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Michelin Star System Explained
Have you ever wondered how restaurants get Michelin stars? Or how the Michelin star rating system came to be?
Well, here at the Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts, we thought we should know the whole story. After all, some of the cooks we’re training may one day aspire to join the ranks of restaurants recommended in the iconic Michelin Guide.
The origins of the Michelin Guide trace back to the turn of the 20th century and were inspired by a surprising turn of events that have very little to do with cuisine.
Continue reading2022 Florida MICHELIN Bib Gourmands
29 Bib Gourmands join the inaugural MICHELIN Guide Florida, from a Thai kitchen in Miami’s Little Havana to a Winter Park gastropub.
The very first MICHELIN Guide Florida has 29 Bib Gourmands across Orlando, Miami, and Tampa. The restaurants span a range of cuisines—wood-fired-oven pizza and barbecue in Miami; Peruvian and Indian in Orlando; Ramen and Italian in Tampa. Read on to see all the new MICHELIN Bib Gourmands in Florida, and click here to see the Florida MICHELIN Stars. Bon appétit!
Scott Joseph’s 2022 Best Pizza Foodster Award – Winners
Tornatore’s, the popular College Park restaurant and pizzeria, has been voted first place in our 2022 Best Pizza Foodster Award for Independent Restaurants.
Bella Roma of Saint Cloud was second and Stone Fired Pizza, Edgewood, came in third.
“Tornatore’s reminds me of New York,” wrote Ross Recchion after placing his vote. Wendy N. Lowe said: “The product is always very fresh and delicious. The staff is amazing. Best around.”
Rosa Jimenez called Bella Pizza “awesome” and mentioned the “great service.” “We enjoy it there every time,” she wrote in her comment. Kaitlyn Gardner said, “Stone Fired is fairly priced and delicious.”
Scott Joseph’s 2022 Best Pizza Foodster Finalists
Tornatore’s Cafe & Pizzeria – College Park
Tartini’s Pizza & Spagetteria – Pine Castle
Francesco’s – Maitland (Orlando Ave & Horatio)
Two Guys Pizzeria – East Colonial / SR 408
Bella Roma – Saint Cloud
Goodfellas Pizza – East Colonial / Alafaya
Stone Fired Pizza – Pine Castle
LeMay’s Pizza – Poinciana
Don Giovanni Contemporary Italian and Pizzeria – Port Orange
Buttercrust – South Orange Ave (Gatlin Plaza)
Touch of Basil – St Cloud
Scott Joseph’s Foodster Awards for Best Pizza.
The Foodsters are an ongoing program to recognize and celebrate culinary excellence in Central Florida. The Foodsters are open to any business with three or fewer locations — no chains.
Navigate to the following website to vote for your favorite pie…
Best Pizza 2022 Nominees:
- Tornatore’s Cafe & Pizzeria – College Park
- Tartini’s Pizza & Spaghetteria – Pine Castle
- Vinzo’s – Red Bug Lake Rd / 436 – Casselberry
- Jerry’s Pizza & Italian Restaurant – 434 / Rangeline Rd – Longwood
- Pizzeria Valdiano – Winter Park Village
- Buttercrust Pizza – South Orange Ave (Gatlin Plaza)
- Antonella’s Pizzeria – Orange Ave Winter Park / University & Goldenrod
- Brad’s Underground – Curry Ford Rd – Dover Shores
- Brick & Fire – South Orange Ave – Hospital District
- Lazy Moon Pizza – Colonial and Mills / University Blvd near UCF
- Paradiso Pizza – Semoran and East Colonial
- Pizza Bruno – Curry Ford Rd (Dover Shores)
- Terramia Wine Bar and Restaurant – Douglas Ave / 434 and Co Rd 46A
- Ziggie’s Pizza – Virginia Drive – Colonialtown
- Pops pizza – Mills Ave – Colonialtown
- Antica – Cranes Roost
- Victorio’s – Winter Springs, Hunt Club, Longwood, Oviedo
- Park Pizza – Lake Nona Blvd
- Antonio’s downstairs – Orlando Ave – Maitland
- Two Guys Pizzeria – East Colonial / SR 408
- Tomasino’s – Colonial Drive, Red Bug Lake Rd, Narcoossee Rd
- Francescas – Maitland (Orlando Ave & Horatio)
- Michael’s Ali – West Plant St (Wintergarden) & West Minneola Ave (Clermont)
- Posto Pizza – Celebration
- New York Pizza (17-92 & South St) – Fern Park
- Prima – Sams Ave New Smyrna Beach
- Pizza Slut – ????
- Julia’s Pizza – Lee Rd and Edgewater
- Boardwalk Pizza – Lake Howell & Howell Branch
- Black Magic Pizza – Pop Up Locations
- Danino’s Trattoria – Sand Lake & John Young
- Muzzarella Pizza and Italian Kitchen – Lake Underhill & Goldenrod
- Pizza Extreme – South Kirkman / I-Drive
- Goodfellas Pizzeria – East Colonial / Alafaya
- Lil’ Anthony’s Pizza – Avalon Park
- Mozzarellas – ????
