One of St. Augustine’s hottest dining experiences is expanding! Asado Life and Lena Asada have been discreetly providing pop-up live-fire dining experiences along St. Augustine’s waterfront for years. These experiences, featuring some of the area’s most renowned chefs, are becoming more available to everyone.
Starting in early October, Asado Life will open at a permanent location accessible to the public. Still located along the San Sebastian River in St. Augustine with the shrimp boats and salt marshes in the background, the new Asado Life Restaurant will feature multiple dining areas, each with seating where guests can watch the culinary team in action and taste the inspiring flavors of true Argentine-style wood-fire cooking at its best.
Chef Barry Honan, former sous chef at 3 -Star Michelin Le Bernardin in NYC will be opening his long awaited restaurant Lotus Noodle Bar in early December. Chef Barry has a noted career where his skills have been mastered and his focus is Japanese influenced ramen style cooking. In recent years Chef Honan has been operating a series of pop-up dining experiences that have gotten the attention of the St. Augustine dining scene.
Nationally known waffle master and artisanal ice cream shop The Dolly Llama recently opened the chains first Florida location at Ponte Vedra Beach! The shop will open on September 10, offering the same great flavors enjoyed by patrons in California and Nevada. The Dolly Llama is located at 830 A1A North #16, Ponte Vedra Beach. www.thedollyllamaus.com
