News from the Flog      Sponsored Post Carmel Cafe & Wine Bar Introduces Fall Menu. Featured at Supper Club Tuesday   I stopped by Carmel Cafe the other evening for a peek at some of the new fall menu items, and, not incidentally, a preview of what the Supper Club menu will offer on Tuesday.…

News from the Flog     Supper Club at Carmel Cafe & Wine Bar If you haven't yet been to Carmel Cafe & Wine Bar in Winter Park, here's your chance to go as part of a Scott Joseph's Supper Club event.   The dinner is Tuesday, Oct. 29, at 7 p.m. and features five courses with…

News from the Flog     Special Pop-Up Dinner Event: A Celebration of Women Chefs, Restaurateurs and Winemakers   I’m very excited to announce the next Pop-Up Dinner, and the final SJO Event of the year. This one is going to be epic, I promise. The dinner will be Saturday, November 9, with a reception at…

News from the Flog     Sponsored Post: Barnie's CoffeeKitchen Opens City Arts Factory Location, Steps Up Its Culinary Offerings  Barnie’s CoffeeKitchen has opened a downtown Orlando location in the City Arts Factory on Orange Avenue. It’s quite a different space from the Barnie’s CK on Park Avenue in Winter Park. It’s smaller, more of a…

News from the Flog     Supper Club at Chuan Lu Garden with Special Guest Host Ricky Ly of Tasty Chomps   August in Florida is hot. We're about to make it hotter! Chuan Lu Garden has been getting critical raves for its authentic Sichuan cuisine (here's a link to my critical rave). But if you're…

News from the Flog     SJO Dining Deals PayBack Program: The Tap Room at Dubsdread, benefitting Cystic Fibrosis Foundation of Central Florida   We've offered SJO Dining Deals for the Tap Room at Dubsdread before, but if you blinked you missed them. They've been our most popular DD for the past two years, and they…

News from the Flog     SJO Dining Deals PayBack Program: Spencer's for Steaks & Chops, Benefitting Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida  I'm happy to announce that the wonderful steakhouse Spencer's for Steaks & Chops at the Hilton Orlando has joined the SJO Dining Deals PayBack program. The PayBack program benefits local groups and…

News from the Flog     Del Who? Christner's Prime Steak & Lobster Makes Name Change Official  David, Carole and Alice Christner in front of Russ Christner's familiar outfit at the Celebration of C gathering Sunday to commemorate the restaurant's name change. Allow me to introduce you to Orlando’s newest restaurant. You know, the one that’s…

News from the Flog     Sipper Club at Wine on the Way will feature Fork in the Road food truck and the wines of Vibrant Rioja   Our next Scott Joseph’s Supper Club isn't a conventional Supper Club. Let's call it a Sipper Club. Vibrant Rioja has seven wines (I'm betting they'll bring more), and…

News from the Flog     Special SJO Dining Deal to K Restaurant Benefits Edible Schoolyard Project     Kevin Fonzo, the owner and chef at the popular K restaurant in College Park, has long been involved in the Edible Schoolyard Project at Orlando Junior Academy. Fonzo teaches kids how to grow fresh food in the…

News from the Flog     Supper Club at Wolfie's Pizzamia will include a primer on butchery and sausage making     Our next Scott Joseph’s Supper Club will be at Wolfie’s Pizzamia and will feature a primer on “breaking down” a whole hog and turning those hog parts into salumi and sausage. Chef Jason Schofield…

News from the Flog     Food and Wine at Portofino Will Showcase Celebrity Chefs and Exotic Cars     Time again for the Celebration Exotic Car Festival, an event that on its own ordinarily wouldn’t get me all worked up. I mean, I appreciate a Ferrari, Maserati, Lamborghini, Bugatti, McLaren, Lotus, DeLorean, Pantera, Aston Martin,…

Pop-Up Dinner with the Chefs of East End Market - March 2, 2013       Quantum Leap Winery!    UPDATE: Just a couple of notes.   Parking is available in front of the winery and in its side lot. In addition, there are spaces available at the lighting company across the street. That should be…

Pop-Up Dinner with the Chefs of East End Market - March 2, 2013       Quantum Leap Winery!    I hope you're ready for a fun and exciting evening Saturday night. Our Pop-Up Dinner will be held at the new Quantum Leap Winery in Orlando.     You may recall that I wrote about Quantum Leap…

News from the Flog     SJO Supper Club at Fleming's Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar in Winter Park   It’s high time for another meeting of Scott Joseph’s Supper Club, and I’ve got a good one for you. We’ll convene on Thursday, March 21, at the Winter Park Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar for…

News from the Flog     Pop-Up Dinner will Feature the Chefs of East End Market     One of the most anticipated culinary events of 2013 is the opening of the East End Market, a gathering of chefs, purveyors and food professionals all under one roof. The market, which will occupy a former church on…

News from the Flog     SJO Dining Deal: $40 of Food and Drink at Raja Indian Restaurant for $20  I recently told you about Raja Indian restaurant on Sand Lake Road's Restaurant Row. It's a big, elegant restaurant with Indian cuisine that is so good I've named it my new Indian favorite. I want you…

News from the Flog     An SJO Dining Deal: $40 of Food & Drink at Maxine's on Shine for $20   If you read my most recent review of Maxine's on Shine you know that I think the little cafe in Colonialtown South has finally become the comfortable neighborhood boite it was always meant to…

News from the Flog         Special Offer: Dinner for 2 at Bosphorous for $65 I just had a wonderful meal at Bosphorous, the new one on Restaurant Row in Orlando, and I want you to have the same experience. So I’ve convinced Bosphorous owner Doved Sexton and his chef Halil Ertane to allow…

News from the Flog       The Venetian Room turns 10; Celebrate with an SJO Dining Deal: $100 of Food and Drink for $50      Fine dining experiences like the one to be had at the Venetian Room are becoming rare.  Oh, we have lots of fine restaurants that offer a good dining experience.…

News from the Flog     Special Wine Tasting at Eola Wine Company for SJO Floggers     We're having a special wine tasting exclusively for readers of Scott Joseph's Orlando Restaurant Guide at the new downtown location of Eola Wine Compay. We'll meet on Tuesday, October 23, 2012, at 6:30 p.m. at the wine bar,…