Cress is a critically acclaimed restaurant located in Historic Downtown DeLand, Florida that serves globally inspired food with a determined emphasis on quality local and sustainable ingredients. At Cress, we combine an intriguing atmosphere with superb and interesting food served with tastefully professional service.
Cress was a big winner this year — the readers’ pick for the Best Overall Restaurant category in the 22nd Annual Orlando Sentinel Foodie Awards.
This list is a reflection of all that Orlando has to offer – the legacy restaurants that legitimized the food scene, and those that helped give it some distinction. It’s a list across all price ranges, styles and neighborhoods, but one thing these restaurants all have in common is that the food-conscious denizens of Central Florida hold them in high regard.
Hari Pulapaka, executive chef at Cress restaurant in Deland and associate professor of mathematics at Stetson University, says at this time of year there’s no better gift than a well cooked meal.
Cress Restaurant, Hari and Jenneffer Pulapaka's deservedly award-showered DeLand restaurant, will be featured on the Season Two premiere episode of Emeril's Florida, airing on the Cooking Channel 2:30 pm Sunday, Jan. 5.
On this episode, Holly talked with four-time James Beard Foundation Award semifinalist chef Hari Pulapaka and his wife Jenneffer Pulapaka, co-owners of Cress Restaurant in DeLand, Florida.
Hari Pulapaka is the executive chef and co-owner of the highly acclaimed Cress Restaurant in DeLand, Fla. Hari is also a full-time tenured associative professor of mathematics and computer science at Stetson University.