Dining Awards 2009
Our readers name their favorite restaurants in dozens of categories.
Orlando Magazine - May 2009
Dining Hall of Fame
Orlando magazine honors three individuals, a team and a singular restaurant as Dining Hall of Fame inductees. The Hall of Famers have made lasting contributions to the area’s dining scene.
Masters of Taste
Orlando’s four master sommeliers passed a rigorous test to reach the top of their profession.
Passing the Gavel
Upon retiring from the Florida Supreme Court bench, Charlie Wells reflects on the 2000 presidential recount and returning home to Orlando.
In St. Pete, Easy Does It
Once known as a retirement haven, the Gulf Coast city has gotten better with age.
Star Bursts
At the Florida Film Festival, Glenn Close and Jon Voight talk about heroes, villains and what makes a film a classic.
Alan Grayson
He’s the newly elected U.S. representative for Florida’s 8th Congressional District. Grayson, 51, lives in Orlando with his wife and five children, ages 4 to 14.
Shades of Beauty
Tim Quinn, makeup artist to the stars, shares 10 tricks of the trade.
The Smyth Collection
Inside Sharon Smyth’s Winter Park townhome is a menagerie of objects competing for her attention.
Outdoor Couture
Fashionable furnishings help turn alfresco spaces into showrooms for entertaining and relaxing.
Soirée
May Fundraisers
He's a Big Shot
Jeff Chase plays two roles in the new Star Trek film. But the roles aren’t as big as the actor who plays them.
