Looking for a singular night of food, wine, and entertainment at Walt Disney World? The event you should put on your calendar right now is the Swan and Dolphin Food & Wine Classic. Guests enjoy a street party festival atmosphere with dozens of food booths… Read More »Dates announced for 2020 Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Food & Wine Classic
The best value for food and wine lovers at Walt Disney World is returning to celebrate its 10th year. The Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Food & Wine Classic runs November 8-9 and it’s bigger and better than ever. We spoke with Kristian Laplante,… Read More »What’s new at this year’s Swan and Dolphin Food & Wine Classic at Walt Disney World
One of my favorite things to do this time of year at Walt Disney World is tour all the amazing holiday displays up at the resorts. The Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Resort is definitely one of the must-visit hotels. For the 2017 winter… Read More »Holiday Festivities Return to Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Resort
There’s no place like Walt Disney World to celebrate a sports victory and the Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Hotel has a special deal for fans of the Super Bowl XLIX winning team the New England Patriots. New England residents (Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire,… Read More »Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Hotel Offers Pats Fans Special Deal
The sixth annual Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Food & Wine Classic will bring its best of class event back to Central Florida on Friday October 30 and Saturday the 31st. This was the same weekend as 2014 and worked well, even if it… Read More »Swan and Dolphin Food & Wine Classic Returns for sixth annual event.
How does one even begin to describe the Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Hotel Food and Wine Classic? It’s party, a festival, a soiree, wine tasting, fine dining, and neighborhood party all wrapped up into one. Add to that a beer garden, special food and wine educational seminars, and the opportunity to meet the chefs and top staff from the amazing restaurants inside the hotels and you have a terrific ticket. Then, you still get to enjoy the food tastings from each restaurant and discover new wines from around the globe.
The Food and Wine Classic really is the best value when it comes to food and wine anywhere on property. But it’s only one weekend a year. So remember to check the calendar come the end of summer next year and be sure to secure your tickets for next year’s event.
I started off my evening with a seminar on Wine Blending from the hotel’s top dog when it comes to dining – Tony Porcellini, Director Food and Beverage at Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin. It was my first ever wine blending seminar. I learned a ton about wine and in the end blended my own Bordeaux. It was a fantastic experience and Porcellini was a fantastic host, sort of the Al Pacino of hotels.
From the seminars you move down onto the causeway between the two hotels. Every guest is provided a tray with a convenient holder for your wine glass. Water is provided at each station so you can rinse the previous taste from your glass. This was the BBQ pork from Cid’s Smokehouse, the clear winner of the night for me.Read More »Swan and Dolphin Food and Wine Classic – A Royal Feast
Beer lovers might want to add an extra stop at the Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Hotel to help toast Independence Day with some regionally brewed craft beers, during a “Taproom Takeover” at Cabana Bar and Beach Club, July 2-8. The hotel is partnering… Read More »Swan & Dolphin Holding Taproom Takeover to Help Military Families
Back in the early days of the internet Walt Disney World featured live Web Cams at the parks. Then sometime around the turn of the millennium they went off line and never came back. It was a big loss for theme park fans who used… Read More »Disney World Web Cam — Anyone? Anyone? Bueller? Bueller?