Orange County Government, The City of Orlando and Visit Orlando Celebrate #407Day (April 7) to Support Local Businesses
Orange County Government, The City of Orlando and Visit Orlando have announced the return of #407Day this Friday, April 7, 2023, for residents to celebrate their hometown pride and support local area businesses.
This special campaign, inspired by the destination’s longtime area code, encourages residents to support their favorite restaurants, bars, shops, boutiques, services and other locally owned businesses by sharing posts and photos on their social media channels using the hashtag #407Day.
Where will you be going that day to support our local Central Florida / Orlando businesses?
We at Tastychomps.com will also be partnering with Visit Orlando for a very special, mega-giveaway (details to come).
In 2023, #407Day will continue to evolve as a day of pride and support for Orlando and Orange County.
The central event for this year will be the unveiling of the Unbelievably Real mural on Friday, April 7. After being displayed in key markets, the mural is finally coming home to Orlando. The mural is a visual representation of everything that makes Orlando unique, inspiring residents and visitors to embrace all the elements within the mural, ranging from innovation, technology, dining, arts and culture and more.
Celebrate #407Day with Local Orlando Dishes including…
McCoy’s Bar & Grill & Hemisphere at Hyatt Regency Orlando International Airport
Restaurant Address: 9300 Jeff Fuqua Blvd. Orlando, FL 32827
Local Dish Highlight: Crawfish Chowder – Legend has it that when Shaq was drafted to the Orlando Magic, the restaurant wanted to create something with all the hype coming to the city. So, with his LSU background the Cajun crawfish chowder was born
The Whiskey
Restaurant Address: 7563 W. Sand Lake Rd. Orlando, FL 32819
Local Dish Highlight: The Southerner
Regular Menu Item or Special Limited Time? Regular menu item
Maxine’s on Shine
Restaurant Address : 337 Shine Ave – Orlando
Local Dish Highlight: Squid Ink Linguine w/ Seared Gulf Shrimp and tomato lobster butter, served w/ Fava Beans Spinach and grape tomatoes – All ingredients used on the pasta dish are locally sourced.
It’s a Special for the whole week
Café Tu Tu Tango
Address: 8625 International Drive, Orlando, FL 32819
Local Dish Highlight: SPICED ALLIGATOR BITES- crispy wild caught Florida gator, key lime mustard – gator from Central Florida Trophy Hunts in Cocoa.
The Chef and I Orlando
Restaurant Address: 1412 Alden Rd. Orlando, FL 32803
Local Dish Highlight: Apple Arugula Salad – locally grown arugula tossed with granny smith apple matchsticks, crumbled feta cheese, roasted peppers, and candied pecans in a local honey and chile vinaigrette and finished with extra virgin olive oil -The arugula for the salads is from B&W out of Fellsmere https://bwqualitygrowers.com
Playa Pizza – 407 Pizza Slice Giveaway
407 Day Downtown
Looking for a fun-filled evening to celebrate 407 Day? Look no further than the 407 Day Game Night at Orlando’s signature park on Friday, April 7, 2023 from 4-8pm. Join DTO for this free event at Lake Eola Park on the East Lawn for an evening of games, food, and fun for everyone. There will be a variety of games onsite to kick off your weekend – or feel free to bring your own! Discover Downtown is currently having a sale on 407 merch so you can look ready for the part.
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