Fatty's Fall From Grace or: How I Wrote a Trip Report That No One Read. (Part 1)

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Hi! I am Fatty McButterPants (37), and my wife is Donna Double Chin (32). We have been to Walt Disney World 16 times over the last 13 years. Every year, we go to Walt Disney World in October to eat our weight in Disney food. Most of all, we love the Food and Wine Festival.

In case you haven't read our previous trips reports, allow me to make it easy by gliding my sausage fingers over the keyboard to post links to our previous tales of gluttony.

Meet the Fatties
Part 1: http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2211946

A Tale of Two Fatties
Part 2: http://disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2215240

The Great Fatsby
Part 3: http://disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2221063

Fatty McButterPants and the Last (Food) Crusade
Part 4: http://disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2228096

AND

Fatty McButter Pants and Donna Double Chin in "Citizen McbutterPants"
http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2427848


In this report, we'll mostly be reviewing items featured at the 2011 Food and Wine Festival, with a few stops off along the way.

Fatty: Before we headed to the festival, Donna had a burning desire to try out Yak & Yeti, despite the fact that we were going to spend our entire day eating at the food and wine festival.

Donna Double Chin: My obsession with Yak & Yeti began last year. We walked by and I caught a whiff. I knew exactly what I smelled because my olfactory sensors are acutely tuned to meat. I knew I was inhaling the delectable scent molecules from RIBS!

Fatty: It's sort of odd, the level of obsession, considering you don't even like beef ribs.

Donna Double Chin: These were pork ribs. I wasn't able to try them last year because the restaurant was booked solid and it was our last day. Ever since then, there hasn't been a single day, or hour, that I haven't thought about Yak & Yeti...DREAMED about Yak & Yeti!

Our reservation was for 11 a.m. When we woke up, at 10 a.m, I thought we might miss our reservation. With some determination, we made it. I know it seems a bit early for such a big meal, but you've got to start the day off right!

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Pork Egg Rolls with Chili Plum Dipping Sauce

Fatty: These were our appetizer. The plate actually includes three egg rolls. Donna and I each got our own. I wanted to get all six in the picture, but by the time I was able to rid my hands of sweat and egg roll grease, six egg rolls had become one.

Donna: These were soooo delicious that I wish I had ordered three more. I loved the dipping sauce. Loved it.

Fatty: It was pretty obvious you loved the sauce when you drank the remaining sauce from both our cups like it was Grey Goose vodka, and you were Ted Williams.

Donna: You have no jaw line.

Donna: Shortly after we devoured the egg rolls, the waiter came by to take our order. I knew what I wanted. Those ribs were all I could think about. My mouth watered in anticipation. When I told the waiter, he delivered a devastating blow. It felt like a death blow. He informed me they had run out of ribs. What? I couldn't believe it! My dream was vanquished! Those saucy, delectable ribs would not be touching my lips! My teeth would not be stripping the meat clean off the bones! My...

Fatty: Donna, calm down!

Donna: "SIGH" I miserably decided to settle on the steak. Fatty did the same. The waiter was able to discern that I was still distraught over the ribs. He offered us a bowl of fried rice as a peace offering.

Fatty: Donna, once again, proved herself a master negotiator because she looked at the waiter and said, "That sounds like that would be worth TWO bowls of fried rice. One for me, AND one for my portly husband." And with that, two bowls it was.

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Chicken Fried Rice

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Shaoxing Steak and Shrimp, Skirt Steak, Tempura Battered Shrimp, Jasmine Rice, Stir-fried Vegetables, and Chili Plum Dipping Sauce

Donna: Although I didn't get the ribs, this plate did a lot to make up for it. See the white rice in the pic? When I lifted it off the steak, I was presented a most tantalizing, promising view of STEAK GRILL GREASE! Now, to those of you who who know us, we find grill grease of any kind to be a powerful flavoring agent for food. Steak grill grease being the best! At this point, I started to sweat from the excitement. As I put the grease soaked rice to my lips, I nearly fainted. This was the best grill grease I had ever tasted. I took the steak and rubbed it on top of the vegetables and shrimp to coat them with the grease as well. It was delicious.

Fatty: What about the steak itself?

Donna: Sometimes it's all about the grease, Fatty.

Fatty: In a unprecedented move, we skipped dessert. Our lips were absolutely covered in grill grease and we wanted to savor it as long as possible. Well, at least until we got the food and wine festival.

Fatty: Off we went to our first day at the food and wine festival. This was a really good festival for us. Over the course of the week we were there, Donna and I consumed 153 food items (I know the festival only has around 80 items, but there were doubles, triples, and quintuples of certain items - and no, we didn't try every item). Myself, I also consumed 82 beers and 2 margaritas over the course of the week. Donna consumed 17 margaritas (La Cava), 7 beers, 3 tequila shots, and 2 grey goose slushies. In addition, we consumed more soda than most people drink in a month.

