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Feast of the Seven Fishes

Dec 152017

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One of the old world’s tastiest holiday traditions will receive a “Florida-style” twist with the debut of a limited-time-only “Feast of the Seven Fishes” menu at Reel Fish Coastal Kitchen + Bar. Reel Fish will offer a version of the menu from Dec. 24 – Jan. 6, including a seven-course seafood and wine Christmas Eve extravaganza to kickoff the celebration.

The Dec. 24 “Feast of the Seven Fishes” dinner will begin at 6:30 p.m. and is limited to the first 25 guests. The seven-course seafood and wine pairing menu features wines by Chateau Ste. Michelle and includes:

Reception
Red Grouper Ceviche, Bahamian Conch Fritters, Smoked Rainbow Trout Fish Dip
Col De Salici Extra Dry Prosecco

Family Style Sharing Platters
Mayport Shrimp on Grit Cake with Seafood Gumbo Sauce
Nueske’s Applewood Smoke Bacon-Wrapped Scallop with Butter Beans
Stags Leap Wine Cellars Aveta Sauvignon Blanc

Whole Fried Hog Snapper and Black Sea Bass with Smothered Tomatoes & Okra
Patz & Hall Pinot Noir, Sonoma Coast

Individual Plates
PLobster Ravioli with Seafood Bolognese Sauce
Stags Leap Wine Cellars Hands of Time Red
Intermezzo
Gulf Oysters Shooters featuring Tito’s Vodka

Dessert
Mike’s Famous Carrot Cake & Red Velvet Layer Cake
Prunotto Moscato D’ Asti

Tickets are $69 per person (plus tax + gratuity) and can be reserved by calling 407-543-3474. In the spirit of holiday giving, Reel Fish Coastal Kitchen + Bar will donate ten percent of the dinner’s proceeds to the Coastal Conservation Association.

Reel Fish Coastal Kitchen + Bar will be closed on Christmas Day, but will resume the celebration on Tuesday, Dec. 26 with a “Feast of the Seven Fishes” Prix Fixe Dinner for Two menu that will be available through Saturday, Jan. 6. The menu is $39 for two people plus an optional wine pairing for $19 per person. The menu includes:

Choice of Starter
Oysters Rockefeller
Fried Calamari Providence Style
Sautéed PEI Mussels

Mains (select two, plus two sides)
Chef’s Fresh Catch of the Day,
Fish Camp Classic with choice of golden fried shrimp, scallops, oysters or Atlantic cod
Pecan-Crusted Rainbow Trout
Linguini with White Clam Sauce

Choice of Dessert
Key Lime Pie
Chocolate Black Cherry Bread Pudding

Optional Wine Pairing
Select any three wines for our “By the Glass” list for $19

We’re giving away a $50 gift card on Instagram. Hope over to our page next week for all the details @SporkOrlando.

Truffles, Truffles, Truffles

Dec 152017

Last month at the Four Seasons Executive Chef Fabrizio Schenardi, who hails from Turin, Italy, welcomed Italian guest chefs in partnership with the Region of Piedmont in Italy. At the resort Ravello hosted two incredible dining experiences highlighting Italian cuisine. We were lucky enough to attend one of the dinners featuring course after course of truffles.

This five-course feast (with Italian wine pairings, of course) featured the exclusive white Alba truffle from Italy in every single dish. We enjoyed a range of flavors from risotto with Piedmont cheese, coffee powder and white truffle to pan seared branzino with potato, oyster water and white truffle….plus so much more. With ingredients (and chefs) from Italy the dinner was almost like taking a vacation to the country itself. Here’s a look back at some of the incredible courses we tasted!

If you missed this event, here’s a few special holiday celebrations at Four Seasons this year….and next.

Holiday Dining

Christmas Day: Capa is offering an a la carte menu plus a 40 oz. Painted Hills cowboy steak special for $140. Seatings are available from 6:00 to 10:00 pm. Ravello is offering a buffet brunch for $105 per adult and $35 per child. Seatings are available from 11:00 am to 7:00 pm.

New Year’s Eve: Capa is offering a dinner with two seating options: a three-course prix-fixe seating between 5:00 and 7:00 pm, available for $155 per adult; or a second seating, a five-course prix-fixe menu, between 8:00 and 11:00 pm, at $295 per adult. Kids a la carte menus will be available all evening. Both Capa seatings include access to the New Year’s Eve “After Party” in the Grand Ballroom, which will feature a DJ, dance floor, balloon drop and more. Ravello is offering a New Year’s Eve Buffet from 5:00 to 11:00 pm, for $125 per person and $45 per child.

New Year’s Eve Celebration: Admission to the New Year’s Eve Party is available exclusively for Resort guests and New Year’s Eve restaurant patrons ages 16 and older. Kids For All Seasons will host a special party on New Year’s Eve for children ages 4-12 for $95 per child and includes a children’s dinner buffet (Resort guests only).

Cheers!

Huey Magoo’s Giveaway & Benefit

Dec 102017

“Tis the season for giving and giveaways! First up in our series of giveaways is a Huey Magoo’s gift card. Founded in 2004 by Matt Armstrong and Thad Hudgens, two southern boys with a passion for quality chicken and a penchant for serving others. Voted “Best Fried Chicken” and “Best of the Best Chicken Tenders”, Huey Magoo’s is rapidly expanding throughout Central Florida and beyond with multiple locations already in Orlando. They pride themselves on providing great tasting chicken tenders in a clean, friendly environment, while showing their love for people. Huey Magoo’s delivers fresh, cooked-to-order chicken tenders, and they do it to perfection.

