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Culinary Demonstration – Kevin Dundon – Raglan Road™ Irish Pub and Restaurant, Downtown Disney (plus a lot of other famous chef stuff including Dunbroddy House in Ireland, we so want to visit there) October 2, 2012 Amy Meddins (wine), John Ekin (host), Chef Kevin Dundon (fabulous cook), and Sharon (helpful assistant) Culinary Demonstration – Kevin Dundon – Raglan Road™ Irish Pub and Restaurant, Downtown Disney – Epcot International Food & Wine Festival 2012 … Epcot International Food & Wine Festival 2012 Culinary Demonstration – Alisa Malavenda, POSH Salt™, Cliffside Park, New Jersey October 1, 2012 Laura Castelli, Pam Smith, and Chef Alisa Malavenda First off, we need to start with how delightful and engaging the trio was this evening… (Pam Smith from WDW, Alisa Malavenda a private continue reading Culinary Demonstration – POSH Salt™ – Epcot International Food & Wine Festival 2012 … Epcot International Food & Wine Festival 2012 Culinary Demonstration – Michael Gonsalves – Yachtsman Steakhouse, Disney’s Yacht and Beach Club October 1, 2012 Chef Michael (L) is explaining how they make the sausages using a “stuffer” Wine: Domaine Skouras St George Ted Diamantis, President, Diamond Importers (Greece) Ted from Diamond Importers continue reading Culinary Demonstration – Yachtsman Steakhouse – Epcot International Food & Wine Festival 2012 … Epcot International Food & Wine Festival 2012 The Edrington Group (Speyside, Scotland); Randolph Adams, Brand Ambassador September 30, 2012 Things that are different this year (there was no Edrington Group demonstration last year, we wrote quite a bit about the experience in 2010 (here) and will try to limit repetition in this post) The continue reading Mixology – The Edrington Group – Epcot International Food & Wine Festival 2012 … Epcot International Food & Wine Festival 2012 David Njorge, Sanaa, Kidani Village, Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge September 30, 2012 Pam Smith and Chef David Njoroge Wine: Spice Route Chenin Blanc Charl du Plessis, Vintner, The Spice Route Winery (South Africa) Tasting Note: Light straw colour. Complex tropical nose with spiced flavors continue reading Culinary Demonstration – Sanaa – Epcot International Food & Wine Festival 2012 … Yay! It’s begun… The festival officially began on Friday, September 28th BUT due to whole raft of things, we didn’t get over to Epcot for photo taking until Sunday mornIng…. (click on photos to enlarge them) #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 50%; } #gallery-1 img { The central display as you enter Epcot… They’re using a lot of material from last year and honestly, it looks pretty cheap. These look like they’re made of paper. We’re pretty sure that these aren’t the actual pieces from last year, that they’ve been reprinted – but they’re the same designs. The information booth is behind Spaceship Earth, before you get to the Fountain of Nations. The cranberry bog is back again this year and so are the free craisins from Ocean Spray Cranberries. “Harvested” cranberries Across the lagoon, at the entrance to World Showcase, there is a watermelon patch and interesting facts about watermelons… There are a few watermelons growing here (but it’s not as impressive as the gardens in past years) Watermelons need Sun, Honeybees, and Water…. that’s it… well, according to the sign, that’s it… Fun facts about watermelons… more fun facts… This is nora’s favorite… use a watermelon in place of a pumpkin or a squash when you carve a jack-o-lantern or other face… bet it doesn’t last as long as a pumpkin! One of two World Showplace displays… The second World Showplace display… As usual, there are banner around World Showcase telling you that the Food & Wine Festival is going on…. as if all the booths aren’t enough of a clue! One of the Festival merchandise booths. These have a much more “permanent” feel than in past years – they even have sliding, secure doors.
Big Plans – the Festival starts on Friday (yes, only three days away!) We’re going to start our F&W doings with a special event at Epcot. Some of you may know that October 1st is Epcot’s Anniversary and this year marks 30 years since Epcot opened. We made special efforts to attend Epcot’s 25th Anniversary continue reading Plans for Epcot International Food & Wine Festival … Yes, it’s becoming a habit with us – Friday evening at bluezoo. Of course, we have at least four good reasons why it’s a habit… The food is typically very good (thanks to a very good kitchen that uses real food) The service is usually spot on (thanks to good management) The drinks are generally continue reading Two consecutive Friday evenings enjoying bluezoo … Yes, it’s a post about bluezoo again! Can you tell that we really, really like bluezoo? We went over last Friday evening to have a couple of appetizers and a cocktail, plus we really wanted to talk to Chad about this year’s Food & Wine Classic (see our reviews of Chad’s Sake Class in 2010 continue reading bluezoo on a friday evening … Back in January, Lisa and Andy came to WDW for a visit. And of course, we had to go to bluezoo for dinner. #gallery-2 { margin: auto; } #gallery-2 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 100%; } #gallery-2 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-2 .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } /* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes/media.php */ Wonderful start to any meal at bluezoo = Chad’s Barrel Aged Manhattan! Amuse Bouche – our notes read “rock shrimp, mushrooms, cauliflower cream, pickled cauliflower, and gnocchi” Olive’s Flatbread – this flatbread doesn’t contain olives, it is named for Todd English’s restaurant “Olive’s” Short Rib and Scallop Appetizer – very yummy Nora and Andy had the Mero (fish) – it was very smooth and buttery, well seared, and nicely seasoned; however, it was also very rich for a fish dish (perhaps a bit too rich for Nora’s tastes) Lisa’s Pork Dish – deemed to be excellent Nick’s Pasta Dish – contains many of the same accompaniments as the amuse bouche; this was more flavorful than the Mero Chocolate Dessert Sampler Fishhouse Punch – a very old and traditional mixed drink |
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