AVA Mediterraegean

AVA Mediterraegean has been open for a little while in Winter Park in the former Luma space on Park Ave. The decor and atmosphere are beautiful.

It's a creative restaurant with a nice mixture of Mediterranean dishes.

Seared Branzino Crudo - Tomato, fresno, basil

Beet Salad - Blood orange, fig balsamic, scallion, feta, lemon caviar, espelette. This dish had these amazing little tangy citrus balls it turns out were from finger likes, a ingredient I hadn't encountered before. This dish was sweet and moist, very enjoyable.

Chicken Tagine - Zucchini squash, dried fruits, AVA spices, olives, couscous.

Overall I was very impressed with the dishes and flavors. Staff was very pleasant and helpful.

AVA Mediterraegean

290 S Park Ave, Winter Park, FL 32789

https://www.avamediterraegean.com/

The Pink Party at The Hampton Social

The Pink Party is this coming Saturday 6/18 from noon to 5pm at The Hampton Social. Celebrating Rosé Month.

Enjoy a Garden Oasis Experiential Pop-Up, immersive Rosé Tasting Bars from all over the world & Culinary Delights.

  https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-pink-party-hosted-by-the-hampton-social-orlando-fl-tickets-331280658367?aff=estw&utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-source=tw&utm-term=listing

Orlando added to the MICHELIN Guide

Orlando is finally getting some recognition by Michelin Guide for it's great food scene. 

https://guide.michelin.com/us/en/florida/orlando/restaurants

The Michelin Guide now lists 27 Orlando restaurants and also 4 get 1 Michelin star and 7 get the Bib Gourmand.

Bib Gourmand is defined as: good quality, good value cooking. Learn more about Bib Gourmand at this link: https://guide.michelin.com/us/en/article/features/the-bib-gourmand

The 4 restaurants that get the Michelin star are:

Capa - in the Four Seasons Resort out by Disney

Soseki - Sushi in Winter Park

Knife & Spoon - At the Ritz Carlton

Kadence- Sushi in Orlando

Also the 7 that got the Bib Gourmand are:

Bombay Street Kitchen

Domu

Papa Llama 

Strand

Swine and Sons

The Ravenous Pig  

Z Asian.

Congrats to everyone!