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  • Kappy’s lives; Soulful Collective opens in Winter Park; Isan Zaap owners will open another Thai resto in downtown Orlando’s North Quarter

    Kappy’s lives; Soulful Collective opens in Winter Park; Isan Zaap owners will open another Thai resto in downtown Orlando’s North Quarter

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    Kappy’s Subs, 501 N. Orlando Ave., Maitland

    Kappy’s Subs is saved! The long-lived diner has come to a lease agreement with the property’s owners — LJB Florida Properties LLC, run by James Bolen. No word on the length of the lease, but one interesting fact: Bolen, who paid more than $900,000 for the Kappy’s property this month, also runs Bolen Properties LLC, which purchased the office building next door to Kappy’s in 2021 for $2,350,000. What Bolen has in mind as a long-term plan for those two parcels only he knows, but I wouldn’t bet against condos, apartments or a mixed-use retail complex.

    Kwame Boakye has brought two of his concepts — Cow & Cheese and That Wing Spot — together under one roof in Winter Park. Dubbed the Soulful Collective, the smashburger and chicken wing joints cohabitate in the former Capital Tacos space at 7484 University Blvd. near Goldenrod Road in Winter Park. Cow & Cheese in Maitland and That Wing Spot in SoDo continue to operate normally.

    Koyla Pakistani BBQ, specializing in charcoal-grilled meats, chaats, rolls, burgers and biryani, has opened at 4990 W. Irlo Bronson Memorial Highway.

    Heather LaVine, owner of Golden Hour Wine in Baldwin Park, will open Quicksand, a natural wine bar with a Eurocentric wine bar menu at 1903 E. Colonial Drive in Mills 50. Guests can “sink in” to Quicksand by the end of the year.

    The owners of Thai powerhouse Isan Zaap will open Talay, another Thai restaurant but one focusing on seafood and cocktails, in the former City Pub space at 861 N. Orange Ave. in the North Quarter. No word on an opening date.

    Mariam Coffee, a beanery with roots in Turkey, has opened in the space that recently housed Ding Tea at 361 N. Rosalind Ave., on the ground floor of the Radius Apartments.

    Live! at the Pointe Orlando has opened at the International Drive destination. Billed as an entertainment district for dining, live music, nightlife and events, Live! has opened comprising venues Sports & Social, PBR Cowboy Bar, Houndsmen Lounge and Shark Bar. Palm Tree Club, the two-level restaurant and nightlife concept by renowned DJ/producer Kygo and his manager Myles Shear, will open in October.

    Halal Mediterranean restaurant Amar Orlando has opened in the former Habibi Lebanese Grill space at 8001 S. Orange Blossom Trail in the Florida Mall.

    Tijuana Flats and Tibby’s New Orleans Kitchen founder Brian Wheeler will open a second location of his Big Taco concept next spring at the Oviedo Town Centre. The original location is in Casselberry.

    Hong Kong-style dessert chain Mango Mango has opened its first Florida outpost at 11225 S. Apopka-Vineland Road near Daryl Carter Parkway.

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  • Quicksand, a natural wine bar from Golden Hour’s Heather LaVine, will open later this year in Mills 50

    Quicksand, a natural wine bar from Golden Hour’s Heather LaVine, will open later this year in Mills 50

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    Heather LaVine

    Heather LaVine, proprietress of Golden Hour Wine in Baldwin Park, is bringing the funk to Mills 50 this year.

    The owner of Orlando’s best natural wine shop will open Quicksand, a bar focusing exclusively on natural wine, along with a small menu of Eurocentric wine bar fare (think olives, cheeses, charcuterie and tinned fish, a trending nosh in the city’s dining scene).

    According to LaVine, Quicksand is intended to be a “community gathering space” in the neighborhood and, pét-naturally, will be a destination for those seeking wines made from organic, pesticide-free and biodynamically farmed grapes.

    Fret not, Baldwin Parkers: Golden Hour isn’t going anywhere. But Quicksand presents an evolution of what LaVine started with Golden Hour, and will provide enthusiasts with a (larger) space in which to gather.

    click to enlarge Quicksand, a natural wine bar from Golden Hour's Heather LaVine, will open later this year in Mills 50

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    “Quicksand is something that came out of people spending time at Golden Hour,” she says. “It almost became a joke with the team and guests — someone comes in for one bottle of wine to take to a party, or a glass of wine before heading home for dinner and, before they know it, they’re engrossed in conversation and wind up late to the party or late for dinner. But Golden Hour was primarily intended to be a retail shop, wheras Quicksand will be a bar.”

    And, as the Quicksand’s name suggests, it will be a warm and inviting space, one where guests “will just sink in.”

    “The bar will seat 14, plus there will be additional seating, but the space will still feel intimate.”

    Look for Quicksand to open “before the end of the year” at 1903 E. Colonial Drive (map), next to Educe Salon, and be sure to follow @quicksandwine for updates.

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