{"id":180687,"date":"2026-03-06T12:45:21","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T12:45:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/180687\/"},"modified":"2026-03-06T12:45:21","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T12:45:21","slug":"2026-orlando-sentinel-foodie-awards-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/180687\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 Orlando Sentinel Foodie Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">It\u2019s been a wonderful season for snow-related schadenfreude here in Florida, where even with the plummeting temps and iguanas, we use our shovels for sandcastles and our salt for margaritas.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">But recently, I discovered some snow I love shoveling: the snow onion topping at 92 Chicken, where crispy Korean-style wings in whatever flavor you choose, can be smothered in a mountain of cool, creamy-cripsy goodness, unlike anything I\u2019d ever experienced. People love it so much that they sell it by the container. This stuff would taste good on anything, but on top of searing-hot, fresh-fried wings delivered straight to your table? It\u2019s Foodiesworthy for sure.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In Thornton Park, crispy naked wings are best enjoyed with grill marks, snappy skin and a generous flight of sauces. And you don\u2019t even need a furry bestie to enjoy Barkhaven\u2019s amazing flaps and drums in flavors fiery, sweet and unique. But if you ask me, everything\u2019s better when a dog is your copilot.<\/p>\n<p>Critic\u2019s Choice<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Winner: <a href=\"http:\/\/92chickenfl.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:92 Chicken;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">92 Chicken<\/a>, 5510 W. Colonial Drive in Orlando, 407-440-2733; <a href=\"http:\/\/92chickenfl.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:92chickenfl.com;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">92chickenfl.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Runners-up: <a href=\"https:\/\/barkhaven.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:BarkHaven;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">BarkHaven<\/a> in Orlando and <a href=\"https:\/\/theclassicthorntonpark.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The Classic Thornton Park;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">The Classic Thornton Park<\/a> in Orlando<\/p>\n<p>Readers\u2019 Choice<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Winner: <a href=\"https:\/\/surah0795.s4shops.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Surah Korean BBQ &amp; Cuisine;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Surah Korean BBQ &amp; Cuisine<\/a>, 5100 Dr. Phillips Blvd. in Orlando, 407-270-8973; <a href=\"https:\/\/surah0795.s4shops.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:surah0795.s4shops.com;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">surah0795.s4shops.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Runners-up: <a href=\"https:\/\/ivanhoeparkbrewing.com\/events\/category\/iplh\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Ivanhoe Park Lager House;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Ivanhoe Park Lager House<\/a> in Orlando and <a href=\"https:\/\/merksbarandgrill.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Merk\u2019s Bar &amp; Grill;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Merk\u2019s Bar &amp; Grill<\/a> in New Smyrna Beach<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.orlandosentinel.com\/tag\/foodie-awards\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:2026 Foodie Awards: Click here to see all the winners!;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">2026 Foodie Awards: Click here to see all the winners!<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Want to reach out? Find me on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/amydroo\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:@amydroo;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">@amydroo<\/a> or on the OSFoodie Instagram account <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/orlando.foodie\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:@orlando.foodie;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">@orlando.foodie<\/a>. Email: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/lifestyle\/articles\/mailto:amthompson@orlandosentinel.com\" data-ylk=\"slk:amthompson@orlandosentinel.com;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">amthompson@orlandosentinel.com<\/a>. For more foodie fun, join the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/564706021106088\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Let\u2019s Eat, Orlando Facebook group;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Let\u2019s Eat, Orlando Facebook group<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It\u2019s been a wonderful season for snow-related schadenfreude here in Florida, where even with the plummeting temps and&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":180688,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[139,141,140],"class_list":{"0":"post-180687","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-orlando","8":"tag-orlando","9":"tag-orlando-headlines","10":"tag-orlando-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/180687","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=180687"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/180687\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/180688"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=180687"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=180687"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=180687"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}