**2011** Epcot Food & Wine Festival HAS ENDED. 2012 Festival 9/28 - 11/11

[marshwiggle]

Is there any particular website that has all the information including days/times of events at this years F&W?? I really want to make sure I don't miss out on anything I really want to see and do!

I think eventually the official site http://www.foodwinefest.com/ will have the current info, but sites like disneyfoodblog have been collecting the details being released piecemeal.

 

[TDC Nala]

Hey everyone! I'm so excited to join you all this year. I went to the Food & Wine Festival for the first time last year with DH and we had the best time! My parents knew how much fun we had and decided they wanted to go this year. I had to wait to hear back on exam results to find out if I could go with them or not (since I'd have to retake my exam in October had I failed). Well I just found out I passed and now I get to go to the Food & Wine Festival again this year! We'll be there October 13 - 21.

I should remember since I went last year, but does anyone know when they usually start releasing the menus for the booths?

They're not following the same schedule as last year. So we really don't know.

Is there any particular website that has all the information including days/times of events at this years F&W?? I really want to make sure I don't miss out on anything I really want to see and do!

All the information is not out yet. There are links in the first post to track down what IS out at this point.

 

[DVCconvert]

I may have missed it here...but it looks to me as if the rest of the schedule and pricing for the Culinary Adventures in Signature Dining is now up on the official website.

I don't recall Bongo's ever having done a F&W event before???

 

[pixiesnake]

A little more info from Pam Brandon via the Disney Parks Blog about the schedule for the HGTV events.

http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/bl...e-epcot-international-food-wine-festival-fun/

 

[JenKatt]

I may have missed it here...but it looks to me as if the rest of the schedule and pricing for the Culinary Adventures in Signature Dining is now up on the official website.

I don't recall Bongo's ever having done a F&W event before???

If you are looking at the official website, that's last years schedule

 

[DVCconvert]

If you are looking at the official website, that's last years schedule

Okay....now wasn't that dumb of me!

 

[PSU]

Well - we've been 3 years in a row and DH was initially thinking of not going this year...but my slow suggestions and reminders of how much fun taking a break for a few days and going to F&W finally worked...But, no rm/plane or plans yet. Hope I can pull it off...

 

[stasijane]

Will each one of the tents be able to take gift cards? I would like to get a gift card to carry around as that would be easier than carrying cash,but Idont want to be holding up lines either.

 

[Redwitch]

Will each one of the tents be able to take gift cards? I would like to get a gift card to carry around as that would be easier than carrying cash,but Idont want to be holding up lines either.

The last few years they had a "special" F&W gift card that you could wear on your wrist. So, unless the system goes down, Room Charge, CC and GC are fine. Carry some cash, just in case.

 

[dgbg100106]

Well - we've been 3 years in a row and DH was initially thinking of not going this year...but my slow suggestions and reminders of how much fun taking a break for a few days and going to F&W finally worked...But, no rm/plane or plans yet. Hope I can pull it off...

Good luck I am sure you can pull it off.

 

[dgbg100106]

The last few years they had a "special" F&W gift card that you could wear on your wrist. So, unless the system goes down, Room Charge, CC and GC are fine. Carry some cash, just in case.

Great advice.

 

[kabuki]

All Ears has a great interview with Marianne Hunnel -

Here is part and a link to the rest!!!!


This year, there are several areas that have never been represented at the festival before: Portugal, Hawaii (inspired by the new Hawaiian Disney Vacation Club, Aulani) and the Caribbean.
The Caribbean marketplace will feature a braised beef dish over rice called Ropa Vieja, as well as Jerk-Spiced Chicken Drumstick. Beverages in this booth will be tropical -- a frozen Rock Coconut Mojito and a frozen Dragon Berry Colada. (One of the sponsors here is Bacardi.)

Hawaii also will not have a "wine presence," but will instead offer Kona beer and a rum-based Seven Tiki Mai Tai to accompany its tuna poke (cubes of tuna sashimi, aka uncooked) with seaweed and Kalua pork sliders. Note: don't confuse Kalua with the liqueur Kahlua -- Kalua is the barbecue method used to cook the pork!

Portugal's booth will offer a wine bar, as well as calamari salad with olives and smoked paprika.

"We've been talking to people in Portugal about doing this for many years," Hunnel explains. "They've wanted to break out of that paradigm, that Portugal just has port wines. I'm excited to see this come about."

Hunnel notes that even returning marketplaces are going to be changing things up a bit -- in France, for example, they're going to offer Coq Au Vin.

"We talked to the managers and chefs at our operating participants," she says, "and they're doing a lot of other fun new things, too, including quite a few new dining events that they've not done in the past."

("Operating participants," by the way, are those locations around World Showcase that are not owned and operated by Disney, including the restaurants in Mexico, France and Italy.)

