From the  March 3 New York Times:

CULTURAL FUSION
The city of theme parks does have a studious side, as evidenced in a blossoming neighborhood called College Park, where the streets have names like Harvard and Vassar and where Jack Kerouac wrote “Dharma Bums.” The main commercial drag, Edgewater Drive, is chockablock with local favorites like K Restaurant (1710 Edgewater Drive; 407-872-2332; kwinebar.com), where the servers’ habit of asking for and using your name makes you feel like a regular. With an appetizer of crispy pig’s ear on a salad with peanuts and cilantro ($6), the chef gives a nod to Vietnamese flavors that abound in Orlando. At Infusion Tea (1600 Edgewater Drive; 407-999-5255; infusionorlando.com), choose from dozens of loose teas like “organic monkey-picked oolong” to go along with chocolate-coated Cheerios or a cupcake. Or you can choose among the scarves, vintage aprons and jewelry at the attached artists’ collective.

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