Taste Cook Sip

Dine in | Dine out | Repeat  Taking pics and sharing great food, drinks & fun at hot spots and hidden gems throughout Orlando, Florida and beyond. Lover of wine, craft beers & a well made cocktail. Cheers!

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It was opening weekend at The 2018 Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival, which runs through May 28th, 2018. We were invited out to preview #FreshEpcot, and are touring you through some of our favorite bites & impactful moments here & on instastories! ↪ . From the new Honey Bee-stro hosted by the National Honey Board: Roasted cauliflower with buckwheat honey carrot puree, wild rice pilaf, asparagus, honey blistered grapes and sunflower brittle. (Veg) (GF) We also tried the Honey-Peach Cobbler Freeze with blueberry vodka, ya, drink that. (Boozy milkshake!) We are looking forward to trying some of the other dishes on a future visit. ↪ . Primavera Kitchen: Frozen Italian Margarita with Limoncello and Tequila. If you like a margarita, try this. If you like lemoncello, try this. If you don't like lemoncello try this! Yum!↪ . The Smokehouse: Beef Brisket Burnt Ends and Smoked Pork Belly Slider with Garlic Sausage, Chorizo & Cheddar fondue and house-made pickle pictured with the frozen Lemonade with Firefly Blackberry Moonshine. ↪ . The most perfect rose at the media reception. Arrangements by @ftdflowers, a festival sponsor, and arranged by local @inbloomflorist. Completely Belle-worthy. 🌹 . A spectacular weather weekend, lucky visitors enjoy blue skies providing the perfect backdrop to the festival. ↪ . One of my favorite spots to visit, the majestic Orchid Garden in Mexico. Orchids blanket the tree trunks a breathtaking 20 feet and higher. ↪ . Foodies & gardeners alike should plan time at Living with the Land, where Disney horticulturalist are cultivating & growing vegetables, herbs & more. This vertical trellis of winter melon was one of the many vegetables used on property. . The Flower & Garden butterfly garden tent under the Monorail with Spaceship Earth. ↪ . Touring the Butterfly Garden, it was delightful to watch kids and adults appreciate the fauna and enchantment of the many butterflies.↪ . We saw no shortage of these flower and garden themed #MickeyEars on people around Epcot and were delighted to find a mini version near the front of the park for kids. ↪ . #hosted #Epcot #wdw #disneyig #epcotflowerandgardenfestival #TCStravel #TasteCookSip (at Epcot International Flower and Garden Festival Fans)

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We were invited to preview @duckdonuts Hunter's Creek new seasonal flavor, Key Lime. The new flavor is officially available today and can be combined with other toppings to create your favorite key lime pie vibe. These cooked and made to order donuts are a decadent treat!🍩 . We tried the key lime glazed as is, with a marshmallow drizzle and graham cracker crumbs, key lime with coconut and our favorite: key lime with coconut and graham cracker crumbs. Get them while you can!🍩 . #donuts #igers_orlando #donut #orlandorestaurants #keylime #coffee #DuckDonuts #TasteCookSip (at Duck Donuts)

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Happy New Year everyone! It's hard to believe it's that time of year again. Here are our #2017bestnine bites from this year, based on likes. We covered so many great things this past year, here are just a few...I cannot wait to share more deliciousness with you in 2018! 🍾 . #1921nva Compressed Watermelon salad🍴 #dovecoteorlando Brunch of Crab & Gruyere quiche & rosé wine🍴 #midicikissimmee shareable plates of meatballs, burrata platter & Mellon & prosciutto.🍴 #gideonsbakehouse limited edition S'mores cookie🍴 #midicikissimmee pizza goodness #ad🍴 #ruthschris prime rib sandwich #lombardis_seafood cafe Lobster Roll🍴 #se7enbites savory bread pudding w/ egg & hollandaise🍴 #ilovebuttermilk brunch latkes w/ slow cooked egg and pickled beet salad.🍴 . #InstaFood #OrlandoFood #foodie #OrlandoFoodie #eatlocal #igers_orlando #orlandorestaurants #orlandoblogger #foodietribe #zipkick #instayum #foodstagram #foooodieee #eatingfortheinsta #orlandodoesntsuck #foodphotography #feedfeed #thisisorlando #eeeeeats #nomnom #latergram #TasteCookSip (at Orlando, Florida)

