Central Florida Fair honors Culinary Arts - Orlando Sentinel

Tilt-A-Whirl I'm here. The Central Florida Fair will open Thursday, and I have a soft spot for mid-race and seller of food - I never eat at any other time of year. The salon offers dozens of daily chef demonstrations and a visual feast of utility competition for the best culinary baked goods, fruit and cakes decorated. The exhibition runs until March 6 Admission is $ 10 for adults, $ 7 students and seniors, $ 5 for children ages 6-10. Ride bands are $ 20 - $ 25 a ticket for Deep-discount centralfloridafair.com. As I come within the reach of frenetic pan, let the dish:

The science of chocolate. Now that I have your attention, please mark your calendars for the Chocolate Festival at 5 and 6 March at Orlando Science Centre. The spectacle of candy will be workshops for children, a story show, tastings and demonstrations by award-winning pastry chefs. Festival admission is free with your paid admission to the Science Centre: $ 17 adults, $ 16 seniors 55 and older, $ 12 children 3-11, free for children 2 and under. Each ticket includes three adults $ 1 credit chocolate chip pass to the show. $ 5 - taste manufacturers will be $ 1.

Follow the chocolate. Farris & Fosters (farrisandfosters.com), a chocolate shop in Lakeland and Orlando, Baldwin Park expands in Waterford Lakes Marketplace Dr. Phillips.

Go fish. Slow Food Orlando is organizing a visit to Ocean Seafood Market's Wild docks in 2 bis 4 clock Saturday at 710 Blue Water Drive to Cape Canaveral. Participants learn the seafood journey from sea to plate increases. The cost is $ 25 for adults, $ 20 for holders of Slow Food Snail map Orlando and $ 10 for children under 12. Users can connect to slowfoodorlando.org / events online.

Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings inspired breakfast. Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Society holds a breakfast from 8 a spring 11 hours in Clermont cheeser Palace Cafe, 707 W. Montrose. The Pulitzer Prize-winning author chronicles the quality of life in rural Florida in books such as "South Moon Under," "The Yearling" and "Cross Creek" and writes: ". Cross Creek cooking "Tickets are $ 12 and a presentation of Rawlings niece Sally Baskin Hooker. For reservations, please contact Claire at 407-469-2207 or summerhillfcr@comcast.net Koshar.

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