- TastyChomps, the Ricky Ly-led blog, has announced plans for its second Ramen Rumble in association with Osprey Tavern. Ramen Rumble 2 will take place Dec. 10 at the Baldwin Park restaurant from 6 to 9 p.m. The rumbling chefs this time around are: Yuhi Fujinaga, Executive Chef Morimoto Asia at Disney springs; Kevin Kel Phanhvilay, Chef/Owner Sticky Rice Lao Street Food; and Travis Cliff, Head Chef Jade New Asian. (No one actually rumbles but knives might be drawn.) Tickets here.
- Congratulations to The Glass Knife on its first anniversary. I didn’t bake a cake but chef Stuart Whitfield did and he’ll share a slice with the first 365 guests Sat., Nov. 10. It’s for dine-in customers only, so don’t just hop out of the car with the engine running and expect to grab a slice to go.
- Yellow Dog Eats is celebrating its 20th anniversary, also Nov. 10, at the Gotha location. The restaurant is actually 22 years old but it’s two decades in Gotha (almost; it moved from Winter Park in 1999). There will be a $20 food special but there’s no mention of cake. But I know where they can get one.
- Also on Saturday, at the other end of the 408, you can have a Taste of Orlando at the Waterford Lakes Town Center. It’s $15 in advance or $20 tomorrow. It starts at 11 a.m. and the site says it runs “all day,” so don’t yell at me if you get there late and it’s over. If you want to save the five bucks on tickets, click here.
- Here’s something else going on at the Osprey Tavern. It’s the Inquisitor Wine Dinner. When? you ask. Sunday, Nov. 11, at 6 p.m. $95 for chef’s tasting menu and $40 for the South African wines pairings. How is it a wine dinner without the pairings? Inquisitive minds want to know. Call 407-960-7700 for the answer and a reservation.
- If beer is more your thing, you might be interested in the 12 Beers of Christmas at Morimoto Asia in Disney Springs, Sunday, Dec. 2, from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. It will feature multiple stations of local brewers pouring holiday themed brews paired with pan-Asian bites. Morimoto, the Iron Chef himself, will be on hand as host. $55 per person; tickets here.
