If you are what you eat, then I only want to eat the Good Stuff

[Dreamer & Wisher]

Excellent reviews so far. . . We have an ADR for Tutto Italia on our upcoming trip so it is great to read about it.

 

[Ciciwoowoo]

I am really enjoying your reviews!

 

[slk537]

How have I missed this!?!?!? I absolutely love your last review and am SO in with this one!

Your family photos are outstanding - I remember your beautiful photos from your V&A reviews and they make the new ones even funnier!

Looking forward to the rest and scampering off (what is a scamper anyway? I must be tired....) to read your 2006 TR.

Oh - and off topic, but how did you like the cabins? DH is dying to stay in one but I'm afraid it may feel a little too secluded and non Disney...what did you think??

 

[GoofiesBuddy]

This sounds great mom! Dead on so far. Keep up the good work!

 

[MagicKisses2]

YUM! You made me so hungry I had to go and get a little snack. This is going to be fun.

 

[Ms. Heimlich]

I'm glad you liked Tutto. I think it's the best Italian on property.

It certainly wasn't bad! I think we will be back.

Your three desserts...boy we had them all...the one your hubby had...DH loved it too....the one your daughter had I tried as well and it was great..but the one you had originally ordered...ooh baby I loved that one!

I agree about the atmosphere...for the price I would expect the setting to be posh-ier.

I am glad I am not the only one who feels that way... I was afraid I was being a little...

All three of those desserts ARE fantastic. I just wasn't feeling the torte that night... It was all me and none of the dessert!

This is probably my favorite quick service meal (if you can call it that with their long lines) in Disney. I always look forward to an arrival or departure meal here.

I'm salivating over all of the entrees. The halibut looks especially good. Now I'm wondering if leaving Tutto off of our dining repertoire this coming trip was a wise idea.

EOS will always be near & dear to my heart! The halibut WAS great. It is SOOO hard to hit all the places we want to isn't it??? There are way too many great choices! I am sure (even without Tutto) your dining adventures will be GREAT!!!

my first official subscribing to a foodie trip report (no pressure)..hehehehe

I'll be there in a month and my first trip on the Dining plan. So, i'm looking for the good stuff.
on with the show........

WOW!! WELCOME! There is LOTS more to come! I hope I can finish this thing before you go!

Yay! Please, ma'am, we want some more!

Mrs. Spratt

Lots more coming up! thanks for sticking with me!

ack- I'm late to this review!

I loved your EOS review, I have still yet to get there and should really get in gear because sandwiches are my favorite food. I'm glad you liked Tutto! It's a shame about it being so cold though, and the Tortelli Di Vitello Al "Chianti" looks sooooo delish.

I have NEVER in my life issued a Tardy! I love sanwiches too! I eat them just about everyday and never get tired of them! YOU MUST TRY THIS DISH. Gold Stars issued all over the place to Faith for ordering it!!!

Great update on Tutto Italia. We can't wait to try it on our December trip. Great pictures.

I think you will love it!

Loving your reviews. I have to say as much as my DH and I LOVE sandwhiches (live on them in the summer) we have yet to visit EOS. I am making it one of the things we HAVE to do this trip. So I can cross it off our Have NOT done yet list.

Most of thier sanwiches are toasted (so therefore warm) but I love 'em. some people are turned off by hot sandwiches. I am not one of them.

Great reviews! Tutto looked especially good, totally different choices than we had two years ago. Your cannelloni looks like cheesy heaven!

Cheese is a gift from heaven.... I am fairly certain of it.

Tutto looks quite tasty ... my problem as always is with their pricing, which is why we've never dined there. $16 for a salad ??? I know if you're on the dining plan it makes more sense but since we don't use that and since we have so many great Italian places here in Stinktown we always bypass Italy when in Epcot.

However ... we do have a F&W pairing there in October so I am looking forward to trying their cuisine in a different kind of setting and your review definitely has me excited about our choice.

Seriously! I don't think I could justify their prices OOP either... I mean Victoria & Alberts is only about $18 per course and they charge that for a SALAD???

One of the reasons I chose this is because we DON'T eat italian food in our real life. It was a treat for us.

I can't wait to hear about the pairing! I am so jealous.

Loving the reviews so far, keep 'em coming!

You got it!

Same thoughts here, it looks great; but the pricing keeps us away.

Glad you mostly enjoyed your meal Ms. H Can't wait to see what's next!

Lots more, thats for sure! Thanks for dropping by!

You should really try the sandwich with the cranberries. They add a lot to the flavor.

Thanks, but I have this thing about sweet things and meat. I don't eat 'em. EVER. Honeybaked ham? Blech. Maple syrup & bacon/sausage? Barf. Brown sugar glazed chicken? Vomit. I just can't handle it. IF the sandwich didn't have turkey... maybe. It is just a personal hang up of mine.

