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Via Napoli is a casual pizzeria in the Italy pavilion at Epcot.

Central Florida's most primo pizzerias

I don’t know why it should be so, but pizza has not historically been one of our strong suits. Maybe it’s because Central Floridians have converged from so many places around the country, and pizza makers tend to bring their own regional styles with them. There’s New York style pizza, ...

House-made albondigas, calabrese sausage, asiago cheese, ricotta salata, caramelized shallots, fra diavolo sauce.

Discover flavors to savor when dining along I-Drive

It’s inevitable for those of us who live in a town that is a destination for tourists that sooner or later (sooner, usually) some of those tourists will be people we know coming in from other parts of the country. And, of course, they’re going to want to get together ...

Restaurants you'll love for loving

Who am I to tell you what comprises a romantic dinner?  It’s very much a subjective topic.  For some it’s a quiet corner in an out of the way cafe, for others it might be a boisterous boîte with ear-splitting head-banger music (Listen, honey -- they’re blasting our song!). The ...

The Boheme in downtown Orlando offers entertainment on most evenings in the Klimt Rotunda, which sits between the dining room and the Bosendorfer Lounge (which is named for the piano in the rotunda).

Orlando's most 'entertaining' dinner propositions

Just going out to dinner can be an entertaining proposition, but if the restaurant also offers live music, it’s even better. In Central Florida, the entertainment can range from the quiet and serene to the outrageous. Here are some of the places I recommend that offer live entertainment on certain ...

Grilled Pork Tenderloin at California Grill.

Top spots for special occasion 'splurge' meals

This is the time of year when people like to go our for a special occasion splurge meal. Well, people like to do that any time of the year, but around the holidays we can justify it more. What constitutes a special occasion restaurant, of course, is relative. To someone ...

There's no mistaking the experience at The Venetian Room; it's haute cuisine at its best.

French dining favorites in Central Florida

When we think of the great cuisines of the world, French is almost always at the top of everyone’s list. The techniques used in French cooking have been adopted by cooks in nearly every country, and the terminology transcends languages. But even as we recognize French cuisine as one of ...

The California Grill occupies the top floor at Disney's Contemporary Resort, providing elegant dining and spectacular views.

Delights in local hotel dining

It used to be that to choose to eat in a hotel restaurant meant you were settling for second-rate food and service for the sake of convenience. That’s not true anymore -- some of the area’s finest restaurants can be found just downstairs -- and in some cases upstairs -- ...

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Favorite Italian Restaurants in Central Florida

There was a time, not too long ago, when a restaurant would throw some pasta onto a plate, slosh some red sauce on top of it, shake some sawdusty substance out of a jar labeled Parmesan, and call it Italian. What’s worse is that a lot of people ate it ...

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