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Orlando is once again experiencing seasonally appropriate cooler weather! It's time to light a fire, don some boots and grab a hot toddy. Our recent visit to @waldorforlando's Peacock Alley lounge had us appreciating the balance of a nicely crafted hot toddy. Using Rum, White Creme de Cacao, Bittermens Mole bitters & Monín peppermint syrup- the first sip of elevated toddy flavor evolved into a smooth, pleasantly minty finish. Get yours while they last! 🍃 . #WaldorfOrlando Peacock Alley Peppermint Hot Toddy Recipe courtesy of @waldorforlando & @goepicurista 🍵 . 1.5 oz Santa Teresa Rum 0.5 oz White Creme de Cacao 1 oz Monín Peppermint syrup 0.25 oz fresh squeezed strained lemon juice  Half dropper Bittermens Mole bitters  Hot water . Combine all ingredients in an Irish coffee mug. Garnish with orange peel. Enjoy!🍵 . . #InstaFood #OrlandoFood #foodie #OrlandoFoodie #eatlocal #InstaDrink #igers_orlando #orlandorestaurants #orlandoblogger #foodietribe #zipkick #instayum #foodstagram #foooodieee #eatingfortheinsta #thatsdarling #cocktail #hottoddy #rum #bittermens #bitters #drinks #VisitOrlando #thisisorlando #eeeeeats #nomnom #latergram #TasteCookSip (at Peacock Alley)

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Sweet treats from delightful chocolate confections to rich gelato and freshly baked macarons. The raspberry macarons had us full on #swooning. @peterbrookewp, locally owned chocolate happiness & so much more.🍫 . . #InstaFood #OrlandoFood #bakery #igers_orlando #foodie #foooodieee #instayum #foodstagram #foodpics #foodgasm #beautifulcuisines  #desserts #pastrychef  #macaron #sugar #foodietribe  #zipkick #foodbeast #forkyeah  #eatingfortheinsta #feedfeed #foodphotography  #eeeeeats #nomnom #thisisorlando #winterpark #shoplocal #latergram #PeterbrookeWP #TasteCookSip (at Peterbrooke Chocolatier of Winter Park)

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Pistachio Cardamom Bundt Cake with Chocolate Coconut Mousse at @waltdisneyworld's Epcot International Food & Wine Festival. We loved the tender, flavorful bundt cake and the rich Chocolate mousse. Cannot wait to enjoy this delicious dessert again, the India booth has returned to world marketplace with many delicious flavors and a lovely Chenin Blanc by Sula Vineyard.🍴 . . The 2017 Epcot International Food & Wine Festival runs through November 13th. We are posting #behindthescenes pics on our instastories to help you plan your food, wine, cocktail & craft beer stops through the expanded 35 marketplaces- one for each of the 35 years of Epcot! . . #WDW #Epcot #wine #cake #chocolate #disney #OrlandoFoodie #Disneyfoodie #InstaFood #Foodie #mediapreview #zipkick #foodietribe #foodstagram #thisisorlando #vscofood #yum #dessert #pistachio #eatingfortheinsta #foodpics #feedfeed #eeeeeats #nomnom #latergram #TeamGoEpic #igers_orlando #WDWBDE #TasteCookSip (at World ShowPlace - Epcot Food & Wine Festival)

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Blue bubbles? No. Bleu bubbles, yes! @blancdebleuofficial Blanc de Bleu Cuvée Mousseux sparkling wine with the addition of mango puree filled bursting #boba was a crisp & festive greeting to our sampling of some of the new dishes at World ShowPlace at @waltdisneyworld Epcot Food & Wine, yesterday. Find this bubbly refresher in the Light Lab, which is a fun spot to cool down & charge up your phones. Follow the hashtag #TasteEpcot on social media to taste along.🍾 . . The 2017 Epcot International Food & Wine Festival runs through November 13th. We are posting #behindthescenes pics on our instastories to help you plan your food, wine, cocktail & craft beer stops through the expanded 35 marketplaces- one for each of the 35 years of Epcot! . . #WDW #Epcot #wine #champs #disney #OrlandoFoodie #Disneyfoodie #InstaFood #Foodie #instayum #mediapreview #foodstagram #thisisorlando #vscofood #yum #sparklingwine #eatingfortheinsta #foodpics #feedfeed #eeeeeats #nomnom #latergram #TeamGoEpic #igers_orlando #WDWBDE #blancdebleu #TasteCookSip (at World ShowPlace - Epcot Food & Wine Festival)

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Quick selfie before another great @thetastytrio class! Today, our (sold out) #WineCheeseChocolate class featuring @quantumleapwinery wines, @lafemmedufromage cheeses & @peterbrookewp Chocolates road tripped to Epcot Food and Wine! Thank you, @waltdisneyworld, for supporting these great local businesses! October we are back to back: 10/19 (sold out) at Epcot & 10/20 at @eastendmkt, tickets available now. (Link in profile) 🍷🧀🍫 . . #TasteEpcot #EpcotFoodWine #OrlandoFL #wine #winelover  #winelovers #Winepairing #cheese #chocolate #DisneyFoodies #winetasting #redwine #chocoholic #nomnom  #dessert #latergram #PeterbrookeWP #thisisorlando #shopsmall #orlandodoesntsuck#QuantumLeapWinery #thetastytrio #winechix (at Festival Welcome Center - Epcot Food & Wine Festival)

