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I pour it over a couple of ice cubes and let the water dilute it a bit; otherwise it's too sweet for my taste.
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I pour it over a couple of ice cubes and let the water dilute it a bit; otherwise it's too sweet for my taste.
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I think "On the Turning Away" could sound fabulous on the harp.
What about "Poker Face"?
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I think "On the Turning Away" could sound fabulous on the harp.
Awesome song ... even without Roger Waters that album is one of my favorite Pink Floyd efforts.
I do like the idea of dueling harpists.
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Hi Bendy and gang,
Im finally back after an insanely busy summer of work and travel - if I had had an inkling of how much work it was to prepare 9 presentations for the cruise ship enrichment program (with PowerPoint and music), I would never have done it!
Anyway, the 9 days in WDW were pure vacation though not always as relaxing as I'd hoped. Everything seems to take much longer than planned except on the days that I stuck religiously to the RideMax schedule. The trouble was, my sister (whose first visit was), hated sticking to any schedule while on vacation, so we scrapped it after a couple of days.
I posted a review and pictures of the first PFTS (Spanish theme), and my impressions of the Food and Wine Festival here: http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2292406&page=10
The free dining plan has to be the best promotion Disney has ever come up with. So long as they keep doing it, I'll keep going during free dining.
I don't have time to do a full dining report (because I still have to transcribe a lot of recipes), but here were our thoughts on the places we went to.
Paradiso 37: this was our first night and my sister was getting really hungry and cranky. This place had availability and was reasonably priced, so we went in. We were pleasantly surprised because the food was extremely tasty. I also love the cups in which they serve the margaritas. The setting on the water is beautiful and it's a nice new addition to Downtown Disney.
Paradiso 37
Paradiso 37 dinner
Boma breakfast: I know people rave about this and since we spent our first night at AKL, I thought I'd treat my sister to breakfast here. It was good, but the truth is, it was no better than any of the cruise ship buffet breakfasts that I'd had over the past 6 weeks. Well actually, the cruise ships offer more items. Boma had a couple breakfast items that were unusual, like the Quinoa and the Corned-beef Bobotie but compared to some of the spectacular breakfast buffets I've had (the Intercontinental hotel in Seoul and Singapore spring to mind, for example), this was pretty ordinary.
Kona Café: I had been raving about the dinner bread to my sister and when she tried it, she couldn't understand why . She was right. The bread was nothing special that night - cold and a little bit gummy, and the girls at the table next to us agreed. They had also tried to bread previously, and we all agreed that it was off that night. My sister wasn't impressed with the Kona salad either, and I have to admit, it wasn't as good as I remembered. It seemed to be short on dressing, and on any ingredients that werent lettuce. Luckily both entrées were good, and so was my desert. I had the Coconut Cream Kiki Tart, and I loved it because I'm such a sucker for coconut. I asked for the recipe but it seems former chef Fred Thompson is no longer there, and they can't print out the recipes anymore. The Supercharged Tropical Smoothie, is a great drink to get on the dining plan and it tasted like a delicious milkshake.
Sci-Fi Diner: I always think this is a dependable choice at DHS, and again, I'm a sucker for the free milkshake. I had the ribs and the Peanut Butter-Chocolate Cake, while my sister had The Reuben. Nothing exciting or earth-shaking, but dependable solid fare.
Crystal Palace lunch buffet: it was bedlam outside this restaurant, and the lineups to check-in where huge. We all agreed they should separate the people who have ADRs from the walk-ups, because it would make the check-in a lot faster. I never expect much from buffets, but I was pleasantly surprised by this one. The Cornbread, the Mediterranean chicken, the Ancho-rubbed salmon and the Vegetable Frittata were really outstanding dishes. The desserts weren't as memorable and the apples I snuck out for breakfast the next morning were unedible.
Chefs de France lunch: I always like the decor here bright, sunny and light-colored. I also adore Remy coming by and got back from the washer and just in time to get his photo. I made sure to buy my Grey Goose lemon slush outside and bring it in to wash down my Angus burger and Crème Brûlée. The meat patty is perfectly cooked and juicy, so that makes a good burger IMO. The dessert was also excellent, though by the end of the week I was getting a little tired of seeing variations of crème brûlée on every single menu. That seems to be the dessert du jour.
