More Fine Dining in Port Orange?

Creative Florida Living is bringing you another “hidden treasure” in the Greater Daytona Beach Area. Though we don’t have the conveniences and availabilities of big city living, we do have our own gems here – in fact, quite a few. 

Owner-run restaurants usually offer unique dishes, often with local flair. Adam’s Kitchen is no exception. Read on to find out what culinary treasures you can find in Port Orange!

Adam Steinman has been the executive chef for many prestigious events and upscale restaurants in different parts of the US. He has taken his years of experience with various cuisines and opened up Adam’s Kitchen where he can showcase his culinary style in a friendly upscale atmosphere with an assortment of dishes ranging from his style of comfort food to fresh seafood, ribs and steaks.

For breakfast you can enjoy the classic Eggs Benedict, Southern chicken and waffles, burritos, and all other favorite breakfast foods and very reasonable prices.

Lunch serves up Angus beef burgers, very interesting sandwiches and salads, as well as soup and chile. 

This is a restaurant for people who really love food, and who want to try different things. Therefore the menu changes every week for dinner.

In the evening, Chef Adam brings out the big guns with unique and elegant fare. Start off with tuna guacamole or fresh corn cakes. Move on to Boursin and praline crusted half rack of lamb (OMG!), panko and chili lime crusted silk snapper filet, or other mouthwatering entrees. Wrap up the meal with limoncello mascarpone torte or other equally delicious sweet delights.

And yes, this is in Port Orange, on Nova Road. Visit the website to find out more!

TripAdvisor places Adam’s Kitchen at #11 of 146 restaurants in Port Orange. You can read reviews  HERE

Fine Dining in Port Orange?

If you’ve been following along with the news and blogs from Creative Florida Living, you may know that we like to eke out the “hidden treasures” of the Greater Daytona Beach Area. The next big city is Orlando (or Jacksonville), so sometimes we don’t have the variety and availability of big city life here. However, we do have our own gems  – in fact, quite a few. 

 We have explored a lot of on-the-water dining options, and there is certainly no lack of restaurants in our coastal area, but today we will explore some fine dining options!

Peppercorns Café 

Where Food Becomes Art

At this owner-run restaurant you will be served dishes that are not only well-crafted but also beautiful. Using the finest ingredients, Peppercorns offers a menu of high-class food that is very accessible (not the foam and micro-gastronomy cuisine that nobody wants to eat, really). 

Starting with brunch, the restaurant serves up eggs Benedict, frittatas, and omelets. But there are also shrimp and grits, chicken and waffles, and other delicacies.
At lunch you can order traditional sandwiches, panini, wraps, and burgers. For dinner try their exquisite salads, Cajun entrees, steaks, chops, fresh fish, Italian specialties, and chicken dishes.

 

On the first Monday of every month, you can experience a special night with the Iron Skillet Club, which presents a 5-course meal with wine pairings for one price. Reservations for that night is highly recommended due to popularity!

Visit their website!

The restaurant is located on Commonwealth Boulevard, right off of Ridgewood Avenue in Port Orange. They are open Tuesday-Sunday for brunch, lunch, and dinner. Prices are in the $$ range and well worth it. Via TripAdvisor,  Peppercorns Café is #12 on the list of 146 Port Orange Restaurants. Go check it out for yourself and let us know what you think!

Southeast Museum of Photography

Things to do in the summer

The Southeast Museum of Photography (SMP) was opened in 1992. It is quite extraordinary in that it is one of only 13 facilities in the entire US dedicated exclusively to photography. SMP has an outstanding scope, reach, and depth of collection and activities in the field of photography and is the largest museum of photography in the southeastern US. Therefore, it is one of those true gems of our Greater Daytona Beach Area. 

 

SMP has hosted significant exhibitions of world-class photojournalism, fashion, and advertising images, and contemporary photographic art with thematic exhibitions by most major photographic artists. Since 1992, the Museum has presented nearly 300 exhibitions, symposia, lectures, and other programs and published more than 40 monographs or catalogues. Amazing!

Annually, the museum holds about 20 exhibitions, most of which are launched with an opening reception and artist talk, which is free to attend.

In addition, SMP offers Spring and Fall Film Series – you can enjoy movies (for free) several times a week to a certain theme. There are also workshops, lectures, and seminars.

Though the next film series begins in August, you can still visit the museum (for free), enjoy the current exhibitions, peruse the gift shop (which has outstanding books and posters), and get out of the heat. A great way to spend part of your day! 

June and July hours are Tuesday-Sunday 12-4pm. The museum is on the campus of Daytona State College at 1200 W International Speedway Boulevard in Daytona Beach.

Address: 1200 W International Speedway Blvd, Daytona Beach, FL 32114

Check out their website for info on current events and sign up for their newsletter. SMP Website

 

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