Food pornatopia part deux

[dansyr2514]

Hi all!

It is time for the introduction of Food Pornatopia...Part Deux! This, of course, is the sequel to Food Pornatopia 2010

This year will contain many more challenges. We are doing a segmented DXDP, Food and Wine Festival, MNSSHP, hosting A Grand Gathering at a Grand Villa for GKTW and attending The Food and Wine Classic at the Swolphin. Stay tuned to see if we survive.

The players - Me ( Disneyholic, planner and knower of all things disney)
DBF - Jeff ( completely just goes along for the ride, not crazy about the parks but loves the food and resorts and pretty much agrees to these trips because he knows I will be miserable if I don't get to go)

There will be pictures, I promise!!! Many many pictures!
Plan of Events:
9/30 arrival day at BWV
Lunch - Raglan Road
Dinner - Jiko

10/1
Lunch - Liberty Tree Tavern
Dinner - Cape May Cafe - co-worker's(who will also be at WDW) birthday dinner

10/2
Breakfast - forage for food somewhere while dbf is golfing ( chances are the lucky prey will be at Boardwalk Bakery)
Dinner - Kona cafe before MNSSHP

10/3 - Breakfast - 1900 Park Faire
We will be holding the Grand Gathering at a Grand Villa this night, so I may have some Publix food catering pics for you as a bonus

10/4 -Breakfast - The Wave
Dinner - Narcoossees

10/5- Lunch - Mama Melrose
Dinner - La Hacienda

10/6 - Breakfast - Crystal Palce
Dinner - Citricos

10/7 - Checking into AKV for our last night
Breakfast/lunch - ????
Dinner - Boma
yes...believe it or not and then some snacking at The Food and Wine Classic.

10/8 - our last meal at Disney - Tutto Italia

Oh and there will be some food and wine snacking in between.

Hang on and enjoy the ride.

*** I will be posting pre trip update to keep you all interested***

 

[jabead]

Your plans sound great! I hope you have a wonderful trip and look forward to reading your reviews when you get back.

 

[MickeyNicki]

sounds like a very busy vacation, cannot wait to hear all about it

 

[mousegear]

Joining! Looks like lots of food!!!

 

[dansyr2514]

ok...so what's with 1900 park faire??? We had no problem getting it for breakfast but was thinking of changing it to a dinner adr...and nothing...for the times it would fit into our schedule. Oh well, serves me right for wanting to change my adr's for the millionith time....lol

Want to know what I have been dreaming about.......

Only 20 more days!!!!

 

[dansyr2514]

14 more day until the foodfest begins!!!!

 

[butiflfeet]

I'm so excited! We will be there the same time as you! Hopefully reading your reviews will help me get over my post-Disney World blues

 

[dansyr2514]

Yay...maybe we'll run into each other.
BTW..what kind of dog is that as your avatar? The face looks a little like ours.

 

[kateandkarysmom]

where's the lobster from?

 

[dansyr2514]

It is from Narcoossees. Our best meal last year! Can't wait to go back!!!!!

 

[deenbrad]

Sounds like a great trip!

 

[dansyr2514]

Ok..we're back. Quite a few changes to the dining but still some great food....and lots of pics to make you all hungry.

 

[dansyr2514]

Our first meal was at Raglan Road. I apologize, no pics for this one. We were meeting up with a couple of dis'er and in all the excitement I forgot to take pictures.

Jeff started with the soup of the day. I honestly don't remember this one because it was gone in no time. I saw it come out and then the next time I looked, it was gone, so I'm pretty sure it had to be good.
I started with with the
Scallop Forest - Georges Bank Scallops in a golden batter served with citrus lime dipping sauce & sweet chili jam. These were done perfectly. If you haven't already seen pics of these. Each scallop is stuck on a fork, so they look like little scallop trees. The dipping sauces were good. I preferred the citrus lime sauce ..yummy

For entrees, both Jeff and I got
Fish & Chips - Our famous beer battered fish n chips with fresh tartar sauce.
They were very good, hot and crispy but not greasy...and a very generous portion.

For dessert ...of course we had to try
Ger’s Bread & Butter Pudding
Like no other pudding you have ever tried.
Believe us.

This was also really good. I'm not a huge bread pudding fan but I had to see what all the fuss was about. The sauces that come with are a gift from heaven. I was pretty full, so I only ate half. It is a little heavy on a hot day but still really good.

I would give Raglan Road a 7 out of 10. The food was very good, service was also good...just nothing exceptional.

 

[dansyr2514]

Meal number 2..Jiko

How do you say yummy in in African?

Here is their bread and butter spread. I'm sorry I didn't take better notes...I was too busy stuffing my face...but the butter had a cinnamon spice taste. It was excellent!

