‘Good Eats’ Articles
Written by Carol Cain on 31 August 2010
One of the areas that I was most excited to visit during our tour of the Orlando culinary scene was Orlando’s Vimi district. The name ViMi comes from the two main streets, Virginia and Mills, that intersect there. Located in the northeast of downtown Orlando, the district has changed over the years, with many fighting
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Written by Carol Cain on 30 August 2010
I have to thank my Wisconsin-born and raised husband for teaching me about the criteria for a good steak. After a lifetime of eating meat and not really caring either way, he introduced me to the concept of medium-rare, the Ribeye and all sorts of grilling techniques. Over the years these things have really helped
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Written by Carol Cain on 28 August 2010
My tour of Orlando’s culinary scene has begun. As a kick-off to Magical Dining month in September, I have joined a group of my foodie friends to experience all the wonderful tastes and smells of good food.
Rarely do we as travelers in search of good food experiences think of destinations such as Orlando, the theme
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Written by Carol Cain on 24 August 2010
While taking in NYC at night during our recent Hotel Elysee stay, we decided to pop in at Pop Burger for a quick bite. The place at 7:30pm on a Friday night was completely empty downstairs (street level). This is because the places that are really “happening” are the second level (with happy hour from
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Written by Carol Cain on 17 August 2010
Not too long ago I had the chance to visit Orlando. As a matter of fact, I’ve been to Orlando, FL more times this year then I have in a long time.
I had the opportunity to taste some amazing dishes served at many Disney parks. I also had the opportunity to savor the culinary masterpieces
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Written by Carol Cain on 26 July 2010
Ah, New Orleans. I still remember the excitement with which I visited and New Orleans didn’t disappoint. In fact, it exceeded expectations. One of the things we enjoyed the most was the food. Oh the glorious food.
I had a list of things to taste and hit the ground running once we got out of the
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Written by Carol Cain on 19 July 2010
Aside from all the hanging around and napping we did in our recent trip to Austin, TX we did a lot of eating. A lot. So much eating in fact, that it pretty much set us straight for the rest of the trip…well, almost.
But good food is definitely one of those things Austin has going
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Written by Carol Cain on 14 July 2010
We’ve been on the road for almost a week and a half now and I have barely touched on the amount of awesome food that we have had since we set off on this amazing Summer adventure.
After our wonderful experience with the discovery of The Cupcake Collection, we moved on to Memphis, TN. Before we
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Written by Carol Cain on 12 July 2010
During our visit to Nashville, TN our friend Carrie let us know about a wonderful cupcake shop that had opened up in the area of Germantown a few years ago worth checking out. We went to The Cupcake Collection and had a chance to connect with the owner Mignon Francois, a New Orleans transplant who
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Written by Carol Cain on 02 July 2010
If you’ve read me enough you know I don’t have much of a sweet tooth. But I do have my exceptions. Jacques Torres Chocolates is one of them. I recently joined a group of my favorite food bloggers to celebrate Mr. Torres at his Chocolate Haven at 350 Hudson St.
To meet Mr. Torres is to
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