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April 30, 2013
By caskerin in the All, Recipes category.
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Oatmeal Cream Cookies!

You Asked, and We Listened!

On any given Sunday brunch, you never know what you’ll find, but you always know you’ll get a number of delectable confections available due to our talented pastry team. But when Koralyss introduced her Oatmeal Cream Cookie Sandwich, a throwback to the childhood favorite Little Debbie Oatmeal Cream Pie, it seemed to take Winter Park by storm. We sold out of them almost immediately!

And since you asked, of course we’re sharing it with you!  She’s always crafting new treats for our “Bake Shop on a Board” so if you missed this one, now you can create it at home!

Oatmeal Cream Cookie Sandwich

Cookies:

Butter -10oz.

Brown Sugar – 1 cup

Sugar – ½ cup

Eggs – 1

Vanilla – 2 tsp

Molasses – 1tbsp

All-Purpose Flour – 1 ½ cups

Baking Soda – 1tsp

Salt – ½ tsp

Cinnamon – ¾ tsp

Oats – 3 cups

 

Filling:

Butter -3oz.

Confectioners’ Sugar – 1 ½ cups

Heavy Cream – 1 ¼ tbsp

Vanilla – ½ tsp

Instructions:

In the bowl of a stand mixer, on medium high speed using the paddle attachment, cream the butter and the sugars. Beat until light and fluffy.

In a separate bowl sift the flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon.

With the mixer still running add the eggs, one at a time.

Add the vanilla and the molasses.

Turn the speed down to low and add the dry ingredients.

Add the oats.

Scoop the batter to 1” balls.

Bake off at 375F for about 10 minutes.

 

For the Filling:

In the bowl of a stand mixer, with the paddle attachment, beat the butter and the sugar till smooth.

Add the cream, vanilla and salt. If too stiff, add a little
more cream.

Fill your cookies!  And enjoy!

April 12, 2013
By caskerin in the All category.
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Saturdays are the New Sunday!

Thanks to you, our Sunday Brunch has been quite popular, and due to high demand, we’re opening the doors to Saturday Brunches, too!

Starting Saturday, May 4th, come see us anytime from 10:30am-3pm for all of your favorite dishes by Chefs Dennis & Jared…and of course, Koralyss’ delicious pastries!

Reservations are available online via Open Table  or you can call us at 321-280-4200. See you soon!

November 23, 2012
By caskerin in the All, Fried Chicken category.
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Fried Chicken Tuesdays & Fridays

Our Heritage Fried Chicken is crispy and absolutely delicious!  Sourced from Tanglewood Farms in North Carolina, it’s not just any Fried Chicken. What makes it so special is the fact that it is fresh and has never been frozen which imparts intense flavor and super tender meat.  It’s brined and marinated in buttermilk for at least 48 hours then dredged in a house spice blend. To finish we smoke wild flower honey from Savannah Bee Co. and drizzle it over the fried chicken.

When we first opened we had Fried Chicken on the menu every day.  However, due to the arduous process we require, our small walk-in cooler (a restaurant fridge) was booming with chicken!  So we decided to have it two days a week, now we get to deliver the taste that we want and you get to have your fried chicken.  Everyone wins!  Due to its popularity, we tend to run out of the Fried Chicken towards the end of the night, so make sure to get here early!

October 16, 2012
By caskerin in the All, Beer category.
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Beer Dinner with Cigar City Planning & Menu

We’re hosting our first beer dinner with Cigar City Brewing on Sunday, October 28th and it’s going to be a great time! Ron Raike- our Brewmaster- and Josh Brengle – a brewer at Cigar City- recently collaborated on Flame Out, a Pale Ale that is scoring a 97 on ratebeer.com. To open the dinner Ron & Josh have collaborated again to brew a traditional German Berliner Weiss – sour and refreshing, as a start this beer will wake us your palate & get it ready for what is about to ensue! Both breweries will pair a beer with each course however, besides the reception beer; I have a feeling these guys are going to keep what they’re up to a secret. All I know is, with these two breweries, we’re all in for a treat!