Citrocos: we picked this restaurant over Narcoosees because of Bendys recommendation (you're on the hook now Bendy, LOL!!!) We thought the decor was a little casual when compared to the surrounding Grand Floridian décor and people sure don't bother to dress. I was amazed at al the shorts I saw walking in! We both felt the menu choices were a little conservative, but I enjoyed the goat cheese in the Goat Cheese Truffle Salad and will try this trick at home. All they did was make a little balls of the goat cheese and roll them in various things like cracked pepper and chives. I had the Braised Veal Shank and it was good - but nothing Ill be dreaming about for months afterwards. My sister felt the portions were too small, but I didn't have a problem with mine. However, I did have to ask for salt because the meat was just too bland by the time I got to the middle of it. They did provide a nice little marrow spoon which was great. What I will be dreaming about, is the Tropical Fruit Creme Brulée which had a fabulous flavor of mango.
Jiko: the clear winner of the week. The decor is beautiful - we sat right by the window overlooking the water, the service is perfect and the menu is interesting. They have a new chef, as Brian Piasecki has moved to the Contemporary Grill, but the standards certainly haven't slipped. We had an appetizer which was like a spring roll cut into sections and stood on end vertically. The filling had an intricate, fascinating taste and I wish I remember everything that was in it. I would really want that recipe. I had lamb for the main course which was perfectly done and for dessert I had the lemon curd with berry purée. That was the only miss of the night for me because there was too much berry purée for the lemon curd and I felt like I was eating berry jam. My sister had the Tanzanian Chocolate Cheesecake, and though she doesn't like chocolate cheesecake, she liked this recipe.
OK, have to run to work. Really looking forward to hearing all the other reports from the Food and Wine Festival and if anyone feels like posting the recipes they got, you're here or on the recipe exchange (link is in my sig), I know a lot of us would really appreciate it. I've already started posting the recipes I got, and will keep doing it on the recipe exchange. I got 4 of the new cocktail recipes and have the Epcot 2009 cookbook as well.
Will tell you about meeting one of the F & B Managers at PFTS and what he told me.
Black Forest Cupcake from Contempo Cafe. Very sweet!
Im finally back after an insanely busy summer of work and travel - if I had had an inkling of how much work it was to prepare 9 presentations for the cruise ship enrichment program (with PowerPoint and music), I would never have done it!
Anyway, the 9 days in WDW were pure vacation though not always as relaxing as I'd hoped. Everything seems to take much longer than planned except on the days that I stuck religiously to the RideMax schedule. The trouble was, my sister (whose first visit was), hated sticking to any schedule while on vacation, so we scrapped it after a couple of days.
I posted a review and pictures of the first PFTS (Spanish theme), and my impressions of the Food and Wine Festival here: http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2292406&page=10
The free dining plan has to be the best promotion Disney has ever come up with. So long as they keep doing it, I'll keep going during free dining.
I don't have time to do a full dining report (because I still have to transcribe a lot of recipes), but here were our thoughts on the places we went to.
Paradiso 37: this was our first night and my sister was getting really hungry and cranky. This place had availability and was reasonably priced, so we went in. We were pleasantly surprised because the food was extremely tasty. I also love the cups in which they serve the margaritas. The setting on the water is beautiful and it's a nice new addition to Downtown Disney.
Paradiso 37
Paradiso 37 dinner
Boma breakfast: I know people rave about this and since we spent our first night at AKL, I thought I'd treat my sister to breakfast here. It was good, but the truth is, it was no better than any of the cruise ship buffet breakfasts that I'd had over the past 6 weeks. Well actually, the cruise ships offer more items. Boma had a couple breakfast items that were unusual, like the Quinoa and the Corned-beef Bobotie but compared to some of the spectacular breakfast buffets I've had (the Intercontinental hotel in Seoul and Singapore spring to mind, for example), this was pretty ordinary.
