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With all the recent food truck mania, I knew right away I wanted to do my very first blog about one of these creative restaurants on wheels.

As a fanatic of Asian cuisine, I chose Gokudo, a Japanese food truck located at the Winter Park Food Truck Stop. As soon as I got there, I noticed the welcoming setting and relaxing lounge music. The owner, known by friends as Macky, attended Orlando Culinary Academy and food is his life. Chatting with Macky, I learned that to him, making food isn't just making food.

Tags: goduko food truck, food truck, orlando foodie, orlando food truck

Orlando has seen a ton of restaurants emerge recently. With high gas prices and busy work schedules sometimes we just don't have time to relax and enjoy the ambiance of these new restaurants. Thanks to our friends at Doorstep Delivery, you can call or go online and order from over 200 restaurants and have their menu items delivered... to your doorstep. Tags: foodie, restaurants, sponsor, doorstep delivery

Guinness, Jameson, and Green Beer are all well and good but every year I crave a delicious Irish meal. We decided to dig around Orlando  and put together a list of places preparing delicious Irish cuisine around town. We would love your feedback.
Tags: irish food, st.patrick's day 2012

Are you part of the growing "Brewd" of beer drinkers that have been expanding their horizons lately?  Then you are definitely not alone!  Numerous local establishments have opened in the last year that specifically cater to the growing number of craft beer drinkers and their needs.  And to the surprise of beer geeks everywhere, Orlando is currently home of the #3 Rated Beer Bar in the World according to ratebeeer.com. Orlando Beer Guide has put together a list of 6 sweet places to enjoy craft beer here in O-town if drinking good beer is your thing.  Please let us know your favorite if we left it off.  Cheers! (contributed by orlandobeerguide.com ) Tags: frank & steins, oblivion taproom, redlight red light, orlando brewing taproom, orlando brewery

A whole bunch of Orlando craft beer establishments are participating in the festivities of Fat Tuesday tomorrow. In case you don't know, Fat Tuesday is the "last hurrah" for Catholics before Lent begins the next day on Ash Wednesday. Historically, folks would load up their pie holes with the fattiest foods they could find in preparation for the upcoming fasting that would take place during lenten season. Tags: fat tuesday 2012, craft beer orlando

American craft breweries are making some deliciously innovative beers with just about every ingredient imaginable these days.  There are beers made with pecans, hot peppers, coffee, whiskey barrels, sweet potatoes, and even some hemp flavored beers.  Now, Terrapin Beer Company out of Athens Georgia has added a chocolate milk stout to their rotating seasonal lineup and you can find it here in Orlando!

Tags: orlando beer guide, terrapin

If you have a sweet tooth then you should treat it to Raphsodic Bakery.  Even if you don’t have a sweet tooth but like an occasional unique baked or sweet treat option then Raphsodic is also a good choice.  It doesn’t just stop there, Raphsodic has Teas, biscotti, preserves, scones, biscuits and all sorts of other baked goods all made right on the spot.

Tags: orlando, winter park, mills ave, gluten free, vegan, bakery, raphsodic

Located in the popular Downtown movie theater plaza (on the corner of Orange Ave and Church Street), Bento Café has been a staple dining destination since Feb 2008. “Bento” is very popular for lunch during the week and as a pre – hit the town destination on Friday and Saturday Night. We met with the manager, Tammy Laney, who has been at this Bento location since (almost) Day 1. She is awesome and is full of smiles even during a hectic lunch rush. Tags: bento sushi

I didn't know what to expect when I signed up to check out White Wolf Cafe. It's on a part of town I rarely (if ever) frequent and from the outside it reminded me of one those sweet restaurants on Food Network. I was armed with a $20.00 gift card I picked up for $10.00 on Drinkbin.com and after checking out the website  a buddy and I decided to nurse our heads after our Saturday festivities. What we got was some of the best ----- breakfast I have had in Orlando.
Tags: white wolf cafe, brunch, college park, food&drink orlando

Frank & Steins seemed like a pretty obvious name to me. Franks are a delicious meaty (ususally boring) treat and Steins are large drinking vessels. When rumor started to buzz around Orlando about this place, needless to say, my interest was peaked.
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Pine 22 is a gourmet burger restaurant located Downtown (Orlando) on Pine St ( close to the orange ave intersection). This review came from necessity. I have never eaten a turkey burger this good.So good I came back... and  back again. The variety of toppings, buns, burger meats, and sides are just enough to let you have a new burger experience each time you come or provide that perfect combination you may never change. They boast " we have over 322,000 ways to make your burger" on their Facebook page and that is just insane. Tags: review, restaurant, downtown, orlando, pine 22, burgers, check it out, chris biggins