Epcot International Food & Wine Festival 2012 – Wrap Up

November 29th, 2012 One comment

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 Beef Bun	6
Australia	Lamington	6
Poland	Tyskie Beer	5.5
Belgium	Steamed Mussels	5
Singapore	Singapore Sling	5
China	Chicken Satay	5
New Zealand	Lamb Meatball	5
Australia	Shrimp on the Barbie	4.7
Poland	Zapiekanki	4.5
Japan	Karaage Hand Roll	4
Japan	Sukiyaki Beef Pan	3.5
China	Francis Ford Coppola Su Yuen Riesling	3.5
New Zealand	Seared Scallop	3.5
Florida Local	White Corn Arepa	2.5
Japan	Spicy Hand Roll	1

Also, we created a list of “Best” and “Most Disappointing” for the Food & Wine Festival 2012…

	BEST	Most Disappointing
Culinary Demo – non WDW Chef including celebrity chefs with restaurants at WDW	Kevin Dundon POSH Salt	Cat Cora
Culinary Demo – WDW Chef	Fulton’s Crab House	Yacht & Beach Club Resorts Sanaa
Special Events	Tequila Lunch (Mexico) Sake & Food Pairing (Japan)	Italian Regional Lunch
Tasting Booths	Australia South Africa	Japan New Zealand

Note: None of the beverage seminars stood out for anything in particular – we’re thinking about skipping these as a general rule in the future.

Note: For the last 3 years, the Swan & Dolphin Food & Wine Classic was a standout regarding food; much better showcasing of Chefs’ and food quality than the tasting booths around World Showcase. And, we look forward to the instructional courses they offer (here & here).