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e created this Dining Guide to showcase the great food available in each community we cover: Winter Garden, Ocoee, Windermere, and Dr. Phillips. These communities all had their origin in either citrus and/or tourism industries.

Small towns at the turn of the twentieth century, they have all grown far beyond their founders’ wildest dreams.

Winter Garden also nestled amidst orange groves, but benefitted from tourists visiting for fishing on the shores of Lake Apopka. The city’s restored downtown along Plant Street is on the National Registry of Historic Places. Carefully preserved buildings house modern eateries featuring the best local cuisine. Live performances at the Garden Theatre and outdoor events like the Winter Garden Music Festival bring large crowds to downtown throughout the year.

Just to the east of Winter Garden is Ocoee, another former citrus town transformed into a modern bedroom community. Ocoee celebrates its past every fall with its Founders Day Celebration. The city showed its focus on its historic

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The land around Big Sand Lake and Little Sand Lake, now residential developments and restaurants, was once orange groves owned by Dr. P. Phillips. His innovations in processing and packaging citrus revolutionized Florida’s citrus industry. In the 1950s, Dr. Phillips sold much of his land to Minute Maid and leased other land to developers who built homes and iconic golf courses like Bay Hill. Population growth was fueled by the neighborhood’s proximity to Disney and Lockheed Martin. Today the busy Sand Lake Road corridor is nicknamed “Restaurant Row” because of its food options ranging from fast food to fine dining.

downtown when it opened the new Ocoee Lakeshore Center, which provides an up-to-date facility for local events and a view of Starke Lake.

Ocoee is in the process of redeveloping its Colonial Drive corridor, and is working with Winter Garden to plan development along the State Road 429 corridor from the Florida Turnpike to Clarcona-Ocoee Road.

Windermere was founded in 1885 by Dr. Stanley Scott, who was drawn to the pristine beauty of this peninsula bordered by Lake Butler and Lake Down. Visitors built winter cabins to enjoy fishing and winter charms of rural life in Florida. When the town incorporated in 1925 the population was 152. Windermere now is home to 2800 residents who enjoy the town’s many lake views and canals that provide access to the Butler Chain of Lakes. Its charming downtown hosts several events that draw thousands including the Annual Car Show, Easter Eggstravaganza, and Halloween Spooktacular. Real estate website Neighborhood Scout rated Windermere the #1 town in Florida to raise a family.

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Our Pom Martini is our version of getting anti-oxidant properties in your martini! Pomegranate Vodka, acai-blueberrypomegranate juice and orange juice, finished with the sugar rim.

The Cedar Planked Salmon is our signature entrée: North Atlantic Salmon fillet with a light coating of brown sugar glaze.

What makes this dish amazing is that the planked salmon is cooked directly on the stone of our Woodstone Oven, at 550 degrees.

This allows for the heat of the stone to push the cedar flavor up thru the bottom of the salmon and for the glaze to infuse the salmon from the top-marrying sweet and savory in the middle.

Urban Note:

We are well known in the gluten-free community to be very friendly with an extensive gluten free menu available.

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Our Mango Sangria is made in house, Chablis wine, mango juice, a little bit of the Tipplers Orange Liquor from the St. Pete Distillery-with fresh cut citrus! Very refreshing....

The Flat Dips are our signature starter, our flatbread dough is made right here in Winter Garden

by Douce France Bakery on Story Rd. and is whole wheat dough, we call them “Ovals of Deliciousness” The dips and spreads served with the flatbread change seasonally.

The St Pete Gin featured in our “Lion’s Pride” (an ode to Orlando City Soccer) has 17 botanicals, all grown in the state of Florida. The “Lions Pride” also has key lime juice, muddled blackberries and fresh sage.

