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With a weekly farmers market;<br />
lively festivals; numerous restaurants;<br />
and artisan shops selling gourmet<br />
goods like craft beer, chocolate<br />
and olive oil, Winter Garden is a<br />
food-lover’s paradise. The following<br />
is just a small peek at what the area<br />
has to offer:<br />
Upcoming Events<br />
• This weekend is a great time to<br />
head to Winter Garden for the sixth<br />
annual Blues & BBQ (Feb. 18, from<br />
FOODIE FOR<br />
www.SouthwestOrlandoBulletin.com x February 16 - March 1, 2017 x 5<br />
Destination Dining: Winter Garden<br />
Sample, Sip & Savor Your Way Through This West Orange Gem!<br />
by Kirsten Harrington<br />
4–10 p.m., at the Downtown Pavilion,<br />
104 Lakeview Ave.). Bring your lawn<br />
chair and enjoy the sounds and flavors<br />
of the South, with all profits benefiting<br />
the American Cancer Society.<br />
Fresh<br />
crawfish, drink<br />
specials and<br />
live music are<br />
part of the<br />
Big Easy’s<br />
Mardi Gras<br />
celebration<br />
Feb. 28.<br />
THOUGHT<br />
• Let the good times roll and<br />
celebrate Mardi Gras at the Big<br />
Easy on Feb. 28 with fresh crawfish,<br />
drink specials and live music<br />
(15502 Stoneybrook West Parkway,<br />
407-654-3279).<br />
• Green thumbs and novices alike<br />
can learn about organic gardening<br />
and plant-based cooking, and<br />
bring home some edible plants from<br />
Spring Fever in the Garden<br />
on April 8 and April 9. Admission<br />
is free, and the event is pet-friendly.<br />
For more information, visit<br />
www.springfeveringarden.com.<br />
Learn Something New<br />
• Don’t know the difference between<br />
a porter and a pilsner? Sign<br />
up for Crooked Can Brewing<br />
Co.’s tours, held on Sunday<br />
afternoons (www.crookedcan.com).<br />
A $5 fee gets you a glass of your<br />
favorite brew from this small-craft<br />
brewery located in Plant Street<br />
Market (426 W. Plant St.). While<br />
you are there, options abound to satisfy<br />
your hunger, from pizza to ice<br />
pops and sushi to smoothies. More<br />
than 20 vendors offer local, organic<br />
and natural products to sample, enjoy<br />
al fresco or take home for later.<br />
• Learn to appreciate the complexities<br />
of premium olive oil and aged<br />
vinegars at The Sacred Olive (125<br />
W. Plant St.) and indulge in some<br />
samples. Stay tuned for exciting new<br />
cooking classes coming this spring.<br />
• The nearby Roper YMCA (100<br />
Windermere Road) will be hosting<br />
its next event in an ongoing series of<br />
cooking demonstrations Feb. 22 at<br />
10:30 a.m. Try a sample and learn<br />
how easy healthy, tasty cooking can<br />
be. Stop by the YMCA on Tuesday<br />
mornings from 9 a.m.-noon for fresh<br />
produce at the weekly produce<br />
stand. Nonmembers are welcome.<br />
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