So I take it you're not a huge fan of Mama's either? I only made an ADR there because I didn't want to jump around to a different park. Our last meal at Mama's could have used a lot of improvement! And I can NEVER get sick of Tutto. My mouth is watering just thinking about the prosciutto and melon...mmm!
If I'm at the Boardwalk for kouzzina...I could take the bus back to DTD and then ferry back to POFQ. Hmmmm! I have to see how many things we want to do at MGM and see if i'ts possible to do them all before 5pm. I'm thinking it is We're not big into the shows there except Lil Mermaid.
Plus if I'm at the Boardwalk and we're not tired... I can wander around the F&W a little bit!
No menu that I have found yet. But maybe tomorrow when it gets loaded into the dining system? i still highly doubt it though. Cat Cora mentioned in the article that it's traditional Greek dishes, etc. If they have Pasticio and moussaka...and the cheap good old staples of souvlaki and gyros... I'm sold! Lamb chops would be the icing on the cake I love my Greek food but don't need anything fancy...but fancy is also welcome.
I will be sure to give you a full detailed report when I get home!
Ok now onto your long post I totally feel you with the Yankee obsession. I'm the same way but luckily I'm about 8 miles from Yankee Stadium so it's a quick hop, skip, and jump away.
I actually don't mind flying out of JFK! Newark is definitely my favorite of the 3 and I will NOT fly out of LaGuardia....EVER. Unless that's the ONLY airport that offers that destination I have a bunch of friends that are pilots or work out of one of the 3 major airports and they always talk about how sketchy LGA is.
Worst comes to worst, you can always cab it to GF.As for the Tea, I think I'll keep it for 2:30pm. Even if I take the 8am flight...it'll give me 3 hours from when we land (if it's on time!) to head over to POFQ and then to the GF.
POFQ just looks perfect for us so I can't wait to try it!
Alrighty guys...I need food advice this time!
So I just got the Tweet from DisneyParks that Kouzzina is scheduled to open Sept 17th... YAYYYY!!! ADRs start tomorrow mornign though! eek!
Now I just have to figure out which ADR I want to get rid of and put Kouzzina in for. With my mom being from Greece, I think she'll love this...as long as it's good food! So which one of my Epcot ones do I get rid of?
I have Tutto twice..one for lunch...one for dinner. I COULD get rid of the dinner one (kouzzina is only open for dinner I believe) but I LOVE Tutto! We also really like Teppan Edo too so I dont want to get rid of that. Ugh... I think it might be Tutto.
I then also could do a different day but that messes up my travel plans! lol...
Yak & Yeti we really liked so I'd like to do that on our AK day. The MK days I'm keeping with Kona and Tonys. Mama Melrose I wouldn't mind getting rid of on our MGM day especially since I'm having real italian at Tutto. Hmmmmm!
What do you guys think? Get rid of... Tutto dinner, Mama, or Yak?
Wow that's a tough one .... I have a hard time switching ADRs all the time too, but I'm sure it will be great food and something your mom would love!!!!
Still love hearing about all of your plans!!!!!
You can always do what you need to do at DHS and take the ferry to the Boardwalk and then take the ferry back to DHS to catch your bus back to POFQ. It depends on the time of your ADR at Kouzzina.
I think you should change the mama's ADR. It seems like your mom would love the new ADR and since you love Tutto so much I wouldn't get rid of that one. Mama's is nice but like you said you're getting Italian food at Tutto.
My father was a huge Yankees fan and if he was still here with us, he would have been crushed by closing of the stadium. He was there all the time.
I'm named after Mickey Mantle, not a long cherished family member, but a ball player. My sibling are both named after people. So, mymom changed that at the hospital and put Michele on the birth certificate instead. Thank goodness. I shudder to think what my childhood would be like if my name was Mickey, coupled with my last name bgins with an M and very Italian. It's good for a mouse, not a little girl in Catholic school.
