October 17, 2013 | Posted in:Special Events, Wine Tasting
The Winter Park Wine and Dine took place Wednesday, October 16th from 6-9pm at the Winter Park Farmers Market. The event featured many popular area restaurants, shops and vendors.
Cask & Larder showcased their new happy hour ham biscuits
Cask & Larder also prepared scrumptious smoked chicken and dumplin’s
John and Shirley’s Catering Steak and Chicken kabobs, with Shirley’s famous Swamp Salsa.
Camel Cafe brought braised beef on cheesy polenta, topped with Tomato Tempanade and feta.
Cheers to great craft beers from Lagunitas and New Belgium. Great swag, too!
Fleming’s Steakhouse of Winter Park wowed the guests by hand carving whole beef tenderloins.
Pumpkin doughnut holes from Dunkin’ Donuts, Felming’s Steakhouse working hard, Bistro on Park’s Cheesy grits to enjoy with their popular Jambalaya, Matilda’s Popeye Mac and Cheese was a crowd favorite, PR’s Taco’s fixin’s station.`
The main wine selections from the event.
Jeramiah’s served up many flavors of their Italian frozen treats, including the seasonal favorite: Pumpkin Pie. (It was delicious!)
Peterbrooke Chocolatier wowed with a warm dark chocolate fountain to dip fresh strawberries and other treats, a very popular booth!
Desserts: Kilwin’s sampled several kinds of fudge, the Bistro on Park had Key Lime Cheesecake and Pumpkin Cheesecake, Jane’s classic shortbread, The Bohemian Baker was very popular with her Pumpkin Delight Pie, Apple Danish Pie with Streusel Topping and Amaretto Brownies.
Jane’s shortbread has quite the following! Fans shrieked with glee (really) upon sampling the tender shortbread.
25% of the net proceeds benefited Florida Hospital East Orlando Foundation, a very special thanks to all that purchased tickets and the vendors that participated in the event. On that note, here is the final list of vendors that I saw with booths at the event, some notable absences from the originally published lists.
Florida Distributing Company
Fleming’s Steakhouse
John & Shirley’s Catering
The Bistro on Park Avenue
Matilda’s On Park
Dunkin Donuts
BeautiControl
Eureka’s Treasures (Wine Table)
Kilwin’s Chocolates & Ice Cream ~ Winter Park, FL
Wine on the Way
The Bohemian Baker
Sassafras Sweet Shoppe
Pr’s Taco Palace
Jeremiah’s Italian Ice
Carmel Cafe & Wine Bar
Jane’s Short & Sweet
Peterbrooke Chocolatier
Costco
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Lisa Wilk
Hello, I'm Lisa Wilk! I'm a freelance food, wine and travel writer, photographer and presenter based out of Orlando, FL. While covering local restaurants and food events in the #1 tourist destination in the US, I find endless cooking inspiration when dining out. You'll often find me in the kitchen putting my own spin on those elevated chef creations to enjoy at home and when entertaining. I have a love and enthusiasm for wine, wine education and wine pairing. Find me about town teaching and demystifying wine as part of the popular @TheTastyTrio in the popular Wine, Cheese and Chocolate Perfectly Paired program series I've co-developed. Taste, Cook and Sip along with me on Twitter and Instagram at @TasteCookSip and @WineChix! Cheers!
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