In January of 2019, my dad and I took a trip up to Orlando, Florida, in partnership with Greyhound. Instead of visiting the theme parks that make the city famous, we set out to explore the non-touristy side of the city and find out what else Orlando has to offer. Come along with us as we visit a fine dining establishment and go on a craft beer tour in the downtown area!
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We started at 310 Lakeside, an upscale New American restaurant located in the Capital Plaza Highlands building on the shores of Lake Eola in downtown Orlando. This restaurant serves lots of seafood and steak dishes.
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We started off with some red wine and then ordered some crab cakes and baked brie as appetizers, followed by salmon for my dad, crispy duck for me, and a dessert.
The crab cakes were served with an aioli beneath them and the brie came with a balsamic glaze, Tuscan bread, roasted garlic, bacon jam, and candied apple. I loved the combination of the melty brie cheese with the bacon jam and balsamic glaze! It was a beautiful contrast of sweet, sour, and so many other delicious flavors. The crab cakes were full of crab meat and the aioli was nice and light and didn’t overpower the flavor of the crab.
Next, I dug into my crispy duck while my dad ate his salmon, which came with an amazing-looking glaze. My duck had a fantastic plum sauce on it and it was even better than the duck I had when I was in China! It was juicy, crispy, perfectly cooked, and incredibly meaty, and the duck sauce was divine! Both dishes came with mashed potatoes, which were also great. The duck was so amazing that I barely touched my green beans!
Next, it was time for the Oreo Delight, which is a decadent dessert that consists of a brownie topped with crushed Oreos, vanilla ice cream, whipped cream, and chocolate and caramel sauces. It was a rich mix of hot from the warm brownie, cold from the ice cream, and crunchiness from the crushed Oreos. It kept calling me back for more!
After that amazing meal, we headed off to Ivanhoe Park Brewing Company just north of downtown, for a tour and a tasting! I met back up with Marcus, who I’d met previously at a Miami-area brewery, who took me and my dad on a tour of the facility, which boasts a 15-barrel system, 4 fermenters, and one bright tank.
Our first beer was the Toboggan Blonde Ale, which was smooth and pleasant, like something you’d drink on the beach.
Next was the Bungalow Belgian Witbier, which I loved, and we followed that with the Guavacation Sour Berliner Weisse, which was very light and had a nice guava flavor, which is big is south Florida.
The next beer is called the Ripple Effect, which I also loved! Next was the Saison Farmhouse Ale, which is a French beer from the Middle Ages. It was awesome! We followed that with the Tupac Shaporter, which is a milk porter that tastes very roasty with a light amount of espresso. It almost tasted like a s’more or a chupito and was my favorite of all of the beers we tried.
Next was the Nitro Shaporter, which had more of a coffee taste to it. After that was the American IPA, and we wrapped up our tasting with the Ball Drop IPA, which was my dad’s favorite.
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