2016 Epcot Food & Wine Festival Preview Event (with photos)

[mara512]

Everything looks and sounds delicious!
I love all the new additions can't wait till I get there.

 

[loves to dive]

Yum, it all looked good, of course it won't look so artistic at the festival but should still taste good. Thanks for posting.

 

[kastoney]

Wow, thanks for sharing. So disappointed we're going to miss F&W this year. What were your favorites?

 

[NejTheLion]

Overall, I would say everything was quite good. Of course, as someone else pointed out, these were tastings for this event, so I'll reserve final judgment until we see what is actually offered then.

My favorite was surprisingly one of the desserts. That's surprising because I'm not big into desserts generally, but the Quesito blew me away. I'm partial to the combination of guava and cream cheese already, and the way they prepared that was so good - flaky pastry, crispy sugar coating on the outside, tang of the cream cheese, and the tropical sweetness of the guava. I always like guava to a "tropical strawberry" kind of flavor. I'm actually going to be tempted to get one of those every time I visit the festival.

The scallop was excellent. The combination of the earthy mushrooms and the truffle in the celery root emphasized the sweetness of the scallop. That one was only disappointing because we were told it would be replacing the scallop dish from Scotland that has been one of the highlights the last two years. So the new dish is great, but that doesn't mean I don't still want the one with the bacon and creamed spinach.

So if I can say that the rest were all wonderful, there are some that I might not try again. The brisket was smoky and tender, but the pimento cheese was too sweet for me. If you like pimento cheese, I expect you'll enjoy that dish. And the Greek nachos...while the concept was good, the vegan tzatziki also read as sweet to me, which isn't what I expect with that kind of sauce. I didn't ask what they used to make the sauce that wasn't dairy. Also, the cake from Greece was extremely dense. I hope they work on that recipe before the fall. The flavor was good, but it was far denser than even a pound cake would be.

 

[Criickette]

Thank you so much for sharing! Happy to see a new chicken recipe. I do not eat beef, pork, or fish so I am very limited.

 

[KnK]

Thanks for the great pictures and review. We always just miss out on food and wine and this year we will get to enjoy 5 days. You've made me even more excited.

 

[Melissa_E]

How many days until vacation??? Yumm!

 

[ThreeBoyMama]

Awesome, thank you so much for posting! I am so excited for October!

 

[automaticsoap]

Yum! Thanks for posting - I can't wait for my October trip!

 

[Michelle.Moss]

Looks great, can't wait till September.

 

[nco91590]

Love the idea of greek nachos...might need to make them at home but maybe use real tzatziki sauce!

 

[vettegirl]

Thanks so much for posting!

 

[MichelleWDWfan]

thanks for the review!
Looking forward to F & W this year.
I'm going to spend a few days of my 8 day trip at the F & W so I can try as many dishes as possible.

 

[jesswindsor]

I can't wait until F&W!! Thanks for sharing!!

 

[Elionwy]

love the pictures! Looking forward to trying some of these in just a few weeks!