Amy Drew Thompson
@amydroo.bsky.social
Multimedia Food Reporter at @orlandosentinel.bsky.social.
Former Orlando Local Expert, @10Best/USA Today Travel.
Overuser of em dashes. I eat and I write things.
Former Orlando Local Expert, @10Best/USA Today Travel.
Overuser of em dashes. I eat and I write things.
Downtown's Leiah is both laid-back and luxe | Review www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/20/r...
Downtown’s Leiah is both laid-back and luxe | Review
Chef Omar Torres’ lengthy resume includes kitchens at top-tier hotels you’ve heard of and stayed with — or longed to. But Leiah, where luxe but laid-back lunches and tempting multicours…
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November 20, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Downtown's Leiah is both laid-back and luxe | Review www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/20/r...
Hopelessly devOATed to cookies? Try this spiced take on classic oatmeal www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/19/o...
Hopelessly devoted to cookies? Try this spiced take on classic oatmeal
These amazing, rustic cookies aren’t just easy to make, they’re filled with warm fall-holiday flavors, they’re highly customizable. And yes, they’re delicious.
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November 19, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Hopelessly devOATed to cookies? Try this spiced take on classic oatmeal www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/19/o...
Like pizza? The Neighbors' version is just that: 'like' pizza. And it's perfect. | Review www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/13/n...
Like pizza? The Neighbors’ version is just that: ‘like’ pizza. And it’s perfect. | Review
Holiday shopping is easier when you’ve got eats and drinks on hand for fortification. Few places in town fit the bill for all counts like East End Market.
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November 13, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Like pizza? The Neighbors' version is just that: 'like' pizza. And it's perfect. | Review www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/13/n...
Orlando's seasonal sandos offer pre-Thanksgiving satisfaction www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/12/o...
Orlando’s seasonal sandos offer pre-Thanksgiving satisfaction
Some new (or new to us) Orlando-area Thanksgiving sandwiches that give the holiday feels — plus a list of others we’ve featured over the last few years that are still available.
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November 12, 2025 at 12:48 PM
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WWE star eats 'Everything on the Menu' in new show's Orlando episode www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/07/w...
WWE star eats ‘Everything on the Menu’ in new show’s Orlando episode
Braun Strowman is known as the “monster among men,” and as a big guy, he’s got quite the appetite. It’s a perfect setup for his new USA Network show, “Everything on th…
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November 7, 2025 at 1:25 PM
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Taqueria Estrella food truck's Mexican fare is hearty, and from the heart | Review www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/06/t...
Taqueria Estrella’s Mexican fare is hearty, and from the heart | Review
Tacos, gorditas, sopes, tamales, fresh aguas frescas and homemade desserts are the lures at Taqueria Estrella in Orlando, where Chiapas native Luz Estrella Velasco’s American dream of raising…
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November 6, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Taqueria Estrella food truck's Mexican fare is hearty, and from the heart | Review www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/06/t...
From viral cheese pulls to tip-top topokki, here are some food court finds at Florida's first H Mart www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/05/h...
From viral cheese pulls to tip-top topokki, here are some food court finds at Florida’s first H Mart
When Orlando’s long-awaited H Mart finally opened about a month ago, the lines to check out the nation’s largest Asian supermarket (especially its food court) were massive. A month-plus…
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November 5, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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Life is sweet for mother-son cast members at Disney Springs' Candy Cauldron #disney #waltdisneyworld www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/10/31/m...
Life is sweet for mother-son cast members at Disney Springs’ Candy Cauldron
For years, Disney cast member Joanne Torres and her son have been crafting the Halloween treats that make for sweet family memories at Disney Springs’ Candy Cauldron.
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October 31, 2025 at 12:04 PM
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Witch you had Halloween plans? Consider these Orlando haunts www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/10/30/h...
Witch you had Halloween plans? Consider these Orlando haunts
It’s been quite some time since Halloween fell on a Friday, so if you’re looking to let the trick-or-treaters DIY it, or for a place to head after they’re tucked in for the night,…
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October 30, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Witch you had Halloween plans? Consider these Orlando haunts www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/10/30/h...
Scare-cuterie offers amputated appetizers and more for ghoulish grazing www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/10/29/h...
Scare-cuterie offers amputated appetizers and more for ghoulish grazing
Need a hand planning your Halloween party menu? Halloween-handy Instagrammer Ghoul at Heart’s new “Scare-cuterie” cookbook has just that, along with dozens of other ideas, from sw…
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October 29, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Scare-cuterie offers amputated appetizers and more for ghoulish grazing www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/10/29/h...
Wonderful Hand-Pulled Noodle is swinging for the fences | Review www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/10/23/w...
Wonderful Hand-Pulled Noodle is swinging for the fences | Review
In what’s becoming an international “restaurant row” in Orlando’s Dr. Phillips neighborhood, Ken Chen’s Wonderful Hand-Pulled Noodle cashes the check its name writes w…
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October 23, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Wonderful Hand-Pulled Noodle is swinging for the fences | Review www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/10/23/w...
Monster Truffles: A real 'looker' for your Halloween dessert table www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/10/22/m...
Monster Truffles: A real ‘looker’ for your Halloween dessert table
Looking for Halloween dessert table fun? Or a no-bake recipe to try with the wee ones? Look no further than these adorable monster truffles from Delish!
