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Best Spots to Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in Orlando

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Celebrate St. Patrick's Day in Orlando

Celebrate St. Patrick's Day With Friends Post originally published March 14, 2014. Updated with current information on March 11, 2016. Have you made plans for St.Patrick’s Day? It’s on March 17th but there is no need to wait as celebrations are going on all week in Orlando. According to the Orlando Business Journal, there are over 201,000 people of Irish descent living … [Read more...]

National Pie Day & Never-Ending Pie Buffet Celebration with APC!

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National Pie Day Never Ending Pie Buffet Celebration with www.goepicurista.com

American Pie Council® Great American Pie Festival and National Pie Day Celebration with America's Best Pies Cookbook After consuming ridiculous amounts of pumpkin and apple pie this Thanksgiving, you might think pies would be off the menu for a while, right? - Does it count as one slice if you eat it straight from the pie tin? - Oh, I digress, but it’s hard not to think … [Read more...]

Delicious 100 Foot Journey Experience!

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A delicious 100 Foot Journey with www.goepicurista.com

How an Indian feast at Tamarind Indian Cuisine, French macarons from Le Macaron and the film The 100 Foot Journey took a group of friends on a delicious journey! My girlfriends and I recently took a delicious journey to India and the south of France, without ever leaving Orlando! We shared great foood, great wine, decadent French macarons, a delightful movie, which every … [Read more...]

The Cure for Birthday Blues

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The Cure for Birthday Blues are my 12 Days of Birthday Celebration. See the list at www.goEpicurista.com

12 Days of Birthday Celebrations to cure the Birthday Blues My upcoming birthday got me thinking about birthdays in general. Mention the word birthdays to an adult and you usually get a sigh and “uggh”. Mention it to a child and you get a cheer and “yay!” Why do so many adults dread birthdays? Why the Birthday Blues? My guess is most people don’t look forward to getting older … [Read more...]

Florida Strawberry Festival: Small Town Feel, Big Fun With Friends

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Florida Strawberry Festival with www.goepicurista.com

Florida Strawberry Festival is a "Must-See" event in Central Florida Where else can you get mounds and mounds of fresh-picked strawberries, an awesome world-famous strawberry shortcake, midway rides, concerts, old-fashioned candy, unique burger creations and any food you can imagine fried or "on a stick"? The Florida Strawberry Festival in Plant City, Florida of course. … [Read more...]

Top 9 Ideas to Celebrate Valentines with Friends

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It’s time to give Valentine’s Day a makeover. Why should this international day of love be exclusive to only those in a relationship? I think it should be enjoyed by all, the single and the attached. Let’s make it a happy day, instead of a “sit at home with a box of chocolates listening to sad love songs” kind of day. I say make it a celebration of friendship! To help you do … [Read more...]

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