***Epcot Food And Wine Festival Info 2008***

[BriarRosie]

The pear fair was cute (I don't recall them having actual pears and I would have remembered $4 pears) but I did not expect it to return this year.

I wonder how much they'll charge for those carnival games.

They'll put in slot machines. If you get three pears come up for the jackpot, you win one of those $4 pears.

 

[kabuki]

They'll put in slot machines. If you get three pears come up for the jackpot, you win one of those $4 pears.

I like the slots idea but you should win a PEAR GREY GOOSE MARTINI!

 

[BriarRosie]

I like the slots idea but you should win a PEAR GREY GOOSE MARTINI!

Oooh....that sounds fantastic.

 

[oybolshoi]

I wouldn't object to a baked pear stuffed with cheese and wrapped in pastry dough ...

 

[TDC Nala]

They'll put in slot machines. If you get three pears come up for the jackpot, you win one of those $4 pears.

Wow. That's four pears. Maybe they should have poker tables.

 

[Inkmahm]

OK, it seems many of us are going to the PFTS on October 18. So who is in?

Me! We were in Alaska on the 25th so I had my mom call in to make the reservations for my DH and me. She did great. We got PFTS on October 18 and Sweet Sunday for October 19.

There's about 50 pages added to this thread since I left for Alaska! Yikes!

 

[Inkmahm]

On another note, dizneykid was kind enough to send me the link to those wine lanyards which I have gone ahead and ordered... so I really don't an excuse NOT to go...

Oh ya, maybe the $280+ price tag...

"Wine lanyard"? I'm SO far behind on this thread having been gone for weeks... can anyone fill me on on what a "wine lanyard" is? Is it like my water bottle lanyard somehow?

 

[Forever42]

Even though we spent about 20 days worth over 6 weeks at the festival last year, we SOMEHOW missed the pear thing. No idea how.

Got my dad and his girlfriend in on the 10/18 as well, so we'll have a party of five. Just have to gently shove them into buying their tickets.

I would absolutely take a pear stuffed with cheese, wrapped in pastry dough, and maybe drizzled with a balsamic reduction? or a port wine sauce? Drool... thankfully so many tasty things are vegetarian.

 

[TxDsnyGrl74]

I just received my Publix Apron's Cooking School Booklet in the mail today, and Chef Tim Keating and Chef Andy Larkin are going to be cooking at the Publix Tampa and Sarasota locations. Below is the course description:


DESCRIPTION - (D) Embark on an epicurean adventure with Chef Tim Keating, Chef de Cuisine at Flying Fish Café at Disney’s Boardwalk Resort, and Andy Larkin, Catering Chef at Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort, as they prepare a menu inspired by the Epcot® International Food & Wine Festival.

Chef Tim Keating oversees a talented staff in the on-stage kitchen at the award- winning Flying Fish Cafe at Disney’s BoardWalk Resort. The nationally recognized chef most recently was executive chef at the Biltmore in Coral Gables, Florida, and prior to the Biltmore was executive chef for eight years at the Four Seasons Hotel in Houston, Texas. Keating’s kitchen philosophy is “close to the product,” he explains. “Farmers, ranchers, fishmongers, winemakers, cheesemakers . . . seasonality is a huge part of my world of capturing products at their utmost perfection of freshness & ripeness.”

Chef Andy Larkin’s style of fusing flavors and products with classic techniques and creative presentations is evident in his work at Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort. “You first begin to taste with your eyes. It has to be beautiful.”

Learn from these renowned chefs as they showcase the flavors of the world.

Fine cuisine and wines from cities around the world will take a bow at the 13th annual Epcot® International Food & Wine Festival Sept. 26 through Nov. 9 at Walt Disney World® Resort.


Date & Time - Oct 9 * 6:30 p.m.
Class Details / Reservations

It doesn't indicate this on line, but my booklet shows the menu:
Kefta - Morocco; Durban-Spiced Chicken - South Africa; Lobster Roll - USA; Maple-Glazed Salmon - Canada. $50.
Tampa OCT 9 and Sarasota OCT 8 at 6:30 p.m.

 

[*KeepMovingForward*]

Even though we spent about 20 days worth over 6 weeks at the festival last year, we SOMEHOW missed the pear thing. No idea how.

Got my dad and his girlfriend in on the 10/18 as well, so we'll have a party of five. Just have to gently shove them into buying their tickets.

I would absolutely take a pear stuffed with cheese, wrapped in pastry dough, and maybe drizzled with a balsamic reduction? or a port wine sauce? Drool... thankfully so many tasty things are vegetarian.

I never saw the pears for sale either, although we visited pearville. So your not alone.

 

[RachelTori]

"Wine lanyard"? I'm SO far behind on this thread having been gone for weeks... can anyone fill me on on what a "wine lanyard" is? Is it like my water bottle lanyard somehow?

Post 1989 on page 133 there's a picture of the wine lanyard! After that post, there was all sorts of discussion about "the girls"!!!

http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=27272630&postcount=1989

 

[Inkmahm]

Post 1989 on page 133 there's a picture of the wine lanyard! After that post, there was all sorts of discussion about "the girls"!!!

http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=27272630&postcount=1989

Thank you! Can anyone PM the order info to me? I use my water bottle lanyard from Disney Cruise lines all the time. I'm sure the wine lanyard will be very handy for Food and Wine festival!