We visited for the first time last week and my only regret is not visiting sooner! Their tenders are so darn tasty which is why we’re thrilled to partner with them for a $25 gift card giveaway. It’s easy to enter, just follow us on Instagram (@SporkOrlando) and tag a friend that you’d bring along. The winner will be notified later this week and we’d encourage you to visit them this Saturday for their “A Very Magoo’s Christmas” benefiting Christmas Dreams. See below for more details and make plans to try the best tenders in town.

A Very Magoo’s Christmas

Huey Magoo’s is hosing “A Very Magoo’s Christmas” this Saturday, December 16. Guests will be gifted with a free meal card, with store purchase, and 15% of proceeds from each store will benefit a Florida based organization, Christmas Dreams.
Takes place at all Huey Magoo’s restaurants. For a list of locations, visit www.hueymagoos.com.
Benefiting Christmas Dreams, a Florida-based charitable organization committed to creating memorable, fun experiences and igniting hope for children battling life-threatening illnesses. Whether through a visit from Santa in the Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICU), or their fun-filled “Christmas is Coming” semi-trailer boasting interactive holiday experiences, Christmas Dreams brings the hope and fun of Christmas anywhere, 365 days a year. For more information, visit www.ChristmasDreams.org.

Yappy Hour at K Restaurant

Dec 082017

This Monday, Dec. 11, K Restaurant will launch their first, monthly, Yappy Hour. To inaugurate this series of tail-wagging fun they have partnered with Woof Orlando. From 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Orlando locals are invited to bring their furry four-legged friends out and enjoy free dog treats made from local breweries, and enter-to-win two raffles with prizes including a free grooming.

“Doggie chaperones,” can expect drink specials and tongue-in-cheek Yappy Hour dishes from Chef Ryan McLaughlin, which include:

Truffled “pupcorn”
Milk Bones (veal bone marrow) with accompaniments
“Pawsta” – traditional or fried ravioli
Crispy Pig Ears

K Restaurant is located at 1710 Edgewater Drive in College Park. See you there, we can’t wait to bring our furry friends!

Luxe Celebrations at Highball & Harvest

Dec 052017

Fa la la…the celebration season is here! Four ways to celebrate at Highball & Harvest now and next year. Cheers to you 2018.

CHRISTMAS DAY CELEBRATION

Enjoy southern inspired farm-to-fork dishes prepared by Chef Scott Pizzo and a plentiful raw bar as well as live entertainment on Monday, December 25 from 12-9 p.m. Reservations are required with seating for $115 per adult and $45 for children 12 & under.

NEW YEAR’S EVE DINNER

Sip hand-crafted champagne cocktails and enjoy a five-course tasting with live entertainment as you bid 2017 goodbye on Sunday, December 31 at 5:30 p.m. Reservations are required with seating as $135 per adult and $45 for children 12 & under.

AFTER PARTY

Ring in the new year with hand crafted cocktails, late night small bites and a DJ playing tunes beginning at 10 p.m. on Sunday, December 31! This New Year’s celebration is a 21 or older event, valid ID required.

RECOVERY BRUNCH

A spectacular recovery brunch featuring chef-attended omelet, traditional southern picks, unlimited Champagne and Mimosas as well as an a la carte Bloody Mary Bar on Monday, January 1, 12 – 2 p.m. Seating is $58 per adult and $20 Children 12 & under.

For reservations call 407-393-4648!

Photo Credit: Highball & Harvest

Bogo Beer at Raglan Road

Dec 052017

National Lager Day is Dec. 10, and Raglan Road at Disney Springs has reason to celebrate some of its most popular brews. The Irish-run pub, which recently raised a glass to its 12^th birthday, serves Guinness Blonde Lager, Harp Irish Lager, and its new locally brewed “Blagger” Organic Blonde Lager.

The “Blagger,” created by Orlando Brewing for the pub’s annual Great Irish Hooley, is a signature lager made with organic malts, organic Hallertau hops and organic yeast and will be featured Dec. 10 in a buy-one-get-one offer. Yep, bogo beer!

Pair with the Boaring Burger — grilled wild boar burger, Cashel blue cheese, crispy onion strings, arugula, port and pear chutney with herb aioli served on a floury potato bun.

Visit www.raglanroad.com for more info, reservations and menus.

Photo Credit: Christina Thomas of GO Epicurista

Epcot’s Joyous Celebration (Cookies Included)

Dec 042017

You can always count on Disney for merriment, magic and cookies. This season you’ll find all three in abundance at Epcot during their International Festival of the Holidays now-Dec. 30. You’ll be greeted by wondrous sights, sounds and flavors of the season from around the globe.

Longstanding traditions such as the Candlelight Processional return, along with new reasons to celebrate with Holiday Kitchens and an epic Cookie Nook. The number of kitchens doubles in size this year to a total of 15, each bringing international flavors to life.

An instant success (and our favorite addition) is the Cookie Nook. In their first week they sold an astonishing 10,000 cookies! Sweet treats include snowflake sugar cookies with GLITTER, the softest chocolate peppermint cookies and Christmas tree shaped treats. I’d like to consider myself a cookie snob, and each of these passed the test. Over at the Canada pavilion try the Seared Salmon with Crown Royal Whisky Glaze, which is basically salmon served over a bed of maple syrup (!!)

Take a break from your shopping list and step into an afternoon full of cookies, gargantuan Christmas trees and international fare.

Merry Christmas!

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