Faiyaz Kara is a food writer and restaurant critic for Orlando Weekly, focusing on the local dining scene in Orlando, Florida. With a passion for discovering new culinary experiences, Faiyaz provides readers with reviews, recommendations, and coverage of restaurant openings and events in the area.
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Faiyaz focuses on local coverage, particularly in the Orlando area, with a strong emphasis on restaurants, food events, and lifestyle. He covers event-specific news such as restaurant openings and special foodie events around Orlando.
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By: Faiyaz Kara
The franchise plans four or five locations in the Orlando area
Boiled Fish found its way into my regular restaurant rotation, and I have my endodontist to thank. Or the location of her office anyway. It sits less than a four-minute drive away, so every time I'm subject to a session of dental poking and periodontal buggering, I turn to Boiled Fish's gorgeous bowls of boiled fish, which prove to be as palliating as a shot of Botox for my bruxism.
By: Faiyaz Kara
Plus, some farewells from beloved spots – and a wing-eating contest
As new restaurants continue to make waves in Central Florida, we're working nonstop to keep up with the influx of arrivals and big flavors. And with all those culinary changes, Orlando Weekly restaurant critic Faiyaz Kara hasn't wavered in delivering weekly doses of local foodie perspectives.
By: Faiyaz Kara
The meat shop and restaurant will serve Kobe beef as well as other high-end brands of Japanese wagyu like Matsusaka, Ōmi, Takamori and Bushu
By: Faiyaz Kara
Vegan Scoops, A Lo Vegano and Águila Coffee have banded together to take over Market on South. They are actively seeking additional plant-based food vendors, but in the meantime they are open for business during this transitional phase where some remodeling will take place... Speaking of, Chuan Lu Garden
By: Faiyaz Kara
Including where to celebrate National Ice Cream Day
By: Faiyaz Kara
Just when we thought fine dining was dead, along comes the small-capacity, budget-busting omakase house to resuscitate the experience for the 1-percenters and live-to-eaters. There's now a glut of high-dollar chef's tasting counters in this city, each jockeying for multicourse supremacy — and Ômo by Jônt, Ryan Ratino's 16-seat offshoot of his two-Michelin-star Jônt in Washington, D.C., may very well reign supreme.
Zen Dumpling will open a location later this fall in Waterford Lakes photo courtesy Zen Dumpling Jax/Facebook
By: Faiyaz Kara
A bear has destroyed much of Petal Honey Co.'s apiary — a devastating loss for the local producer. If you'd like to help them replace and rebuild the hives, you can do so by visiting petalhoneyco.com and clicking the "Donate" button.
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