*2013* epcot food & wine festival 9/27-11/11

[BwoZoo22]

Considering the causeway event at Swan & Dolphin on 10/18. Can anyone compare it to PFTS for me? It looks very " light" in terms of # of food items offered and it is $80 this year. We love PFtS and have already booked for 10-12 & 10-19. This would be in addition to.

$80 seems like a lot for what they have, but I've never actually been. It's more than half the cost of the basic PftS ticket, do they have more than half of the food and wine that is offered at PftS?

We accidentally stumbled upon the PftS 6 or 7 years ago (we hadn't heard of it), and now we do it every year. Have tried both basic and Wine View seating, this will be our first year with Reserved seating. It was sold out immediately last year!

 

[OrangeCountyCommuter]

For me the event was not worth the $80 Swan/Dolphin wants but here is another view.

http://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2012/...t-the-swan-and-dolphin-food-and-wine-classic/

 

[Donald & Daisy Duck]

How would you handle food allergies at F&W festival? I aam allergic to shellfish and mushrooms and would like to know if i have to ask everywhere i go or can i find out in advance? Thanks

 

[BwoZoo22]

How would you handle food allergies at F&W festival? I aam allergic to shellfish and mushrooms and would like to know if i have to ask everywhere i go or can i find out in advance? Thanks

I have never seen the menus published in advance, but they do list every food item on the menus you get at the event. The variety is so great, you should not have a problem with those allergies.

One year the menus were themed, and they published the basic major food themes, but as far as I remember, they only did that once. Two or three years ago, maybe.

 

[BwoZoo22]

How would you handle food allergies at F&W festival? I aam allergic to shellfish and mushrooms and would like to know if i have to ask everywhere i go or can i find out in advance? Thanks

Ah, you were asking about the festival, not PftS. They do have the menu published, but not all the ingredients. Many places keep those secret, unless you buy the cookbook. It wouldn't hurt to call and ask a CM too.

http://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2013-...val-marketplace-booths-menus-and-food-photos/

 

[TDC Nala]

You can ask at the kiosks about the ingredients. But you will not find complete ingredient lists ahead of time.

I'd suggest that calling WDW-DINE would be a waste of your time. They know next to nothing about such things and you would not want them to make up an answer for you. You could try Disney Special Diets, don't know how much help they would be with the festival.

They will not be able to prepare anything special or avoid cross-contamination. So you may end up sticking with items that do not contain the allergens at all.

 

[OrangeCountyCommuter]

If you ask at the kiosks they have ingredient listings for allergies. I have seen them pull out the lusts for guests

 

[Nakkira]

The 3 festival booths offering coffee:

American Adventure Coffee Cart
Cozy up to this all-American coffee stand and imbibe on a cup filled to the brim with rich aromas. Get down with a Shakin’ Jamaican Coffee made with Kahlua—served hot or cold, and flavored with your choice of vanilla or caramel!

Belgium
Chilled coffee featuring Godiva Chocolate Liqueur

Ireland
Chilled Irish Coffee featuring Bunratty Potcheen

We need Turkish coffee too!
Yeah the more I think on it the more I think an international Coffee booth is a brilliant idea!

 

[Nakkira]

How would you handle food allergies at F&W festival? I aam allergic to shellfish and mushrooms and would like to know if i have to ask everywhere i go or can i find out in advance? Thanks

Interesting, you are a combo of mE and my DBF
He is allergic to Shellfish
I am allergic to Mushrooms.

We plan to just ask at most of the booths.

Our game plan is to share a lot so that we can experience more booths but there will be some things we can't share.

too bad the tastiest sound cut of beef is covered in poison:
“Le Cellier” Wild Mushroom Beef Filet Mignon with Truffle Butter Sauce"

I Guess I will have to console myself with Shrimp Ceviche and the Lobster and Seafood Fisherman’s Pie

Getting hungry now.

 

[gismo1554]

interesting, now that sounds like my kind of margarita!!

Its amazing! Gives me brain freeze but so worth it!

 

[marshwiggle]

$80 seems like a lot for what they have, but I've never actually been. It's more than half the cost of the basic PftS ticket, do they have more than half of the food and wine that is offered at PftS?

We accidentally stumbled upon the PftS 6 or 7 years ago (we hadn't heard of it), and now we do it every year. Have tried both basic and Wine View seating, this will be our first year with Reserved seating. It was sold out immediately last year!

The Swolphin thing should offer about 17 bites over 11 stations. It's a reduction from last year, when Todd English and Michael Mina were there and had their own stations, for the same cost. It felt like there were a lot more drink samples than at PftS.

I don't think either of these events are a no-brainer great deal: $85pp for the FWC is an acceptable replacement for a decent sit-down dinner, but we don't get twice as much enjoyment out of PftS.

 

[Donald & Daisy Duck]

Thank you so much for the replies....i will ask at the kiosks to be sure what the items contain

 

[Donald & Daisy Duck]

Interesting, you are a combo of mE and my DBF
He is allergic to Shellfish
I am allergic to Mushrooms.

We plan to just ask at most of the booths.

Our game plan is to share a lot so that we can experience more booths but there will be some things we can't share.

too bad the tastiest sound cut of beef is covered in poison:
Le Cellier Wild Mushroom Beef Filet Mignon with Truffle Butter Sauce"

I Guess I will have to console myself with Shrimp Ceviche and the Lobster and Seafood Fishermans Pie

Getting hungry now.

Lucky you...i have ro avoid them all!

 

[conandrob240]

A lot of times, the sauces or toppings are separate from the meat and can be easily left off..

 

[BeerMe]

I'm very glad I don't have allergies......

 

[TheLodgeLady]

Hi all,

Saw this on the Disney Food Blog.


Gluten-Free Offerings?

We’ve been getting daily requests at DFB for a 2013 Epcot Food and Wine Festival Gluten Free Menu, so of course we asked about this.

For 2012 there was an official gluten-free menu released for the Food and Wine Festival, but unfortunately, it doesn’t appear that Epcot will be releasing that information in an official format this year.

As we expected, it comes down to liability. Because the dishes are actually prepared within the booths themselves, cross-contamination for both gluten and food allergens is hard to avoid. As a result, while there is not a list of “officially gluten-free” menu options (unless specified), Chef Dahlmann encourages guests with concerns about gluten to discuss their dietary needs with the Marketplace staff.

Chefs manning the Marketplaces are equipped to prepare gluten-free options for guests. Often, a menu item can be made gluten-free by simply eliminating a component, like bread, or a sauce. So while you may not be armed with the information ahead of time in the form of a gluten-free menu, definitely speak to the staff. They will happily work with guests who require special diet options.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

more details posted on the disneyfoodblog:
http://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2013/...s-from-the-2013-epcot-food-and-wine-festival/

it includes some food images/info, the table of content from the cook book, and an image of some of the F&WF merchandise. Included in that is a photo of the wine glass holder trays that I know some people on here have discussed, so looks like they definitely will be offering those for sale if you are interested:

 

[gismo1554]

I quite like the plate thingy though not sure when I would use it lol

 

[BwoZoo22]

I quite like the plate thingy though not sure when I would use it lol

Ohh, if the plate holds those little plastic cups, this will be perfect! There are just two of us, but we will order one of everything at a booth, then try to carry it all over to a nice shady flat spot (i.e. top of a trash can) to taste and discuss our likes and dislikes. Wonder how big they are?

 

[redzinner]

From Beers and Ears the 2013 Italy Food and Beer Pairing Menus.