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 [...]
Whether you like to wait until the last minute to buy gifts or just want to add another special touch to your gift giving, this guide will help you in your hunt to find last minute Valentine’s Day treats. Waiting until the day of is not necessarily a bad thing, especially if you are going [...]
I thought I’d switch things up today. Instead of a photo of the day Monday, let’s have a Dish of the Day Monday. Over the weekend I saw an update on Facebook from Oblivion Taproom announcing a Saturday special that was a secret on the menu, Piggy Butter & Jelly: Filipino Pork Belly Mousse with [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Tonight watch The Crooked Spoon Food Truck on the “The Smokin’ South” episode of the Eat St. television show on the Cooking Channel. Filming on one of the hottest days during the summer, see how The Crooked Spoon cooks up some of their special dishes like Grilled Swordfish and Grits, the 420 Burger, and the [...]
Happy New Year! It is said that eating pork in the New Year will bring good luck and history shows that many countries around the world observe this tradition. Although I had my pork feast a few days prior to the new year, its never too early or too late to celebrate. The Ravenous Pig [...]