Tuesday, April 22, 2025

East Orlando

25 of the Best Restaurants in East Orlando ( UCF / Waterford Lakes / Avalon Park Area )

Here are our favorite restaurants on the east side of Orlando near UCF / Waterford Lakes / Avalon Park! How many have you been...

Inside Look: New Menus and Specials at Marketplace at Avalon Park – Fall 2023

Did you know about this epic Food Hall in East Orlando? The Marketplace at Avalon Park is an innovative food hall, general store, and event...

First Look: New Menu, New Chef at Aurora At the Celeste Hotel – East Orlando / UCF Area

Did you know there is a new menu and new chef at Aurora at The Celeste Hotel in East Orlando? Located at 4105 N Alafaya...

Tiffany’s Five Favorite Vegan Dishes in Orlando

If you've been following me since I first started writing for Tasty Chomps back in 2013, you've probably noticed that I took a hiatus...

First Look: Paris Banh Mi Café Bakery opens in the Mills 50 District

For Hien & Doan Tran, after many years of pondering about having their own café bakery so that they can bake their fine French...

Inside Look: 2019 Beard in Baldwin benefiting the James Beard Foundation National Scholars Program

We were invited to attend Beard in Baldwin, annual food & wine festival benefiting the James Beard Foundation National Scholars Program to help support...

First Florida Salata Salad Kitchen Caters to Lake Mary

Salata Salad Kitchen, a national fast-casual restaurant, opens its first location in Florida in Lake Mary. Salata offers guests fully customizable, tossed-to-order salads and wraps, soups, organic teas and...

First Look: Ice & Bites – UCF area

Asian, colorful, and sweet.  Oh my gosh, I've found a place that is basically me in restaurant form.  Ice & Bites (located near UCF)...

Don't miss

Michelin Guide Announces Florida 2025 Selections, including two New Orlando Michelin Starred Restaurants

A big congratulations to Orlando's restaurant scene this evening...

Inside Look: Nami at Lake Nona Wave Debuts Chef’s Counter and Nami Nights plus Interview with Chef Jason Beliveau

Nami’s Michelin-Starred Chef Freddy Money (Atlas Buckhead) and Chef Jason Beliveau recently unveiled new...

Tony’s Bakery – Middle Eastern Bakery in Orlando

Tony’s Bakery, located at 2468 N Forsyth Rd, Orlando,...

Portillo’s Chicago Hot Dogs and Italian Beef Now Open in Waterford Lakes / East Orlando

Portillo's has opened a second location at Waterford Lakes...

Interview with Patrick Fore, President of Central Florida Chapter of FRLA

The Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (FRLA), founded in...