Italian Kitchen now open in the Orlando World Center Marriott

Orlando World Center Marriott recently opened its latest restaurant, Siro: Urban Italian Kitchen. Siro blends both an urban atmosphere and a rustic Italian kitchen offering everything from pizza to artisan cured meats and cheeses.Open for early-evening light fare and dinner, Executive Chef Anthony Burdo presents a unique menu featuring dishes inspired by local fare, utilizing local in-season ingredients and maintaining Siro's philosophy: from farm-to-fork. Siro's early-evening menus feature artisan cured meats and cheeses, small plates and fresh market vegetables. While guests pick and choose from selections to start their meal, family-style sharing begins with breads and pickles served on oversized wooden planks.
The main entrée courses, changing with the seasons, include everything from thin-crust pizzas and house-made pastas to various meats and fish selections. These dishes compliment the restaurant's drink menu, featuring handcrafted Italian classics from the Negroni and Aperol Spritz to the "The Artisan," Lemoncello Martini, complete with fresh squeezed juices and fragrant herbs. Also available are selected wines, served by the glass and quartino carafes, as well as local craft beers.Momma's kitchen expands into attic.Siro will accommodate 199 guests, 143 in the main dining room and 56 on the patio, for everyday dining and special events. The early-evening menu, from 4 to 6 p.m., features antipasti, small plates, pizza and blackboard specials, in addition to a full bar. Dinner, from 6 to 11 p.m., features a full menu including pizzas and pastas.
The Chinatown Kitchen restaurant in Downtown Sheboygan is damaged following fire Sunday morning.Just before 9 AM, the Sheboygan Fire Department responded to a fire at restaurant, located at 1107 North 8th Street. According to scanner reports, the fire appeared to have started in the basement.The Cedar Grove Fire Department also assisted at the scene.The fire was under control within 45 minutes.According to Chinatown Kitchen, the restaurant will still offer delivery but the interior will be closed.No injuries were sustained as a result of fire."I can still remember my dad taking a bite, grabbing his glass of iced tea to wash it down and laughing," she said. "I had overloaded salt apparently, but it did look pretty."Mrs. Halbert, 54, of Tyler, still enjoys cooking but doesn't consider herself a gourmet-style cook."I tend to cook more foods that would be comfort food or homestyle," she said, adding that her husband is a picky eater. "I almost always bake some type of sweets on a weekly basis. ... I believe anyone can cook or bake, and it is simply a matter of learning what you have a natural touch for as well as what you enjoy."