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Day Two of the D23 Magic & Merriment events at Walt Disney World began at Magic Kingdom… at 7:45 in the morning. Did you know that there aren’t even Parking Cast Members in the parking lots that early? And, did you know that if it’s foggy, it can be really hard to find your way continue reading Breakfast at Columbia Harbor House & Holiday Scavenger Hunt at Magic Kingdom, Day Two of D23 Magic & Merriment 2012 at Walt Disney World … 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 … During the first day of the D23 Magic & Merriment 2012 at Walt Disney World, we were given access to the Hospitality Suite at American Adventure. There was a private elevator, actually a bit of a misnomer because it’s the same elevator used to transport handicapped guests upstairs but there is a second set of continue reading Hospitality Suite inside American Adventure on Day One of D23 Magic & Merriment 2012 at Walt Disney World … 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 … A round-up of things from the web … From the D23 Official Disney Fan Website… Event Highlights From other blogs Chip & Company “D23 Presents: Epcot’s 30th Anniversary Celebration“ The Geek’s Blog “D23 Epcot 30th Anniversary Celebration Pictures” and “D23 Epcot 30th Anniversary Celebration – Some initial thoughts/observations” (some insightful comments on the D23 event) continue reading D23’s Epcot 30th Anniversary Celebration – September 30th, 2012 … On September 30th, we attended the D23 EPCOT 30th Anniversary Celebration. Nora really wanted to do this, and nick wanted to humor her (although he grumbled about having to go to a whole day of boring powerpoint presentations). The good news… it wasn’t an entire day of boring powerpoint presentations. The bad news… about continue reading Epcot’s 30th Anniversary – the D23 Event … 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 … 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 … Glenn O’Brien, Boma – Flavors of Africa, Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge November 12, 2012 Spice Route “Chakalaka”, South Africa Jim Killems, fun guy and wine educator Spice Route Chakalaka We’ve written a lot about South Africa wines over the last few years (here, here, and here), particularly Spice Route wines. Lisa and continue reading Culinary Demonstration – Boma’s – Epcot International Food & Wine Festival 2012 … |
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