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Have you ever wanted to start your meal with dessert? These three desserts from @tapatoroorlando made it impossible to choose a favorite. Grab a friend, or two, and do your own comparison. Scroll through ↪ our pics of all three to see if you agree! ↪ Tapa Toro is a participating #MagicDining restaurant, now extended through October 12th.🍴 . . ↪ Flan- vanilla espuma, fresh mint, caramel, vanilla crisps ↪ Crema Catalana (Spanish Creme Brulee)- orange, fresh mint, sugar glass crust ↪ Churros with dulce de leche and chocolate sauce . . #InstaFood #OrlandoFood #foodie #OrlandoFoodie #dessert #cremebrulee #churros #spanishfood #foodietribe #zipkick #orlandorestaurants #instayum #foodstagram #beautifulcuisines #eater #foodbeast #foooodieee #foodgasm #yum #OrlandoDoesntSuck #eatingfortheinsta #foodphotography #feedfeed #thisisorlando #eeeeeats #eatlocal #nomnom #latergram #tapatoroorlando #TasteCookSip (at Tapa Toro)

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White sangria at @tapatoroorlando, available on #HappyHour and the regular menu. Refreshing, fruity, but not too sweet, we highly recommend enjoying a glass with friends. PS. Tapa Toro is a participating #MagicDining restaurant, now extended through October 12th.🍹 . . . #InstaFood #OrlandoFood #foodie #OrlandoFoodie #sangria #tapas #spanishfood #foodietribe #zipkick #orlandorestaurants #instayum #foodstagram #beautifulcuisines #eater #foodbeast #foooodieee #foodgasm #yum #OrlandoDoesntSuck #eatingfortheinsta #foodphotography #feedfeed #thisisorlando #eeeeeats #eatlocal #nomnom #latergram #MagicalDining #tapatoroorlando #TasteCookSip (at Tapa Toro)

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Wood fired Verlasso Salmon atop spicy cioppino, corona bean w/ basil aioli at @pratowp. The sustainable salmon is sautéed and then finished in the wood fired pizza oven for a crisp-skinned, yet, buttery salmon. One of three entree options available during this year's Magical Dining Month menu- available now and EXTENDED through October 12th. This is Prato's first year participating in Magical Dining, reservations always recommended at this in-demand restaurant. Our full menu choices are still up on Instastories. 🍴 . . 🍴Due to Hurricane Irma, Magical Dining Month will continue through October 12th.🍴What is Magical Dining month? Enjoy a 3 course meal for $35 per person, at over 100 + restaurants around and throughout Central Florida. This year, Freedom Ride & BASE Camp Children's Cancer Foundation will benefit from $1 of each meal during the month-long dining event. Want more? We are posting behind the scenes video and pics on Insta stories. . . #InstaFood #OrlandoFood #foodie #OrlandoFoodie #salmon #italianfood #italiancuisine #foodietribe #zipkick #orlandorestaurants #instayum #foodstagram #beautifulcuisines #eater #foodbeast #foooodieee #foodgasm #yum #OrlandoDoesntSuck #eatingfortheinsta #foodphotography #feedfeed #thisisorlando #eeeeeats #eatlocal #nomnom #latergram #MagicalDining #pratowp #TasteCookSip (at Prato)

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Most of us are cleaning out defrosted fridges and freezers from the post #Irma power outages. This peanut butter pie never tasted so good, as it did last night while we still had no power. It was still half-frozen, and we ate it with friends- right out of the tin with plastic forks, by the light of citronella #Tiki torches in the evening breeze.🔥 . . Businesses throughout Central Florida are assessing the damage and power situation. Some are open for business: check out Twitter, Facebook and Instagram if you are seeking food, air conditioning and Wi-Fi! . . #pie #alfresco #InstaFood #OrlandoFood #Orlandoeats #peanutbutterpie #dessert #camping #igers_orlando #foodie #foooodieee #instayum #foodstagram #foodpics #beautifulcuisines #foodietribe #zipkick #foodbeast #forkyeah #thatsdarling #eatingfortheinsta #foodphotography #feedfeed #eeeeeats #nomnom #thisisorlando #latergram #WineChix #TasteCookSip (at La Mia Casa di Vino)