Our Sesame Crusted Tuna is sushi grade, crusted with black and white sesame seeds and seared, served with Wakami Seaweed Salad and gluten free soy sauce. Our seafood, although sourced around the world, is supplied to us by Bar Harbor Seafood, right here in Orlando. Weekly, we feature a “Fresh from Florida Waters” seasonal fish entree, presently featuring Red Snapper from the Gulf.

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Basic Food

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hen you taste wine, you are actually tasting different levels of alcohol, sugar, acid, tannin and fruit. When you taste food, you are actually tasting different levels of salt, sugar, fat and acid. There are as many opinions about how to pair wine and foods as there are wines, but the bottom line of any pairing is you want the wine and the food to complement each other, not compete for attention.

This can be accomplished in different ways.

One is to pair like foods with like wines. An example of this would be to take something rich and creamy, like a pasta Alfredo, and pair it with a rich and buttery wine, like many Chardonnays.

Another is to take that same creamy dish and choose a wine that will cut through the fat, like

a crisp, dry white wine with no oak. Cabernet Sauvignon and other hearty reds go so well with red meats because the protein and fat soften up the wine’s tannins. This allows your tongue to taste all of the berry and earthy flavors of the wine and makes the perfect match with the smoky flavors of the meat.

The first step in pairing wine with a meal is to know the basic characteristics of the wine. If you are shopping for wine, the label will often tell you everything you need to know using descriptive words like “buttery”, “oaky”, “berry”, “dry”, “earthy”, “crisp”. Get started by trying a few of these: Sauvignon Blanc with tangy foods like citrus based dressings and sauces; Pinot Grigio with light fish dishes and Chardonnay with rich fish dishes; Malbec or Shiraz with saucy barbeque meats; Riesling with spicy foods; Dry Rosé with cheesy dishes, Pinot Noir with earthy dishes like mushrooms or truffles; and Champagne with oysters or other briny seafoods. Experiment and above all, enjoy.

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YMCA

Promotes Healthy Eating

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any West Orange residents visit their local YMCAs for exercise, sports leagues, and family activities. In addition to promoting physical health, Gary Appelsies the YMCA’s Director of Healthy Eating and Health Strategies, develops programs to show Central Floridians how eating well can be a crucial part of a healthy lifestyle.

Appelsies is a nutritionist and chef who uses his culinary skills and experience to help people understand how simple and cost effective it can be to incorporate healthy, locally grown foods in their diet. He joined the YMCA in December, 2014 from Northern California. “I was pleasantly surprised about the number of farmer’s markets and farm to table restaurants I found here,” he said. “Our community has a strong foundation of people dedicated to healthy eating.”

Appelsies started a Farm Stand program at the Roper YMCA, where members can buy locally grown produce. The newly expanded Dr. Phillips YMCA will include a café that is going to offer farm to table food, operated by the Winter Garden based Axum Coffee, which like the Y, shares a mission-driven commitment to healthy living and social responsibility. The Dr. Phillips YMCA Grand Opening on November 3rd will enable everyone in the West Orange community to sample the café and visit the Y’s new state-ofthe-art facilities.

Some YMCA’s will soon launch community gardens as part of an initiative to teach people not only how to cook and shop, but also grow

Gary Appelsies - YMCA’s Director of Healthy Eating and Health Strategies their own food. Thanks to a $100,000 USDA grant, the Y is also creating community gardens at many of its Outreach Ys where a lack of fresh, healthy food contributes to higher rates of diabetes and chronic disease. Appelsies plans to launch a barter program that will enable people to bring their home grown spices, vegetables, and fruits and exchange them for others. A family that grows oranges could trade some to a family that grows strawberries. “When it comes to helping people make healthier food choices – and supporting local farmers – the Y is definitely digging deeper,” Appelsies said. “It’s part of our mission-driven commitment to help people and communities thrive.”

The West Orange Healthcare District, Observer Media Group, Orlando Health Health Central Hospital and the City of Winter Garden are presenting the Winter Garden Health & Harvest Festival on October 29th in conjunction with the Winter Garden Farmers Market. Later that evening Orlando Health - Health Central Hospital, YMCA of Central Florida and Second Harvest are organizing a farm to table dinner featuring food grown or raised within 100 miles cooked by local chefs.

