New restaurant coming to disney springs?????

[Nic1989]

The other day I had the privilege of meeting an old Disney Imagineer. He worked on many projects across Walt Disney World Resort including the opening of Animal Kingdom. What intrigued me the most about our conversation was that he is currently working on projects associated with Disney Springs. He showed me slides on his iPad that showcased concept art that hadn't been released yet to the public, as well as color swatches, decorative elements, and even the detailed stories behind each and every building in Disney Springs. We talked about all of the property wide closures happening, which opened up conversation on his current project. He told me that the closure of Cat Cora's restaurant at The Boardwalk was for a very good reason. The restaurant he is currently working on, if I remember correctly, is located in the building where Mannequins used to be. It's going to be themed around the Food Network Show - Iron Chef America and be a dining location where the entire menu will be various dishes from the famous Iron Chefs. Sounded pretty amazing to me. And I can't wait to see the end result.

Have there been an rumors about this restaurant in the past? It's quite possible that it slipped under my radar. Lol.

 

[KYMickey]

I haven't heard or seen that rumor before but I'm not really that excited about the concept. There isn't a whole lot of continuity between the various chefs and dishes presented on Iron Chef. Also many of the dishes actually don't seem that appetizing in many ways. There are lots of other concepts that could be based on the food channel shows that would be more interesting.

 

[yitbos96bb]

I haven't heard or seen that rumor before but I'm not really that excited about the concept. There isn't a whole lot of continuity between the various chefs and dishes presented on Iron Chef. Also many of the dishes actually don't seem that appetizing in many ways. There are lots of other concepts that could be based on the food channel shows that would be more interesting.

Guessing it may be Morimoto, which is a high end restaurant concept owned by one of the iron chefs...in many urban areas. Rumor is it is coming to Disney Springs.

 

[iheartglaciers]

I haven't heard or seen that rumor before but I'm not really that excited about the concept. There isn't a whole lot of continuity between the various chefs and dishes presented on Iron Chef. Also many of the dishes actually don't seem that appetizing in many ways. There are lots of other concepts that could be based on the food channel shows that would be more interesting.

I'm not really excited by the concept either. But I will say, I was on a Celebrity cruise this summer that featured an Iron Chef menu one of the nights and it was easily the best menu of the 11 nights. Every appetizer and entree we had was excellent!

 

[Spacedog1975]

If it were Morimoto, I'd make a reservation for my first available trip when it opened.

 

[ParrotBill]

It's probably smart to keep the theming open ended with Food Network as a marketing tie in, so they can vary the menu as needed or with guest reaction.

I find that each celebrity chef can be very polarizing - you love em or hate em, or perhaps their food style. I bet locking into one chef was not considered a success with Cat Cora.

 

[lockedoutlogic]

If it were Morimoto, I'd make a reservation for my first available trip when it opened.

It would probably depend on the concept.
If It were patterned on the restaurants in NYC or philadelphia, you would have to secure a line of credit before the meal (not joking).
I enjoyed it, but found the concept of a $200 sushi meal to be a little bit ridiculous.

Different strokes for different folks, I suppose.

Wdw and Orlando in particular are not "foodie" locales in my opinion...you just pay tourist up charges for what you get. Not sure it fits morimoto.

 

[North of Mouse]

Doesn't seem like a restaurant that we would be interested in on vacation.