James & Dennis just gave the first draft of the menu to Ron and Cigar City. The reason that the menu is important to them is that they are brewing and selecting beers that will pair with the flavors of each course. Typically with beer dinners, the chef’s pair the food to the pre-selected beers. This time, the brewers at Cigar City & Ron decided that it would be cool to change up the norm and are selecting and even brewing beers just for each individual course. It’s really exciting to see all the talent coming together for this dinner! How often do you get to hang out with Ron Raike & the guys from Cigar City while eating food made by award winning chefs? This is definitely a night not to be missed! As I said previously, the menu is in its beginning phases and some things are still being conceptualized. These are most of the flavor components but I think you’ll get the idea behind it. The dinner is $65 per person (plus tax & gratuity). Reception starts at 6pm.

Reception

*Still being finalized, however, there is a collaboration that was brewed here at C&L with CCB that should be a Berliner Weisse.

1st Course
Fresh Hop Crusted Venison Carpaccio

baby beet, green olive, orange

2nd Course
Barbecued Cobia Collar

bacon-gouda grits, pickled squash, golden raisin, pumpkin seed relish, mushroom ketchup

3rd Course
Crawfish Boudin

pork cheek hash, fried pickled okra

4th Course
Dark Chocolate-Pumpkin Cake

pumpkin-buttermilk white chocolate ganache, pumpkin seed brittle, cocoa nib whipped cream.

October 15, 2012
By caskerin in the All, Beer category.
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“All Jacked Up” – Pumpkin Beer Release

Tuesday, October 16th at 4pm, our brewmaster, Ron Raike will tap our first annual “All Jacked Up” Pumpkin Beer. While big breweries are releasing pumpkin beers in the middle of the summer, we waited until the pumpkins were actually fresh and in season. Our Sous Chef, Jared, roasted 150lbs of Tampa grown calabaza pumpkins to create our new 7% ABV fall tradition beer. Ron says, “The beer is ‘all jacked up’ with traditional pumpkin pie spices and has a wild flower-honey finish.” Tomorrow can’t come fast enough!

September 07, 2012
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Fresh Simcoe Hops

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Fresh Simcoe hops just came in yesterday. This is a once a year event as these hops are fresh off the vine and shipped directly to us next day air from the farm that they are grown in. This variety – Simcoe – has limited availability and is sought after for it’s piney resin character. Ron will use them for dry and mash hopping in the brewery. The kitchen has made some syrups with these hops for use in our cocktails and as a ingredient in our southern-inspired creations. Ron expects other varieties to come in as they are harvested.

September 05, 2012
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Meet our Managing Partners!

Two years ago, we were so very lucky that husband-and-wife team Tracy Lindskoog &
her husband Dennis Bernard wanted to move here from Chicago to be closer to their
families. Tracy and Dennis worked for the highly respected – James Beard Award
winning – Blackbird Restaurant Group in Chicago before joining us. I will tell you that as
an employee, I have so much respect for both of them. They have a great passion for
the restaurant industry and take their job seriously but also have fun while doing it.
Tracy is kind, sensible and a great listener. Any of you who have had a chance to talk
with her at The Pig know how genuine and sincere she is. She never micro-manages
the staff and trusts them in their ability to take care of the guests. She’s truly a breath of
fresh air in the restaurant industry.
Dennis is funny, always calm, respected by all of the staff and he’s such a talented chef
that I’m personally excited to see what he’s going to do now that he’s running the
kitchen at Cask & Larder. While working under Paul Kahan in Chicago, Dennis, ran the
charcuterie program at The Publican and earned the title “Best New Brunch” from
Time Out Chicago Magazine. Combine Dennis’ talent with James’ and the team they
have put together……I have tried all of the food and this place is going to rock!

August 30, 2012
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Honoring the Past & Celebrating the Future

As the excitement and anticipation builds about our opening day, I feel it’s important to honor the
history of our historic building. The original Harper’s Tavern was opened by Francis
Harper during prohibition in 1929. Francis was a bootlegger and buried bottles of booze
on his land (we have the bottles in our dining room) and stored liquor in old milk cans.

