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Presented by – Greg Crone We enjoyed Greg so much yesterday at our Culinary Demonstration that we signed up on the spot for his wine school. Greg is with Liquid Brands and is the vintner and owner of Croney Estates. There were three wines at today’s presentation: Croney Three Ton Sauvignon Blanc, Cigar continue reading Epcot Wine Demonstrations – Croney Estates, New Zealand … Some thoughts 2 weeks in (multiple trips around the World Showcase food kiosks, 4 culinary demonstrations, 3 mixology/beer)… Problems with the food kiosks – seems like some of the cast members really don’t know or understand food. It’s a bit depressing because there is such potential for freshly prepared street food. Also, there isn’t much continue reading Epcot Food & Wine Festival 2011 – Some thoughts 2 weeks in… … Specifics: Food: Guacamole, Jose L. Camey, Paradiso 37, Downtown Disney Wine: Croney Three Ton Sauvignon Blanc, Greg Crone, Croney Estates, New Zealand John Ekin was our host today and we not only had a chef! We had a real live vintner, Greg Crone from Croney Estates in New Zealand. Greg was very engaging continue reading Culinary Demonstration – Jose L Camey – Paradiso 37, Downtown Disney … Belvedere Vodka The seating for this Mixology “class” began shortly before 6:00, and we were toward the end of the waiting queue (we had taken a short break between a culinary demonstration and this mixology class; we stopped to get some pretzels and a cheese plate). There was some discussion amongst the cast members continue reading Belvedere Mixology … Specifics: Food: Grady’s Tamales, Grady’s Restaurant, Fort Worth, Texas Wine: The Estates Merlot (2007), Milbrandt Vineyards Columbia Valley, Washington Pam Smith was the presenter (perhaps Pam doesn’t work on Tuesdays?). As sometimes happens, there was no representative from the winery, so Pam did the job. You might not think that a Washington State wine continue reading Epcot Food & Wine – Culinary Demonstration – Grady Spears … We selected this culinary demonstration for two reasons… (1) we’re huge fans of Fort Wilderness and (2) we hoped to see Chef Nick (we knew him from his previous post at Port Orleans French Quarter) Specifics: Food: Farm Fresh “BLT” with House Made Natural Bacon, Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort and Campground Wine: Montes Limited continue reading Epcot Food & Wine – Culinary Demonstration – Steve Lawlor – Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort and Campground … Introduction from us… We did this class on Friday and Saturday evenings last year. When bookings became available for this year, we decided to repeat the sessions because we had such a good time last year, we learned a lot, and repetition makes knowledge stick. Before the session began on Friday evening, we met Joe continue reading Everything Sake! 2011 … Causeway Food – Saturday Night Tonight, it was a foregone conclusion that the event would have to be inside (due to heavy rains), so tables were set up in the hallways of the Swan’s convention space and most of the alcohol booths (predominantly wine again) were also in the hallways. The food stations, the band, continue reading Swan & Dolphin Food & Wine Classic 2011 – Saturday Night … Causeway Food – Friday Night This year, in contrast to last year, the “causeway” actually went down the side of the Swan next to the lake. It seems as though the popularity of the event, both from vendors and from guests, created the need for more space and more booths.
Swan & Dolphin Food & Wine Classic 2011 – Friday Night … Thatcher’s Cordials, Cruzan Rum & Sauza Tequila This is the first year for mixology seminars and it was a nice touch to include the recipes – like they do with the culinary demonstrations. The F&W Cast Members began putting the first drinks out at 6:00. The seating began at 6:03. The seminar began continue reading Thatcher’s Cordials, Cruzan Rum & Sauza Tequila Mixology … |
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