- Bella Roma – East Irlo Bronson Memorial Hwy / Canoe Creek Rd – St Cloud
- Pesaro’s Pizzeria & Ristorante – Avalon Park
- SoDough Square – East Michigan Street
- Touch of Basil – St. Cloud
- Stone Fired Pizza – Pine Castle
- Francesco’s – Maitland
- Don Giovanni Contemporary Italian and Pizzeria – Taylor Rd, Port Orange
- Cafe Murano – Cranes Roost
- Bacci – ???? New Smyrna
- LeMay’s Pizza – Poinciana
- Marco Polo’s – Canoe Creek Rd – St Cloud
- 1803 Pizza Kitchen – Winter Park Rd / Corrine Drive
- Del-Dio Pizzeria – East Colonial Dr / Maguire
- Phyre GenX Pizzeria & Brewery – 10th St – St Cloud
- Papa Gios – East Colonial Dr (Bithlo)
- The New York Pizza Company – Bill Beck Blvd. – Kissimmee
- Piazza Italia – Lake Nona
- Monte Vesuvius – ????
- Manninos (Davenport)
- Via Napoli – Disney
- Pienezza- Kissimmee
- Floridino’s Italian Kitchen
- Armando’s – Winter Park
The World’s 50 Best Restaurants 2021
Restaurant Noma in Copenhagen has once again been named the best restaurant in the world at The Word’s 50 Best Restaurants 2021 ceremony in Antwerp, Belgium.
Wearing a shirt designed by his daughter, Rene Redzepi, the chef and owner of the restaurant, thanked his team, and said this would never have happened without them.
Noma had previously topped the list four times, but after closing in 2016 and reopening in a new location in 2018, the restaurant was deemed to be an entirely new entry on the list. This makes them the only restaurant to have topped the list in two different locations, and comes just weeks after Noma finally received its third Michelin star.
“This is a celebration and a goodbye at the same time,” Redzepi said, referring to the new Best of the Best category, which means Noma cannot take the number one spot again without relocating for a third time.
Continue readingNo Bake Pizza Sauce
One 15-ounce can whole plum tomatoes
One 15-ounce can crushed tomatoes
1/2 cup basil leaves, torn
1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil
1/2 TB Calabrian chile paste
1 tsp flaky sea salt, such as Maldon
1 tsp sugar
4 cloves garlic, roughly chopped
Restaurant Review – Rusty’s Seafood and Oyster Bar – Port Canaveral
Rusty’s Seafood & Oyster Bar is located in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Happy hour EVERY DAY from 3 to 6 PM and early bird items served from 11 AM to 6 PM every day!! Rusty’s also has LIVE entertainment every night as well as during the days on weekends. Founded in 1993, Rusty’s Seafood & Oyster Bar is a fresh seafood restaurant with a full liquor bar, featuring an oyster bar for live shucking inside and a large deck and tiki bar for outside seating. Rusty’s offers steamed clams and mussels, raw or steamed oysters by the dozen and half-dozen as well as fresh baked oysters Bernard. .
Established in 1992. The Fischer family arrived in Port Canaveral in the 1940’s where they opened a seafood distribution plant, the “Fischhouse.” From there they began the offshore fishing fleet of the Miss Cape Canaveral, and thus began the term “From our fishing fleet, to you!” Bernard Fischer, the uncle of Rusty Fischer and the great uncle of son, Rhett Fischer, opened Bernard’s Surf in 1948, where they served celebrities, chocolate covered ants and astronauts. Rusty, while running The Surf, then opened Rusty’s Seafood and Oyster bar in the Port in 1992, and now his son Rhett Fischer runs the business and their 60 employee’s.
My wife and I had planned to go out to Rusty’s several times over the last several months, however, food adventures on the coast can be a challenge when we have other things going on, particularly during Covid. We literally had nothing going on this particular weekend so we decided to head out for some early shopping then out to the coast for yet another food adventure.
Continue readingOrlando chefs and restaurateurs shut out of James Beard Award nominations yet again
ear after year, Orlando-area chefs and restaurateurs have regularly been named James Beard Award semifinalists, but none have ever made it to the short list of finalists.
And this year is no different.
Today, the James Beard Foundation announced the nominees for its chef and restaurant categories and the five Orlando culinarians vying for a spot on the shortlist didn’t make the cut: Henry Moso of Kabooki Sushi for Best Chef: South, Rabii Saber of the Four Seasons Resort Orlando for Outstanding Pastry Chef, Evette Rahman of Sister Honey’s for Outstanding Baker and Jason and Sue Chin of the Good Salt Restaurant Group for Outstanding Restaurateur.
Winners will be announced on June 13 at an awards ceremony in Chicago.
This year, procedural changes to the voting process had Tasting Panelists visiting restaurants on the long list to help determine the finalists via a ballot. JBF Award Subcommittee members and the Scouts who’ve actively searched for said candidates also had a say in selecting the finalists.
The five semifinalists with the highest number of votes were announced as finalists today.