What Orlando is talking about
🍦 Kelly’s Homemade Ice Cream and Gideon’s Bakehouse are making a 407 Day baby. It’s one-part Kelly’s limited-edition Alligator Tracks ice cream (orange zest with almonds and dark chocolate chunks) and one-part Gideon’s Stuart’s Cookie (an orange pecan chocolate chip doozy!). And it’s available today only at Kelly’s Corrine Drive, Oviedo and Fern Creek locations from 3 p.m. until sell out. (Orlando Sentinel)
- Related: There’s a new Foxtail location coming to Winter Park and Kelly’s Homemade Ice Cream will have a stall inside. The new spot is located near Donut King off Howell Branch Road if you want to forego counting calories and just do the whole trifecta. So far, no opening date has been announced. (The32789)
🍺 Ivanhoe Park Brewing is also jumping in on the fun and offering an “I4 Eyesore slow pour.” The beer aficionados are taking their Parkhopper Pilsner and tapping it on a side pull tap. It’ll be slow to pour, hence the name. (Ivanhoe Park Brewing on Instagram)
🍺 Orange Blossom Brewing picked the perfect day to launch its new City Beautiful IPA. You’ve gotta peep the artwork — it’s beautiful, just as the name suggests. Find it at locations around town using their Beerfinder tool and grab a 407 pint glass from World of Beer, The Hammered Lamb, Cavo’s, Sportstown, and Graffiti Junktion. (Orlando Weekly)
In more food news…
🍻 Orlando Brewing is celebrating 15 years in Orlando. It’s the oldest organic beer brewed here in the city and is making it a weeklong party with tastings and small batch releases every day this week. (Orlando Brewing on Instagram)
- Related: Speaking of, we interviewed Mary McGinn, owner of The Nook on Robinson two weeks ago for our “Have a Drink With” series, and the story goes that she got her start at Orlando Brewing. See what else I learned and what I drank at the link. 👉 (Pulptown on Instagram)
🍜 Don’t make dinner plans for tomorrow night. Hourglass Social House has you covered with a special “Noodle Night,” a pop-up collab dinner between Le Ky Patisserie and Orlando Meats. Party starts at 5 p.m. (Bungalower)
🍔 People who’ve received the COVID-19 vaccine can get a free burger at participating World of Beers today. The burger of choice is their new Black n’ Blue Burger "to celebrate a recovery from the past year’s bruises," according to a press release. (Fox35)
🍸 The Dinner Party Project wants you to join them for their new COVID-friendly Cocktail and Connect series. It’s an outdoor monthly meetup, weather permitting, of 10 people or less and it costs $20 a month for a drink, an app, and quality conversations, if you’re hungry for connection. (The Dinner Party Project)
🌮 This week’s date night kit from Pig Floyds looks ridamndiculous. For $44, you get four tacos, three sides, two beers (or wine!) plus a candle from @thesolocandleco and two doughnuts from @thesaltydonut. Oh, and a conversation card to keep things spicy. If you want to impress someone, call 1833PIGLOVE. Mmmk? (Pig Floyds on Instagram)