Ricky Ly is a civil engineer by day, a food blogger by night and a 24/7 encyclopedia of Central Florida restaurants. Ricky runs the popular Orlando-area food blog Tasty Chomps. He also wrote the book on Orlando restaurants—literally. His book, Food Lover’s Guide to Orlando, was published in 2013, and he’s eaten at hundreds more Central Florida restaurants since then. In our conversation, the Orlando resident recalls how he got into food blogging, shares the latest restaurant trends and offers advice for aspiring food influencers. 

As you’d expect, you’re going to hear a lot of restaurants mentioned in this episode. But don’t worry about writing down all the names. We have links to all the restaurants Ricky mentions at our website, TheZestPodcast.com.

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