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A quick selfie (@Winechix, @LefemmeDuFromage & Jill) at the start of tonight's OVER sold out #WineCheeseChocolate class in the beautiful @QuantumLeapWinery tasting room. See you September 21st at East End Market w/ Quantum Leap winery, La Femme du fromage and @PeterbookeWP pairings Tix on sale now, link in bio, get them while the are available!🍷🧀🍫 . . #OrlandoFL #wine #winelover #winelovers #winepairing #cheese #cheeseporn #chocolate #datenight #winetasting #winery #redwine #chocoholic #foodphotography #instayum #nomnom #dessert #dessertporn #foodpics #latergram #PeterbrookeWP #shopsmall #orlandodoesntsuck #QuantumLeapWinery #Winechix #thetastytrio (at Quantum Leap Winery)

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A quick selfie (@Winechix & @LefemmeDuFromage & Jill) at the start of tonight's OVER sold out #WineCheeseChocolate class in the beautiful @QuantumLeapWinery tasting room. See you September 21st at East End Market. Tix on sale now!🍷🧀🍫 . . #OrlandoFL #wine #winelover #winelovers #winepairing #cheese #cheeseporn #chocolate #datenight #winetasting #winery #redwine #chocoholic #foodphotography #instayum #nomnom #dessert #dessertporn #foodpics #latergram #PeterbrookeWP #shopsmall #orlandodoesntsuck #QuantumLeapWinery #Winechix #thetastytrio (at Quantum Leap Winery)

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We had so much fun joining our friend, @tastychomps & his #FoodieForum at @Paddlefishorl in @DisneySprings for a Magical Dining preview. When you dine with foodie friends, you get to try many of the dishes, we posted our favorites here. ↪ Scroll though to see some of our faves, (though, we think the fish & chips looked great, too.) We especially loved the Fried Greed Tomatoes, the 24hr brined Joyce Farms roasted chicken, shrimp & cheesy grits, the fish of the day with Béarnaise and save room for the outrageous key lime pie!Join the next Foodie Forum dinner on September 13, join the open Facebook group for all the details!🍴 . . Along with many #DisneySprings restaurants, #Disney has joined in Magical Dining Month with the addition of six resort restaurants! We were excited to see one of our favorite Disney restaurants, Jiko, in the lineup. Do not miss this opportunity to try or revisit this magical-in-every-way restaurant.🍴 . . What is Magical Dining month? Enjoy a 3 course meal for $35 per person, at over 100 + restaurants around and throughout Central Florida. Starts on August 25th and runs through October 1st. (Just ask to see the Magical Dining menu at participating restaurants!) This year, Freedom Ride & BASE Camp Children's Cancer Foundation will benefit from $1 of each meal during the month-long dining event. Want more? We are posting behind the scenes video and pics on Instastories.🍴 . . #OrlandoFood #foodie #OrlandoFoodie #fish #wdw #disneygram #disneyfoodies #foodietribe #zipkick #orlandorestaurants #instayum #foodstagram #eater #foodbeast #foooodieee #foodgasm #eatingfortheinsta #foodphotography #feedfeed #thisisorlando #eeeeeats #nomnom #latergram #MagicalDining #TasteCookSip (at Paddlefish)

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A magical #sunset to end a lovely @paddlefishorl #MagicalDining meal in the most #Magical place. Cheers! 💜 . . . #Orlando #OrlandoFood #food #OrlandoDining #foodies #sunsets #supcolleen #foodpics #noms #yum #foodgasm #travel #travelgram #travelWriter #travelblogger  #disneysprings #wdw #disneyside #disneyworld #DisneyLife #WaltDisneyWorld #DisneyFoodies #instayum #Disney #latergram #tastecooksip #WineChix (at Paddlefish)

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Cheers to a great #craftbeer dinner! @dragonfly_orlando wowed the crowd with their @crookedcan pairings. From the first bite (pictured here), to the last- it was a very tasty evening. Pic: Sweet corn fritter with miso crema, parmesan cheese, togarashi spice & Japanese micro basil paired with crooked can's Mr. Tractor Kolsch. More on Instastories and over on @tastecooksip. 🍻 . . . #InstaFood #OrlandoFood #foodie #OrlandoFoodie #fritter #beer #foodietribe #zipkick #orlandorestaurants #instayum #foodstagram #eater #foodbeast #foooodieee #foodgasm #yum #OrlandoDoesntSuck #eatingfortheinsta #foodphotography #feedfeed #thisisorlando #eeeeeats #nomnom #latergram #beerdinner #dragonflyorlando #TasteCookSip (at Dragonfly Robata Grill & Sushi)