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Healthy recipe provided by the YMCA of Central Florida

Roasted

Chickpeas Tips for Success • Oven-roasted chickpeas are about as simple as it gets toss with olive oil and salt, roast, eat but there are a few key things to keep in mind.

• First, dry the chickpeas as much as possible. I like to let them air dry for 15 or 20 minutes or pat dry with paper towels.

• Don’t skimp on the olive oil. You can use less, but your chickpeas will be less crispy.

• Lastly, wait to toss the chickpeas with any spices or seasonings until you pull them out of the oven, this will keep the spices from burning and becoming bitter.

INGREDIENTS...

• 2 15-ounce cans chickpeas • 2 tablespoons olive oil • 1/2 to 3/4 teaspoon sea salt • 2 to 4 teaspoons spices or fi nely chopped fresh herbs, like chili powder, curry powder, cumin, smoked paprika, rosemary, thyme, or any of your favorite spices and herbs.

DIRECTIONS...

1. Heat the oven to 400°F and place an oven rack in the middle of the oven.

2. Rinse, drain and dry the chickpeas.

3. Place dry chickpeas in a bowl and toss with 1 tablespoon olive oil and salt.

4. Spread the chickpeas out in an even layer on the baking sheet. Drizzle with remaining olive oil and sprinkle with remaining salt. Stir with your hands or a spatula to make sure the chickpeas are evenly coated.

5. Roast the chickpeas in the oven for 20 to 30 minutes. Stir the chickpeas or shake the pan every 10 minutes. A few chickpeas may pop that’s normal. The chickpeas are done when golden and slightly darkened, dry and crispy on the outside, and soft in the middle.

6. Sprinkle your spices over the chickpeas and stir to coat evenly. Serve while the chickpeas are still warm and crispy. They will gradually lose their crispiness as they cool.

Recipe Note:

Besides eating these chickpeas as a snack, you can toss them with salads or sprinkle over soup in place of croutons.

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Healthy recipes provided by the YMCA of Central Florida

Herbed

Quinoa Salad Serves: 10-12 chicken pieces INGREDIENTS...

Quinoa

DIRECTIONS...

• 2 3/4 cups low-sodium chicken stock • 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice • 1 1/2 cups quinoa

Quinoa

Dressing

Bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce the heat to a simmer, cover the pan and cook until all the liquid is absorbed, about 12 to 15 minutes.

• 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil • 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice • 3/4 cup chopped fresh basil leaves • 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley leaves • 1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme leaves • 2 teaspoons lemon zest • Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper

In a medium saucepan, add the chicken stock, lemon juice and quinoa.

Dressing

In a small bowl, mix together the olive oil, lemon juice, basil, parsley, thyme, and lemon zest. Season with salt and pepper, to taste.

Pour the dressing over the quinoa and toss until all the ingredients are coated. Transfer the quinoa to a bowl.

Season with salt and pepper, to taste, and serve.

Seared Tuna

with Asian Slaw INGREDIENTS...

Slaw

• 1 cups shredded Napa cabbage • 1 cup shredded red cabbage • 1 cup shredded carrot • 1/2 cup thinly sliced red bell pepper • 1/4 cup coarsely chopped fresh cilantro leaves • 1/4 cup green onion sliced

Dressing

• 1/2 ounce rice vinegar • 3 ounces soy sauce • 1 tablespoon honey • 1 teaspoon freshly grated ginger • 2 cloves garlic minced • 1/2 tablespoon salt • Pinch black pepper • Juice of 3 limes

Tuna

• 1 pound ahi tuna • 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt • 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground pepper • 1/4 cup sesame seeds 16 | Observer Dining Guide

DIRECTIONS...

