"I want more....and I know I shouldn't" - 2 Food & Wine Festival Trips - 12/10 Complete! Goofy's/STK
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TeeterTots
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Great job on your run! The shrimp dish looks so good (I love shrimp). I'm so embarrassed to say, "where the H is there a ride to see Donald in the Mexican pavilion?!" How did I not know this?!!!
2xcited2sleep
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Your food and wine adventures are off to a great start! I can't wait to check out the new Flying Fish!
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Glad you are enjoying them all!
Little did I know that this run would be my last run for a long while. I'm glad I did it at least even if wine & dine challenge is out for me
I love shrimp too! When I was little, my mother swore I would turn into a shrimp because I ate so much of it. I still would rather eat shrimp than most meats (although filet will probably always beat shrimp) but with my husband being vegetarian and my laziness, I just don't make it at home much.
There is a ride to see Donald in the Mexican Pavilion! It caused a huge stir here on the Disboards when the ride was redone to include Donald as it didn't originally. Inside the pyramid, in the back left corner is the entrance to the boat ride. There is rarely a long line except on like Friday Nights or Saturdays during Food & Wine Festival or other special events like that. Its a cute little ride!
They are! You are going to love the new Flying Fish! I can't wait to go back to it in November!
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Mexican Tequila Lunch
As we left the Mexican Pyramid, we went right across the street to La Hacienda de San Angel as it was only a few minutes before noon now. They weren’t seating people yet but right after noon, they opened the doors and checked in each groups. As our group was led into the dining room, we were handed a full margarita to enjoy! We were sat at a table with a single older gentleman (who probably didn’t know what he was going to be in for the more S & I drank)
Our seats had been pre-set with the various tequilas we would be drinking + a shot of vodka to clear our taste buds before dessert and the espresso tequila.
When we reviewed the menu, we noticed that course three had an ingredient that would cause an issue for E as she is allergic to pine nuts and it had pesto on it (she also hadn’t told me about this beforehand so I didn’t note it since pesto isn’t usually something you run into outside of Italian restaurants) but they were able to accommodate that for us on site
Menu
As everyone was sat, the speaker (one of the tequila masters that works for the San Angel company) began his program speaking about how tequila is made and then how a margarita is made. He gave away the margarita that his bartender made to S. It was totally stronger and fresher tasting than the welcome margarita we were all given (I stole a sip!)
Speaker
All The Tequila!
Welcome Margarita
As our speaker spoke about the blanco type of tequila (not aged), we were served our initial course. This soup surprised me with how flavorful it was despite not being a very large serving (and I’m not a huge soup person in general) It had a bit of a kick to it but the cream in the middle helped tame it.
Roasted Poblano and Chicharron Cream Soup
As the speaker talked about the tequila, he talked about the legs and that is how you can learn about how aged the tequila is. As you can see in this photo, this tequila doesn’t have much legs!
Tequila Casa Dragones Blanco
Enjoying Tequila!
For our second course that would be paired with the reposado. It was a single scallop on top of a piece of cactus. It was properly cooked. I don’t love scallops but it was enjoyable as a dish.
Pan Seared Scallop w/ lmithacoche Cream and Chipotle Bernaise
The second tequila was a reposado that had more of a bite to it. As you can see in the photos, there is some more definition to the legs of the tequila showing that it is more aged than the blanco.
Tequila Milagro Select Reposado
For our third course, we were served a duo with braised beef and seared corvina. The winner of this duo was totally the braised shank. It had so much flavor with the sauce mixed in and the potato shavings were well needed to help us soak up some of the tequila in our system. The corvina was just ok. I felt it could have been cooked better but it could also have been because it was massed cooked for 30+ people and thus did not translate as well in this setting.
Braised Shank w/ Mole Verde, Fingerling Shavings and Paneed Corvina Topped with Guajillo Pesto Cream Sauce
This was served with the Anejo which is the aged tequila. I love Casa Noble tequila in general so for this to be the Anejo we were served was a super win for me! E also doesn’t drink tequila that isn’t mixed so I had been drinking her other shots of tequila but when I got this serving of hers - I savored it!