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October 22, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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East End Market original La Femme du Fromage closing up shop www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/10/21/l...
East End Market original La Femme du Fromage closing up shop
After 12 years at East End Market, La Femme du Fromage is ready for some new adventures. While Tonda Corrente’s upstairs event space will remain open, and will feature some of the shop’…
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October 21, 2025 at 2:43 PM
East End Market original La Femme du Fromage closing up shop www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/10/21/l...
Central Florida chefs unite for food education at The Kitchen House www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/10/20/f...
Central Florida chefs unite for food education at The Kitchen House
Central Florida chefs invite guests to The Kitchen House for A Fall Fête, an intimate dinner that communicates its mission, and help fund it.
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October 20, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Central Florida chefs unite for food education at The Kitchen House www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/10/20/f...
Barks, Bites 'N' Brews craft beer fest hits City Food Hall Saturday www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/10/16/b...
Barks, Bites ‘N’ Brews craft beer fest hits City Food Hall Saturday
Love beer? Love dogs? Bring your pup for a sip ‘n’ savor in one of Orlando’s dog-friendliest neighborhoods as the first-ever Barks, Bites ‘n’ Brews craft beer festival…
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October 17, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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Hall's on 5th, like its namesake, is feeding Apopka well | Review www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/10/16/h...
Hall’s on 5th, like its namesake, is feeding Apopka well | Review
The historic home of Hall’s Feed has morphed its demographic, much to the delight of city gourmands
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October 16, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Hall's on 5th, like its namesake, is feeding Apopka well | Review www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/10/16/h...
As downtown's Art² park opens, À La Cart City provides the food and beverage www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/10/09/a...
As downtown’s Art² park opens, À La Cart City provides the food and beverage
The city’s long-planned urban “pocket park” is about to debut on the corner of Robinson and Orange, and its food and beverage component will be À La Cart City, a new name from the…
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October 10, 2025 at 11:27 AM
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Long live Linda's La Cantina, Orlando queen of the no-frills steakhouse | Review www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/10/09/l...
Long live Linda’s La Cantina, Orlando queen of the no-frills steakhouse | Review
Dining at Linda’s, which has been serving Orlando since 1947, feels like home. Here, I can enjoy each chapter of my meal: the drink, the apps, the main.
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October 9, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Long live Linda's La Cantina, Orlando queen of the no-frills steakhouse | Review www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/10/09/l...
Hunger Street Tacos' Masamor, a wholesale tortilleria and masa production facility, to open by year's end www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/10/08/h...
Hunger Street Tacos’ Masamor, a wholesale tortilleria and masa production facility, to open by year’s end
After quietly crafting masa out of its Winter Park taqueria for five years, the team behind Hunger Street Tacos is branching out with wholesale tortilleria and masa production facility.
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October 8, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Hunger Street Tacos' Masamor, a wholesale tortilleria and masa production facility, to open by year's end www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/10/08/h...
Michelin Guide finds culinary talent, public money aplenty in Orlando |
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Michelin Guide finds culinary talent, public money aplenty in Orlando
Visit Orlando has paid the restaurant rater $800,000 since 2021 to focus on Central Florida.
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May 12, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Michelin Guide finds culinary talent, public money aplenty in Orlando |
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Indian Pavilion brings the "wow" to Winter Garden | Review www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/05/08/i...
Indian Pavilion brings the “wow” to Winter Garden | Review
A new take from executive chef Kartik Palapandi (Mynt, Madras Cafe, Saffron and others) Winter Garden’s Indian Pavilion merges lunch buffet value and date night chic with dishes from all over the c…
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May 8, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Indian Pavilion brings the "wow" to Winter Garden | Review www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/05/08/i...
Haupia is a sweet aloha for Asian-American, Pacific Islander Heritage Month www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/05/07/h...
Haupia is a sweet aloha for Asian-American, Pacific Islander Heritage Month
Cool, creamy, coconutty haupia has indigenous origins in Hawaii, but over time has evolved to take many forms. Here’s where you’ll find it in Orlando.
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May 7, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Haupia is a sweet aloha for Asian-American, Pacific Islander Heritage Month www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/05/07/h...
Through nonprofit, local chefs teach Central Florida families to feed themselves on a budget www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/05/02/g...
Through nonprofit, local chefs teach Central Florida families to feed themselves on a budget
Now in its second year, the “Get Cooking” program, created by Stacie Archer and brought to Orlando with the help of Chef Norman Van Aken, has lots of regular participants and an all-new roster of c…
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May 5, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Through nonprofit, local chefs teach Central Florida families to feed themselves on a budget www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/05/02/g...
Through nonprofit, local chefs teach Central Florida families to feed themselves on a budget www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/05/02/g...
Through nonprofit, local chefs teach Central Florida families to feed themselves on a budget
Now in its second year, the “Get Cooking” program, created by Stacie Archer and brought to Orlando with the help of Chef Norman Van Aken, has lots of regular participants and an all-new roster of c…
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May 2, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Through nonprofit, local chefs teach Central Florida families to feed themselves on a budget www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/05/02/g...
Cherish the special women in your life this Mother's Day: feed 'em! www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/05/01/o...
Cherish the special women in your life this Mother’s Day: feed ’em!
Celebrating Mother’s Day with a special meal on May 11? Consider these Orlando options to make the women in your life feel seen (and fed).
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May 2, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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