Chefs and Restaurants

This Orlando Baker Took His Cookies From Side Hustle to Disney World Attraction

In a city whose culture is too often lumped in with its nearby theme parks, Orlando business owners like Steve Lewis are helping to establish central Florida as a dining destination beyond Mickey-shaped pretzels and Dole Whip. With Gideon’s Bakehouse, a cookie-centric sliver of a bakery that got its start at Orlando’s East End Market, Lewis regularly commands lines long enough to rival the rides...