Tequila Casa Noble Anejo
While this fourth course was not on the menu, we were given a dessert. It was a traditional Mexican style rice pudding full of cinnamon type flavors. S thought it was ice cream when originally was served to us and expressed much disappointment at first bite but quickly changed her tune the more she ate. I was also happy with it as to be honest, I was um, happy at this point. Especially having just had the shot of vodka to clean my palette and enjoying the espresso tequila we were also served.
Rice Pudding
The event ended about 90 minutes after it started. The chef came out at the end as well as the behest of the speaker. Overall the meal was a success. The food was very flavorful overall and the pacing went really well. You could tell the speaker knew his tequila and his various brands (we were served 5 different brands of tequila rather than just 1 family of tequilas) We had a lot of fun with the event as a group and with the tequila master.
What I wasn’t a 100% fan of was the the portions were rather small for the amount of alcohol that was served. S who didn’t have the extra servings of E’s tequila like I did was totally feeling that effect and she didn’t even fully finish her margaritas. I definitely was feeling it but I had 4 extra servings of the tequila (E did drink her margarita and she gave her vodka shot to a man at another table who had accidentally drank it before he was supposed to at the very start of the meal) The other minor annoyance was that at each course, they just kept playing the Tequila Song by the Champs (from 1958) over again on loop. We must have heard it at least 30 times by the time the meal was over. As S and I had more and more to drink, we probably annoyed that elderly man as we just kept singing along with parts of it but we just had to embrace that song! I wish they would have mixed it up with some other tequila songs like Tequila Sunrise (The Eagles), Margaritaville (Jimmy Buffett), 10 Rounds of Jose Cuervo (Tracy Byrd) or so on.
Chef at End
As we left the Mexican Pyramid, we went right across the street to La Hacienda de San Angel as it was only a few minutes before noon now. They weren’t seating people yet but right after noon, they opened the doors and checked in each groups. As our group was led into the dining room, we were handed a full margarita to enjoy! We were sat at a table with a single older gentleman (who probably didn’t know what he was going to be in for the more S & I drank)
Our seats had been pre-set with the various tequilas we would be drinking + a shot of vodka to clear our taste buds before dessert and the espresso tequila.
When we reviewed the menu, we noticed that course three had an ingredient that would cause an issue for E as she is allergic to pine nuts and it had pesto on it (she also hadn’t told me about this beforehand so I didn’t note it since pesto isn’t usually something you run into outside of Italian restaurants) but they were able to accommodate that for us on site
Menu
As everyone was sat, the speaker (one of the tequila masters that works for the San Angel company) began his program speaking about how tequila is made and then how a margarita is made. He gave away the margarita that his bartender made to S. It was totally stronger and fresher tasting than the welcome margarita we were all given (I stole a sip!)
Speaker
All The Tequila!
Welcome Margarita
As our speaker spoke about the blanco type of tequila (not aged), we were served our initial course. This soup surprised me with how flavorful it was despite not being a very large serving (and I’m not a huge soup person in general) It had a bit of a kick to it but the cream in the middle helped tame it.
Roasted Poblano and Chicharron Cream Soup
As the speaker talked about the tequila, he talked about the legs and that is how you can learn about how aged the tequila is. As you can see in this photo, this tequila doesn’t have much legs!
Tequila Casa Dragones Blanco
Enjoying Tequila!
For our second course that would be paired with the reposado. It was a single scallop on top of a piece of cactus. It was properly cooked. I don’t love scallops but it was enjoyable as a dish.
Pan Seared Scallop w/ lmithacoche Cream and Chipotle Bernaise
The second tequila was a reposado that had more of a bite to it. As you can see in the photos, there is some more definition to the legs of the tequila showing that it is more aged than the blanco.
Tequila Milagro Select Reposado
For our third course, we were served a duo with braised beef and seared corvina. The winner of this duo was totally the braised shank. It had so much flavor with the sauce mixed in and the potato shavings were well needed to help us soak up some of the tequila in our system. The corvina was just ok. I felt it could have been cooked better but it could also have been because it was massed cooked for 30+ people and thus did not translate as well in this setting.
Braised Shank w/ Mole Verde, Fingerling Shavings and Paneed Corvina Topped with Guajillo Pesto Cream Sauce
This was served with the Anejo which is the aged tequila. I love Casa Noble tequila in general so for this to be the Anejo we were served was a super win for me! E also doesn’t drink tequila that isn’t mixed so I had been drinking her other shots of tequila but when I got this serving of hers - I savored it!