Kona Café: I had been raving about the dinner bread to my sister and when she tried it, she couldn't understand why . She was right. The bread was nothing special that night - cold and a little bit gummy, and the girls at the table next to us agreed. They had also tried to bread previously, and we all agreed that it was off that night. My sister wasn't impressed with the Kona salad either, and I have to admit, it wasn't as good as I remembered. It seemed to be short on dressing, and on any ingredients that werent lettuce. Luckily both entrées were good, and so was my desert. I had the Coconut Cream Kiki Tart, and I loved it because I'm such a sucker for coconut. I asked for the recipe but it seems former chef Fred Thompson is no longer there, and they can't print out the recipes anymore. The Supercharged Tropical Smoothie, is a great drink to get on the dining plan and it tasted like a delicious milkshake.
Sci-Fi Diner: I always think this is a dependable choice at DHS, and again, I'm a sucker for the free milkshake. I had the ribs and the Peanut Butter-Chocolate Cake, while my sister had The Reuben. Nothing exciting or earth-shaking, but dependable solid fare.
Crystal Palace lunch buffet: it was bedlam outside this restaurant, and the lineups to check-in where huge. We all agreed they should separate the people who have ADRs from the walk-ups, because it would make the check-in a lot faster. I never expect much from buffets, but I was pleasantly surprised by this one. The Cornbread, the Mediterranean chicken, the Ancho-rubbed salmon and the Vegetable Frittata were really outstanding dishes. The desserts weren't as memorable and the apples I snuck out for breakfast the next morning were unedible.
Chefs de France lunch: I always like the decor here bright, sunny and light-colored. I also adore Remy coming by and got back from the washer and just in time to get his photo. I made sure to buy my Grey Goose lemon slush outside and bring it in to wash down my Angus burger and Crème Brûlée. The meat patty is perfectly cooked and juicy, so that makes a good burger IMO. The dessert was also excellent, though by the end of the week I was getting a little tired of seeing variations of crème brûlée on every single menu. That seems to be the dessert du jour.
Citrocos: we picked this restaurant over Narcoosees because of Bendys recommendation (you're on the hook now Bendy, LOL!!!) We thought the decor was a little casual when compared to the surrounding Grand Floridian décor and people sure don't bother to dress. I was amazed at al the shorts I saw walking in! We both felt the menu choices were a little conservative, but I enjoyed the goat cheese in the Goat Cheese Truffle Salad and will try this trick at home. All they did was make a little balls of the goat cheese and roll them in various things like cracked pepper and chives. I had the Braised Veal Shank and it was good - but nothing Ill be dreaming about for months afterwards. My sister felt the portions were too small, but I didn't have a problem with mine. However, I did have to ask for salt because the meat was just too bland by the time I got to the middle of it. They did provide a nice little marrow spoon which was great. What I will be dreaming about, is the Tropical Fruit Creme Brulée which had a fabulous flavor of mango.
Jiko: the clear winner of the week. The decor is beautiful - we sat right by the window overlooking the water, the service is perfect and the menu is interesting. They have a new chef, as Brian Piasecki has moved to the Contemporary Grill, but the standards certainly haven't slipped. We had an appetizer which was like a spring roll cut into sections and stood on end vertically. The filling had an intricate, fascinating taste and I wish I remember everything that was in it. I would really want that recipe. I had lamb for the main course which was perfectly done and for dessert I had the lemon curd with berry purée. That was the only miss of the night for me because there was too much berry purée for the lemon curd and I felt like I was eating berry jam. My sister had the Tanzanian Chocolate Cheesecake, and though she doesn't like chocolate cheesecake, she liked this recipe.
OK, have to run to work. Really looking forward to hearing all the other reports from the Food and Wine Festival and if anyone feels like posting the recipes they got, you're here or on the recipe exchange (link is in my sig), I know a lot of us would really appreciate it. I've already started posting the recipes I got, and will keep doing it on the recipe exchange. I got 4 of the new cocktail recipes and have the Epcot 2009 cookbook as well.
