The South Beach Wine and Food Festival kicked off the 2013 event weekend with Moët Hennessy’s “The Q” hosted by Paula Deen. The evening event featured live entertainment with wine and spirits from the Moët Hennessy portfolio, along with small plates from several Food Network chefs, celebrity chefs, and local Florida chefs. Attendees had a [...]

This past Friday I was really on a bacon kick. It’s not often that I will cook bacon at home for breakfast, then eat a donut topped with bacon, and then finish the day with dinner which includes more bacon. If you follow me on Instagram, you saw my plate featuring bacon, with fried eggs [...]

Today is National Grilled Cheese Day so we will take a nostalgic look at a favorite grilled cheese sandwich. Last year in April 2011, a deep fried grilled cheese sandwich was born in Orlando. It was the best of three worlds: a grilled cheese sandwich, with bbq brisket, and deep fried. The sandwich was called [...]

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 [...]

What do Pastrami, Tom Green, and Owling have to do with each other? Not much really, but this trio was part of a fun filled night at The Plaza Live Theatre last night. I was invited by a friend to watch a live Tom Green stand up show. Not sure what to expect, I went [...]

This post has been in the works for a while. LOTS of photos from TheDailyCity.com Orlando Food Truck Bazaar #2 from May 1st and now fast forward to this Sunday June 12th which is the start of the Food Truck Bazaar Summer Series. Check out all the food photos and food truck info, drool a [...]

The Red Eye BBQ truck has a new location where it is serving on weekends. They will be parked at Howl at the Moon on International Drive serving their barbecue menu to the dinner cowd and late night party goers on evenings. The new location will actually have a server who will be taking orders [...]

Barbecue is one of my favorite foods to try and with the fast growing food truck scene in Orlando, FL I was happy to see there was a BBQ food truck. The concept of BBQ on wheels really made sense to me and I was eager to try it out. I finally made it out [...]

Barbecue is a food that I enjoy to eat and I have learned to appreciate. I’ve eaten my fair share of BBQ around Florida and in other states. Growing up in a rural part of Florida, you are exposed to many types of bar-b-que from backyard grilled BBQ served at homes to smoked BBQ meals [...]

Everyone needs some barbeque in their life. There’s so many different types of BBQ from many different regions around the U.S. with their own distinct techniques and flavors. I just want to taste it all and take some drooling photos in the process. When eating BBQ I like to try pulled pork, brisket, ribs, along [...]