Tequila Casa Noble Anejo
While this fourth course was not on the menu, we were given a dessert. It was a traditional Mexican style rice pudding full of cinnamon type flavors. S thought it was ice cream when originally was served to us and expressed much disappointment at first bite but quickly changed her tune the more she ate. I was also happy with it as to be honest, I was um, happy at this point. Especially having just had the shot of vodka to clean my palette and enjoying the espresso tequila we were also served.
Rice Pudding
The event ended about 90 minutes after it started. The chef came out at the end as well as the behest of the speaker. Overall the meal was a success. The food was very flavorful overall and the pacing went really well. You could tell the speaker knew his tequila and his various brands (we were served 5 different brands of tequila rather than just 1 family of tequilas) We had a lot of fun with the event as a group and with the tequila master.
What I wasn’t a 100% fan of was the the portions were rather small for the amount of alcohol that was served. S who didn’t have the extra servings of E’s tequila like I did was totally feeling that effect and she didn’t even fully finish her margaritas. I definitely was feeling it but I had 4 extra servings of the tequila (E did drink her margarita and she gave her vodka shot to a man at another table who had accidentally drank it before he was supposed to at the very start of the meal) The other minor annoyance was that at each course, they just kept playing the Tequila Song by the Champs (from 1958) over again on loop. We must have heard it at least 30 times by the time the meal was over. As S and I had more and more to drink, we probably annoyed that elderly man as we just kept singing along with parts of it but we just had to embrace that song! I wish they would have mixed it up with some other tequila songs like Tequila Sunrise (The Eagles), Margaritaville (Jimmy Buffett), 10 Rounds of Jose Cuervo (Tracy Byrd) or so on.
Chef at End
franandaj
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I'm glad you got to do the Tequila lunch. I did it three years ago and thought about it again this year, but opted for the Mediterranean lunch instead.
It looks like they did a very similar menu, I believe we had a soup to start, don't remember the second course, but our third was also surf and turf. Our extra shot was Mezcal instead of Vodka. I was happy with the food portions, but would have liked a little larger Tequila.
I'm glad you had a good time. Would you do it again on another year?
It looks like they did a very similar menu, I believe we had a soup to start, don't remember the second course, but our third was also surf and turf. Our extra shot was Mezcal instead of Vodka. I was happy with the food portions, but would have liked a little larger Tequila.
I'm glad you had a good time. Would you do it again on another year?
Jenwdwfan
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Wonderful description and pictures! Really looks goodMexican Tequila Lunch
As we left the Mexican Pyramid, we went right across the street to La Hacienda de San Angel as it was only a few minutes before noon now. They weren’t seating people yet but right after noon, they opened the doors and checked in each groups. As our group was led into the dining room, we were handed a full margarita to enjoy! We were sat at a table with a single older gentleman (who probably didn’t know what he was going to be in for the more S & I drank)
Our seats had been pre-set with the various tequilas we would be drinking + a shot of vodka to clear our taste buds before dessert and the espresso tequila.
When we reviewed the menu, we noticed that course three had an ingredient that would cause an issue for E as she is allergic to pine nuts and it had pesto on it (she also hadn’t told me about this beforehand so I didn’t note it since pesto isn’t usually something you run into outside of Italian restaurants) but they were able to accommodate that for us on site
Menu
As everyone was sat, the speaker (one of the tequila masters that works for the San Angel company) began his program speaking about how tequila is made and then how a margarita is made. He gave away the margarita that his bartender made to S. It was totally stronger and fresher tasting than the welcome margarita we were all given (I stole a sip!)
Speaker
All The Tequila!
Welcome Margarita
As our speaker spoke about the blanco type of tequila (not aged), we were served our initial course. This soup surprised me with how flavorful it was despite not being a very large serving (and I’m not a huge soup person in general) It had a bit of a kick to it but the cream in the middle helped tame it.
Roasted Poblano and Chicharron Cream Soup
As the speaker talked about the tequila, he talked about the legs and that is how you can learn about how aged the tequila is. As you can see in this photo, this tequila doesn’t have much legs!
Tequila Casa Dragones Blanco
Enjoying Tequila!