I won't pay for Tutto either but that veal tortellini looks awesome.

I also have the Tutto food/wine pairing booked, on September 26. Have done it back when they were Alfredo and it was very good then.

Ok... Now I am double-y jealous.

Excellent reviews so far. . . We have an ADR for Tutto Italia on our upcoming trip so it is great to read about it.

Enjoy your dinner!

I am really enjoying your reviews!

Thanks!!!

How have I missed this!?!?!? I absolutely love your last review and am SO in with this one!

Your family photos are outstanding - I remember your beautiful photos from your V&A reviews and they make the new ones even funnier!

Looking forward to the rest and scampering off (what is a scamper anyway? I must be tired....) to read your 2006 TR.

Oh - and off topic, but how did you like the cabins? DH is dying to stay in one but I'm afraid it may feel a little too secluded and non Disney...what did you think??

Thanks for the compliments and comments. I WILL post some more flattering pics of us later on.... Especially of me. That one with the lamb shank bone is funny but OH SO unflattering!

The cabins... hmmmm. I will post some pics and a brief review in just a bit since you asked. I am on the fence with this one... Stand by.

This sounds great mom! Dead on so far. Keep up the good work!

Hi Faith! Thanks for posting! I will need to you to weigh in on the cabins too!

YUM! You made me so hungry I had to go and get a little snack. This is going to be fun.

I have to avoid the dining review boards when I am hungry... It only leads to excess caloric consumption....

 

[Ms. Heimlich]

Here is a link to a quick picture review and some thoughts of the cabins:

Fort Wilderness Cabin Review a la Heimlich



Thanks for reading!

 

[Ms. Heimlich]

We wondered around the World Showcase for a bit...

We picked up a couple of snacks as we did.

In Japan we picked up some Gummy candy in all different fruit flavors (sorry no picture).

In the UK we picked up some Turkish Delight.


The gummy candies from Japan were Yummo. I really liked them.

The Turkish Delight? Meh... I wasn't expecting it to be covered in chocolate. I was expecting regular candy so I guess I am to blame for not liking it... We ate about 1/2 of it and the rest stayed in the cabin fridge the rest of the week only to be thrown away on Saturday morning when we left...

I guess I wasn't the only one who wasn't crazy about it.


Also.... how can Candy be full of Easter promise??? Does it help you ressurect yourself on the 3rd day after eating it??? I found this statement a little weird...

 

[TillyMarigold]

Also.... how can Candy be full of Easter promise??? Does it help you ressurect yourself on the 3rd day after eating it??? I found this statement a little weird...

You know, when I saw the wrapper, I assumed it said "full of Eastern promise" and the N was just cut off ... you know, because Turkey is in the East ...

The chocolate is definitely weird, it doesn't usually have chocolate. It also, as far as I know, has absolutely nothing to do with Easter.

 

[TDC Nala]

That candy makes me think of the Narnia story where the kid sold his soul to the witch for that stuff. And it's not that great? Imagine that.

Personally I wouldn't sell my soul for anything that wasn't covered in chocolate.

 

[Shenanigoat]

Turkish Delight makes me think of the Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe too.


Also, I was at DCA the other day and took a photo I thought I should share here:

 

[onelilspark]

Also.... how can Candy be full of Easter promise??? Does it help you ressurect yourself on the 3rd day after eating it??? I found this statement a little weird...

I didn't know Jesus wanted me to eat candy

 

[Ms. Heimlich]

OOOOOOOH! CANDY CORN!

This is perhaps the GREATEST picture EVAH!!!

Thanks Laura! You made my Monday!

 

[MrsSpratt]

Turkish delight SUCKETH MIGHTILY. The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe sucked me into that one amd NEVER AGAIN.

(Can you tell I feel strongly about it?)

Love your report!

Mrs. Spratt

 

[Shenanigoat]

I'm glad you like the picture so much! I saw him and was like "ohhh must take photo and post on interwebs"

 

[Jeanieblue114]

That candy makes me think of the Narnia story where the kid sold his soul to the witch for that stuff. And it's not that great? Imagine that.

Personally I wouldn't sell my soul for anything that wasn't covered in chocolate.

That's EXACTLY what I think of when I hear it. As a kid, I always wanted to try it. Then I did....bleck.

oh, and I think it does say EASTERN promise. Not that Eastern makes any more sense really.

 

[Ms. Heimlich]

You know, when I saw the wrapper, I assumed it said "full of Eastern promise" and the N was just cut off ... you know, because Turkey is in the East ...

The chocolate is definitely weird, it doesn't usually have chocolate. It also, as far as I know, has absolutely nothing to do with Easter.