Will tell you about meeting one of the F & B Managers at PFTS and what he told me.
Black Forest Cupcake from Contempo Cafe. Very sweet!
Hmm...I'll try it. Maybe I didn't let it dilute enough. Just seemed too alcohol-y to me.
Gina, congrats on the wedding....it's so close now!
Tatiana, thanks for the mini-reviews and food porn!
Well, my already incredibly cheap cruise has just gotten even cheaper....I was checking out the RCCL website and noticed that there were special rates for NC residents for my cruise....so I updated us to a larger cabin, and still got $112 back. Plus l have been making ridiculously low bids on Priceline for a 4 star deluxe hotel in Miami for the night before the cruise....and one actually accepted my $64 bid!
Tatiana, thanks for the mini-reviews and food porn!
Well, my already incredibly cheap cruise has just gotten even cheaper....I was checking out the RCCL website and noticed that there were special rates for NC residents for my cruise....so I updated us to a larger cabin, and still got $112 back. Plus l have been making ridiculously low bids on Priceline for a 4 star deluxe hotel in Miami for the night before the cruise....and one actually accepted my $64 bid!
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Tatania~
Thanks for the reviews!!
Thanks for doing this properly.
Awesome!
Thanks for the reviews!!
makes up for Elin's legless photo...
Thanks for doing this properly.
Well, my already incredibly cheap cruise has just gotten even cheaper....I was checking out the RCCL website and noticed that there were special rates for NC residents for my cruise....so I updated us to a larger cabin, and still got $112 back. Plus l have been making ridiculously low bids on Priceline for a 4 star deluxe hotel in Miami for the night before the cruise....and one actually accepted my $64 bid!
Awesome!
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Brenda, glad to hear your test results from last week turned out okay for the most part. Here's to hoping you're feeling good for your trip so you can gorge yourself on food and wine!
Gina, Congrats on your upcoming wedding
Hope you have a wonderful day and a great honeymoon!
I'm having such a hard time keeping up here -- I've been so busy at work and now with the countdown to vacation, I need to make sure everything is all taken care of before I leave. Can't believe it's next week already. Hope everyone leaving in the next week is looking forward to their trips!
On a completely non-foodie note, I saw Rock of Ages on Broadway this past Saturday. For anyone who grew up in the 80s I highly recommend this if you're ever in the NYC area! What a lot of fun. It's really a total spoof of the 80s music and that time in general. I would see it again in a minute. Constantine Maroulis (from American Idol) plays the lead and after the show we waited at the stage door and I met him and got his autograph.
With all the talk about the harpist at V&A all I could think of is rock songs from the 80s (Pat Benatar, Journey, Styx, etc.) since I have all the music from the show going through my head! Guess none of that would sound very good
Might need dueling electric guitars for that!
Gina, Congrats on your upcoming wedding
Hope you have a wonderful day and a great honeymoon!I'm having such a hard time keeping up here -- I've been so busy at work and now with the countdown to vacation, I need to make sure everything is all taken care of before I leave. Can't believe it's next week already. Hope everyone leaving in the next week is looking forward to their trips!
On a completely non-foodie note, I saw Rock of Ages on Broadway this past Saturday. For anyone who grew up in the 80s I highly recommend this if you're ever in the NYC area!
What a lot of fun. It's really a total spoof of the 80s music and that time in general. I would see it again in a minute. Constantine Maroulis (from American Idol) plays the lead and after the show we waited at the stage door and I met him and got his autograph.With all the talk about the harpist at V&A all I could think of is rock songs from the 80s (Pat Benatar, Journey, Styx, etc.) since I have all the music from the show going through my head! Guess none of that would sound very good
Might need dueling electric guitars for that!ChelleinNC
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Tatania, Welcome Home
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makes up for Elin's legless photo...
MUCH better, Catherine!
I tried again yesterday but there was no piper when I stopped?!?!?
