Ahead of an initial vote by the Orlando City Council Monday, on whether to extend by one hour bar hours downtown Orlando and to remove patrons under 21 years old after 10:00 p.m., the Florida Civil Rights Association said, the city "is treading on dangerous grounds with its proposed under 21 ban on bars and nightclubs" in the downtown CRA district.
An employee at a Golden Corral restaurant in Port Orange blew the lid off of possible unsafe food handling practices leading the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation to launch an investigation.
With its ongoing focus on health and wellness, the Orlando Magic have partnered with Fresh for Florida Kids for a Summer Cooking Series showcases nutritious recipes for kids using local fresh fruits and vegetables.
A "Western-style" diet - fried and sweet food, processed and red meat, refined grains, and high-fat dairy products - reduces a person's likelihood of reaching older ages in good health and with higher functionality, according to the findings of a just-released study.
In Florida Library Association Book Fair in Orlando in May, author Enid Clarke Watson introduces a table of delightful Jamaican home-cooked cuisines featuring Jamaica's favorite recipes.
For so long people around the world only think of Florida as the home of Disney World. But the state has so much more to offer and author Valerie Hart shows in her cookbook “The Bounty of Central Florida” so many tasty recipes that anyone can enjoy anytime.
Today, members of the media, sponsors and other guests got a peek into the many offerings at the formal opening of the 2013 ZORA! Festival which gets underway tomorrow, Saturday, January 26th.
Celebrity Chef Marvin Woods, who hosted “Home Plate” for four seasons on Turner South and appeared on NBC’s “Today Show” and TVOne’s “My Momma Throws Down,” will perform “Fabulous Foods Demonstrations” at ZORA! Festival 2013.
This year is shaping up to be huge for Orlando as, 2013 offers visitors more reasons to visit the country's most popular travel destination as unprecedented expansions and technological advancements come to fruition.
Gaballi, a Florida-based company, just initiated the sale of the largest greenhouse farm in Florida. In order to control the rising cost of food, Gaballi is planning to plant an assortment of healthy fruits and vegetables on the greenhouse property in Groveland, Florida, which was recently purchased by OrganicaWorld.
Consumers, particularly those who like a good steak, should get ready to pay more for it. Food prices are set to continue their upward climb in view of the drought conditions spreading across the Midwest.
Darden Restaurants, headquartered in Orlando, has plans to build the world's largest commercial lobster farm in Maylasia, the Orlando Sentinel reports.
All American Café is not new to the neighborhood. For eight years it was located at the corner of Kaley and South Ferncreek just across from Kaley School.
Before the New York Giants and New England Patriots take the field in Super Bowl XLVI on February 5, Americans will get to choose a far more important winner in the battle of the wieners.
Liberty Middle School, one of many schools nationwide participating in the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) “Recipes for Healthy Kids” competition, has been named a runner-up.
Sweet, succulent and with a caramel-like flavor, Medjool dates were once reserved for royalty. But now, you can delight in these luscious fruits any time, giving your holiday and everyday occasions the royal treatment.
The Bengel’s Burgers Five Guys Burgers & Fries franchise recently opened its 17th Central Florida location. The new restaurant is located in Merritt Island (in Brevard County) at 500 East Merritt Island Causeway
I had high expectations for Amalfi Italian Restaurant & Pizza because I had been to the location they had over in the Publix shopping center at Chicasaw and Lake Underhill a number of years ago.
The Conway area of Central Florida has lots of family owned places that many do not know too much about. Daybreak Diner is very high on the list of places to go for great home-style cooking.