For our second course that would be paired with the reposado. It was a single scallop on top of a piece of cactus. It was properly cooked. I don’t love scallops but it was enjoyable as a dish.
Pan Seared Scallop w/ lmithacoche Cream and Chipotle Bernaise
The second tequila was a reposado that had more of a bite to it. As you can see in the photos, there is some more definition to the legs of the tequila showing that it is more aged than the blanco.
Tequila Milagro Select Reposado
For our third course, we were served a duo with braised beef and seared corvina. The winner of this duo was totally the braised shank. It had so much flavor with the sauce mixed in and the potato shavings were well needed to help us soak up some of the tequila in our system. The corvina was just ok. I felt it could have been cooked better but it could also have been because it was massed cooked for 30+ people and thus did not translate as well in this setting.
Braised Shank w/ Mole Verde, Fingerling Shavings and Paneed Corvina Topped with Guajillo Pesto Cream Sauce
This was served with the Anejo which is the aged tequila. I love Casa Noble tequila in general so for this to be the Anejo we were served was a super win for me! E also doesn’t drink tequila that isn’t mixed so I had been drinking her other shots of tequila but when I got this serving of hers - I savored it!
Tequila Casa Noble Anejo
While this fourth course was not on the menu, we were given a dessert. It was a traditional Mexican style rice pudding full of cinnamon type flavors. S thought it was ice cream when originally was served to us and expressed much disappointment at first bite but quickly changed her tune the more she ate. I was also happy with it as to be honest, I was um, happy at this point. Especially having just had the shot of vodka to clean my palette and enjoying the espresso tequila we were also served.
Rice Pudding
The event ended about 90 minutes after it started. The chef came out at the end as well as the behest of the speaker. Overall the meal was a success. The food was very flavorful overall and the pacing went really well. You could tell the speaker knew his tequila and his various brands (we were served 5 different brands of tequila rather than just 1 family of tequilas) We had a lot of fun with the event as a group and with the tequila master.
What I wasn’t a 100% fan of was the the portions were rather small for the amount of alcohol that was served. S who didn’t have the extra servings of E’s tequila like I did was totally feeling that effect and she didn’t even fully finish her margaritas. I definitely was feeling it but I had 4 extra servings of the tequila (E did drink her margarita and she gave her vodka shot to a man at another table who had accidentally drank it before he was supposed to at the very start of the meal) The other minor annoyance was that at each course, they just kept playing the Tequila Song by the Champs (from 1958) over again on loop. We must have heard it at least 30 times by the time the meal was over. As S and I had more and more to drink, we probably annoyed that elderly man as we just kept singing along with parts of it but we just had to embrace that song! I wish they would have mixed it up with some other tequila songs like Tequila Sunrise (The Eagles), Margaritaville (Jimmy Buffett), 10 Rounds of Jose Cuervo (Tracy Byrd) or so on.
Chef at End
I appreciate all the details 
momof3princes
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The food to alcohol ratio does look like it needs to be adjusted. I would have been under a table till the end of that presentation 
Good you didn't have a drive anywhere!!
Good you didn't have a drive anywhere!!
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It probably makes sense to them to have it set up like a soup - appetizer - surf/turf - etc...I saw another review from a week later and it looks like it was almost the exact same menu but the dessert was different. Can't wait to hear how your Mediterranean Lunch goes!
I would do it again if I'm on a girl's weekend. I know my husband would not like this event at all as he doesn't like tequila much. For the price, I was really happy with the event - I think it was $85?
Wonderful description and pictures! Really looks good
Glad you enjoyed it! I know you are doing it in a couple of weeks so its always nice to know what you are going to get into!
It was such a great trip. Little did I know then that this was going to be my last run for a long while. That's what I get for being healthy! At least now I get to drink a lot more during our November trip rather than behaving!
The food to alcohol ratio does look like it needs to be adjusted. I would have been under a table till the end of that presentation
Good you didn't have a drive anywhere!!
I'm very glad I didn't have to drive anywhere! That is the beauty of Disney! It is so easy for the mouse to take care of your transportation needs! At least here it was walking but even we aren't staying the EPCOT area hotels, a bus or a taxi aren't horrible!
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China Booth
We left our Mexican Tequila Lunch feeling well, happy. S and I really wanted something more to put in our stomachs as while the food was amazing, it wasn’t really enough to soak up the amount of alcohol we had just consumed.
