accomplished writer, and the host of the Food Network’s show, Chopped. Check out the video as Ted Allen shares some knowledge [...]

When I found out there was going to be a food truck event at the Food Network South Beach Wine & Food Festival this year, I knew I had to go. It was my first time making plans to attend the festival and since I was not able to get down to Miami until the [...]

For the February Foodspotting Eatup, we decided to go off the beaten path of Orlando restaurants and explore the Latin food trucks located on South Orange Blossom Trail. These food trucks have been here for years and are more on the underground scene, outside of the popularity of the Orlando food trucks and mainstream events. [...]

It’s coming, brisket on the beach! The popular Orlando food truck C&S Brisket Bus will be heading down to Miami’s South Beach to serve their sliders and more sandwiches at the closing party for the Food Network South Beach Wine & Food Festival 2012. The festival runs from February 23-26 and C&S Brisket Bus will [...]

Located at The Grand Bohemian Hotel in downtown Orlando, The Boheme Restaurant is featuring a special Valentine’s Menu for this upcoming Valentine’s Day. The “Art of Valentine’s” Menu has an array of culinary creations just for your special date night out.

Droolius can cook! Yes I really can, and I’ve decided to recreate a restaurant inspired dish once a month and post up the recipe and photos. So for this month’s recipe I’ve recreated Canadian Cheddar Cheese Soup, my favorite dish to eat at the Epcot Food & Wine Festival.   (click image to enlarge) Every [...]

Around East Orlando there are various Latin cuisine restaurants. Rincon Cubano Cafeteria is a Cuban restaurant that is found beside Full Sail University on Forsyth Road. I’ve passed this location many times without even stopping by, but it is a breakfast and lunch destination worth trying. I stopped in for lunch with a few friends [...]

Barbecue restaurants in Central Florida vary in different styles and techniques. Some have Southern roots while other restaurants stem from Texas BBQ traditions. Uncle Kenny’s BBQ is based on a Midwestern style BBQ and the business was started by two college friends from Missouri (Kansas City, MS being the world’s barbecue capital). Fast forward years [...]

This past January 15th, 2012 Foodspotters and friends gathered in Orlando for the monthly Eatup at Delish NY Bakery. This was a special Eatup event to celebrate Foodspotting’s 2nd birthday and we celebrated it on the official World Foodspotting Day. The staff at Delish really out did themselves by providing us an array of sweet [...]

A few months ago I was searching around for a French bakery or pastry shop around the Orlando area who sold macarons. A search on Google pointed to a dessert shop in Sarasota, FL called Le Macaron in Saint Armands Circle. I’m familiar with that area, but I just found it strange how there are [...]