Same here. I always prefer Newark since it is so close. And there's no real price savings over LGA or JFK when factoring in time to get there.
I fly LGA, only if there is no other option. And, it's smack dab in a middle of a residential section!
Worst comes to worst, you can always cab it to GF.
I want to do the tea when I go in December. I hope I can!
I loved POFQ. I have a review in my March trip report. It was great!!
If you don't want to mess up your days, then the second Tutto.
If you are ok with hopping, then Mama's. My dinner there wasn't so great. Also in the March trip report. I didn't do separate dining/resort reports. I didn't even think of it!
Welcome over! Hahahaha...yeah, there is going to be a LOTTTTT of food consumption. I need to start starving myself like NOW! do you have a trip report? I don't see one in your sig!
Ok now onto your long post I totally feel you with the Yankee obsession. I'm the same way but luckily I'm about 8 miles from Yankee Stadium so it's a quick hop, skip, and jump away. I've already been to 4 games this season and am HOPING to go to another one soon! That's awesome that you went to the last game!!! I totally wanted to but none of my other friends were willing to pay $300 for bleacher seats! Then of course as we're all watching on tv they all agreed that it was the coolest thing EVER and they were pissed we didn't go.
I actually don't mind flying out of JFK! Newark is definitely my favorite of the 3 and I will NOT fly out of LaGuardia....EVER. Unless that's the ONLY airport that offers that destination I have a bunch of friends that are pilots or work out of one of the 3 major airports and they always talk about how sketchy LGA is. The runways are way too short for the size of the jets that are flying in there every day. The pilots have to pretty much make a perfect landing every single time. Plus LGA is the worst airport around thats known for their obscene amount of birds and geese and they haven't done anything about them in forever. Umm....does anyone remember Sully's flight into the Hudson? Came from LGA. They've known about the geese problem and still nothing. Bleh...no thanks. I'd rather spend the extra $40 a ticket to fly into EWR or JFK. There's a million more stories that I hear about LGA but who knows how many times those stories have been 'expanded' so I won't go into it here.
As for the Tea, I think I'll keep it for 2:30pm. Even if I take the 8am flight...it'll give me 3 hours from when we land (if it's on time!) to head over to POFQ and then to the GF. I know its going to be cutting it close but I'll take my chances. if we miss it, so be it. I'll call when we're on the way to see what they say if we're running late. If we get there a little late, hopefully they take us! Looking at the menu's I dont think we'll do a tea package. Maybe just order a la carte.
I will DEFINITELY be making a ton of trip reports for this trip! I'll make resort report in the resort threads... the trip report here... and a full blown out dining report over in that section! POFQ just looks perfect for us so I can't wait to try it! The price difference from Pop did make me think twice though. I've never rented points but I should probably look into that for my next trip!
I'm actually goign to be doing the HALF marathon! The full is WAY too overwhelming for me right now and I don't enjoy running THAT much! Good luck on the SF half! That sounds awesome...you should definitely do it. I did see the Everest challenge and it looked awesome but it'll be a logistic nightmare if I attempt it the day we arrive! Maybe next year!
Totally agree about traveling with mom! As for food....I joke with her and tell her she's crazy because she honestly only eats to survive. On the other hand I LIVE for eating! haha! She eats until she's satisfied and thats it. Nothing more, nothing less. There's a few things that she LOVES but I would think you HAVE to get bored after awhile being so picky!
And yup! My name is Jenn
I am glad I found your post about Koussina. I want to try it but I don't know what ADR I want to switch either. I guess I am going to have to sleep on it.
YOU haven't found airfare yet? If you want to drive about 2 hrs you can fly out of Atlantic City. Thats what we are doing and we live in PA. Its so worth it, no hassle with crowds plus I scored a great deal a few months ago. $226 round trip for both of us. It helps that our family lives at the shore so we can crash there the night before and night after.
