Beverage Seminar – TyKu Sake – Epcot International Food & Wine Festival 2012

Ty Ku Sake & Spirits – Nara, Japan Michael Ponce, Presenter Ty Ku Silver Premium Junmai, Ty Ku Black Super Premium Junmai Ginjo, and Ty Ku coconut Nigori Premium Cloudy November 6, 2012

One of the best things about the Ty Ku presenter, he was very willing (in fact, he was encouraging) to answer

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China Booth – Wine – Epcot International Food & Wine Festival 2012

Francis Ford Coppola Su Yuen Riesling

We didn’t care for the Francis Ford Coppola Su Yuen Riesling… in a word = sour. It wasn’t horribly sour like some white wines seem to be, but after the sweeter Rosemont Estate Traminer Riesling from the Australia booth, it wasn’t to our liking.

1-10 (1=never ever

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China Booth – Mango Tapioca Pudding – Epcot International Food & Wine Festival 2012

Mango Tapioca Pudding

First off, please remember two things… we don’t eat sweets very often and when nora used to cook a lot (a.k.a. when we were both heavier), nick LOVED her tapioca pudding… but we didn’t remember how much he liked tapioca pudding until he tasted this. In fact, when nick took

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Last Weekend of Epcot Food & Wine Festival 2012

The last weekend of the Food & Wine Festival coincided with A LOT of stuff going on at Walt Disney World…

the Wine & Dine Half Marathon (beginning at ESPN Wide World of Sports and ending at Epcot) the Festival of the Masters (at Downtown Disney) the Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals Classic golf tournament (at

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China Booth – Chicken Satay – Epcot International Food & Wine Festival 2012

Chicken Satay

Chicken Satay with Spiced Peanut Sauce and Pickled Vegetables

This wasn’t bad but it was still a bit disappointing.

Nora loves pickled vegetables and she hoped that there would be a small variety… there was a single piece of pickled green pepper (it was tasty). There were two very soft pieces

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Australia Booth – Wines – Epcot International Food & Wine Festival 2012

Rosemont Estate Traminer Riesling and Rosemont Estate Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot Shiraz

Riesling…

nick’s notes are that it smells good and it tastes good! it was a little bit too sweet… the pairing of the shrimp with the riesling was the best from this booth.

nora’s notes are “I like it!” The sweetness balanced

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Australia Booth – Lamington – Epcot International Food & Wine Festival 2012

Lamington

Lamington… Chocolate and Coconut covered Yellow Cake

Here’s what wikipedia says about lamingtons. And, here’s a nice post from David Lebovitz about lamingtons.

We thought that the cake looked very dry when we saw the interior, as a pleasant surprise, it wasn’t dry. It was a dense sponge cake with a large

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Australia Booth – Shrimp on the Barbie – Epcot International Food & Wine Festival 2012

Shrimp on the Barbie

Shrimp on the Barbie with Pepper Berry Citrus Glaze

The “pepper berry citrus glaze” was surprisingly good! We’d been a bit hesitant to get this because nick’s stomach doesn’t tolerate black pepper very well… it wasn’t “over applied” on our shrimp.

The shrimp themselves were overcooked and rubbery (what

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Australia Booth – Grilled Lamb Chop – Epcot International Food & Wine Festival 2012

Grilled Lamb Chop

Grilled Lamb Chop with Mint Pesto and Potato Crunchies

We stopped at the Australia booth right at 11:00 as they opened. They were actually grilling the lamb chops! Once they’re done with that, they dip the meaty end into the mint pesto and sprinkle the top with crushed potato chips.

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Friday night at bluezoo’s lounge (again)

This past week we returned to bluezoo for a couple of hours in the lounge enjoying the Beu Sisters, a few drinks, and some good food…

Crispy Calamari with Cajun Remoulade Sauce

The calamari are a relatively recent addition to the bar snack menu. As fans of good calamari, we were eager to

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