I am fairly certain it said Easter, but.... either way... it really doesn't make sense.

The only other piece of this dessert I have had was ginger flavored, covered in powdered sugar, and it was TO DIE FOR. This was blech.

That candy makes me think of the Narnia story where the kid sold his soul to the witch for that stuff. And it's not that great? Imagine that.

Personally I wouldn't sell my soul for anything that wasn't covered in chocolate.

I would NEVER sell my soul for this stuff... even covered in chocolate...

I didn't know Jesus wanted me to eat candy

HEHEHE!!

Turkish delight SUCKETH MIGHTILY. The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe sucked me into that one amd NEVER AGAIN.

(Can you tell I feel strongly about it?)

Love your report!

Mrs. Spratt

I now agree, except for the ginger one I had years ago. That stuff was da bomb.

That's EXACTLY what I think of when I hear it. As a kid, I always wanted to try it. Then I did....bleck.

oh, and I think it does say EASTERN promise. Not that Eastern makes any more sense really.

Still pretty sure it says Easter but again... WTH? either way....

Thanks for reading... another review coming right up!!

 

[Ms. Heimlich]

Today’s adventure began with breakfast in our room. Yummy toast!

Luckily, lunch was a little more interesting.

We opted for the new Picnic in the Park option at Animal Kingdom.

My turkey focaccia before it was unwrapped:


Thomas’ ham grinder already unwrapped:


Our chosen side, a Fruit Cup:


Faith’s chicken wrap (sorry about the hand in the picture!)


Dessert #1 (cookie)


Dessert #2 (brownie)


Dessert #3 (apple – this was Faith’s – What can I say??? The kid likes fruit…)


There are 2 tiers on this plan, one with sandwiches (the less expensive tier) and one with either rotisserie chicken or sliced ham (the more expensive tier). Our meal for three included the three sandwiches, three small bottles of water (not the large ones you get at all the stands), the desserts, and one side (our fruit).

We chose the sandwiches, because, well, I can't imagine eating greasy chicken with my hands outside at AK... eck.

Also, it came with the green re-usable bag – the one with the Mickey Tree on it. Inside the bag were utensils, paper plates, mayo, and mustard. I love the bag… it is so cute!

Other sandwiches offered are: Tuna Pita and a vegetarian wrap. There are many other sides offered: chips, mac ‘n’ cheese, corn, green beans, potato wedges, etc… but none of that tickled my fancy that day. Fruit sounded good – it was soooo hot – so a hot side did not appeal at ALL!! As for the desserts, there were also other choices… rice crispy treats, an orange, and a piece of cornbread (???? Definitely NOT a dessert where I am from….).

My sandwich was excellent. There was a lot of bread, but again, in my normal everyday life, I don’t eat sandwiches like this, so it was quite a splurge! The bread was very flavorful and different than your average Wonderbread. I snarfed it down pretty fast.

Thomas also really liked his grinder. It came on a ciabatta bread that was also very good. Again it was obviously fresh and it was very tasty, too.

I have no idea how Faith liked her wrap or anything about it. It was gone before I knew what happened. I assume it was good. It sure looked good.

What can I say about the desserts? The cookie was pretty standard, but I like standard chocolate chip cookies so I was happy. Thomas’ brownie was VERY rich and he didn’t even put a dent in it, so I helped put away an appropriate serving of it. The apple…. Hmmm… what to say about it? It was crispy, crunchy, sweet and perfect for a snack walking around the HOTHOTHOT Animal Kingdom!

Ordering was very easy – there was NO line when we ordered! The only SNAFU was the CM who took our order charged our room key for the total so we had to wait and wait and wait for another CM to come fix it and apply it to our dining plan. Moral of the story: Always tell the CM BEFORE you hand over your Key to the World card....

Picking up the food was another story. The pickup location is back by the Safari at a place called Kusafiri coffee shop. It is located back behind all the other stuff over there and a little difficult to find. You almost have to know what you are looking for.

I love this CS option. While it may not be a great “value” on the DDP, it was tasty, fresh, and a little different. That being said, it is a pretty good value if you are paying OOP. Another great thing about this option… You also have the option of taking your little bag-o-lunch to anywhere in the park to eat it. (HINT: On the way to the Lion King show, there are some great tables in the shade that would be perfect for a picnic!)

Bean Counter Portion:
Total for 3 sandwiches, 3 desserts, 3 small waters, and 1 side: $26.62.
We used 3 CS credits.

 

[disneyfav4ever]

That does seem like a great lunch value OOP, and all the food looks tasty. I don't think I'd want to eat an actual meal, (chicken or ham, etc,) outside either.

 

[onelilspark]

I think this is the first review of the Picnic in the Park! Gold stars!