About Artista Prime

Cuisine Type: Contemporary American

Most popular offering: Pastas and steaks

Reservations: Recommended

Kid-friendly: Yes

Delivery / Take-out Available: Yes

Alcohol: Beer and wine

Number of Tables: 11–25

Outdoor Seating: No

Established: 2014

Parking: Parking lot

Handicap Accessible: Yes

Pro Tip: We are located inside the Orlando Live Events center.

To Gerald Bennett, executive chef at Artista Prime, food is art. The only side dish he pairs with his art is, of course, more art. The upscale bistro doubles as an art gallery and concert venue, where diners get the chance to see the work of painters, poets, and musicians. Sometimes, they even get the chance to interact with the artists one-on-one after a meal and show and finally prove to themselves that Mom was wrong about artists being no more real than the Tooth Fairy.

Much like the gallery's exhibitors, Chef Bennett's prix fixe menu changes monthly, as he redesigns it around locally produced, seasonal ingredients. He partners with a local garden to acquire his produce and sources his meats from farms that practice both humane and sustainable agriculture. From these ingredients he creates his dishes, which have included such flavors as king salmon covered in a burned-honey and nectarine-jalepeño butter sauce and porcini-crusted racks of lamb. His sustainable practices don't end once the food is on plates; he consciously reduces waste in the kitchen, recycles packing materials, and composts the scraps of the meals he prepares.