Great thread. We are not vegetarians but we do not eat pork so it's nice to read that some of the CMs were proactive about telling you what foods had pork in them. 
Did you tel your servers that you were vegetarian? I am wondering if I am going to have to tell our servers that we don't eat pork or just ask if the non obvious menu items have or are cooked in pork products?
Top Chef[/U] and recall the "pepper monkey" comment, well, that's me, so I thought this was great. I also loved the spinach and the mushrooms (and I'm not a big mushroom fan). I thought this was a great appetizer. I don't know if we'd all order it next time, because it would be so acidic eating it all yourself, and it is pretty big. But it may be worth the canker sores.
I was a little disappointed that we weren't offered any options beyond what was on the menu for an entree, as when my cousin had been here the chef said he could come up with something else if she liked...however, I think they just do the one option because they do it so well. It was Grilled Tofu and Vegetables - Millet salad and finished with roasted vegetable nage.
This tasted a LOT better than it looks. The larger white piece is grilled tofu, which had a really nice, well, grilled flavor. I don't like things that try to taste like meat, but this captured that off-the-grill flavor without seeming too much like meat. Did that make any sense? It was really good, anyway.
The grain was millet. The texture was a little like bulgur, if that's more familiar. Vegetables included the two spears of asparagus (my sister and I ended up with three, as my mom will not eat asparagus), some grilled onions (DELICIOUS)...I think the nage had roasted pepper and tomato, but I can't really remember. It was good, though. The sauce was another balsamic, and very good. The whole thing worked together very, very well. It's quite hard to describe, but if you like vegetables and are willing to try tofu (we love tofu), I think you'll like this dish. We were very impressed and thought it was one of the best thought out, most balanced vegetarian dishes we'd seen.
Of course, since it's almost fall, they'll probably change it to a winter dish soonBut I'm sure it will be good as well.
For desserts, Mom & Sister had Strawberries and Balsamic Ice Cream and I had Maple Creme Brulee:
[The second strawberries and balsamic toppled over as she was bringing it out...she offered to get a new one and we said it was fine, it would've looked that way in a few seconds anyway! I thought it was a nice offer, though.
Anyway, I got to sample the strawberries and they were delicious. It was not a very large portion, if you're wondering. My mom and my sister loved them, and my sister worked hard to get all of the melted ice cream and strawberry juice off of her plate. Erynn, the waitress, told her she could lick the plate and it wouldn't be the first time someone had (my sister didn't take her up on the offer, but I think she probably wanted to).
I really enjoyed my creme brulee. I hesitate to be too effusive with the praise, as this is such a hyped dessert. I went in without expectations, and so nothing to be disappointed in. Still, I thought this was a very good dessert. I was in the mood for creme brulee, though. The creamy part was really tasty, firm but still melt-in-your mouth. I thought the burned sugar had a little too burned of a flavor along the edges, but it was mostly very good. The top does not crack on this one. The cinnamon whipped cream on top was AWESOME...the whole thing (flavor-wise) reminded me a little of fried ice cream, if that helps anyone. I would order this again, but I would also order the strawberries, it would just depend on my mood. My mom and sister would both get the strawberries again.
This was a HUGE deal on the dining plan, even as vegetarians. Our waitress was terrific and we left an extra tip for her.
So far we have...
Le Cellier
Coral Reef---but we're calling ahead as they no longer have strudel on the menu
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The chef was outstanding at Coral Reef, I had a wonderful meal there! I called ahead since I cannot eat mushrooms and they made a wonderful dish up!
So far we have...
Le Cellier
Coral Reef---but we're calling ahead as they no longer have strudel on the menu
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The chef was outstanding at Coral Reef, I had a wonderful meal there! I called ahead since I cannot eat mushrooms and they made a wonderful dish up!
We called and the chef we talked to sounded very accommodating---we're hoping to get something different---usually we're pretty adventurous but the new entree sounds odd...
While we all ended up enjoying the entree at Le Cellier, we also got the vibe that they weren't terribly concerned with making any accommodations or changes for us. My mom HATES asparagus and they wouldn't even do a substitution---if you don't want the asparagus, you just have less to eat, was the gist (or jist?) of it. I thought that was a little snooty---the rave reviews seem to be going to their heads. I had read in the veg. Disney book that LC was so willing to come up with something.....that seems to have changed. Fortunately (at least for us), the pepper stuffed with black beans sounds right up our alley!
I ate at prime time last september and I had:
Okay, so, help! I've been a vegatarian for two years (haven't eaten beef or pork for 5 years) but now I'm nonplussed upon finding out that gelatin is animal bybproduct -- IS NOTHING SACRED!!
Okay, so, again, help please. Roughly speaking, what kinds of things have gelatin in them? On the desserts, you mentioned mousse had gelatin and the fruit tarts as well? All puddings? Pecan pie? Anything else? Keep in mind, I'm not a vegan, and I don't do this for religious reasons, so accidents have happened in the past (like the non-vegatarian, vegatarian hamburger I bit into at Yellowstone Nat'l Park -- "Is this REALLY a vegie burger? Oh, that? No, that's a real one." Boy was I mad; I thought I had found a perfect vegie burger.) and I don't stress too much, but no more jello?
Any help you can give about gelatin or other animal byproducts that I may not know would be very much appreciated.
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Some items that have gelatin
Some Cheesecakes
Jello
Some Yougurts
Some Sour Creams
Some Chewy or hard Candies (Starburst and Conversation Hearts to name two)
Some jelled products (probably why the Fruit Tarts were out)
Typically Puddings and mousses are safe as is pecan pie (mostly that is just carmelized sugar and nuts)
Sadly lots of strange items have gelatin which can be very frustrating (it killed me to find out a cereal I liked had it), but I am so glad to hear that Disney's TS is so good at making sure you know what is in their food! We had some major issues with this last trip with CS I am so glad to hear that things are better at the TS.
Thank you so much for these reviews you are tempting me with Chef's but I have to say that Tomato dish looks like heaven to me, but I love Capresse salad and mushrooms so seems like a similar dish to me.
Right now I have ADR's for Jiko, Citrico's and Victoria and Albert, I hope they are all willing to work with me and be as good as some of your chefs in making sure I can eat something.
Thanks again!
