Restaurant News

The rapidly expanding BBQ and Smokehouse Restaurant 4 Rivers, reports that it will formally open its most recent location in Kissimmee tomorrow, August 10th 2016. ( Check with 4 Rivers for exact timings). From humble beginnings they have grown to over a dozen locations, but they never forget it all started in a garage on Fairbanks. The rest as they say …

I am eagerly awaiting the opening of the newest addition to the Vancouver based, family owned chain Earls Kitchen & Bar, at their new Mall at Millenia location once occupied by Blue Martini. The opening is billed as sometime in “Summer 2016” but works have continued here for some time, so hoping for an early conclusion. Earls was an early …

Source: At US$1.85, is Chan Hon Meng’s soy-sauce chicken the cheapest Michelin-starred meal in the world? | South China Morning Post

After an extensive refurbishment and a name change from  Flying Fish Cafe to “Flying Fish”, the Disney Boardwalk Restaurant will reopen for dining August 3rd 2016 (check with Disney for exact times). The Flying Fish will continue to support sustainable fish as the star of their new menu, with Chef Tim Majoras taking the lead in the kitchen. Next door in …

A former Nando’s director is to open a new charcoal kebab restaurant in London, with plans to expand nationwide. Source: Former Nando’s director to launch ‘posh’ kebab restaurant Great Idea for the USA market ?

  Preview Week Begins August 29thCelebrate Orlando’s amazing culinary scene during Visit Orlando’s Magical Dining Month. Beginning August 29 during a special preview week, and continuing through October 2, select Orlando restaurants will offer prix fixe dinners for just $33. Indulge in imaginative appetizers, entrees and desserts sure to leave you spellbound.One dollar from each meal will be donated to …

The owners of RusTeak have quietly opened a new restaurant in Thornton Park called the Stubborn Mule. Source: RusTeak owners bring new eatery downtown – Orlando Sentinel

The steamboat at Disney Springs, formerly known as Fulton’s Crab House, gets a bow-to-stern transformation and offers a whole new seafood-centric dining experience, opening in Fall 2016 for lunch, dinner and Sunday brunch. Source: Paddlefish Opens in Fall 2016 at Disney Springs | Disney Parks Blog

  The steampunk-inspired Toothsome Chocolate Factory will open at Universal CityWalk this year. The new restaurant will open where NBA City used to be. The new menu will have steak, seafood and pasta entrees, gourmet burgers, sandwiches, salads and all-day brunch, which emphasized the restaurant’s sweets and desserts. Source: Pictures: Toothsome Chocolate Factory at Universal CityWalk – Orlando Sentinel

A group is redeveloping a dilapidated shopping center west of Winter Park and hoping to spur more retail on the Lee Road corridor. Source: New Wal-Mart grocery pushing Lee Road development west – Orlando Sentinel