Best Barbecue: 2026 Orlando Sentinel Foodie Awards

Orlando Sentinel (Osceola County News) 3/5 11:46P Amy Drew Thompson

The quest goes on for tip-top barbecue in the metro, a tall order, because these three titans are tough to beat. For now, I m sticking with these, which give Q fans options all across the metro. First up, a big congrats to Briskets BBQ! Not only...

Best Pizza: 2026 Orlando Sentinel Foodie Awards

Orlando Sentinel (Osceola County News) 3/5 11:18P Amy Drew Thompson

If I d had more than just one visit to Tratto Modern Italian this time last year, I d likely be handing partners Mabel Muñoz and Alvaro Ramirez a consecutive Best Pizza win in 2026. That said, I am...

Clean bills of health: Which Central Florida restaurants had perfect inspections in February?

Orlando Sentinel (Osceola County News) 3/3 2:46A Garfield Hylton

After 1,889 restaurant inspections across Central Florida in February, only 170 had no issues for the entire month, according to data from the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation. Brevard had the highest percentage of...

Clean bills of health: Which Central Florida restaurants had perfect inspections in January?

Orlando Sentinel (Osceola County News) 2/2 5:54A Garfield Hylton

After 1,931 restaurant inspections across Central Florida in January, only 210 had no issues for the entire month, according to data from the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation. Brevard had the highest percentage of...

Bankruptcy court approves Sun Terra purchase of planned Whispering Hills site in Leesburg

Orlando Sentinel (Brinkmann On Business) 1/20 1:31A James Wilkins

Oviedo-based developer Sun Terra Communities is moving to purchase the proposed site of the huge, 1,088-acre Whispering Hills community in Leesburg out of bankruptcy court for $62 million. According...

Clean bills of health: Which Central Florida restaurants had perfect inspections in December?

Orlando Sentinel (Brinkmann On Business) 1/5 12:00A Richard Tribou

After 1,700 restaurant inspections across Central Florida in December, 256 had no issues for the entire month, according to data from the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation. Orange and Brevard tied for the highest...