Retro Orlando: Remembering The Olive Garden as a destination

By Audrey Brown This month’s Retro Orlando isn’t exactly about an attraction. It’s about a restaurant. A restaurant that once held a mythical status similar to that of an attraction, one created and tested in Orlando, and one that surely picked up attributes from the theme park town where its parent company decided to launch…

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Two new Epcot eateries coming this fall, plus new stores

You may have noticed a couple of decorated constructions walls in Epcot. The Italy Pavillion will be getting a brand new pizza restaurant and Mexico has torn down its outdoor restaurant for a major replacement. Pizza in Italy The Patina Restaurant Group, which already runs the Tutto Italia Ristorante in Epcot, is building an authentic…

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New Downtown Disney restaurant, Paradiso 37, to open in May

Paradiso 37, a high-energy restaurant and bar featuring cuisine from North, South and Central America, will welcome guests in May at its location in Pleasure Island at Downtown Disney. The lakeside eatery will offer a variety of menu offerings representing the 37 countries of the Americas, plus an international wine bar, 37 varieties of tequila…