EAT LOCAL WEEK: NOVEMER 9-17, 2012 Presented by Slow Food Orlando
The 3rd Annual Eat Local Week—a weeklong celebration of local food, community and culture in Central Florida—takes place November 9 – 17, 2012.
Over a dozen FREE activities are scheduled throughout the week so that people all over Central Florida can EAT LOCAL, DRINK LOCAL, SHOP LOCAL, and LEARN LOCAL. In addition, several area restaurants and other establishments will present three-course, prix fixe menus all week long, featuring ingredients from local farms, ranches and fisheries.
Presented by Slow Food Orlando, a local chapter of an international organization that promotes regional and authentic foods, community events throughout the week emphasize the core values of Slow Food: that food should be “Good, Clean and Fair.”
By attending a free event or ordering the Eat Local Week menu at one of the participating restaurants, community members can enjoy the taste of fresh, seasonal food and support the growing local-food movement.
Participating Restaurants with Prix-Fixe Menus ($15-45)
Infusion Tea (1600 Edgewater Dr, Orlando)
The Rusty Spoon (55 West Church St, Orlando)
al Fresco (146 West Plant St, Winter Garden)
fresh. (535 West New England Ave, Winter Park)
McCoy’s Bar & Grill at the Hyatt Regency OIA (9300 Airport Blvd, Orlando)
Hawk’s Landing Steak House at the Orlando World Center Marriott Resort (8701 World Center Dr, Orlando) 
Paxia (2611 Edgewater Dr, Orlando)
Merritt’s Table (170 North Grove St, Merritt Island)
The Wave … of American Flavors at Disney’s Contemporary Resort (4600 World Dr, Lake Buena Vista) 
Wild Ocean Seafood Market (at Audubon Park Community Market and Brevard Farmers Market)
Dandelion Communitea Café (618 North Thornton Ave, Orlando)
Big Wheel Mobile Food Truck (at Audubon Park Community Market)
EVENT TIMELINE (all events have FREE admission unless otherwise noted)
Friday, November 9 5-7pm:
DRINK LOCAL at Kick-off Happy Hour at Redlight Redlight Beer Parlour, 2810 Corrine Dr, Orlando. Flights of local beer will be available at a special price, and Cigar City Brewing Company will have a representative on hand to talk about one of Florida’s most award-winning breweries!
Saturday, November 10
9am-3pm:SHOP LOCAL at the Lake Meadow Naturals Farm Store, 10000 Mark Adam Rd, Ocoee.
noon-2pm: Visit the Slow Food Table at the Sanford Farmer’s Market, 200 East 1st Street, Sanford to LEARN LOCAL and sign up for free home delivery of Edible Orlando magazine.
Sunday, November 11
noon-4pm:SHOP LOCAL at Heart of Christmas Farms farm store, 21310 Fort Christmas Rd, Christmas.
noon-4pm: LEARN LOCAL at Spacecoast Farm Tours: Tomazin Farms, 191 South Cucumber Lane, Samsula; Green Flamingo Farm, 398 North Putnam Grove Road, Oak Hill; Wild Ocean Seafood Market, 710 Scallop Dr, Cape Canaveral
4-8pm: EAT LOCAL at a Farm Dinner at Green Flamingo Farm. Enjoy a meal prepared by Chef Chris from Merritt’s Table, featuring fresh ingredients from Green Flamingo Farm, Wild Ocean Seafood Market, Log Cabin Groves, Tomazin Farms, Winter Park Dairy and Lake Meadow Naturals. $45 per person, $60 with wine pairings. Purchase tickets at www.eatlocalweek.com.
Monday, November 12
6-10pm: SHOP LOCAL and Meet the Producers at Audubon Park Community Market, 1842 East Winter Park Rd, Orlando. Slow Food Orlando will be on hand with tips for seasonal produce; local food for purchase from Big Wheel Provisions; free live music under the stars.
Monday, November 12-Saturday, November 17
6pm: DRINK LOCAL and enjoy a Tour of Orlando Brewing, Florida’s only Certified Organic brewery. Large selection of locally-produced beers on tap available for purchase.
Tuesday, November 13
4-8pm: SHOP LOCAL at the Kissimmee Valley Farmers Market, 201 East Dakin Ave, Kissimmee.
Wednesday, November 14
6-7pm: Edible Orlando publisher Kendra Lott will give a LEARN LOCAL lecture on “How to Eat Local on a Budget” at Orange County Public Library. Food samples provided.
Thursday, November 15
3-7pm: SHOP LOCAL at Brevard Farmers Market, Wickham Park Pavilion, Melbourne.
Saturday, November 17
10am-4pm: EAT, DRINK, SHOP & LEARN LOCAL at the Winter Park Harvest Festival at Central Park’s West Meadow, 150 North New York Ave, Winter Park. A full day of food, lectures, demos, live music and a producer-only farm market with vendors from throughout Florida.
For complete listings, prix-fixe menus, and to purchase Farm Dinner tickets, visit
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