So glad you got your Kouzzina ADR! Can't wait to read your reviews!
I'm glad to hear via the Kouzzina ADR thread you began you got your 7:45PM ADR... did you end up replacing Mama Melrose for Kouzzina? Yak & Yeti got the axe for me.
I wanted to thank you though for getting the word out about Kouzzina. It was possible I may not have even been able to eat there so thank you SO MUCH
I love greek food... LOVE IT so I really hope it's more Greek-y than Spoodles is. Cat Cora (my favorite Iron Chef) is more of a southern style chef with Greek influences so I am curious to see what kind of cuisine we're looking at here.
The CMs told me when I was booking my ADR that the restaurant opens on August 15 and that people who were booked for Spoodles after that date were notified about the restaurant change... so hopefully we'll all get to see a menu beforehand.
Well hi Jenn! I'm Dayna... or Super-awesome Dayna, which ever you'd like to use
No, I don't have a PTR going. I really should, idk if you've noticed but I really enjoy talking about myself but what other 22 year old girl doesn't? I just get so lazy sometimes BUT since we're looking at 100+ degree weather all week here I might be indoors in the AC all week so I may find time.
YAYYYYY FOR YANKEES FANS!!! They lost today I wish I lived 8 miles away. I'm so glad I got to experience of being there the last two games, even if it meant taking away some WDW days. On 9/20, I was over by the 3rd base side foul pole and someone had a Sharpie so some of us were able to sign it!
I had NO IDEA about LaGuardia! OMG, that is scary, I am glad I've only flown into LGA once and that's it. I've just had such bad luck with JFK.
Have you found a the flights yet? That has to be so frustrating. Have you thought about flying out really late at night on Sept 25 and just spending the night at a value with a special room rate?
Wow, congratulations on doing the half The full can be saved for another year, I think I want my first full to be done at Disney but I am in no way ready. I don't think I am even going to be able to do the SF half in October. I was on track but I recently sprained my ankle which I should still be ok but now I'm kind of hesitant and I am going to be coming off of an eating binge at Disney... idk, I have a little bit still to decide. If it was on flat terrain it'd be a different story but San Francisco is the hilliest (idk if this is even a word) city.
I don't how your mom does it! I would get so bored... maybe she gave you all her desire to eat when she had you or something. I'm with you- I love food. The only thing I am picky about is mushrooms, I refuse to eat them.
Holy moly... I really should write a PTR because I really like to talk apparently. It might be my state of mind right now because I am very tired but whatever. I just like to talk ok? You all can tell me to shut up all you want
We did get ARDs for Kouzzina for our last day for dinner. I am excited to try it. I am FoodNetwork fan too. I have only been to Bobby Flay's(Bar American) and Emerils(Universal) and the Rachel Ray show once. We tried Paula Deens "Lady and Sons" on a whim but couldn't get in. I have been to Atlantic city and seen Giada and Paula Deen at the casino for special shows they have done which was fun. I have autograph cookbooks from Bobby, Emeril, Rachel Ray, Paula Deen, Tyler Florence.
Whoo-hoooo! Good for you!
Did you get the other ADRs you wanted?
Sorry to hear about Continental - sometimes they are b*tchy! I recently flew Virgin America out of San Fran to Vegas and what a cool airline. I so wish they were in Newark! Continental is an old man compared to VA.
I always check Jet Blue to see if they have better prices and they never do. Though, my sister just booked them for her vaca next week. I flew them once from Newark to San Diego, I think. I don't remember anything horrible happening, so it must have been good.
Congrats on finding relatively good airfare... I feel your pain about the different prices and trying to find the best deal. Ugghh!
OMG, you have spend a ton of time and energy on your ADR's I hope everything is perfect for your trip. Now you need to work on the rest of the planning, ie. the packing lists, the schedules, the budget the last minute to do things.. (if you have those done I could use your help here because those things are overwhelming me right now. )
Can't wait to read more!