I started with the
Brentwood Creamy Corn Soup with Jumbo Lump Crab, Crushed Avocado, Corn, and Sweet Chili Sour Cream

Yes, the white lumps are huge pieces of crab. This in an amazing soup. If you like corn chowder, you will love this. I could've licked the bowl. but I refrained.

Jeff had

Merguez Sausage, Piquillo Peppers, Onions, Midnight Moon, Arugula, and Muhammara Yogurt.
Must've been good, because it was gone before I could get a taste. Of course my head was submerged in my bowl of soup at the time so we'll cut Jeff some slack on this one.

For entrees...

I had
Maize-crusted Corvina with Vegetables of the Moment and Tomato-Butter Sauce.
This was really good. It definitely needed the sauce though, because the Corvina itself was pretty bland.

The vegetables of the moment...and believe me, they only lasted a moment on my plate were excellent.

Jeff had
Oak-grilled Filet Mignon with Hominy “Risotto”, California Asparagus, and Red Wine Reduction

He though this was excellent, although different than the last time he ordered this. I think they may be cooking it differently. The texture was almost as if it was slow cooked. Almost flaky. The flavor was great and the it was done exactly medium rare. The risotto was the best I've had. I did get a taste this time

For dessert we shared
Cheesecake, caramel and toffee - Creamy Madagascar vanilla cheesecake layered with salted caramel, whipped cream and chocolate covered coffee beans

Unfortunately no pic...
We were so full, we took it back to the room and ate it later. I was going to take a picture for all of you..however, it kind of got jostled around a bit on it's travels and didn't look that great. But it tasted fantastic.

Oh and for a beverage, I had the safari amber. This was a really nice beer. I'm kind of picky about my beers. This was very refreshing, light but with lots of flavor.

Rating for Jiko....8.5 out of 10.

 

[dansyr2514]

Liberty Tree Tavern​

Ok so this was a first for us. We've eaten alot of places but Liberty Tree Tavern has not ever piqued our interest. However, we decided to go to the 40th anniversary of WDW and needed to make a reservation somewhere in the park, since at first nothing was announced as to when or what was going on. When I looked..the only thing available was LTT or Tony's Town Square. Been to Tony's before and ruled that one out.

We booked the first lunch reservation of the day at 11:30am. One of the cutest kids opened the restaurant for the day by ringing a bell. We were announced and shown to our table shortly after. We were seated in one of the more intimate areas in the back, which we were thankful for!!! The restaurant got a lot busier within the next half hour or so.

Our waitress Cheri was very chatty and nice. Helpfully suggesting the things she thought we would enjoy and making small talk about the 40th. It seemed it was a very exciting day for them also. Cheri said she had worked there since around 1996. Don't quote me though...I didn't take notes.

I started with the

Declaration Salad Field Greens tossed in your choiceof our Tavern-made Dressing or Garlic-Buttermilk Dressing.
It was very good..nothing crazy but a good salad.

Jeff had this

This was a special. It was a pumpkin squash chowder. Sounds festive so he decided to try it. Well Cheri came over..took one look at his face...and said..I'll bring you the New England Clam chowder. I'm not saying the pumpkin/squash chowder was bad, but it was not to his taste. He said it had too much of a sweet taste.

Here's the New England Clam Chowder

This one disappeared very quickly. He gave this one

We went with Cheri's recommendations for the our entrees.

I had

Pilgrims’ Feast Traditional Roast Turkey served with Herb Bread Stuffing, Mashed Potatoes,and a Garden Vegetable
This was good...it was comfort food. It was also huge. I finished about half of it. Honestly I was all set to be disappointed....but although slightly different than our Thanksgiving dinner....it was very good.

Jeff had

New England Pot Roast . . .
Our Tavern Keeper’s Favorite Braised Beef in a Cabernet Wine and Mushroom
Sauce served with Mashed Potatoes and Garden Vegetables
Jeff like this also...it went.."All Gone" I did get a taste it was really good.

Although I was all set to have

Ooey Gooey Toffee Cake
Vanilla Cake with a Gooey Toffee Filling, Caramel Sauce, and Vanilla Ice Cream

We were just too full!

I hate to break it to you guys...but this is going to be a trend for us. Not a ton of dessert pics.

All in all...This restaurant was good. Would I get up at 7 AM to make sure I got a ressie....NO!
I think this would be a fabulous restaurant during the winter..it's got the holiday feel. In 95 degree...not so great of a choice. There are some lighter entrees on the menu but I think these type of foods are what they do best.

Ratings - food - 7.5 out of 10
Service - 9.5 out of 10

I will add my disclaimer now...this applies to all previous and future reviews. This our opinion and only our opinion....according to our tastes ....and applies to only this visit....and our opinion could and will probably change on a future visit.