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Epcot International Food & Wine Festival 2012 David Njorge, Sanaa, Kidani Village, Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge September 30, 2012 Pam Smith and Chef David Njoroge Wine: Spice Route Chenin Blanc Charl du Plessis, Vintner, The Spice Route Winery (South Africa) Tasting Note: Light straw colour. Complex tropical nose with spiced flavors continue reading Culinary Demonstration – Sanaa – Epcot International Food & Wine Festival 2012 … Yay! It’s begun… The festival officially began on Friday, September 28th BUT due to whole raft of things, we didn’t get over to Epcot for photo taking until Sunday mornIng…. (click on photos to enlarge them) #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 50%; } #gallery-1 img { The central display as you enter Epcot… They’re using a lot of material from last year and honestly, it looks pretty cheap. These look like they’re made of paper. We’re pretty sure that these aren’t the actual pieces from last year, that they’ve been reprinted – but they’re the same designs. The information booth is behind Spaceship Earth, before you get to the Fountain of Nations. The cranberry bog is back again this year and so are the free craisins from Ocean Spray Cranberries. “Harvested” cranberries Across the lagoon, at the entrance to World Showcase, there is a watermelon patch and interesting facts about watermelons… There are a few watermelons growing here (but it’s not as impressive as the gardens in past years) Watermelons need Sun, Honeybees, and Water…. that’s it… well, according to the sign, that’s it… Fun facts about watermelons… more fun facts… This is nora’s favorite… use a watermelon in place of a pumpkin or a squash when you carve a jack-o-lantern or other face… bet it doesn’t last as long as a pumpkin! One of two World Showplace displays… The second World Showplace display… As usual, there are banner around World Showcase telling you that the Food & Wine Festival is going on…. as if all the booths aren’t enough of a clue! One of the Festival merchandise booths. These have a much more “permanent” feel than in past years – they even have sliding, secure doors.
Big Plans – the Festival starts on Friday (yes, only three days away!) We’re going to start our F&W doings with a special event at Epcot. Some of you may know that October 1st is Epcot’s Anniversary and this year marks 30 years since Epcot opened. We made special efforts to attend Epcot’s 25th Anniversary continue reading Plans for Epcot International Food & Wine Festival … Well we have finally finished our posts about the 2011 Epcot Food & Wine Festival. Without being too critical – most food and events were hit or miss. It is important to do all these things with an open mind. Plus, with things like food booths, the quality can vary from week to week, day continue reading Final Thoughts on 2011 Epcot Food & Wine Festival … Seared Sea Scallop with Kumara-Red Curry Puree and Apple Radish Salad – that is a mouthful to say. I had no idea what kumara was. Even tasting the dish I was not sure as I focused on the quality of the scallop. So Google tells me that outside of New Zealand, kumara is referred to continue reading Sea Scallop, New Zealand – Epcot 2011 Food & Wine Festival … Lamb is not something you see offered at many American restaurants. However, it is always great to see it at the Australia and New Zealand booths during The Epcot Food & Wine Festival. This is as expected since lamb is a much more common dish in these countries. New Zealand went with a popular “style” continue reading Lamb Slider, New Zealand – Epcot 2011 Food & Wine Festival … We kept referring to this dish as the pierogie in Poland. We kept delaying trying it until we had some cooler weather. As the 2011 Food and Wine Festival drew to its last weekend we had a cool day on Friday. So we decided to try a couple of items that always begged for cooler continue reading Kielbasa and Pierogie – Epcot 2011 Food & Wine Festival … Our friend Asta was visiting during the last weekend of the Food and Wine Festival. Asta’s Mom makes great stuffed cabbage so he volunteered to taste one and offer his opinion. If I say something incorrect I’m sure he’ll comment to correct me. Poland calls this Golabki which is Pork Stuffed Cabbage. It is made continue reading Stuffed Cabbage – Epcot 2011 Food & Wine Festival … Cast of Characters: nick, nora & Asta We arrived at Bongos about 20 minutes before the start of check-in, the podium staff and the manager, Tony Montana, welcomed us. Tony was very friendly and escorted us to a bar in a smaller back area – this bar was set aside for the Signature Dinner. The continue reading Bongos Cuban Cafe Signature Dinner … The Italy Booth menu lists the full name as Capellini con Gamberi Piccanti (Capellini Pasta with Spicy Shrimp). We do not recall this dish being served in 2010 and it is always nice to see menus change. We think we would have tried it last year if it had been available because of the word continue reading Capellini – Epcot 2011 Food & Wine Festival … |
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