Fatty: Every year we budget a massive amount of money to spend at the festival. Somehow, each year, we still come up short. Not this year. This year I brought so much cash to spend at the festival, but being a larger man, that sweaty wad of cash was creating an enormous bulge in my pocket. Something had to be done. Before we started eating our way around the world, we stopped in guest services and screamed, "I brought so much cash that I need a cast member just to help me count it all!". And help me count it, they did. They also directed me to turn this sweaty cash into 2 wristband gift cards, which would come in handy during the seven days.

Donna: And so we begin. We were excited about Hawaii having a booth for the first time. As we passed, Fatty saw they had a kalua pork slider. He honed in on the word "slider' because he LOVES White Castle. I knew this was going to be our first item.

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Kalua Pork Slider with Sweet and Sour Dole Pineapple Chutney and Spicy Mayonnaise - Hawaii

Donna: As we stepped up, Fattty ordered ten, because that's how many White Castle sliders he orders when he gets that late night snack craving. The cashier informed us there would be a "bit of a wait", for they didn't have that many ready. A "bit of a wait" was an understatement, and before we knew it, the line behind us grew twenty deep. The crowd was antsy and their irritation seemed directed at Fatty for holding up the line. Fatty decided to address the mob.

Fatty: I said to the crowd, "It looks like it will only be a couple minutes. Look, I just want to eat!!!". I thought the crowd was receptive until I heard the voice of an Indian man near the end of the line. He screamed, "Eat out of my @$$hole!", in a thick Indian accent. He seemed really intoxicated. The mob was so angry that I thought about downgrading my slider count to five. Luckily, a minute later, all ten were presented. As I carried the tray to a nearby table, I passed the Indian man, who said, "Save some for the rest of us, lead belly!!". Despite the heckling, I loved these.

Donna: I think what made these so delicious is the spicy mayonnaise on them. YUMMY. If any of you had this item and loved it as we did, the recipe can be found at www.disneyfoodblog.com. We made the spicy mayo at home and it is so good. Sometimes, Fatty will wake up in the morning and start the day with a spoonful or two, all by itself. Delish!

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Pork pot Stickers - China

Fatty: In previous years, I've hated these. This year was a different story.

Donna: For those who never had these, they are made of pork filling in a thinly rolled dough, and usually covered in spicy chili sauce. And they are POSITIVELY ADDICTING!!

Fatty: This item is a good example why Donna and I try repeat items every year. Despite the fact they may have the same name every year, the presentation is not always the same. Sometimes, an item you didn't like the year before, can be an item you order five times.

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Linda Bean's Perfect Maine Lobster Roll - Hops & Barley

Donna: We were desperate to try another new item. The lobster roll. Hops & Barley Market has offered a lobster roll before, but not Linda Bean's Perfect Maine Lobster Roll. To call it perfect, it had better be something special. As we stood in line, we overheard the couple behind us deciding which items they were going to buy. I heard one of them mention that they wanted to try the lobster roll, but shouldn't, as they couln't afford it. I whispered to Fatty, "Should we buy them two?". Fatty yelled loudly, "What am I? A sap? A sucker? A butter and egg man?". This caused everyone around to stop what they were doing and look at us. Needless to say, we bought lobster rolls for only ourselves.

Fatty: These lobster rolls were far from perfect. More lobster than mayo? Amateur hour.

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Jalapeno/Habenero Margarita - La Cava Del Tequila

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Classic Margarita - La Cava Del Tequila

Fatty: We decided to let the booze flag fly.

Donna: I don't know what that means.

Fatty: Anyway, we stepped into La Cava De San Angel. I ordered the jalapeno margarita. The bartender asked me, "Spicy? Or very spicy?". I said, "Very spicy". He told me he would add a bit of habanero into my drink. Meanwhile, the customer next to me also ordered the jalapeno margarita. When the bartender asked him if he wanted habanero in his drink, he refused. Immediately upon hearing that, I looked over and called him "weak sauce". His reply? "Shut up, fat sauce".

Donna: Both margaritas were AMAZING. As you know, I had 17 margaritas during this trip, so you know I love these. A word of caution on the jalapeno/habanero margarita. Not only do they burn on the way in, they burn on the way out.

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Linguica Sausage with Onions, Peppers, and Olives - Portugal

Donna: I thought this sausage was awesome, but it is nothing compared to what Fatty thought. He s...

Fatty: For I believe, sadly, but there is one special food for each of us. One perfect angel for whom we are put on this earth.

Donna: You liked in that much, Fatty?

Fatty: One winsome tulip we ceaselessly yearn for throughout our dreary, workaday lives! And I, have found my angel. For my heart has been captured by a breathless item which I fear I will never again possess...

