I was there as an invited member of the media. The 20th Epcot International Food & Wine Festival officially kicked off Saturday. The above video is from a previous festival a couple of years ago, but most of the information is still the same. The 20th Epcot International Food & Wine Festival is Officially Underway. Richie said the opening is on track for the middle of the month. As with Cityfish, there will be ample patio seating, but expect to see the side deck opened up more. The space is in the final stages of a total remodeling that included moving the restaurant’s bar from the side wall and into the center of the room. There will also be wok-charred edamame, ramen, kimchi and a selection of vegetarian offerings. (If you want an idea of what that one will taste like, visit Soco and order the Slow-roasted Barbecue-glazed Pork Belly Biscuits.) There will also be a bao that features Richie’s KFC - Korean Fried Chicken - that is also a popular Soco item.īeyond the bao, the menu will offer Asian inspired salads and a whole fish of the day prepared with ginger, scallions and a soy based sauce. There will be a variety of bao, including a roasted pork belly with Asian barbecue sauce. There will also be lower price points to encourage guests to dine more often. “It’s going to be fun, very accessible, very casual,” he said of the new restaurant. The menu will draw on Richie’s background of cooking in Asian and Polynesian kitchens, including Roy’s (the original in Hawaii as well as the Roy’s on Restaurant Row, which he opened) and Emeril’s Tchoup Chop at the Royal Pacific hotel at Universal Orlando. “The other one that I always wanted to do is Baoery.” He’s calling it an Asian Gastropub, “The kind of food I like to cook.” “Soco was the first restaurant concept that I wanted to do,” said Richie. TPRG partner and executive chef Greg Richie will also oversee the new restaurant. Baoery, a play on bao, the the light but doughy bun found on various Asian menus and dim sum carts.īaoery is the latest project from Thornton Park Restaurant Group, which opened nearby Soco last year and also owned Cityfish. No, not Bowery, like the neighborhood in south Manhattan, though it’s pronounced the same. For more information, visit name of the restaurant that will occupy the former Cityfish space in downtown Orlando’s Thornton Park district is Baoery. This extraordinary, life-changing experience is Give Kids The World’s gift, made possible only through the generosity of dedicated corporations and countless individuals. Since 1986, the Village has welcomed more than 140,000 families from all 50 states and more than 75 countries. Here, children and their families are treated to weeklong, cost-free fantasy vacations, complete with accommodations in the Village’s whimsical villas, transportation, donated attraction tickets, meals, and much more.Īt the Village, these precious children learn that dreams really do come true, as they and their families are immersed in joy, hope, and non-stop fun for a few unforgettably happy days. Give Kids The World Village is a 79-acre, nonprofit “storybook” Village located near Central Florida’s most beloved attractions. That is what fills the air at Give Kids The World Village-a wish-fulfilling, fanciful, carefree retreat for children with life-threatening illnesses, and their families. The most magical sound in the world is that of a child’s laughter. Wild Card- Joel Padilla with Platinum Chef Professional 3rd- Jill Holland with Second Harvest Catering for Good Professional 2nd- Leslie Sickler with Cabot Creamery Cooperative Professional 1st- Richard West with Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Restaurant 2nd- Outpost Neighborhood Kitchen Restaurant 1st- Four Seasons Resort Orlando at Walt Disney World Resort
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Our personal favorites were: Four Seasons, Hard Rock, Second Harvest, and Paramount Fine Foods Chicken Shwarama Mac n Cheese.ĭrum Roll Please….announcing the Winners: And man we did love and savor each delectable bite!! Here’s a video snippet of the fabulous time we had. In addition to the mac-n-cheese battle, Saturday’s competition included live entertainment, cooking demonstrations, a Kids’ Zone, interactive games provided by Orlando City Soccer Club and unlimited samples of the best mac-n-cheese on the planet. This delicious event featured talented chefs and caterers from around Orlando, each looking to whip up the best mac-n-cheese dish in Central Florida. Cheesier (and much tastier) than a lime-green leisure suit, the O-Town MacDown is a macaroni-and-cheese cooking contest and fundraiser for Give Kids The World Village, a 79-acre resort for children with life-threatening illnesses. Nearly 2,000 people attended the second annual O-Town MacDown this past weekend at Osceola Heritage Park. Who doesn’t love Cheese? It’s almost too Gouda to be true.