Last week, I stopped in at Winter Park Fish Co. and sat down with George
Volgelbacher. In 1968 George & Monique Volgelbacher escaped from a tumultuous
Washington D.C. to Orlando, Florida to open the iconic Le Cordon Bleu and Harper’s
Tavern. “At that time, Orlando didn’t have a gourmet restaurant,” said George. When
the doors opened it was an immediate success. It had two sides, Harper’s Tavern was
a bar that was filled with lawyers, bankers and local politicians for happy hour, the
college students at night, was known for wild bachelor parties and the band was 2EZ
with Rick Amos and Edwin White would play in the back. The duo, which first played
together in 1981, reigned for almost a decade at the old Harper’s Tavern. Le Cordon
Bleu was where Winter Park dined and people came for anniversaries and
engagements.

George at Winter Park Fish Co. *photo from the website

Since I never had the opportunity to experience it, I asked Heather
McPherson of the Orlando Sentinel to tell me what the experience was like.
Harper’s Tavern and Le Cordon Bleu were two distinct venues that managed to meld
quite nicely. Upscale classic French fare in a refined setting on one side of the building
and a fab bar on the other side with pub food and music in the back. The bar looked like
it had been lifted out of hunting lodge. The back room was packed with tables and small
stage. Jessie Cardwell was queen of the Harper’s bar and one of the best bartenders in
the area at that time. Orlando was booming with a wave of everything new. And
Harper’s was our sanctuary … something that had roots …. something that was real. At
the bar, my husband and I would order the amazing open-faced rib-eye sandwiches or
the French onion soup and finish the evening in the back room listening to 2EZ on the
stage.
” – Heather McPherson

Sitting with George and hearing his tale of success, love and devastation over his loss
in 1996, really made me understand the excitement that is happening in our town over
Cask & Larder. As I spoke with George, I showed him pictures of what we’re doing and
told him about all of our plans. He said he loves what we’re doing at The Pig and I think
I even got him excited too about C&L. It’s been our plan all along to revive the spirit of
what Le Cordon Bleu and Harper’s Tavern and after speaking with George, I know that’s
what we’re doing. “We had fun. Everyone should live to do what Monique and I did,”
said George. George and Monique have an open invitation to join us at Cask & Larder
whenever they want.

August 21, 2012
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Meet our Pastry Chef de Cuisine!

Koralyss & Andrew Claytor. The finished product & the testers.


Koralyss Henderson has been with us for over 3 years. What I love about Koralyss’
story is that she actually started here during her externship from Orlando Culinary
Academy. She was so well liked that Julie offered her a job. Fast forward three years
later and Koralyss is now opening Cask & Larder as the head Pastry Chef. I asked her
what she loves most about working with Julie, James and the Ravenous Family and she
replied, “Julie is a great teacher and is very supportive. Our work environment is great
because there is a lot of respect from all of the team members.”
Koralyss and Julie have been working on the desserts and pastries for the opening but
they also have been perfecting the biscuit recipe. Yes, I said it, biscuits! Nothing like
the yummy Gruyere cheese biscuits that are so popular at The Pig, but true, Southern,
Lilly Flour biscuits. These biscuits aren’t just good for butter and jelly, but also country
ham. We have all tasted them (the favorite part of my job) and they are just like my
grandmother used to make.
Koralyss is a great example of how hard work, determination and passion are the keys
to success.

July 31, 2012
By caskerin in the All, Beer, Uncategorized category.
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We’re Getting Closer!

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I have always said when I hear a new restaurant give an opening date to just add a month. In our case, our opening date is a reality because we’re ahead of schedule! The brewery is complete. The draft system has been crafted and will be installed when the mill workers have completed the bar. The draft system is made of large 6 inch fire sprinkler piping and is being crafted by Al Sneller’s machine shop, Victory Bicycles. It’s going to be powder coated a black/grey color and according to Ron it’s going to really stand out. Ron also likes the industrial functional feel of it and says its going to be a beast!

All of our beautiful mill work (wood work) is being done by Dream Cabinets. These guys move quickly and are very professional. In just a few days this place has definitely been transformed!

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