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recently reviewed EDITED BY JESSICA BRYCE YOUNG

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DEXTER’S NEW STANDARD Don’t expect your grandfather’s Dexter’s. The New Standard in Winter Park plates instant classics of comfort – a gyro of lamb kofte; red snapper in a smoked tomato and seafood broth, plush teres major . The tempura lion’s mane and comb tooth mushrooms with black garlic aioli and fermented honey is the stuff veg dreams are made of. Pastry chef Lydia Murphy cranks out some mighty fine cappers too – the strawberry tart with pistachio mousse and pickled strawberries will have you swooning. Live music performances every night. 1035 Orlando Ave., Winter Park, 407-316-2278; $$$ STREETWISE URBAN FOOD It’s not every day you find a place that does everything from burgers to hoagies to tacos to chicken and waffles right. Classically trained chef Peterson Pierre (who previously ran the Longwood Haitian restaurant Pierre’s Place) is methodical in his cooking and plating approach, and the result is satisfying, to say the least. Closed Sunday. 4434 Hoffner Ave., 407-270- 5200; $ TAGLISH Chef Mike Collantes brings a classically trained approach to his Filipino food stall offerings inside the Lotte Market Plaza. It’s one of those places where every dish impresses, from housemade lumpia rolls to porky sisig to a longaniza burger. Specials like kare kare stew with oxtail and short rib and porridgey lugaw with pork belly are musts. Fresh juices and iced halo halo are also offered. 3191 W. Colonial Drive, 407-930-1076; $. EL VIC’S KITCHEN The modern global fare at this College Parker has a decidedly Indian bent. Some dishes work, like the coconut-lime salmon curry and semolina-battered shrimp; others, like curd-less “poutine” slathered in tomato sauce and soggy fried fish koliwada, don’t. An Indian lunch buffet is offered Mondays to Saturdays. Closed Sundays. 2445 Edgewater Drive, 407- 674-8131; $$