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If you have a dad that likes cigars, craft cocktails and bread pudding – and want to celebrate 11 days after actual Father's Day – The Edison over at Disney Springs has the perfect event lined up!Their Father's Day Cigar Pairing Mixology Dinner features a three-course menu plus craft cocktails and cigar pairings! The Thursday dinner will have two seatings, one at 5:30pm and the other at 8:00pm. Tickets are $102 per person (plus tax) and that price includes the cigars. There's one optional ... ( read more ... )

Father's Day is Sunday, June 15th, 2025 and the Rosen Center is serving up a pretty cool sounding picnic buffet at Harry’s Poolside Bar & Grill from 12pm-6pm. Adults are $49.95 and children ages 4-12 are $24.95 (plus tax and a service charge). Reservations are highly recommended and can be made by calling (407) 996-3970 … or Click Here to visit the official Rosen Center Father's Day Picnic Buffet page. Dad's get one free beer (I'm not sure what everyone else gets to drink) and the format ... ( read more ... )

The late March Vine & Dine at Maria & Enzo’s proved to be so popular, they've decided to host another event on May 24th, 2025 from 1:00pm until 3:00pm. The Disney Springs restaurant will feature a “pairing” lunch that plates some of their Italian dishes with four Rossello wines along with a “welcome” cocktail. (The previous event featured Banfi wines.)What : Italian Vine & Dine / May 2025Where : Maria and Enzo’s Ristorante / Disney SpringsWhen : Saturday, ... ( read more ... )

Mother's Day is Sunday, May 11th, 2025 and the Rosen Center, Orlando is serving up a pretty great sounding brunch at Café Gauguin from 11:00am – 4:30pm. There's dozens of items like fresh seafood and sushi, omelet, waffle, and carving stations. There's small stations set up that offer a "Taste of the Rosen Center" featuring an item from each of the various restaurants at the Rosen Center. Here's more details for the Mother's Day Brunch in bullet form... What : Mother's Day Brunch at the ... ( read more ... )

The Amatista Cookhouse over at the Loews Sapphire Falls Resort near Universal Orlando will be hosting a Mother's Day Buffet again this year. The dining area offers a touch of the tropics and the brunch will have a culinary nod to the Caribbean. Amatista Cookhouse normally serves an "à la carte" menu but for Mother's day Sunday only, they're going to set up a pretty nice sounding buffet. Plus, there's going to be a Caribbean steel drums soloist and face painter on-hand to provide family-friendly ... ( read more ... )

Mother's Day is just around the corner and if you haven't made brunch plans yet, there may still be a couple tables open over at the Hard Rock Hotel's "The Kitchen". The Kitchen is a casual eatery with a kitschy "American diner" vibe. Normally, The Kitchen serves an "à la carte" menu, (where you order off a menu and a server brings the food to your table) — but Mother's Day  Brunch is going to be served buffet style — so that will be a special twist... and there's going to be ... ( read more ... )

If you're looking for a cool pairing event, The Edison is hosting another one of their Whiskey & Wonder days in mid-April. The popular Disney Springs restaurant sets up 8 tasting stations in different locations and event guests can visit any of them, as many times as they want during the course of the event (which is around 90 minutes, give or take). Each station will offer a unique whiskey-based drink and a food sample that pairs with the beverage. The event is for guests 21 and older only and ... ( read more ... )

Gosh, when did this one pop up? A couple of days from now, Maria and Enzo’s Ristorante at Disney Springs is hosting an “Italian Vine and Dine” event. On Saturday, March 29th, 2025 from 1pm to 3pm the restaurant will feature a “pairing” lunch that plates some of their Italian dishes with four Banfi wines along with a “welcome” cocktail. A Banfi wine ambassador will be on-hand to guide the experience (and I’m guessing someone from Maria & Enzo’s ... ( read more ... )