Re: [CH] Question from a lurker...
Kris Boyle (kris.boyle@gmail.com)
Thu, 13 Jan 2005 08:52:30 -0500
Hi Rob,
Happy New Year to you as well.
> But have been able to grow a few kinds …and also my rocoto's from which I
> did harvest the last few 3 weeks ago.
I just started growing these two years ago and I have to say they are my
favourite pepper.
> Now for the question, I'm in Florida from jan 15 till 23, to be more precise
> in Orlando for a sales meeting in 'The Peabody''
> As I have never been in or around Orlando before I would highly appreciate
> every recommendation of 'hot-spots' and/or good and spicy restaurants…and
Ah - good old convention strip!! I have been there a number of times for
conferences. I am afraid the bad news is that I have not managed to find
anything too spicy along that strip (you didn't mention if you would have a
car). One place I can recommend is Bahama Breeze - they have very
good habanero chicken wings and sometimes you can persuade them to
spice up some of their other dishes. They also generally have one or two
dishes that involve peppers of some type (anchos or chipotles in the sauce)
and their non-spicy food is also pretty good. There is also a new Mexican
restaurant that opened near the Mercado on International Drive that seens to
be a bit more authentic Mexican than most places (sorry I can't remember
the name - I had chile rellenos there and they were quite good - the poblano
pepper had a good kick to it). Another Mexican place is Don Pablos but it
is more suited to the general palate rather than the chilehead. An interesting
place to eat is TuTu Tango (if I remember the name correctly), they specialise
in a tapas type of meal - essentially a large number of appetiser plates that
you split amongst your dining group. Nothing too spicy, just interesting.
And a warning - do not go into a place called "Chiles" and expect any sort of
chilehead heat. If you are lucky they just might have a bottle of tobasco but
that is about it - talk about false advertising ;-)
Cheers,
Kris