Food and Wine Reviews

[GOOFYFREEK]

Every booth we saw and went to accepted room card/credit cards.

 

[Diabolicdesire]

This will be my first time going. I already checked out AllEars.net and here is what I want to try:

NEW ZEALAND
Lamb Chop with mango chutney $4.25
IRELAND
Whiskey Flan with granola topping $1.25
SCANDINAVIA
Strawberry Rice Cream $1.00
CHINA
Hainan Mango Mousse $2.00
SOUTHEAST ASIA
chicken Sanbel Spicy Pulled Chicken with Macadamia nuts $2.50 –
OCTOBERFEST
Apple Strudel with Vanilla Bean Sauce $2.00
ITALY
Baked Ziti with Sausage and Mushrooms $3.50
UNITED STATES (New England)
Cheddar Crab Cake with Slaw and Mustard Sauce $3.00
VALENCIA SPAIN
Paella Valenciana $3.50
FRANCE
Chocolate Creme Brulee $2.00
CANADA
Cheddar Cheese Soup $2.50
Maple Walnut Fudge $1.25
GREECE
Honey Baklava $2.00


There will be 3 of us and I figure just a bite of everything, not bad for $30.75

 

[PrincessKitty]

Where else can you get good food, music, and wine in one place?

This is why Epcot is our favorite park, year-round! Yes, we go on rides, but our favorite thing to do is buy a glass of wine and go listen to The British Invasion or Off Kilter, have a meal at The Rose and Crown, Mexico, or Chefs de France, sit and watch the fountain that's choreographed to music, visit the tin toy museum in Japan, etc. etc.

The Food and Wine Festival is just a bonus!

 

[boston1029]

Princesskitty-

I'm with you on this one!! We can't wait to get there! We went last year with our ds's(12+14) and they both loved it. My older ds wants to be a chef so this is heaven for him. We'd love to get him in on one of the cooking classes, but he also wants to do the Steam Train Tour with his grandfather. Not sure if we can afford both this trip. Has anyone done the cooking class at the Odyssey? Is it worth it?

 

[PrincessKitty]

For a vegetarian, there is not much to eat at Food and Wine, but I love it anyway (go figure). Of course, you can always buy a meal at one of the counter service or table service restaurants. However, when I went the other day, I made a point of checking with the Chefs to make sure there was food I could eat. Here's what I found....

From Greece: spanikoppita (phyllo pastry shell filled with spinach and parmesan cheese)

From Morocco: hummus with a pita
Last year they had vegetable couscous, I'm dissappointed they got rid of that

From Ireland: Potato and Leek soup with Cheddar Crisp

All were delicious, but it's too bad they don't have more vegetarian offerings. Oh well, I still love it!

I'm vegetarian too. I found out last year (AFTER the festival) that there is a festival brochure that lists all the ingredients in the booth samples. I will definitely be checking that out this year.

Yes, I, too, wish there were more vegetarian samples, plus some vegetarian options for the wine pairings and chefs' dinners. Oh yeah, and Party For The Senses. I want real food, not just desserts, when I eat around the World.

 

[PrincessKitty]

Princesskitty-

I'm with you on this one!! We can't wait to get there! We went last year with our ds's(12+14) and they both loved it. My older ds wants to be a chef so this is heaven for him. We'd love to get him in on one of the cooking classes, but he also wants to do the Steam Train Tour with his grandfather. Not sure if we can afford both this trip. Has anyone done the cooking class at the Odyssey? Is it worth it?

What fun!! I can't imagine a better place for inspiration for your son!

 

[PortieOwner]

This will be my first time going. I already checked out AllEars.net and here is what I want to try:

UNITED STATES (New England)
Cheddar Crab Cake with Slaw and Mustard Sauce $3.00

The crabcake was just plain no good. The crabcake that McDonalds used to sell was actually better than this one.

Portie

 

[Ron from Michigan]

We were there on the first three days of the F&W Festival and we just loved it. We ate at so many of the different booths set up. Some of our favorites were Italy, Greece, Singapore, Australia and Scandanavia. We did the Samual Adams beer and Twinnings tea seminars, they were both fun to do. We had so much fun trying different foods from all the different countrys. The crowds were not bad in the early afternoons.

 

[PrincessKitty]

We did the Samual Adams beer and Twinnings tea seminars, they were both fun to do.

Tea seminar?? I will definitely have to see if that's on the schedule when DH and I go next weekend (or the weekend we're going in November)! I'm completely hung up on the coconut tea and orange tea from the Twinings shop in England--I've looked up those teas on the internet and they apparently aren't generally available in the USA. Last time I was at Epcot I bought $80 worth of teabags and I'm almost out!! (Of course, some of the tea was given as a gift ).

 

[Ron from Michigan]

PrincessKitty, The Tea siminar was really great. I also buy many teas from the tea caddy when we are there. I bought the Scottish Nog tea last December when we were there and I just loved it. I only bought one box and when I went back the next day they were sold out. I was hopeing they would carry it again this year but was told the are not making it this year. I did buy there new Christmas tea though.

 

[chyam]

Re: drunks. They were a problem especially Friday night, somewhat less so Saturday night, and I can't recall seeing or smelling one on Sunday or Monday night. I think most of them were were locals.

Re: Kansas and the Commodores. I saw both of them performing to half-full audiences at the USA Pavillion theatre. Sort of reminded me of the scene where Spinal Tap plays for the theme park audience.

Portie

I think I kinda resent that comment about most of the locals being the drunks....actually I have been twice and will be returning for a few more day trips and also a 4 night stay. Yes there are drunks but ALOT of them are also visitors who will hop a bus back to the resort whereas a local would not be as likely to head out of the park and jump into their cars.
I have always found the first concert of the night to be less full and that is why I usually go to that one.........have seen Kansas and Edgar Winter so far and enjoyed both of the concerts..........the F&W festival is my favorite time of the year and IMO you get a pretty good sample for the price........but I guess that is all relative. I guess it's all what you make it.

 

[disneyfav4ever]

The crabcake was just plain no good. The crabcake that McDonalds used to sell was actually better than this one.

Portie

I liked the crab cake.

My favorite items were, the southwestern turkey cobb wrap at the tortilla stand, the chorizo and chicken quesadilla at the Mexico stand, the lamb and pumpkin stew at the South African stand, and the mousakka at the Greek stand.