Luckily, China wasn’t too far away!
I went with one of my long time festival favorites. The shrimp was nicely cooked and had its peppery flair to it. The noodles weren’t mushy and not hard so a tipsy Dis_Yoda actually finished off the entire plate of them for the first time ever.
Black Pepper Shrimp with Garlic Noodles
We left our Mexican Tequila Lunch feeling well, happy. S and I really wanted something more to put in our stomachs as while the food was amazing, it wasn’t really enough to soak up the amount of alcohol we had just consumed.
Luckily, China wasn’t too far away!
I went with one of my long time festival favorites. The shrimp was nicely cooked and had its peppery flair to it. The noodles weren’t mushy and not hard so a tipsy Dis_Yoda actually finished off the entire plate of them for the first time ever.
Black Pepper Shrimp with Garlic Noodles
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L’Artisan Des Glaces
As we wandered more of the World Showcase, we stopped by the Chase Lounge to rest up for a bit to get out of the sun and relaxed and well sobered up some. S took about a 30 minute nap. We picked up wristbands for the 8:00PM Eat to the Beat Concert as E used to love the band when she was younger.
When we were done, we headed towards France as S and I wanted something sweet. I wanted something refreshing more than heavy and I was really looking forward to the Lemon Meringue Ice Cream I had in the past. I was disappointed that it wasn’t there but I adjusted my plan and just went with a lemon sorbet as I knew that would also be a nice refreshing choice. It wouldn’t feel too heavy but it also would cool me off and get food in my stomach! I was really happy with this. S went with the chocolate macaron which she was happy with but wished it was a bit bigger!
Lemon Sorbet
As we wandered more of the World Showcase, we stopped by the Chase Lounge to rest up for a bit to get out of the sun and relaxed and well sobered up some. S took about a 30 minute nap. We picked up wristbands for the 8:00PM Eat to the Beat Concert as E used to love the band when she was younger.
When we were done, we headed towards France as S and I wanted something sweet. I wanted something refreshing more than heavy and I was really looking forward to the Lemon Meringue Ice Cream I had in the past. I was disappointed that it wasn’t there but I adjusted my plan and just went with a lemon sorbet as I knew that would also be a nice refreshing choice. It wouldn’t feel too heavy but it also would cool me off and get food in my stomach! I was really happy with this. S went with the chocolate macaron which she was happy with but wished it was a bit bigger!
Lemon Sorbet
jknicholas
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love the reviews so far. that tequila pairing looks like some trouble! 
pepperandchips
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Wow, it sounds like a really fun weekend so far! That shrimp noodle dish was really good. We enjoyed that as well! Can't wait to read more
TeeterTots
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Another yummy looking shrimp dish! Sadly, I'd need twice the amount of carbs if I had that much tequila!!! Lol but I could handle that lemon sorbet!
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I am able to handle a decent amount of alcohol although not as much as I used to! My limits aren't what they used to be a couple years ago - probably because I do drink less on a normal basis outside of vacations than I did before.
It was a good amount of tequila for the cost!
love the reviews so far. that tequila pairing looks like some trouble!
A good type of trouble!
I got skills! It did end up catching up some especially in the event later that evening...
Wow, it sounds like a really fun weekend so far! That shrimp noodle dish was really good. We enjoyed that as well! Can't wait to read more
I do love that noodle dish! Its something I've enjoyed a few times over the years (although I'm also one of the few people that liked the previous shrimp dish from china with the rice toast thing)
It is always great to have a good weekend with your girlfriends!
I probably needed more carbs too - I actually was kinda craving the cheddar cheese popcorn from by Figment but we didn't get any after our next event as the rain was threatening us. The lemon sorbet was so refreshing!
I'm with all the pp's, that much tequila would knock me off my feet! The event looks like fun though, I'd love to do something like that whenever we get back to F&W. And I'm a big fan of L'Artisan des Glaces
Maybe in a few years - that much tequila will knock me on my feet too! I love the special events! I'm kinda sad that I'm not doing as many as we usually do but that happens. Next year F&W is off the table but that's because Italy is on the table and thus much more exciting!
Nothing beats a few rounds of tequila like some good old fashioned carbs to soak it all up. Looks like you made a great choice
I know you would approve of my choices
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