Donna:
FATTY!

Fatty: ...


Fatty: Just before we left Portugal, we could smell that Belgium, once again, was offering up a Belgian waffle. Although most of you don't know Donna Double Chin, to know her is to know her genius.

Donna: What Fatty is referring to, that most of you don't know, is that I carry around a bottle of maple syrup at all times. It is times like these that I am glad I do. That berry compote is just too sweet. What a Belgian waffle needs is maple syrup. Cue the miniature bottle of maple syrup I carry around. Here is the result:

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Belgian waffle WITHOUT Berry Compote and WITH Whipped Cream and ADDED Maple Syrup - Belgium

Donna: I am a genius.

Fatty: If any of you want to replicate this masterpiece, and didn't have the foresight to bring your own syrup, a bottle can easily be obtained in the Canada pavilion's gift shop.

Donna: You can thank us later.

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Shrimp on the Barbie with Pepper Berry Citrus Glaze - Australia

Fatty: Any item that gives you more pieces than Donna has chins is always a good thing. These were exceptional. Those shrimp were cooked...perfectly.

Donna: How dare you! When I evaluate an item, I always think it is a good thing if it offers more pieces than Fatty has belly rolls.

Fatty: How dare YOU!

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Jerk-Spiced Chicken Drumstick with Mango Salsa - Carribbean

Donna: Fatty, what did you think of this item?

Fatty: For those of you who don't know, I like spicy food and I like Jamaican food. This combined my two loves into one. For those of you who ate this item, you know the truth...once you've eaten it, you're not the same as before, you're changed.

Donna: Where do you come up with this $@!#? That was the cheesiest response to an honest question I have ever heard!

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Midnight Blue Margarita and the Margarita San Angel Inn - La Cava Del Tequila

Donna: Ding! Ding! Ding! Margarita time!!! These were two exceptional margaritas.

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Lemon Chiffon, Tres Leches Verrine, and White Chocolate Macadamia Mousse with Dark Chocolate Pearls - Desserts & Champagne

Fatty: Three desserts. One for each of Donna's chins.

Donna: Correction: One for each of Fatty's belly rolls.

Fatty: Anyway, the tres leches was my favorite, but the other two had me light-headed as well.

Donna: Fatty, how can you say something like that? It's like answering the question, "Who's you're favorite child?"

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Seared Scallop with Kumara-Red Curry Puree and Apple Radish Salad - New Zealand

Donna: Scallops normally aren't my thing, but somehow the apple radish salad won me over. Yummy!

Fatty: You liked the apple radish salad? That's what it took to win you over? That's kooky talk! When I saw that there were apples on the plate, I had a great idea. I wanted to take it over to Karmel Kuche and have them add some caramel sauce onto the apples, but sadly, there was a line line of two or three people ahead of me & ....

Donna: Despite the fact that the line wouldn't have taken more than two or three minutes to get through, let's just say that Fatty's scallop was consumed without caramel sauce.

Fatty: I couldn't help myself...

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Lamb Slider WITHOUT Tomato Chutney - New Zealand

Fatty: We ordered this without the tomato chutney, because we dislike chutneys.

Donna: Even though the lamb slider came as ordered (without chutney), we cannot really review this item. Our slider was raw. The meat was a deeper shade of red than Fatty's inner thighs after a lap around the World Showcase.

Fatty: How dare you!

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Samuel Adams Cherry Wheat and Samuel Adams Octoberfest - Hops & Barley

Fatty: Time for the booze flag to fly again.

Donna: I still don't know what that means.

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Harissa Chicken Roll - Morocco

Donna: This was so good, that Fatty, immediately upon finishing the first one, ordered two more to save for later. He wrapped them in a napkin and put them in his back pocket. Fatty failed to realize that, as greasy as they were, they would leave grease stains on the back of his jeans, which made it look like he had...

Fatty: That story is private!!

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Coq Au Vin Sur Gratin De Macaroni - France

Donna: This is a very complex and extremely tasty dish that is a ridiculous value at $4.95. Do you know how many ingredients go into this dish? Neither do I, but I know it's a lot!

Fatty: I would normally rate this dish as "absolutely fabulous", but some people let me know, in no uncertain terms, that men don't describe things as "fabulous". Is it okay to be fabulous, Donna?

Donna: Well, for you Fatty, I guess it's okay. Just don't...

Fatty: Oh, great! Because this item was super duper, absolutely fabulous yummo!!! It was a super flavor explosion in my mouth!! Yummo!!!

Donna:...overdo it.

Part 2 CONTINUES HERE: http://disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2989664
 
This plus sized goddess and her chubby chasing lover, Disney-aholics, are ROFLOurAO!!!!!!
 
So far, nobody has posted that they'll be at the food & wine festival on October 31, or that they would want to meet us. We're still hopeful...
 















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