Slaw

In a large bowl, combine the cabbages, red bell pepper, cilantro and green onion cover and refrigerate.

Dressing

In a large mixing bowl whisk together rice vinegar, soy sauce, honey, ginger, garlic, salt, pepper and lime juice and set aside.

Tuna

Coat the tuna with the oil and season with the salt and pepper. On a plate scatter the sesame seeds and press the tuna into the seeds on both sides, gently shaking off the excess. Heat a large grill or sauté pan over high heat and sear the tuna for 3 minutes on each side.

Remove the fi sh from the pan and let rest for several minutes before slicing. The tuna will be medium-rare.

Toss the vegetables with half of the dressing and mix well. Mound the slaw onto a platter or individual plates. Place the sliced tuna on top of the salad and drizzle the remaining dressing on top.

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Cilantro Lime

Chicken

Serves: 10-12 chicken pieces INGREDIENTS...

• 3 pounds skinless chicken thighs • 4 limes, zested and juiced • ¾-1 cup roughly chopped cilantro leaves and stems • ½ cup extra virgin olive oil • 2 tablespoons honey • 1 tablespoon cumin • 1 teaspoon kosher salt • 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper • Extra cilantro for garnish

DIRECTIONS...

Trim any fat from the chicken thighs and place in a large freezer bag. To the bowl of a food processor, add the lime juice, lime zest, cilantro, olive oil, honey, cumin, salt and pepper and whiz to combine, about 30 seconds. Reserve ¼ of the marinade and pour the rest into the bag with the chicken and refrigerate for 30 minutes up to overnight.

Prepare a grill on medium high, leaving one side of the grill on low or off. Grill the chicken for about 14 minutes, turning often. Once each side has seared, if the chicken pieces seem to be getting too charred, move the chicken pieces to the cooler side of the grill to cook.

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OLIVE OIL HEALTH FACTS: • Olive

oil is rich in polyphenols and essential fatty acids like Omega-3 and Omega-6, which helps combat heart disease, obesity and diabetes; vitamin E, an antioxidant that helps strengthen the immune system and reduce the risk of some cancers; and polyphenols, which are powerful antioxidants that help to lower LDL (bad cholesterol) and increase HDL (good cholesterol). The natural polyphenols in olive oil perform specific actions that provide extensive cardiovascular protection beyond the monounsaturated fat the oil contains.

• Recommended amount to take per day to ensure health benefits is 2 tablespoons per day. This can easily be done by replacing salad dressing with olive oil and vinegar.

• Olive

oil contains phytoestrogens that benefit older women to significantly slow down bone loss as well as help minimize the uncomfortable symptoms of menopause.

• Vinegars

also contain polyphenols that keep cholesterol in check as well as resveratrol and tannins, which help to reduce blood clots, lower LDL levels and increase HDL levels. When paired with olive oil, the benefits are increased significantly.

• Olive

Oil plays a significant role in Cardiovascular Protection as science now shows that even taking it by itself can decrease risk factors such as poor lipid profiles, hypertension and endothelial dysfunction.

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• Olive oil is best when it is consumed fresh and

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n recent years, researchers have discovered vast health benefits when consuming olive oil on a daily basis with food. This has encouraged people to make olive oil a staple in their kitchens, but buyer beware, not everything that says Extra Virgin is actually Pure. The Sacred Olive prides themselves in only carrying quality Premium Extra Virgin Olive Oils with the highest polyphenols (anitoxidants) for superior health benefits. They are able to tell their customers exactly where their olive oils come from. The Scared Olive is an olive oil & balsamic tasting room where guests can go into the store and taste all of the extra virgin oils and balsamics they carry as well as the unique varieties of infused olive oils for a delecteble tasting experience. Their freindly staff loves to help guests find the perfect pairing of oil and balsamic to make food healthy and taste delicious! Stop in for a devine tasting experience, they are conveniently located in the heart of Downtown Winter Garden open Monday through Saturday.

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