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We had eaten lamb chops earlier in the Festival, we wanted to have one with Harry (from Newcastle, England)… And we did, but we didn’t follow our intentions fully… we had meant to ask for the lamb chops “naked” (i.e. without sauce or potato crunchies)… Harry & his lamb chop Now, the day continue reading 2013 Epcot International Food & Wine Festival – Australia Marketplace – Lamb Chop … Artisanal Hand Made Charcuterie and Cheese Board Duck Pastrami, Bison Sausage, and Cow Girl Creamery Cheese with Artisanal Mustard and Craisin® Preserves paired with Iron Horse Estate Pinot Noir David Munksgard & Pam Smith It’s David from Iron Horse Vineyards (to avoid being redundant, here’s continue reading 2013 Epcot International Food & Wine Festival – Culinary Demonstration with Michael Gonsalves from Golden Oak’s Summerhouse … I’ll cut right to the chase… The other Friday night (a week after the big do with a large group wandering around Epcot Food & Wine Festival), Nick and I made our way over to bluezoo to say “hello” to everyone and to enjoy a light dinner sitting in the lounge. I was also really continue reading Simple dinner in bluezoo lounge on a somewhat quiet Friday evening … The main offerings from this booth were a pleasant surprise! We knew about Innis & Gunn beer (thanks to the adult candy store… Total Wine & More); we’ve eaten salmon on a regular basis for YEARS, and we had haggis for breakfast every single morning when we went to Scotland this past summer… So… We continue reading 2013 Epcot International Food & Wine Festival – Scotland Marketplace – Salmon, Vegetarian Haggis, & Innis & Gunn … The day before the meet-up for cocktails in the bluezoo lounge, we went over to nail down Nick’s Boulevardier cocktail. He’s been getting it since back last spring, but there was a lot of variability (that was due to the pursuit of the perfect Boulevardier) and the taste just wasn’t what he wanted. On the continue reading Charcuterie board at bluezoo (and experimenting with Boulevardier formula) … We were bound and determined to have the Fisherman’s Pie from the Ireland Marketplace this year… we were just waiting and hoping for a cooler evening to have it (you know, somehow fisherman’s pie doesn’t sound appetizing in the blazing Florida heat)… We’ve had this numerous times over the last 12 years, sometimes we’ve been continue reading 2013 Epcot International Food & Wine Festival – Ireland Marketplace – Lobster and Seafood Fisherman’s Pie & Guiness® Draught … Well, this was supposed to be a lobster dish with Ben Sergeant… it wasn’t. It was a lobster dish with a Disney chef (we were trying to avoid the Disney chefs this year, their demos just aren’t as good – we don’t consider Kevin Dundon to be a Disney chef, he’s Ireland’s Chef!)… Pam Smith continue reading 2013 Epcot International Food & Wine Festival – Culinary Demonstration – lobster “yes”, what we expected “no” … We recently had what I think of as our “big huge group for Food & Wine weekend!” Thankfully, the weekend ended and none were worse for wear… On Monday, the six remaining (Big Al, Judy, Harry, Sandy, Nick and I) went to Raglan Road for lunch. There were a few items on the menu that continue reading Lunch at Raglan Road on a Monday Afternoon … The Osborne Family Spectacle of Dancing Lights at Disney’s Hollywood Studios is amazing to see in person. Watch all the videos and look at all the photos you want, nothing compares to seeing these lights in person. There are many things that are better in video or photos: concerts, natural wonders and others immediately come continue reading Osborne Family Spectacle of Dancing Lights at Disney’s Hollywood Studios – First 2013 visit … Part of our intent in going over to the Epcot Food & Wine Festival on a Sunday evening was to see Christopher Cross Eat to the Beat Concert – we stopped for adult beverages at Hawaii as we were walking in (most of the beer went into the trash can) and headed up toward Japan continue reading 2013 Epcot International Food & Wine Festival – Florida Local Marketplace – Florida Shrimp Cerviche & Florida Cracker Belgian-style White Ale … |
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