Winter Park Sip & Stroll

Last week we attended Winter Park’s Sip, Shop and Stroll, a wine and food filled evening along Orlando’s most famous street. And if you missed the event last week, #ParkAveSip will return on Thursday, November 10. During each sip event you’ll have the opportunity to visit over 25 different places during your stroll. Participating locations include Alex and Ani, Boca Winter Park, Cocina 214, Lilly Pulitzer, Luma on Park, Park Plaza Gardens, Peterbrooke Chocolatier, The Ancient Olive and so much more!
This periodic event is perfect for date night or an evening with your BFFs. Throughout our stops we collected wine, sushi and a glitter monogrammed water bottle from The Grove. We so enjoyed our two hour stroll along Park Ave — this is one of those must try events. Here’s some highlights from our Winter Park evening.
The Ancient Olive: Multiple stations of wine, cocktails, desserts and BBQ, it was like a mini culinary experience in The Hidden Garden.
Boca + ABO: The only place that served beer, so props to Boca and ABO for doling out some hops alongside shrimp and grits.
The Grove: While sampling a sparking cocktail, we picked up a gold glitter water bottle complete with a monogram made on-​site. #winning
Peterbrooke: I FINALLY got to taste the best invention ever known to cookies. The Cookie Shot. Yep, a chocolate chip cookie used for tasting and sipping. Paired with four different coffee cocktails by mü, we enjoyed every sip and bite.
Umi Sushi: Our last stop on the stroll and our first time to visit this sushi restaurant. We enjoyed the sake and samples, so we ended up staying for more. We ordered the Crunchy Hako, a raw and spicy roll with tuna, rice crackers, micro greens and a honey-​Tabasco sauce. We demolished this plate in about 60 seconds and will be back for more sushi soon.

This was a very fun event. Many stores and restos up and down Park Ave in Winter Park handed out wine and snacks to participants. The wine and food (by Eat More Produce) at Lily Pulitzer were particularly good, and got me in a store in which I wouldn’t normally shop. We had a great time at The Ancient Olive tasting olive oils and vinegars while trying wine and their foods. I walked home with the espresso balsamic vinegar and the blackberry ginger vinegar, both excellent.
As a newcomer to Winter Park, this was another great event at which I was exposed to many local spots.