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Every year there are new topiaries at the Epcot Flower and Garden Festival. But I realize that it would be too huge (or maybe expensive) an undertaking to make all new topiaries. So sometimes an existing topiary is just slightly modified. For 2011 it appears to me that Donald and Daisy were slightly altered as continue reading Donald and Daisy Topiary … What is Disney doing? Did you see the topiary at the entrance to the festival this year? Do you remember a couple of years back how awesome the pirate ship with Peter Pan, Captain Hook, et al was? What about the one where the Fab 5 are at the beach – a theme which carried continue reading 2011 Epcot Flower and Garden Festival, Entrance Topiary … In addition to the Yuletide Fantasy Tour (backstage, review here), we went on the Holiday D-Lights Tour. This is a “new” tour, offered for the first time in 2009… as such, we weren’t at all sure of what would be happening or if we would enjoy it a little bit or a whole lot. We continue reading Disney’s Holiday D-Lights Tour Review – 2010 … Today we went on the Disney’s Yuletide Fantasy Tour (official description below), our overall experience closely matches what has been reported on allearsnet.com (here). Take a delightful journey behind the scenes to see how Walt Disney World Resort is transformed into an international holiday wonderland. Get an in-depth look into the diverse holiday traditions and continue reading 2010 Disney’s Yuletide Fantasy Tour – A Review … Who: Nancy Larkin What: Bunratty Mead, Bunratty Potcheene, and O’Maras Irish Cream When: Saturday, November 13, 2010
This was our last Food & Wine event for 2010 – unfortunately, it would end on a sour note… This was the worst beverage seminar we attended, for many reasons… the presenter droned on and continue reading Epcot Food & Wine 2010 – Bunratty Mead and Liquor Co. Ltd … We had really looked forward to this – early last summer we read a rumor that Fulton’s might be redone as the Empress Lily (it’s original incarnation) for this special dinner. It was not. third floor lounge at Fulton's Crab House We were escorted up to the third floor lounge where we were offered continue reading Culinary Adventure – Fulton’s Crab House … A special five-course meal at Raglan Road to showcase the food and craft of Chef Kevin Dundon. We were seated at a table for four with another couple (from Colorado, Jen & Gary). This was our first Culinary Adventure, but not the first for them. The place settings were very nice with yellow or red continue reading Culinary Adventure – Raglan Road … Food Who: Kevin Dundon from Raglan Road at Downtown Disney
Wine Who: Yarden, Israeli wine – the Golan Heights region has been growing wine off and on for centuries (5000 years). The current winery isn’t very old, the Golan Heights Winery released it’s first vintage in 1984. In 1986 they won their continue reading Epcot Food & Wine 2010 – Kevin Dundon … Background: We’ve never attended the Party for the Senses, but when the Food & Wine Festival schedule was released for this year, we started thinking “hmmmm, that might be fun… IF we can get another couple to go with us and IF they’ll agree to pay extra for the Wine View Lounge because we aren’t continue reading Food & Wine 2010 – Party for the Senses Wine View Lounge … Food Who: Todd English from Todd English’s bluezoo, Walt Disney World Swan & Dolphin
Wine Who: Lucas Meeker from Meeker Vineyards, specifically from Lucas J Cellar, Healdsburg, CA… Lucas J Cellar, Russian River Valley, Jasper Family Vineyards, Pinot Noir Wine: Lucas Cellars Pinot Noir In 2007, Lucas got out of college and continue reading Epcot Food & Wine 2010 – Todd English … |
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