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Being able to attend a dessert buffet and watch the Epcot fireworks from a World Showcase Pavilion (ended up being Italy), was one of the selling points when nora suggested to nick that we attend the D23 Magic & Merriment event. We’ve both seen many blog posts about dessert buffets at each of the theme continue reading D23 Magic & Meriment 2012 Evening One at Walt Dsiney World – Holiday Dessert Buffet & Fireworks, Italy Pavilion, Epcot … We’ve heard really good things about the food at the Landscape of Flavors food court at the Art of Animation Resort, especially about the vegetarian options. While we aren’t vegetarians, we do stuff as many vegetables into our regular diet as we reasonably can… even when touring Walt Disney World (and it can be difficult continue reading Vegetarian Meal at Landscape of Flavors at the Art of Animation Resort – Walt Disney World … While out taking photos and enjoying the extra magic that comes with the holidays at Walt Disney World, nora and I sometimes forget to eat. We are never sure where we will be when, so we don’t make reservations. However, we often have excellent “small meals” … which is what we enjoy most, lots of continue reading Sanaa at Kidani Village – Bread Service and Salad Sampler … Our friends from Savannah were here for the Thanksgiving holiday. During their visit we enjoyed dinner out every night which was so fun. For a while we have tried to find a night that we could enjoy Todd English’s bluezoo at Walt Disney World’s Dolphin resort together. Finally, on this visit, everything came together and continue reading Guest Post – Dinner at Todd English’s bluezoo … We went over to the monorail resorts recently for a “self-guided holiday photo tour” – basically, we wanted to enjoy the decorations, take lots of photos, and grab a cupcake for breakfast. We didn’t know that they don’t have cupcakes out in the mornings; we tried at the Polynesian (our first stop, we each got continue reading Breakfast at The Wave, Contemporary Resort … In mid-November we attended our first Tables in Wonderland event – the first beer pairing dinner (Unibroue) at the Wave inside the Contemporary Resort. The lighting was atrocious for picture taking (and to some extent, it was pretty bad for even seeing what you were eating)… so apologies in advance for the photos. When we continue reading Tables in Wonderland – Unibroue Dinner at The Wave … This year, we decided to “rate” the items from the tasting booths. In summary… BOOTH ITEM RATING Australia Grilled Lamb Chop 9 South Africa Spinach & Paneer Pocket 8.5 Australia Wines 8 Japan Sake 7.5 China Mango Tapioca Pudding 7.5 South Korea Mung Bean Pancake with Shrimp 6.5 Singapore Seared Mahi Mahi 6 China Mongolian continue reading Epcot International Food & Wine Festival 2012 – Wrap Up … Trio of desserts Dark Chocolate Mousse with Chili and Salted Caramel; Yogurt Panna Cotta with Orange Cake, Raspberries, and Pomegranate; and Lemon Custard Verrine with Blueberry Compote Originally, nora was insistent on trying the Dark Chocolate Mousse with Chili and Salted Caramel, the other two weren’t that interesting to her (after all, she’s continue reading Desserts & Champage Booth – Dessert Trio – Epcot International Food & Wine Festival 2012 … Our tickets and seating… We attended our first Sweet Sundays with Lisa and Andy near the very end of the Epcot International Food & Wine Festival. The guest chef was Warren Brown and we were eager to see if the food preparation was on par with the sheet cake from the day before continue reading Sweet Sundays – Warren Brown, CakeLove – Epcot International Food & Wine Festival 2012 … Warren Brown, CakeLove, Washington, DC November 10, 2012 Wine: Jarvis Merlot David Crane, Presenter Jarvis Merlot Talking about Merlot… the movie “Sideways”, while not at all favorable to California Merlot, had the positive effect of causing a lot of bad California Merlots to be “weeded out”… The Merlot grape was originally used continue reading Culinary Demonstration – Warren Brown, CakeLove – Epcot International Food & Wine Festival 2012 … |
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