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Here are the items I have prices for at the F&W Welcome Center. There are many other things available, including T-shirts (under $30), aprons, wine totes and a messenger bag. There is a set of Oil and Vinegar bottles for under $25 too. If anyone want pictures and prices of anything else specific, just ask!
4 Dessert Plates $29.95
Small Cutting Board $14.95
Two wine glasses $19.95
Festival Cookbook $14.95
8 Wine Charms $14.95
Spoon Rest $9.95
Bottle Stopper $8.95
4 Dessert Plates $29.95
Small Cutting Board $14.95
Two wine glasses $19.95
Festival Cookbook $14.95
8 Wine Charms $14.95
Spoon Rest $9.95
Bottle Stopper $8.95
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Thanks for taking the time Tatania to write up your dining selections! I love this shot of Remy!
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MUCH better, Catherine!
I tried again yesterday but there was no piper when I stopped?!?!?
Were they off that day? They get a different band in when they're off.
You're redeemed for the legless kilt picture - you got one of my old friends from Adventurers Club in your picture of the World Showcase players in England.
Was also hoping that there would be a shot of Remy's handler here instead of Remy alone, for just that reason.
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Here are the items I have prices for at the F&W Welcome Center. There are many other things available, including T-shirts (under $30), aprons, wine totes and a messenger bag. There is a set of Oil and Vinegar bottles for under $25 too. If anyone want pictures and prices of anything else specific, just ask!
4 Dessert Plates $29.95
Small Cutting Board $14.95
Two wine glasses $19.95
Festival Cookbook $14.95
8 Wine Charms $14.95
Spoon Rest $9.95
Bottle Stopper $8.95
My problem is that I like it all. I think I just realized that my coming down to F&W with just a carry on will never work...because I'm going to be bringing home a ton of crap.
Did you make any decisions yet? I love the wine glasses and charms.MA pigletfan
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Hey Friendies 
Thank you for all the well wishes..as much as Greg thinks i will not be dis'ing on the honeymoon..believe me, i will be stopping in on occasion
Is it just me or is that chef on all the festival stuff a little creepy and Sauced looking ( which makes sense, I realize)..at first i got excited because I thought it was Gusto from Ratatoule ..alas it is not. I do love those wine charms though!! I have a feeling a bit of our disney dollars will be spent there!
Thank you for all the well wishes..as much as Greg thinks i will not be dis'ing on the honeymoon..believe me, i will be stopping in on occasion
Is it just me or is that chef on all the festival stuff a little creepy and Sauced looking ( which makes sense, I realize)..at first i got excited because I thought it was Gusto from Ratatoule ..alas it is not. I do love those wine charms though!! I have a feeling a bit of our disney dollars will be spent there!
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Good evening Bendy & Her Friendies! Whew I'm out of breath catching up here! This is one heck of a busy thread.
Brenda sooo happy you don't need to take those bulkin' roids! Yeah!
Gina, so close now ... many happy married days to you!
Thanks everyone for your F&WF updates. A mere 10 days and we'll be enjoying Todd's delights or at least his bluezoo delights. I hope we're in the corner in the dark again ...
We started our pre-Disney week this evening with Mos Eisley Shrimp Ceviche and a thrown-together Mexican Casserole (chicken). I liked the ceviche, DH liked the casserole so it worked for the 2 of us.
Salud!
Brenda sooo happy you don't need to take those bulkin' roids! Yeah!
Gina, so close now ... many happy married days to you!
Thanks everyone for your F&WF updates. A mere 10 days and we'll be enjoying Todd's delights or at least his bluezoo delights. I hope we're in the corner in the dark again ...
We started our pre-Disney week this evening with Mos Eisley Shrimp Ceviche and a thrown-together Mexican Casserole (chicken). I liked the ceviche, DH liked the casserole so it worked for the 2 of us.
Salud!MA pigletfan
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Here are a few food porn pics from that wedding we went to a few weeks ago...
check out this pretty salad
the filet with shrimp
I thought I had more than that..but here is a silly one of me and my soon to be hubby lol
check out this pretty salad
the filet with shrimp
I thought I had more than that..but here is a silly one of me and my soon to be hubby lol
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