Wa Sushi is a fantastic new Japanese restaurant located on the Casselberry/Winter Springs line. Freshness is the speciality of the house and, on a recent trip, so was bluefin tuna! Dishes at Wa are presented with gourmet flair but priced for the budget conscious. Just two months old, Wa has already become a staple lunch…
I recently stopped in for a lunch meeting at HotDog Heaven and was reminded why I love the place so much. There is something about simplicity that I find almost magical. When you really understand something, you can break it down to its essential elements, simplifying whatever it is that your understanding centers around. Sometimes,…
For many years I worked in an office on University Blvd. in Winter Park, over time we developed a lunch routine that allowed us to eat well. However, it wasn’t until one summer in the early 2000s that we discovered perfect way to top off our lunches, with a trip to Jeremiah’s Italian Ice. It…
There are a few questions that I dread. “Where do you want to go eat?” is probably at the top of the list. The others I cannot share in polite company. How many times do we answer this question in our lifetime? And in Orlando, a town that boasts more variety than one might think,…
It has been years since the FIFA World Cup has generated so much buzz in the United States. The tournament gameplay has been superb and contains plenty of drama in each match. Players are displaying the “leave it all on the field” mentality, and the teams continue playing with a sense of urgency that soccer…
Credo Coffee At first glance, Downtown Credo would appear to be your typical indie coffeehouse. It’s got a funky interior, flyers in the corner, and you can count on at least one white person with patchouli-drenched dreadlocks will be hovering about. It’s chill with that artsy feel you know you crave. For me, just…
I’m not exaggerating as I write this by stating this is the third time I’ve attempted reviewing Sweet!. It’s not because I dread writing reviews, or because I had better things to do. It’s because Sweet! is busy every hour of every day – to the point of insanity! Depending on your threshold for excited,…
If you haven’t figured it by now, I possess a weakness for authentic Cuban cuisine – probably because I can’t cook it to save my life! So of course I had to visit the new Cuban diner Zaza. For any Cuban diner aficionados out there near the Orlando area, the name Zaza may seem familiar…
If you live in Florida and haven’t had a chance to check out Miami, I highly suggest it. It’s the closest thing to leaving the country without actually crossing the border. Its mix of Cuban, Latino, and Hispanic cultures make it far more interesting than roughly 80% of the country, which pretty much resembles Semoran…
My cellphone rang the other day and it was lunchtime, it must be Dave I thought. Sure enough, Dave was calling to invite me out for a lunch meeting, we would discuss business over a hot meal and today I was in luck, Dave was treating to pizza, and not just any pizza, Broadway pizza. …
