Chase cardmembers get an added bonus when attending EPCOT during the International Food & Wine festival — access to a special lounge inside the American Adventure Pavilion. Nice to have your bank sponsor a Disney event, isn’t it. For the past three years, the lounge… Read More »Disney enhances Chase Lounge for EPCOT Food & Wine
We’re less than a week away from the start of the most delicious time of the year at Walt Disney World. The 20th annual EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival runs from September 25-November 16th and features both local and global tasty trets and drinks… Read More »20 fun facts about the 20th annual EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival
We’re just over a month away from indulging in every foodie’s favorite festival of the year. The Epcot International Food & Wine Festival promises tastes and entertainment of epic proportion from Sept. 25-Nov. 16, 2015 adding more global marketplaces than ever and a first-time culinary… Read More »EPCOT Food & Wine Festival Expands for 20th Anniversary
What would the 2015 EPCOT International Food and Wine Festival be without a little music to enjoy it with. The “Eat to the Beat” concert series runs concurrent with the festival and you can’t beat the lineup Disney has arranged for the Festival’s 20th anniversary:… Read More »2015 Eat to the Beat Concert Series Acts Announced
If there’s one event I look forward to every year, it’s the Food and Wine Classic at the Walt Disney World Swan & Dolphin hotels. Each year the chefs from the hotel’s 17 award winning restaurants prepare and serve samples of their best dishes, which you can pair with amazing wine tastings from around the globe.
The event runs two nights, October 31st and November 1st and is a very affordable $90 with an advanced purchase. No theme park admission is required, but there is a fee to park.
The tasting menus for each evening have been released and they look amazing. The menus are actually slight different on Friday and Saturday, so maybe you’ll want to attend both.
Both nights: Oct 31st
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Aw synergy. It’s that wonderful thing that lets the Disney parks tap into other Disney brands, like The Muppets, to make wonderful cross-promotional marketing music together. Today’s example is actually a pretty successful video featuring the Swedish Chef as he attempts to make a Mexican… Read More »Recipe: Shrimp Tacos from Food & Wine Festival a la Swedish Chef
What would the EPCOT International Food & Wine Festival be without the wine. Not as well attended, that’s for sure. As astute observers have noted, Disney has expanded the adult beverage portion of the festival significantly the last few years. It’s not just some great beer, although there is that, but a number of mixed drinks have been added to the menus as well.
At the recent Media Day, we had the good fortune to meet and hear from Chef Marianne Hunnel the Content Development Manager Epcot Food and Wine Festival. She gave us a run down on what’s new in the adult beverage category this year.
While at the media day, I had the very good fortune to try many of the new options. Up first, and sadly not pictured, was the Caposaldo Sweet Peach Sparkling Moscato. This is the perfect drink for a brunch or lite lunch. The peach flavor was not overpowering, the bubbles were strong, and the aroma was perfect. This Moscato is one of my new favorite drinks.
After warming up with the sweetness of the Moscato, we moved onto a savory option. A Tsatziki Martini was available for sampling. Made with organic cucumber infused vodka, yougurt liqour, lemon juice, simple syrup, and dill, it was not at all like any martini I’d ever had before. I’m not a big fan of savory drinks in the first place, and I think this one could have used more punch and less dill. Plus the dill bits floating around led to an awkward encounter at some point in the middle of the drink. If savory drinks are your thing, give this one a try. Otherwise, you can safely pass on this Martini (try the Sake Martini at the California Grill if you’re dying for a great martini that’s tropical paradise in a glass… end plug).
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If you want to experience culinary magic during the EPCOT Food & Wine Festival, but don’t want to pay an admission fee to only later spend big bucks sampling wine and small bites around the World Showcase, then you should know about the EPCOT Resort… Read More »Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Food & Wine Classic returns for fifth year