In France, for example, they will again be holding the French Regional Lunches as they have done the past few years, but they are also introducing a dining experience called, "The Best of Bocuse." Hunnel says this dinner will be "all about Paul Bocuse," the famous French chef who had a hand in developing the restaurants in the France pavilion. Mexico will not only continue with its popular Tequila Tastings in the La Cava tequila bar, but will add a tequila tasting plus lunch at its new La Hacienda. Not to be outdone, the Italy pavilion will offer beer and pizza tastings from 2 to 4 p.m. on Tuesdays in its newest restaurant Via Napoli, as well as an Italian dessert and wine pairing, and a special dining event on October 23 featuring Italian white truffles.

http://land.allears.net/blogs/allearsteam/2011/07/passport_to_a_world_of_flavors.html

 

[redzinner]

In France, for example, they will again be holding the French Regional Lunches as they have done the past few years, but they are also introducing a dining experience called, "The Best of Bocuse." Hunnel says this dinner will be "all about Paul Bocuse," the famous French chef who had a hand in developing the restaurants in the France pavilion. Mexico will not only continue with its popular Tequila Tastings in the La Cava tequila bar, but will add a tequila tasting plus lunch at its new La Hacienda. Not to be outdone, the Italy pavilion will offer beer and pizza tastings from 2 to 4 p.m. on Tuesdays in its newest restaurant Via Napoli, as well as an Italian dessert and wine pairing, and a special dining event on October 23 featuring Italian white truffles.

http://land.allears.net/blogs/allearsteam/2011/07/passport_to_a_world_of_flavors.html

Great and I wasn't going to do any special dinners this year!

Thanks kabuki for the news!

 

[oybolshoi]

even though we won't be there this year I'm happy to read that they are making an effort to include some new events - Jay and I both thought it was starting to get a little stale. The Bocuse dinner sounds like it could be fabulous and it's about time they offered a food & tequila pairing in Mexico! I can't wait to hear all about these things later this fall.

 

[TDC Nala]

I want a lunch in Mexico. Watch, they'll be on Mondays or Tuesdays or Wednesdays, none of which I have available.

 

[dgbg100106]

All Ears has a great interview with Marianne Hunnel -

Here is part and a link to the rest!!!!


This year, there are several areas that have never been represented at the festival before: Portugal, Hawaii (inspired by the new Hawaiian Disney Vacation Club, Aulani) and the Caribbean.
The Caribbean marketplace will feature a braised beef dish over rice called Ropa Vieja, as well as Jerk-Spiced Chicken Drumstick. Beverages in this booth will be tropical -- a frozen Rock Coconut Mojito and a frozen Dragon Berry Colada. (One of the sponsors here is Bacardi.)

Hawaii also will not have a "wine presence," but will instead offer Kona beer and a rum-based Seven Tiki Mai Tai to accompany its tuna poke (cubes of tuna sashimi, aka uncooked) with seaweed and Kalua pork sliders. Note: don't confuse Kalua with the liqueur Kahlua -- Kalua is the barbecue method used to cook the pork!

Portugal's booth will offer a wine bar, as well as calamari salad with olives and smoked paprika.

"We've been talking to people in Portugal about doing this for many years," Hunnel explains. "They've wanted to break out of that paradigm, that Portugal just has port wines. I'm excited to see this come about."

Hunnel notes that even returning marketplaces are going to be changing things up a bit -- in France, for example, they're going to offer Coq Au Vin.

"We talked to the managers and chefs at our operating participants," she says, "and they're doing a lot of other fun new things, too, including quite a few new dining events that they've not done in the past."

("Operating participants," by the way, are those locations around World Showcase that are not owned and operated by Disney, including the restaurants in Mexico, France and Italy.)

In France, for example, they will again be holding the French Regional Lunches as they have done the past few years, but they are also introducing a dining experience called, "The Best of Bocuse." Hunnel says this dinner will be "all about Paul Bocuse," the famous French chef who had a hand in developing the restaurants in the France pavilion. Mexico will not only continue with its popular Tequila Tastings in the La Cava tequila bar, but will add a tequila tasting plus lunch at its new La Hacienda. Not to be outdone, the Italy pavilion will offer beer and pizza tastings from 2 to 4 p.m. on Tuesdays in its newest restaurant Via Napoli, as well as an Italian dessert and wine pairing, and a special dining event on October 23 featuring Italian white truffles.

http://land.allears.net/blogs/allearsteam/2011/07/passport_to_a_world_of_flavors.html

Thanks....

Of course found out that the new Discovery of Chocolate will not be held while I am there.... Man hardly anything is going on that first week!

 

[kabuki]

Great and I wasn't going to do any special dinners this year!

Thanks kabuki for the news!

Always happy to help someone spend money on food and booze!

We have some we hope are during our week!!!

 

[RachelTori]

Thanks....

Of course found out that the new Discovery of Chocolate will not be held while I am there.... Man hardly anything is going on that first week!

Brandi, even with my 2 F&W trips this year, I am missing the Discovery of Chocolate. (darn!)

I know this is just wishful thinking, but if they could only announce the events and dates 6 or 7 months in advance so we could build our trips around the events we want to do! (like I said, wishful thinking! )

 

[dgbg100106]

Brandi, even with my 2 F&W trips this year, I am missing the Discovery of Chocolate. (darn!)

I know this is just wishful thinking, but if they could only announce the events and dates 6 or 7 months in advance so we could build our trips around the events we want to do! (like I said, wishful thinking! )

Yeah... I agree wishful thinking.

I mean hardly anyone plans a month out and is still able to get a room or dinner reservations....

Of course I suffer from being a control freak and I want everything planned too much but oh well, it is me.

 

[franandaj]

Thanks....

Of course found out that the new Discovery of Chocolate will not be held while I am there.... Man hardly anything is going on that first week!

Looks like no chocolate event while I'm there either. The schedule keeps getting pushed back farther and farther. Between this and the D23 ExpoDisney is driving me nuts!