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Eddie Mendoza, California Grill, Disney’s Contemporary Resort October 9, 2012 Amy Meddins (wine), John Ekin (host), and Eddie Mendoza (chef) Wine: Sterling Vineyards (California), Napa Merlot Amy Meddins Amy Meddins is back with a Napa Valley Merlot (vintage 2009). The first vintage from Sterling Vineyards was 1969 and they were the first winery continue reading Culinary Demonstration – California Grill – Epcot International Food & Wine Festival 2012 … Ruth Van Waerebeek Concha Y Torro Winery, Maipo, Chile October 8, 2012 Winemaker from Concha Y Torro, Pam Smith, and Ruth Van Waerebeek Wine: Concha Y Torro Vineyards (Chile) Casillero del Diablo Sauvignon Blanc Concho Y Torro, Casillero del Diablo Sauvignon Blanc area of production: Casablanca Valley, Chile soil: benchland and continue reading Culinary Demonstration – Concha y Torro – Epcot International Food & Wine Festival 2012 … Our friends, Asta and Mrs Asta, came to visit recently and as it was her first time coming to Orlando to see us AND since she recently received her scuba certification – a surprise was planned – Epcot DiveQuest… Have you ever visited The Seas with Nemo & Friends Pavilion and wished you could dive continue reading Epcot DiveQuest – tours at Walt Disney World, a photo review … This is new this year. It’s located in the Festival Center back in a small dark area (by the way, this is how you get to the Chase Lounge). They hand out free Ghirardelli chocolate squares (we’ve had the caramel, the peppermint bark, and the Intense Dark 86% cacao – which we didn’t like, nick continue reading Festival Center – Ghirardelli Chocolate Experience – Epcot International Food & Wine Festival 2012 … Huma Siddiqui (and her son Samir) White Jasmine, Mount Horeb, Wisconsin (actually they’re located in Madison, WI) October 9, 2012 Samir, Huma, and John (host) – and Sharon the assistant chef
John Ekin (host) did a very good job today talking about the different events during the Food & Wine Festival (the booths, continue reading Culinary Demonstration – White Jasmine – Epcot International Food & Wine Festival 2012 … Spicy Hand Roll – large enough to share
SPICY HAND ROLL – Tuna and salmon with chili pepper, soy sauce & sesame oil topped with kazan volcano sauce. The rice was stickier than sushi rice is typically. There was ample filling and the sauce on top tasted okay. Overall, the texture was continue reading Japan Booth – Spicy Hand Roll – Epcot International Food & Wine Festival 2012 … Thelema Mountain Vineyards – Stellenbosch, South Africa Thomas Webb, Winemaker Chardonnay, Mountain Red, Cabernet Sauvignon October 8, 2012 Thelema Chardonnay, Mountain Red, and Cabernet Sauvignon We had not tried Thelema Mountain Wines before, for some reason when we were making our choices for this year’s Food & Wine Festival – we sort of continue reading Beverage Seminar – Thelema Mountain Vineyards – Epcot International Food & Wine Festival 2012 … Tequila Lunch Pairing La Hacienda de San Angel October 5, 2012 We attended this event last year with Al, Judy, and Al’s Big Sister – we enjoyed it immensely and therefore wanted to do it again this year. As with last year (here), we waited until it was our turn to enter the lobby (they continue reading Tequila Lunch – La Hacienda, Mexico Pavilion – Epcot International Food & Wine Festival 2012 … Laurent Carillion, Chefs de France, France Pavilion, Epcot October 4, 2012
Pam Smith and Chef Laurent Carillion Wine: Chateau Trocard, Montrepos – Bordeaux B&B’s French Wine Club Bob Perkins and his friend, Bill, are the B&B of B&B’s French Wine Club. How did it get started? Someone gave Bob a wine tasting continue reading Culinary Demonstration – Chefs de France – Epcot International Food & Wine Festival 2012 … A nice mix of textures Mongolian Beef with Chinese Steamed Bun The steamed bun was soft and slightly sweet. There wasn’t as much beef or sauce as we expected (based on Eating WDW review here), but what was there tasted nice. The onions and the grilled green onion added some needed texture. On continue reading China Booth – Mongolian Beef Bun – Epcot International Food & Wine Festival 2012 … |
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