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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.

“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.

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!