 

[oybolshoi]

The one time that we stopped at Pearville there was a small kiosk off to the right of the area with all the cardboard cut-outs ... that's where they were selling the pears. There was a small case, similar to the kind that pretzels are displayed in only much smaller, and the pears were inside of it.

Maybe it was $4 for two pears, but all I know is the price was enough to make me laugh out loud.

We try not to eat too healthy on vacation anyway.

 

[TheDISneyFamily]

We try not to eat too healthy on vacation anyway.

Truer words have never been spoken.

So, has anyone heard anything more about the food booth menus? I wanted to get started working on my F&W score cards, but I don't want to have to edit them 5x like I did last year. I really hope they come out with a F&W booklet again... I keep looking around for a PDF... I think the Orlando Sentinel was the first to link to it last year, about a week before it showed up on the official site.

Have a great day everyone!

 

[oybolshoi]

So, has anyone heard anything more about the food booth menus? I wanted to get started working on my F&W score cards, but I don't want to have to edit them 5x like I did last year. I really hope they come out with a F&W booklet again... I keep looking around for a PDF... I think the Orlando Sentinel was the first to link to it last year, about a week before it showed up on the official site.

Have a great day everyone!

Hi Michelle! I've not heard anything new but that's no surprise. From a purely selfish point of view I hope you're able to finish the cards soon, too. I'm hoping to put them to use this year myself!

 

[MariposaSinAlas]

Seems like there are many experienced F&Wers around here! I have a few quick questions for you all: what's the best way to pay @ F&W booths or maybe what's the method used by seasoned attendees? also, if the preferred method is cash, how much should i take? (I'm not one to carry around cash so i'd like to just leave home with what's necessary.) Plan to do some intensive sampling as I will be arriving at the resort the last weekend of the festival and will only be spending that Saturday 11/8 in Epcot. Hopefully this question hasn't been answered yet. I got a little lazy skimming through the 2100+ posts

 

[gismo1554]

Seems like there are many experienced F&Wers around here! I have a few quick questions for you all: what's the best way to pay @ F&W booths or maybe what's the method used by seasoned attendees?

Personally I go for the Cash route as I have found in the past the machines used to pay by card seem to mess up alot (crashing for no apparent reason)

If the preferred method is cash, how much should i take? (I'm not one to carry around cash so i'd like to just leave home with what's necessary.) Plan to do some intensive sampling as I will be arriving at the resort the last weekend of the festival and will only be spending that Saturday 11/8 in Epcot. Hopefully this question hasn't been answered yet. I got a little lazy skimming through the 2100+ posts

I always take about $7 per booth on average. Looking at the food prices last year they ranged from $2-$5 and drink ranges from around $2.50 upwards to around $5 for some of the beers.

 

[Disbug]

Seems like there are many experienced F&Wers around here! I have a few quick questions for you all: what's the best way to pay @ F&W booths or maybe what's the method used by seasoned attendees? also, if the preferred method is cash, how much should i take? (I'm not one to carry around cash so i'd like to just leave home with what's necessary.) Plan to do some intensive sampling as I will be arriving at the resort the last weekend of the festival and will only be spending that Saturday 11/8 in Epcot. Hopefully this question hasn't been answered yet. I got a little lazy skimming through the 2100+ posts

I like to use my room key... it has always worked for me. I save the receipts and compare them to my folio statement. I think they have had some problems with the Disney Gift cards in the past, but hopefully they would have remedied that by now? The one thing that is good about cash though it's better for limiting yourself to a set amount. You can go through some buckaroos while booth gnoshing!

 

[Forever42]

Seems like there are many experienced F&Wers around here! I have a few quick questions for you all: what's the best way to pay @ F&W booths or maybe what's the method used by seasoned attendees? also, if the preferred method is cash, how much should i take? (I'm not one to carry around cash so i'd like to just leave home with what's necessary.) Plan to do some intensive sampling as I will be arriving at the resort the last weekend of the festival and will only be spending that Saturday 11/8 in Epcot. Hopefully this question hasn't been answered yet. I got a little lazy skimming through the 2100+ posts

I guess for us it depends - since our birthdays are usually the first weekend or right before (9/26 and 9/27), our families usually give us cash or Visa gift cards as gifts, and for the Visa gift cards, we just purchase Disney gift cards with them. We do keep some cash on us for if the machines go down, but it rarely happens for us.

And if you use a credit card, be aware that your credit card company may call about those dozens of small charges right in a row.

Moneywise, we usually spend around $100-120 for a full day (lunch, dinner, and snacks worth) of just booth food and drinks, for two people.

 

[*KeepMovingForward*]

We always use cash. We probably bring about $250 with us on the days we eat around the WS. DH and I usually get 2 wines and 2 food offerings per booth and share. Sometimes more if there is something good-like I won't share my Cheddar Cheese soup with him...then we each get our own, but that is rare. We've found that we easily spend $10-$20 per food booth. We're gluttons!