Breaking News - Four New Cities to be showcased at this years F&W

[WebmasterJohn]

Hot off the presses.........this has not been officially announced yet but I hear the four cities to be showcased at this year's Food & Wine Festival will be New Orleans, Copenhagen, Rio de Janeiro and Victoria Australia.

Mmmmmmmmmmmmm - food!!!!

[TheBeadPirate]

How nice that NOLA may be in (now we can get some authentic roadkill goodies)... the real question is what drinks will be served, they have to put Abita up as the beer...then the hard part Do you do a Hurricane or a Handgernade ????

Rio too.... We definately will need more beads for this food and wine fest...

Thanks for the good news!:banana:

[safetymom]

Yummy. I hope they have gumbo.

[magic2go]

Thanks for the news! I can't wait to experience the F & W festival for the first time!

And always remember, "It always comes back to food!"

[kab407]

Cool!

I am really happy to see NOLA featured.

I am expecting Corey and Julie to be regulars at the stand! :drinking1

[DVC Sadie]

I amso glad that NOLA is included this year!

It's funny, I just made my roux yesterday for my seafood gumbo and my dh came home last night with 4 dozen crabs. So today I am picking crab and having the gumbo for dinner tonight.

[kab407]

I amso glad that NOLA is included this year!

It's funny, I just made my roux yesterday for my seafood gumbo and my dh came home last night with 4 dozen crabs. So today I am picking crab and having the gumbo for dinner tonight.

What time is dinner?

[Minnie Lor]

I'm in.....I'll be there....Count me in......Yum. :cool1:

[aprince&princess]

I amso glad that NOLA is included this year!

It's funny, I just made my roux yesterday for my seafood gumbo and my dh came home last night with 4 dozen crabs. So today I am picking crab and having the gumbo for dinner tonight.

That sounds wonderful.

John, thanks for the update. We can't wait for Food & Wine. We just added another day to our trip, which will give us more time to sample the food!

[Mouse Skywalker]

Sweet! I was able to go to Rio de Janeiro last summer, and I'm curious what kind of food they will showcase to the city. They have an excellent mojeeto type drink called a capirhina, and I was able to go to an authentic Brazilian steakhouse called Porcao that was incredible. That's what O'hana should strive for.
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I was also able to walk along Copacabana beach and order a fresh coconut. They would cut off the top, stick a straw in it, and hand it to you. It was delicious.
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I can't wait to hear what they have to offer.

[georgemoe]

Thanks John. What city hosts the polar bear kabobs? :goodvibes

[aspen37]

Thanks John.:thumbsup2 Can't wait to go. We will be there for the first Saturday of F&W. Can't wait for Big Bad Vodoo Dady:banana:, and Polar Bear Kabobs.:rotfl:

[mommyceratops]

Thanks John!! :lovestruc

[OKW Lover]

Thanks John. We definitely need to get Julie and Corey to check out the NOLA booth on the first day of F&W so the rest of us know if its worth our time.

So many booths, so little time.

[cccm]

Sounds great....can't wait to go. I am so looking forward to the F&W. I am hoping to expose DD10 to as much food as possible.

The first pic of the meat below is how they do it here at a Brazilian restaurant in Plymouth. Mindy have you been to the Brazilian Cafe in N. Plymouth? OKW Lover, have you tried it??

DD and I will start studying pictures of the Podcast Crew in hopes of meeting them during our trip.

[*NikkiBell*]

Very cool news! Thanks, John!

[MenashaCorp]

Here's hoping they keep the NOLA pavilion as far from World Showcase Lagoon as possible... I'm just sayin....:eek:

The Bay Lake gators could be served on sticks. Cafe du Monde beignets a must...:banana:

As for drinks, I'd vote for Pat O's Hurricanes. pirate:

[PrincessBelle39]

How cool. Victoria is actually the state, city is Melbourne. I wonder what they will have. Maybe a four n twenty meat pie and VB.

[WebmasterJohn]

How cool. Victoria is actually the state, city is Melbourne. I wonder what they will have. Maybe a four n twenty meat pie and VB.

Thanks for clearing that up PrincessBelle - I heard it as Victoria/Melbourne so I assume the city being represented is Melbourne.

I appreciate the geography lesson. Hopefully one day I will get to see it first hand.

[drakethib]

New Orleans.

Crawfish maybe?

[BriarRosie]

Cool!

I am really happy to see NOLA featured.

I am expecting Corey and Julie to be regulars at the stand! :drinking1

And I totally see Corey and Julie avoiding that kiosk like the plague. I have this "thing" about when I go to WDW, I don't want anything there that I have here in my own backyard as a regional specialty or a chain. If they had a Chicago kiosk with Chicago style deep dish pizza, Italian beef sandwiches, and Chicago style hot dogs....I'd just keep walking.

As it is, I won't go to Planet Hollywood or Rainforest Cafe when I am at WDW because I can find them here, too. When I'm at WDW, I want to eat at places I don't have here.

[robind]

NOLA - YUMMMMMM

No offense to my friends in Copenhagen, but having spent the last seven months there all I can say is ..... That is one booth I will be avoiding like the plague.

[tinkbutt]

maybe one year I might be able to go. but I know corey and julie are on the edge of their seats for New Orleans!!!

[*NikkiBell*]

And I totally see Corey and Julie avoiding that kiosk like the plague. I have this "thing" about when I go to WDW, I don't want anything there that I have here in my own backyard as a regional specialty or a chain. If they had a Chicago kiosk with Chicago style deep dish pizza, Italian beef sandwiches, and Chicago style hot dogs....I'd just keep walking.

As it is, I won't go to Planet Hollywood or Rainforest Cafe when I am at WDW because I can find them here, too. When I'm at WDW, I want to eat at places I don't have here.

Briar, I 100% agree!